Childress Bobcats Compete Boldly In Abilene Tournament
The Childress Bobcats finished fourth in the Abilene Tournament among AAA and AAAA foes. In their opener they beat host Abilene Eagles 59 57 in double overtime, then fell 52 50 to Birdville and 69 51 to Borger. Team leaders included Darling 14, Seal 14, Connor 12, Shahan 12, Farha 7.
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Butch Farha
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Bobcats Clash In Mixed College Basketball Card
A long list of results shows Army routing Kings Point 98 58 while Cornell edged Bucknell 64 58 and Princeton beat Georgetown 87 68. The document mixes scores with notes on Abilene and Borger scheduling and includes a box score reference and coach quotes about progress and district play.
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Rhoads Teams Place Third In Tournament
The Rhoads Tigers and Tigerettes reached third place at the Wellington Washington High School Invitation Tournament. Tigerettes beat Memphis 27 12, then fell to Wellington 30 14. Tigers beat Pampa 52 44 before losing to Wellington 46 26. Alonzo Polley led Rhoads with 20 points and Robert Powell scored 20 for Wellington. Rhoads next hosts Memphis teams Friday.
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Red Sanders Contemplates Texas A&M Coaching Offer
UCLA coach Red Sanders says he has been contacted by Texas A&M about the football post vacated by Paul Bryant. He notes his strong record at UCLA and that he has not decided, citing conference confusion and ongoing feelers from schools.
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Red) Sanders
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Former Texas star Byron Townsend shot in Odessa
Byron Townsend, former University of Texas football star, was found wounded with a bullet in his left side beside a street in Odessa. Police said the shooting appeared accidental. He underwent surgery Sunday night and was reported in good condition. A .22 target pistol was found beside him. Townsend had been a high school all-state selection before his college star tenure.
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Three Teams Lead SWC in Tied First Position
In last week's SWC results Texas Tech routed Abilene Christian 93 59 and Texas beat Trinity 79 59 while TCU defeated McMurry 75 50. Oklahoma City, SMU, Rice and several others posted varied wins as teams prepare for upcoming games across Dallas Waco Austin Lubbock and other sites.
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Landy’s Mark Falls to Sydney Runner in Dual Meet
Albert Thomas of Sydney clocked 3 minutes 25.9 seconds in the mile record attempt, beating John Landy’s Australian record by 1.5 seconds but still 11.7 seconds off the world mark held by Sandor Yharos of Hungary in Melbourne.
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John Landy
Sandor Yharos
Hungary
Browns Clinch Eastern Title Amid Western Tie Up
Cleveland seizes the 1957 Eastern crown as Western Division leaders Detroit Lions San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts end weekend in a three way tie after a 20-7 Browns win and late 46 second 49ers TD pass to beat the Colts. Pittsburgh's 21-10 upset of the Giants helps Cleveland.
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SMU Sets Two Records in Lopsided Loss to Notre Dame
Notre Dame defeated SMU 54 to 21 as the Irish set eight kickoff returns and SMU posted season highs in 85 passing attempts and 19 completions. Don Meredith led SMU with 7 of 15 for 71 of 102 season passes, 696 completion percentage, and 912 passing yards, while Lon Shingiter tied for receiving with 21 catches and 203 yards. SHERER led punting with a season average of 45 yards over 36 boots.
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Prank Was Planned To Perfection
Two University of Texas sophomores were abducted in a fraternity prank stretched across states. Bob Smith of Amarillo and Joe Binford of Dallas were lured from Austin to Arkansas then stranded on a highway east of Memphis with no money or ID, after a prank by Beta Theta Pi pledges tied to Sewanee students.
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Texas schoolboy playoff schedule from United Press
Texas high school football semifinals feature Abilene against Highland Park in Dallas and Austin versus Port Arthur. Other matchups include Sweetwater at Cleburne, Seymour at Terrell, Brady at Sundown, and Mart at Luling with teams carrying strong records and point totals into the weekend games.
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Kidney transplant victim in critical condition in Boston
Delores Huskey, 14, of DeSoto Missouri, who received a kidney from her twin Doris last September, remained in critical condition at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. A transplant patient had died Sunday, marking a rare and troubled sequence in twin-to-twin kidney grafts.
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Korean police arrest 20 for impersonating MPs during discipline week
Seoul police say 20 soldiers were arrested for posing as MPs or CIC agents during Military Discipline week. The detentions target impersonation and breaches of military orders amid a crackdown.
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Temperature highs and lows for the weekend
The four hour period ending at 1 am Monday recorded a maximum of 60 degrees at 11 am Monday while the minimum dipped to 34 degrees at 12 midnight Sunday.
Vanguard's Sputnik Era Ambitions Highlighted By TV-3
The article recalls Vanguard director John P Hagen warning of a possible orbit for TV-3's sphere on Sept 30 1957. Sputnik I followed, Eisenhower pledged a December test orbit and a March scientific satellite, while officials denied publicizing any unprecedented countdown despite world attention. Hagen dismissed the episode with a clipped remark as the project continued.
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Minister Dies in Waco Texas at 80
The Rev McHenry Seal a prominent Texas Baptist minister died Sunday after a prolonged illness at age eighty in Waco Texas. He led local churches and was a familiar figure in community religious life.
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McHenry Seal
Racket Probe Tracks Arson and Sabotage Ties
Senate Rackets Committee widens inquiry into arson dynamite beatings and truck sabotage connected to a Nashville Tennessee Teamsters Local 327 case. Focus centers on W. A. Smith and Knoxville to Nashville activities as hearings resume.
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Farm Bureau Sees Path Away From Federal Controls
CHICAGO The American Farm Bureau Federation reports the 100000 member body at its annual convention advocates reducing federal government influence on agriculture. Charles Shuman of Sullivan Illinois, AFBF president, called the gathering a critical crossroads amid concerns over price supports and stockpile surpluses. Delegates weigh strategies to curb federal encroachment while noting farm income squeezed by lower prices and higher costs.
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BenJack Cage Indicted Again On New ICT Charges
Dallas indictment accuses BenJack Cage former head of ICT Insurance Co of Dallas of embezzling 500 dollars by writing a check to J Byron Saunders ex insurance commissioner. Senate hearing cited 300 monthly payments claimed as ol lease in Wood county.
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