Super Stocks Drag Show Opens At Jake's Sunday
Jake's Drag Strip in Moulton hosts the first annual Super Stocks Championship Drag Festival with entries from five states. Competitors include C. J. South in a 1968 Dodge Dart, Robert Nance in a Hemi Barracuda, Max Smith in a 427 Ford Fairlane, and Carlton Franks, John Livingston, and Cigar Holt. Gates open at 11 a.m. with racing at 2 30 p.m. A street eliminator for gassers and modified cars runs alongside.
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Moulton
Jake
North
Alabama
Ford
Chrysler
General
American Motors
C. J. South
Robert Nance
Atlanta
Max Smith
Mobile
Carlton Franks
John Livingston
Cigar Holt
Pierce and Suski
Town Creek
Bobby Boyd
Conspiracy Aimed at Roden Fails at DIR Race Night
Open competition at Decatur International Raceway features the prior night’s triumph by Tri-Cities flash in the modified specials. Promoter Troy Watts touts a larger field, with about 60 cars expected and a cash drawings teaser totaling 50 dollars.
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Earl Roden
Decatur International Raceway
Tri-Cities Flash
Moulton Speedway
Aew
DIR
Roden
Troy Watts
Boden
Carroll May
Clay Bryant
M. C. Cobel
Crash Bonds
Earl
Watts
Gates
Johnny Abernathy
Abernathy
Hylton Wins 21st World 600 Starting Spot in Fast Qualifying
James Hylton drove a 1967 Dodge to 149.847 mph for six miles at Charlotte Motor Speedway securing the 21st starting position for the World 600. He was the only factory sponsored driver among Friday qualifiers as 30 drivers earned spots in the 44 car field for the $152000 race.
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Charlotte
N.C
James Hylton
Inman
S.C
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Hylton
Earl Balmer
Floyds Knobs
Ind
Mercury
Paul Lewis
Johnston City
Tenn
Dodge
M.p.h
Frank Warren
Augusta
Chevelle
Friday Hassler
Chattanooga
Tom Ingram
Asheville
Phil Wentz
Irvington
Ala
Dave Marcis
West Salem
Wis
Larry Manning
Richmond
Chevrolet
Harold Fagan
Toronto
Schedule Set At Boys' Club Summer Program
The Decatur Boys' Club releases a daily summer schedule except Sundays featuring arts and crafts 9:30-1:30 Saturdays 9:30-1:30, and daily 10- noon and 2-5 arts. Activities include Junior League Baseball Golf Day Camp Free Play Dodgeball Wiffle Ball Floor Hockey Soccer Slow Pitch Softball swimming badminton volleyball boxing croquet wrestling archery tumbling and more with specific time blocks and weekend motions at Phillip's Roller Skade and Blue Haven facilities.
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Decatur Boys’ Club
Indian Hills
Phillip’s Roller
Blue Haven
Family! Recreation Center
Chicubs Recall Frank Reberger From Tacoma
The Chicago Cubs recalled pitcher Frank Reberger from Tacoma and sent veteran knuckleballer Bob Tiefenauer to the Pacific Coast League club.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Frank Reberger
Tacoma
Bob Tiefenauer
Speck Tournament Draws DCC Ladies Teams
Decatur CC Redstone Arsenal Athens Willowbrook and Burningtree clubs sent players to Burningtree Guest Day Speck. Tex Whittmore Redstone Arsenal won A Division low gross. Betty Howard Willowbrook and Janet Clark Burningtree tied for B Division low gross.
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Decatur CC
Redstone Arsenal CC
Athens CC
Willowbrook CC
Burningtree CC
Burningtree
iFriday
Tex Whittmore
Redstone Arsenal
Betty Howard
Willowbrook
Janet Clark
Dot Smith
Alice Elms Decatur
Leona Griffith
Marian Dippensmith
Porcupine Described as Pigeon Toed Bucktoothed Rodent
A playful description portrays the porcupine as a pigeon toed bowlegged bucktoothed rodent that waddles when it walks.
NFL owners reveal 1967 losses and pension plan talks
NFL club owners released a financial statement showing average club income before taxes fell from 827159 in 1966 to 635125 in 1967 while average player salaries rose to 1373801. They denied a ban on signing veterans and argued over pension funding and a potential AFL NFL All-Star game.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
NEW York
National Football League
NFL Players Association
American Football League
Ted Kheel
NFL
Art Modell
Cleveland
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay
George Halas, Jr
Chicago
Rankin Smith
Atlanta
Wellington Mara
Jim Finks
Minnesota
Kheel
John Gordy
Players’ Association
Modell
AFL
San Francisco
Cincinnati
UCLA Star Lucius Allen Faces Marijuana Charge
UCLA guard Lucius Allen, a key member of two national title teams, was charged with possessing marijuana and dropped from school. He posted 1250 dollar bond, faces arraignment, and may not play next season as he joins the National Guard. Police arrested Allen and four other UCLA students after a speeding stop in central Los Angeles.
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LOS Angeles
Lucius Allen
UCLA
Univerity
Allen
Kansas City
National Guard
John Colella
John Woolery Jr
Alla Bullen
Bonnie Goss
Melanie Martin
Snyder Refuses Phoenixs Pact After Expansion Draft
Dick Snyder drafted by Phoenix from the St. Louis Hawks refused to sign a contract and planned to return home to St. Louis after the expansion draft in Phoenix.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Dick Snyder
Phoenix
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball League
St. Louis
Heated Battle Looms In B Production At Heart of Dixie Race
Shelby GT850 Mustangs entered by Char lie Kemp and Randy Blessing promise a fierce B Production contest at the Heart of Dixie National Sports Car Races in Huntsville Alabama. The event supports Sertoma charities with 22 entries already and a week of car shows leading to race weekend.
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Huntsville
Hunttsville
Madison County
Heart of Dixie
Courtland
Roger West
Birmingham
Charlie Kemp
Jackson
Miss
Montgomery
Randy Blessing
Lakeland
Fla
SCCA
Sertoma Charities
Chicago
St. Louis
South Florida
Carolinas
Poly Arutunloff
Nashville
Stuttgart
Chimney Rock
John Gloviak
Daytona
Notre Dame sits on island spot in the Seine at Paris
Notre Dame de Paris stands on the upstream end of Ile de la Cite in the Seine River in Paris, placing the famous cathedral on a central historic island.
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Notre Dame de Paris
Ile de la Cite
Seine River
Paris
Hawks Sign Two New Draftees in Supplementary Draft
The Atlanta Hawks announced the selection of two more players in the supplementary draft, bringing the week’s total to four picks. George Hicker, a 6 3 guard from Syracuse, and Terry Allerton, a 6 5 forward from Baldwin Wallace College, join the new NBA franchise’s roster.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta
National Basketball Association
George Hicker
Syracuse University
Terry Allerton
Baldwin Wallace College
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Lew Alcindor
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Tony Anthony
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