NBA merger in doubt as Congress stalls progress
CHICAGO AP Congress holds key to merging the NBA and ABA but approval seems unlikely this session. Commissioner Walter Kennedy says anti trust issues and election year politics block rapid action while owners debate terms and a league All-Star format shift and playoff plans loom.
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Chicago
Congress
Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
Kennedy
NBA
New York
NBA Players Association
ABA
San Diego
Cleveland
Portland
Buffalo
West Coast
Pirates sweep Phillies behind Patek small man big night
Pirates win 4-0 and 8-3 over the Phillies as Freddie Patek shines with a double, triple and four singles driving in five runs. Roberto Clemente Willie Stargell and Al Oliver pace the offense in a doubleheader sweep lifting Pittsburgh 22 games ahead in the NL East.
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Associated Press
Dean Chance
Indians
Baltimore
Cleveland
Orioles
Fred Patek
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Baseball Standings and Scores From a Busy Thursday
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 69 wins, New York at 59, and Detroit 59 with Cleveland and Washington further back. In the West Minnesota tops at 67, Oakland and California 61, with Kansas City at 40. National League leaders include Pittsburgh 62, New York 58, Chicago 57, St. Louis 50. Thursday results feature Cleveland beating Baltimore 7 to 0, Washington over Boston 5 to 2, Detroit defeating New York 2 to 1 in nine innings, and Minnesota edging California 2 to 1 in 14 innings. Subsequent schedules list multiple matchups across both leagues with several twin bills and twi-night games.
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New York
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California
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St. Louis
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Montreal
Cincinnati
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Atlanta
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San Diego
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Chinn
Jenkins
Philadelphia
Jackson
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Moose
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Gibson
Nolan
Angeles
Moeller
Reed
Niekro
Roberts
Kirby
Dierker
Francisco
Bryant
Memphis
Arkansas
Albuqueruque
el Paso
Shreveport
San Antonio
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Dallas-Fort Forth
Associated Press
Oliva
Yastrzemski
Tovar
Killebrew
J. Powell
Namath and Kapp Stage Ministrikes For Money
Pro football opens with Namath and Kapp staging mini strikes over pay. Rival holdouts include Jim Nance and Paul Warfield as NFL clubs prep for Saturday exhibition games and the Hall of Fame game in Canton.
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Ben Thomas
Associated Press
Pro Football
Joe
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Tequila Joe Kapp
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Nance
Boston Patriots
Paul Warfield
Miami Dolphins
Brown Helps Yankees to Second Place
Detroit's Brown crashed a left field ball hit by Bobby Murcer into the stands for a two run homer in the fifth as the Yankees tied then won 7-5 to move back into second in the AL East ahead of Detroit. Jerry Kenney and Thurman Munson sparked the late rally while Roy White and Mickey Stanley delivered key hits. Other AL scores featured Minnesota over California 2-1 in 14, Cleveland 4-0 Baltimore 7-1, Kansas City 5-3 Oakland 5-3, Washington 5-2 Boston, and Chicago 7-3 Milwaukee. NL results included St Louis 3-0 NY Mets, San Francisco 9-3 Cincinnati, Chicago Cubs 4-2 Montreal, Pittsburgh 4-0 Philadelphia, Houston 8-6 San Diego, Atlanta 4-1 LA. The Jazz Singer opened the era of talking pictures on Oct 6 1927.
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Mike Recht
Associated Press
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
al Oliver
Bob Robertson
Pittsburgh
Fred Patek
Pirates
Stargell
Oliver
Robertson
Patek
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Minnesota
California
Gene Alley
Columbus
Alley
Matty Alou
Alou
Dock Ellis
Phillies
Jim Running
Starwell
Bruce Dal Canton
Mets
Tom Seaver
Nelson Briles
Cardinals
Briles
Seaver
Ken Holtzman
Canada
Montreal
John Boccabella
Adolfo Phillips
Bob Bailey
National Football League Players Association
Namath
Phil Iselin
Jets
Joe
Kapp
John Elliot Cook
Glennbrook
Nev
Vikings
Cook
Grant
Viking
Saints
San Francisco 49Ers
Tommy Davis
Davis
Jacque Mackinnon
Phil Gengtson
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Mackinnon
San Diego Chargers
Lambeau Field
Green Bay
Mike McCoy
Notre Dame
McCoy
Buffalo Bills
al Bemiller
Bemiller
Greg Larson
Giants
Chuck Walker
Los Angeles Ram
Larry Smith
Cleveland Browns
ED Schuyler JR
Detroit
the Brown
New York Yankees
Brown
Bobby Murcer
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Orioles
Kansas City
Oakland
Washington
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee
San Francisco
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Houston
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Northrup
Munson
George Mitterwald
Paul Doyle
Mel Queen
Harmon Killebrew
Bill Voss
Bill Zeep
Andy Messersmith
Hawaii
Ted
Dean Chance
Tony Horton
Graig Netles
Jim Hardin
Don Buford
Paul Blair
Amos Otis
Bob Oliver
Frank Howard
Tom Grieve
Mike Andrews
Hope Star profile and circulation rates 1929
Hope Star news notes the January 18 1929 consolidation and lists staff roles and pricing. It outlines subscriptions by carrier and mail across Arkansas Hempstead Nevada and surrounding counties plus out of state offers and college bargain terms. It notes publishing details from The Star Building Hope Arkansas.
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Star of Hope
Consolidated
Hope
Wamoring
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Pike
Clark
Arkansas
Dust Commander set for Monmouth Invitational Handicap comeback
Dust Commander returns after a Preakness setback to lead 10 rivals in the 1 1/4 mile Monmouth Invitational Handicap at Monmouth Park on closing day of the 1970 meeting. New trainer De Mourar and new jockey Carlos H Marquez headline the field with Well Mannered likely the favorite at 121 pounds. Other six-figure events loom at Saratoga Delaware Park Liberty Bell Arlington Park Rockingham and Del Mar as the weekend’s top stakes program unfolds.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Dust Commander
Robert Lehmann
William DuPont Jr
de Mourar
Don Combs
Carlos H. Marquez
Mike Manganello
Judgable
Monmouth
Saratoga
Spa
Red Reality
Terrible Tiger
Dewan
Pleasure Seeker
Gladwin
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