Pappas and Drott star as AL leaders rise
Pappas held Detroit to five hits in a 6-0 Baltimore win, tying the AL lead with his second shutout. Drott pitched his first complete game in 23 starts as Houston beat Pittsburgh 2-0. Chicago White Sox moved into first, Minnesota toppled Boston, and Cleveland beat Los Angeles 7-5.
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Big 150-foot radio radar telescope to begin work
A 70 ton radio radar telescope at Stanford Center for Radar Astronomy is scheduled to start operations soon. The 150 foot dish, powered by a 400 kilowatt radar probe, can point into any sector of the heavens to search the solar system.
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Bass Signs Two Year Deal with Rams
Los Angeles Rams backfield star Dick Bass signed a new two year contract. Bass became the first ball carrier in Rams history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season.
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St Patrick's and UB Trinity Win In High Scoring Games
In Church Softball League action St Patrick's won its third straight by beating Knights of Columbus 17 11. UB Trinity defeated Presbyterians 14 4 in a clash of winless teams. St Patrick's scored in every inning and had nine hits to eight for the Knights. Gary Eastburn and Gibson highlighted UB Trinity with inside the park homers. Max Grogan and Adrian Ralton joined in the winning battery.
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Zaharias film aims for Hepburn and Gleason in Babe story
George Zaharias plans a movie on Babe Didrikson Zaharias with Katharine Hepburn and Jackie Gleason in title roles. He recalls Babe as the greatest athlete, recalls their life together, and notes his ongoing grief and bond with her after her 1956 death.
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Car Crash Fatal To Hutchinson Airman John Meadows
A 32 year old airman John J Meadows stationed at Hutchinson Air National Guard Base was killed when his car overturned in a field seven miles southeast of Hutchinson Kansas. Trooper Floyd Keffer said the car stopped on its top 492 feet from the skid starting point. Meadows was married with four children aged 2 to 8.
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Oil Production Gain in Kansas
U S oil production rose last week with Kansas contributing to higher output. Average daily crude and lease condensate production reached 7,519,925 barrels, up 23,000 from the prior week. Kansas output climbed by 3,925 barrels daily to 315,625.
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Santa Fe seeks permit to abandon line to Longton
Washington AP The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon 22.2 miles of track between Longton and Independence Kansas The railroad says relocation would cost about 2 million dollars to government due to the Elk River Dam project and traffic on the line is not enough to justify ongoing operation
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