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Bingo. Members of the NCO club at Fort Jackson, S.C., were also too busy. Only a dozen watched Nixon on television, while more than 300 continued to play bingo. When WLS-TV in Chicago interrupted the all-star basketball game to carry the President's speech, the station was flooded with calls from irate viewers. Like most public officials, Houston Mayor Louis Welch issued no formal statement. He explained: "People view the end of this war with more thanksgiving than celebration." The Boston Globe commented that the war concludes "not with a cheer but a sigh...
...annual all-star game staged at midseason by the National Basketball Association is traditionally little more than a friendly workout for the players. Unfortunately for the West All-Stars last week, somebody forgot to pass the word to Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics...
...During the 1971 all-star basketball game Bill Russell named his all-time all-star team. Who were the players named...
Boston Bruin defenseman Bobby Orr was the only unanimous choice yesterday in the balloting for the National Hockey League East Division All-Star team, which will face the West January 30 in Madison Square Garden...
...baseball loses one of its few genuine superstars. In 18 storied seasons, Clemente was named the National League's Most Valuable Player once (1966), led the league in hitting four times, won a dozen Golden Glove awards for fielding and was elected to the league's All-Star team twelve times. His lifetime batting average of .317 was the highest among all active players. His finest hour came in the 1971 World Series when, with a blistering .414 average at bat and assorted marvels afield, he all but singlehanded defeated the favored Baltimore Orioles. Such seasoned managers...