Scott Appleton Named Outstanding Lineman
Scott Appleton of Texas was named the outstanding college football lineman of 1963 by an AP poll. The senior middle guard earned eight more votes than Dick Butkus, with Gordon Roberts replacing him at offensive tackle and Nebraska’s Bob Brown in third. Appleton credited a coach’s midseason decision and a teammate’s blocking to his defense-first role helping Texas to a 10-0 season.
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Austin
Tex
Scott Appleton
Associated Press
Gordon Roberts
Appleton
Texas
Roberts
West Lafayette
Ind
Gordon
Illinois
Dick Butkus
Nebraska
Bob Brown
Darrell Royal
Monroe
Dharhan
Saudi Arabia
St. Louis
Thomas Milford Hennessey
Hennessey
Ziem Antiques
Pat Patterson
Ray Bluth
Don Carter
Zierns
ABC
Vermont
Bennington
Brattleboro
Frank Churchill
Association
Benn Lanes
Milt Goffin
Bob Stratton
Frank Crawford
Walt McGarrity
Bob Martin
Fran Snow
Rita Cook
Bank Busters
Arlington
Cloak and Dagger Traded for Computers by New Spies
Washington UPI profile notes NSA at Fort Meade as the Cold War cyber espionage core. It traces training, secrecy, dangers, and the lure of a government pension for engineers and mathematicians while recounting defector disclosures and congressional probes.
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Washington
UPI
United States
National Security Agency
NSA
Ft. Meade
Defense Department
Air Force
Gordon A. Blake
Frank B. Kellogg
State Department
Worry Beads Old Arabic Custom in U S
Cairo report notes worry beads or misbaha are used for prayer counting and as casual trappings. Amber Guild of New York plans national production while bead craft thrives in Cairo workshops and across Middle Eastern trade routes.
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Cairo
UPI
Middle East
Baghdad
United States
Jewelry Industry Council
Amber Guild
New York
Constantinople
Old
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Far East
Africa
Egypt
Imam Ahmad
Yemen
Allah
St. Theresa
Peters and Ford Share AL Pitching Honors in 1963
AP reports rookie Gary Peters of the Chicago White Sox and veteran Whitney Ford of the New York Yankees shared the AL pitching honors for 1963. Peters led in ERA at 2.33 with a 19-8 record, while Ford topped the circuit with 24 wins and a .774 winning percentage.
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Boston
Gary Peters
Chicago White Sox
Whitney Ford
New York Yankees
Peters
Juan Pizarro
Gene Bearden
Cleveland
Ford
Yankees
Pascual
New York
Ralph Terry
Record of United States legalized horse betting hits new high
A 1963 AP survey shows nearly 54.4 million people wagered about 3.81 billion on thoroughbred and harness racing across 26 states. Harness betting topped 1.07 billion in 14 states. New York led with 1.235 billion in bets and 123.344 million in revenue.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
USTA
New York State
Empire State
71Year-Old Henry Dolby Opens Bowling Career at Deland Lanes
Henry Dolby of Deland Florida, 71, a World War I veteran who lost his legs to freezing, has become a bowler with a 142 start and highs of 169 and 456. He drives with special controls, climbs from carts to seating, and aims for a 500 series as teammates cheer his unlikely rise.
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Henry Dolby
Deland
Fla
Henry
Deland Lanes
New England Ski Reports And A Shoes List From Verona
New England ski reports show forecasts and trail ratings from Maine to Rhode Island with many bases and several notes on conditions. In Verona Italy the Southern European Task Force lists available shoes while a caller jokes about size 12 triple E shoes and cars.
