16 Now Certain To Be Starters In The Derby
The Kentucky Derby field grew to at least 16 with Sir Gaylord and Aidan as firm favorites. Roman Line, Sharp Count, and Royal Attack emerged as definite starters after the Derby Trial, while Mister Pitt and Cicada eyed possible bids with entry costs noted. Post time at Churchill Downs is 4 30 p.m. EST with CBS televising.
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Louisville
Sir Gaylord
Aidan
Churchill Downs
T. A. Grissom
Roman Line
Reverse Knoll Farm
Neil S. McCarthy
Royal Attack
Buddy Hirsch
Keeneland
Steve di Mauri
Mister Pitt
Golden Triangle Stable
Casey Hayes
C. T. Chenery
Cicada
Hayes
CBS
Vin McLane
McLane
April DHIA Report Highlights Mount Anthony Herds
The Mount Anthony Dairy Herds Improvement Association reports April results with 929 cows tested from 21 herds by tester Mary H. Wellington. The herds averaged 950 pounds of milk and 36.7 pounds butterfat, with 480 honor cows reaching 1,000 pounds of milk or 40 pounds butterfat. Leading cow produced 2,670 pounds by Keith Watkin and sons. notable producers include Hall Farm North Bennington Edo Daun Eagle Bridge Fred Bishop Pownal John T. Kelly Eagle Bridge and Fairdale Farm 2 Bennington.
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Henry Schurink
Shaftsbury
Robert Fowler
North Pownal
Mount Anthony
Hall Farm
North Bennington
Edo Daun
Eagle Bridge
Fred Bishop
Pownal
John T. Kelly
Fairdale Farm 2
Bennington
Orange County college hosts world first intercollegiate elephant race
Orange County State College in Fullerton plans May 11 races featuring 150 Elephant Racing Club members. Invitations have gone to 18 universities including Yale Harvard Smith College Moscow University and the Coast Guard Academy which offered to airlift its entry. Three events include a five mile free style gambol a four mile behemoth loop and a three mile tusking trot.
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U. S. Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
University of Moscow
Yale
Harvard
Smith College
Red Fox Military Academy
UVM Lunch Personnel Conference Set for June at Marsh Hall
A three day training event for school lunch staff runs June 11 to 13 in Marsh Hall Burlington. Sponsored by the Department of Education with the University of Vermont Home Economics Department the program covers Teenage Nutrition Physical Fitness Program Management Work Simplification and Type A meal prep. Miss Lucille Wakefield will lead sessions and oversee Type A meal preparation. Planning committee includes Lillian Patch Alice Corwin Blair Williams and lunch program representatives Barbara Lampleough Alice Kinney Margaret Ide Leota Witham Mildred Bailey Shirley Poulin and Doris Lawrence.
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Burlington
Marsh Hall
Department of Education
Home Economics Department
University of Vermont
Lucille Wakefield
Assisrtant
Lillian Patch
Alice Corwin
Blair Williams
Grams
Barbara Lamplough
South Burlington
Alice Kinney
Morrisville
Margaret Ide
Danville
Leota Witham
Worcester
Mildred Bailey
Wilder
Shirley Poulin
Hartland
Doris Lawrence
Ludlow
Rhode Island Kids Bowmen Join the Hunt
Rhode Island archery fans invite all to join shoots across the state as walkers carry bows and quivers. Narragansett Bow Hunters start July 8 on Route 2 in North Kingstown. Little Rhody Bowmen shoot August 5 at Weaver Hill Road Route 95 West Greenwich. Aquidneck Archers meet July 22 and August 19 on West Main Road Portsmouth. Pocasset Bowmen shoot August 25 at Tiverton Rod and Gun Club Fish Road.
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Providence
R. I
UPI
Rhode Island
Narragansett
North Kingstown
Weaver Hill Road
Route 95
West Greenwich
Newport
West Main Road
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Birds as inspectors on assembly lines
Columbia University professor William W. Cummings demonstrated pigeons can inspect parts for defects. A pigeon watches parts through a window and pecks the transparent glass when defects appear to earn a food reward, and pecks the opaque glass when no defects are seen.
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New York
UPI
William W. Cummings
Columbia University
TV Pilot Film Shows Scribes Reporting on NBC's Saints and Sinners
AP report notes Dick Powell Show pilot Savage Sunday previews a future Saints and Sinners series with reporters at work and star Nick Adams as a brash young reporter. The piece compares TV reporting to classic newspaper sagas and highlights recurring newsroom characters.
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New York
Dick Powell
NBC
Steve Wilson
Nick Adams
Heart of Gold
Spelunkers Explore Deep Caves Amid Quiet Dangers
In Louisville Kentucky amateur and professional cave explorers pursue underground worlds in the United States. Mammoth Cave hosts half a million visitors annually while stalwart climbers like Alvin McLane push past perilous ledges in Indiana and Kentucky.
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Louisville
America
United States
Kentucky
Delaware
Mammoth Cave
Echo River
Floyd Collins
Collins
Crystal Cave
Crystal
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DHIA
Gene Conley
Red Sox
Frank Malzone
Tyro School
Fullerton
Calif
Orange County State College
Elephant Club
Ben Wade
UVM
North Adams, Mass
Bennetts Mayonnaise
Oleo
Is.s. Pierce
Taunton
Westinghouse
Es YD Maha Ec
Cynthia Lowry
AP TV
Dennis Weaver
Gunsmoke
Weaver
Chester
Horse Opera
Alexander Scourby
Charles B. Fort
Fort
National Speleological Society
Ian
Windigo Dome
Indiana
Harrison County
Relska
L. Relsky & Cie
Hartford, Conn
Menlo Park
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