Ukiah NASCAR Night Features Campbell Leads Pack
Ukiah hosts Friday night NASCAR Sportsmen division racing at the 12th District Fairgrounds as State Champion Bob Campbell aims for a third straight main event. Campbell, in his No. 4 car, has won two straight Ukiah main events and the Lakeport opener, with Lake County cars facing late setup issues and crashes among rivals including defending champ Bill Deschamps and Ned Smiley.
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Ukiah
Bob Campbell
Campbell
Lakeport
Lake County
Nascar
Eddie
Rocky) Graziano
Ukiah High
Richfied
Calpella
Graziano
Bill Deschamps
Ned Smiley
Ray Graziano
Bob Nielsen
Bill Robison
Robison
Smiley
Giants Split Twinbill Cliff Hobbles Giants in Nightcap
In San Francisco the Giants split a doubleheader with the Cardinals as Glen Hobbie shut them out in the nightcap after Willie McCovey fueled a 3-0 opener with a two run homer. Chris Short powered the Phillies within a half game of first with a 4-1 win over the Pirates. The Reds beat the Dodgers in 11 innings and the Mets defeated the Cubs 8-3.
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Glen Hobbie
Chicazo Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Twin Hill
Willie McCovey
Gaylord Perry
Hobbie
McCovey
Bob Gibson
Willie Mays
Bob Hendley
Georgia Southpaw
Perry
Hendley
Tom Haller
Ken Boyer
JW Harvey Iuenn
Jim Ray Hart
Cub
Bill White
Ron Herbel
Curt Flood
White
Flood
Billy Cowan
Andre Rodgers
Gene Mauch
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Phils
Chris Short
Short
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Bailey
Bill Mazeroski
Clay Dalrymple
Bob Friend
John Herrnstein
Cardinals
St. Louis
Reds
Dodgers
Mets
Cubs
It Could Only Happen To Poor Yogi Berra
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees staged a bizarre late inning in which Pete Mikkelsen, after a controversial sequence involving Russ Nixon and Crosetti, scored a run that helped the Yankees win 10 to 6. UPI reports the play unfolded with Mikkelsen running after Nixon’s toss and being ruled safe when Nixon failed to catch the ball cleanly.
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Boston
UPI
Yankee
Yogi Berra
Berra
Russ Nixon
Frank Chosetti
Pete Mikkelsen
Nixon
Mikkelsen
Red Sox
Yankees
Crosetti
al Smith
John Pesky
Smith
Right to Bear Arms Surveyed CBS Reports On Firearms
New York UPI reports CBS Reports aired a special on unregulated gun sale and possession. The program critiqued lax licensing and shipping controls while noting killers can obtain weapons despite calls for tighter laws. It highlighted vigilante groups and pro gun arguments amid a gun culture debate.
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Bowen Northrup
New York
UPI
CBS
James Bennett
United States Bureau of Prisons
Stateville Prison
Joliet
David Lowe
Tigers Find Formula To Silence Tony Oliva
DETROIT chased Tony Oliva with high inside fastballs to deny the rookie a hit. Oliva, leading the AL with .362, went 0-for-4 as Detroit edged Minnesota 5-4. In eight meetings, the 22-year-old lefty has seven hits in 36 at bats for a .194 mark. Lefty Mickey Lolich held Oliva scoreless in four at bats.
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Detroit
UPI
Tony Oliva
Detroit Tigers
Oliva
Minnesota Twins
Tigers
Twins
Mickey — Lolich
Larry Sherry
Heli grammites and Kamloops spark western Sierra fishing
Western Sierra anglers report heligrammites and Kamloops trout dominating fishing scene. A Tuolumne County Donnell Reservoir catching browns and limits within hours is highlighted, with Miller praising heligrammites behind small hooks for success. Kamloops emerge as larger, hard fighting, eco friendly rainbow strain under Fish and Game study to identify best reservoir stocking.
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George
Skelton
UPI
Sierra Nevada
Kamloops
Tuolumne
John
Donnells
Tuollumne Couinty
Miller
Beardsley Reservoir
Dawid
Bargeson
Sacramento
Pitcher Lolich Earns Win as Oliva Struggles at Bat
Oliva managed only two groundouts one popout and one flyout as Jim Lolich neutralized him with a sequence designed to lure him to the inside and then feed the fast stuff on the fists. The plan succeeded keeping Oliva off balance throughout.
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Lolich
Oliva
Pistons trade for speed in big move
Detroit coach Charley Wolf reshapes the lineup by trading Bailey Howell Don Ohi o and Bob Ferry for Terry Dischinger Rod Thorn and Don Kojis. The goal is faster breaks with 23 to 25 year olds while compensating for the lack of a dominant center.
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Detroit
A. J. Foyt
Bob Hayes
Charley Wolf
Detroit Pistons
National Basketball Association
Wolf
Bailey Howell
Don Ohio
Bob Ferry
Les Hunter
Wally Jones
Baltimore Bullets
Terry
Dischinger
Rod Thorn
Don Kojis
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
Thorn
Kojis
Rod
Piston
Auerbach Warns on Basketball Race in Cold War
Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach told a State Department briefing that the United States risked falling behind in the basketball race of the Cold War. He noted Communist teams in exhibitions with Poland Yugoslavia and Romania won convincingly against CIA teams and warned Americans may overestimate their lead in the sport. He compared the level to American amateur and college teams and described the tour as part of Olympic year diplomacy.
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Washington
UPI
Red’ Auerbach
Boston Celtics
Auerbach
State Department
National Basketball Association
Poland
Yugoslavia
Romania
United Arab Republic
United States
Flamingo Name Origin Traced to Latin Word for Flame
A linguistic note explains that the flamingo name derives from the Latin flamma meaning flame. The term reflects the bird’s bright coloring and fiery hue as observed in historical discussions of avian nomenclature.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Jack Sanford
Philadelphia Phils
Cardenas
Chico Cardenas
Dodger
Ron Perranoski
John Edwards
Joey Jay
Perranoski
Vada Pinson
Phil Ortega
Charley Smith
Sterling Slaughter
Joe Christopher
Foy
Mendocino
Sam
Indianapolis
Irmingham
Aena
Nat Rebound
Ily Waughnani
Ther Stern
Brooklyn Stars
Anton Stadium
Ukiah Pony
Colt
Vann
State St. Viene
State Farm Lie. Insurance. Company
State Farm, Fire “ Ty. Co
Anna
Fish and Game Department
Journal
Jack Brannan
United Press International
Overbach
Oder
Uhiah Rexall Drugs
Motor Trend
Wildcat
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