Robert E Lee Swimmers Kick Off 1968 Schedule
The Robert E Lee swimming team begins its 1968 season Thursday with a dual meet against Ball High of Galveston. REL faces a disadvantage as seven top stars miss action due to flu while 38 swimmers including five seniors and eight juniors prepare for events across backstroke breaststroke and freestyle races.
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Sophomore stars pace college hoops in 1968 season shift
Purdue guard Rick Mount scored 43 as Purdue crushed Indiana 83 60 at Lafayette while Niagara’s Calvin Murphy poured in 36 in a DePaul loss at Niagara Falls. Other top games saw Wisconsin beat Michigan State 70 58 Northwestern top Minnesota 65 60 Cincinnati handle Bradley 71 66 Bowling Green defeat Kent State 77 60 Rhode Island rout Vermont 92 65 Dartmouth defeat Harvard 65 60 and Texas A M edged Texas 87 33. Mount hit 10 of 15 free throws and 15 of 15 from the line for 43. Murphy had 36 with 22 in the second half. DePaul slowed him with a late freeze. Gordie Stith’s injury hurt Cincinnati. Lew Alcindor’s status for UCLA remained uncertain after Wooden ruled him out against Portland and then weighing Houston.
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NBA Pussycats Turning Tiger
The Cincinnati Royals won their fourth straight by thumping the San Francisco Warriors 148-121. Oscar Robertson scored 27 and Jerry Lucas controlled the boards as Cincinnati jumped to a 40 point lead late in the third. Tom Meschery and Walt Hazzard paced Seattle and Detroit, while Chicago’s Flynn Robinson dropped 35 in a win for the Bulls.
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Gamble Stuns All-Stars In Toronto 4-3 Victory
Toronto Maple Leafs capture a 4-3 win as Gamble shines in goal for the injured Johnny Bower. He stopped 17 in the first two periods and 9 more after switching to Al Smith, stymying Montreal, Chicago and Los Angeles scorers. Key goals by Allan Stanley, Pete Stemkowski, and Ron Ellis fuel the comeback.
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Red Sox Voted Top Team of '67
The 1967 Sports Team of the Year is the Boston Red Sox after 372 AP voters chose them over the St. Louis Cardinals. They received 133 first place votes and 62 points, with UCLA, Green Bay Packers, and Baltimore Colts following in the top ranks.
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YMCA Club Starts Judo Lessons This Thursday
The Baytown YMCA Club will begin a new judo course Thursday at 7 30 pm. Ai Harris, a San Kyu brown belt, will teach the 10 week program assisted by M J Von Alvensieben, a first degree black belt. Open to boys and girls ages 10 to 17. Fees are 3 00 for members and 10 for non members.
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One Dies Three Hospitalized In Channel Blasts
Three hospital workers remain hospitalized as investigators probe two explosions in the Houston ship channel. A Shell Chemical solvent unit blast preceded a collision between the Liberian freighter Christiane and gasoline barges downstream, triggering the second blast and fire. A Shell guard died of a heart attack about 15 hours later.
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Gold and silver rush hits London bullion market
A rush for gold at the London bullion market drove prices higher at the official fixing with dealers noting very big demand. The dollar price rose to 35.193 cents and the sterling price climbed to 292 shillings 3 pence amid Wall Street rumors that President Johnson would push measures to raise gold prices in his State of the Union message.
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TV Program On Smoking Saved Best Until Last
AP TV-Radio writer Cynthia Lowry notes CBS saved the best part of National Smoking Test with a smoker profile quiz and expert guidance from Dr Daniel Horn of the US Public Health Service on how to break the habit. The piece also covers ABC’s convention coverage shift and Star Trek renewal hopes amid network scheduling debates.
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