Cards Face Five Foes As Strong 1965 NL Contenders
The National League preview notes St. Louis as 1965 favorite after an 18 year wait for the title with five other threats. Philadelphia Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Milwaukee are cited, while Chicago Pittsburgh New York Houston are out of the pennant picture. Trades bolster the Cards Phillies Reds and Giants seek margins. Koufax appears set to return for the Dodgers.
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San Francisco
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Houston
Phillies
Reds
Tracy Arkey
the Stallard
Mets
Bob Reds
Tito Francona
Cleveland
Dennis Bennett
Boston
Dick Stuart
Los Angeles Angel
Bo Belinsky
Ray Herbert
Chicago White Sox
Gene Mauch
Richie Allen
Roger Craig
Charlie James
Jose Pagan
Willie McCovey
Joe Torre
Rico Carty
Avera
Sandy Koufax
Brundage Praises Mexico City Olympic Prep
Avery Brundage president of the International Olympic Committee returned to Chicago after a one day stop in Mexico City. He conferred with President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz on Mexico's preparations for the 1968 Olympics and said he was highly pleased with what he saw during the visit.
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Mexico City
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Chicago
Brundage
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Philippine star Mona Sulaiman shatters meet record after crowd confrontation
Mona Sulaiman, Philippines top woman athlete, hurled a discus over a grandstand after boos at a Tacloban meet on Leyte Island. She later calmed, returned to win with a 120 feet 10 inches throw, breaking her own meet mark.
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Mona Sulaiman
Philippines
Mona
Tacloban
Leyte
Manila Times
Philippine Constabulary
Sulaiman
Jakarta
Torres and Griffith Win Titles In Boxing Night
In New York Jose Torres stopped Wil Lie Pastrano to win the world light heavyweight title while Emile Griffith outpointed Jose Stable to retain the world welterweight championship. In Montreal Joey Durelle defeated Al Duarte on points and in London Brian Londonbeat Billy Walker.
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Associated Press
New York
Jose Torres
Willie Pastrano
Miami
Emile Griffith
Jose Stable
Torres
Griffith
Montreal
Joey Durelle
Canada
al Duarte
New Bedford
Mass
London
Brian London
England
Billy Walker
Dodgers Seek Help at Bat After Pitching Depth Leaders
The Dodgers rely on last season's top pitchers Don Drysdale an 18 game winner and Claude Osteen 15 wins for Washington to anchor a staff while manager Walt Alston emphasizes improving hitting to support the rotation.
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Don Drysdale
Claude Osteen
Washington
Walt Alston
Exhibition Baseball Results From Tuesday Action
Cincinnati defeated Minnesota 7 to 3 while Baltimore beat Houston 5 to 1. Milwaukee crushed Kansas City 12 to 5 and Pittsburgh topped Washington 12 to 7. St Louis won 4 to 3 over New York and Cleveland beat San Francisco 9 to 6. Boston routed Los Angeles 0 to 6.
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Cincinnati
Minnesota
Baltimore
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Calif
Playoff Matchups Set as NHL Semi Finals Loom
Detroit Red Wings prepare to face Chicago while Montreal Canadiens meet Toronto in opening NHL playoff games. Sid Abel and Toe Blake oversee relaxed camps as Bobby Hull's knee concerns cast doubt on the Blackhawks for Thursday.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit
Chicago
Montreal
Toronto
Red Wings
Canadiens
Sid Abel
Toe Blake
Abel
Toledo
Ohio
Blake
Laurentian
Bobby Hull
Hull
Bobby
Black Hawk
Billy Reay
Baltimore tops St Louis in 109 103 win to seal series
In the NBA best of five semifinals Baltimore defeats St Louis 109 to 103 on Tuesday, clinching the series three games to one in the Western Division.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
St. Louis
Solunar Schedule From Knight Tables For Daily Planning
The article lists daily major and minor solunar periods from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Major periods begin at specified times and last about one to two hours, with minor periods of shorter duration, guiding fishing and hunting plans for Tuesday through Sunday.
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John Alden Knight
Yankees Fall As Spiezio Delivers Spring Thriller
Ed Spiezio, now a Yankee killer after a Cardinals stint, hit a ninth inning triple to beat New York 4-3 in the clubs spring meeting. Spiezio raised his spring average to .619, driving in the decisive run as Johnny Keane watched his former team slip. The White Sox won 2-0 behind strong rookies, while other results included Cubs over Cleveland 12-9 and Pirates 12-7 over Washington.
