NRA selects Raton wild area for national HQ
The NRA directors chose a 30 000 acre block near Raton New Mexico for a national headquarters competitive shooting ranges and a wildlife demonstration area. up to 2 million dollars is authorized for land purchase with a 20 million dollar development plan. The site includes Kaiser Steel land and rancher Alvin Stockton land with access land and is five miles from U S Highway 64 and the Raton airport.
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N.M
National Rifle Association
Raton
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D.C
New Mexico
NRA
State Game and Fish Department
Bruce King
Kaiser Steel Corp
Canadian River
Alvin Stockton
Bill
Humphries
Stockton
Kaiser
U.S. Highway 64
Maxwell Rich
Royals overpower Cardinals 7-2 in exhibition play
Kansas City's Hal McRae drove in three runs with three doubles and a single as the Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. Other spring results included Montreal over Boston 5-1 and Chicago White Sox 8-4 over Texas.
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Santo
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al Kaline
Bill Free
Pecos Junior High Ties for Near First at Tourney
Pecos Junior High A team led by Richard Rankin with a 90 medalist score finished 6 behind Fort Stockton as high winds hampered scoring. Pecos B also posted 446 led by Scott Ramsey 100 and Bryn Tapp 108 in harsh conditions. final tournament to be held in Ker mit at 2 p.m. Rankin eyes Medalist Crown with a 22 stroke lead.
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Monahans
Permit
Ft. Stockton
Richard Rankin
Fort Stockton
David Peters
Jesse Duarte
Jerrell Wafer
Eugene Morales
Rosish Aroma
Scott Ramsey
Bryn Tapp
Dan Homer
Robert Hignoros
Kevin Kirkwood
Kermit
Rankin
Queens Aim For District Title In Tonight's Showdown
The Pecos Eagle Queens host the Kermit Yellowjackets at Pecos High School gym at 8 PM aiming to clinch the district championship. Queens lead by one game with Seminole and Kermit tied for second after a Friday win. B and junior varsity games precede.
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Kermit Yellowjackets
Kermit
Pecos High School
Seminole
Queens
Seminole Indians
Monahans Lobos
Yellowjackets
Eagles
Queen’s
Brown Questions Stay With Cougars After COY Honor
Uniondale New York AP Larry Brown the ABA Coach of the Year for 1972 73 league season says he may leave the Carolina Cougars after the ABA playoffs He is 32 youngest pro coach in the league and holds a multi year contract with Carolina The Cougars lead the Eastern Division at 57 27 and trail the Nets 1 1 in their best of seven series with game three tonight at Nassau Coliseum Brown says he may pursue college coaching and will decide after the playoffs
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N.Y
Larry Brown
American Basketball Association
Carolina Cougars
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Carolina
New York Nets
Nassau Coliseum
Virginia
al Bianchi
Denver
Alex Hannum
River Oaks tennis tourney underway with top seeds playing
In Houston the 39th River Oaks Tennis Tournament opened with eight first round singles matches as top seeds like Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe and Ken Rosewall advanced. Roger Taylor of England scheduled to face Fred Stolle in feature action.
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Fred Stolle
Australia
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Evanston
Ill
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Ismail el Shafei
Egypt
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Graham Stilwell
Great Britain
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Jean Chantreau
France
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Haroon Rahim
Pakistan
Vladmir
Prenjit Lall
India
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Czechoslovakia
Owen Davidson
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Russia
Joaquin Loyo- Mayo
Mexico
Roscoe Turner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Pierre Barthes
Tom Gorman
Seattle, Wash
Zeljko Franulovic
Yugoslavia
Utah Stars rout San Diego 107 93 in first round
Utah Stars coach LaDell Andersen calls the 107 93 playoff win over San Diego a fast break victory with strong defense. Zelmo Beaty had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Ron Boone 27 points, while San Diego’s Stew Johnson led with 22. Next game in Salt Lake City then San Diego.
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Utah Stars
LaDell Andersen
American Basketball Association
San Diego
Stars
Zelmo Beaty
Ron Boone
Jimmy Jones
Stew Johnson
Conquistadors
Chuck Williams
Red Robbins
Carolina Cougars
Nets
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Kentucky Colonels
Virginia Squires
Norfolk
Lexington wins first AAU Basketball Championship
Lexington defeated Cincinnati 89-84 to claim the Men’s AAU title. George Bryant led with 29 points and earned MVP honors after averaging 34.2 points per game in the tournament. The Armed Forces All Stars placed third by beating Tampa 112-85. Kathy Whitworth set a 1972 Ladies PGA earnings record with $65,064.
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Afhland
Lexington
Cincinnati
George Bryant
Eastern Kentucky University
Armed Forces All Star
Tampa
Kathy Whitworth
Chi Chi Rodriguez pursues Masters glory as Nicklaus looms
Chi Chi Rodriguez says Jack Nicklaus will be at Augusta for the Masters while noting Nicklaus was made for the course. Rodriguez wins the rain delayed Greensboro event with a 66 to finish 17 under par at Sedgefield, earning 42000 and his seventh tour title. Lou Graham and Ken Still tie at 268.
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Associated Press
Greensboro
N. C
Little Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jack Nicklaus
Chi Chi
Jack
Rodriguez
Lou Graham
Ken Still
Augusta National
Sedgefield
Graham
Foyt to debut at Talladega in Winston 500
A. J. Foyt, the famed driver with wins in Daytona and Indianapolis, will race a new Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway in the Winston 500 on May 6. He joins a 60-car field for the 159 160 dollar race, driving for Banjo Matthews and his Houston-based agency, with pole qualifying starting May 2.
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Ala
A.J. Foyt
Alabama International Motor Speedway
the Speedway
Foyt
Chevrolet
Banjo Matthews
Daytona
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