Most Happy Fella Wins Cane Pace at Yonkers
Most Happy Fella drives to a 1 1 2 length victory in the Cane Pace beating Shreik before 32 181 at Yonkers Raceway. The win puts the Meadow Skipper colt on track for the Pacing Triple Crown with Little Brown Jug and Messenger Stakes still ahead.
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Yonkers Raceway
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Roosevelt Raceway
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Most Happy Fella
U S Team Ahead in Basketball at World Games
The United States edged Cuba 90 to 80 as seven foot Jim McDaniels of Western Kentucky led with 24 points to push the U S toward the basketball gold at the World University Games in Turin. Israel faced political boycotts with Algeria and Arab states declining to play, while Albania refused for Israel.
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Italy
U.S
Jim McDaniels
Western Kentucky
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United States
Brazil
Israel
Algeria
Albania
Russia
Hopes Start Building for Fall Races at Saratoga
By ED SCHUYLER JR Associated Press Sports Writer Two year olds loom large as owners and trainers map fall juvenile stakes campaigns. Proudest Roman dominates the 66th Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga prevailing by length over Pass Catcher with Executioner misfiring on mud. Rotz guides Proudest Roman to 3 18 35 for 6 1 2 furlongs earning 85,117 and 10.40 payoff. Hawthorne results include Kerry's Time edging Indian Emerald and Chief Sun Dance third. Atlantic City turf draw features Ziba Blue nosing out Goddens Special in the Pageant Handicap division.
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Associated Press
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Metairie Edges Ft Smith To Reach Regional Final
MEMPHIS Tennessee AP Metairie La edged Ft Smith Ark 3 2 to advance to the finals in the American Legion South Central Regional baseball tournament Ron Raible limited Metairie to three hits until the seventh inning when Louisiana scored three runs Harker Sunday Metairie eliminated Jackson Miss 5 4 behind Joe LaSalle s 360 foot homer
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Joe LaSalle
Intrepid to Defend America Cup
Intrepid the 12 meter yacht from Newport Beach earned the right to defend the America's Cup against Gretel II of Australia starting Sept 15 after beating Valiant in final trials. Skipper Bill Ficker welcomed the chance and noted Val iant's skipper Bob McCullough offered crew help, with France's Baron Rich critical of race conditions.
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Conn
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Baron Marcel Rich
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United States
International Race Committee
Certification of Votes Is Expected
Charles D. Matthews, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, says all counties should certify votes by today. The committee has certified 55 counties and expects the remaining 20 to mail results Sunday or Monday. He will release totals only after all counties are certified.
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Charles D. Matthews
Democratic State Committee
Matthews
Freedom Inc. vows revival amid doubts and race talk
Dr. Mitchell Young leaders Freedom Inc. say the group is not dead despite a disputed school board loss last April. He defends anti federal programs stance, denies racism, and cites four core aims: local control, neighborhood schools, freedom of choice, and resistance to federal education power. The organization operates on a small budget with a 20 member national board and chapters in 27 states.
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Freedom Inc
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NAACP
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Arkansas House Speaker Endorses Dale Bumpers for Governor
STAN reports Little Rock AP that Hayes C. McClerkin, Texarkana House Speaker and a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, endorsed Dale Bumpers of Charleston for governor. Bumpers will face ex Gov. Orval Faubus in the Sept. 8 runoff. McClerkin, who placed fourth, cited Bumpers as the needed aggressive leadership for a new decade.
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Vietnamese voting, casualties, and Vietnam War actions reported
Saturday night and Sunday violence killed 5 South Vietnamese and wounded 140, many civilians. About 4.388 million voters cast ballots. U S forces killed 40 enemy soldiers near Da Nang in four clashes. U S troop strength fell to 402,300. withdrawal plan targets 384,000 by Oct 15. Bombers hit Laos targets, North Vietnamese still push arms down the Ho Chi Minh trail. Ho Chi Minh’s anniversary looms as allies fear heavy attacks. Cambodian government forces retreat from Srang after Viet Cong assaults.
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Accidents on State Roads Kill Six
Six people died in Arkansas road crashes during a 54 hour weekend ending Sunday midnight. Victims include Ralph Hamilton 21 of DeWitt killed near DeWitt on Arkansas 1. Linda Ann DuVall 19 near Russellville killed on Arkansas 105 near Atkins. David B Dunlap 19 of Coal Hill died on U S 64 west of Altus. Margaret Dean Donley 28 near Marianna died after walking into traffic. Richard H Brown 18 of Blytheville died on a road near Blytheville. Adso killed Friday night was
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DeWitt
Arkansas 1
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Russellville
Arkansas 105
Atkins
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Dover
David B. Dunlap
Coal Hill
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Altus
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Marianna
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Blytheville
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Arkansas Miss Pageant Trip Plans Amid Voting Prep
Donna and party plan a NBC Tonight show taping in New York and dining at 21 Club. They travel to Atlantic City for Miss America pageant events at Traymore Hotel, then fly to Washington to tour, meet Congress and the White House, contingent on Miss Arkansas coronation. They return to Little Rock Sept 15 on American Flight 395. Absentee ballot officials to be contacted. ballot boxes and supplies ready Sept 7 in County Clerk's office.
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Riley Attacks Opponent Over Gambling Vote in Runoff
In Little Rock AP Dispatch Dr Bob Riley assailed his Democratic lieutenant governor runoff rival James H. Harrell for backing casino gambling. Riley will face Harrell in the Sept. 8 runoff after airing remarks on KTHV Face the State. Lena Williams, 15, of El Dorado survived a single vehicle crash in Union County near El Dorado.
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Little Rock
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James H. Harrell
KTHV
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Lena Williams
el Dorado
Union County
Weather Station Report From Arkansas Forecast
Weather experiment station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Monday shows a high of 87 and a low of 70. Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with widely scattered showers and thundershowers most likely during afternoons and evenings. Highs Tuesday in the 90s with tonight’s low in the upper 60s to 70s.
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Eixperiment
Arkansas
Switzerland stamps use Helvetia to avoid language variety
Weather elsewhere notes that Helvetia is the Latin name for Switzerland. The piece explains stamps chosen this name to sidestep printing in the country’s four official languages. The detail reflects philatelic naming conventions rather than meteorological content.
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Switzerland
Bumpers Defends Tax Reform and Prison Plan in Arkansas
In Conway and at a COPE rally, Senator Bumpers argues Arkansas must shift tax burden to the able and rejects raising sales tax for revenue. He condemns machine politics, praises prison reform ideas, and rebukes Faubus on Rockefeller endorsements while urging sincere, involved leadership to fix state issues.
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COPE
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Thomas Morton
Winthrop Rockefeller
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