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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1967

Page

8

Handicapped Skiers Find Haystack School a Haven

Bruce Gavett leads a Handicapped Ski School at Haystack Mountain to teach disabled students, starting from Tammy Marcinuk an 18 year old deaf skier who won two gold medals at the Sixth International Winter Games for the Deaf. The program now includes a blind skier and amputee students with specialized instruction and equipment.

Wilmington UPI Bruce Gavett Dowhill Haystack Mountain Gavett Tammy Marcinuk Fitchburg Mass Haystack Berchtesgaden Germany Tammy Bill Palumbo Bruce Jack Coffey Black Mountain New Hampshire Mount Wachusett Westminster Killington Here Hay Chris Peeples Brattleboro School For the Hartford, Conn Chris Palumbo

Vergennes Captures Southern Class I Basketball Crown

Vergennes Commodores defeat Woodstock Wasps 86 to 67 to clinch the Southern Class I title and secure a state finals matchup with Bradford. Gene LaBeau led with 23 points, Howard Smith 19, Skip Briggs 14. Woodstock’s Burt Gault tallied 29. Vergennes outscored 30 to 8 in the final period to seal the win. Bradford beat Marian of Barre 65-56 to set finals, while other Class I results included Johnson over Danville and Class S Brighton over St Michael's.

Rutland Vergennes Commodores Vermont Bob Dailey Woodstock Wasps Commodores Barry Aldinger Bradford Vergennes Woodstock Nets Wasps Woodstock Bennington Commodore Gene LaBeau Howard Smith Marian Barre Johnson Danville Brighton Island Pond St. Michael’s Brattleboro North Troy LCA Hyde Park Briggs Moore Smith Ryan LeBeau Howland Quesnel Smith R. Cushman Estey Oldenburg Gault Barrup Roy Watters Douglas Fleming

76ers Grab Second Successive Crown

The 76ers beat the Celtics 115-113 in overtime at Boston Garden to take the Eastern Division title for a second straight year. Hal Greer scored 37 points including a 30-foot overtime winner with two seconds left, while Wilt Chamberlain added 25 rebounds. The win set an NBA season record with 63 victories, and Philadelphia extended its lead to eight games with seven left. The Celtics, tired after a seven games in eight nights stretch, face the winner of Cincinnati or New York in the playoffs starting March 21.

Boston UPI Philadelphia National Basketball Association Hal Greer Greer Boston Celtics Boston Garden 76Ers NBA Celtics Bailey Howell Alex Hannum Dolph Schayes Wilt Chamberlain Sam Jones John Havlicek Bill Cunningham Chicago Cincinnati New York

Bowling Thyme In Vermont Leagues And Big ABC Tourney

Coverage of the Southern Vermont League standings with Bellemare's and The Villager tied at 5812 points and Tri Mont Texaco in third led by John Billett and Bob Sweet. Notes on the 64th Annual ABC Tournament in Miami Beach with 17 000 entrants, 3454 teams, 360 419 prize fund, and one in 396 000 odds for a 300 game, plus upcoming events in Rutland and local junior and girls leagues.

American Bowling Congress Miami Beach Fort Worth ABC Miami Rutland Smokey R. Kinney N. Berry R. Jones L. Bentley Bob Rousseau John Rusty) Dunham Steve LeBarron Diane Niles Ralph Stewart Bob Appel Mort Cross Bob Roger Livingston Don Bourn Dave Mallory Globe Union Whitman’s Monument H. Simpatico G. Welsh Kool Kats Prince’s

Local Skiers Place Second at Duluth Nordic Relay

The Eastern Nordic Ski squad featuring Mt. Anthony Union High School pair Miss Jane Wolf and Miss Joan Mollica placed second in the five kilometer cross country relay at the National Junior Nordic championships in Duluth Minnesota. Wolf finished sixth overall with 22 28 Mollica clocked 23 05 though exact placing was unavailable at press time. Alaska led the event with a strong relay team.

Jane Wolf Joan Mollica Mt. Anthony Union High School Duluth Minnesota Miss Wolf Mollica Prospect Mountain Alaska

Winston-Salem Ace Leads Hoop Scoring in All-America Team

Winston-Salem College star Monroe, a 6-3 senior from Philadelphia, tops the 1967 UPID small college All-America scoring with 42.7 points per game and 1,153 season points in 27 games. He joins first-team picks Frazier of Southern Illinois, Smith of Kentucky Wesleyan, Booker of Cheyney State, and Jackson of North Dakota on the national honor list.

New York Upid Earl] Monroe Winston-Salem College United Press International Philadelphia Walt Frazier Southern Illinois Sam Smith Kentucky Wesleyan Harold Booker Cheyney State Phil Jackson North Dakota Booker Jackson Monroe Frazier Don Carlos Otterbein American International Frank Stronzeck Elbert Miller Nevada Southern Jerry Newsom Indiana State al Tucker Oklahoma Baptist Newsom Maribert Pradd Dillard University American Basketball Association John Dickson Arkansas State Charles Butch), Wade Bill Turner Akron Mel Cox Central Wash Clarence Bevo) Francis Rio Grande

Pro Grid Leagues Ban Red Shirting

NEW YORK NFL and AFL adopt a common draft beginning next Tuesday at the Gotham Hotel in New York. Twenty five teams will select 445 players over 17 rounds based on combined 1966 records. draft time per team trimmed to 15 minutes. Giants trade first pick to Minnesota for Fran Tarkenton amid merger moves.

New York UPI Gotham Hotel NFL AFL Pete Rozelle Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers Hawaii New Orleans Saints Baltimore Saints Gary Cuozzo New York Giants Giants Minnesota Fran Tarkenton

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