Petrocelli lifts Red Sox past A's with two homers
Rico Petrocelli, batting .246, hit two homers driving Boston to a 4-3 win over Oakland, snapping Vida Blue's 10 game win streak while Sonny Siebert improved to 9-0. Reggie Smith drove in a run with Petrocelli's first homer.
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Siebert
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Earl) Weaver
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Twins
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Tony Oliva
Merv Rettenmund
Leo Cardenas
Brant Alyea
Steve Braun
Jim Spencer
California Angels
New York Yankees
Alex Johnson
Angels
Class Day honors valedictorian and salutatorian
Ten years ago Leanna Lunning was named valedictorian of the Class of 1961 at the high school Class Day ceremony held Thursday Barbara Miller served as salutatorian of the same class.
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Leanna Lunning
Barbara Miller
Alcindor Absent as NBA Beats ABA in All Star Showdown
The NBA defeated the ABA 125 to 120 in Houston amid Lew Alcindor missing the game due to his Isla mic faith. Walt Frazier led with 26 points and MVP honors, while Oscar Robertson sealed the win with late free throws amid ABA rallies.
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UPI
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Lew Alcindor
Astrodome
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Alcindor
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Washington
Oscar Robertson
Walt Frazier
New York Knicks
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Frazier
Cammates
Rick Barry
New York
Charlie Scott
Virginia
Scott
Bill Russell
Boston Celtic
Russell
John Havlicek
Boston
British cars lead Indy 500 qualifying frenzy at speedway
Pole sitter Peter Revson in a McLaren set a one lap record 179.354 mph as three British cars led the fastest field for the Indianapolis 500. Mark Donohue and Denis Hulme joined Revson in the top four with Al Unser edging for third place and six former champions among the favorites in the crowded start lineup.
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UPI
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
al Unser
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N.M
Brickyard
Peter Revson
Mark Donahue
Denis Hulme
Revson
New York
Donohue
Media
Unser
New Zealand
Alf Unser
Bobby
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Andy Granatelli
Twilight League Golf Standings Tighten at Washington CC
Paul leads the Twilight League at Washington Country Club as Morrison slips one point back. Jim Lloyd posts medalist score of 34 with Westphal Bollman Brake at 37. Other scores include Trier 45 Weeks 48 Hess 47 and Van Cleave 50.
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Washington Country Club
Giff Morrison
Morrison
Jim Lloyd
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Bannister
Myron
C — Peterson
D. Myers
D-— C. Steele
LaZear
E Adams
Curtis
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Trier
G — Whittaker
H — Hess
Davis
van Cleave
Paul
Lloyd
Gebhardt
C. Wells
Lowe
DeLa
Greene
J. Wells
City Baseball Schedule Week Ahead
Monday Hills Little League plays Washington Blues at Wash ington and Washington Blues meets Wayland at 6 p m. Tuesday Waco Pony League faces Washington Reds at Green Field at 6 p.m.
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Little League
Washington
Washington Blues
Wayland
Waco Pony League
Washington Reds
Green Field
Ambulance Crew Rushes Doreen Grief After Fish Bone Incident
In Crowland England Doreen Grief swallowed a fish bone at supper Friday. Her husband a railway gate keeper stopped a train and she was taken to a hospital at Spalding seven miles away.
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England
API
Doreen
Spalding
Major League Standings And Tonight's Baseball Schedule
National League East standings show St Louis leading with 20 wins, New York 25, Montreal 18, and Philadelphia 16. West features San Francisco 33, Houston 23, Los Angeles 23, Atlanta 22, Cincinnati 19, San Diego 13. Tonight's matchups include Montreal at San Francisco, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Los Angeles, Atlanta at St Louis, Houston at Cincinnati, and New York at San Diego, with two games listed for the New York at San Diego twin bill.
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Petrocelli
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Ryan
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Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Tornadoes sweep Texas and neighboring states
Tornadoes moved through Texas and Wyoming late Friday into today with twisters striking Abilene Lubbock Rochester and Casper while a hangar door was torn from a Snyder airport and trailer homes shifted. Watches issued for New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas Texas as heavy rain hits the southeast and mild to cool conditions persist elsewhere.
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Rochester
Lubbock
Snyder, Tex
Casper
Wyo
Greeley
Colo
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Rockies
Washington
Potato Diet Experiment Finds No Weight Gain
Luescher cautions against an all potato diet as a full time regimen. In 22 days he gained exactly four ounces, suggesting potatoes alone do not cause fat gain.
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Luescher
UPI
Robert Luescher
Michigan State University
Norman Thompson
Nixon frames end of U.S. Vietnam role at West Point
President Nixon told West Point cadets that the American role in Vietnam is clearly in sight and the U.S. is ending its involvement with honor. He urged continued military strength as a peace keystone and noted limited future deployments, while praising past service and progress toward broader peace between the superpowers. The visit followed a review at Stewart Field and welcome from Maj. Gen. Knowlton.
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Corps of Cadets
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U.S
Vietnam
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Stewart Field
Newburgh
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Military Academy
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