Stowe Honors Billy Kidd With Banquet and Reception
In Stowe Vermont the 20 year old Olympic skier Billy Kidd was welcomed home with a big celebration. A brass band led his motorcade through the village as schools closed in his honor. Kidd spoke at the post office with coaches and teammates present and a testimonial banquet followed. A citation from Vermont's governor and the state legislature was presented to him amid the town’s snowfall.
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Innsbruck
Jim Heuga
Jean Saubert
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Telemarks
Sugarloaf
Maine
Justin Strunk
New England
Eastern Ski Writers Association
Troubles Pile Up For Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston faces a March 17 to April 10 trial window on speeding reckless driving carrying a concealed weapon and no license charges after a Tuesday arrest. He also faces civil suits from George Katz and Ben Bentley and federal papers in separate actions related to his boxing career. Liston previously lost the heavyweight title to Cassius Clay.
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Sonny Liston
Cassius Clay
Liston
George Katz
Philadelphia
New York City
Chicago
Ben Bentley
Ben Goldberg
Inter - Continental Promotions, Inc
Jack Nilon
Robert A
James F. Nilon
Inter - Continental
Nilon
Katz
Inter-Continental
Robert
James Nilon
Bentley
James Snider
Towel Sale To Back Olympic Fund Drive
Carol Heiss Jenkins of Akron appeals for towels to raise money for the U S Olympic drive. Towels sold in department stores at 3 95 each allocate one dollar to the Olympic treasury as the United States faces Soviet challenges ahead of Tokyo 1964 Summer Games.
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Carol Heiss Jenkins
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Ohio
Ozone Park
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Carol
Sox Triumph in Arizona Exhibition Victory Over Indians
In Scottsdale Boston beat Cleveland 12 4 as Bob Tillman drove in four runs with a triple two doubles and a single Gene Conley pitched four scoreless innings and rookie Paul Diken drove in all four Cleveland runs Boston improves to 1 4 in the exhibition season ahead of a matchup with Los Angeles Angels.
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Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Tucson
Bob Tillman
Gene Conley
Boston
Indians
Paul Dicken
Cleveland
Griffith Fury in Rome Ends in No Decision Draw
Welterweight champion Emile Griffith vowed never to fight in Italy again after a scheduled 10 round non title bout with Juan Carlos Duran in Rome ended in a crowd riot. Fans showered the ring with bottles oranges shoes and garbage prompting officials to suspend the match and escort the fighters from the ring. Griffith led the AP scorecard four rounds to one with one even before action stopped.
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Juan Carlo Duran
Argentina
Norfolk
Calvin Woodland
Washington, D.C
Ernie Thomas
Oakland
Calif
Italy
Juan Carlos Duran
Sports Palace
Fernando Pica
Pica
Griffith
Associated Press
Milan
NIT Opens Tonight With Syracuse NYU Feature Tilt
The NIT begins in New York with a doubleheader at Madison Square Garden featuring Syracuse vs NYU after Miami of Florida vs St Joseph's of Philadelphia. NCAA action resumes Friday with second round games across Raleigh Minneapolis Wichita and Corvallis.
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Philadelphia
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Corvallis
Ore
Duke
Villanova
Princeton
Brown Regains Rushing Title
NFL rushing stat release shows Jimmy Brown of Cleveland as individual rushing champion with 1 863 yards 291 carries and 12 touchdowns. Browns lead team rushing with 2 639 yards on 460 attempts while Jim Taylor 1 018 yards and Tim Brown 841 yards trail. Also notes NCAA NAIA tournament results and other college outcomes.
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Jimmy Brown
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Jimmy
Paul Brown
Tim Brown
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Browns
Washington
Dallas
Pittsburgh Steelers
Green Bay Packers
Bouton Signs 1964 Yankees Contract At 18 000
Jim Bouton, in Fort Lauderdale, signed a 1964 Yankees deal for 18000 after initially seeking 15000 more, saying the club had him over a barrel. He noted a $100 daily fine threat if absent, citing family needs after posting last season’s best team ERA.
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Fla
Jim Bouton
New York Yankees
New York
Ralph Houk
Bouton
Kaline Turns to Pitching to Improve Hitting
Detroit star Al Kaline, 29, pivots to pitching as part of a conditioning plan in Lakeland Florida to bolster his weak right arm and speed up his throw for the baseball season. The move follows a workout with the Tigers during training camp.
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Fla
al Kaline
Detroit
Tigers
Kaline
Los Angeles
Mantle
Baltimore
The
Mayo Clinic
St. Petersburg Open Tourney Starts Today
The defending champions lead the field for the $25,000 St. Petersburg Open in St. Petersburg Florida with Jack Nicklaus Julius Boros and Bob Charles among the entrants. Amateurs and pros posted six under par 66s in the pro am warmup and Kaline prepared for a knee rehab and Mayo Clinic full exam after a late season dip in batting.
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St.petersburg
Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Julius Boros
Bob Charles
George Bayer
Bob Goalby
Bobby Nichols
Raymond Floyd
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Bob Duden
Portland
Ore
Paul Tarnow
Tampa
E.J
Dutch) Harrison
Mason Rudolph
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