Missouri campus calm amid unrest contrast at Missouri
A NEA dispatched look at the University of Missouri notes a stark contrast to dormitory life in nearby Columbia. While other campuses face demonstrations, Missouri enjoys spring calm as coach Dan Devine plans for next season and prospects visit for football recruiting. The piece mentions SDS, Afro-American studies, ROTC, and a diverse student body including 400 Black students among 60 athletes.
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Columbia
NEA
Jeff City
Lincoln University
University of Missouri
Hinkston
Dan Devine
James Harrison
Students For
ROTC
Jim Morrison
The
Doors
Herbert Marcuse
Janis Joplin
Old Mizzou
Ted Williams
Washington
Williams
Vince Lombardi
Lombardi
Gale Sayers
O.K
Lew
Alcindor
Wilt
van Breda Kolff
Green Bay
Joe
Chicks
O. J. Simpson
Johnny Unitas
Denny McLain
Harrison
John Carlos
Jim Brown
Buddy Young
Pro Football Commissioner's
Missouri
Alabama
Notre Dame
U.S. Military Academy
Broadway
Peoria
Ill
Mom
Illinois
Dan
Devine
Ron McBride
Ron
Nip Weisenfels
Charles Atlas
Fair Missouri
Varsity
Berkeley
Wisconsin
CCNY
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Night gimmicks in minor league baseball draw crowds
In Buffalo and Pittsfield promotions rely on gimmicks to boost attendance as major league expansion and TV coverage shrink minor league crowds. Barber Night Pony Night Kite Night and a Niagara Falls stunt mix humor with spectacle to lure fans.
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Buffalo
N.Y
NEA
Pittsfield
Mass
Richmond
Rochester
Syracuse
Joe Morrison
Buffalo Bisons
Morrison
Max Parkin
Home Plate
Lions
Niagara Falls
Buffalo Park
Sports Shorts highlights and historic notes from 1940s era items
A collection of brief sports updates including jockey nicknames, training camp endurance tests at Latrobe Pennsylvania, Willy Pep as featherweight champion, Gene Sarazen and Craig Wood in the Masters, the Knicks coaching line since 1946, Detroit Red Wings playoff two goals record, Chicago Detroit Cup final history, and Carl Yastrzemski batting statistics from 1968.
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Detroit
UPI
Detroit Red Wings
Norm Ullman
Chicago
Athletes On The Spot In Military Service
The Military View discusses how 92 major league players miss games for monthly training and emergency calls. It highlights Lt. Col. Edward Hill and players like Darold Knowles and Mickey Lolich, showing how athletes balance duty with sport and face scrutiny, pressure, and reputational risk.
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Pentagon
Edward Hill
National Guard Bureau
Darold Knowles
Washington Senators
Pueblo
Air National Guard
Georgia
Mickey Lolich
Detroit Tigers
Michigan Air National
Lolich
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bowling fans see bowlers as athletes with money and style
The piece profiles the Firestone Tournament of Champions winner Jim Godman and Sandy Godman’s emotional reaction. It contrasts bowling with golf pros, notes the sport’s growing prize money and national style, and features insights from Wayne Zahn on marketing bowling like golf.
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Jim Godman
Sandy
Godman
New York Mets
Mets
Don Johnson
Billy Hardwick
Wayne Zahn
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Willy Pep
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Craig Wood
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