Rich Stadium Debut Looms For Bills In Buffalo
A vivid profile outlines Ralph C. Wilson Jr.’s Buffalo Bills stadium project in Buffalo New York dubbed Rich Stadium after Erie County’s sale of naming rights. It notes a 25 year financial deal, opening night August 17 against the Washington Redskins, and interest from Pete Rozelle amid political hesitancy from Nixon Agnew Kennedy Rockefeller Javits Buckley Lefkowitz.
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Miami
Wilson
Cream of Buffalo Beauty
Ziegfeld
Buffalo Bills
Erie County Stadium
Washington Redskins
Nixon
Agnew
Kennedy
Rockefeller
New York
Jacob Javits
James Buckley
Louis Lefkowitz
U S Davis Team Wins 3-0 Over Chile in Davis Cup
United States routs Chile 3-0 in the American Zone finals as Stan Smith and Erik Van Dillen rally to win the last three sets after gaps earlier. Tom Gorman and others deliver decisive wins, with Smith briefly injured and set to join Romania next in August near San Francisco. The team opposes the tie breaker in Cup play.
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North Little Rock
Ark
United States
Dennis Ralston
U.S
Chile
Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
Jaime Fillol
Pat Cornejo
Smith
van Dillen
Tom Gorman
Seattle
Fillal
Pasadena
Calif
Cornejo
Romania
San Francisco
Astros Rally Led By Wynn In 5-4 Win Over Reds
Yesterday's stars include Jim Wynn who scored three runs, stole two bases and drove in the tying run for Houston in a 5-4 victory over Cincinnati. Al Downing pitched six innings of two run ball as the Dodgers shut out the Padres 2-0.
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Jim Wynn
Astros
Houston
Cincinnati Reds
al Downing
Dodgers
Los Angeles
San Diego Padres
Four Games Today In Dixie Boys World Series
Four state champions from Louisiana Texas Florida and Mississippi advance to round two at Legion Memorial Stadium after Monday wins. West Monroe Louisiana trailed then scored four in the last at bat to beat Cleveland Tennessee 11 9. Pensacola Florida beat Ft Oglethorpe Georgia 6 5. Lufkin Texas defeated Florence Alabama and Pascagoula Mississippi edged Monroe.
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Florida
Mississippi
Legion Memorial Stadium
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Alabama
Georgia
Monroe
West Monroe
Cleveland
Tenn
Pensacola
Fla
Ft. Oglethorpe
Lufkin
Tex
Florence
Ala
Pascagoula
Miss
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Monroe Dixie League, Inc
Monroe Recreation Department
Dixie Boys Baseball, Inc
A. L. Green
Bay Springs
John Beamer
Malcolm Bartlett
Pineville
Don Walters
Charles Taylor
Ted May
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Butler
Robbins
McCorm
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Painter
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Taylor
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Thomley
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Hernandez
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Spaders
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Edwards
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SB Templeton
Anderson
Neal
Rigby
Billy Collins
Sac —Olsen
Jackson
Rice
Ching
Lane Bo
Toriusen
John Beckton
Jommy Crowe
Leon Miletelo
Dooley Haddad
Three More Tilts For Sterlington Soft Ball Tournament
Sterlington Recreation Department lists three games on tonight’s schedule Spillers Electric vs Tape City at 6 Albritton’s Pharmacy vs Howard’s Pharmacy at 7 30 and New York Life vs Hopewell at 9 In Monday results Central Finance defeated Glass Specialties 7 4 Sportsmen beat King’s Quick Stop 12 2 and Tom’s Coffee downed Ouachita National Bank 18 7
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Sterlington Recreation Department
Spillers Electric
Tape City
Albritton’s Pharmacy
Howard's Pharmacy
New York Life
Hopewell
Central Finance
Glass Specialties
Sportsmen
King’s Quick Stop
Tom's Coffee
Ouachita National Bank
West Monroe Captures State Senior Title in Dixie Play
West Monroe rallied past Northeast Delhi Bayville in the semi final 4-3 and defeated Alexandria 3-1 in the state final. Shields hit a two out homer in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie as McLemore Hicks combined on the win. Alexandria led 1-0 early but was limited to three hits.
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el Nee Shields
Jerry McLemore
Gerry Hicks
West Monroe
Delhi - Bayville
Alexandria
West Monroe Wins War in Open After Squeeze Play
West Monroe erased a 3-2 deficit in the seventh inning to beat Northeast. George Wroten sparked the rally with a single steal of second and third and scored on a Hearne bunt. Wroten later drove in two runs in the fifth as Jeff Hendricks, Jerry McLemore and Ronnie Blazier set up the late offense. McLemore earned the opener win with a four hitter.
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al Sanders
David McGrew
Darrell Etier
Terry Crocker
Sanders
Curtis Tedelton
McGrew
Etier
Crocker
West Monroe
Tennessee
Fuller
Tedelton
Ted May
Paul Davis
Torjusen
Larry Toups
Johnny Olsen
Bobby Collins
Torjuson
Monroe
Keith May
Billy Collins
Jay Rivers
Doyle Wilbanks
Bob Lane
Lane
Mississippi
Donnie Matthews
Tommy Spade
Toups
Matthews
Spade
Rivers
Wilbanks
Texas
Sy Mayes
Alabama
Bama
Greg Olive
Steve Siegel
Olive
Mayes
Jeff Patterson
Curtis Langford
Patterson
Langford
Eric Smith
Bobby McClure
Smith
Wemble Box
Johnny McCullen
Tim McCormick
George Wroten
Hearne
Northeast
Shields
Ronnie Blazier
Wroten
Jeff Hendricks
Jerry McLemore
Blazier
Bonavena Knocks Out Wallace In Sixth Round
Argentine heavyweight Oscar Bonavena decks Roy Wallace six times in Las Vegas, scoring a decisive sixth round knockout one minute into the round. Wallace, 205 pounds, lands several early punches but the 209-pound Bonavena dominates with a closing flurry. Bonavena improves to 47-8-1, Wallace falls to 16-17-2.
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Nev
Oscar Bonavena
Roy
Cookie
Wallace
Bonavena
Buddy Basilico
Dallas
Leroy Caldwell
Reaves Innocent of Marijuana Charge
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback John Reaves is acquitted of marijuana possession after a witness invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify. The judge ruled the evidence chain broken without the officer’s testimony, freeing Reaves.
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Tampa
Fla
Philadelphia Eagles
John Reaves
Florida
Arden Merckle
B. Frank Edwards
Edwards
Police Department
Hillsborough County Grand Jury
Floyd
Cutler Boots Eskimos To 10-3 Victory In Cold Wind
Edmonton Eskimos beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10-3 in a rain swept CFL game. Kicker Dave Cutler scored five points including a 12 yard field goal and two end zone singles. Eskimos added four safeties and Gary Lefebvre contributed a single. Wind gusts reached 40 miles per hour.
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Edmonton
Alta
Dave Cutler
Edmonton Eskimos
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Cutler
Gary Lefebvre
Eskimos
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Toby Painter
Sunshine Boys
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Don Goolsby
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Randell Howard
Richard Covington
John Fogleman
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Mike Shieldsee
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