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Boston
New England Council
Maine
New Hampshire North Base
Cannon Mt. NG
Wildcat NP
New Hampshire South
Vermont North Base
Jay Peak
Mad River
Stowe
Sugarbush
Vermont Central and South Base
Killington
Mt. Ascutney
Mt. Snow
Stratton
Massachusetts
Berkshires
Mt. Tom
East Base
Blue Hills
Boston Hill
Bradford
Rhode Island
Diamond Hill
Connecticut
Powder Hill
U.S. Weather Bureau
Verona
Italy
United States Army
Charles L. Naegel
Staubach Tops AP Backfield Honors for 1963 Football
Roger Staubach of Navy, a Heisman winner and All-America quarterback, was chosen as the outstanding college backfield performer of 1963 by The Associated Press. He received 57 of 107 votes, with Billy Lothridge and Don Trull among the top vote-getters. Staubach set Navy passing and scoring records with 1,890 yards in total offense as Navy went 9-1 and earned a Cotton Bowl invite.
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NEW York
Roger Staubach
Navy
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Billy Lothridge
Georgia Tech
Mr. Everything
Baylor
Don Trull
Sherman Lewis
Michigan State
Jimmy Sidle
Auburn
Mel Renfro
Oregon
Terry Isaacson
Air Force Academy
Gayle Sayers
Kansas
George Bork
Northern Illinois State
Bork
Staubach
Middies
Texas
Jolly Roger
Lothridge
Engineers
Trull
Vikings Visited North America 500 Years Before Columbus
Oslo explorer Helge Ingstad reports ruins in Newfoundland he believes are Leif Erikson's settlement. The claim is bolstered by archaeologists Junius Bird of the American Museum of Natural History and Henry B. Collins of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Washington
UPI
North America
Helge Ingstad
Oslo
Newfoundland
Leif Ericson
Ingstad
Junius Bird
American Museum of Natural History
Henry B. Collins
Smithsonian Institution
Leafs Hawks Donnybrook Nets Record Fine Total
NHL President Clarence Campbell fined players and coaches after a December 7 Chicago Toronto brawl. Reg Fleming Ed Shack were named as instigators. Fines totaled 4925 with $1000 to each coach and additional penalties for players who left the bench. Toronto won 3 0.
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Montreal
Reg Fleming
Chicago Black Hawks
Eddie Shack
Toronto Maple Leafs
Fleming
Shack
National Hockey League
Clarence Campbell
Campbell
Billy Reay
Chicago
Punch Imlach
Toronto
Donnybrook
Murray Balfour
Stan Mikita
Chico Maki
Baun
Larry Hillman
Carl Brewer
Ron Steward
City on Mount Sirai unearthed in Sardinia reveals Carthaginian past
In Sardinia a pink hill known as Mount Sirai yielded the ruins of a Carthaginian city and bone remains of children. Excavations led by Sabatino Moscati show outer walls, an L shaped building, tombs, and a shrine with possible cult statue, suggesting ancient Phoenician influence after Carthaginian rule.
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MT. Sirai
Sardinia
UPI
Carthage
Mount Sirai
Mounta Sirai
Sabatino Moscati
Rome
di Messaggero
Tanit
Cagliari
Moscati
Woman Forged Passport to Appear 10 Years Younger
A 58 year old woman from Woesendorf near Vienna received a suspended four week jail term for forging an official document to shave a decade off her passport birthdate. The judge noted it as forgery and said three more women would face his court on the same charge.
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Vienna
Woesendorf
Here
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Damon Bane
Southern California
Cal Eller
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Vern Burke
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Rick Redman
Russia
William H. Martin
Bernon F. Mitchell
Martin
Mitchell
Moscow
Congress
House Armed Services
Committee On Un-American Activities
Bett
U.S
North Adams, Mass
Ford. Peters
Camilo Pascual
Jim Bouton
al Downing
Lee Stange
United States Trotting Association
Sepplers
By Fred Keppler
George
New England
Ski Reports
AHL
Providence
Hershey
Baltimore
Quebec
Springfield
Pittsburgh
Rochester Buffalo
Leafs
Hawks
Scotland
Long John Importing Company
New Yor
Knox
Wool—Bayons
Scardigans
Adams Clothes Shop
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