Bunning Leads Pirates Toward Pennant Contention
AP report from Fort Myers details Pirates hopes with Jim Bunning added as ace to boost pitching and offense. Larry Shepard, new manager, aims to merge Bunning Wills Clemente with a cohesive unit, addressing past pitching weaknesses and lineup balance as Mazeroski Alley and Stargell adjust during spring play.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Jim Bunning
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bunning
Pirates
Phillies
Woody Fryman
Larry Shepard
Phills
Maury Wills
Roberto Clemente
Shepard
Harry Walker
Larry
Gene Mauch
Mexico
Bob Veale
Phils
Theressure
Veale
Tommie Sisk
Steve Blass
al McBean
Bill Mazeroski
Gene Alley
Maz
Alley
Willie Stargell
Stargell
Matty Alou
Manny Mota
Jerry May
Major Leagues Clash Over Expansion Plans
Miami AP report notes MLBs nearing a clash over 1969 expansion as the American League adds Seattle and Kansas City and ponders a two division format with a pennant playoff. The National League debates timing while officials flag potential scheduling turbulence if one league moves first. Commissioner Eckert and NL head Giles say the matter needs study and a future decision.
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Miami
Sparks
Seattle
Kansas City
Joe Cronin
William D. Eckert
Eckert
Cronin
National League
Warren Giles
Los Angeles
Walter O'Malley
Cleveland
Gabe Paul
Giles
Celtics Lose Playoff Eve Tilt To Pistons
Celtics drop 125-116 to the Pistons as Detroit secures the fourth playoff seed after New York beat Cincinnati 108-106. Bill Russell and Tom Sanders sat out with minor injuries.
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Celtics
Pistons
Boston
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Detroit
Boston Garden
New York
Cincinnati
Jerry Lucas
Celts
Bill Russell
Tom Sanders
Pistons Edge Celtics Without Russell In Frist Game
Pistons star Dave DeBusschere says he is happy with the win but misses Russell. He notes freedom to drive the lane and take more shots. Dave Bing adds they controlled the ball and earned the last break. DeBusschere scores 32, Bing 23, Embry 23, Havlicek 23 for Boston.
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Russell
Pistons
Dave DeBusschere
Detroit
Dave Bing
DeBusschere
Bing
Wayne Embry
John Havlicek
Boston
Crimson Whiz Signs Contract With Oakland Raiders
Kenny Stabler, former Alabama quarterback, signed a two year contract with the Oakland Raiders Wednesday night. The terms were not disclosed but a bonus was reported. Stabler had also been drafted in baseball by the Houston Astros and will choose between football and baseball based on the best offer. He was Oakland's second choice.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kenny Stabler
University of Alabama
Oakland Raiders
Stabler
Houston Astros
Oakland
Ski Conditions By The Associated Press
Ski conditions from selected areas report new snow in inches, surface type, base depth and condition evaluation. Areas include Pleasant Mountain Saddleback Squaw Cranmore Cannon and others with notes on bare spots and wet conditions.
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Associated Press
New England
Maine Pleasant
New Hampshire
Cannon
Cranmore - Corn
Stabler Drafted by Astros After standout Alabama tenure
The article notes a first round baseball draft pick by Houston and highlights quarterback Bear Bryant era star Roger Stabler, nicknamed Snake for his running style, who led Alabama to a 19-2-1 record in two seasons as starter under Coach Paul Bryant.
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Houston
Stabler
Crimson Tide
Paul Bryant
Skier Area List and New England Weather Outlook
A regional skim of ski area lifts and trail names across New England appears alongside a forecast for Thursday and Friday. The report lists multiple mountains with lift status notes and terrain such as bare spots and upper lower grades. It then presents a weather outlook for the region predicting cloudy mild conditions, scattered rain showers, and colder temperatures into Friday with possible snow in northern mountains. The Iowa excerpt notes University of Iowa research on tongue movement during horn performance, concluding diverse tongue positions still yield good music after analyzing 424 charts.
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New England
Iowa City, Iowa
University of Iowa
Hop beer owes its flavor to lupulin resin
A fragment notes lupulin, a yellow resinlike material, gives hop beer its distinctive flavor. The sentence hints at lupulin's role in brewing but lacks full context or details about origin or study.
Bruins Clinch Playoff Spot in National League
Bruins assured of first NHL playoff spot in nine years and chase for second place in the East Division ahead of tonight's game with Chicago. Chicago visits Boston Garden after New York Rangers 5-3 win, lifting Rangers to 82 points, Bruins to 80, Black Hawks at 79.
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Boston
Boston Bruins
Chicago
Black Hawks
Boston Garden
New York
Rangers
Hawks
Artis Toronto
Montreal
Bruins
Milt Schmidt
Ron Murphy
Wayne Cashman
Harry Sinden
Sinden
Eddie Shack
Phil Esposito
Ken Hodge
Stan Mikita
Leif Holmgqvist
Holmqvist
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