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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1956
Page
7
The forecast notes below normal temperatures from tomorrow through Sunday with some weekend moderation. Providence normal temps for the period are 31 degrees average, 39 maximum, and 23 minimum, with expected precipitation totaling one tenth to three tenths of an inch as snow over the weekend.
Colt defeated Warren 74 to 60 at Andrews Gym in a close Class C league finale. Tony Bettencourt led Colt with 32 points as he sparked a fourth quarter rally. George Mansi added strong scoring while Colt built a 13 point surge to seal the win. Colt finished 11-3, Warren 3-11, with LaSalle Academy awaiting a qualifying round.
Ray Locke of Barrington is the 1955-56 R I Interscholastic Basketball League high scorer with 342 points. Class C stars dominate, with Cumberland’s Paul Tucker and Coventry’s Dick Gaudette runners up at 332 and 207. Other Colt totals include Gau dette 256 and Grady 254, plus 135 field goals by Locke and 77 free throws by Gau dette.
Battery C edges Headquarters Battery 243rd 1288 to 1274 to remain undefeated in the tournament. Bristol captain M Sgt Gale Savino scored 88 for the win, as Lt Berk joins HQ staff. A Battery and D 118th Engineers delivered upsets. individual scores include Savino 272 Costa 259 Topazio 259 Darling 256 Franco 242 Topazio 240.
Salvatore Rossi argues against critic James D. Reilly and urges Bristol to maintain zoning laws to allow orderly industrial development. He claims out of town workers support local industry and suggests public funding to purchase land if needed to prevent spot zoning and protect residents.
Brist ol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus will host a Nike site program at its regular meeting tomorrow night at 8. Captain Grover C. Burdette of Headquarters 15th Antiaircraft Artillery Group Fort Banks Winthrop Massachusetts will speak and a film on guided missiles will follow with a question and answer period. The 15th AAA Group will be assigned to the Bristol site after construction by the Army Corps of Engineers is completed.
Hector Massa announces standings for four basketball baguées with teams Tribal Blackfeet 6 2 Apache 3 5 Sioux Yap Yap Birds 4 1 Chicks 3 2 Worms 2 3 Snakes 4 Nut Beechnuts 10 6 Milk 10 7 Fire 10 7 Soda 9 8 Nut 5 12 Safe 1 16 with various records shown.
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