Jim Nash Wins 9th As A's Nip Angels
Jim Nash limits the California Angels to six hits as the Oakland Athletics win 2-1 in Anaheim. It is Nash’s ninth win against one loss since joining the A’s midseason, with Ossie Chavarria delivering a sixth inning run-scoring double and the A’s clinching the victory on offense late in the frame.
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Coffeyville Wins 4 3 Over Orley's For Tourney Title
Coffeyville defeats Orley's Cafe 4 3 to claim the Chanute VFW Little League Invitational championship. Coffeyville rallied with a four run fourth inning as Chanute hurler Roger Tucker allowed only two hits in six innings. Paul Godinez and Jim Wilkins led Chanute with triples while Chuck Lemos earned the win for Coffeyville. Iola took third with a 14 4 win over Humboldt. Humboldt pitchers Warren Bruenger and Vern Bruenger also contributed.
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Roger Tucker
Paul Godinez
Jim Wilkins
Chuck Lemos
Steve Ball
J. C. Winkler
Humboldt
John Jensen
Roger Edwards
Winkler
Bob Thummel
Warren Roots
Vern Bruenger
Thummel
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Egyptian swimmer Hanafi Mahmud wins Suez Canal race
Hanafi Mahmud of Egypt won the 27.3 mile Suez Canal long-distance swim from Suez to Ismailia in 14 hours 22 minutes 30 seconds. Willems of the Netherlands finished second. In Canada Jack McIntyre, ex-NHL player and coach of the London Nationals, is named manager-coach of the Johnstown Jets. In Brazil Wichita State defeated Sao Caetano 81-54.
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Brazil
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Sao Caetano
Greensboro blanked Gadsden to win Pony League World Series
Greensboro North Carolina defeated Gadsden Alabama 6 to 0 to capture the Pony League Baseball World Series title on Sunday night.
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Recreation Calendar Tuesday Softball Matches Highlight Local League
The Highland Park Nazarene faces Grant Avenue Baptist in a makeup game at 7 30 p m as the Methodist plays St Patrick s in a playoff for the championship at 9 p m Subway schedules not shown.
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Sandra Haynie Wins Glass City Golf Meet
Sandra Haynie from Fort Worth Texas won the Glass City Classic in Toledo Ohio, the latest LPGA stop, Sunday. It adds to her earlier 1966 victory at Cincinnati, the only two wins so far this year.
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Falcons Rally To Beat 49ers In Exhibition Thriller
Falcons defeat 49ers 24 to 17 in Atlanta behind a cast of rookies and castoffs marking win No. 1 in the NFL preseason. Cowboys stay unbeaten at 5 0 with a 20 10 win over Detroit as Packers top Steelers 17 6 and Eagles edge Giants 24 23. In the AFL era action KC downs Houston 31 20 Jets top Bills 34 17 Oakland humbles Denver 52 21 and San Diego crushes Boston 31 13.
Southpaw bowler John Wilcox claims 1966 all events crown
John Wilcox becomes only the second left handed bowler to win the all events title, taking the 1966 crown. The first left handed winner was Clarence Long of Buffalo in 1924.
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Buffalo
Shodeo Winners At Neosho County Fair
Jim Neeley of Willing Workers 4-H led with 160 points to win the Shodeo at Neosho county club arena. Sherry Steinman of Best Yet won the girls trophy with 140 points as Best Yet captured the team title. Willing Workers took second overall amid multiclub standings from Allen Woodson counties and event divisions across pole bending barrel and flag races.
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Neosho County
Chanute Bit
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
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Dale Steinman
Neeley
Glen Neeley
Willing Workers Club
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Logan Pals
Prairie Dell
Woodson County
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Charlie McEndree
Mark Neeley
Larry Taylor
Judy John
Kathryn Taylor
Randall Clarke
Harry Guy
Chester McEndree
Cecil McNamara
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Coleen Reno
Ruth Roth
Eam
Dennis Steinman
Ann John
Willing Workers
Marsha Knapp
Lorraine Smith
Mike Wiles
Willing Works
Prairie Er
Semifinals Set In National Baseball Congress Tourney
In Wichita West Point Mississippi faces Eureka California and Boulder Colorado meets Minneapolis Minnesota as four teams with 5-1 records advance in the 32 team double elimination NBC tournament. West Point upset Wichita Dreamliners 11 5 behind Legrant Scotts three run homer. Boulder slugged Eureka 12 2 as Jan Dukes hit a grand slam. Minneapolis beat Lubbock 6 3 with Gary Reierson and Gary Jacobson homers.
