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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
6
Ralph Terry, 26, hurls a 5 0 win as Yankees end a six game losing streak. Mantle drives four hits including a double while Francona and Luplow contribute key hits. The performance lifts Yankees atop the league standings amid a busy day of baseball action across the majors.
Dodgers skipper Walt Alston predicts the National League pennant race will stay tight to the final week of the season. He notes the Dodgers, Reds, and others remain in contention as a three game series opens in Los Angeles. The outlook hints at further developments before September’s end.
The record lists teams and players with high scores across the Merchants League, including Creek Oil & Gas and Dinty’s Tires. It notes a 10 day scrimmage among Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Cincinnati, with upcoming Dodgers Reds games and top pitchers highlighted.
American League results include New York 5 over Cleveland 0 and Washington 7 over Baltimore 0. Boston defeated Detroit 7 to 4. Multiple games listed for today include Cleveland at New York and Detroit at Boston with other late matches.
Members of the Southeast Kansas District Veterinary Medical Association gathered Sunday at the Tioga Hotel with hosts Dr. B. J. LaRue and Dr. D. D. McReynolds. Dr. Robert King of Tulsa spoke on equine practice problems while wives enjoyed an interior decorating program by Dale Fairchild and a Koch Brothers Furniture tour.
A blazing forest fire in Cobb Mountain Lake County fueled by scorching heat forced about 1,000 vacationers from a popular resort area 80 miles north of San Francisco. The state forestry division reported 9,900 acres burned since it began Sunday near Kelseyville.
Ellis Jones and his wife Mabel aged 75 and 70 respectively won 174420 dollars in the British soccer pools by correctly predicting eight tie games from last Saturday's contests. They live on pensions of about 12.95 dollars weekly.
SCRANTON Philadelphia fighter Charles Scott stopped Joe Sal tie in the 2nd round in Wilkes-Barre. TOKYO Kazuo Takayama knocked out Akira Oguichi in Tokyo. SAN FRANCISCO L C Mor fan outpointed Dave Johnson in the 10-round decision in San Francisco.
Former cowboy actor Hoot Gibson was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery after dying of cancer at age 70. Old-time western stars and Native American actors mourned in buckskin and beaded dress.
In Rochester New York Natasha Fife and Judy Bell won first round matches in the U S Women's Amateur. Jean Ashley of Chanute was eliminated after a 1 up loss to Bonnie Byrne. Other results included Mary Ann Doctor defeated by Judy Bell 2 up and Phyllis Preuss beating Sherry Taylor 6 and 5.
West Virginia quarterback Ronald Richardson a sophomore at the school on a scholarship for sons of service members killed in action. His father died in World War II at Nancy France while serving.
Police renew efforts to identify Smiley the unnamed girl found eight days ago in Indianapolis. A Minnesota woman claimed her daughter Carri Cage as Smiley, but a birth certificate and custody case complicate confirmation amid a separate Duluth arrest for the girl's father in a kidnapping.
Emporia Kansas AP report notes cottonwood River fish gasping and drifting at a spillway after heavy rain. Officials ponder farm fertilizer or insecticide runoff as a contamination cause. Fish revived in riffles below the dam. condition appeared to clear by Monday as the health board moved to investigate.
The cost of living rose 0.2 percent in July to 105.5 on the 1957 59 base, a record high. Higher prices for pork milk and eggs boosted food costs while fresh fruits vegetables and poultry fell. About 950000 workers get pay increases per cost of living clauses including auto farm equipment and aerospace workers.
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League compiled a 47 win 4 loss 3 tie record during their four seasons in the former All America Football Conference.
The FBI reports a 3 percent rise in the national crime rate for the first half of this year. The finding highlights ongoing concerns about safety across the United States.
Classified line notes a painting by Merle Simmons with contact phone HE 1-3263 for inquiries about interior and exterior painting services.
A city worker in Kansas City admitted stealing 3348 dollars from the building and inspection division of the public works department and has returned the funds. Fen M. Powers, acting city manager, did not name the woman who resigned in June and said the case would be referred to the Jackson County grand jury. The mayor had previously disclosed the theft totaled 500 dollars per month.
A report by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy released Monday notes a 2 percent fall in overall crime in cities with populations from 750,000 to one million. Rural counties show a 3 percent lower crime rate than the first half of 1961.
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