Deschutes Descent and Chinook Run Adventure Near Merlin
Rod and Gun With The Old Salt recounts a Deschutes River trip from Corning to Grants Pass. They endure cold nights near Bend and Camp in Deschutes Forest, witness a large Rogue River chinook run, and praise Indian Mary camp in Grants Pass. They praise their Volkswagen camper and recommend Henning's Guide to the Northwest.
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Deschutes River
Barbless
Rogue
Hellsgate
Grants Pass
Chemult
Diamond Lake
Shady Cove
California
Oregon
Hellsgate Canyon Bridge
Indian Mary
Merlin
Mary
Henning
Northwest
Whiteley St
Arroyo Grande
Packers Cut Bratkowski Agajanian In Waivers
Green Bay waivers three veterans including Zeke Bratkowski and Larry Agajanian to hit 40-man roster limit ahead of league play. Bratkowski may retire if claimed while Agajanian loses roster spot despite family ties to Packers history. Also released are Eckstein Phillips Baker Lyons and Lyons rookie Lyons plus other veterans from Rams Lions Saints and Falcons.
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United Press International
Zeke Bratkowski
NFL
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Green Bay
Phil Bengtson
Bratkowski
Agajanian
Dan Eckstein
Packer
Rockies
Jim Phillips
Los Angels Rams
John Baker
Detroit Lions
Ralph Smith
New Orleans Saints
Dicky Lyons
University of Kentucky
Atlanta Falcons
Reaching for Flag
Three NL Western Division contenders push to the limit as the pennant race nears finale. Pete Rose dives for home with Cincinnati, Gaylord Perry lunges to field a bunt for San Francisco, and Willie Davis leaps to deny a homer for Los Angeles.
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Cincinnati
Pete Rose
San Francisco
Gaylord Perry
Los Angeles
Willie Davis
Lompoc Cabrillo Ready for 1969 Football Opener
Lompoc and Cabrillo high schools completed final warmups for their 1969 football openers. Lompoc hosts Hueneme at 8 p.m. at Huyck Memorial Stadium while Cabrillo visits Santa Ynez. Coaches Jones and Sprull praised offense balance, defense depth, and kicking specialists Fridrich and Belt after Saturday scrimmages.
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Bill Cockshott
Lompoc
Cabrillo
Hueneme
Evert Jones
Jim Spriull
Jones
Nordhoff
Buena
Huyck Stadium
Dave Guiel
Howard Kluge
Don) Willis
Cecil Gordon
Rick Martinich
Alfred Drake
Paul Duell
Drake
Sprull
Vikings
Spruill
Barry May Spend Cage Season In Law Courts
Barry may spend the 1969 70 cage season in court as Washington owner Earl M Foreman seeks to block Rick Barry from joining the San Francisco Warriors. Foreman claims Barry is bound to an Oaks contract and seeks 10 million in punitive damages, while Mieuli says the signing was legal. A show cause hearing is set for Sept 23 with the case tied to a June Oaks sale.
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San Francisco
UPI
Rick Barry
Washington Capitol
American Basketball Association
Barry
Oakland Oaks
San Francisco Warriors
NBA
Washington
Earl M. Foreman
U.S
U.S. Dist
Gerald S. Levin
Warriors
Foreman
ABA
Oaks
Franklin Miculi
The
Mieuli
Rick
Oakland
Los Angeles
District of Columbia
Carlton Sizzles In Loss As Mets Rally For Win
New York Mets beat St Louis 4 3 behind Ron Swoboda two two run homers off Steve Carlton after Carlton fanned 19 in a nine inning game a major league record for strikeouts in a nine inning effort Swoboda also struck out twice and hit his first homer in the fourth inning and again in the eighth to erase a 3 2 lead for the Cardinals.
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Fred Down
UPI
Steve Carlton
St. Louis Cardinals
Harvey Haddix
Ken Johnson
Bob Feller
Ron Swoboda
New York Mets
Miami
Fla
Carlton
Mets
Swoboda
Feller
Detroit Tigers
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Wilson
Houston Astros
Charles Sweeney
Providence
Haddix
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Houston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Donn Clendenon
Tommie Agee
Jug McGraw
Bud Harrelson
Amos Otis
McGraw
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Ron Fairly
Mike Wegener
Expos
Dick Selma
Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Braves
Giants
Reds
Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Top hunting outlook for California deer late season opener
The Department of Fish and Game reports hunters may see better prospects in northern Cascade and Sierra areas while Mono Inyo and west slope in south central Sierra lag. Deer are in good to excellent condition across regions due to abundant forage and water from heavy winter and spring rains. County by county, 13 areas show improved prospects, 10 similar to last year, and 10 poorer. 1968 kill was 51 706 by tags and 121 000 by hunter questionnaire, with late seasons making up 60 to 65 percent of annual harvest.
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California
Department of Fish and Game
DFG
Cascade and
Sierra Mountain Ranges
Mono-Inyo
Sierra
Dodgers tumble in western race after loss to Reds
The Dodgers drop from second to fourth with a 79-66 record after a 4-1 loss to Cincinnati. Walt Alston noted the pennant race remains tight as Atlanta leads in the NL West.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Abbott and Costello
Walt Alston
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Alston
Atlanta
Cincy
Dave Bristol
Bristol
Reds
Bill Singer
Joe Moeller
Gary Nolan
Gerry Arrigo
Hildenbrand Leads Lompoc Intra-squad Cross Country Meet
Junior Larry Hildenbrand wins the 1.95 mile trial in 8:59.8 to set course and class records as Terry Williams finishes second with 9:26. Williams lowers the freshmen standard to 9:26, breaking last year’s 10:33 mark.
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Larry Hildenbrand
Terry Williams
Lompoc
Hildenbrand
Williams
Ron Vogt
Ron Kesler
Hueneme
Rio Mesa
Oxnard
Frank Hiatt
Hiatt
Tony Nunez
Bruce Eiles
Allen George
Ed Brazdowski
Pilot aims for fifth air crown in Reno race
Reno AP reports test pilot Darr yrl Greenamyer of Burbank with the Bearcat fighter eyeing a fifth straight unlimited division title at the National Championship Air Races. He set a piston speed record of 478 mph in a Grumman F8F and has beaten challengers over Reno Stead’s 12 lap 8.5 mile course for four years.
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Reno-Stead Airport
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