Lucas Eyes Magic Career Beyond Basketball Fame
Jerry Lucas, a star basketball player with the New York Knicks, maps a future in magic and education. The Ohio State alumnus and 32 year old father envisions a TV series teaching math concepts through card tricks while continuing his sports legacy with family at home.
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Jerry Lucas
Murray Olderman
Foster City
Calif
NEA
Middletown
Ohio
Jerry
Hawkeye Harvey
Hawkeye
Ohio State
New York Knicks
Willis Reed
New York
Knicks
Guinness
Lovely Treva
Jeff
Eli Lucas
Kentucky
NFL Faces NLRB Hearing Over Fines and Turf Safety
A National Labor Relations Board hearing over NFL bargaining with players on fines and turf safety entered its third day. Theodore Kheel testified about the league’s contract with the NFL Players Association as the case seeks to overturn $20,000 in player fines from 1971 and confirms owners’ stance on bargaining limits. Alan Page and Edward Garvey testified that players lacked bargaining rights under current contracts and that a zipper clause may claim the agreement is final for its duration.
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National Labor Relations Board
National Football League
Theodore Kheel
NFL
National Football League Players Association
Kheel
NFLPA
NLRB
Melvin Welles
Alan Page
Minnesota Vikings
Edward R. Garvey
Dick Bass Charged in Marijuana Possession Case
Former Los Angeles Rams All-Pro running back Dick Bass was booked in Santa Monica California for investigation of possessing and cultivating marijuana. Police said an undisclosed amount of marijuana was growing on his residential grounds in the Los Angeles suburb.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Dick Bass
Los Angeles Rams
Bass
Los Angeles
Littler Plans Golf Return After Cancer Surgery
San Diego golfer Gene Littler, 41, recovering from lymph gland cancer surgery, says he intends to try returning to the pro circuit but does not expect to play for a month or two. He reports progress, with strength returning in his left arm, and continues therapy and swimming to regain nerve and muscle function.
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Gene Littler
Littler
Zeigler Wides split doubleheader in league action
Zeigler streaks in the nightcap lead to an 8-4 win as Zeigler drives in six runs in the first inning. Bryan Wides takes an unearned run in the second inning for a 1-4 win in the opener with Jenkins fanning eight. Ter ry Linton loses, fanning 11 in the setback. Zeigler, 25-7, hosts Nashville It Friday at 7:30 p.m. doubleheader. Butch Henry named Big 8 service bureau director replacing Mickey Holmes effective July 5. Henry, previously ASI at Oklahoma State, succeeds Holmes who moves to Missouri Valley Conference.
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Zeigler
Bryan Wides
Shaye Cade
Pg Meee
Jenkins
Terry Linton
Fanning
Manus Goins
John Brush
Nashville
Butch Henry
Kansas City
Orville
Butch” Henry III
Oklahoma State University
Mickey Holmes
Henry
Holmes
Tulsa
Oklo
Charles M. Nevias
Old tennis rivals face off in Wimbledon clash
Graebner of New York and Nastase of Romania, former foes, are drawn to meet in the Wimbledon second round if both win. Their last meeting at Royal Albert Hall ended with a scuffle as Graebner climbed over the net and grabbed Nastase.
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Clark Graebner
New York City
the Nastase
Romania
Wimbledon
Graebner
London
Royal Albert Hall
Nastase
Queen’s Club
Jaidip Mukerjea
India
John Barrett
Australia
Islanders Sign Cy Young Winner Mike McCormick
The Hawaii Islanders announce the signing of former Cy Young winner Mike McCormick, who retired from the Phoenix Pacific Coast League this year after a 44 3.88 season. He joins an old-timers game July 4 in the Astrodome with 1946 Cardinals and 1947 Buffs players facing off, Terry Moore to manage the Cards.
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Hawaii Islanders
Mike McCormick
Phoenix
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Buffs
Perry Dominates Twins as Nettles Key Playmaker
Gaylord Perry beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 as Graig Nettles stymied a ninth inning rally with a game ending forceout. Ray Fosse homered for Cleveland. Frank Duffy doubled and scored in the Indians win. Chicago White Sox rallied for eight in the eighth to beat Milwaukee. Boston won 10-9 at Texas in 11 innings. Detroit moved to first in the East with a win over Oakland.
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Bill Rigney
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota
Twins
Rigney Senae
Perry
Rigney
Bert Blyleven
Blyleven
Detroit
Oakland
California
Baltimore
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Milwaukee
Boston
Texas
Kansas City
New York
Frank Duffy
Graig Nettles
Nettles
Harmon Killebrew
Ray Fosse
Indians
Duffy
del Unser
Dave LaRoche
Chris Chamblis
White Sox
Brewers
Dick Allen
Bill Parsons
Bill Melton
Rick Reichardt
Ken Sanders
Parsons
Reichardt
Luis Alvarado
Chicago
Frank Linzy
Sanders
Jim Lyttle
Pat Kelly
Allen
May
Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Carl Yastrzemski
Doug Griffin
Danny Cater
Ben Ogilvie
Tom Timmerman
Mike Epstein
Bob Oliver
Angels
Batimore
Orioles
Schumacher sets dragway record at Great Lakes event
Don Schumacher of Park Ridge Illinois shattered Great Lakes Dragaway marks with 227.60 mph and 6.47 seconds in the Supercharged Fuel Funny Car Factory Invitational. Plymouth won the team title with 60 points. Dodge 25, Chevrolet 20, Ford 10. Darryl Grosch led unit stock at 106.25 mph and 12.73 sec, while Dick Stark topped overall stock at 101.28 mph and 13.03 sec.
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Wis
Don Schumacher
Park Ridge
Ill
Great Lakes
Plymouth
Dodge
Chevrolet
Ford
Darryl Grosch
Chicago
Dick Stark
Bloomingdale, Jr
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