Wood seals 20th win as White Sox top Twins
Wilbur Wood earned his 20th victory in 84 triumph over the Minnesota Twins with a strong start and key support from Ken Henderson and Cy Acosta. Henderson drove in a run and hit a three run homer, while Acosta worked 2 1 3 innings of shutout relief and earned the save. The White Sox backed Wood with eight runs, while Acosta sealed the win with the save in his 10th of the season.
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Major League Baseball Standings and Schedule Summary
Standings show St Louis 55 47. Chicago 53 50. Pittsburgh 50 50. Montreal 48 52. Philadelphia 47 56. New York 44 54. West Los Angeles 65 39. Cincinnati 61 44. San Francisco 59 45. Houston 54 52. Atlanta 47 60. San Diego 35 69. Saturday results include St Louis 7 Chicago 2 and N Y 11 Montreal 3. Sunday scores Montreal 6 New York 4 and Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 2. Upcoming games feature Gibson at Reuschel in St Louis-Chicago and Bryant at Osteen in San Francisco-Los Angeles.
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Weiskopf captures Canadian Open in tight finish
Tom Weiskopf won the $175,000 Canadian Open after a two stroke victory over Forrest Ferler at Richelieu Valley. He finished 72 holes at 278 ten under par, adding career momentum with five wins in eight starts this spring.
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Monmouth College Receives $550000 Anonymous Gift
Monmouth College in Illinois announces an unrestricted gift of 550000 from an anonymous donor. President Richard D. Stine says the donation supports a strong financial position and will likely join the quasi endowment to earn interest for general programs. The college, founded in 1853, enrolls about 1000 students.
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Eastern Iowa Light and Power plans five district director election meetings
Five district meetings will elect five directors for 3 year terms on the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative board. Terms expiring are Helble Wilton Ovesen Dutton Vierling and a new District 2 seat for the late Schepers. Meetings run July 30 to August 3 at local high schools with floor nominations and one vote per member. Official notice cards grant voting eligibility and attendance rewards.
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Marine Pvt Merle Goody Jr graduates from Parris Island
Marine Pvt Merle E. Goody Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Merle E Goody Sr Route 1 Kalona Iowa completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Goody is part of the service men reported from Goody Parris Island station.
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Sportsman car races set for August 4 at Oskaloosa
The Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa will host sportsman car races on Saturday afternoon August 4. Open competition with no points features a $1,000 purse starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Southern Iowa Speedway a half mile dirt oval.
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Mid-Prairie sets 1973-74 registration and fees
Mid-Prairie school officials publish the 1973-74 schedule. Registration for all students is on Wednesday August 15 with high school and junior high 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and elementary 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. A second high school registration occurs Thursday August 16 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees include book rental 5 for kindergarten 8 for grades 1-12, high school lab 5, towel 2 for boys, P E 0.50 per sport, insurance 3.50 to 13.50, football fees 37-38, hot lunch 0.40 per day 1.75 per week 8.00 per month.
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Washington Hustlers Junior Boys 4-H Meet at Fairgrounds
The July session of the Washington Hustlers Junior Boys 4-H Club met at the Fairgrounds with sixteen members present. Rory Shalla spoke on Pest Control and Jeff Murphy spoke on Grooming Your Calf for the Fair. Record books are due Sept 1 and members should gather at 7:30 p.m. August 1 for the parade. Chmelars provided refreshments.
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Poster altered to cover breast image on Bournemouth exhibit
A Bournemouth sculpture poster was reissued after covering the photographed breast with black ink following a ban by the local bus company. Separately, the Shah of Iran and Empress Farah returned to Tehran after four days of talks with President Nixon amid jubilant crowds and a pledge to grant Iran oil-industry control.
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