Namath upset over retirement rumor and Jets camp mix up
Joe Namath flew in after a long trip and faced questions about retirement. He admitted changing his mind about reporting to camp, denied lying to friends, and teased a reporter about the Sunday reality while Weeb Ewbank and Jets staff expected him. Two Hofstra dorm night managers recall fans waiting for Namath as he and colleagues joked about missed appearances.
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Weeb Ewbank
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Manhattan
Hall of Famer Edd Roush recalls holdouts and salary fights
The Hall of Fame outfielder, 76, recounts his career across three leagues from 1913 to 1931 and his repeated pay disputes. He details early low salaries, stubborn holdouts, and a late return to baseball, plus memories of the Black Sox era and a tense encounter with John J. McGraw.
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Edd Roush
NEW York
NBA
Shea Stadium
Joe Namath
Richie Allen
Bill Russell
Roush
Federal
National
Baseball Leaders National and American Leagues
National League leaders include Santo and Banks atop batting with high RBIs. May, Perez, McCovey follow. Pitching leaders feature Seaver and Niekro with strong win counts, plus Sutton and Jenkins. American League leaders list Killebrew and Powell with RBIs, Jackson and Howard steady hitters, McNally and Stottlemyre lead in wins.
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Television Schedule Fragments for Wednesday July 16
A dense TV grid lists programs from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM and beyond, including Sea Hunt Dark Shadows Flintstones The Addams Family I Love Lucy Hitchcock and Tonight’s blocks. It shows multiple channels KNXT and network lineups with shows such as Dark Shadows Perry Mason Batman and Mister Rogers, plus news and public notices.
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Johnny Grant
Beau James
Corris
General Hospital
PDQ
Highway Patrol
Felix the Cat
Mike Douglas
Gilligan’s Island
Hazel
Lancer
Julia
Liberace
Carson
Armstrongs devotion to flight over romance and family
An in-depth portrait by H. D. Quigg describes Neil Armstrong as driven by flight, citing his boyhood in Wapakoneta, training milestones, Navy service, and NASA career. The article notes his calm, focused nature, his wife Jan’s strong NASA support, the family’s loss of a daughter, and their life near the space center in El Lago, Texas.
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Tex
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
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Viola
NASA
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Edwards
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Naked City
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