Braves Maintain Pony League Lead with 11-0 Win
The Braves stretched their Pony League lead with an 11-0 rout of the Cubs. Reds climbed to second place after an 11-7 victory over the Tigers, with Craig Dopson earning the win and notable Reds hits including triples by Lumpkins McIntyre and McAnally.
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Reds
Tigers
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Gary Truman
Wyatt
Turman
Craig Lumpkins
Mike McIntyre
McAnally
Bob Jenkins
Jerry Perry
Perry
Turraan
Jenkins
Buddy Dodson
Randy Seale
Chris Lovelace
Dodson
Lovelace
Seale
Homer
Travellers and Albuquerque Rally in Texas League Action
Arkansas outlasted Amarillo 7-5 in 12 innings as Amarillo endured another extra inning heartbreak. Albuquerque beat Dallas-Fort Worth 2-1 to close within three games of the lead, while Austin topped El Paso 5-2 behind Frank Funk’s four-hitter. Schedule shows Albuquerque at Amarillo, Austin at Dallas-Fort Worth, and El Paso at Arkansas.
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Sonics
Albuquerque
Duallas - Fort Worth
Amiuarillo
Austin
Ren Cayll
Paul Doyle
Marvin Dutt
Arkansas
John Hoffman
Enrique Rivera
Ernest Milius
Dallas- Fort Worth
Juan Gomez
Charles Lauritson
Jim Strickland
Dallas-Fort Worth
Frank Funk
el Paso
George Kopacz
Bevo IX Set to Lead Texas Longhorns Mascot Role
Bevo IX, already painted with Texas Orange and White, is ready to replace Bevo VIII as the Longhorns mascot. Bevo VIII served as a stopgap after Bevo VII retired due to age, and was kept at the State Hog Farm northwest of Austin while awaiting a fulltime successor.
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UPI
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Longhorns
Bevo VIII
Bevo VII
Matt Berry
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Lower Lakes Area
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast
Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
North
National Wheelchair Games Open In New York
The 10th annual National Wheelchair Games open Friday with Harold Russell, head of Johnson's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, presiding. Over 250 athletes from 24 states compete over three days, with top scorers entering the 1966 U S Paralympics team to England this summer.
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Harold Russell
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Committee On Employment of
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England
Davenport Delivers Two Run Double for Giants Over Astros
Davenport laced a two run double in the seventh as San Francisco beat the Houston Astros 3-1. The win keeps the Giants within half a game of the Dodgers, who lost ground in the standings. Other NL results saw St. Louis over Pittsburgh 4-2, Atlanta 8-4 New York, and Cincinnati 1-0 Philadelphia. AL play included Baltimore sweeping Washington in two games and Detroit routing Boston 9-1.
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Jim Davenport
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Minnesota
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Cleveland
Giants Take Lead With 12 9 Win Over Yankees In League Tilt
The National League Boys Baseball clash at the Little League field saw the Giants beat the Yankees 12 9 to stay undefeated after three games and hold a half game edge on the idle Red Sox. Pitcher Bobba Lovelace earned the win while Cauley took the loss as the Giants built an eight run second inning.
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Little League Field
Peace in Fold Details Must be Mopped Up
Negotiations over the NFL AFL merger leave dates and site for the first world championship game unresolved. The AFL title must be decided December 26 while the NFL final is set for June 1 with the Playoff Bowl on June 8 and the Pro Bowl January 15.
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Unclear hosts mull hosting game after champions clash
The passage weighs whether an NFL or AFL champion should host a game amid weather concerns. It notes NFL, as the stronger party, would likely get the nod to decide hosting. The decision hinges on which champion rules the matchup.
Three rookies sign with Chiefs as camp opens
The Kansas City Chiefs signed three rookie free agents on Thursday. Scatback James Richardson from Abilene College and half backs Emmitt Thomas of Bishop College and Eugene Thomas of Florida A&M will report to the Liberty, Missouri training camp in July.
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Emmitt Thomas
Bishop College
Eugene Thomas
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Liberty
Bolivia’s Population Largely Indigenous Says Survey
A Bolivia census or survey indicates that more than half of the population identifies as indigenous. It highlights the prominence of Indigenous groups in the country’s demographics and social landscape.
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Bolivia
Almanac entry marks June 10, 1966 history notes
Almanac recalls key events on this day including the 1898 Cuban invasion start during the Spanish American War, Mussolini declaring war on France and Britain in 1940, and the Lidice massacre in 1942. It also notes Sir Henry M Stanley's birth in 1841 and the Adams Guldfine hotel bill scandal unfolding in 1958.
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Cuba
Benito Mussolini
France
Britain
Lidice
Czechoslovakia
House
Boston
Bernard Guldfine
Sherman Adams
Adams
U S Space Lead Remains Narrow in Johnson Era View
Washington officials say the United States holds a slight space lead over the Soviet Union but caution against complacency. Dr. Edward C. Welsh, executive secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, urges focusing on future advances rather than who leads now. He notes the U S has launched about twice as many spacecraft while Russia carries more total payload into space each year.
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Johnson
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Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
America
Earth
Jellyfish Notably Transparent Body Holds Revealed Food
The jellyfish is about 95 percent water and almost invisible, letting observers glimpse the food in its stomach through its clear body.
Holt elected line coach for Honey Grove Warriors
Philip Holt of Farmersville has been chosen as line coach for the Honey Grove Warriors. Holt played multiple sports at Farmersville, earned all state football honors, attended Paris Junior College, and graduated from East Texas State University. He succeeds Don Newsom, who moves to Abilene high school coaching staff. Newsom served as head track coach and line and junior high coach last year.
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Philip Holt
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Honey Grove Warriors
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Paris Junior College
East Texas State University
Don Newsom
Mt. Pleasant
Austin College
Newsom
Abilene High School
Swain Signs 1966 Giants Contract
Line backer Bill Swain signed his 1966 contract with the New York Giants. The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder from the University of Oregon joined the Giants after coming from the Minnesota Vikings.
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