Aaron Still Wins As Astros Star Orbit Ball
Aaron hits his 556th career homer and 3rd grand slam as Atlanta wins 5-4. Astros perform a moon-rocket first ball stunt for Cap Kennedy preparations. Cardinals open season with 7-0 run, Giants halt Reds streak, and other NL AL games follow with notable RBIs and pitches.
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Associated Press
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Hammerin
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Myer
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Cape Kennedy
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Pete Rose
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Ken Henderson
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Hoomer
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Roberts
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Maury Wills
Davis Fing
Willie Crawford
Cubs
Ron Santo
Johny Callison
Joe Sparma
Expos
Woody Fryman
Yheaten Phillies
Deron Johnson
Johnson
Bob Veale
al Oliver
Fryman
Skein
Bob Robertson
Pirates
Milwaukee at New York in Eastern Division Finals
The Associated Press reports the NBA playoffs open with the Eastern Division Finals in a best of seven series. Milwaukee hosts New York for the first game scheduled this afternoon.
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Ww. L. Pet. G. Philaphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Montreal
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Fran
San Diego
Houston
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Angels Dominate Royals In 11 7 Ballgame Display
California Angels rout Kansas City 11 7 to begin 3 0 record and push team hit total to 40. Ted Repez opened scoring with a two run homer in the second as Alex Johnson Joe Azcue and Bill Voss drive in two runs each. Ed Kirkpatrick adds three RBIs. Clyde Wright earns win. Rudy May allows late unearned runs. Other AL and NL results noted.
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Associated Press
California Angels
Devil
Ted
Roger Repez
Alex Johnson
Joe Azcue
Bill Voss
Angels
Kansas City Royals
Repez
Johnson
Azelle
Voss
Boston
Washington
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Clyde Wright
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Ed Kirkpatrick
Rico Petrocelli
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Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Wille Horton
Jim Northrup
Norm Cash
White Sox
Bobby Knoop
Luis Aparicio
Carlos May
Jerry Janeski
Wilbur Wood
Danny Walton
Brewers
Ken Berry
Chicago
Where You Finish Is What Counts
TALLADEGA Ala AP Glenn Wood a former driver and racer builder says the adage about finish being what matters rings true as he, his brother Leonard, and driver Cale Yarborough toil over their Mercury in preparation for Sunday's Alabama 500 at Alabama International Speedway. They have swapping three engines and faced multiple problems while aiming for competitive speed on the 2.66 mile track.
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Talladega
Ala
Glenn Wood
Wood
Leonard
Cale Yarborough
Alaama International Speedway
Funeral Service for Ezekiel Collins Set at Lonoke Baptist Church
Funeral services for Ezekiel Collins will be held Sunday April 12 at 2 30 p m at Lonoke Baptist Church Hicks Funeral Home in charge. The notice appears in The Negro Community section with contact numbers for Ester Hicks.
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Ezekiel Collins
Lonoke Baptist Church
Hicks Funeral Home
Solunar Tables Guide for Daily Sports Planning
Solunar Period schedule derived from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES helps plan fishing and hunting. Use the periods to time activities for best sport potential each day.
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Richard Alden Knight
Gale Sayers Presses for Community Work and Park Aid
Gale Sayers, famed Chicago Bear, tours downtown in a red Continental Mark HT after a church banquet talk. He champions the Gale Sayers Foundation for newspaper boys, discusses helping black youths with pants and instruments, and serves as a Chicago Park District commissioner balancing sports, business, and family duties.
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Chicago
Gale Sayers
Sayers
Michigan Boulevard
Savers
Chicago Park District
National Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Jackson
Breadbasket
Jesse
Capitol Theater
Jackson
Jimmy McGriff
Oraha
Fifth Ward
Marshall Korshak
University of Chicago
Hope
Park Board
Say
Byars
Fay den
Linda
Gale
Lonborg Healthy Red Sox Hopeful After Injury Toll
In Winter Haven Florida 28 year old Jim Lonborg former Cy Young winner for Boston Red Sox speaks of a fresh start. He details past injuries including a knee ligament tear and a broken toe that sidelined him for weeks while noting military duty and a thumb toe incident. He remains hopeful to return to his 1967 form and avoid ski activity this winter.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Inea
Jim Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Lonborg
Boston
Minnesota
Fenway Park
Lords of Baseball
Lonberg
Dizzy Dean
The
Red Sox
Arkansas Game and Fish Meeting Delays Deer Hunt Start
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission delays the regular November deer hunt from November 8 to 22 moving openings to the Thanksgiving period. The change aims to reduce school absenteeism and align future hunts with the holiday period. The meeting also approved land purchases for a Greers Ferry Lake nursery pond and endorsed licensing changes for deer and turkey tags.
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Sittle Rock
Board of Game and Fish Commissioners
Come Mission
Bob Leonard
Arkansas Education Assocation
Leonard
Arkansas Tech College
Russellville
Heber Springs
Greers Ferry Lake
Greers Ferry
Mountin
Arkansas Bowhunters, Inc
Sheridan Beagle Club
Grant County
Lost Creek
Hurricane Creek
Saline
Andrew Hulsey
Lake
Beaver
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Game and Fish Commission
Joe Hogan
Lonoke
State Highway Department
Lake Pine Bluff
Black River Wildlife
Brookings
Clay County
Commission
Qitlage
Arkansas
Beating a Mountain or a Batter
Lonbig ponders the idea of victory as a metaphor, weighing whether beating a mountain or a batter better captures the challenge and meaning of triumph. The remark hints at personal struggle and the nature of effort in pursuit of success.
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Lonbig
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Mississippi Flyway Council
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Arkansas Outdoor Writers Association
Fishing Hall of Fame
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