Venturi Surges To Open Title After Personal Struggle
Ken Venturi, once mocked for a fragile game, overcame a failing swing and rock-bottom earnings to win the Open on the Congressional course in Washington. Born in San Francisco in 1931, he rose from junior runner-up to national prominence before marital life and priestly counsel aided his comeback.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Ken Venturi
Venturi
Washington, D.C
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Palm Springs
Cailif
Francis Murray
Burlingame
Ken
San Francisco
California
Sweet Heart
Conni
Major League Baseball Individual Leaders Snapshot
The report lists National League batting leaders led by Clemente and Williams with average marks, runs leaders Mays Allen Santo, hits Williams Clemente, and doubles Williams Clemente. Pitching leaders show Koufax and Marichal with top win totals and strikeout leaders Koufax Drysdale.
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THE
Associated Press
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Williams
Chicago
Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Boyer
St. Louis
Santo
Pinson
Cincinnati
American League Batting and Pitching Highlights 1969
Oliva of Minnesota leads batting with 335 average among 225 at bats and 73 runs. Mantle and Killebrew also rank high in average and home runs. Aparicio leads stolen bases, BunkER and Ford pace pitching with 11-2 and 12-3 records.
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Oliva
Minnesota
Mantle
New York
Allison
Stuart
Boston
Killebrew
B. Robinson
Baltimore
Bressoud
Yastrzemski
Fregosi
Los Angeles
Versalles
Powell
Aparicio
Weis
Chicago
Bunker
Ford
Strikeouts Radaty Boston 128 Peters Chicago Penn Kansas City 123
Boston pitcher Strikeouts-Radaty records 128 strikeouts while Peters of Chicago and Penn tally 123 against Kansas City in a high scoring baseball clash.
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Radaty
Boston
Peters
Chicago
Penn
Kansas City
Kennebunk Boys To Attend Fenway Park Trip
Kennebunk plans its 10th annual excursion to Fenway Park for the Red Sox versus White Sox game on Aug 16 under Leader David Littlefield with assistants Sherman Seaward and Miss Susan Emery. The trip runs 9 15 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. and marks the final Boston outing. future funds from tag days will upgrade playground facilities including a tennis court baseball diamond and a hoped for swimming pool. Rotary sponsors the playground.
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Kennebunk
Boston
Red Sox
White Sox
Fenway Park
David Littlefield
Sherman Seaward
Susan Emery
Colts
Cardinals
Indians
Mets
David Chamberlin
Jon Ackley
Louis Farber
Scott Smith
Farber
Milton Smith
Robert Stone
Ackley
Leon Lindquist
Allan Haines
Mark Seeley
Joseph Bregitano
Derrick Buckland
Senate Approves Wide Meat Import Quota Bill
The Senate passed a meat import quota bill 72 to 15 after a six hour debate. It sets quotas on beef veal and mutton based on 1959 63 levels, slicing imports to about 1.2 billion pounds from last year’s 1.7 billion.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Annual Field Day in Kennebunkport Features Mass and Choir
KENNEBUNKPORT The annual field day and picnic are set for Sunday August 2 at the Franciscan Monastery. Rev Jerome Fern O F M will celebrate a solemn high mass at 11 am for his first blessing. A noon dinner follows with a 3 30 pm musical program by St Peters Choir.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Jerome Fern
St. Peter's Choir
South Boston
Mass
Jeronimas Kacinskas
Anina Ivaska
Dead Actor Forrest Hosts Retired Performers in Philadelphia
Edwin Forrest, famed actor who died in 1872, lives on as host to retired actors in a Philadelphia mansion. The home, endowed by his estate, welcomes five current guests, with yearly Shakespeare birthday celebrations and full hospitality funded by Forrest’s endowments. Gloria Rodgers administers the facility, which requires five years on stage and offers comprehensive care.
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Philadelphia
Edwin Forrest
Forrest
Shakespeare
Broadway
Gloria Rodgers
Streamlined Diesel Train Renamed Pioneer Zephyr
America's first streamlined diesel passenger train the Zephyr was renamed the Pioneer Zephyr on May 26, marking the 30th anniversary of its Denver to Chicago nonstop run. The stainless steel train introduced shotweld construction, 660 horsepower, and helped dethrone steam locomotives while touring, racing and later entering exhibits and film.
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Chicago
America
Denver
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Museum of Science and Industry
Swarthmore College
Marguerite Cotsworth
Zephyrs
Jack Ford
Boston
Windy City
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Zephyrus
Ford
Burlington
Omahanoel
Neb
Kansas City
St. Louis
Houston
Fort ‘Worth
Cheyenne
Galesburg
Quincy
Til
Hollywood
Napier
Fairmont
Longmont
Colo
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Ben Hogan
San Jose State
Matthew
Bruce
Timothy
Tony Lema
Stolen Bares
Wills
Brock
Koufax
Marichal
Drysdale
le Beeass
ALL Men’s Short
Rain & Shine
VY Price
OUR Ladies’ Dept
Pendleton
Ty Price
Eaelao
Saco
ST. Petersburg
Fla
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Patrick Ryan
Harvard University
Pat
Tom Ryan
St. Petersburg Independent
Kennedy Library
Pioneer Zepher
Edward
Kitch
Mary Pickford
Charles
Buddy” Rogers
United States
Mary
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