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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1964

Page

7

Panther Sightings Stir Debate as Museum Bets $100

Boston's Museum of Science offers $100 for definite proof of a living panther in New England. The Wordsboro Panther, a mount from 1875, remains on display, while skepticism grows about recent sightings of the elusive mountain lion across Vermont, New Hampshire, and surrounding states.

Boston New England Museum of Science Wordsboro Vermont Old New England Museum of Natural History L. H. Twitchell Bennington Green Mountain Boys New England States Joseph A. Spacer Wardsboro Science Museum Old Bennington

St Mary's Undefeated Dow n St Johns 71 62

St Marys Academy of Hoosick Falls remains 12 0 after a 71 62 win over St Johns Academy led by Mal McGuire with 35 points. The contest featured a tight second half as St Johns battled back before St Marys sealed the victory.

Rensselaer N.Y Bob Shilands Purple Knights St. Mary’s Academy Hoosick Falls St. John’s Academy Mal McGuire St. Mary’s Bitch Hickey Pete Melesky Butch LaFlamme Turner Percy Bill Benkuski Lyons Wuerdeman

College basketball results across conferences

A roundup of men's college basketball scores with multiple games across the East South and Southeast regions. Notable results include Villanova over Pennsylvania 72 48 Syracuse 117 Colgate 91 and Kentucky 79 Georgia Tech 62 Duke 67 Tennessee 65 in double overtime.

Associated Press UCLA Michigan Minnesota Michigan St Chicago Loyola Memphis State Wichita Davidson Wofford Kentucky Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Villanova West Chester Penn Duke Tennessee DePaul Oregon State Stanford Chicago Loyola Pennsylvania Providence Niagara Creighton Canisius St. Joseph Hardin-Simmons Midwestern Houston Baylor Rice Trinity Tex Arkansas A&n Grambling South Davidson Louisville South Carolina Clemson Memphis

Lanesboro and North Pownal Battle To Narrow 48 46 Win

Lanesboro edged North Pownal 48 to 46 before 300 fans at the Lanesboro Elementary gym. North Pownal led by Keith Jelley 16 points, Bill Church 14 and Gary Church 9, while Anderson 15 and Travers 10 led Lanesboro. A midget game winner 20 12 preceded the main clash with a return nod in February.

Lanesboro Mass North Pownal Mary Burdick Jane Pudvar Barbara Smith Nancy Buck Linda Jacobsen Linda Burdick Richard Worden Sharon Jelley Earle V. Church Richard Champney

Olympic Hopefuls Break Records Across Indoor Meets

Olympic hopefuls from many nations set numerous indoor marks as four meets unfolded. Australia’s Albie Thomas tied the world indoor three mile record in Toronto. New Zealand’s Bill Baille nearly matched the two mile standard in Portland. Hayes and Jones posted major sprint and hurdles feats. Tom Robinson set a Bahamas 300 meters world record. Ralph Boston starred in Oregon with hurdles and long jump wins. Toronto also saw women’s indoor records by Cathy Chapman Nancy McCredie and Abie Hoffman.

Associated Press Tokyo Tiny Albie Thomas Australia Toronto New Zealand Bill Baille Portland Bob Hayes Hayes Jones Thomas Baille Jones Detroit Hayes Albuquerque Winnipeg Tom Robinson Bahamas Parry O’brien Pasadena Bill Crother Ralph Boston Oregon John Pennel Louisiana State Jeff Chase Santa Clara Calif Crothers George Kerr Jamaica Cathy Chapman Nancy McCredie Abie Hoffman Miss Chapman Miss McCredie Miss Hoffman

Lamb Chop Dies After Strub Stakes Injury at Santa Anita

Lamb Chop the 1963 Filly of the Year is dead after breaking her left front ankle in the Charles H Strub Stakes at Santa Anita. Owner William Haggin Perry said there was no hope for recovery and the filly had to be destroyed. Gun Bow won the Strub by 12 lengths with Bill Shoemaker setting a track record. Manuel Ycaza rode Lamb Chop in many victories and was visibly distressed.

Arcadia Calif Santa Margarita Santa Anita Park America Lamb Chop Charles H. Strub William Haggin Perry Gun Bow Manuel Ycaza Bill Shoemaker Shoemaker Round Table

Olympic Conference Tackles Protests During Games

INNSBRUCK Austria AP officials at an Olympic Conference address protests over winter training safety after two deaths. The U S ski team claims European event feeds are unfair, while Canada and the Soviet Union clash over competitive charges amid ongoing Cold War tensions.

Innsbruck Austria U.S

Olympic Stamps Value Rises Threefold in Austria

Stamp collectors note the Austrian government raised the value of Olympic stamps by three times after the post office issued 300000 stamps and announced no more were available. The seven stamps in the set have faces from 4 to 16 cents.

Innsbruck Austria

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