Street Drag Racing Shapes Local Youth Rivalry in Lompoc
The piece profiles Don Johnson and Frank Lopez, young Lompoc racers who engage in organized and spontaneous illegal drag races around Ocean and Floradale avenues. It notes police attitudes, common race procedures, safety concerns, and the social dynamics among racers and onlookers.
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Frank Mickadest
Henry Ford
Ocean Ave
Floradale Avenue
DeWolfe Avenue
Don Johnson
Johnson
Ocean
Frank Lopez
Lompoc
Lopez
Marshall Howard Reshoft
Reshoft
al Rowley
California Highway Patrol
Rowley
Lompoc PD
Mommy
Ali to fight Rocky Zanon in Seoul
Muhammad Ali will defend his world heavyweight title in Seoul on May 10 in a multimillion dollar bout against Rocky Lorenzo Zanon of Italy. Promoter Paul Corvino has a $4.8 million letter of credit from Korea Exchange Bank. Rocky Graziano trains Zanon and will be in his corner as interpreter and advisor.
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New York
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Rocky
Lorenzo Zanon
Italy
Seoul
Korea
Paul Corvino
Korea Exchange Bank
Ali
Herbert Muhammad
Zanon
Rocky Graziano
Graziano
Reds Sign Concepcion To Five Year Breakthrough Contract
The Cincinnati Reds reached a significant milestone in salary talks Monday by signing All-Star shortstop Dave Concepcion to a five year deal. This contract becomes the longest in Reds history and secures Concepcion as a millionaire within the organization.
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Cincinnati Reds
Dave Concepcion
Cincinnati
Reds
Beach Walk Hikes Dunes With Sierra Club Group
An Arguello Group led evening beach hike from Surf railroad station parking lot at 6 pm with water and flashlights requested. Plans include a Death Valley car camp during Easter break and other events. Addresses and phone numbers provided for more details.
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Arguello
Sierra Club
Surf Railroad Station
Death Valley
Ken Jorgensen
Parks and Recreation Dept
South C St
San Luis Obispo
Cabrillo
Lompoc
Righetti
Wilkes says violent Washington siege harms Muslims overall
Jamaal Wilkes a convert to Islam fears the Hanafi hostage crisis will prompt broad blame of Muslims. He notes his sympathy for leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis’s family but disapproves of violence and cautions against generalizing to all Hanafi or Muslim followers.
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Oakland
UPI
Jamaal Wilkes
Washington, D.C
Golden State Warriors
National Basketball Association
Capital Buildings
Washington
Wilkes
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Santa Barbara
Ucla
Keith
Jamaal Abdul Lateff
Los Angeles Lakers
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Jabbar
Washington Hanafi
Birdsong lifts Houston past Illinois State in overtime
Otis Birdsong scored 30 points and hit a 20 foot jumper with six seconds left in overtime to give the University of Houston a 91-90 win over Illinois State in the National Invitation Tournament. Houston advances to face Alabama in the semifinals as Oregon-St. Bonaventure and Villanova-Massachusetts winners meet.
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University of Houston
Illinois State
Houston
Alabama
Virginia Tech
Oregon
UCLA coach vows Kenyan challenge to American track dominance
UCLA coach Jim Bush says NCAA track has become Kenyan dominated. He plans to contact Kenya's coach to expose alleged double standards. He cites Washington State UTEP USC teams with Kenyan athletes and notes upcoming meets involving UCLA USC Arizona State and Tennessee with key sprint and pole vault prospects.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ucla Bruin
Jim Bush
Bush
Southern California
Washington State
UTEP
Kenya
University of Southern California
New Zealand
UCLA
United States
USC
Tennessee
Bruins
Drake Stadium
Arizona State
Brigham Young University
Tempe
Ariz
Vern Wolfe
Ken Matsuda
Herman Frazier
Pete Rose confronts Reds over salary demands
Reds star Pete Rose claims he belongs among the game's top three in record and popularity. He questions team talks of age and cost while noting his .323 career average and 311 lifetime average, and asks for $400,000 this season after renewing at $188,000. He hints at leaving Cincinnati if pay remains blocked.
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Reds
Pete Rose
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Rose
Joe Morgan
Morgan
Sparky Anderson
Cincinnati
Bob Howsam
Dick Wagner
Wagner
Pete
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Lompoc Record
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Madison Square Garden
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Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
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