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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1968
Page
10
Houston star Elvin Hayes skipped the open NCAA workouts affecting Olympic team chances citing the need to work for his family. Hayes, a two time college scoring leader, drew NBA interest from the San Diego Rockets and ABA’s Houston Mavericks while asserting he prefers an NBA contract around 300000 over three years.
The Tuscaloosa Jaycees plan a tribute banquet for Alabama basketball at the Stafford Hotel praising community support despite a poor season. Georgia’s Joel Eaves will speak as part of a lineup highlighting the Crimson Tide program and the new Memorial Coliseum.
The first player salary dispute between major leagues may hinge on Elvin Hayes. San Diego Rockets own draft rights and offer $300,000 for three years while Houston Mavericks AAU offer $500,000 for the same term. Slater Martin says Hayes could command $750,000 with San Diego TV deals. Hayes met privately with Rockets owner Bob Breitbard in San Diego.
Chisox drop veteran starters Jim O'Toole and Bob Shaw as Rocky Colavito is sold to the Dodgers. Jim Kaat's spring start is delayed by a lingering elbow issue while Jim Bunning shines for Pittsburgh. Other MLB results include wins by Cincinnati, the Mets, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, California, Minnesota, and the White Sox.
Qualifying began for the first eight starting spots in the Atlanta 500. Donnie Allison led practice with a 155.127 mph lap in a 1968 Ford, near four mph faster than Cale Yarbrough’s 151.133 mph record. Richard Petty stood at 152.628 mph as 24 of 56 entries posted times.
The Chevelle family offers a quick size car with a big car ride due to a wide stance chassis and full coil springs at each wheel. It comes in 112 inch wheelbase coupes and convertibles and 116 inch for sedans and wagons. In NASCAR sanctioned Trials a Chevelle SS 396 won the Sports Intermediate Class and a Chevelle 300 led economy acceleration and braking in the Intermediate 6 Cylinder Class. Its price starts $100 lower than rivals, enabling tailored options without busting budgets.
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