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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1968
Page
18
Chicago coach Halas says Lombardi's resignation came too soon as Green Bay's boss steps away from coaching. Bears owner George Halas weighs in on the move a day after Lombardi's announcement.
Green Bay Packers coach Phil Bengtson kept his tie on for his first full day in charge. He worked in the defensive office with line coach Dave Hanner and will move to a new office near GM Vince Lombardi, whom he succeeded Thursday night.
Plainview’s Balldnes held Caprock to a strong second half and beat them 74 61 to join Monterey Pampa and Texas Panhandle teams in a four way tie for the lead. Hollis Shevenlake led with 22 points, Kenny Redin 19, Kenny Baker 11 as Plainview moved to 19 9 overall while Caprock fell to 11 12 and 3 2 in second half play.
The article previews Tech-TCI and three other games in the SWC tonight. Players Vernon Peau im Selsan Joe Dobbs Jerry Paccard return from injury for Tech. Cary Washington may see action as a 6-5 210 pound sophomore while Texas A&M Baylor Arkansas and SMU games cap the conference slate.
Texas Tech and Southern Methodist collide at the Tech pool at 4 50 p.m. today in a key SWC duel. SMU has won nine straight over Tech and seeks its 10th. The Mustangs own 11 consecutive SWC titles dating back to 1957 and finished seventh at the NCAA meet last year.
The Sunland Park event lists multiple horse results with figures for each heat and payoff. Names include QUINEELA and ROMAN, with earnings and placing details across divisions and six-furlong to mile distances.
Tad Schroeder, a West Point assistant, was named football coach at the Coast Guard Academy in New London. He inherits a 19 game losing streak and succeeds Lt Cmdr Frank Kapral who moves to the physical education department. Schroeder is a University of Cincinnati graduate.
Eight year old Mike Ahearn, four feet tall, wowed a Madison Square Garden crowd of about 8,000 during a college doubleheader interlude. He drilled long shots, played tenacious defense, and earned a near standing ovation after scoring four points while Elvin Hayes led the main game. Hayes later posed for a photo with the pint-sized showman.
Carolyn Krueger and her horse Unnamed Power compete in the Nerv Gare division at the Texas Hunter and Juniper Association banquet in San Antonio where she secures champion rider honors with 28 points across Junior Hunter 4 events. Krueger, younger daughter of Dor and family of 472 21st Street, earns top honors amid rivals and confirms San Antonio as the venue for the ceremony.
Santa Anita canceled today’s racing after an entry shortage with insufficient fields to run. The HEPA and horsemen’s groups faced issues over entries and purses, as tracks like Aqueduct and Thaleah had boycotts previously.
SWC race continues with ally Arnold of Texas and Lynn Phillips of SMU leading season and SWC scoring. Ronnie Perez of A&M climbs to third in scoring and rebounding as TCU's Mickey McCarty and James Cash rank high in rebounding. Farrar Stockton of Rice and Benton Cone of Arkansas top field goal and free throw percentages amid clustering by Baylor and Tech players.
A garbled OCR passage mentions harvest, seeds, plowing, weed control, and various misread terms. No clear names, dates, places, or events are identifiable beyond generic agricultural activity references.
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