Midget League Roundup Of Week Baseball Action And Standings
The Red Sox beat the Braves 14-4 and Padres 4-2 on Monday. Bobby Brownell had a no hitter for the Red Sox in the first game. Rod Griffin and Don Sims collected the only hits. Otto Skoog won for the Padres with Keith Hodges delivering the Padres sole hit. Other results include Royals 10 Braves 9, Expos 21 White Sox 2, Expos 8 Athletics and Padres 9 Red Sox 8, Royals 5 Red Sox 3, Padres 9 White Sox 3, Braves 12 Athletics 10. Ronald Rice tops standings as rainouts loom.
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Red Sox
Braves
Padres
Athletics
Bobby Brownell
Frank Franano
Brownell
Rod Griffin
Don Sims
Otto Skoog
Ron Rice
Keith Hodges
Royals
Phillip Geist
Jeff Sypher
Brian Hoke
Guy Jukes
Dawn Tegtmeyer
Tammy Winters
Darren Noah
Expos
White Sox
John Wray
Doug Yokum
Vicki Hotaling
Tiare Houk
Brian Berger
Jeff Reed
Keith McLain
Robert Mille
Billy
Tim Fennell
Richard DeLaTorre
Carey Brenner
Paul Bones
Randy Brewer
Ronald ‘Rice
Petty wins Firecracker 400 in Daytona rain
Richard Petty, in Old Blue, wins the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway for the seventh time, beating Darrell Waltrip by 17.7 seconds amid rain delay. Petty closes within 17 points of NASCAR leader Cale Yarborough as the race features 41 cars, weather stoppages, and three women drivers failing to finish.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Darrell Waltrip
Richard Petty
Daytona International Speedway
Waltrip
Petty
Cale Yarborough
Yarborough
Janet Guthrie
Christine Beckers
Belgium
Lella Lombardi
Italy
Kansas Weather Faces Heat Wave With Storm Risk
Topeka reports hot humid conditions with scattered thunderstorm chances in central and western Kansas by tonight. Highs today and Wednesday projected 95 to 100, lows mid 60s to 75, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday to Saturday outlook: storms likely early, highs low 90s, lows 60s to 70s. Monday temps ranged 100 at Dodge City to 91 in Topeka. lows 69 Goodland to 76 Wichita and Coffeyville.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Dodge City
Goodland
Wichita
Coffeyville
Planning a Family Camping Trip With Careful Prep
Families venturing into tent living should plan ahead for gear rental restrictions and campground rules. Check pet policies, leash limits, utilities, and potential prohibitions on fires or trees. Pack rain gear, warm layers, first aid, and a reliable contact for emergencies while noting remote sites may lack water or sanitation.
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Camsites
Wisconsin First State Employee Strike Shuts Some Offices
Wisconsin enters its first state employee strike as prison guards join public workers. Most offices stay open while pickets appear at Milwaukee state offices and UW Milwaukee. Gov Lucey seeks an injunction to force workers back at three centers for the developmentally disabled. Union seeks hourly raises of 68 and 78 cents with cost of living and no layoff protections.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
State Capitol
Patrick Lucey
Charles Hoornstra
American Nazis Blocked By Court
In Skokie Illinois court orders blocked a Nazi march on Independence Day. Police outnumber Nazis 40 to 1 as 2000 Jewish defense supporters rally at Mayer Kaplan Center while 50 NSC delegates attend a Chicago convention. Leaders vow future marches despite injunctions and local ordinances.
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Skokie, II
America
National Socialist Congress
Skokie
Jewish Defense League
Ralph Locher
JDL
Chicago
Locher
New York
Los Angeles
Meir Kahane
Frank Collin
American Civil Liberties Union
Illinois Appellate Court
ACLU
JDS
Skokies
Mayer Kaplan
Kahane
Collin
Holidays Take Steam
The stock market moved slowly after the holiday with the noon Dow Jones up 3.06 to 915.71. Gainers led losers 5 to 4 among NYSE stocks as buyers showed interest in blue chips and glamour issues after losses earlier in the year. Hilton Hotels traded heavily, dropping to 19 percent with a 284 400 share block. The NYSE composite index rose to 55. The American Stock Exchange value index fell 0.24 to 120.24.
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New York
Hilton Hotels
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
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Saffron Glass Co
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Tent City
U.S. Department of Interior
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Harry Smith Auto Supply
S. Main
Bob Miller
Man
Boat Insurance
Jiawa Assurance Genc
Paris
Firestone
Sylvania
Speed
Bipetr
Paitenreeial
Blackwall
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