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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1975
Page
27
Long Beach readers learn that older NFL era fans and businessmen face exclusion as they become associate members of the alumni pension plan, sparking concern among longtime supporters in the community.
Former players led by Tom Scott press for backdated pension rights and support funds. The NFL Alumni, now over a thousand strong, petition state court in Providence RI with attorney Lynn DeCorf seeking inclusion of pre 1959 retirees. The dire need fund has paid about $70,000 to date, with members in wheelchairs and on kidney machines.
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Lakewood High and St. John Bosco of Bellflower each placed three players on the 1975 all CIF 4A squad chosen by the Citizen Savings Athletic Foundation. Key selections include Lakewood catchers Randy Whistler and John Flannery with pitcher Stan Williams, and Bosco’s Kevin Jondle, Don Carfino, and Mike Golini. Player of the year is Hoover’s Chuck McMichael, who helped Glendale win the title over Lakewood and Williams 2-1. The ceremony will occur July 6 at Dodger Stadium.
New York Cosmos star Pele suffers pulled muscle and twisted ankle at Nickerson Field during a NASL game against the Boston Minutemen. A crowd surge led to injuries and a security failure as Cosmos lose 2-1 in overtime. NASL pledges a full investigation into circumstances.
Long Beach Nitehawks and Santa Ana Kings each won four games over the weekend to surge in the Western Softball Congress standings behind the Lakewood Jets who hold a 16-3 record. Vista leads the Schlitz Division at 15-10 as Las Vegas and others jockey for position. Week schedule includes Friday Pico-Rivera at Long Beach and two All-Star games at Mayfair Park Sunday night.
The NFL opens its annual summer meeting with talks on the 1977 Pro Bowl location and how to assign divisional playoff and conference championship venues. Seattle Tampa and Honolulu show interest in hosting the Pro Bowl. Other agenda items cover the 1975 player limit replay guidelines and pregame coin flip procedure changes.
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