Red cockaded woodpecker listed for protection in Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department moves to protect the red cockaded woodpecker by placing it on the endangered species list. Biologist Dan Lay and officials note the bird relies on old pine stands and redheart disease, threatening habitat and survival in East Texas. The U.S. Forest Service and state agencies plan habitat mapping and protection in four Texas national forests.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Robert G. Mauermarin
Department
Committee On
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
U. S. Department of the Interior
Dan Lay
Nacogdoches
Lay
United States
Texas
Roger Tory Peterson
Birds of
U.S. Forest Service
John Courtenay
Lufkin
Texas National Forests
Tigers Rout Senators 12-2 Behind Freehan Horton Homers
Detroit Tigers crushed the Washington Senators 12-2 as Bill Freehan and Willie Horton each hit three run homers with Freehan adding a single and double. Joe Sparma stopped a three game skid with a four hit effort after an early wild stretch. Horton also drove in a pair with a sacrifice fly and a late single.
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Washington
Bill Freehan
Willie Horton
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Freehan
Tigers
Horton
Don Wert
Detroit
Joe Sparma
Santo Stars Cubs Blast Mets in 3-1 Victory
Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 as Ron Santo hit his sixth homer in the first inning and Bill Hands pitched four strong hits allowed over seven innings. Hands earned his third win while the Mets' Tom Seaver struggled, giving up the early lead and a late run.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Ron Santo
Bill Hands
New York Mets
Santo
Tom Seaver
Billy Williams
Cubs
Seaver
Lou Johnson
Randy Hundley
Johnson
Hands
Ron Swoboda
Ed Kranepool
Jerry Grote
New York
Mets
Redskins Sign Oregon Sprinter
Washington signs Oregon star Jim Smith a 6 3 defensive back who ran 9 7 in the 100 and will be tested at cornerback and punt returns. The first round pick aims to bolster a leaky pass defense with 12 completions allowed in 10 college games last fall.
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Washington
Jim Smith
Oregon
Washington Redskins
Smith
Otto Graham
National Football League
Canadiens Claim Third Stanley Cup in Four Years
Montreal defeated St. Louis 3-2 to sweep the best-of-seven final and win the 14th NHL championship. J C Tremblay scored the deciding goal at 11:40 of the final period with assists from Ralph Backstrom and Yvan Cournoyer. The Blues led early in the second period, but Tremblay and Henri Richard tied the game before the winner.
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Montreal Downs
St. Louis
Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
J.C. Tremblay
Canadiens
Tremblay
Glenn Hall
Ralph Backstrom
Yvan Cournoyer
Henri Richard
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Boston
Chicago
Blues
Dick Duff
Gump Worsley
Craig Cameron
al Arbour
Tim Ecclestone
Lemaire
Gary Sabourin
Gary Vaneruzzo
Ringmaster First Entry In Preakness Race
Ringmaster has been entered by owner Hubert Phipps as the first entry for the Preakness Stakes with a purse of 150000 added. Entry day is next Thursday at Pimlico, with telephoned entries common for major races. The 3-year-old Virginia bred is trained by Jacques Lemaire and raced at Garden State Park prior to the entry.
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Baltimore
Ringmaster
Hubert Phipps
Pimlico Racing Secretary’s Office
Garden State Park
New Jersey
Indians Rally Past Orioles 4 3 as McDowell Sets Strikeout Mark
Lee Maye's pinch hit single in the ninth snaps a 3-3 tie and gives the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Sam McDowell fanned 10, reaching 40 Ks in three straight games, an American League record. Orioles drop to 25 1/2 games back as they struggle to four hits through seven innings.
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Baltimore
Lee Maye
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Sam McDowell
Indians
Orioles
Detroit
Dave Johnson
Tony Horton
Eddie Watt
Tommy Harper
Maye
Larry Brown
White Homers Lift Yankees Past Red Sox 1-0
Mel Stottlemyre scattered seven hits and Roy White hit a seventh inning homer to lift the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 1-0. Stottlemyre struck out 10, allowed no Boston runner past second, and earned his fourth win. Yastrzemski and Petrocelli each had two hits for Boston in the skid.
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NEW York
Mel Stottlemyre
Roy White
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
White
Yanks
Jose Santiago
Santiago
Stottlemyre
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Rico Petrocelli
Red Sox
Yankees
Hunter and Pagliaroni Receive Bonuses for A's
Oakland owner Charles O Finley awarded Jim Hunter a new 1968 contract after a perfect game against the Twins. Finley also gave $1000 to catcher Pagliaroni, who received a gold watch from Hunter for catching the game before a game versus the White Sox.
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Oakland
Charles O. Finley
Oakland Athletics
Jim
Catfish
Hunter
Chicago White Sox
Finley
Minnesota Twins
Jim Pagliaroni
Paglaroni
Pope Paul VI Meets Melchite Patriarch in Vatican
Pope Paul VI receives Maximos Hakim Melchite patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church for Alexandria Antioch and Jerusalem in Vatican discussions on the Arab Israeli situation and Eastern churches.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Maximos Hakim
Alexandria
Antioch
Jerusalem
Summer Tennis Classes To Begin In Lubbock Area
City Net Association announces expanded summer tennis program for Lubbock and South Plains youths. 12 lessons over roughly 36 hours cost 30 dollars and run from June 1 at Coronado High School courts with instructors Joe Wheatley and Ike Groce. After-school groups classified by ability aim to build fundamentals for future high school or college players.
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Lubbock and
South Plains
Bill Byrd
Lubbock Tennis Association
Byrd
Coronado High School
Joe Wheatley
Ike Groce
Wheatley
Association
Groce
Coronado High
Tennis Association
Coronado High Courts
Grace
Coronado Courts
West Texas Boat Racing Association Opens Buffalo Springs Races
The West Texas Boat Racing Association stages its first event at Buffalo Springs Lake today at 10 30 p m gates open 25 cents for adults. Racers come from San Antonio Oklahoma New Mexico and West Texas. Hydroplanes and runabouts compete in professional and semi professional divisions with B C and D heats on an oval course.
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West Texas Boat Racing Association
Buffalo Springs Lake
San Antonio
Oklahoma
New Mexico
West Texas
James Fitzgibbon
W.T.B.R.A
Fitzgibbon
Buffalo Lake
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