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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1976

Page

16

49ers Hit the Road in Dallas Showdown

The 49ers arrive amid rain and mud for a Moody Coliseum clash with SMU. SMU features 6-10 Jeff Swanson and 6-7 T.J. Robinson on the front line, guard Joey Ceravolo, and Pete Lodwick at guard. Long Beach counters with Dale Dillon, Richard Johnson, Larry Hudson, Lloyd McMillian, and Clarence Ruffen, with Hudson averaging 10 points. This game starts a five-game away stretch ending in the Trojan Classic and Wichita State Colorado trips.

Mustangs Joe Swedland T.J. Robinson Jeff Swanson Swanson Swedland Robinson Joey Ceravolo Pete Lodwick Long Beaches UC Irvine Dale Dillon Richard Johnson Larry Hudson Lloyd McMillian Clarence Ruffen Hudson 49Ers Wichita State Colorado

Connors Advances To Finals In World Championship Match

Jimmy Connors came from behind to defeat Vitas Gerulaitis 7 7-6 7-6 6-4 in Las Vegas advancing to the finals of the 320000 world championship Challenge Cup. He collects 50000 and earns a shot at a 100000 winner take all in April against Nastase Laver Solomon or Orantes. The win marks Connors 13th consecutive victory in Las Vegas with career earnings rising to 760000 across 13 matches.

Las Vegas Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis Connors Ilie Nastase Rod Laver Harold Solomon Manuel Orantes

Baseball briefs SoxX Hi lcp doe spar to manage thele

A fragmented baseball brief notes a player signing from agent Rove Stim. The text is garbled and only hints at a managerial or signing development without clear names, dates, teams, or outcomes.

Soxx Doe Thele Rove Stim

Rob Hertel weighs options on football or pro baseball

The Independent notes Rob Hertel may sign a professional baseball contract and skip his final football year depending on playing time. USC recruits Rich Campbell of Santa Teresa High, while Rich Branning may yet start for Notre Dame against UCLA. USC basketball crowds slump as attendance meters stay off.

Rob. Hertel Independent Press Telegram Trojans Rich Campbell Santa Teresa High San Jose Marina High Rich Branning Notre Dame Maryland Fighting Irish Southland UCLA Long Beach State USC L.A USC Footba Dave Levy Levy Troy Stanford Oregon Jack Christiansen Dick Tomey Bruit Rich Brooks Don Read Brooks Terry Donahue Craig Oregon State OSU Long Beach Poly Johnny Nash Arizona State Angels Bob Grich Joe Rudi Don Baylor Dodgers

Rams high on offense but playoff fate hinges on Vikings result

The Rams scored seven touchdowns with multiple players contributing including Lawrence deCatcheon and Pat Haden as they chased a league mark. Minnesota’s 10-2-1 record by beating Green Bay places Los Angeles at risk of needing a Vikings upset to secure home-field for the first round, with Dallas clinching the NFC East and Rams eyeing a top slot or wild card if tiebreakers fall their way.

Rams Rishing Pee Ay Lawrence deCatcheon Pat Haden Rod Phillips James Harris Cullen Bryant New York Jets Knox Bryant Atlanta Minnesota Green Bay Miami Vikings Florida Detroit Texas Cowboys Dallas St. Louis Washington

Kips Son Earns Long Beach Purse Victory at Los Alamitos

Kips Son, favored at 7-5, dominated the Marathon Stakes field Sunday afternoon at Los Alamitos, beating Wheatland by three lengths after taking the lead in the stretch. Danny Cardoza rode the winner to a time of 45.18 seconds, with American Gent and Savanniah Lark rounding out the top trio.

H Son Los Alamitos Long Beach Los ‘Alamitos Kipston Wheatland Patesetter Wessels Savanniah Lark

Los Alamitos Race Results and Finish Order Summary

Race results from Los Alamitos include times such as 17.77 for a listed event and a sequence of finishers like Rene, Amber, Duss, and others. The text also mentions multiple races with distances around 40 and 280 yards, along with numerous horse names and participants. however OCR fragments are jumbled and some names are unclear or misspelled.

Los Alamitos Rene Amber Duss Sorons Baal Alas Ghie Pat Go Moo Vin

Islander News Roundup From Fragmented Fights Card

A garbled list of boxing matchups and place names appears, with scattered references to fighters such as London, Green, Jackson, Grimes, Duarte, and Buchesan. It mentions venues in Orlando, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Miami, plus partial notes on a hospital stay for Lewis and a return to work. The text is OCR garbled with many misspellings and incomplete details.

Fishermen Report Mixed Catch Across Two Boats

Crewmembers describe a day on the water with anglers tallying various catches. On one boat the crew logged 24 perch and 29 trout while another boat reported 60 rockfish and 48 fish total with several near catches.

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Ortega wins West Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City

Ortega a 22 year old UNM senior wins the 29th Western Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City. About 720 men entered the event. Ortega finishes in 2 hours 18 minutes NB seconds, comparing to a 2 15 21 mark by Bill Scobey. Julie Brown from Gal State Nor Ihridge wins the Women's National Marathon championship beating 62 entrants in 2 745 32. Second place in the men’s event goes to Tom Lee of Pasadena in 2 21 4 and Perry Forester of Santa Monica is third in 2 22 14.

Ligne) Ortega University of New Mexico Western Hemisphere Culver City Setiva Pmeet Fae Thie Tom Lee Pasadena Perry Forester Santa Monled

Trojans Set to Face Texas After LSU Loss

USC travels to Austin to meet the University of Texas tonight as it tries to snap a two-season 16 game skid. The Trojans comeback win over Idaho preceded an 87 18 loss at Baton Rouge, with home return for the Trojan Classic in Los Angeles Friday and Saturday.

Rams Dallas Coliseum Knox Austin Tax USC University of Texas Trojans Idaho Louisiana State Baton Rouge Los Angeles

Michigan tops Fontham in early season rout report

Michigan 24 defeats Fontham 78 as Marquette 1-0 defeats St Loe 0-39. Nevada Las Vegas 00 beats Oregon 78-47 and trounces Iowa State 115-80. Louisville 0-1 falls to Vanderbilt 0-OT, Syracuse 7695 top Notre Dame 3-01, California 2-47 loses to Pomona.

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Rainbow Huskers clash in memo of football rout and tangled notices

A jumble of game notes and local public notices follows a Rainbow versus Huskers matchup. The football recap highlights Nebraska’s 27-9 halftime lead and a 65-yard touchdown pass to Chek Mality, with Texas looming next, amid a flood of city planning and environmental notices from Long Beach and surrounding agencies.

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