Knicks win in two overtimes to take opener
New York edges Baltimore 128 122 in double overtime to lead the NBA Eastern Division playoff series opener. Willis Reed soaks knee pain with a cortisone shot and scores key baskets as Fred Carter and Earl Monroe pace the Bullets. Wes Unseld and Dave DeBusschere haul big rebounds for the Knicks.
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New York
UPD
Baltimore
Knicks
Vuttels
Mets
Joly
Baltimore Enis
Willis Heed
Secon Jennings
Chayell Athrived
Kevin Louphery
Reed
Cortisone
Fred Carter
Miu
Earl Monroe
Bniteks
Wes Unseldt
Gil Johnson
Dave DeBussehere
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Dane County Coliseum
Madison
Wis
Alana
Chi
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Van Berg Park and Golf Course Set to Open Saturday
Van Berg Park and Golf Course, formerly Columbus Municipal Golf Course, will open on Saturday March 28 weather permitting. It marks the city ownership debut after M A Van Berg gifted the land. The course features new greens and markers, with fees for the 1970 season and staff details outlined by committee members led by Jim Rich Jr. and Bo Bogus.
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van Berg Park and Gol
Columbus Municipal
M.A. van Berg
The
Elks
Yi Thal
Ibis
Servelife
Mark Kudron
Columbus
Lee
Jim Rich Jr
van Berg Park
Bo Bogus
Vier
Gene Neater
Bob Scott
Frank Wolpert
Art Roth
Ashe Faces Double Action Today in Jacksonville Open
Top seed Arthur Ashe, delayed by air traffic slowdowns, must win back-to-back matches to stay atop the Greater Jacksonville Open in Florida. Several players posted wins in the second round including Clark Graebner and Tom Edleson as women’s pairs saw Yorickova and Rohinson advance.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Shiney
Australia
Nikola Spear
Yugoslavia
Extresser
New Zealand
Onny Parun
Ron Helm
Tom Edleson
Jrart
New
New York City
Judy Alvarez
Tampa
England
Sally Holdsworth
Dennis Mebain Wins First Time Since Four Years
In 1968 Dennis Mebain of the Detroit Tigers earned his first major league win in four years, marking a rare pitching comeback.
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Dennis Mebain
Detroit Tigers
Strander to meet Texas fighter in Omaha bout
Strander of Council Bluffs Iowa signs to face Texas fighter Ron Stander in a six round heavyweight bout at Omaha Civic Auditorium on April 9. Parks carries a 60 1 pro record while Stander is 6 0 and known as a knockout artist. Stander stopped Joe Harris in four rounds last Monday in Milwaukee. Omaha’s Art Hernandez meets Jimmy Lester world ranked middleweight in the final, Lester 38 0 and Hernandez 8712 2.
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Omaha
WPD
Wooly Parks
Beaumont
Tex
Moet
Ron Stander
Council Bliffs
Iowa
Civic ‘Auditorium
Parks
Stander
Joe Harris
Milwaukee
Art Hernandez
Jimmy Lester
Lester
Hernandez
A’s inves tment spree energizes team for 1964 season
Oakland Athletics overhaul under new manager Johnny McNamara with trades for Felipe Alou and Ken Michel from Seattle while adding Jim Grant from St. Louis and Rod Stickles as a rookie. The lineup features Reggie Jackson Al Downing and Sal Bando with a reshaped pitching staff led by Catfish Hunter.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
Mesa, Ariz
Oakland Athletics
Johnny ScNamara
Oakland
Charlie Fey
Finley
Hank Bauer
Felipe Mou
Atlanta
al Nowning
Frank Fernandes
New York Yankees
Jim Grant
St. Louis
Ken Mincher
Diego Segui
Jay Oyler
Seattle
McNamara
John Dont
Chik Dodson
Jim
Catfish Hunter
Downing
Jim Roland
Rollie Fingers
Rod Stickles
Juans
Segui
Paul Lindblad
Fred Talbot
Giants may find 2nd high this campaign
San Francisco enters the NL West under manager Clyte Ming with Willie Mays and Willie McCovey anchoring the lineup. Key moves include trading Bobby Bolin for outfielders Steve Whitaker and Jim Gosger, adding Frank Reberger, and a pitching staff led by Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry with uncertain depth behind them. If Hart returns to hit in the middle order, the Giants could contend. otherwise, injuries and lineup gaps could hinder a repeat bid.
