Canada and Russia in World Hockey Finals Showdown
Unbeaten Canada and Russia faced off in Vienna as the World Hockey Championship final game. The U S team rested after clinching a 1968 Olympic berth with a 2-0 win over Finland, aided by Carl Wetzel’s shutout in goal and goals from Gerry Melnychuk and Craig Falkman. Russia led by one point with five straight wins. both Canada and Russia had one game left.
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Vienna
Canada
Russia
U.S
Finland
Carl Wetzel
Detroit
Wetzel
East Germany
Gerry Melnychuk
Minneapolis
Craig Falkman
St. Paul Minn
Barber, Sikes in the Money at Pensacola Open
Barber and Sikes, both Arkansans, finished strong in the Pensacola Open. Barber, Texarkana, earned $1,612 with a 272 total and a final round 65, while Sikes of Springdale posted 274 and $1,087 after a 70 final round. Gay Brewer won the $15,000 first prize with 262. Separately, Joseph C. Mahan was named manager for Southwestern Bell serving eight SW Arkansas cities, replacing Frank V. Meeks who becomes commercial staff assistant in Little Rock.
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Pensacola, Fla
Miller Barber
R. H. Sikes
Barber
Texarkana
Ark
Sikes
Springdale
Gay Brewer
Joseph C. Mahan
Southwestern Bell
Arkansas
Mahan
Frank V. Meeks
Little Rock
Telephone Company
Hot Springs
State College of Arkansas
Conway
United States Navy
Naval
Ire
Diane Meacham
Swoboda Faces Growth Test With Mets
Ron Swoboda, 22, recalls early star rise with the Mets and now contemplates maturity. He cites rapid fame, a .222 average last year, 50 RBIs in 60 fewer at-bats, and his struggle to earn a steady spot this spring. Mets' manager Wes Westrum and scout Charley Metro hint at different paths for his development.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
NEA
Ronald Alan Swoboda
Ron
Mets
Marvelous Mary Throneberry
Choo Choo Coleman
Hille
Swoboda
Charley Metro
Wes Westrum
Westrum
Short Cut in Dialing Locally
Southwestern Bell announces dialing changes in Hope and Bodean Arkansas removing the 501 area code for in state long distance calls. Customers dial 1 followed by the seven digit number, reducing dial pulls by three. Calls to other states still require area code.
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Southwestern Bell
Hope and
Bodean
Arkansas
Joseph C. Mahan
Mahan
Fayetteville
Hope
Boolcan
Officials to Discuss Crime Report
Washington AP report on a national crime commission issued after 18 months of work. More than 500 officials and lawmakers convene to critique 200 recommendations spanning police, schools, prisons, housing, and probation. Highlights include a shakeup in narcotics policy and a finding that crime is underreported nationwide.
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Stephen M. Aug
Washington
National Crime Commission
Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Commission
Government Printing Office
James Vorenberg
Harvard University
United States
Prison habit forming, three quarters rearrested in time
HAL BOYLE notes mail reveals prison habits and recidivism. Three out of four released convicts return to prison. Other tidbits include extreme climates, birth control usage, and quirky folklore. The column juxtaposes curious data with quotes from James Thurber and Oscar Wilde.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Tao
Oymyakkon
Siberia
United States
Mexico
America
Greenland Ranch
Death Valley
Cal
James Thurber
George Washington
England
Ausstralia
New Zealand
Oscar Wilde
Firemen in Kansas City on Strike
AFL-CIO leader says Kansas City firemen will start a partial work slowdown this Thursday or Friday, responding only to emergencies, to pressure over a long unpaid wage dispute. Top-base pay for senior firefighters seeks a $2,900 raise to $10,500.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Gerald F. Ryan
John J. Cassese
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
PBA
Cassese
Ryan
WCBS
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Johnson Gets Big Favor Politically
AP News Analyst James Marlow notes Ho Chi Minh disclosed a note exchange with Johnson to publicize peace efforts. The North Vietnamese leader repeats conditions for talks, demanding unconditional bombing cessation and withdrawal of U.S. forces, complicating Johnson’s peace push and public messaging.
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James Marlow
Washington
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
North Vietnam
White House
Guam
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Hanoi
Time to Clear the Air Automakers Push Electric Rebirth
Automakers push electric vehicles as a solution to air pollution. Federal officials warned in hearings that if the industry does not accelerate electrics development, the government may intervene to speed progress.
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Federal
No Apology Humphrey Declares to West Europe Tour
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told American representatives in Geneva that the United States has nothing to apologize for as he framed U.S. policy in Vietnam and Europe as a peace with honor administration. He outlined three U.N. Charter objectives in Vietnam and said the U.S. has a commitment there without aiming to be the world’s policeman, warning that welshing on commitments would break any chance for peace.
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Harry Kelly
Geneva
Hubert H. Humphrey
Viet Nam
U.S
Berlin
Korea
Humphrey
Vietnam
Asia
United States
U.N
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Franklin D.i Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
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Camden
Arkadelphia
Gordon, Bodcaw
Ashdown
Chichester
Stephens
Nashville
Meeks
Joseph C, Mahan
Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Mickey Mantle
Kansas City
Sukarno
Tokyo
Ratna Sart
Reading
William W. Underkoffler
United Brethren Church
Della
Moscow
Sam Burnett
Italy
General Motors
Kalamazoo, Mich
Renault
Azi
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