Big Ten Noted as Healthy After Early Football Start
The Big Ten shows rising attendance and strong team performance early in the season led by Michigan and Ohio State with Illinois surprise win over Missouri. Despite NCAA violations at MSU and Minnesota and ongoing probes, conference officials stress overall health and fan interest remain high.
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Iowa
Bo Schembechler
Elliott Starts Strong as Bengals Backfield Debut
Cincinnati Bengals running back Lenvil Elliott has 68 yards on 13 carries in two games this season as Archie Griffin, also a rookie, struggles to meet expectations. Coach Donaldson notes Griffin jukes in the backfield but should improve, easing concern after a rocky preseason.
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Archie Griffin
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Bengals
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Donaldson
Griffin
Missouri State
Archie
Baltimore
Lydell Mitchell
Cavaliers Prepare For Cage Season
Cavaliers report for 1976-77 preparations in Richfield led by coach Bill Fitch with 12 veterans and five rookies. The regular-season opener at the Coliseum features the Bulls, while Chuckie Williams pushes for a starting spot. Exhibition schedule includes Buffalo Braves in Athens on Oct 5 and Oct 22.
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Athens
Major League Leaders: Batters and Pitchers Across Leagues
National League top performers include Rose 126 runs and Morgan 110 RBIs with Griffey 178 hits and Rose 207 hits. G Foster leads NL with 119 RBIs and 37 home runs. Charlton Kingman paces with 37 homers. American League leaders feature Brett 203 hits and May 108 RBIs, with Rice, Rivers, Chambliss high in runs and doubles. Pitching leaders show Seaver 225 strikeouts and Carlton 18-6 record, with Koosman and Figueroa among top winners.
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Atlantic Bridge Found? First fossil link to ancient Cross-Atlantic land span
Scientists report fossil evidence from Ellesmere Island that matches European and U S finds, supporting a historic land connection across the northern Atlantic. Dr. Robert West and Dr. Mary Dawson presented findings in Montpellier, placing the split of Greenland and Spitsbergen around 45 to 48 million years ago and noting a temperate swampy Arctic climate with sequoia trees.
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Wisconsin
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh
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Harrises Back in Court
Patricia Hearst saga returns to California as William and Emily Harris face a 19 count arraignment in Alameda County for kidnapping Hearst and related crimes. Hearst heads to San Francisco federal court for sentencing on a bank robbery conviction while held in separate Oakland jails.
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Wilmont Sweeney
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Alameda County Grand Jury
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Oakland
Los Angeles
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San Diego Metropolitan
California
Pennsylvania
Hearst
Frozen Water May Hold Life Beneath Surface
In Pasadena, scientists interpret Viking 2 findings of frozen water at Mars north pole as strengthening life possibilities. Atmospheric tests suggest past rivers and permafrost trap organics or life. future Viking geology studies aim to confirm.
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Calif
Viking 2
Mars
Crofton B. Farmer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Red Planet
Orbiter
Farmer
North Pole
Tobias Owen
Martian
Earth
Astronomy
Viking Mission
Legion Team Wins Trimble Township Championship Title
The American Legion Little League team beat Glouster Kiwanis 9 to 8 to claim the Trimble Township Youth Baseball Championship. It marks the second straight title and third in four years for the squad led by coach Terry Holbert, with players including Mike Moore and Scott Holbert.
OU Varsity Swimming Tryouts Announced
Ohio University will hold a varsity swimming tryout at 4 p.m. Monday in the Convocation Center study room. Coach Fletcher Gilders announced the session for all freshmen and upperclassmen.
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Reds set NL record with seven double-digit winners
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Don Gullett earned his tenth win to join Gary Nolan Jack Billingham Fred Norman Rawley Eastwick Santo Alcala and Pat Zachry in a first for the National League. The Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4 to 3 to complete the record milestone.
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Cincinnati Reds
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San Diego Padres
Gullett
Gary Nolan
Jack Billingham
Fred Norman
Rawley Eastwick
Santo Alcala
Pat Zachry
Parade To Start United Appeal Drive in Nelsonville
Nelsonville Lions Club will sponsor a United Appeal parade on Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. to publicize the start of the annual campaign in Nelsonville and Athens County. Community groups and individuals are invited to participate. contact George Pollitt or Charles Gettle for details.
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Nelsonville Lions Club
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Athens County
Lions Club
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Charles Gettle
Break-in Reported at Logan Residence on Harble Ridge
Clarence Wallace of Logan Route 1 told Hocking County sheriff's deputies his home on Harble Ridge was broken into between 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The bedroom window was kicked in but nothing was reported missing.
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Hocking County
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