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AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NBC, 4:30-7:30 p.m!). The season's opener in the A.F.L.: the defending-champion Buffalo Bills v. the runner-up San Diego Chargers, at San Diego...
...city's environs. Los Angeles County now has 3,900,000 autos for a population of 7,000,000, and the number is growing faster than the human population. There is little public transport; less than 8% of Angelenos travel to and from work by public transport v. 54% of New Yorkers. The auto, of course, is ihe main contributor to the city's infamous smog, which keeps spreading-despite a recent requirement for exhaust devices-simply because the number of vehicles is increasing so fast...
...been haunting his fellow Democrat ever since. After easily winning re-election against Jimmy Roosevelt last year, Yorty confronted Brown more directly, challenged him in this summer's gubernatorial primary. Attacking the two-term Governor as "the captive of left-wingers," Yorty polled nearly 1,000,000 votes (v. 1,300,000 for Brown), a strong enough showing to make Republican Candidate Ronald Reagan's chances against Brown in November look mighty favorable...
Despite the Bantustans, the pass laws and the massive police organization, Africans are still flooding into the cities looking for work. The African townships surrounding Johannesburg now have a population of 650,000 (v. the city's 450,000 whites). And, for all the restrictions, the regime does not seriously try to stop the flood. The whites cannot get along without them...
Very effective. Against the St. Louis Cardinals last week, Perry allowed only six hits while hurling the second-place Giants to a 3-1 victory. The win was Perry's 19th of the year, v. only two losses, and it gave him the best record in the majors, well ahead of Sandy Koufax (19-7) and the Giants' own Juan Marichal (17-5). Four days later, he beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, to become the first 20-game winner this season. And all that from a lad who had nothing better than an 8-12 record last...