Celtics clinch top seed with win over Rockets
Boston beat Houston 94 89 to lock home court in finals as Los Angeles fell to Atlanta 114 112. Havlicek and Downs fueled the victory with a late 1 38 left go ahead basket and a three point play.
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Lakers
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John Havlicek
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Rudy Tomjanovich
Houston
Gail Goodrich
Jerry West
Nate Archibald
Clemente elected to Baseball Hall of Fame first Latin member
Roberto Clemente was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by a 93 percent vote from Baseball Writers Association of America members. A public ceremony will honor him and five others on August 6 in Cooperstown, with his number 21 to be retired in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Clemente and her sons will attend opening day in Pittsburgh April 6.
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UPI
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Baseball Hall of Fame
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Roberto Jr
Brown
Pirate City
Bradenton
Warren Spahn
Monte Irvin
George ‘‘Highpockets
Kelly
Mickey Welch
Billy Evans
Cooperstown
Carlton loses spring opener in Clearwater exhibition
Steve Carlton the reigning NL Cy Young winner pitched five strong innings for Philadelphia in a 4-3 loss to the Dodgers in Clearwater. Carlton allowed one hit after the third and faced Buckner and Ferguson for the Dodgers insurance run.
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Clearwater
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Wooden Named Coach of the Year for UCLA
John Wooden won United Press International Coach of the Year for the second straight season and sixth overall. UCLA entered NCAA semifinals with a 28-0-0 record and a 73-game winning streak. Norman Sloan of NC State and Bobby Knight of Indiana trailed in voting.
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UPI
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UCLA
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Westwood
Norm Sloan
North Carolina State
Bobby Knight
Indiana
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Bruin
St. Louis
Sloan
Wolfpack
Knight
Hoosiers
Notre Dame Reaches NIT Semifinals After Upset Win
Notre Dame defeated Louisville 79 71 to advance to the NIT semifinals in New York. North Carolina beat Massachusetts 73 63 to set a Saturday meeting with the Fighting Irish. Coach Digger Phelps canceled St Louis travel plans due to the win. John Shumate led the Irish with 13 points while Dwight Clay added 10 in the decisive run.
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Cardinals
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John Shumate
Dwight Clay
Allen Murphy
Dean Smith
Minutemen
Tar Heels
Property Transfers Reported in Local Records
Deeds show multiple transfers including L G Klein and wife to Max Lee Young for Lot C Block 2 in Margaret M Youngs Addition to Washington and George R Norman and wife to Gerry and Vickie Gonterman for Lots 2 and 3 Block 2 Smouse's 2nd Addition to Washington. Additional names include Floyd Pfeiffer to Ronald Augustine and Jill Augustine and Gilbert Roth to Gilbert Roth and wife. Dora Grecian Navy sells to State of Iowa. Opal Lenninger Gardner sells to Richard Anderson. Richard Anderson and partners to Wesley and Elizabeth Widmer. C H A Thompson to Harold Moore for E 2 of Lots 1 & 2 Block 7 Denny’s Addition to N Washington. Cletus Kaska and wife to Allen Griggs for land in Section 14 75 9.
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Max Lee Young
Margaret M. Young
Washington
George R. Norman
Gerry G. Gonterman
Vickie L. Gonterman
Smouse
Floyd M. Pfeiffer
Ronald K. Augustine
Jill M. Augustine
Wilson
South
Gilbert F. Roth
Dora Grecian Navy
State of Iowa
Opal M. Lenninger Gardner
Richard D. Anderson
Allen Wayne Griggs
Impasse Over Gray Nomination For FBI Director
The White House and Senate Judiciary Committee remain deadlocked on L. Patrick Gray III’s bid to become permanent FBI director. Gray faces limited testimony and restricted access to Watergate files as Dean refuses to testify, with Democrats threatening to block the nomination until Dean testifies or a separate Watergate probe concludes.
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Gray
Kleindienst
Senate
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Nixon
White House
John W. Dean III
Democratic National Committee
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Judith Hoback
West Palm Beach
Fla
Nixon Campaign Committee
Bayh
Thomas Lumbard
Thomas Bishop
Committee
Dean
Local Bowling Scores and Prisoner Sues Over Hair Transplant
Local bowling results list teams South Side Cafe Hirschy Dec. Paint and individual leaders Bobbi Boileau Kendra Wyse with high series and games. In Atlanta a prisoner sues for 200000 after a halted hair transplant program at federal and state facilities, alleging promised multiple procedures but only one performed.
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Hagie Gulf
South Side Cafe
Wallace Wobblers
Hirschy
Fritz Yards
Rebekah Lodge
Bobbi Boileau
Kendra Wyse
Atlanta
UPI
Billy Ray Bowling
California
Chino
Cost of living soars in February with food prices up
February CPI rises 0.8 percent led by a 2.4 percent jump in food costs. Meat poultry and fish surge 5 percent, the largest since 1965, while overall inflation prompts White House concerns. CPI stands 3.9 percent above a year earlier. wage earners gain 0.6 percent purchasing power. Seagull book controversy ends with reading list rejection in Placentia district.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Cost of Living Council
White House
Senate
Nixon
House
ISU Announces Annual Horseman's Clinic at ISU
Iowa State University hosts the annual Horseman's Clinic at Kildee Hall on Saturday March 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration runs 8 to 9 a.m. The program features horse development films demonstrations on driving and saddle work lectures on brood mare care unsoundness feeding and project ideas with 4-H leaders. Washington County Extension Director Jim Frier notes speakers including Jack Brainard and Mrs. Galen Helgens. Registration fees: $1.50 adults $1.00 ages 12-16. under 12 free. Sponsored by the Iowa Quarterhorse Association and ISU animal science department.
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Jack Brainard
Rochester
Minn
Galen Helgens
Monticello
Brainard
United States Department of Agriculture Horse Advisory Committee
Helgens
Frier
Dick Sparrow
Sparrow
Iowa Quarterhorse Association
ISU Animal Science Department
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