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...Browns game at all was Richard Nixon, who was resting in his Key Biscayne retreat over the holiday weekend. Earlier in the week, the nation's No. 1 football fan had directed Attorney General Richard Kleindienst to ask N.F.L. Commissioner Pete Rozelle to lift the blackout on all playoff games that were sold out 48 hours in advance. Rozelle refused, explaining that easing of the TV ban could seriously reduce attendance at future games and might even turn pro football into a "studio show." Kleindienst countered by announcing that the Nixon Administration would urge the new Congress...
...hapless Patriots finished with 3 wins and 11 losses yesterday after a 45-21 defeat by the Denver Broncos, while the Miami Dolphins, in other AFC Eastern Division play, retained an undefeated record and a playoff berth with a win over the Baltimore Colts...
Miami will host Cleveland (10-4) next week in one of four NFL playoff games. The Browns earned their place with a 26-10 triumph over the Jets in New York...
Elsewhere in the American Conference. Oakland sloshed through the mud and the Chicago Bears, 28-21, yesterday en route to a 10-3-1 record and a playoff game with the Pittsburgh Steelers...
...England All-Star, All-New England, and the East-West All-Star squads, capped off a fine three-year varsity career with his All-Ivy selection. The fullback spearheaded a re-aligned "diagonal" four-man defense, and his play in front on corner kicks was instrumental in Harvard's playoff success...