Collins first major league homer caps Mets win over Astros
Kevin Collins homered in the ninth for a three run blast, lifting the New York Mets to a 4 1 victory over the Houston Astros after his near collision at third base earlier in the game. Cubs beat Braves 4 3 as Cards lose to Cincinnati 5 4. Detroit edges Cleveland in 17 innings 2 1 and other scores noted.
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Steve Carlton
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Atlanta
Felipe Alou
Marty Martinez
Felix Millan
Baseball scores and schedules from United Press International
Baseball results and upcoming games across the major leagues with summaries of key performances. Notable highlights include Drysdale driving in the tying run with a bases loaded grounder and Stargell adding a two run double, plus multiple night games and EDT times across cities such as New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and Los Angeles.
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Drysdale
Willie Stargell
Conte Forree
Rhiladethia
Gaylord Perry
Bobcat Grid Practice Opens August 19 for 2A Schedule
Bobcat football opens preparations August 19 for Childress first year in Class 2A after back to back 10 loss seasons in 4AAA. Practice at the high school fieldhouse with shoes and socks issued next Wednesday. Schedule includes home games against Sanford-Fritch Paducah Memphis Shamrock Seymour Iowa Park Electra and 8 conference games starting September 13 at Chillicothe Fair Park.
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Abernathy
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Cordell to Furnish Stock for Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo
Local stock contractor Freddy Cordell will supply stock for the first annual Will Rogers Range Riders Junior Rodeo in Amarillo. Buckles will be awarded to top finishers through sixth place and to each member of the Youth Pony Express winning team. Entry fees run six dollars per event for riding and three dollars for other events. nine age groups are listed with admissions at one dollar twenty-five for adults and fifty cents for children.
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Griffith Wins Points Over Harris in Philadelphia Bout
Emile Griffith won a points decision over Joe Harris in Philadelphia. James J. Woody stopped Roger Russell in four rounds.
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Emile Griffith
New York
Joe Harris
Philia
James J. Woody
Roger Russell
Hooper signs with Indiana Pacers in ABA deal
Dayton star Bobby Joe Hooper, second leading scorer on the 1968 National Invitation Tournament champions, has signed to play for the Indiana Pacers of the ABA. Attendance peaks as baseball fans pack arenas in a record week. rain delays in a grass court tennis opener. Fred J. Corcoran awarded the 1966 Walter Hagen Award for advancing international golf relations.
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Corcoran
New York
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World Almanac on Beefeater Clubs and Changing Membership
The World Almanac notes English tradition of men’s clubs as exclusive social spaces for 250 years. Once entry required near kinship to God, now fewer than 70 clubs still limit membership and have less exclusivity.
Nixon seeks unity VP pick amid Southern support
Nixon met with regional delegates and suggested choosing a vice presidential candidate acceptable to all sections. Governors Rhodes and Hatfield surfaced as strong prospects. The convention approved a harmony platform and a new anti discrimination rule guaranteeing participation in Republican processes regardless of race religion color or national origin.
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Oregon
Yarbrough Founding Efforts Drive Regional Industry Plans
Yarbrough Winds advances an industrial park project near the Pease River area with a water line linked to the Thirsty Water system. The organization seeks an executive director as it pursues Phase I survey work for AID and Phase II feasibility in India.
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Agency For International Development
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Quirks in the News Across Diverse UPI Snippets
A collage of brief UPI items covers university writing woes at Denver University, a Pittsfield cow milker robbery, Paris paving in the Latin Quarter, and a London Zoo water monster suspected to be a giant pike preying on ducks.
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Ralph Dewhirst
Estes Nam mond Helps 80-Year-Old With Campus Aid
Salt Lake City UPI reports 14 students and a campus official aided Estes Nam mond, 80, as he made a progress report or journey on campus. The event involved student volunteers and staff assisting the elderly man in a public setting on the university grounds.
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UPI
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Estes Nammond
Embarrassed Driver Detours off Utah Campus Steps
A student convoy lifted and pushed the car from concrete steps after a wrong turn on the University of Utah campus. Hammond fled the scene, leaving onlookers amused by the incident. In Miami Beach delegates at the Republican National Convention are seen wearing beauty patches featuring tiny black and gold elephants.
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Miami Beach
Television guide listing for August 7 1968 across local stations
TV schedules show KFDX KAUZ KV KVSA and KFDA with news weather and prime programs. Highlights include Huntley Brinkley News Tonight Show Walter Cronkite News and Republican Convention coverage plus classic shows like The Avengers Beverly Hillbillies and War Is Hell.
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Kauz TV
Walter Cronkite
KV TV Channel
ABC News
the Avengers
Dream House
Joey Bishon
KFDA
Dan
Gree Acres
She
Dom de Luise
CBS News
Tomorroe
TV Listings and Time Schedule for KGNC and KFDA Channels
Channel listings for KGNC TV Channel 4 and KAUZ Channel 4 plus KVII Channel 7 and KFDA Channel 5 outline daily programs from morning to late night. Entries include news, soap operas, game shows, children programs, and weather segments with station identifications and times.
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Dick van Dyke
Patty Pukes
Mika Douglas Shoe
Kfda Channel 5
Kauz Channel 4
Kvii TV
General Hospital
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