Bruins Favored To Win Juco Conference Track Meet
Butler County is the solid favorite to win its second straight Kansas Jayhawk Juco Conference track title at El Dorado. Fort Scott and Hutchinson are the main challengers as 12 teams compete with prelims at 11 a.m. and finals starting 2:15 p.m. NCC JC's ten-man squad includes Joe Parks and Don Burton among others.
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Butler County
Kansas Jayhawk
el Dorado
Grizzlies
Hutchinson
Fort Scott
Bruins
Jayhawk
Bluins
Ralph Barclay
Neosho County Community Junior College
Midway 13th at regional track meet in Pittsburg
Midway of Buffalo placed seventh with 13 points at the 1A regional track meet in Pittsburg. Thayer tied for 23rd with three points and Altoona earned 0.4. Lyndon won with 31. Midway and Thayer qualified boys for the state meet. Gary Fail cleared 11 feet 1 inch in pole vault for Midway, Jay Blair helped Midway’s mile relay to 3:40.0 and a school record. Other Midway points came from David Olson and Ed Wiltse. Thayer’s Church Morris earned a state berth with a 3rd in the 440. Altoona’s Chris Miller tied for fourth in the pole vault.
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Pittsburg
Midway
Buffalo
Thayer
Altoona
Lyndon
Gary Fail
Jay Blair
Mike Olson
Larry Harvey
Ed Wiltse
David Olson
Wiltse
Church Morris
Chris Miller
Area Dams Conditions Yesterday Report
Yesterday's readings list John Redmond and Fall River dams with normal conservation pools in feet above sea level and water discharge in cubic feet per second. Values shown include John Redmond 1 036.10 ft and 1 500 cfs discharge, with other dam levels such as 901.53 948.57 792.07 noted in the fragmentary data.
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John Redmond
Tron
Phillies fall to Astros in 9-7 comeback loss
Rich Allen hit a grand slam and added a single for the Phillies, but Houston rallied for a 9-7 win as Fred Gladding retired the final two batters to halt a late Philadelphia threat.
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Associated Press
Rich Allen
Phillies
Philadelphia
Houston
Fred Gladding
Astros
Southeast Kansas League Formed for 1969 Season
Six semi pro teams join the 1969 Southeast Kansas League sanctioned by the National Baseball Congress. Teams include Columbus Bombers Parsons Raiders James Boys Carthage Braves Minden Liberal Blues and Carthage Speedy Signs. Champion earns Kansas state tournament berth in Wichita August. Workouts begin Sunday at City Park. state college players may join before the June 2 opener.
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Coop
Bill Spurgeon
Parsons
Columbus Bombers
Parsons Raiders
Chanute James Boys
Carthage
Braves
Minden- Liberal
Blues
Carthage Speedy
Wichita
National Baseball Congress
Carthage Braves
Columbus
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Minden Liberal
James
West Puts Alcindor on Path to NBA Stardom
Jerry West predicts Lew Alcindor will be the league MVP after signing a 1.4 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. West praises Alcindor's versatility and potential while noting a rebounding weakness. West, hampered by a hamstring, scored 42 in a 108-106 Game 7 loss to Boston. he also remarks on Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell.
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New York
Lew Alcindor
National Basketball Association
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Boston Celtics
West
Alcindor
UCLA
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
Laker
Wilt Chamberlain
Russell
Wilt
Elgin
Elgin Baylor
Boston
Southeast Kansas fishing conditions report update
Kansas fisheries commission reports conditions across the region. Pomona Reservoir clear and excellent for crappie with fair channels walleye and bass. Farlington Lake clear for all species. Farm ponds generally good for most species.
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Pratt
Kan
Kansas
State Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Pomona
Fall River
Woodson
Wilson County
Fort Scott
Bourbon County
Farlington
Regular classified ads deadlines vary by type
Classified ads accept regular submissions until 10 am on publication day, with a 9 am Saturday cutoff. Display classifieds have earlier deadlines, often the day before publication.
Golf Meet Postponed For Wet Grounds At Country Club
Officials postponed the high school Class 4A golf meet due to wet grounds at the Country Club. The event drawing about 14 schools will now be held Monday with teams starting tee offs at 8 50 a.m.
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Barclay
Joe Parks
Don Burton
NCCJC
Fred Atkinson
Floyd Mathew
Jack Burke
Clint Bewley
Ed Thorsell
Bill Burghart
Mark Martin
Ray Kennett
Harold J. Fulps
INS
N. Grant
Chanute
Gor
Hoover
Soros Crcia
RVR
Issaes Ceess Bee
Don Papst
James Boys
City Park
Papst
Bill Russell
Bill van Breda Kolff
Sport Magazine
Jerry
Boston Celtic
Skelly
Dale
Main and Steuben
BIG T
Independence
Garfield
Chanute, Kansas
Kenmore Gas
Philco
Kenmore
Birdseye
Mildred Gilbreath
Howard Dryden
Bank of Commerce
Chanute Trade Area
VFW
Sportsmans Supply CO
W. Main
Sportsmans Supply Company
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