Dodgers Seek Bounce After Turbulent 1967 Season
Dodgers aim to forget last year as they rebuild around Zoilo Versalles and Jim Grant acquired from Minnesota. Walter Alston guides a squad with strong starting pitching including Don Drysdale and Claude Osteen, new catcher Tom Haller, and a deeper bullpen led by Phil Regan and Jim Brewer as spring training begins.
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Associated Press Sports Wester
Vero Beach
Fla
Zoilo Versalles
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Tates
Dodgers
Versalles
Twins
Jim Grant
John Rosaboro
Ron Perranoski
Bob Miller
Walter Alston
Claude Osteen
Don Drysdale
Stars and Stripes removed from Iwo Jima Mount Suribachi
AP report from Tokyo says the Stars and Stripes no longer fly over Mount Suribachi as a small Marine detachment lowered the flag quietly and a bronze replica was placed. The move follows the island’s planned return to Japanese rule later this year amid past heavy casualties and enduring memories of the 1945 battle.
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Robert Pool
Associated Press
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Mount Suribachi
Iwo Jima
U.S
Suribachi
Joe Rosen
Iwo
Ise
Nins
Ashal Shimbun
Chester W. Nimitz
Rookie Jim Falvey Near Start As Outfielder Emerges
In a lineup shaped by prospects, Falvey showed strong early pace as a rookie vying for a starting outfield role, with the field fronting for positions behind him.
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Loom
Jim Falvey
Kansas JC Team Wins Not's Title
San Jacinto of Pasadena Texas captured the National Junior College Basketball Tournament by defeating Mercer County of Trenton New Jersey 66 to 64. Terry Mullen made two free throws with 28 seconds left to seal the win. San Jacinto finished 44 wins and 2 losses while Mercer stood 30 and 4.
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Kan
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Pasadena
Tex
Marcer County
Trenton
N.J
Terry Mullen
Mercer
Murray College of
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Northeastern
Sterling
Colo
Iowa Central
Vincennes
Ind
Miami-Dade
Fla
Robert Morris
Carthage
Coward by Tom Tiede review in wartime novel form
Tom Tiede draws on frontline experience to craft Coward a Vietnam era novel told largely in dialogue It follows Pvt Nathan Long who refuses to fight and debates duty with a priest The book blends vivid battlefield reportage with internal struggle to reveal ordinary soldiers under pressure and questions of patriotism and courage
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NEA
Tom Tiede
Tiede
Coward
Trident Press
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Ernie Pyle Memorial
Pvt. Nathan. Long
Vietnam
Long
Vassir
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Nate
Teéde
Goward
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