Watson Seeks Second Western Open Title
Tom Watson aims to win the Western Open at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook Illinois for a second straight year. He notes last year’s 287 score came on firm greens and expects scores to drop as greens soften though the course plays longer. The field of 156 includes Weiskopf Trevino Irwin Mahaffey Nicklaus Miller but not Watson’s top challengers.
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Tom Watson
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Butler National Golf Club
Tom Weiskopf
Lee Trevino
Hale Irwin
John Mahaffey
Jack Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
Butler
Medinah
Sam Rayburn Names New Boys Basketball Coach
Sam Rayburn High School announces Michael Bomar as the new boys basketball coach for the 1975-76 season. Bomar comes from Bells after playing at Savoy High School and East Texas State University. He will coach both high school and junior high boys teams, while Gary Rowland will lead the girls teams.
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Baseball Standings and Scores From the Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 40 wins and 29 losses while Boston trails at 37 and 29. West features Oakland atop with 45 wins, 26 losses. Tuesday results include Cleveland 8 Boston 5 and Chicago 5 Texas 2. Later games include New York at Boston and Detroit at Baltimore. National League standings list Pittsburgh 39-28, Philadelphia 40-31, New York 34-32, Chicago 35-34, St. Louis 32-35, Montreal 29-35. Several games end in night finishes including New York 2 St. Louis 1 and Chicago 6 Montreal 12.
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Bristol pot scare yields mistaken marijuana discovery
Bristol police surged to the town dump after an anonymous tip claimed city workers were growing marijuana. Five detectives found only small green plants and returned with caretakers, ending the probe in a brief, unclear exchange.
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Bristol, Tenn
UPI
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Honey Grove Prepares for 1975 IRA Rodeo
Honey Grove readies for the 30th annual IRA Rodeo staged by the Honey Grove Round Up club. Opens July 3 at 8 90 p.m with July 4 and 6 performances, parade at 6 p.m and parade prizes of 35 25 and 15. Activities include bareback riding bull riding calf roping team roping girl s barrel racing steer wrestling with John Burris and Bob Ingram handling rodeo roles. The event kicks off the July 4 bicentennial celebration.
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Honey Grove Round Up Club
John Burris
Tulsa
Okla
Bob Ingram
Wagoner
Man Known by Many Roles Dies as Woman Revealed
Bill Smith lived as a seaman miner jockey and horse trainer. After his death in Brisbane Australia officials noted his obituary listed Wilhelmina Smith aged 88. Neighbours say he hid the secret name while working as a jockey and last years were spent in Inner Hot Springs near Cairns where locals remember him as a hard swearing resident.
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Australia
UPI
Bill Smith
Smith
Wilhelmina Smith
Cairns
Inner Hot Springs
Bill
Meetings Set to Discuss Lake Texoma Policies in Two Sessions
Two public meetings will present a lakeshore management plan for Lake Texoma. The sessions will be at Grayson County Junior College auditorium July 22 and Southeastern State university Durant Oklahoma July 23 at 7 p.m. Citizens may attend for an informal Q&A on proposed private floating facility policies. Old roustabout. Sam Reinecker comments on a long held secret about Bill and a neighbor’s outspoken house noise.
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Texoma
Grayson County Junior College
Montgomery
Southeastern State University
Durant
Okla
Texas court upholds Adams conviction in 1972 killings
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Kenneth W. Adams received a fair trial in the Webb County case. Extensive media coverage of the five unarmed Mexican aliens killed at his property did not warrant a venue change or prejudice, as reports were found fair and noninflammatory.
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Tex
UPI
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Kenneth W. Adams
Adams
Webb County
Appeals Court
Criminal Appeals Court
Laredo
Aikin To Speak At Dedication In Honey Grove
Sen. A. M. Aikin of Paris will be the speaker at the dedication of the new band stand at Crockett Park. The 3 day bicentennial events begin at 2 p.m. with Aikin expected to talk around 2 20 p.m. This dedication is part of the park’s Bicentennial activities in Honey Grove.
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Sen. A.M. Aikin
Paris
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