Weiss Outlines Five Year Plan To Make Mets Contenders
Mets president George Weiss explains a five year farm system strategy to build a contender from within. He notes progress from their minor league chain and promises to adjust if rules or plans change while predicting 50+ win seasons as young pitchers and prospects rise. The future centers on Buffalo Raleigh Auburn Quincy and Salinas farm clubs.
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Seven Teams Compete For Little League World Series Title
Williamsport prepares for the 1963 Little League World Series final rounds with seven regional champions including Duluth Houston Stratford Granada Hills Valleyfield Monterrey and Izmir based Air Force dependents. Tokyo was scratched due to Japan visa laws affecting under 14 athletes.
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Tourney Site at Des Moines Des Moines Iowa Girls' High School Tourney
The Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union will hold its state basketball tournament in March at Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines. The move from Waterloo was supported by eight of the Representative Council to stay in Des Moines despite prior sentiment. Charles Waterburg noted administrators favored Des Moines for the event.
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Golf swing basics and iron yardage guidance
The piece explains keeping the head steady yet rotating with the body through the back and down swings. It notes minimal chin movement, wrist power, and leftward weight shift. It provides approximate yardages for irons with 4 to 6 irons around 160, 150, and 140 yards respectively, acknowledging variation by golfer.
Lucas Signs With Royals
Cincinnati AP Jerry Lucas, 6 foot 8 and a former Ohio State All American, signs to play for the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA. He returns after last season with the Cleveland Pipers in the collapsed American Basketball League and notes his desire to help Oscar Robertson and Cincinnati. The money value of the contract was not disclosed as Warren Hensel moves toward purchasing the Royals.
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Niagara in Stone Awe Shocks Kentucky Cave Visitors
In Mammoth Cave Kentucky visitors glimpse a 75 foot high frozen Niagara in stone. The cave onyx formation is the largest underground tourist feature, formed over thousands of years by stalactites and mineral deposits from dripping water.
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Man Facing Murder Charges as Cancer Diagnosed
In Alabama, Troy Thornton, 40, of Littleville, said to be dying of cancer, is charged with two counts of first degree murder for the slayings of Colbert County Sheriff Herman Cook and Littleville Police Chief Neal Pace. A large manhunt ended with his capture about 15 miles from the shooting scene. An injured officer, Donald Files, remained in fair condition after abdominal surgery. Deputy Ray Murray noted a doctor had told Thornton he had six months to live.
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Cuban Radio Reports Rebel Bombing Of Cuban Plant
Cuban radio in Miami said two boats shelled a metal processing plant in Pinar Del Rio Province 100 miles southwest of Havana. The attack damaged oil and sulphuric acid tanks and pipes as militiamen repelled the assault.
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Rail Dispute Versions Get Airing Today
In Washington AP reports union and railroad attorneys meet to finalize details of a proposed arbitration negotiation plan amid a looming nationwide strike nine days away. The dispute centers on diesel locomotive fireman job eliminations and the unions threaten to strike once the new rules take effect on August 29.
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Floyd T Ryan Named Resource Development Officer
Floyd T Ryan, executive secretary of Keep Minnesota Green Inc., is appointed resource development officer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Minneapolis. The position takes effect September 1.
Iowa Tavern Owners Contest Liquor License Issue
Mrs Helen Bowers testified to the Iowa Liquor Control Commission that she and her husband bought a bottle of vodka in Rock Island Illinois after an August 3 fishing trip and left it in their Davenport tavern Pauls Tap. An investigator found one Illinois stamped bottle in a cabinet and the commission opened hearings on possible license revocation or suspension.
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Court Dismisses Black Muslim Suit
A US District Court case filed by Black Muslim inmates at Sandstone federal prison was dismissed after the signer, Mack X. Spears, was released from custody. The suit claimed prison officials denied the inmates their constitutional right to practice their faith in prison.
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Liz Taylor First Look at Cleopatra Grips London
Elizabeth Taylor viewed Cleopatra for the first time in London with 43 guests at Shepperton Studios where she arrived late due to Richard Burton busy filming Becket. Her guests included members of Russia's Bolshoi ballet troupe touring Britain.
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Wasecan Released From Prison by Supreme Court Order
Ervin Webber, 47, of Waseca, who served about 22 months of a life term under Minnesota's habitual criminal act, was discharged on the state Supreme Court order. The latest conviction rested on testimony from a witness who admitted drinking before the robbery. The attorney general's office said no rehearing would be requested.
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