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...Democratic Senator Alan Cranston replied: "If I went to all that trouble to cover up my head, editorial writers might theorize that I was covering up something else as well." Other public figures who are flaunting their hairless hairlines: Singer-Composer Isaac Hayes, Comedian Don Rickles, the Oakland Raiders' Otis Sistrunk and America's Cup Skipper Bill Picker. Unquestionably at the forefront of these notable noggins is television's Kojak, Sex Symbol Telly Savalas. Baldness, says Savalas, "takes us back to Day One and the way we looked when we first came into this world. 'Bald...
...wildest brawls in hockey history. When Orest Kindra-chuk of the Philadelphia Flyers and Mike Christie of the California Golden Seals were penalized for fighting earlier this season at Oakland's arena, they quickly resumed their scuffle in the penalty box. Other Flyers wasted no time charging into battle, and they were followed by some of the Seals. When officials finally broke it up 40 minutes later, they slapped 170 penalty minutes on ten players from both teams, ejecting eight from the game. Was Flyer Coach Fred Shero chagrined at the conduct of his team? Not a chance. "Some...
...holidays were filled with footballs. The pro play-offs opened with victories for Minnesota, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh; in Oakland the Raiders scored the biggest win of all with a wacky 28-26 squeaker over the defending Super Bowl champion Dolphins. And when the pros were taking a breather, the college bowl games competed for the fan's attention. Almost unnoticed amidst all the hoopla, Federal District Court Judge William T. Sweigert handed down a decision in San Francisco that threw the National Football "League for a loss. It could upset the basic structure of labor-management relations...
Most delegates yesterday wandered throughout the convention floor to talk with friends or to celebrate a perceived reunification of party elements. Other delegates either slept late or left for the Kansas City-Oakland Raiders football game
...A.F.C., only the Oakland Raiders face an easy path to postseason play. After an opening-game loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Raiders mowed down their next eight opponents with an awesome passing attack led by Quarterback Ken Stabler, and a tough, unyielding defense. Pittsburgh, the Central Division favorites, have been just as stubborn on defense, but the Steelers' offense has sagged, and they now find themselves in a tight battle with the Cincinnati Bengals. Though all but out of the running, the nettlesome Houston Oilers and Cleveland Browns both promise to torment the leaders in future weeks...