Dartmouth Leads New England in AP Poll as Gridiron Power
Dartmouth top UNANIMOUS No 1 with 3-0 start and 180 points after 23-0 win over Penn Harvard 3-0 with 162 points after 49-13 over Columbia Holy Cross up to third after 17-0 over Colgate Massachusetts 2-1 at 115 Boston College falls to fifth after 50-28 loss to Penn State Yale rises to sixth after 35-0 win over Brown Northeastern 4-0 and Rhode Island 3-0-1 follow Springfield 4-0 rounds out Top Ten Others receiving votes include Central Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont.
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Week by Week Football Picks Echo UCLA Beating Stanford
AP Sports columnist notes season averages near .715 for Southern California over Washington while predicting key college games. Highlights include Purdue over Oregon State and UCLA over Stanford with UCLA's Beban favored against Stanford's two quarterbacks Washington picks Georgia over Virginia Military and other daily matchups.
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Moving Day For A s In Offing In Oakland Move
The American League owners meet in Chicago to consider Charles O. Finley's bid to move the Kansas City Athletics to Oakland. Oakland officials press for the switch as the city unveils the $28 million Coliseum complex with a 50 000 seat baseball stadium and a 100 acre site financed by city and county plus revenue bonds.
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New Hampshire Youth Signs With Reds For Big Bonus
Manchester player Mike Pstragowski 17, 6 foot 3, 210 pounds signs with the Cincinnati Reds for a five figure bonus estimated between 20 000 and 25 000. He will join the Reds farm system in Sioux Falls South Dakota after a high school state title with Manchester Central and a New England championship with Manchester Post 79.
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McCormick Named Comeback Player of the Year in 1967
Mike McCormick left handed pitcher tops National League comeback honors after a stellar 1967 with the San Francisco Giants. He earned 22 victories to share the league lead, posted a 2.85 ERA in 262 innings, and appeared in All Star games in 1960 and 1961 before arm trouble and trades sidelined him. The Associated Press voters picked him on 219 of 356 ballots. Orlando Cepeda Ernie Banks and Roger Maris were runners up in the balloting.
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Northwest Passage May Open For Big Leagues
American League owners plan to vote on Charles Finley moving the Kansas City A's to Oakland with possible expansion to Seattle. Kansas City and Oakland delegations will present arguments while Sen. Magnuson and Sen. Jackson urge Seattle expansion. Finley says he already has one vote and aims to move north to expand in the Northwest.
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Boxing results from last night headline regional cards
In Philadelphia Joe Frazier 204 pounds stopped Tony Doyle 197 42 of Salt Lake City Utah. In Buffalo Alvin Lewis Detroit outpointed Dick Weiperman Cheektowaga New York ten heavyweights. In London Eduardo Corletti 198 42 Argentina outpointed Ver Prescott 192 Britain. In San Jose Ray Echavarria 128 outpointed Pete Gonzales 131 Portland Oregon ten rounds.
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Texas Has More Metropolitan Areas Than Any State
Texas contains 21 metropolitan areas, the most of any U.S. state, while about 87 percent of its land remains ranch and farm terrain as cited by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Penguins inhabit warmer coasts beyond icy regions
Contrary to common belief penguins do not live only in ice and snow. Some species inhabit the coasts of South America Africa Australia New Zealand and Pacific islands but none live north of the equator.
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Greek Predicts World Record In Pole Vault
Greece's Chris Papanikolaou, winner of the pole vault gold at Mexico City's Pre-Olympic Games, predicts a world record at the actual Olympics next October. He cleared 17-4⅓, failed thrice at 17-7, and blamed a soft pole, saying indoor practice this winter could help him break Seagren's 17-7¾ mark next year.
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Hockey Results From Tuesday’s ASSOCIATED Press Roundup
No games scheduled. Montreal faced New York Detroit played Toronto Boston clashed Chicago Philadelphia met St Louis Minnesota played Pittsburgh Los Angeles met California Toronto played Montreal Boston faced Detroit Pittsburgh met Philadelphia
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Busy Port Houston Texas Links to Gulf by Channel
Houston Texas stands as one of the nation's busiest ports, located 34 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. A navigable channel connects the city to the sea, enhancing trade and maritime activity.
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Bruins Aim to Break Road Woes on first 1967 68 trip
Boston Bruins enter the 1967 68 NHL season opener in Chicago seeking to end a poor road record. GM Milt Schmidt says the team intends to forget the past and push for more than a .500 road mark. Coach Harry Sinden targets three points across Chicago Detroit and Montreal.
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Tarbox Retains York County Bowling Title in Biddeford
Pat Tarbox defended her York County championship by defeating Hazel Ouellette at Roll-A-Way Lanes Biddeford. Tarbox led by 53 pins in early frames and finished with 1 069 total pins to 956 for Ouellette, winning by 121 pins. Tarbox recorded five strikes and 20 spares with 123 bonus pins, while Ouellette had 16 spares and 75 bonus pins.
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Yastrzemski Cepeda Top Players In Sporting News Poll
St Louis AP Carl Yastrzemski was named American League player of the year and Orlando Cepeda won the National League honor in Sporting News poll. Jim Lonborg and Mike McCormick earned pitcher of the year honors while Lonborg helped the Red Sox to the pennant and Cepeda powered the Cardinals to the NL flag. Cepeda cooled in the World Series, which the Cardinals won in seven games.
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Cazzie Russell Sparks Knicks Past Warriors in Opener
Cazzie Russell scores 23 points including a last second jumper to lift the New York Knicks to a 124-122 season opening win over the San Francisco Warriors. The game set the tone as others across the league saw varied results with Bulls, Lakers, and Pistons in action.
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DAR Honors Four Founders of American Revolution Heritage
The Daughters of the American Revolution officially recognizes four founders Mary Desha Eugenia Washington Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mary Smith Lockwood for their roles in establishing the organization.
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North Dakota Population Density Compared to U.S. Average
North Dakota ranks among the sparsest states with about 8.9 people per square mile versus a national average of 49.6. The stark difference highlights the state's low population concentration relative to the country.
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Frazier Stops Doyle In Second Round At Spectrum
Joe Frazier, ranked No. 1 by Ring Magazine, stopped Tony Doyle of Salt Lake City in 1:04 of the second round in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the Spectrum. Trainer Yank Durham praised Frazier and noted the young fighter’s rapid improvement after the decisive knockout.
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Marshall Will Pursue Title Quest At Expo
Lloyd Marshall of New ark New Jersey meets aggressive Ulysses Jiminez of New York City in a 10 round feature at the Portland Exposition Building on Thursday night. Marshall, No 6 rated lightweight by Ring, seeks a London rematch with Maurice Cullen after a nine round upset.
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Lyndon B. Johnson Confirmed 36th US President
State Department record confirms Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th president. Grover Cleveland is counted twice as the 22nd and 24th president due to nonconsecutive terms. The office has been held by 35 individuals.
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