Celtics Edge Lakers In Close NBA Final Opener
Boston narrowly beat Los Angeles 117 to 114 in the opening game of the NBA championship series. Bill Russell scored key free throws, Sam Jones and Heinsohn connected on late plays, as Boston overcame John Havlicek's ankle injury and a strong third quarter by the Lakers.
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Iowa returns veteran lineup for next fall in wing T offense
Coach Burns outlines a veteran Iowa squad with lettermen at end tackles guards center and backfield including Giacobazzi Niedbala Webb Williams Krause and Grier. He says the wing T will resemble last season and plans spring intra squad scrimmages ending May 4 with a spring game.
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Tony Giacobazzi
Bill Niedbala
Cloyd Webb
Lou Williams
Gus Kasapis
George Latta
Phil Deutsch
Wally Hilgenberg
Mike Reilly
Bernard Budzik
Gary Fletcher
Dave Recher
Burns
Paul Krause
Bobby Grier
Lonnie Rogers
Bob LeZotte
Bob Sherman
Dick Dougherty
Mets Embrace Buntation Tactic Under Stengel
New York Mets adopt a bunt oriented approach as Casey Stengel refines a younger lineup to improve on last season’s 40-120 record. Ed Kranepool debuts as a key bat with 18 year old promise while Al Moran and Larry Burright bolster the infield.
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Pocket Billiards Title To Luther Lassiter
Luther Lassiter of Elizabeth City North Carolina won the first world pocket billiards championship since 1955 defeating Irving Crane of Rochester New York 150 to 95 in five innings. Lassiter posted a high run of 113 while Crane managed a 54.
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Minor Facts Pacific Coast Cal Fort Worth and Regional Scores
Pacific Coast Cal results show Fort Worth 5 5, Portland 4 9, Spokane 1 1, Denver 0 4. Oklahoma City 9 percent reported Seattle 5. Acoma 5 San Diego 3. Salt Lake at Hawaii pending.
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Bowling Highlights C R Bowling Supply in City High 3156 Series
Cedar Rapids Bowling Supply rolled 3156 pins in city high action led by Blondin 649 and Butler 639. team members over 600 included Kaiser 645 Bielow 618 Brubaker 605 as Novak's LP Gas countered with 1044. Fred Mead led Friday Niners with 652 series and May City Ladies saw Fox 234. other league highs included No Six Ten Pins 618 and Friday Upstarts 222 to 227.
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Dennis Blondin
Clark Kaiser
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Fred Mead
Georgia Fox
Betty Berg
Joan McCord
Miriam Hop
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Lorraine Zerbel
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Ralph Briles
Harold Benson
John Wall
Bob Dew
George Peffer
Earl Frey
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Bob Jordan
Harold Athey
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Bowling League Results Across Spurs and City Meets
Bowling records list top men and women in leagues including Major Kuba Blondin Fox McCord and McIntyre. Scores show high games and series for Rapids Bowling Supply Athey's Employment and D&E Storz Beer with numerous teams and sponsors.
Book reviewer Fred T. Marsh dies at 67
New York Times contributor Fred T. Marsh aged 67, a noted book reviewer for The Times and other publications, died on Sunday.
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Fred T. Marsh
New York Times
Trial date set in $10 million libel suit
Atlanta Judge Lewis R. Morgan set August 5 for the trial of Wallace Butts libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post in U S district court. Butts’ attorney argued a Cook investigation report could prejudice the case. The judge said he would question jurors about potential prejudices.
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Lewis R. Morgan
Wallace Butts
Saturday Evening Post
U.S. District Court
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William H. Schrader, Jr
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Stock Car Driver J. C. Hendrix Dies After Crash
In Cleveland Tennessee stock car racer J C Hendrix 36 of Griffin Georgia died after losing control on a turn and crashing into a fence at a local track. His car was completely demolished and he died on arrival at a hospital.
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Banker Dies in San Diego Founder of Investment Firm
John Burnham aged 84, founder of a nationwide investment banking firm, died Saturday in San Diego California.
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McGuire Resigns as Pistons Coach
Dick McGuire, 37, confirmed he has submitted his resignation as coach of the Detroit Pistons. The New York native said he will seek a high school or college coaching post in New York. He played at St John’s and starred for the Knicks before moving to Detroit.
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Sale Opens for Texans Move to Kansas City
Operation Touchdown drives a nationwide ticket sale and publicity campaign to relocate the Dallas Texans to Kansas City. The effort spans 104 cities and advances organized public interest in the NFL team's shift of home.
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Vacation at Whitefish Lake Resorts in Pequot Lakes
Whitefish Lake Association in Pequot Lakes Minnesota promotes a set of American plan resorts on Minnesota’s Whitefish Chain of Lakes. The ad promises unsurpassed scenery safe sand beaches good fishing and playgrounds encouraging readers to write now for complete information.
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