Bobcats Fall Flat as Borger Drill Borger 76 38
In Borger last night the Childress Bobcats were routed 76 to 38 by the Borger Bulldogs. Johnny Eason led the B team with 18 points while Tom Ricks added 20 for top scoring. Coach Mehrten blamed poor shooting and lack of practice as the Bulldogs out rebounded and controlled the game. The Bobcats next face Electra Tigers at home Friday with a 6:30 B game and 8 p.m. main event.
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Basilio and Dempsey Awarded Boxing's Top Honors
Basilio is named Fighter of the Year for 1957 for a second time by the Boxing Writers Association. Dempsey receives the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque for long and meritorious service to boxing, also earning the James J. Walker award. Both will be honored at the Waldorf Astoria on January 14.
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Abilene Coach Chuck Moser Linked to Missouri Vacancy
Abilene High School coach Chuck Moser said he has not been contacted about Missouri’s vacancy after Frank Broyles resignation. A former Missouri star, Moser has led Abilene to three straight state titles and faces Highland Park in the semi finals this weekend.
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College basketball results roundup from United Press
Brown beats Rhode Island 62 58 while Penn State 47 tops Carnegie Tech 35 Colby 78 defeats Maine 64 St Bonaventure 58 over Le Moyne 46 Fordham 81 Yale 80 over Villanova 85 Loyola Md 65 over Bowling Green 82 DePaul 69 Loyola Ill 84 over S Dakota St 58 Illinois Tech 59 over Lewis 58 Citadel 83 over W M 63 Clemson 63 over N Carolina St 59 North Carolina 86 over G Washington 59 Richmond 75 over W L 65 Loyola of the South 76 over Miami 62 Hardin Simmons 70 over North Texas St Texas Lutheran 65 Southwestern 60.
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Shoulders Wins Third World Rodeo Championship Title
Henrietta cowboy Jim Shoulders clinched his third world champion rodeo title at Crestview Florida. He widened the lead in the final riding and roping championship and finished the season with more circuit points than any other performer.
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Elimination Bout Set in Philadelphia for Basilio Title Vacancy
Gil Turner meets Vince Martinez in Philadelphia on January 15 in the second of a 12 round elimination series to determine a successor to Carmen Basilio's vacated welterweight title.
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Eisenhower names Riddleberger new ambassador to Greece
President Eisenhower selects James W. Riddleberger to replace George V. Allen as U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Riddleberger moves from Yugoslavia where he has served since 1953 as a career State Department officer beginning in 1929. Allen becomes director of the U S Information Agency.
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SWC Breaks Even as Texas and Baylor Lose
Southwest Conference teams split non-conference games last night. Texas Longhorns beat McMurry 73 to 41 with John Shaffer scoring 12. Baylor fell to Abilene Christian 82 with ACU making 24 free throws to Baylor’s 8. Crewe McCarley and Tom Kelley led Baylor in scoring.
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Rhoads Tigers and Tigerettes Schedule Thursday Games
The J. J. Rhoads Tigers and Tigerettes will play at the Rhoads gym Thursday night instead of Friday. They meet two Memphis teams, with the first game at 7:30. Coach E. L. Bolden notes the pep squad entertainment between halves. Admission is 25 and 50 cents.
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Abilene Olympic Champion Bobby Morrow Becomes Father
Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow of Abilene Christian College fathered twins with his wife. The newborn boy Ron Floyd weighs five pounds 15 ounces and the girl Vicki Jo weighs five pounds four ounces. Both are the couple's first children.
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Esther Williams Battles Woodpeckers at Canyon Home
Esther Williams fights persistent woodpecker damage to her canyon home after a roofer allegedly scam led to damage. Holes dot the attic as acorns attract pests. insurance refuses coverage deeming it an act of God. She seeks humane removal tips and other remedies.
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United Press
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Unemployment Rises 700 000 in November
A Commerce-Labor report shows unemployment up by 700000 to 3200000 the highest November figure since 1949. Total civilian employment fell 1100000 to 64900000 with declines led by agriculture and factories. Factory workers averaged 39.2 hours weekly and earnings rose slightly to 2100 per hour 8322 overall.
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Naturopaths Under Scrutiny After Texas Raids
Texas raids shut down naturopath offices as officials reveal narcotics finding among pills. Attorney General Will Wilson notes opium case and pledges federal action while vowing tougher state enforcement. Adams urges constitutional provision to enable quick VP takeover if president incapacitated.
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Sorghum Harvest Near Completion
The USDA reports a week of favorable weather left sorghum nearing completion while cotton stripping gains momentum. Planting of remaining small grain acreage is mostly done, though wet ground slows some locales. cotton harvest continues rapidly with NW gins operating around the clock as rain and lodging risk persist.
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Bakery Workers Chief Refuses Step Down Amid Expulsion Vote
Atlantic City James G Cross president of the Bakery Workers Union defends his tenure amid AFL-CIO talks to expel the union. He says I am not corrupt or unfit I am the whipping boy the scapegoat.
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James G Cross
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Trial Spin Goes For 8 000 Miles
George G. Morgan of Algona Texas was held on a vagrancy charge after driving 8 000 miles in a 1956 car he allegedly picked up at Victoria Texas agency a week earlier without paying. The salesman said to take it out for a trial spin but did not specify a distance.
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Daniel signs anti troop bill and education reforms in Texas
Gov Price Daniel signed a measure allowing Texas public schools to close when military threats loom. He also approved a bill forcing the NAACP to divulge membership under county judge order and a $50 000 fund for AG to defend local boards in integration suits. He announced 22 additional measures, mostly local.
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Price Daniel
Texas
National Assn
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Subway unions push for single bargaining agent election
Six unions join strike for a bargaining agent election across subway and Manhattan bus systems. The TA ruled last week that one union must represent all workers. Michael J. Quill's TWU, already recognized for 32,000 subway workers, is seen as the likely winner in a winner-take-all vote.
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TWU
U N General Assembly to Vote on Suez Toll Surcharge
The General Assembly moves toward approving a three percent surcharge on Suez Canal tolls to clear an 840000 debt. The plan, drafted by four former presidents and urged by Dag Hammarskjold, will be debated in an afternoon session.
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General Assembly
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Debating Defense Budgets Across Truman and Eisenhower
The Republican National Committee cites defense totals from Truman and Eisenhower eras, arguing how figures can mislead public opinion. They list costs for prewar and postwar periods, asserting statistics can invert truth, while the public debate continues.
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Adlai Stevenson on Sputnik Effect Fails to Sway US Voters
Adlai E. Stevenson, twice Democratic presidential candidate, comments on Soviet Sputnik and notes that Russians appear more capable powerful and peaceful in the eyes of many people worldwide than the United States.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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