Kansas Upsets Oklahoma in Big Eight Thriller at Lawrence
Kansas shocked Oklahoma 15-14 in a dramatic finish to scramble the Big Eight race. Gale Sayers opened with a 93 yard kickoff return for Kansas, while Dave Crandall later connected with Bob Skahan on a final scoring play. Nebraska dominated Kansas State 47-0, Missouri beat Air Force 17-7, and Colorado edged Iowa State 14-7 as the conference tightened with three weeks left.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Oklahoma State
Stillwater
Nebraska
Missouri
Sooners
Gomer Jones
Big Red
Jim Grisham
Gale Sayers
Dave Crandall
Bob Skahan
Skahan
Mike Johnson
Jayhawks
Kansas State
Lincoln
Air Force
Colorado
Iowa State
K-State
OSU
Kent McCloughan
Gary Lane
Bob Ritter
Tigers
Tom Vaughn
Ted Somerville
Carl Reese
Charlie Brown
Mizzou
Don Nelson
Tiger
Tim Murphy
Mitchell
Steve Renko
Jayhawk
Lance Rentzel
Heaid
Doug Weaver
Bob Devaney
Husker
Ohio St
California
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Kent State
Protest Over Part-Time Head At Kansas School For The Blind
In Manhattan Kansas the Kansas Association for the Blind urged against a plan to appoint a part-time superintendent for the state school for the blind. More than 200 members passed a resolution after D W Olson resigned effective Jan 1 to take a Philadelphia post. Stanley D Roth will lead both the school for the blind and the school of the deaf in Olathe. The group favors a fulltime head and plans petitions in support. Next year’s convention will be in Topeka.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Association For the Blind
State School For the Blind
D. W. Olson
School For the Blind
Kansas City
Philadelphia
State Board of Regents
Stanley D. Roth
School of the Deaf
Olathe
Olson
Association
School For the
Reese Robrahn
Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg State Triumphs Over Omaha In KC Conference Play
Pittsburg State edged Omaha 46 to 0 as Gene John connected with Fred Held for a 15 yard score and Gaylen McCubbin added a one yard run. Southwestern routed Baker 20 to 7, Washburn upset Fort Hays State 47 to 7, Ottawa defeated Kansas Wesleyan 34 to 0, and Emporia beat Bethel 34 to 14 in Kansas Conference action.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg State
Omaha
Southwestern
Kansas
Pittsburg
Trp
Indians
Gorillas
Gene John
Fred Held
Baker
Don Reed
Howard Babb
Leroy Blackwell
Leon Bartnett
Fort Hays State
Washburn
Hays
Pat Scherzer
Ft. Hays
Frank Pickens
T.D
Bob Hardy
Ottawa
Kansas Wesleyan
College of Emporia
Bethel
Bethany
McPherson
Sikes Wins Sahara Golf Championship in Sahara Invitational
Sikes wins the Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas, rookie Dick Sikes bagging $12,000 of the $70,000 purse. Bill Casper finishes second at 276 after a 67 final round. Nicklaus, Rodgers, and McGowan tied for third at 277. Venturi 279. Palmer 284, Lema 285.
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Las Vegas
Nev
California
Dick Sikes
Bill Casper
Nicklaus
Phil Rodgers
Jack McGowan
Ken Venturi
Palmer
Tony Lema
Auction of Cattle Farm Equipment and Livestock Begins Saturday
Large rural sale lists 36 cattle including red and roan cows with fresh dates, young stock, plus 46 John Deere tractors and multiple implements such as discs drills plows and a combine. Horses hay milking equipment furniture and miscellaneous items offered for cash with no accidents coverage.
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Guernsey
John Deere
Massey-Harris
A.C. Combine
Ford Tractor
Ford
Skyline Hammer
Riteway
Voyage of Marvin Bishop Jr Across Two Hemispheres
Marvin Bishop Jr of Buffalo describes a nine month round the world journey by rail ship and road arriving home after visiting Mexico Central and South America the Andes Buenos Aires Cape Town Dar es Salaam Nairobi Cairo Greece Italy Switzerland Holland Great Britain Southern Europe France Spain Germany Luxembourg and the New York World's Fair. He notes conversations about Kennedy's death and Goldwater fears and recounts a two day house arrest in Dar es Salaam with the American Consul aid before a large African leaders conference he observed including Haile Selassi and Zanzibar officials.
