Pirates win in 17 innings on Clemente homer
Pirates outlast Padres 4-3 in a 17 inning marathon lasting 4 hours 12 minutes. Clemente homered off Jim Nelson after a long night of lead changes, Stan Stargell tied the 13th, Hebner tied in the 16th, and Murrell homered for San Diego as the game stretched the Pirates’ win streak to seven.
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Glenn Beckett
Joe Pepitone
Joe Lis
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Washington 11 Hills 1 in Babe Ruth League rout
Washington dominated Hills 11 to 1 in four and a half innings under a 10 run rule. Willie Davis Richie Allen and Jim Lefebvre homered for the winner while Claude Osteen held the Braves to six hits. Davis Battimore added three hits to lift his average to .354. Kevin Crawford earned the win on the mound.
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Hills
Willie Davis
Richie Allen
United Press International
Jim Lefebvre
Claude Osteen
Dodgers
Braves
Davis Battimore
Poston
New York
Cleveland
West Watt
Kevin Crawford
Yankees and Twins Triumph in Pee Wee Wins
Marty Speece starred for the Yankees in a 15 to 2 win over the Orioles, fanning nine and yielding one hit. The Twins toppled the Tigers 11 to 6, with Chris Mings enduring control issues as he walked many. Morotti and Hazelett added Twins hits. Blackburn doubled for the Tigers. Next Thursday the Yankees meet the Tigers at 2:30 and the Twins face the Orioles at 2:00.
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Orioles
Twins
Tigers
Speece
Mark Genkinger
Chris Mings
Prenuptial party for Connie White
Miss Connie White was honored at a prenuptial party hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Day. Guests were employees of Livingston Day Lehoe Meeker and Bates and their families. A picnic supper, yard games, and swimming followed. Special guests were the couple’s parents Mr Myron White Mrs Harold Jarvis and Mrs Everett Meeker assisted with hosting. Miss White will wed Yale Jarvis July 31.
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Connie White
Robert Day
Miss White
Livingston
Jordanian Troops Hit Guerrillas in North Jordan
United Press International reports Jordanian forces attacked guerrilla positions in north Jordan for a fourth straight day. Shelling heard in Amman, road to the front blocked, and a Syrian delegation sought access to the combat zone. Guerrilla spokesmen accuse King Hussein’s army of using heavy artillery and phosphorus shells. In Mersa Matruh, guerrilla chiefs meet with four Arab leaders including President Sadat after accusing Jordan of massacres.
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Hussein
Jordan
UPI
John Bonar
Amman
Beirut
Mersa Matruh
Mediterranean Sea
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Nixon Eyes China Visit as Indochina Diplomacy Opens
President Nixon voiced a wish to travel to China in the future at a news conference and a meeting of the American Newspaper Editors. He noted China as a main weapons supplier to Communist forces in Vietnam and said better U.S.-China relations could create new diplomatic options in Indochina. Nixon flew to Los Angeles by helicopter from the Western White House to announce the plan and dined with Kissinger and aides before returning.
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
Indochina
Nixon
Los Angeles
White House
Kissinger
Amish Exemption Debated As School Board Extends Tentative Pause
The board debated whether Amish children should be excused from standard schooling. Johnston noted 124 of 174 tested Amish children were below grade level. An extension by five to four votes followed, with Vander Linden Heronimus Harper voting yes and Shepard Barber Sievers Cole Beecher voting no.
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Walter
Johnston
John Vander Linden
Sibley
T.J. Heronimus
Grundy Center
Virginia Harper
Fort Madison
Virgil Shepard
Allison
Standley Barber
Wellman
Earl Sievers
Avo
Richard Cole
De‘corah
Robert Beecher
Creston
Iowa seeks ruling on minimum age for candidates
Des Moines reports Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst and Burlington legislator ask the attorney general for guidance on whether 18 year olds can file nomination papers for public office. They cite inquiries from 17 year olds who would be 18 at election time and note the four week filing window. The issue gained attention after the 26th Amendment change prompts many questions about ages 18 to 21 holding office.
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UPI
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
Burlington
Richard Turner
Synhorst
W. R. Monroe
Monroe
Secretary of State
City Baseball Friday Tri County Softball at Trenton
The listing shows a schedule with Tri County Softball facing Washington All-Stars in Trenton at 8 p.m. It also lists Tri County Little League games with Blues versus Ainsworth and Reds versus Washington Township at 6 p.m. for Monday.
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Trenton
Blues
Ainsworth
Reds
Washington Township
Federal Reserve tightens rates to curb inflation
The Federal Reserve Board raises its discount rate from 4 percent to 5 percent in a move to fight ongoing inflation. The action, viewed as a setback to Nixon’s easy-money policy, drew criticism from Rep. Wright Patman who called it an unnecessary boost to higher interest rates.
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Texas ranchers blame bureaucracy for sleeping sickness spread
Texas ranchers cite federal bureaucracy for delays in vaccine delivery as sleeping sickness moves from Mexico into Texas and potentially Oklahoma. Officials say human cases are flu like and rarely fatal. vaccines were delayed and a U S task force faced criticism for slow action. Mexican President Echeverria urged U S cooperation in fighting the outbreak.
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UPI
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Heath
Oklahoma
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Algae Threat to Sea of Galilee Water Supply
Uncontrolled algae growth endangers Sea of Galilee in Israel, jeopardizing one third of the nation’s water. Nitrates from drained marshes feed microscopic plants robbing oxygen, risking fish die-off within a decade. Water for irrigation and recreation also at stake.
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Jordan
Agnew urges Congo focus on skilled trades education
Vice President Spiro Agnew told Congo leaders in Kinshasa that the United States should train bricklayers and carpenters rather than educate many opinion makers. He spoke at a Palais de la Nation reception during a 10 nation, world tour for President Nixon and met with President Mobutu while Kinshasa officials warned of urban crowding and rising government costs.
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Congo
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
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Andrew Bo-Boliko
National Assembly
Bob Boliko
Euegen Najoku
Women of the Moose Host Regents Night in Davenport
Washington Chapter Women of the Moose visited Davenport for College of Regents chapter night attended by Collegians and workers from Muscatine and Rock Island. Helen Nemmers led the meeting with a candidate class honored for Mrs. Howard Morris new deputy grand regent for Iowa and invested officers.
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Washington
Women of the Moose
Davenport
College of Regents
Muscatine
Rock Island, Ill
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Howard Morris
Iowa
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Nemmers
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Inez Loehr
Jean Guys
Rock Island
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Ray Stalder
Simmering
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Sentinel
Bill McDole
Argus
Judi Curl
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