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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1968

Page

22

Cowboys Dominate Rams 42 10 in Weekend Showdown

Dallas in undefeated mood after a near flawless first half and pressure defense that contained Roman Gabriel nine sacks as Don Meredith connects on 58 yarders to Hayes and Rentzel. Rams struggle despite a late 50 yard strike from Bernie Casey with Chuck Lamson sidelined by knee injury.

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Bears test total offense in exhibition with Packers

Chicago Bears face Green Bay in Milwaukee in a National Football League exhibition. Key players include Gale Sayers and rookie Cecil Turner, who sparked the Hall of Fame kickoff return. Bart Starr directs the Packers offense as injuries limit Henry Jordan and Ron Kostelnik. CBS televised the game nationally at 6:30 p.m.

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Fain and Godfrey Capture Surf Titles at Redondo

John Fain of Malibu won the Four-A men's finals in the International Surfing Festival at Redondo Beach. Corky Carroll finished second and Brad McCaul third. The Four-A women's finals went to Margo Godfrey of Santa Barbara with Joyce Hoffman and Joey Hamasaki trailing. Multiple finals winners from Thousand Oaks, Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach, and other California locales are listed among Two-A and junior divisions.

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Beathard's late TD Gives Oilers Preseason Win Over Saints

Houston rallies from 13-7 halftime deficit to beat New Orleans 24-23 as Beathard scores from six yards with 56 seconds left and Parker blocks a 40-yard field goal try. Ken Houston returns a pick for a TD and Wittenborn kicks game closer. Saints led 23-7 after three.

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Browns triumph after 49er miscues in exhibition win

Cleveland intercepts two Mira passes before halftime and Bill Nelsen converts them into touchdowns, lifting the Browns to a 31-17 victory over San Francisco. Warfield catches two scoring plays while Gail Kelly adds another Browns score as SF’s passing attack stalls.

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