Day of Decision For Bowl Berths In Grid Finale
Navy seeks Cotton Bowl bid by beating Army as bowl chances hinge on final games. Tennessee eyes Sugar or Cotton after regular season showdown with Vanderbilt. Baylor and Georgia Tech also in Sugar contention. Orange berth hinges on Colorado versus Duke Clemson or South Carolina, while Gator pits Pittsburgh against Georgia Tech or Mississippi or Wyoming.
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Notre Dame
American Five Wins Olympics in Melbourne
The United States men's basketball team defeated Russia 89 to 55 to claim its fourth straight Olympic title. K. C. Jones Jim Walsh and Bob Jeangerard led the offense after Bill Russell cooled off, as the Americans built a 56-24 halftime lead and held on despite a late Soviet rally. Uruguay took bronze with a 71-62 win over France.
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K. C. Jones
Jim Walsh
Bob Jeangerard
United States
Russia
Bill Russell
Uruguay
France
Irish-Southern Cal In Windup Today
Notre Dame faces Southern California in the 104000-seat Memorial Coliseum in a late season showdown. USC arrives off a successful campaign with two defeats, while Notre Dame has won only two of nine and faces criticism from former coach Frank Leahy. Terry Brennan hints at a response after the game as USC stands as two touchdown favorites.
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Kansas College Fives Win Basketball Openers
Bethany defeated Sterling 83 59 while McPherson beat Southwestern 81 74 and College of Emporia won 85 77 over Phillips University of Enid Oklahoma Ed Delk scored 30 for McPherson Rich Freeman 24 Steven Mack 21 for College of Emporia in the close contest and Phillips narrowed the gap to 77 76 late.
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College of Emporia
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Southwestern
Ed Delk
Rich Freeman
Steven Mack
Phillips University of
Local notices mix holiday plans and community meetings
Mrs Rosalie White travels to California for a two week vacation leaving Mrs Mary Stevenson to stay at the Wells home. The American Legion and auxiliary plan their annual Christmas party with a covered dish supper and 50 cent gifts for men and women. Community events include school curriculum reviews led by Miss Flossie Shepard and a Christmas luncheon for the GAR at Lawton circle. Several club meetings, travels, and a flood relief return of paddle steamers in Australia are noted.
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Seth G. Wells
California
Mary Stevenson
Wells
American Legion and Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
Flossie Shepard
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Topeka
Humboldt
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Miss Shepard
Miss Kirby
Lincoln School
Fred Johnson
Fern Perkins
Dean Rouse
Humboldt Junior High School
Inez Anderson
Bob Rush
Washington
John McCoy
Mary Kirby
Frances White
Clark Works
Washington School
Evelyn Christmas
Lawton Circle
GAR
Adah Johnson
Charlotte Smith
Wanda Hack
Parsons
Bethany
Presbyterian Church
Community Park
Waldo Adams
William Caldwell
Roy Jay
Robert Townsend
Thousand Sticks
Sunset Gap
Tenn
Mr. Caldwell
Central Oklahoma Beats Pittsburg State 81-79 at Edmond
Central Oklahoma edged Pittsburg State 81-79 in Edmond Oklahoma. The close game showcased a late surge by the action leaders as the Sooners secured the home win.
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Pittsburg State
Edmond
Okla
Erie Kiwanis Charter Banquet Set for Tuesday at High School
The new Erie Kiwanis club sponsored by Chanute and Parsons will host a charter banquet Tuesday night at the high school. C I Mow yer of Kansas City will be the principal speaker. About 30 charter members and officers elected include President Virgil Moody Vice President Harold Heaton Secretary Tom Burress and Treasurer Dr William C Weir.
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New Erie
Kiwanis Clubs
Chanute
Parsons
C. I. Mowyer
Kansas City
International Kiwanis
Charter
Virgil Moody
Harold Heaton
Tom Burress
William C. Weir
Huge Adriatic flood swamps Po Delta and refugees stranded
In Italy, Adriatic waves flood the Po Delta forcing about 1 000 villagers to move inland while 500 Hungarian refugees are marooned on an Appenine pass by snow. Nearby in Cuba, rebels claim more shooting along the southeast coast with 11 dead as Cuban forces clamp down.
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Adriatic Sea
Appenine
Havana
Cuba
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