California Bear basketball team ends racial rift briefly
At UC Berkeley the basketball squad, split along racial lines for three days, reunited as white players extended an olive branch and Black players accepted. Coach Rene Herrerias had suspended star center Bob Presley for training violations, sparking protests from both sides and a pair of news conferences alleging mismanagement and racism.
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Harmon Gym
Rene Herrerias
Bob Presley
Herrerias
Presley
Beantown Honors Heros BOSTON
Boston star Carl Yastrzemski, sick with flu, belatedly joined the Boston Writers banquet honoring 1967 season achivements. Also recognized were Dick Williams as Manager of the Year and Dick O Connell as Executive of the Year, with Lonborg receiving the Cy Young on crutches and other awards to multiple Red Sox figures.
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Boston
UPI
Carl Yastrzemski
Sporting World
Boston Red Sox
Baseball Writers Association of America
Yastrzemski
Sheraton Boston
Dick Williams
Red Sox
Dick O’connell
Gene Berde
Washington
National Brewing Co
Baltimore
Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Williams
O’connell
Jim Lonborg
Gail Abrams
St. Louis Cardinal
Bob Gibson
Boston Braves
Wally
Gold in Those 1968 Contracts
New York upi Major league baseball players who signed for 1968 at a minimum seven thousand dollars will receive a three thousand dollar automatic raise. John Gaherin says the players association has accepted an owners offer raising the minimum to ten thousand pending full package approval.
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New York
UPI
John Gaherin
Major League Baseball Players Association
Gaherin
Players’ Association
Marvin Miller
Miller
Federal Mediation Service
Instructors Use Character Roles At Loon Mountain Ski School
Lincoln New Hampshire reporters describe Loon Mountain ski school staff using humanized characters like a benevolent king a mean witch Silly Serpent and Good Neighbor Sam as teaching aids for youngsters named Loon-atykes. The system blends stories with physical drills to boost children and adult ski basics.
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Lincoln, N.H
Loon Mountain
Silly Serpent
Jon Putnam
Dotty
Paula Valar
Mittersill
Paul
Paula
Putnam
Adams
Bruins Miss Golden Opportunity Against Canadiens Tonight
Bruins visit home ice to chase sole East lead after a 2-1 loss at New York. Jean Ratelle scored twice for the Rangers, stopping Boston’s run and shrinking their division margin while the Bruins and Rangers traded chances amid a high‑tension Madison Square Garden tilt.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Bruins
Rangers
New York
Chicago
Toronto
Jean Ratelle
Ratelle
Ken Hodge
Ranger
Ed Giacomin
Giacomin
Madison Square Garden
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Joe Torre
Diane Romaine
Las Vegas
Maury Wills
Pittsburgh
el Cortez Hotel
Golden Bear
Berkeley, Calif
University of California
Beantown
Berger
Manhattan Beach, Calif
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Jerry Adair
Jones
Adair
Mike Andrews
Reggie Smith
Chicago Cubs
Lenny Merullo
John Flaherty
Falmouth
Mass
Neil Mahoney
Friendship League
Parks
Hurley Bros
Whitman’s
Finast
Beech St
Firemen
of New
Greenberg
Main Street
Bennington
Sam
Goddard College
University of New Hampshire
Adams Clothes Shop
Gerry Cheevers
Bruin
Rod Gilbert
Gilbert
John McKenzie
Cheevers
Burlington
Lv. Bennington
Y.yu
Vermori OO
Vermont Transit Lines
Washington Ave
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Craeen
Mi Aalidelg
Merey Ee van Eece
Dodge Boys
Dodge
Chrysler
ENE Py
Tuvnre
Farr's Garage, Inc
Tuttle ST. Bellows Falls
Vermont
Williams & Bugbee, Inc
East Main ST
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