Pearson holds cool to win Winston 500 race
David Pearson 38, wins his fifth straight Grand National race and fourth 500 mile race this year at Talladega. He earns 26,095 in prize along with 61,735 already won. Barno Stott, 37, from Keokuk, wrecked early as 18 cars collided in a massive pile up at 2.66 mile Alabama International Speedway.
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Bloys Britt
Talladega
Ala
David Pearson
Joe Frasson
Barno Stott
Pearson
Stott
Keokuk
Iowa
Mercury
Alabama International Speedway
Records: From here to absurdity in sports history
A columnist catalogs quirky endurance feats and odd records to show that sport’s pace of novelty continues. From kite altitude to hand held kites on one line, and spitting, sit ups, and finger snaps, the piece mulls how future generations might chase peculiar achievements beyond traditional marks, while noting real records still captivate.
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Washington
NEA
Brian Oldfield
Don Shula
Miami Dolphins
West Coast
John Wooden
UCLA
Gary
Ind
Bill Bigge
Harper’s Ferry
Margo Brown
Falls Church
Don Snyder
Mississippi
Ohio
Tim Wood
Indiana
Crampton Declares The Best Is Yet To Come In Open Victory
Bruce Crampton wins the Houston Open by one stroke at Quail Valley with a 277 total, 11 under par. He posts $41,000 first prize as Stockton and Wadkins finish strong for second and third respectively. Crampton leads by four early then holds on as the field narrows late.
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Houston
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Orlando
Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Quail Valley Golf Club
Dave Stockton
Tommy Aaron
Stockton
Wadkins
Coody
Thompson
a-Cranshaw
Funseth
Montreal
Stan Smith
Dallas
Pasadena
Calif
Bob Lutz
Tiburon
Smith
Lutz
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Chicago
Marty Riessen
Riessen
Okker
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
Hope Star May 7 1973 motorsports and scholarships
In Hope Arkansas a car crash at a Winston Cup race near 190 mph injures several drivers and ends with 15 cars eliminated as crowds watch. Little Rock Sigma Delta Chi chapter creates memorial scholarships for J N Heiskell and Winthrop Rockefeller including the Heiskell Scholarship and the Freedom of Information Scholarship signaling honoring journalism and information access legacies.
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United States Auto Club
Stott
Buddy Baker
Cale Yarborough
Bobby Allison
Frasson
Wendell Scott
Earl Brooks
Slick Gardner
Little Rock
Sigma Delta Chi
Journalistic Society
J.N. Heiskell
Winthrop Rockefeller
John Netherland Heiskell
Heiskell
The
Arkansas Gazette
LDC
Pacers Showcase Physical Play in ABA Finals
Indiana Pacers stretched their playoff bite by beating the Colonels 90 86 to tie the ABA championship series at two games apiece. Coach Bobby Leonard said the team will stay aggressive after the win and continue pressing Utah in the series shift to Louisville for game five.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Pacers
Denver
Utah
Kentucky
Indiana
Colonels
Louisville
Pacers
Bobby Leonard
Gilmore
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Yale
Payne-Whitney
Ron Finch
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George Blanda
Mark Spitz
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Star of Hope
Consolidated
Star Building
Walnut St
Hope
Ark
P.O
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Hope, Ark
Star Publishing CO
Alex. H. Washburn
Paul H. Jones
Dorothy Winchell
Annette Rogers
Rebecca Lazenby
Mary Anita Laseter
Esther Hicks
Donal Parker
Wanda Powell
JoAnn Burke
Sibyl Parsons
C.M. Rogers, Jr
Alice Kate Baker
Virginia Hiscott
Elizabeth Bobo
D.E. Allen
Danny Lewallen
George Smith, Jr
Mary C. Harris
Judy Gray
Jean Quillin
Janice Miller
Deanna Barr
Millie Shotts
Janet Smith
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
AP News
Southern Newspaper Publishers
Ass’n
Arkansas Press Ass’n
Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Poplar Ave
Memphis
Tenn
Hartford
Texas
N. Michigan Ave
E. 42Nd St
New York
N.Y
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Detroit
Mich
Classen Terrace
Classen Blvd
Oklahoma City
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Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Pike
Clark Counties
Arkansas
Majestic
Lake Harmison
Galton Pga
Ronen Hot Springs
Hot Springs, National Park, Arkansas
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al Feuerbach
U. S
Boston Bruin
Bobby Orr
March of Dimes
Paula Pfeifer
Peggy Wood
Wee Food Stores
the Kroger CO
EXC Tobacco
REGAL
May
May Tate
Ata Patci
Worrell Pride
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