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Marvin Bishop, Jr
Marvin E. Bishop
Buffalo
Mexico
Central
South America
Andes
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cape Town
South Africa
Dar Es Salaam
Tanganyika
Nairobi
Kenya
Lake Victoria
Victoria Falls
Mount Kilimanj
Central Africa
Cairo
Greece
Italy
Switzerland
Holland
Great Britain
Europe
France
Spain
Germany
Luxemburg
New York
Kennedy
Goldwater
Haile Selassi
Zanzibar
Hagge Wins Mickey Wright Invitational by Two Strokes
Marlene Hagge built a seven stroke morning lead and finished two ahead at the Mickey Wright Invitational at San Luis Rey Golf Club in Bonsall California. Hagge posted 71 76 for 287, one under par, with Sandra Henie at 289 after a final round 10.
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Bonsall
Calif
Marlene Hagge
San Luis Rey
Hagge
Sandra Henie
Miss Henie
U S Sprinters McGuire Larrabee Lead U S Olympic Wins
Mike Larrabee aged sprinter and Edith McGuire won two more gold medals for the United States as the U S equestrian team earned silver, matching the 1960 harvest with 31 golds 21 silvers and 19 bronzes with five days left in the Tokyo Games. Russia increased its haul with three more golds, and Cyrol Burleson won a strong 3 41 8 in the 1500 meters as Peter Snell dominated the mile.
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Tokyo
Mike Larrabee
Edith McGuire
United States
Russia
Ready
Larrabee
Fillmore
Calif
Yale
Wendell Mottley
Trinidad
Rome
Cyrol Burleson
Burleson
Cottage Grove
Ore
Peter Snell
College football scoreboard with numerous rivalries and league results
A dense wrap of college and professional football scores across the nation. Notable showdowns include Wisconsin over Town, Ohio U over Bowling Green, Florida State over Georgia, and Notre Dame routing UCLA. NFL results feature Baltimore beating Green Bay, Los Angeles topping San Francisco, and Philadelphia prevailing at New York.
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Oregon
Arizona
Southwest Tcu
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Texas
Rice
SMU
Baylor
Texas Tech
Texas A&l
E. Tex. St
Memphis
W. Tex. St
American Football League
Boston
Oakland
New York
Houston
Buffalo
Kansas City
San Diego
Denver
Baltimore
Green Bay
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Fran
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cold Spell Grips East While West Warms
Freezing temperatures and rain hit the eastern states with some snow in the north as a warmup trend appears west of the Rockies. Temperatures in the central Rockies plunged to the 20s and frost or freezing weather looms into the Oklahoma Texas Panhandle region. Some snow drifted over the northern Great Lakes area.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Oklahoma-Texas Panhandle
Great Lakes
Basketball Scores 101 St. Louis 94 Cincinnati 91
Cincinnati edged St Louis 101 94 while Sunday results showed Cincinnati 117 San Francisco 108. The report lists two games with Cincinnati as winner in both contests and reflects a high scoring doubleheader style from the era.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Fran
Mildenberger Stops Amanti for European Heavyweight Title
In Berlin Karl Mildenberger of West Germany KO'd Santo Amanti of Italy to win the vacant European heavyweight championship. In Manila Baby Lorena halted Goro Tsutsumi in five rounds. In New Glasgow Jackie Carter of Dartmouth outpointed Hector Rodriguez of Boston over ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Karl Mildenberger
West Germany
Santo Amanti
Italy
Mildenberger
Manila
Baby Lorena
Philippines
Goro Tsutsumi
Japan
New Glasgow
N.S
Jackie Carter
Dartmouth
Hector Rodriguez
Boston
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Dan Devine
Lane
Devine
Pitt
Gaylen McCubbin
Marlin Briscoe
Mike DiBase
Snell
New Zealand
William Crothers
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Wilson Kiprugut
J. F. Siebert
Willits
Elks
Elks Es Elks
J. Scott
Bowman
Jean
Williams
Friederich
Te Ee Snowden
Osborn
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Pott
Sikes
Sahara Golf
Corona
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Australia
Erie
St. Paul
Earl D. Hand
Col. Riley
Bud Butts
Exchange State Bank
Mr. Kennedy
Mickey Wright Golf
Goodyear
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U.S
Miss McGuire
Tennessee
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Jim Ryan
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Kane
Wisconsin
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Ohio
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Toledo
Dayton
Abilene
LSU
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Florida
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Furman
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Brig. Young
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Chanute
H. R. Krokstrom
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St. Louis School of Automation
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