Giants face backlash over Cepeda and Alou trades
Giants vice president Chub Feeney defends big moves amid fan letters attacking the Cepeda for Sadecki and Alou for gaps in center field. He argues trades were needed for pitching depth and that Cepeda would not fit with Willie McCovey, while Alou could not play regularly behind Mays.
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Cepeda
Shaw
Mets
Sadecki
Giants
Joe Gibbon
Ossie Virgil
Pirates
Chub Feeney
Feeney
Neone
Willie McCovey
McCovery
Mays
Willie Mays
Gibbon
Virgil
Gaylord Perry
Jim Duffalo
Reds
Bill Henry
Blanda Stars Oilers In Exhibition Win Over Oakland
George Blanda sparked Houston scoring on every drive as the Oilers beat Oakland 20 17 in Rice Stadium before 36935 fans. He connected on a 4 yard TD to Lawrence Elkins and added four field goals 17 16 33 and 32 yards while Oakland struck twice late on a 70 yard pass run to Fred Biletnikoff and a 1 yard run by Dave Alexander.
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George Blanda
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Rice Stadium
Wally Lemm
Philadelphia Eagles
Atlanta Falcons
Washington Redskins
Baltimore Colts
Baylor
Lawrence Elkins
Charley Frazier
Cotton Davidson
Fred Biletnikoff
Dave Alexander
Raiders
Gilchrist threatened with court action after Broncos resignation
Carlton Chester Gilchrist was placed on the AFL reserve list and faced a court action over $20,000 in advances and unpaid credits. Denver Broncos officials said the 31 year old ace fullback quit for personal reasons while remaining the No. 2 all time AFL rusher.
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Denver
UPI
Carlton Chester
Cookie
Gilchrist
American Football League
Denver Broncos
Richard Kitchen
Denver Bronco
Jim Burris
The
Broncos
Burris
AFL
Gil Christ
Texans Compete In Skeet Shoot
Rochester N Y UPI report on day three of the world skeet shoot championship. Competition centered on the 20 gauge event as the all around title will be decided Saturday from scores across all events including .410 28 20 and 12 gauge. Lackland Air Force Base five man team won the 28 gauge title with 488 points marking its second world title of the competition.
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Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Lackland Air Force Base
Record Heat and Cool Snap Across States
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports the top temperature Tuesday excluding Hawaii and Alaska reached 112 degrees in Buckeye Arizona. The morning low stood at 40 degrees in Houghton Lake Michigan.
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UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hawaii
Alaska
Buckeye
Ariz
Houghton Lake
Mich
Mathematics professor creates bingo card to raise prizes
In Stoke on Trent a mathematics professor using a computer was hired by a large British bingo chain to craft a card reducing winners and lifting prizes. On Tuesday night the new cards caused 600 players to win at once, each pocketing two cents.
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Stokeon Trent
England
UPI
Plano Favored to Defend Class AA Football Title
Houston United Press International reports Texas Class AA football pundits favor Plano Wildcats to repeat as champions. Sweeny Bulldogs projected as finalist opponent with Plano expected to defeat Mexia Jacksboro West Rusk Iowa Park en route to a title game.
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Baseball Standings and Results Roundup
Major league standings show the Boston Red Sox and Chicago teams leading with strong records. Tuesday results feature tight pennant races with San Francisco, New York, and Philadelphia winning, while Houston and Los Angeles also split. Thursday schedules include key matchups such as San Francisco at New York and Atlanta at Chicago, shaping the league’s late-season push.
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Los Angeles
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Atlanta
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L. Pet
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Minnesota
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Cal
Cardinals option pitcher Sallard to Tulsa farm club
Tracy Sallard, 1-5 with a 5.88 ERA in 20 games, was optioned Tuesday by the St. Louis Cardinals to their Tulsa farm club. The move comes as roster shifts ahead of the season.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Tracy Sallard
St. Louis Cardinals
Tulsa
U.S
Helsinki
Finland
Lou Hudson
Minnesota
Kendall Rhine
Phillips 66Ers
NS Team Prepares for World Ski Championships in Chile
United States faces 21 nations at the 1966 Alpine world championships in Portillo with the women regarded as very strong in slalom. Penny McCoy Wendy Allen and Cathy Allen anchor the U S slalom effort while men Billy Kidd Jim Barrows and Cole of Stowe fight to recover from injuries for a stronger showing.
