Camden Pole Vaulter Sets New Record
El Dorado Arkansas AP Pete Lenox reports Camden's pole vaulter cleared 14-2 to break the Qil Belt Relays record by nearly two feet during the sixth annual meet. Pine Bluff Eudora Naples Tex and other schools won division championships as team totals and results list multiple records and placements.
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Detroit Defeats Chicago in Playoff Semifinal Clash
The Associated Press reports Detroit beat Chicago 5 to 3 in the NHL playoff semifinal. Detroit now leads the best-of-seven series 3 games to 2 with Chicago set to visit Detroit on Tuesday for game six.
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Lakers Win In Overtime 133 129 Over Celtics
Los Angeles defeats Boston in overtime 133 to 129 to take a 1 0 lead in the best of seven playoff final series at Boston.
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Solunar Table Timings From Knight's Tables
The page lists Solunar Periods from John Alden Knight with Major periods in bold starting at a given time and lasting about one and a half to two hours, and Minor periods in regular type shorter in duration. It advises planning fishing or hunting to coincide with these periods.
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Bartholomay Talks Braves Move From Milwaukee
Atlanta Braves chairman William C Bartholomay testifies on why the team left Milwaukee saying absentee ownership and declining local interest hurt the franchise He recalls raising 63 million quickly in 1962 and says Milwaukee investors never joined the effort He notes losses of about 1.5 million in two years and that the move began in October 1964 with a public stock offer failure and player sales.
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Brewer and Palmer in Vegas playoff for top money
Gay Brewer and Arnold Palmer earned a spot in an 18 hole playoff at the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas with $20 000 for the winner and $12 000 for the runner up. Palmer birdied late to edge Brewer who bogeyed the final hole. Desert Inn Golf Club hosted the event amid gusty winds as Gary Player shot 76 to share runner up.
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Matson Loses Discus, Faces Shot Put Slump
World record holder Randy Matson suffered his first college loss in discus to John Cole of Arizona State at the City Relays in Memphis with Cole at 185 feet 8 inches and Matson at 180 feet. Matson plans to regain form through weight work as his knee injury limits leg strength and threatens his shot put performance.
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Arkansas Woman DAR Candidate for Vice President General
Edward Lynn Westbrooke of Jonesboro Arkansas is among ten candidates for a vice president general post in the Daughters of the American Revolution as the organization marks its Continental Congress in Washington beginning today.
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Baseball Today's Baseball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
American League standings show Cleveland leading with 4 wins and 0 losses, California and Chicago at 4-1, Baltimore 4-1, New York 1-5. Sunday results include Washington 10 over Detroit 4, Cleveland 6 Boston 0, Baltimore 5 New York 4. NL results feature New York 5 Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 5 Chicago 0, San Francisco 7 Houston 1. Sundays stars note John Buzhardt’s three-hitter for Chicago and Ken Boyer’s three doubles for New York Mets. Minor leagues recap Denver, Tacoma, Spokane, Seattle games.
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Little League Tryouts Scheduled At K Park In April
Little League tryouts will be held at K Park on Monday and Tuesday, April 18 and 19 at 6 p.m. Ages ten to twelve try out Tuesday night, ages nine to eleven Monday night, with all local boys and surrounding communities eligible. Managers and league officials should attend the event. On April 21 at 8 p.m. the Player’s Draft will be held at the Hope Youth Center.
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Lakers Edge Celtics In Overtime Thriller
Lakers take a 1-0 lead in the NBA finals by beating the Celtics 133-129 in overtime at Boston Garden. Coach Fred Schaus notes the shift in plan after grabbing the first win, while Red Auerbach fumes over several calls including a late goal-tending call on Bill Russell. Baylor scores pivotal go-ahead basket in regulation before overtime.
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Texans Win Grand Prix at Stuttgart Arkansas
National champion Joe Starkey of Dallas drove a red Elva McLaren to speeds of 190 mph to win the eighth annual Grand Prairie Grand Prix on a 2.6 mile airport track. Texans swept the weekend events as Starkey earned top points toward SCCA national championships with a 1:37.90 best lap. Bill Fuller and Pathe faced mechanical issues but Starkey led a strong Lone Star showing with multiple class wins.
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Horse Trainer and Riders Killed in Plane Crash
Leesburg Virginia AP reports famed horse trainer and riders Ben O Meara died when a WWII vintage Mustang aircraft crashed near a creek after refueling at Godfrey Airport. O Meara, 30, had recently bought the refurbished plane and kept it at his Colony Farm estate near Middleburg where he built an airstrip.
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Spahn eyes comeback as spring recalls past glories
Warren Spahn, 45, reflecting on World Series memories and 363 career wins, contemplates a return to the majors after spending the winter ranching in southeast Oklahoma. He throws with high school players and says he still believes he can win, awaiting a potential call from a pennant contender.
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Weekend boxing results from Modesto to Tokyo
Fights last night produced several stoppages including Chava 121 Modesto stopping Bobby Clifford 123 Hayward. Jack Rogers 175 Uniontown stopped Jack McCracken 171 Pittsburgh. Montequlla Napoles Cuba defeated Al Grant 4 by lightweights. Mitsuomi Seki 126 Tokyo defeated Carlito Kid 124 Philippines in 8 rounds to defend Orient featherweight title. The Rev Alfred P. Klaisler named executive secretary of the Associated Church Press in St Louis.
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Arkansas tied for Texas League lead after three days
Albuquerque, Amarillo and Arkansas top the Texas League early, humiliating El Paso while Austin loses ground. Albuquerque beat El Paso 54 Sunday, Amarillo won its third straight by 32 over Dallas Fort Worth, and Arkansas had won two in a row against Austin before rain halted the Travelers.
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