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UPI
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Hart
Clyte Ming
Giants
Allanta
Cincinnati
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Houston
San Diego
Padres
San Francisco
Stalf
Gaylord Perry
Mike McCormick
Rich Roberts
Lon Bryant
Roberger
Jin Hart
Hirst Crick
Wart
King
Willie McCovey
Willie
McCovey
Keon Henderson
Willie Mays
Bobby Bands
Lanier
Tily Fuentes
Ron Hunt
Don Mason
Tas
Dack
Uind
John Tartell
Jim Davenport
Bob Burda
Alga
Bob Heise
Bonds
Mays
Farr
Creighton nine opens season with two wins over Wichita State
Creighton defeated Wichita State 4-1 and 5-0 to begin the season, with Berlin throwing a four hitter in the first game and Carvey delivering five innings of shutout relief in the second. Creighton built a 5-0 lead before LeMaster finished.
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Wichita, Kan
Garve
Ake
Larry LeMaster
Mix to return to Chargers after retirement scare
All star lineman Ron Mix will rejoin the San Diego Chargers next season after briefly retiring amid political plans. Mix, a nine time All Pro during a decade with the team, had announced retirement but now commits to one more NFL campaign with San Diego.
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SAN Diego
UPL
Ron Mix
San Diego Chargers
Mix
Foolhall
Orioles win as Cuellar goes route in 10 hit win
Mike Cuellar pitched a strong game for the Orioles leading to a 10 hit win over the Washington Senators as he held them to seven hits and allowed one home run. Kivod Mendvick led the offense with three RBIs on a double and single, while cleanup and other Orioles added offense. Other MLB action saw Cubs beat A’s, Mariners Top Indians, and Giants sweep Dragons in Nagoya.
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John Jeansonne
UPI
Mike Guellsu
Orioles
Washington
Rom Giveve
Senators
Oriole
di Bosman
George Brunel
Darokl Knowles
Kivod — Mendvick
Moris
Scottshile
Ardz
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Oakland A’s
Ken Holtzai
Cubs
Johny Callison
Santa
Singh
Marty Pattin
John Gelnar
Seattle
Cleveland
California Angels
San Diego
Pale Springs
Calif
Heee
Uy Hill Voss
Awa
Lady Alomar
Marty Peres
California
Aady May
Nagoya
Japan
Giants
Chunichi Dragons
Jim Gosger
Ken Llenderson
San Francisco
Pistol Pete signs record Hawks contract
Pistol Pete Maravich agreed Thursday night to a five year deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Attorneys suggested the contract could be in the 1.5 to 2 million dollar range, averaging about 300000 dollars annually, making him the highest paid U.S. athlete.
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Pistol Pete
Hawks
Pistul
Pete
U.S
Knights aim to even Cent Hockey League series
Omaha Knights seek to tie the series with Fort Worth in the second playoff game after a 2-1 double overtime loss. They added veterans Morbes Kennedy and Wayne Rivers from Buffalo to bolster the lineup as Buffalo had clinched the Western Division title.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Omaha Knights
Omaha
Knights
Jack Wyers
Newark Rangers
Morbes Kennedy
Wayne Rivers
Buffalo
Kennedy
Loas
Hastings golf team to open April first
Hastings College golf team will open 1070 play on April 1 with a two way match against Austin College of Sherman Texas. On April 2 the Broncos meet Southwestern State College at Durant Oklahoma and then travel back to Sherman on April 3 for a three day match with Austin College and East Texas State College.
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Hastings College
Austin College
Sherman
Tex
Broncos
Southwestern State College
Durant
Okla
East Texas State College
Doane Crete Hosts Summer Basketball School
Doane College in Crete will host a summer basketball school led by Coach Bob Isrickson. Sessions run July 3 to midweek, August 5 to 8, and August 16 to 22, with several coaches from across the region assisting.
Grand Island entries for a Saturday track meet at Power Park
The list shows numerous entrants across many races with multiple spellings and garbled OCR. Names like Felon-Jones, Sheik-Anderson, Ragan, Kalish, Kathy, Turner, and dozens more appear with associated race numbers and purses. The garbled snippets reference race heats, prize money, and gate details, indicating a long program of events at an Nebraska venue.
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Grand Land
Kage Cateries
Suturghay
Hueh
Cheleatny
Jones
Touxtlton Archer
Wiig
Young
Sheik — Anderson
Wome — Anderson
Sawyer — Coleman
Yun
Sip
Menne Leads National Airlines Golf Tour At Miami
Bob Menne holds a two stroke lead entering the second round after a course record 64 in Miami. George Johnson shot 66 hours after Menne as the field tightens behind a group led by Johnson. Gary Player carded 73, with a cluster at 68 including Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Bob Stanton, and Bob Stone.
