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Protesters will hear speeches by striking members of the Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU) until noon, when they will accompany the alumni to the steps of Widener Library where the '49ers will pose for their class picture...
Going into the fourth Sunday of the season, the Atlanta Falcons had lost two consecutive games without scoring a single touchdown. They seemed to be on the brink of disintegration. The San Francisco 49ers were winning 10-0, and now a disgruntled home-town crowd had to watch the embarrassing spectacle of two Falcons-Fullback Art Malone and Tight End Jim Mitchell-angrily slapping each other around after a muffed play. The fight symbolized the Falcons' frustration better than any statistics of futility on offense or defense...
When Shiner was hurt in the 49ers contest, Lee was the man Van Brocklin turned to, and he promptly moved the team downfield for two quick field goals. Though the Falcons lost once more (13-9), Lee somehow seemed to have turned them into a team. The next week, with Lee still calling signals, Atlanta buried the Chicago Bears 46-6. The Falcons have been soaring ever since. Going into last weekend, they had won seven in a row and were challenging the Los Angeles Rams for first place in the Western Division of the National Football Conference...
...beating Detroit, 28-7. Los Angeles crushed the upstart Saints, 29-7. The Falcons kept pace with the Rams in the Western Conference race, outscoring Philadelphia, 44-27. The Cowboys forced eight Giant turnovers and whipped New York, 23-10, their seventh straight loss. The Redskins overwhelmed the disappointing 49ers...
...State has produced such current pro stars as the Atlanta Falcons' all-pro defensive end Claude Humphrey and the Kansas City Chiefs' star defensive back Jim Marsalis. Pro teams can thank Grambling for 13 players, including the likes of Buck Buchanan (Chiefs' defensive tackle). Woody Peoples (49ers' guard) and Billy Newsome (Saints' defensive...