Ontario Oval to host NASCAR Ontario 500 inaugural
NASCAR and Ontario Motor Speedway announced a five year pact making the Ontario 500 a traditional post Daytona 500 event. The 500 mile Grand National race debuts Feb 28 1971 on a two mile oval with a hoped $200000 purse at the new speedway near Los Angeles alongside California 500 for Indy cars and the Supernationals drag race.
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Ontario
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National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing
Ontario Motor Speedway
Nascar
William H. G. France
David B. Lockton
OMS, Inc
Daytona Beach
Fla
Oval Speedway
Los Angeles
Verga Extends ABA Scoring Lead After Big Week
New York AP reports Bob Verga of the Carolina Cougars boosted the ABA scoring lead with 128 points in four games, averaging 32 a game to reach 27.3 on the season. Spencer Haywood moved to 26.7 after 83 points in three games. Larry Jones of Denver joined the 5,000-point club with 5,027 career points after a 23-point game versus Dallas.
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NEW York
Bob Verga
Carolina Cougars
American Basketball Association
Spencer Haywood
Denver
Verga
ABA
Haywood
Larry Jones
Jones
Dallas
Cuozzo to learn fate with Vikings Saints or trade
New York AP report says Gary Cuozzo will learn today if he stays with the Minnesota Vikings, returns to the New Orleans Saints under a clause, or is traded. The Saints drafted Kevin Hardy and John Shinners with two No 1 picks received from Minnesota, while the Vikings may send Cuozzo to Pittsburgh or keep him after two years.
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NEW York
Gary Cuozzo
Minnesota Vikings
New Orleans Saints
Joe Kapp
Vikings
Minnesota
New Orleans
Saints
Kevin Hardy
Notre Dame
John Shinners
Xavier
Cuozzo
Nets
Jim Finks
Cuozzol
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Finks
Kapp
Joe
Flood's Law Suit To Enter Court
Curt Flood's challenge to the baseball reserve clause heads to Federal Court in New York. The case seeks an injunction to end the clause binding players to teams until traded or retired. Flood, earning $90 000 annually, contends the clause creates involuntary servitude and has hired Arthur J. Goldberg to represent him.
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New York
Curt Flood
Flood
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Pro Cagers Back Flood Suit in Reserve Clause Debate
Philadelphia AP Curt Flood's challenge to baseball's reserve clause draws NBA stars Os kar Robertson and Chet Walker into the debate. They back a modified clause and urge a shorter season as players await today’s pre All-Star talk on Flood and possible NBA ABA merger and expansion concerns.
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Oskar Robertson
Chet Walker
National Basketball ‘Association
Curt Flood
Robertson
NBA
Player’s Association
Walker
Chicago Bulls
American Basketbal Association
Cincinnati Royals
Flood
Walker Kennedy
Board of Governor's
ABA
Scheffing Named To Head Mets
New York AP Bob Scheffing a veteran baseball man since 1935 will lead the New York Mets as general manager and vice president succeeding the late John Murphy. Scheffing accepted after initial hesitation and will focus on signing players while living in New York and commuting from Scottsdale Arizona.
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NEW York
Bob Scheffing
John Murphy
New York Mets
Scheffing
M. Donald Grant
T the Board
Murphy
Scottsdale
Ariz
Met
Arizona
Grant
Tony Conigliaro Writes His Own Baseball Memoir
Tony Conigliaro, the Boston Red Sox outfielder, reveals he is writing his own book longhand after a tape recorder broke. He recalls the 1967 Fenway injury, the eye damage, and his comeback with a 16 game hitting streak, hoping for a brighter sequel.
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Tony Conigliaro
Mark Twain
O. Henry
Boston Red Sox
Conigliaro
Brookline
Mass
MacMillian
Jack Zanger
Jack
Fenway Park
Jack Hamilton
California Angels
Billy
Red Sox
City adopts preliminary assessment roll for Westfield Parliament Street area
The High Point City Council adopts a preliminary assessment roll for improvements on Westfield Street, Parliament Street, and Fieldcrest Subdivision Sections 7 and 18. It fixes the total cost, directs inspection, and schedules a public hearing February 5 1970 at 9 a.m. in the City-County Building.
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Fieldcrest Subdivision
Westfield
Parliament Streets
Parliament Street
Rolling Road
Fieldcrest
Parliament St
R. B. Skeen
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Floyd T. Jenkins
Richard C. Wright
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Ridgecrest Drive Improvement Plan and Assessments
General plan map shows frontage and location of each lot on Ridgecrest Drive from West Ward Avenue to Whittier Avenue. Paving, curb and gutter completed. total cost of improvements and assessment amounts per abutting lot are determined and recorded.
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Ridgecrest Drive
West Ward Avenue
Whittier Avenue
W. Ward Ave
Whittier St
T. M. Bell
J. E. McNeil
Donald Lee Williams
Bobby Shelton Jarvis
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C. H. Waggoner
Edna Dickens
James C. Shumate
Sam M. Connor
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Paul Byrum
Rhee
Lucille C. Hodgin
Jesse Robert Butler
C. R. Hester Freer
R. Hester
Eugene E. Dawkins
Jimmy R. Pope
Linville S. Collins
Catherine T. Fryeee
Catherine W
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