Miller Heads Favorites In Kansas Relays Field
Colorado star Jim Miller leads a field of five defending champions as the 39th Kansas Relays open with notable foes such as Cliff Cushman and past record setters like Dick Howard and Bob Schul in events spanning 10,000 and 5,000 meters. Strong contenders from Purdue, Nebraska, Texas and Rice add depth as runners aim for record marks though some, like Nate Adams, face injury doubts. The 10,000 on Thursday starts a meet famed for sprint and distance clashes.
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Dodgers blank Cardinals as Koufax stars in opener
Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in Los Angeles to open the NL season. Koufax allowed six hits, struck out five, and walked none for his 18th win in 20 decisions. Frank Howard hit a 420-foot two-run homer. Mays and Cepeda also homered for their teams in other openers.
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Fort Hays Wins Dual Track Meet
Fort Hays clinched the dual meet 92-83 over Kearney Nebraska at Hays Kansas after winning the final 880 yard relay by two tenths of a second. Fort Hays posted 1 30 7 in the 880 while Kearney ran 1 30 9. the winner earned five points, the loser none. If Kearney had won the relay the overall meet would have gone to 88 87.
Missouri scratched from Kansas Relays sprint medley
Lawrence Kansas AP a pulled muscle has scratched Missouri from the invitational sprint medley at the Kansas Relays this weekend Rick Beldner the Big Eight indoor 60 yard champion has the sore muscle and Missouri will be replaced by Colorado The meet director Bill Easton says the select field also includes sprinters from Texas Drake Oklahoma Oklahoma State and Nebraska the defending champion
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Local Grocery Totals and Highs From Market Ledger
A dated OCR listing shows multiple grocery names such as Pee awee nc, Disney's Market, Foodtown Super Market, Montgomery Ward, and Bank of Commerce with various numeric tallies and “high” markers. Individuals like J Barney, Morgan, Leavitt, and Aldrich appear in scattered figures, reflecting store standings, highs, and codes.
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Dodge City Man Wins Heroism Award
A Santa Fe heroism award went to train inspector Verl Roth at a Dodge City ceremony. He received a framed safety certificate for lifting a 6-year-old boy from a moving freight train in the Dodge City yards on March 4. Roth boarded the train, retrieved the boy from a coupling, and signaled the engineer to stop.
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Scouts Attend Senior Girl Scout Conference at Osage Park
Senior Girl Scouts from Chanute and Humboldt attended the Osage State Park event in Bartlesville last weekend. Helen Youngberg Holly Harris Regina McGehee Debbie Myer and Mrs Edward McGehee served as senior advisors. Gloria Osborne Janice Wilhite also participated. Activities included handbook study nature wide games arts workshop and campsite exploration. Chanute and Humboldt crews led Protestant church services for fifty three attendees.
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Rich Re-elected Mayor of Junction City
Lee Rich has been re-elected mayor of Junction City, where he also serves as general manager of the Junction City Daily Union. Although results are not provided, the incumbent secured another term.
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