Twins Tie Oakland For Lead With 10-4 Win
The Minnesota Twins slugged past the Oakland Athletics 10-4 to tie for the Western Division lead behind homers by Harmon Killebrew Leo Cardenas and Rod Carew. Reggie Jackson was held to a double as Oakland’s pace setters fell back. In other games Detroit beat Baltimore 4-1 and New York edged Cleveland 5-4.
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Reggie Jackson
Minnesota Twins
Oakland Athletics
Athletics
Muscleman
Babe Ruth
Roger Maris
Bob Miller
Twins
Oakland
Harmon Killebrew
Leo Cardenas
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Indians
Kansas City
Seattle
California
Chicago
Better driving helps Yarbrough win Firecracker 400
Lee Roy Yarbrough credited improved driving and pit crew teamwork for his Firecracker 400 victory in Daytona Beach. He beat Buddy Baker after passing two crashed cars, tying the season’s four major wins and breaking the year’s earnings record with a $22,175 prize. Fred Lorenzen’s prior $321,455 mark was surpassed as Yarbrough’s 11-year major grand national earnings rose to $322,860. Other top finishers included Donnie Allison, David Pearson, and Richard Petty. The piece also notes Cale Yarborough’s early exit with a broken valve and lists the nearby winnings.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
UPI
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Buddy Baker
Charlotte
N.C
Richard Brickhouse
Rocky Point
Don Tarr
North Miami Beach
Fla
James Hylton
Inman, S.C
H.B. Bailey
Houston, Tex
Major Leagues Standings And Friday Results
United Press International reports NL East and NL West standings with teams Chicago New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis Montreal Atlanta Los Angeles Cincinnati Houston San Diego and Montreal. Friday results include New York beating Pittsburgh twice, San Francisco over Atlanta, and Montreal defeating Philadelphia.
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New York
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Montreal
Philadelphia
Houston
San Diego
Norm Cash
Tigers
Orioles
Mickey Lolich
Frank Robinson
Ken McMullen
Frank Howard
Senators
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Tony Conigliaro
Red Sox
Reggie Smith
Brant Alyea
Gene Michael
Bobby Murcer
Fritz Peterson
Yankees
Indians
Cleveland
Ken Harrelson
Tony Horton
Juan Pizarro
United Press International
W. L. Pet
Bolin
Fisher
Singer
Phila
Los Ang
San Fran
Laver pursues grand slam at Wimbledon final
Laver, aiming to complete tennis grand slam, faces Newcombe in the Wimbledon final as Laver seeks to join a select group. Jones defeats King to win women’s singles title, first Briton since 1961. Prize money for winner is 7200 dollars. loser gets 3600. In New York, rabbis urged to engage more in politics per a National Committee report.
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Wimbledon
England
Rod Laver
John Newcombe
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Ann Jones
Laver
Newcombe
Hoddsmakers
Mrs. Jones
Angela Mortimer
Billie Jean
New York
UPI
National Committee For Furtherance of Jewish Education
Jacob J. Hecht
Ainsworth Defeats Hills in Little League Victory
Ainsworth Little League defeated Hills 8 to 0 as Lorn Carson pitched a two hitter. Linn Roberts went two for three and Jim Roberts two for four, contributing to the shutout with strong hitting and defense.
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Ainsworth
Hills
Lorn Carson
Linn Roberts
Jim Roberts
Holiday traffic toll climbs during Independence Day period
United Press International reports 201 traffic deaths by 4 a.m. EDT for the three day Fourth of July holiday period, with drownings, planes and miscellaneous totals. California leads with 20 deaths, and safety officials project 550 to 650 deaths overall, below the all time records.
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United Press International
California
Texas
Michigan
Ohio
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
National Safety Council
Board Reopens Evans Case In Subic Bay Inquiry
A six man U S Australian board revisited the Evans Melbourne collision of June 3 in the South China Sea. They questioned Cmdr Albert S McLemore about LT Donald C Ramsey in charge of the Evans. Ramsey was described as an experienced officer. The collision killed 76 crewmen and cut the destroyer in two.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
UPI
A_ board of inquiry
Evans
Albert S. McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
J.G
Donald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Melbourne
McLemore
Ramsey
South China Sea
Two rookie Camden police shot to death early today
Two rookie Camden police officers were killed when a young black gunman fled a tenement and opened fire from a window. A 20 year old suspect was taken into custody as investigators reported the officers were pursuing a shotgun carrier at Third and Sycamore streets.
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Camden
N.J
UPI
Third
Sycamore
George E. Schultz Jr
Charles Sutman
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