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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1982

Page

13

Nicklaus Leads Kemper Open With 7 Birdies in Round Two

Jack Nicklaus shot a seven under par 65 to take a two stroke lead at the Kemper Open with a 36 hole total of 137. He matched the Congressional front-nine record with a 30 and led defending champion Craig Stadler who carded 67 to sit at 139. Details note Morgan 140 and Levenson 141 in close pursuit as CBS-TV plans carry portions of the final rounds.

Bethesda, Md Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus Congressional Country Club Ken Venturi Craig Stadler Levenson Seve Ballesteros

Odessa district to overhaul and add tennis courts this summer

ECISD plans major tennis court renovations at Odessa High Permian Bowie and Blackshear with new courts replacing deteriorating surfaces. The $361,600 project includes eight new Odessa High courts and resurfacing at Permian and Bowie, plus enclosure at Blackshear. Construction may finish before fall reopening pending board approval.

Chris Magee Ector County Independent School District Jack Pace ECISD Pace Odessa High Permian Bowie Junior High Blackshear Junior High Ector High School OHS Bowie Odessa Harold Green

Houston Cougars set NCAA outdoor 400m relay record

Houston University anchor Stanley Floyd led his 400 meter relay unit to a collegiate mark of 38.53 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, breaking USC's 38.69 record from 1980. The winning quartet included Charles Young, Mark McNeil, and Anthony Ketcham as Floyd eyed Saturday's 100 final.

Provo Utah Houston University Stanley Floyd Cougars University of Southern California Floyd Charles Young Odessa Mark McNeil Anthony Ke Ottey Jeanette Bolden Ucla Bolden Benito Fitzgerald Tennessee Diane Williams California State Los Angeles Southern Methodist University Richard Olsen Olsen Brigham Young University Robert Weir

UCLA’s Del Davis Ties American High Jump Record

In Provo Utah UCLA junior Del Davis matched the American high jump record at 7 feet 7 3/4 inches during a ships meet, finishing second on misses to Milt Ottey of Texas El Paso who set a Canadian and Commonwealth mark at the same height. Ottey surpassed his own 7-6 1/2 by clearing 7-7 3/4. The world record remains 7-8 3/4 set by Gerd Wessig in Moscow. Both athletes failed at 7-9 1/4 after three attempts.

Provo Utah del Davis UCLA Davis Texas-El Paso Milt Ottey Ottey Gerd Wessig East Germany Moscow

76ers hopeful comeback as they trail Lakers 3 1

Philadelphia likes their odds in a best four of seven as they face a 3 1 deficit after two defeats in Los Angeles. Coach Cunningham and players Jones Toney Cheeks insist belief remains and goal is Game 5 in Philadelphia. Lakers coach Riley says the team smells championship with Kim Nixon and Kareem Abdul Jabbar leading the charge.

LOS Angeles Philadelphia 76Ers National Basketball Association 76Ers Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Lakers NBA Billy Cunningham Philadelphia Celtics Andrew Toney

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