IOC weighs mixed South Africa team for Mexico City Olympics
The International Olympic Committee considers allowing a multi racial South African team while home policy remains segregated. Postings show divisions among members, with boycotts threatened by black African nations and fear of a financial and athletic disaster if South Africa is readmitted.
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Grenoble
France
UPI
International Olympic Committee
South Africa
Mexico City
IOC
Avery Brundage
Russia
John Vorster
Frank Bauer
South African Olympic Committee
Mexico
Conigliaro Brothers Sign Contracts With Red Sox
Boston Red Sox general manager Dick O Connell signs Tony Conigliaro to a $50,000 contract as part of a batch totaling 13 new deals. The club extends terms to players including Mike Andrews Dick Ellsworth and Syd O'Brien while Tony's rookie brother Billy aims for a spring training chance. Williams skips training as a batting instructor but will join the minor league camp in Ocala Florida.
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Boston
UPD
Dick O’connell
O’connell
Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
George Scott
Jerry Adair
Dalton Jones
Reggie Smith
Jose Tartabull
Gary Bell
Jose Santiago
John Wyatt
Dan Osinski
Daryl Brandon
Conigliaro Brothers
Tony
Billy
Greenville
Mike Andrews
Dick Ellsworth
Phillies
al Lyle
Dave Morehead
Gary Roggenburk
Bill Landis
Ivy Washington
Mark Schaeffer
Fred Wenz
Syd O’brien
Joe Lahoud
Ocala
Fla
John F. Donovan
Chelsea
Boston Red Sox
Canadiens Rally Past Maple Leafs To Keep Six Point Lead
Montreal won 4-2 over Toronto to hold a six point edge in the Eastern Division as Jean Beliveau and John Ferguson Jr. contributed late goals. Chicago beat Boston 3-1, Hull scored his 39th, Mikita and Mohns set up others, while Pittsburgh dusted Minnesota 6-3 and L A tied St Louis 2-2.
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John Ferguson
Jean Beliveau
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
Ferguson
Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Beliveau
Maple Leafs
Mike Walton
Stan Mikita
Bobby Hull
Doug Mohns
Hull
Hawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota North Stars
Oakland Seals
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Bugaboos Plague Garden Opening at Madison Square Garden
New York and UPI report the opening night at the new Madison Square Garden was chaotic with delays and malfunctions. The Celtics beat the Pistons 118-96 and the Knicks downed the Rockets 114-102, but technical issues and crowded dressing rooms dominated the scene.
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New York
UPI
Madison Square Garden
Sports Palace
National Basketball Association
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
New York Knickerbockers
San Diego Rockets
John Condon
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