Cubs Tie Cards for Lead After Weekend Reds Sweep
Cubs earn a 4-1 victory over Cincinnati to pull even with the St. Louis Cardinals atop the NL. Ferguson Jenkins dominated with a three hitter as Chicago won its 13th of 14 and drew 40,464 fans at Wrigley Field. Vada Pinson homered for Cincinnati, while other NL and AL scores are noted from the day’s action including Mets over Cardinals, Phillies over Giants, and Astros rallying to beat the Dodgers.
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New York
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Chicago
Baltimore
Cleveland
Minnesota
Washington
Cub
Sammy Ellis
Jenkins
Vada Pinson
Reds
Coralville angler Wade Key tops Lake Darling bass haul
Wade Key of Coralville Iowa caught six bass over the weekend at Lake Darling weighing a total of 12.4 pounds.
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Wade Key
Coralville
Iowa
Lake Darling
Wall Casper pair set for 18 hole Canadian Open playoff
In Montreal Art Wall and Billy Casper reach an 18 hole playoff for the Canadian Open with $30,000 for the winner and $18,500 for the runner-up after finishing regulation at five under 279. Nicklaus, Boros, Reid and others chase the prize in a dramatic finish.
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UPI
Art Wall
Billy Casper
Wall
Jack Nicklaus
Casper
Charlie Siford
Ing
Nicklaus
Steve Reid
Julius Boros
Arnold Palmer
King Arnie
3Oros
Reid
al Geiberger
Gene Littler
Toronto
Tommy Aaron
Four Aussies reach Wimbledon quarterfinals in singles
In England four Australians advance to the men’s Wimbledon quarterfinals as John Newcombe faces Ken Fletcher while John Cooper plays Nicola Pilic. Ray Ruffels meets Roger Taylor and Thomas Koch draws Wilhelm Bungert. On the women’s side Billie Jean King leads four Americans into action aiming for another title, with Rosemary Casals, Mary Ann Eisel, Ann Nayden Jones, and Kathleen Harter among the contenders.
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Australia
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Ken Fletcher
John Cooper
Nicola Pilic
Yugoslavia
Roy Emerson
Ray Ruffels
Britain
Roger Taylor
Thomas Koch
Brazil
United States
Charles Pasarell
Puerto Rico
Wilhelm Bungert
Germany
Billie Jean King
U.S
Coffeys Return From National Rose Show
Mr and Mrs Irvin F Coffey returned Saturday from the American Rose Society event in Milwaukee. The large national rose show drew hobbyists nationwide and they reported a wonderful time observing new varieties and judging displays.
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American Rose Society
Milwaukee
Hills beats Washington 1 0 in Babe Ruth action
In Sunday Babe Ruth baseball, Hills scored one run in the sixth to defeat Washington 1 to 0 in game one. Iowa City then rolled to a 15 to 5 victory over Washington, opening with a 6-0 lead in the first inning as Rich Deaton started for Washington and Pat Hennigan relieved, with Washington scoring five in the fourth highlighted by Hennigan’s homer.
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Ron Davis
Jim Wynn
Astros
Dodgers
Phil Regan
Hills
Washington
Iowa City
Pohren
Rich Deaton
Pat Hennigan
Major Leagues standings and results recap
United Press International summary of American and National League standings with recent results and upcoming pitchers schedules. Teams include Chicago Detroit Minnesota Cleveland California Baltimore New York Kansas City Washington St. Louis Cincinnati San Francisco Atlanta Pittsburgh Philadelphia Los Angeles Houston New York San Francisco. Highlights include Sunday results and evening games with noted rain and doubleheaders.
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Attempts to cross ocean in a skiff
Mariner William Willis, 74, sails from Montauk in his 11 foot skiff The Little One for a solo Atlantic crossing to Plymouth England about 3000 miles away He aims for roughly 100 days mirroring Sir Francis Chichester's recent solo voyage though he battles whitecaps on his second such endeavor within a year
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N.Y
UPI
William Willis
Whitecaps
Atlantic
Long Island
Plymouth
England
Willis
English
Britain
Sir Francis Chichester
Battle flares in Mideast as cease-fire violated
Israeli and Egyptian forces clashed along the Suez Canal for a third day as the United Nations opened votes on Arab-Israeli peace resolutions. Egypt said it destroyed Israeli tanks and armored cars in weekend fighting while Israel claimed it silenced Egyptian fire after exchanges north of Qantana.
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Canal
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Nations
General Assembly
Cairo
U.N
End of Iowa 1967 Legislature Adjournes After Torrid Final Night
The 1967 Iowa General Assembly adjourned around 1 am after a long sprint to finish business. Conference committees hammered out differences on pay for judges and top state officials, with salaries set at 21 000 for the superintendent and associate figures. Contingent fund control was decided between the Legislative Interim Committee and the State Executive Council with new allocation safeguards.
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Senate
General Assembly
Senate House
Western Iowa College
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John Mowry
K - Marshalltown
Mowry
Legislative Budget
State Executive Council
Meredith to end march near Canton Mississippi
James Meredith plans to conclude the 150 mile march at Canton 25 miles from Jackson, aiming for a possible July 4th celebration. He walked 12 miles Sunday in rain with about 30 followers along U S 51, expressing a jovial mood as the march nears its end. He earlier shifted plan from reaching Jackson to possibly skipping the capital.
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Mississippi
Meredith
Canton
Pickens
U.S. 51
Jackson
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