Cardinals close on Cubs with 10-4 win over Padres
Cardinals rally from a 4-3 deficit to score seven runs in the seventh, beating the San Diego Padres 10-4. Cal Maxvill credited improved pitching and hitting as St. Louis chases the Cubs amid a wide NL gap. Other NL results included the Dodgers beating the Pirates 6-5 and the Reds 4-2 over the Expos. Mets' doubleheader with the Astros was rained out. In AL action, Cleveland swept Chicago, and other scores featured Minnesota over Detroit and Oakland over New York. Willie Stargell homered twice for Pittsburgh.
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Highland wins Southeast Iowa Conference baseball title
Highland High completed the league title with a 21 to 3 five inning win over Danville. Tim Carson earned the win with 9 strikeouts, while Larry Yoder had four hits and five RBIs and Tim Krantz went 3 for 3. Highland improves to 10 wins and 5 losses, 8 and 1 in conference.
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Jackson Jills 4-H Club Plans Wash County Fair Setup
The Jackson Jills 4-H Club met with Kathy Marek on July 21 with five members present. They scheduled August 3 at 1 30 p.m. to set up decorations for the Washington County Fair. Refreshments were served by Kathy and her mother.
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Drastic move urges curbs on gun ownership
Washington based presidential commission proposes a four year state phase in of gun ownership laws with a federal takeover to compel surrender of unprotected pistols. About 24 million handguns exist and 90 percent could be removed from private hands with $20 per gun compensation. Identification rules would apply to long guns and minors.
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Major League Standings and Scores Display Tight Races
National League standings show Chicago leading with 63 wins, New York 55, St. Louis 54, and Pittsburgh 51 as Montreal trails at 33. West sees Atlanta 58, Los Angeles 56, San Francisco 56, with Cincinnati 51. daily results include San Fran 4 Chicago 2 and LA defeating Pittsburgh twice. American League features Baltimore at the top with 70 wins, Detroit 55, Boston 56, and Washington 53, while Oakland 57 and California 39 split results. tonight’s schedule lists pivotal games across both leagues.
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Legion posts honor and new life member at meeting
Ten years ago Earl Galloway presided as post commander of the American Legion here on Tuesday evening. S. W. Easter, local post adjutant, was presented a life membership in the post during the meeting.
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Raider rookie Stabler walks out of camp amid fatigue
Kenny Stabler, a promising Oakland Raider rookie and former Alabama star, walked out of camp saying he was tired of football. The move followed a string of walkouts at Raider camp, with several rookies returning later. Other teams trimmed rosters as veterans and draft picks faced development and injury notes.
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Lone Tree Beats Reds 15 to 3 in Babe Ruth Game
Lone Tree opened with a five run lead then built to a 8 0 advantage by the second frame. Forbes earned the win with four hits and two strikeouts, while Washington’s Dave Schooley and Randy Payne led the Reds with multiple hits. Eight Red errors enabled ten Lone Tree runs.
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Auto and funeral home names appear in record of transfers
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