From Claimers To Derby Is Real Flag Saga
Flag Raiser, a son of Rough n Tumble Larks War, won the Wood Memorial by a neck over Hail to All at Aqueduct. Owner Isidor Bieber and trainer Mitsch Jacobs seek the Kentucky Derby with Bob Ussery riding, after a three-straight-win streak including the Bay Shore and Gotham.
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New York
Seth Bans
Churchill Downs
Bold Lad
Aqueduct
Jacobs
Bay Shore
Gotham
Wood
Bob Ussery
Kentucky
Keeneland
Churchill
Big Walleye Year Seen For Ohioans
Ohio anglers are in for a strong walleye season with Berlin Reservoir and nearby counties as hot spots. ODNR district supervisor Dany Armbruster reported nets yielded nearly 1,500 walleyes and 34 largemouth bass plus three muskies on a pre April 13 haul, with a banner day the same Tuesday. Additional nets captured 1,014 at Pymatuning, 423 at Lake Milton, and 24 at Mosquito Lake. all fish returned. A $250,000 suction dredge will be christened at Indian Lake to aid dredging and lake-bottom work.
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Berlin Reservoir
Portage
Stark
Mahoning
Dany Armbruster
Ohio
Deer Creek
Indian Lake
Ake
Lobo Voted Top Athlete at Kansas Relays
New Mexico's Clarence Robinson set two meet records and won the Don Pierce Award as outstanding athlete at the 40th Kansas Relays in Lawrence. He dominated with a 22% triple jump and outshone Randy Matson of Texas A&M, who set a meet record in shot put and held a collegiate record in discus.
Rodriguez Comes Close In Houston Golf Classic Thriller
Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez forces a back-nine charge at Sharpstown Country Club but finishes one stroke behind Bobby Nichols who cards a 72 hole total of 273. Nichols earns $12 000 while Rodriguez and Bruce Devlin split runner-up at 274 earning $5 600 each. Bert Yancey Don January also place high.
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Houston
Tex
Juan
Chi Chi) Rodriguez
Bobby Nichols
Nichols
Rodriguez
Sharpstown Country Club
Bert Yancey
Australia
Bruce Devlin
Devlin
Yancey
Philadelphia
Don January
Dallas
School Bus Proposals Headed to Subcommittee for Consolidation
Hearings on four school bus bills wrap up in Columbus with a plan to consolidate into a single measure. The Citizens for Education Freedom backs a bus mandate for parochial and private pupils, facing strong church-state separation concerns. Republicans push a permissive option and a statewide ballot question. Senate actions include a new highway safety bill worth 888 million dollars, possibly attached to the general appropriations measure.
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House
B. A. Broughton
Rgeauga
Education Committee
Citizens For Education Freedom
CEF
Ohio
Senate
Theodore M. Gray
Miami
William H. Deddens
R Hamilton
Senate Finance Committee
Venturi Donates Open Driver to USGA Golf House
Ken Venturi donated the driver he used to win the 1964 National Open to the USGA Golf House. He wrote that it is the only club in his bag to endure his whole pro career as the winter tour opened in Los Angeles.
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New York
Ken Venturi
USGA
Venturi
Golf Museum
Los Angeles
Billy Reay Rebounds With Second NHL Coaching Chance
Montreal reports Billy Reay, coach of the Chicago Black Hawks, has earned a renewed contract after guiding the Hawks past Detroit in the semifinals. Despite injuries to Pierre Pilote and Kenny Wharram, Reay projected confidence as the series with Montreal began in Montreal with Chicago trailing 1-0.
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Montreal
Billy Reay
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Reay
Hawks
Pierre Pilote
Kenny Wharram
Detroit
Another Hextall is Hockey Star
Sophomore Dennis Hextall of Poplar Point Manitoba set a school record with 36 assists in a season and scored 17 goals in 33 games. Coach Bob Peters’ team finished third in this year’s NCAA tournament in Providence Rhode Island.
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Grand Forks
N.C
Dennis Hextall
Poplar Point
Man
New York
Bryan Hextall
Hextall
Bob Peters
Providence
R.1
Boxing Roundup From Argentina Mexico Results
Buenos Aires Fernandez outpoints Collins in a 10 round middleweight bout. Mar Del Plata Bonavena stops Sosa in two rounds. Acapulco Ramos defeats Rosales on points in ten rounds.
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Buenos Aires
Jorge Fernandez
Argentina
Billy Collins
Memphis
Tenn
Mar del Plata
Oscar Bonavena
Rene Sosa
Acapulco
Mexico
Suga
Ramos
Mexico City
Antonio Chiquis Rosales
Evidence Contradicts Belated Identification in Fatal Crash
In Wichita, authorities confirm the deceased is Gretchen C Wells, 19, though initial reports identified Kathy Younkin, 18, after a car rollover killed three youths. Kathy’s license surfaced in Gretchen’s purse and the two did not know each other, police said.
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Kathy
Martin Grimes
Gretchen
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James P. Celebrezze
Cleveland Democrats
Marigene Valiquette
D - Lucas
Mary F. McGowan
D-Summit
Broughton
Wings
Chicago
Another Hextall
Hockey
Speed Riggs
Wales
U.S. Royal Laredo
U.S. Royal’ Tread
J&j Tire CO
U.S. Royal
Heber Jones, Inc
N. Verity Pkvy
Wichita, Kan
Kathy Younkin
Oe Dixie All al Ray Eer
Bate
Steve Reeves
Watt Disney
Technicolor
Middletown
U.S
Goodyear
Broad & Manchester
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