Has a wild turkey ever been recorded to laugh
A Bennington hunter asks Vermont turkey biologist Jeff Wallin if a wild turkey at Pawlet Station last Wednesday showed a markless lifeless body and whether turkeys can laugh to death. He recalls a strange noise heard while stalking in Pawlet, questions the bird’s sounds and motives, and jokes about a photographer’s distraction during the hunt.
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Bennington
Jeff Wallin
Vermont
Pawlet Station
Wallin
Pawlet
Vermont Fish and Game Department
North Carolina
Trail Blazers guarding bubble burst fears fade
Portland, hot early in the NBA season, leads the Pacific as coach Jack Ramsay tightens a 12-player roster. Bracing for road tests, the Blazers rely on Bill Walton, a fast break and pressure defense to push for 60 wins and a playoff push, with a season road trip to Atlanta, San Antonio and New Orleans ahead.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Portland Trail Blazer
Blazers
Cleveland
Gene Shue
Philadelphia
76Ers
Blazer
Bill Walton
Jack Ramsay
Sidney Wicks
Geoff Petrie
Ramsay
Tage
Golden State
Walton
Atlanta
San Antonio
New Orleans
Oregon State to Forfeit 24 Games in Shelton Case
The NCAA ordered Oregon State University to forfeit 15 basketball wins from the 1975-76 season when Lonnie Shelton played after a court ruling allowed his participation. OSU must vacate Shelton’s 17.8 point and 7.7 rebound averages, leaving the Beavers at 3-24 that year.
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Mission, Kan
UPI
Oregon State University
Lonnie Shelton
Beavers
Shelton
American Basketball Association
Spirits of St. Louis
Oregon
NCAA
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
Ncaa Council
Oregon State
John A. Fazak
Pitt tops college football poll as Dorsett fuels move
Pitt arrives at No. 1 in the UPI coaches poll after routing Army 37-7 and boosting Tony Dorsett to 1,500-yard rushing seasons, becoming the first Big East team atop the rankings since 1959. Michigan falls to fourth as UCLA and Southern Cal rise.
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New York
UPI
Tony Dorsett
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
UPI Board of Coaches
Ji ‘Oss
Michigan
Purdue
Pitt
Johnny Majors
Dorsett
Army
UCLA
Southern California
Southern Cal
Wolverines
Texas Tech
Georgia
Forgotten Patriot John Smith leads Patriots kicking unit
GIL PETERS BOLTON profiles John Smith of the New England Patriots as the team's leading scorer for three seasons, highlighting his soccer style kicking, the issues with NFL tees, and his focus on accuracy and distance amid cold weather. It notes his points tally, unreturnable kickoffs, and the upcoming game against the Baltimore Colts as crucial for their playoff hopes.
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Bolton
UPI
John Smith
New England Patriots
Smith
New England
Southampton
England
Patriots
NFL
Pete Gogolak
Miami
Colts
Baltimore
Foxboro
Buffalo
Schaefer Stadium
Horse racing daily results and wagering standings for eleven grades
The record lists eleven race grades with horse names finish times and payoffs for Quiniela and Trifecta bets. Notable entries include Daragh's Flash, Columbo Bill, Sweet Fantasia, Dixie's Don Lee, Fern Palm, Play Model, Walton's Mountain, Ms Margaret, Iron McAfee, Top Flirt, and Terry O'Shea with various payoffs and placements across November 8, 1976.
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Daragh
Flash
Doll Up
Romero Gomez
Quiniela
Columbo Bill
el Tiante
R’s Jerry
Sweet Fantasia
Bet Me
Fans L.P. Flyer
Quintela
Dixie
Don Lee
Dark Hills
Jim Tyrone
Fern Palm
Blue Rainbow
Arrow Hill
Free Louise
Walton
Ms Margaret
Golden Warrior
Iron McAfee
Max's Blaze
Tawnies Valley
Top Flirt
Summer Dew
Campus Mohawk
Terry O'Shea
Blaze Bud
Bonnie
Horse Racing Card Race Lineup November 9 1976
A horse racing program lists eleven races held on Tuesday November 9 1976 with pace and trot events across 1 mile tracks. Entrants include Notable entries such as Remnant Proud Wit Miss Shannon Cruiser Last Sheraton Nickawampus Row Rods Miss Knight Miktown and more across positions one to eight in each race.
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Remnant
Proud Wit
Vickie Lou
Allambee A
Shy Ways
Tiogas Ace
KK O’brien
Amber King
Miss Shannon
Dukes Chuck
Frisky David
Winamile
Penny T
Rays Nat
Caspers
Bontok
Cruiser
TR Kookat
Catalina Lucky
Impulse
Syndys John
Feedalot
Shawn C
Rich Abbe
Collingwood Boy
Sad Cindy
Sprite C
Keystone Prodigal
Field Reagh
Dots Thought
Dynamic Horse
O'Meara
Seaway Sadie
Pontiac Mir
Deans Thunder
Mar Con Vic
Speedy Justice
Restless
Joe Rocky
Briarwood Nellie
Scotch Whiskey
Silent Way
Red Eye
Tony Joe
Last Sheraton
Smoke Magic
Speedy Tamis
Willshe Wave
Maria Joe
Flite of Stairs
Serious Talk
Perrys Duke
Nickawampus Row
Butch O'Brien
Sadie Hart Ginny
Helenda
Chapel Tillie
Charleys Brother
Fiacco Leo
Calebs
Jim
Mountain Banker
Lanes Girl
Newtown Sara
Rods Miss Knight
Country Trollop
Royal Sal
JR Worthy
Princess Ursula
Kash Happy
Becky
Miktown
Eds Hal
Rogwyn
Nancy Turb
Clippers Bomb
Rods Emmy
Echo Brook Mike
Pownal Reports Second Heavyweight Boxing Card
Green Mountain hosts the second AAU sanctioned Saturday fight night with two five round co features in heavyweight and light heavyweight. Ben Becker lines a New York Capital District vs Boston team bill featuring Troy’s Frank Lashway vs Mitch Fox of Ithaca and Carl Tillery of Albany vs Ed Mahoney of Boston. Carmen Basilio coaches Albany team. four three round preliminaries to be announced. Fights start at 6 p.m. with greyhound races at 2 and 8 p.m.
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N.Y
Carl Tillery
Army
Triangle Boxing Club
Albany
Ed Mahoney
Boston
Becker
New York Capital District
Mass
Carmen Basilio
Basilio
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Saratoga
LeMoyne College
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Volare
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