Houston Cougars eye fourth Holiday title in Arkansas State tourney
University of Houston 9-1 and ranked sixth faces Kent State in the opener of Arkansas State Holiday Basketball Tournament after coach Mel Speight praises Houston's size and depth. Elvin Hayes, a 6-8 junior, is highlighted for scoring, rebounds and efficiency. Arkansas State hosts VMI in the consolation bracket as Houston is favored to win the title. In Augusta, Georgia, a medical education project trains nonhospital patients with aspiratory diseases in respiratory care classes funded by the Public Health Service.
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ED Sheaher
Associated Press
Jonesboro, Ark
University of Houston
Arkanas State
Mel. Speight
Speight
Houston
Kent State
Arkanas
Military Institute
Elvin Ayes
Hayes
Arkansas State
VMI
Cou
Indians
Davidson
West Virginia
Texas A&m
Texas Westh
Miami
Ohio
Texas Estern
Augusta
Frank P. Anderon
Richmond County Health
Augusta Area Terculosis Association
Ps. Public Health Service
United States
Alma Meinrath
Anderson
Wilt Barry Dominate Stats In NBA Leaders
Newswire notes Rick Barry of San Francisco leads the league with 1280 points after two games last week and 89.3 percent free throws as Wilt Chamberlain sits second in scoring with 843 and tops field goal percentage at .690 while also leading rebounds at 836 and rising to 7.2 assists per game. The piece also mentions a major U S rehabilitation project for emphysema patients, with about 100 attending, and a note on the okapi's scientific discovery history.
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New York
San Francisco
Rick Barry
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
Barry
Chamberlain
Fidel Castro Deepens Control in Ninth Year in Power
Fidel Castro tightens grip on Cuba as observers see no internal or external threat to his regime. Despite economic woes, the Soviet aid and expanding security apparatus bolster expected longevity of Castroism on the island. In Texas, report outlines a future mega airport project near Dallas Fort Worth, projected at 216.7 million dollars funded by revenue bonds, with initial four runways and six later, aiming for completion by 2000.
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Isaac M, Flores
Havana
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Batista
Caribbean
Latin America
Cuba
Soviet Union
Mike Cochran
Grapevine
Tex
Dallas
Fort Worth
North Texas
Walter Prokosch
New York
Prokosch
Clay Second to Bulgaria in 1966 poll
Sofia based AP report shows Portugal's soccer star Eusebio rated as the most popular foreign sportsman in Bulgaria for 1966, with heavyweight champion Cassius Clay ranked second in a newsmen poll.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Bara Tugal
Eusebio
Cassius Clay
Wood Leads Henderson to Victory in Kiwanis Invite Finals
In Pine Bluff Arkansas Lou Wood scored 20 points to lift Henderson to a 91 72 win over Arkansas A M in the Kiwanis Invitational final. Hubert Langley and Larry Ducksworth each added 16 for Henderson while Kelston Busby led A M with 18 points and Paul Brown had 18 for Arkansas Tech in the consolation.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Lou Wood
Henderson
Arkansas A&m
Arkanas Tech
Paul Brown
Hendrix
Hubert Langley
Larry Ducksworth
Kelston Busby
A&m
Brown
Tech
Housing aid could broaden hempstead county loans
Jeff High, Hempstead County FmHA supervisor, says the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act signed by President Johnson expands housing loan authority and eligibility. The Farmers Home Administration will be better equipped to meet low and moderate income families needs under the new law.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers Home Administration
Hempstead County
Jeff High
High
Johnson
Hempstead
No Second Trial for Actor in Marijuana Case
Actor Peter Fora will not face a second trial on marijuana possession charges after Superior Court Judge Mark Brandler dismissed the case in the interest of justice. The 26 year old son of actor Henry Fonda and co defendant John Robischon were previously tried but the jury could not reach a verdict, while another co defendant was convicted and a fourth was acquitted.
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LOS Angeles
Peter Fora
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Henry Fonda
John Robischon
Fonda
Robischon
John B. Haeberlin III
Steven Alsberg
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