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Ed Spiezio
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Spiezio
Cardinal
New York
Yankees
Johnny Keane
Yankee
Keane
Joliet
Ill
Ken Boyer
Cletis
Chicago White Sox
Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
Koufax
Detroit
Chicago
Bruce Howard
Greg Bello
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland
Baltimore
Houston
San Francisco
Boston
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle
Wichita East Runner Shatters High School Mile Record
Jim Ryan of Wichita East blazed to a national high school mile record of 4:04.4 at an outdoor invitational in Wichita. He split a 56 second final quarter mile to eclipse Gerry Lindgren’s 4:06.0 mark set last season in Spokane.
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Wichita
Kan
Jim Ryan
Gerry Lindgren
Spokane
Wash
Dressen Freed From Hospital After Heart Attack
Charley Dressen, 66, manager of the Detroit Tigers, will leave a Santa Monica hospital Thursday. A spokesman said Tuesday night Dressen is in good shape and on schedule as he recovers from a heart attack that began March 8.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Charley Dressen
Detroit Tigers
Dressen
Stuttgart's Burnett elected president of Arkansas Future Tradesmen
Mike Burnett of Stuttgart was elected president of the Arkansas chapter of Future Tradesmen of America at its annual meeting in Little Rock. Elected as vice presidents were Gary Busby of Newport and T. J.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia Eastern Division Game
Cincinnati visits Philadelphia in the Eastern Division with Philadelphia leading the series 2 to 1. No other games scheduled.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Mergers Redraw the U.S. Rail Landscape
Interstate Commerce Commission review of the Pennsylvania New York Central merger signals a historic third merger drive. More than 20 routes engage in formal or planned consolidations affecting freight rates service and rail jobs while executives say mergers remain the answer to fiscal and transportation challenges.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Torres Triumphs Over Pastrano In Ninth Round KO
Jose Torres, the 28 year old light heavyweight contender, defeated Willie Pastrano by technical knockout in the ninth round at Madison Square Garden. Emile Griffith defended his welterweight crown with a 15 round unanimous decision over Jose Stable in the same card before a record crowd of 18,112.
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Johnny LoBianco
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Madison Square Garden
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LoBianco
Angelo Dundee
Lou Gross
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Griffith
Stable
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Red Scandal and War Notes Mark Johnson Era
President Johnson’s policies gain broad congressional support while North Viet Nam bombings resume. Rhetoric says no wider war, yet actions continue as Katzenbach named attorney general and Rusk hints at possible peace if Hanoi slows. In Selma, race tensions persist amid boxing news on Griffith’s title defense.
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James Mallow
Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
White House
Congress
North Viet Nam
Appalachia
Nicholas Katzenbach
South Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
U.S
Selma
Rail mergers drive set to reshape industry after probes
Since 1957 the ICC approved 21 mergers with two dates postponed. Eleven major cases remain pending as the commission weighs examiner recommendations. The Pennsylvania Newark Central deal awaits action, while the industry expects momentum for the third and largest merger wave.
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ICC
Cooler Through Wednesday Shifts Weather Across Arkansas
A cold front moved the rain out of Central Mississippi and brought cloudy cool conditions to Arkansas through Wednesday. The south may see late today rain and a few thundershowers by Wednesday night with lows 39 to 45 and highs from the upper 40s to the low 70s. El Dorado logged 2.68 inches of rain in the past 24 hours through 6 a.m. today.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
el Dorado
Quake Recorded in Aleutians Cause Felt Across Regions
An earthquake in the Aleutian Islands was recorded on seismographs in Alaska and across the United States and Japan. Seismologists rated intensity between 7 and 7.75 on the Richter scale, with epicenter about 75 miles south of Rat Island. no tidal wave alert was issued. The event occurred around 9 35 p m EST.
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Aleutian Islands
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Aleutians
Johnson faces civil rights push amid Vietnam War tensions
Johnson addressed Congress praising civil rights gains and backing a voting rights bill while facing a volatile world scene. Ranger 9 success and Gemini orbit mark space achievements as war in South Vietnam escalates and misstatements about gas prompt global fallout. Johnson repeats warning of no wider war amid North Vietnamese resistance.
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