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Calif
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Jan Dukes
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Tex
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Gary Jacobson
Jerry Levlie
5th District Demos Meet At Ark City
In Ark City Kansas the 5th District Democratic gathering heard Demo Bass attack Rep. Joe Skubitz over education and elderly care aid. Speakers included Frank Theis Robert Docking and J Floyd Breeding. District officers Sid O Hearn Ruth Davis Don Matlack and Oleta Nigh were re elected and named to posts.
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Kan
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Congress
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Democratic Committee
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Bass
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Robert Docking
J. Floyd Breeding
U.S. Senate
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Parsons
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Bartlett
Don Matlack
Clearwater
Oleta Nigh
Baxter Springs
Young Democrats
Tired Don January Wins Philadelphia Golf Classic
Don January wins the Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club with a 278 total, one stroke ahead of Jack Nicklaus. Arnold Palmer and others trail as January claims his first winner’s check since 1963, amid talk of fatigue and a tight, strategic course.
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Philadelphia
Whitemarsh Valley Coun
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Sooner Team Tops Scuba Fishermen In National Meet
Three Oklahoma City divers led the men s team to national champions as they speared 137 fish weighing 468 pounds at Table Rock Lake. Marilyn Reynolds and Joyce Hartman won the women s team title with six fish weighing 33 pounds 4 ounces. Bob Overy s 10 pound 6 ounce carp was the largest fish. Kevin White won the men s triathlon and Mary Edith Lillis the women s. There were 64 contestants from eight states and the Virgin Islands.
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Wichita
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Frontenac
Kan
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St. Louis
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Kansas City
Kevin White
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
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Farm Home Fire Fatal at Nixa
Mrs. Hershel Bolen died in a fire that destroyed the Bolen farm home four miles southwest of Nixa. Her husband said they awakened to heavy smoke and she did not escape as he urged her to run. His account places the body recovered later in the ashes.
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L. E. Lamb
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Sedgwick County Chapter Reinstated After Walkout
Ralph Watkins state president announces Sedgwick County will rejoin the Young Democrats, pay current dues and the $10 charter fee. He names a committee to negotiate with the Wyandotte chapter, following a 1964 walkout dispute.
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Young Democrat
Ralph Watkins
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Nakano Beats Won-Sok In Tokyo Bout
In Tokyo Yoshio Nakano from Tokyo outpointed I Won-Sok of South Korea in a 10 round lightweight decision. Nakano controlled the action with consistent jabs and sharp combinations to earn the victory.
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Topeka Van-T Captures Kansas Softball Title
Topeka Van-T won the Kansas Softball Association tournament with a 2-0 final over Wichita Boosters. Boosters advanced by defeating Topeka Merchants 4-0 and Topeka Watsons 2-1. Charles Schlesener of Topeka Van-T earned MVP honors.
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Rainstorm Sparks Houston Rally to 1966 LL World Series Title
Houston Texas uses an hour-long rain delay as a halftime to rally in Williamsport. Manager Ray Plumb Jr. inspired the team during the pause as Steve Reeves drove in two with a bases loaded single. Houston defeated West New York New Jersey 8-2 to win the championship.
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N.J
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New Jersey
Football Scores Weekend Pro Football News
National League results include Atlanta 24 over San Francisco 17 and Dallas 20 over Detroit 10. Other NL scores feature Los Angeles 32 past St Louis 14 Green Bay 17 over Pittsburgh 6 and Philadelphia 24 beating New York 23. American League entries show New York 34 over Buffalo 17 Kansas City 31 over Houston 20 San Diego 31 over Boston 13 Oakland 52 over Denver 21.
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