Tennis and track highlights from various venues AP brief
The AP roundup reports Arthur Ashe defeating Andrew Pattison in Toronto 6-4 2-6 7-6, Julie Heldman defeating Julie Anthony in Newport 6-4 6-4, Ilie Nastase beating Herb Fitzgibbon in New Jersey, and a world 6 000 meter relay record set by New Zealand in Oslo. It also notes Kate Malmberg leading in St Gervais, Keena Rothhammer setting a 4 18 07 world record in Louisville, USA men beating Cuba in the World University Games, Don Brumm retiring from the NFL, and a Maywood feature on pyrazines for perfumes.
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Toronto
Arthur Ashe
Miami
Andrew Pattison
Thodesia
Newport
R.I
Julie Heldman
London
Houston
Tex
Julie Anthony
Los Angeles
South Orange
N.J
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Herb Fitzgibbon
New York
Oslo
Norway
New Zealand
Rod Dixon
Tony Polhill
John Walker
Dick Quax
ST. Gervais
France
Kate Malmberg
United States
Louisville
Keena Rothhammer
Santa Clara
Calif
Moscow
U.S
Cathy Carr
Lubov Rusanova
Don Brumm
St. Louis Cardinals
Saluki Dog from Sinai Nation’s Oldest Hunter to Pet
In Sinai Bedouin life the Saluki, once a desert monarch and gazelle hunter, becomes a household pet as game dwindles from drought and hunting with firearms. Israeli naturalists note the breed’s Sinai variation differs from European Salukis, and the dog’s speed and stamina are preserved in a diminishing tradition. Meanwhile cotton growers warn of abundant boll weevils in fields, with management steps and timing to protect the crop as the season advances.
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Tel Aviv
Middle East
Sinai Desert
Sinai
Yigal Selah
Moses
Egypt
Selah
The
Nature Reserve Authority
Israel
Arabian Desert
Heatly Appointment Backed By Lawmaker Despite Scrutiny
A Texas legislator says he sees no issue with appointing former House appropriations chief W. S. Heatly to the Legislative Budget Board. Rep. Larry Bales defends Heatly as an effective member amid calls tied to the Sharpstown scandal and past centralization of power within the House.
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Gus Mutscher
House
Bales
Legislative Budget Board
Daniel
Sharpstown
Heatly
Mutscher
Cotton pests control guidance for bollworms emphasized
The article notes that cold weather slows group activity and stresses that a veteran is needed to counter difficulties in obtaining control. It explains that the interval should be cut to three days and points readers to L-508 Suggestions for Controlling Cotton Insects in the High Plains Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos Areas, available at the County Extension Office.
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Ronny McNutt
Childress Index
Childress
Texas
High Plains
Rolling Plains
Trans Pecos
New Group Founded For Vietnam Veterans
Harvey A. Dennenberg, former Naval officer, founded the American Indo-China Veterans Legion in September 1972 to aid Vietnam era veterans with jobs and education. The group, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has about 4,200 members in 25 states and aims to recruit via district commanders while seeking funding to expand staff.
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Gary Luhr
Associated Press
West Hartford
Legion
Dennenberg
Aetna Life & Casualty Co
Byist
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Illinois
New Jersey
Trolley Dodgers Rise From Downtown Streetcar Era
Baseball fans and historians recall a labyrinth of downtown streetcar tracks that gave the local team the Trolley Dodgers name. TheBrooklyn Dodgers later gained fame as the nickname spread beyond the city with broader implications. A chemist studies structure and composition of a costly natural ingredient to replace it with a synthetic laboratory product.
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Trolley Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth Endowing Libraries
In 1889 Andrew Carnegie argued that wealth should serve the public. The World Almanac cites his endowments totaling about 333 million dollars, funding 2,800 free libraries and educational foundations, given during his lifetime to advance public learning and research.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Subscriptions Being Sold By Members of Band
Childress High School band members are selling magazine subscriptions to fund a school trip. Call the band hall at 937-3228 to renew or start new subscriptions. Director John Tunnell began training August 13 as the group enters its second week of snappy march drills and new music rehearsals.
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Childress High School
John Tunnell
Patter of Tiny Feet On Dasssen Island Penguins Wear Rocks
Jackass penguins have nested for centuries on Dasssen Island at the tip of South Africa, wearing away rocks with countless feet. The birds travel along nearly straight paths from nesting ground to sea.
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Dassen Island
South Africa
What Are You Waiting For Dr Pepper Taste
A playful promo notes you cannot know a soda by taste from words alone. It states Dr Pepper resembles a cola in appearance but offers no further description or taste details.
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PPL
Turkey
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Holy Land
Emory Boring
Vernon
Dairy Queen
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Platter
Washington, D.C
Lob
ST. NW
Wards Repair Service
Enterprse Assn
Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper Company
Dallas
Peale
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