Shannon Ready For World Series Pressure
Shannon says he was not ready for World Series pressure last year but is prepared now. The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 3-2 as Shannon homered in the eighth inning off Claude Osteen to seize a 3-1 lead. Mets and Pirates split, Cubs beat Phillies then lose, Giants top Braves, Reds over Astros, and several AL games noted with multiple homers and clutch hits.
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Mike Shannon
St. Louis
Cardinals
Lo Angeles
Carrie
Shannon
Los Angeles
Claude Osteen
Mets
Bucs
New York
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Boston
Oakland
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
California
Washington
Cleveland
Minnesota
Cleon Jones
Don Bosch
Bill Wood Team Wins CC Tourney
The Bill Wood team won the Country Club Best Ball tourney with a 60 average. The quartet included Wood Glenn Buckley Johnny Longbine Om er Johnsey Kerry Wood and Jeanne Mitchell. Second place tied four teams at 61. The Ronnie Smotherman team and Truman Webb team tied for third at 62. Sixty-three teams entered the event.
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Country Club
Jhe
Bill Wood
Wood
Glenn Buckley
Johnny Longbine
Omer Johnsey
Kerry Wood
Jeanne Mitchell
O T. Martin
Lymon Davenport
Charles Rogers
Wilbur Don Williams
Ronnie Smotherman
Truman Webb
Havenots Lead Buick Open After First Round At Warwick Hills
Rod Funseth and Butch Baird carded four under 68 to share the early lead at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc Michigan. Funseth, with 13 168 year earnings, and Baird, at 4 080, both faced tough fields including Lee Trevino and Julius Boros chasing at 70.
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Grand Blanc Mich
Rod Funseth
Butch Baird
Warwick Hills
Funseth
Baird
Warwick
Heaid
Marty Fickman
Don Fairfield
Bamuck Upsets Smith in 100 Meter International Meet
Roger BamBuck of France pulled a late surge with 10 meters to go to edge U.S. star Ronnie Smith by inches in the 100 meter final at an international track meet. Smith, co holder of the world record, led early but finished second as both men clocked 10.1 seconds.
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Paris
Roger Bambuck
France
U.S
Ronnie Smith
Smith
Bambuck
Yarborough Wins Firecracker 400 in Daytona Beach
Cale Yarborough drove a 1968 Mercury to a record pace 167.247 mph to win the Firecracker 400. The victory earned 18 050 dollars and 2 650 for leading 142 laps. His season total moved to 96 781 dollars with four major races remaining for added money.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
UPI
Cale ‘Yarborough
Charlotte
N.C
Yarborough
Richard Petty
Randleman
Atlanta
Rockingham
Nascar
The Lighter Side: Lawn Botany and Grass Seed Prices
A turf consultant notes 39 plant species in a lawn none of which is grass. A rare chickweed from a distant island is identified with a prescription for grass seed. The grass seed market is described as pricey like precious stones, prompting a shopper to request a small amount.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Madagascar
Astros recall Miller to bolster sagging offense
The Houston Astros recalled outfielder Norm Miller from Oklahoma City of the Pacific Coast League to shore up the lineup while sending outfielder Ivan Murrell back to the 89ers. Miller had started the season with Houston and batted .190 in 24 games, then hit .306 in a month in the PCL. Murrell was batting .102.
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Houston
UPI
Houston Astros
Norm Miller
Oklahoma City
Ivan Murrell
89Ers
Miller
Astros
Murrell
Velvet tray of six grass seeds sparks odd commerce
A humor spoof describes a salesman quoting Dow Jones grass seed averages and offers a bizarre, escalating barter involving mortgages and a gypsy trade, ending with a joke about carpet grass and wiping feet.
TV Listings for Western Texas Stations July 5 1968
Prime time schedules across KFDX KGNC KVII and KFDA detail daily lineups. Evening through late night include News Weather Sports Star Trek Tonight Show and local programs with films such as Timbuktu and Secret Missions.
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USA
NBC News
KGNC
Jon Pyne
Kvii TV
ABC News
Wizard
Will Sonnet
Judd
Farm & Ranch
Joey Bishop
KFDA
Gomer Pyte
USMC
Jerry Taff
TV Schedule Highlights for July 1968 Broadcasts
TV listings for multiple stations detail a dense lineup across channels KFOX KGNC KAUZ and KVTV on a Saturday and following days. The schedules feature cartoons and westerns such as Popeye Flintstones Rocket Robin Hood The Flying Dutchman plus news weather sports and late movies. Key programs include Captain Kangaroo The Saint The Rifleman Hogan’s Heroes My Three Sons The Prisoner The Newlywed Game Hollywood Palace Space Ghost and The Late Movie titles with air times spanning morning through late night.
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KGNC
Roy Rogers
Flinstones
Samson
Gilrath
Atom An-Secret Squirre
Cool McCool
Sheriff Bil
Kids, Inc
Frank McGee
Joe Pyne
CBS News
Hogan
Pettcoat Junction
Mannix
Starlight Theatre
Gideon
Scotland Yard
KV TV
Modern Education
Lawrence Welk
Hollywood Palace
ABC News
Weath
Venus
Mill of the Stone Women
KFDA
Ernest Tubbs
Porter Wagner
Petticoat Junction
the Beckett
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Walter DeArmond
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Philadelphia
Cubs
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Bill Mazeroski
Donn Clendenon
Jeff James
Billy William
Pnch
Dick Nen
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James
Diet Sparks Giants
Dick Dietz
Giants
Frank Linzy
Alex Johnson
Mack Jones
Cincinnat
Johnson
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Ranchouse Restaurant
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Havenots
ED Sainsbury
Cale Yarborough
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Arnie
Stockhoml
Sweden
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Lidingoe
Palmer
Sven Tumba
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Hang Henderson
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