Big Eight dominates Texas Relays with four relay golds
Kansas and Kansas State led the Big Eight at the Texas Relays winning four of seven relay golds Friday and Saturday. Kansas State took the 440 relay in 40.3 seconds. Kansas won the four-mile relay in 17:00.3, edging Drake. Missouri, Texas, and others also posted notable marks.
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Panthers Enter Relays at Pittsburg Kansas
Neosho County Community Junior College Panthers travel to Pittsburg for the Pittsburg Relays at Brandenburg Stadium. The meet draws high school, junior college and college teams with about 200 competitors in the raco division. Hutchinson JC defends last year’s title.
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Jim Clark Dies In Hockenheim Crash
The 32 year old Scot Jim Clark, 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner and two time world driving champion, died after a wet track crash at Hockenheim Motodrom. His Lotus Ford Cosworth skidded on rain soaked asphalt, tore through a fence, and struck a tree after overturning multiple times. Doctors pronounced him dead from a broken neck and skull fracture at Heidelberg Hospital.
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Blue Comet Netmen Fall 0-9 at Parsons
Chanute's Blue Comet tennis team opened with losses at Fort Scott, as Parsons dominated 9-0. Singles results include Kent Shultz over Greg Berg 6-0 6-2 and Tom Caldwell over Mike Brune 6-0 6-1. Doubles saw Shultz-Shuss win 6-1 6-2 and Wilsie-Jones 10-8 6-0.
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Royster Junior High Hosts Area Golf Meet
Royster Junior High welcomed five area teams to an invitational. Teams from Coffeyville Parsons Independence Iola and Caney joined Royster at the Country Club for a 12 30 p m tee off.
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Standstill in Athletic Activity as Nation Mourns Dr King
Communities pause for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr tribute as many sports events delay. The Greensboro Open and other finals shift dates. Dodgers decide on opener. NHL NBA AH A and college leagues adjust schedules amid mourning. Major games postponed or canceled through midweek.
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All-Star College Basketball Rosters Set for Wichita Game
The North squad coached by Ralph Miller adds Earl Seyfert and Russ Critchfield joining Don Smith Joe Allen and Warren Armstrong among seven new players. The South rolls in Don Sidle Jim Tillman Willie Cager Billy Arnold with Unseld Warren Lynn Bohnenstiehl Nelson and Hollins from UCLA and New Mexico.
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Percy Pugh Beats Joe Shaw In New Orleans Bout
Percy Pugh of New Orleans defeated Joe Shaw in a points decision in New Orleans. The bout scored 143 to 14612 in favor of Shaw, with details indicating a competitive matchup and a clear judges’ tally.
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Linda Schultz Crowned Queen of 1968 Kansas Sport Show
Linda Schultz daughter of Mr and Mrs Ebur Schultz of 1210 West Fifth Street was named Queen of the 1968 Kansas Sport Boat and Travel Show in Wichita. Schultz, a Patricia Stevens student and freshman cheerleader, reigned over the final festivities. Runnerup was Sherry Newman Wichita with contestants Betty Gore Elkhart Judy Marteny Cheney and Patricia Maupin Burton.
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Iba Names U S Olympic Basketball 12 Man Team
U S Olympic coach Henry Iba selected a 12 man squad emphasizing speed over size. The group includes NAIA and AAU standouts from Glynn Saulters to Calvin Fowler and Spencer Haywood with alternates Don Issel and Tom Black. Training camps start in Alamosa Colo with four weeks of high altitude drills before exhibition games in New York Cincinnati and possibly Albuquerque.
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Average Working Woman Heads Toward Forty
HAL BOYLE notes a shift in the profile of American workers with many now around age 40 and often married. The column blends quirky trivia on population, cars, nutrition, and safety with quotations and light social observations.
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Kansan Credited With Blasting Bridge in Navy Raid
Saigon AP report credits Enlisted man Harlan Gerardy of Green Kansas with destroying the Quanham highway bridge in a Saturday night raid five miles south of Vinh. Lt. William S. Orr of Grants Pass Oregon called the hit one of the nicest he has seen and said the bombs wiped the bridge out.
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Husband of Kansan Killed in Action
Relatives were notified that a helicopter pilot whose wife came from Hoisington was killed last Thursday in Vietnam. The former Elaine Davis of Hoisington, widow of Lt. Col. Robert J. Runkle, now lives with her four children in Ozark, Ala.
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Tribune Phone Directory Notice
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone, contact your carrier. If he cannot be reached, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m.
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Light Brigade wins Chicago International Dog Show title
CHICAGO AP report says Acres Light Brigade a 3 year old Labrador retriever owned by Mrs James Gets of Lake Forest NL captured best in show at the annual International Dog Show. Light Brigade is the first retriever to win the Chicago event.
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Ruby Bradley Former world flyweight contender dies at 63
Ruby Bradley, who challenged Midget Wolgast for the world flyweight title in Brooklyn on July 13 1981, died Saturday at age 63. Bradley, of Westfield Massachusetts, lost a 15 round decision to the champion.
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Beale Wins 30 Day USAC Spring Car Race at Eldora
Rollie Beale of Toledo driven a Chevrolet powered car captures victory at Eldora Speedway half mile in Rossburg Ohio marking a 30 day USAC spring event win.
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