Sucker Spawning Season Awakens Local Anglers
With milder weather and spring thaw, local rivers should see the annual sucker runs next week. The fish, though labeled rough, are prized for smoking and patty style cooking. Northerns and crappies are reported biting in cooler weather, and anglers are urged to dress warmly for a possible bite.
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Vermilion Township
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Norwalk
Findlay Lake
Wellington
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Vermilion
Braves Rally Around Rico Carty As Hank Aaron Sends Best Wishes
Tampa story recounts Hank Aaron reaching out to Rico Carty after Carty contracted TB in a Florida sanitarium. Aaron stresses no grudge remains from last summer's jet-side clash amid Braves teammates who also express concern. Marty Martinez recalls Carty’s quiet farewell as he headed to treatment.
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UPI
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Hank Aaron
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Atlanta
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Aaron
Braves
Houston
Los Angeles
Sam Harris
Don Davidson
Sanitarium
Red Schoendienst
Davidson
Rico
Marty Martinez
Harvey Stone
Martinez
Rojas Beats Higgins To Take WBA Feather Title
Paul Rojas of San Pedro California captured the WBA featherweight crown with a 15 round decision over Enrique Higgins of Colombia at the Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles. Referee Dick Young and two judges saw Rojas ahead by a wide margin though the crowd of about 10 000 felt a closer bout. A disputed 12th round knockdown was logged as a knockdown by one official, with others ruling a slip.
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UPI
Paul Rojas
San Pedro Calif
Enrique Higgins
Colombia
Rojas
Higgins
Olympic Auditorium
Dick Young
George Latka
John Thomas
California
Hower
Judge Young
Dayton Appeals Dunbar Ruling
Dayton officials urge the Ohio High School Athletic Association to reconsider Dunbar High School's probation after a postgame melee following a loss to Beavercreek. City leaders say the ruling harms hundreds of students and call for community-wide action while noting no legal mandate over school affairs.
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Havlicek Pulls Celtics Past Pistons In Playoff rout
John Havlicek scored 35 points to lead Boston over Detroit 135-110 at Cobo Arena as the Celtics evened the East series at 2-2. Sam Jones added 24 and Bill Russell grabbed 21 rebounds as Boston built a late 20 point fourth quarter burst. The series moves to Boston for Game Five.
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UPI
Boston Celtics
John Havlicek
Detroit Pistons
Cobo Arena
Boston Detroit
Pistons
Boston
Celtics
Bill Russell
Celts
Havlicek
Sam Jones
Russell
Ohio State
Jones
Don Nelson
Dave Bing
Guerin Named NBA Coach of the Year for 1967 68
Richie Guerin, 35, coach of the St. Louis Hawks, won the NBA Coach of the Year award for the 1967-68 season. He coached the Hawks to the Western Division title after quitting as player coach to focus on coaching duties. He received 25 votes from 31 sports writers. Bill Van Breda Kolff, Alex Hannum, and Gene Shue trailed with 3, 2, and 1 votes respectively.
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UPI
Richie Guerin
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Association
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Hawks
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Philadelphia 76Ers
Gene Shue
Baltimore Bullets
NBA
New York Knickerbockers
Iowa College
Madrid University shutdown amid clashes with police
The 30,000 student University of Madrid was closed by Spanish authorities after repeated confrontations between police and students.
North Korea Broadcasts Letter Alleged Pueblo Crewman Kisler
North Korea aired what it claimed to be a letter from Earl Murray Kisler a captured USS Pueblo third class petty officer. The broadcast referenced Kisler and his detention as part of the Pueblo incident.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Korea
Earl Murray Kisler
Brown says he was dying by inches before AFL ownership
Cincinnati Bengals coach Paul Brown told Columbus business leaders he nearly quit coaching before becoming AFL owner. He described how he faced three chances to return to coaching but stayed due to his nature and need for control. Bengals to begin AFL play this summer. Bill Fitch of Bowling Green State University named MAC basketball coach of the year after leading the Falcons to the MAC title in his first season.
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UPI
Cincinnati Bengals
Paul Brown
Brown
Bengal
Ohio
Tion
Bill Fitch
Bowling Green State University
Fitch
Falcons
Suharto Seeks $100 Million Japan Aid
President Suharto of Indonesia met with Prime Minister Sato in Tokyo to seek援 $100 million in Japanese economic aid.
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Tokyo
UPI
Suharto
Indonesia
Eisaku Sato
Bearded Golfer Seeks Fast Improvement in Florida
Springfield Ohio UPI reports Wittenberg University sophomore Greg Beard aimed to sharpen his golf game during spring vacation in Florida. He traveled with a friend to improve as coached and sought extra practice after expressing desire to play more.
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Springfield
Ohio
UPI
Wittenburg University
Greg Beard
Florida
Findlay
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