Maravich and Murphy Earn UPI All-America Honors
Pete Maravich of LSU and Murphy of Niagara headline the 1968 UPI All-America team as the standout sophomores. Maravich, a 6-8 forward from Rayne, Louisiana, became the first sophomore to exceed 1,000 points in a season and nearly claimed the unanimous selection. Murphy, a 5-10 guard from Norwalk, Connecticut, matched his scoring pace with a high-flying, crowd-pleasing style earning him a top All-America spot.
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Stratton to bolster Flyers versus Rangers at MSG
Center Stratton, a three time minor league champion, joins Philadelphia for the game with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Stratton is 31 and was added after Wayne Hicks went to the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier in the week.
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Two More NCAA Berths To Be Decided Tonight
Kansas State and Iowa move closer to NCAA bids as they share conference crowns with wins. K State nips Iowa State 63 41. Iowa beats Minnesota 91 72. Tonight Ivy League and Ohio Valley playoff winners decide berths. others from ACC WCAC and West Coast.
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Hayes stars as Cougars rout West Texas State 107 76 in Amarillo
Elvin Hayes scores 39 points and grabs 21 rebounds to lift Houston over West Texas State 107 76 at Canyon. Don Chaney earns honorable mention with teammate Hayes, and Simmie Hill of West Texas also receives honor. Hayes hints at Olympic tryout and possible NBA or ABA path.
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Celtics get Sam Jones back from viral illness
UPI reports Sam Jones will be in Sunday's lineup after recovering from a viral infection. Club physician Dr. Joseph Doherty confirmed the illness was not as serious as feared, and Jones is cleared to play.
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First Round 66 Pairings Listed for Texas Interscholastic League
The article lists round one pairings for the Texas Interscholastic League basketball tournament in Austin. Key matches include Class AA and AAA brackets with teams such as Kennard, Prairie Valley, West Sabine, Kirbyville, San Antonio Cole, Conroe, and Lubbock Dunbar. Defending champion Kennard among favorites after a 41-2 season. Wheatley and Dunbar noted as first all Negro teams in TIL tourney.
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Santa robber gets 1 to 10 years in Kalamazoo
Arthur Kass, 27, was sentenced for bank robbery in Kalamazoo while dressed as Santa. He stole 11,915 dollars from the bank. In Hollywood, Barry Evans finished filming Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush and must cancel a tour due to mononucleosis.
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Middlesbrough Water Main Repairs Record Set by Road Crew
A Lintzgarth Construction Co crew on Burlam Road has broken a water main sixteen times in three weeks during an improvement project. Residents in 50 houses faced water outages as the crew worked, tallying a bill of 2649 dollars, though the Water Board has not billed yet since work remains.
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TV Guide Rail: Mixed Programs Across Channels
TV listings for KFOX and KAUZ networks show a mix of news weather sports dramas and movies for Tuesday March 5 1968 with titles like Shadow Over Eleverson Shadow Over Elveron and The Late Movie plus network news and weather segments throughout the day. The schedule includes Hunter Brinkley Report I Dream of Jeannie Jerry Lewis Show Red Skelton CBS Newsreel and The Invaders among others.
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Mr. Gable
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Dream of
Jeannie
Jerry Lewis
Television Schedule Fragments from March 6 1968
A dense list of daytime and early evening programs across multiple channels detailing soap operas game shows news and children's programs. Entries include Days of Our Lives Jeopardy The Doctors The Rifleman Captain Kangaroo Choices include The Dating Game and Mike Douglas Show with NBC CBS and ABC listings.
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