Damascus Derby Favorite. Wood Memorial Win Stirs Talk
Damascus wins the Wood Memorial by six lengths at Aqueduct over Gala Performance. Elejan dro Herrero doubts Damascus entering the Kentucky Derby, mentioning another strong horse, Successor, in Kentucky. News notes include Reason to Hail winning the California Derby and Florida Derby winner In Reality preparing for Stepping Stone, with Brunch fading in the Wood. Damascus rides May 6 at Churchill Downs with jockey Bill Shoemaker.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
NEW York
Elejandro Herrero
Puerto Rico
Dawn Glory
Damascus
Herrero
Aqueduct
Kenetucky
H. C. Phipps
Wheatley
Keeneland
Lexington
Gala Performance
Alfred Vanderbilt
Successor In the Wood
Successor
Churchill Downs
Blue Grass
Hirsch Jacobs
Flamingo
Golden Gate Fields
Genter
Sunshine Calvert
Garden State
New Jersey
Tartan
W.L. McKnight
Johnny Nern
Dr. Fager
the Wood
Laurel
Bill Shoemaker
Kentucky
Crossett Salb Tops in Shot Put
Karl Salb of Crossett led March meets by repeatedly surpassing the state high school shot put record and was named top Arkansas amateur athlete of the month by 11 sportswriters. His March best was 65 feet 134 inches, following a 61 feet 14 inch state record.
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Little Rock
Karl Salb
Crossett
Arekansas
Salb
Arkansas
Bobby Brown
Arkansas Am&n
Leroy Thomas
Ouachita Baptist University
Bill Rogers
Hendrix College
Harrison High School
Donnie Watts
Ted
Brown
Bob Hayes
Thomas
Miss Whitworth Wins Raleigh Ladies Invitational
Tall Kathy Whitworth fired a under par 71 Sunday to win the Raleigh Ladies Invitational Golf Tourney in Raleigh North Carolina. Whitworth posted 215 for 54 holes, Susie Maxwell second with 220, Jo Ann Prentice third at 221 after a final round 75.
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Raleigh
N.C
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Whitworth
Susie Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Jo Ann Prentice
Canadiens Lose After Long Unbeaten Run
Montreal sees its 16 game unbeaten streak end as Johnny Bower stops 31 shots to blank the Canadiens 3-0. The series with Toronto is tied 1-1 as the Maple Leafs prep for Game 3 in Toronto and Punch Imlach credits Toronto's penalty kill for the win.
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Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Johnny Bower
Canadiens
New York
Bower
Leafs
Vachon
Punch Imlach
The Cotillion Club Spring Dance April 1967
The Cotillion Club sponsors its spring dance on Wednesday night April 26 1967 in Harris Gymnasium with music by the Boys Industrial School Band Wrightsville Arkansas Admission $1.00 in advance or $1.25 at the door Tickets available from members or call PR 3589 The Yerger High School Junior Class presents two one act plays Ghosts for Rent and Who Killed Ann Gage Friday April 28 at 8 PM in Harris Gymnasium Cast lists follow with local students named Obituary notes R C Muldrew brother of Luther Muldrew dies in Little Rock funeral plans pending Hicks Funeral Home inc
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Cotillion Club
Harris Gymnasium
Boys’ Industrial School
Wrightsville
Arkansas
Yerger High School
Ann Gage
Ghost For Rent
Bud Richards
Harold Phillips
Aggie Fox
Mary L. Martin
Jane Fox
Bobbie Tate
Sylvester
Willie Preston
Miss Margaret
Alane Haney
Mary Hastings
Carol Williams
Nelia
Louise Turner
Ross
Charles Jones
Gloria
Elouise Dennis
R. C. Muldrew
Luther Muldrew
Hope
Litytle Rock
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Hope Arkansas star sets relay record at Kansas Relays
AM&N’s 440 and 880 yard relay squads highlight Kansas Relays efforts. The mile relay clocked 3:07.5 to break Arkansas and meet marks, with Henry Smothers, Henry Francis, Walter Smith, and Elbert Stinson powering the effort. Crawford ran 4:04.2 for the mile.
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Hope
Ark
Affsat
AMEN
Kansas
Lawrence
Am&n
Harding
Jim Craneford
Arkansas
Ama&n
Texas Southern
Henry Smothers
Henry Francis
Walter Smith
Elbert Stinson
Crawford
Texas
Jim Ryan
Richard Romo
Fabulous Matson Sets New Record at Texas A&M
Fabulous Randy Matson broke the shot put world record at Kyle Field in College Station on Randy Matson Day. He threw 71 feet 5.5 inches, surpassing the previous mark by 1.5 inches in his final home appearance, amid Texas A&M cheers. Matson predicted 71 feet but hesitated to guess his ultimate potential.
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College Station
Tex
Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Kyle Field
Matson
Notable Quote From Wrestler On Weight Cut And Return
The athlete stated that heat reduced his weight from 263 to 253 pounds but did not weaken him and he can regain it easily. He noted he was not impressed with his 71-54 performance at Suture Day.
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Matson
King Shifts Tactics in Civil Rights and Vietnam Debate
Washington AP report portrays Dr. Martin Luther King as trying to please both civil rights and antiwar supporters. It notes his past eclipse as movement activity slowed, the rise of black power rhetoric, and his mixed signals linking rights protests with Vietnam opposition. It highlights criticism from black leaders and the omission of Viet Cong violence in his April speech.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
King
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
National Urban League
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Russia Loses Space Hero Amid Space Center Report
Tass said the Central Committee the Presidium and the Council of Ministers expressed condolences to the family of the deceased. He and his wife had two children a 15-year-old son and a 4-year-old daughter. Mrs Kotharov said her husband had not told where he was going for his last space flight. Pavel Popovich called from the space center to confirm the launch. A red ant tied on a string around a neck was cited as a Texas superstition for a cold.
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Nist
Merecamoteat
Tass
Cotte Fittee
Preatdiam
Council of Ministers
Kotharov
Pavel Popovich
Space Center
Texas
Solunar Tables Schedule for Major and Minor Periods
The Solunar Tables from Richard Alden Knight present daily Major periods in bold, lasting about one to two hours, and Minor periods in regular type of shorter duration. Plan fishing or hunting for best sport in good territory during these times, using Central Standard time.
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Richard Alden Knight
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