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Chile
UPI
United States
U.S
International Federation of Skiing
Marc Hodler
Charles Ferries
Bob Beattie
Met Ferries
Penny McCoy
Bishop
Calif
Wendy Allen
Cathy Allen
San Pedro
Ceif
Beattie
Billy Kidd
Steamboat Springs, Cole
Stowe, Vt
Jim Barrows
Kidd
Barrows
Two-Way Stars Highlight North South All Star Lineups
Houston UPi reports at least eight players will start both ways for the 32nd Texas Coaching School North South All Star game at Rice Stadium. South leans on five two-way players led by Calvin Hunt and John Rumsey on defense. North features Glen Hassell and James VanderSlice as two-way standouts with multiple positional roles across offense and defense.
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John Rumsey
West Orange
Tommy Rohrer
Austin McCollum
Jim Adams
Houston Waltrip
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San Antonio MacArthur
Marty Whelan
Jefferson
Harris
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Glen Hassell
Odessa Permian
James Vanderslice
Wichita Falls Rider
Jim Bennett
Amarillo Taccosa
Vanderslice
Bennett
North
Robert David
Dumas
Deryl Comer
Highland Park
Trent Phipps
South Garland
Joe Shaw
Brownwood
Glenn Frantzen
Palestine
Hassell
Dennis Lane
Brady
Bill Bridges
Carrollton
James Street
Longview
Amarillo Narrowly Beats El Paso in 15 Inning Tilt
Hartman homered in the bottom of the 15th to lift Amarillo Sonics 3-2 over El Paso, tightening their Texas League gap to four games behind Arkansas. Dallas-Fort Worth won 1-0 over the league-leaders, and Austin defeated Albuquerque 7-5, with Niekro delivering a two-hit shutout encore for the Spurs.
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Albuquerque
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Dodgers
Cleo James
Rookie Petrella to Start for Marlins in AFL Exhibition
Rookie Bob Petrella of the University of Tennessee was named by Marlins coach George Wilson to start at safety for the AFL exhibition debut against the San Diego Chargers Saturday night in St. Petersburg Florida.
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University of Tennessee
Miami Marlin
George Wilson
Marlins
San Diego
Television schedule snapshot for August 3 1966 listings
Local TV guide fragment lists Channel 3 4 6 2 5 stations with daily programs. Entries include Huntley Krinkley News The Virginian Bob Hope I Spy Weather News Tonight Show Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Dick Van Dyke John Gary Show Crossfire Rifleman Batman Patty Duke Blue Light A B C Movie The Glass Menagerie and late night news and weather blocks.
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Huntley-Krinkley
the Weather
the Virginian
Bob Hope Theatre
I Spy
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Kauz TV
Bat Masterson
Walter Cronkite
Newscape
Green Acres
Dick van Dyke
John Gary
KVII
Peter Jennings
Patty Duke
Kfda TV Channel
Dan True Weather
Beverly Hillbillies
Television Schedule Fragment From KGNC KVIE and More
A dense, multi-station daily grid lists hour by hour programming across KGNC KVIE channels with shows such as Today, NBC News, Match Game, Captain Kangaroo, The Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Edge of Night, Morning Show, The Dating Game, Donna Reed and news briefs.
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KFDX
Weather Today
NBC News
Weather & News
Nabc News
Funny Company
Kgnc TV
Ruth Brent
Another World
Sheriff Bill
Bronco
Kfda TV
Farm & Ranch
Lucy
Andy of
Dick van Dyke
Kauz TV
CBS News
Captain Kangroo
Love Lucy
Andy of Mayberry
Search For Tomorrow
Guiding Light
Kauzma
Bat Masterson
Kvie TV
Gloria
Donna Reed
Ben Casey
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