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Bates Debating Champs Turn East World Championship
Bates College of Lewiston Maine, a renowned debating power, defeated Oxford University in a landmark world series held at Lewiston City Hall. The Bates team, coached by Craig Baird, won 11 of 14 contests since 1917, including major universities such as Penn Yale Cornell and Oxford.
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