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Miam
UPL
National Airlines
Bob Menne
George Johson
Johnson
Menne
Gary Player
Tommy Aaron
George Archer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Bob Stanton
Bob Stone
Grand Island Race Results Summary
Grand Island results list eight races with payouts for top finishers. Howlin Wind and Color Me New highlighted in early events. Daily double totals reach 303.40. Odds and placements show varied payouts across races including oddities like Perfecta and Allendance tallies.
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Grand Island
UPI
Howlin
Wind
Caps Daouls
Shady Sue
Vudda
Ken Yuleh
More Play
Color Me New
Panhandle Miss
Owassa
Pepper Tane
Trish Lett
Mr. Nordling
Quick Song
Prince Kern
Great Mita
Sonny Pelmse
James Quifla
Real Chance
Pipe Sivoker
Miss Ke Road
Steel N Shgar
Whirlanga
Perfecta
Allendance
Bowlers Battle Through Aerial Scores At Local League
Fragmented OCR lists bowling teams and results with many garbled names. Central standings show Woundedvichs Bar 113 points and Stoppers 2, while several teams including Conoco and Berd compete. Auction notices and unrelated items clutter the page alongside scattered score snippets.
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Wagramenbus Berd. Inc
Conoco
Woundermvichs
Col. Douts
Winassins Central
Layba
Grove DL
Smokey's Dugout Lakeview opens track season with Seals
Lakeview Vikings debut season under coach Tom Hruckner facing Seals at Pawnee Park with a strong middle distance contingent led by Pat Will and Dave Sliva. Veterans Dennis Oster Roger Kapels and Wayne Welgen anchor sprints and hurdles while sophomores and returning lettermen push events. Albion Schuyler and David City squads also start Central 10 Relays season, with Harmon back for Warriors boosting shot and relays.
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Lakeview
Vikings
Pawnee Park
Thals
Aigene
Shamucks
Lincoln
Shamrocks
Tom Hruckner
Dave Sliva
Dennis Oster
Roger Kapels
Wayne Welgen
Jack Goering
Schuyler
Albion
Fred Arnold
Gene Harmon
Harmon
Alhe State
Ife
Pon Havejsi
Warriors
Duane Spale
Jaslie Svatora
Mred Spale
Day Skadza
Charles Sachs
Gary Bechfold
Ran Kluck
Lyi Pelan
Norassi
Doin Gerrard
Arnald
Toi Kluck
Leltay Dvatora
Liscug
Doug Mayhew
Slit
Red Sahs
Seward
David City
Sequaet
Lawrence Retzlaff
Helzlaff
Bill
Bob Martin
Dave Udsch
Knee Schnif
Steve Hecker
Mike Kroff
Ken Schroeder
Wandy Schrocker
Ted Schmit
Woman jockey wins two races at Fonner Park
Violet Pinky’s Snail moved into third place among Fonner Park jockeys after sweeping two victories on day five. Thal rode Vasida in the opener and Great Milu in the later race, with Mrs. Swith aboard her father’s horse in the second win.
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Grand Island
Violet Pinky
Fonner Park
Thal
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Pima
McNamarca
Odom
Dabsan
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Gene Temive
Mingher
Deove
Tick Green
Lert Campaneris
Sal 'Tran Man
Bando
Reggie Jackson
Alou
Tefl
Voinmy Reynolds
Josef Tarwhull
Bobby Bracks
Tita Francana
Clute
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Twins
Togethiy
Creighton
Mike Cuellar
Doane
Xo Boy
Sul — Coleman
Kalish Tod
Yate
Kathy
Sir Silek — Barnes
Turner
Funy
Jorel — Barnes
Anand Nebrarka Dred
Ate Furlan
Mitchem Lewter
Rae
Olds
Puebus
Teun Pere
B. Marner
Falla Buck — Shermag
Furseinns Monteau — Stallings
Kid Franco
G. Hougton
Texan
Jones Stick — Towlant
Lily Hobus
San Also
Bird-Lady Beette
Farlings
Carey
An Lucker
Baxter
Snoopy — Vadron
Claszig
Honehton
Sheri
Burtone
Atic Fle Coleman
Turner Meansville
Cuith
Ur Olds Aint
Rhopiel
Atorvat
Ag UD Eins Sto
Chicle
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Henle
Coteman
Hendade
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Io — Shevnan
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Mink Coast
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Tuhes Gliypers Baru
Sadigs
Baer
Columbus Bowl
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Petersritt
Dean Marshall
Dick Nelson
Marshall-Nelson Agency
Smokey
By Jim Havelea
Albion Cardinal
Wise
Robinson
Lelterman
Chris Nelson
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Doug Mauve
Paul Kettson
Doug Warner
Jin Crosby
Dave Vorcnino
Bill Karges
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Pat Hill
Fonner
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TONDA
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Curry Brothers
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