This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1966
Page
12
The AP reports that the NFL emerged the top dog after a battle with the AFL over the new circuit. The mammoth league, selling in 197, will be called the National League with Pete Rozelle as boss amid high bonus pacts and big salaries for top players.
NEW YORK AP The dove of peace in pro football limped home after 10 weeks of cloak and dagger talks between Tex Schramm and Lamar Hunt. Peace ends a costly war as Rozelle confirms the AFL exists, with an $18 million plus potential $15-20 million future loss and territorial payments to Giants and 49ers.
Cardinals beat the Pirates 4 to 2 as Jerry Buchek and Phil Gagliano hit two run homers. Al Jackson earned the win for St Louis, while Woody Fryman took the defeat. Roberto Clemente homered for Pittsburgh.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court paused ruling on the antitrust suit against baseball delaying a decision on whether the Braves must return to Milwaukee without NL expansion approval. Justices questioned if baseball moves are interstate or intrastate commerce and whether Wisconsin may regulate franchise movement.
Washington edges Baltimore 5-4 behind Richert and Otega as Chance on tops Boston and Stange earns a win for Boston while Bun ker suffers a loss in a tense night slate.
Baseball results show Atlanta beat New York 8 to 4 and St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 2. Several games were postponed or scheduled for night play including Los Angeles at Chicago rain delay and San Francisco hosting Houston.
Moscow AP reports defending champion Tigran Petrosyan and challenger Boris Spassky drew in the final 24 game world title match after 77 moves. Petrosyan finished with 12.5 points to 11.5 for Spassky, sealing the crown for three more years after clinching last weekend with his 12th point in game 22.
Jacob Munch, former Philadelphia Phillies and Athletics outfielder, died Wednesday at his Lansdowne home aged 75. He played in the major leagues in the mid 20th century and was known for his time with Philadelphia teams.
Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 1-0 as Joey Jay pitched a five hitter and Leo Cardenas drove in the only run with an eighth inning single. Tony Perez singled, Dick Simpson ran for him, and Tommie Helms added the fourth hit to push Simpson to third before Cardenas scored.
Edward L. Thompson 31, longtime assistant basketball coach at Georgia Southern College, named assistant basketball coach at The Citadel. Thompson will start June 15, succeeds Paul Brandenburg who left for private business in Greensboro. He hails from Shelbyville Kentucky and is a Transylvania College graduate.
Parcels listed include Cleo Davidson Lester and Catherine Bruce with various frame dwellings and outbuildings. State employees and those involved in appraisal or rights of way are barred from bidding. The Department of Highways may control release timing of buildings to the winning bidders.
Orioles win 8-7 in a suspended game after a four run eighth inning to seize first place in the American League. They have won 10 of 12 and move one game ahead of Cleveland whose game with New York was rained out. Dick Nen homered in the rally.
Braves beat the Mets 8-4 as Mack Jones delivered a three-run homer during a five-run first inning. Felipe Alou and Hank Aaron set the stage with a pair of run-scoring hits, while Rico Carty added a first homer of the year in the sixth as Atlanta extended its win streak to six.
The National League leading San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros were tied 1-1 after nine innings Thursday night. Houston scored in the first inning and the Giants tied the count in the fifth.
Nancy Richey, a 23 year old Texas tennis star, prepares to face Mrs Ann Haydon Jones in the opening Wightman Cup singles match as the United States and Britain meet at Wimbledon. Billie Jean King will follow against Virginia Wade with the U S strongly favored to win the seven match series on grass.
Tokyo report says 21 year old Yoshiaki Nu mata from Japan dethroned Flash Elorde of Manila, ending his 14 year reign as lightweight champion in a dramatic bout.
In Rome Italy opened with a 2 0 lead over South Africa in the European Zone Class B Davis Cup semifinals. Sergio Tacchini defeated Cliff ee 14 61 64 in the first singles match Nicola Saccense claimed his 197th cup appearance beating Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 3.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.