Childress Invitational Cage Tourney Upsets Mark Final Round
The Childress Invitational tourney set final placements as upsets reshaped the field. Childress beat Quanah 67-62 then Paducah 61-46 to reach the finals against Wichita Falls, while Nocona upset Vernon 47-38 in a consolation, and Abernathy advanced with a 59-35 semifinal win. LeRoy Toon led Childress with 17 points, Vernon’s Jack Bolton had 16, and Paducah’s Morris led with 13 as teams shot around 30s to 40s from the field.
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Huntsville Defeats Refugio 13-6 to Reach Finals
Huntsville Hornets advance to the Class AA finals by edging Refugio 13-6 in a tight playoff clash at Temple’s Woodson Stadium. Grisham and Hutchinson scored for Huntsville after a key interception by Refugio’s Vela, and Ballinger beat Comanche 20-13 to face Huntsville next Saturday.
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Vernon Lions Defeat Quail For Seventh In Tourney
Vernon Lions upset Quail 74 to 41 to claim seventh place at the Childress Invitational. Jack Bolton led Vernon with 23 points while Quail’s Don Johnson was held to 16 after his 30 the night before.
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Defense budget cuts spark clash over manpower
The story notes a proposed $5 billion reduction in the next fiscal year amid a $39 billion current spend and a $43 billion projection. Defense leaders discuss trimming Army, Navy, and Marine Corps by about 10 percent, with the Navy and Marines bearing lighter cuts than the Army under Eisenhower's new look strategy emphasizing air power.
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Army seeks 260000 man cut saving about 1.3 billion
The plan files a substantial manpower reduction arguing Army manpower offers the only route to major savings. A 260,000 job cut could save about 1.3 billion and prompts talk that some combat units may be disbanded next year, though officials have not confirmed that. The article also mentions the blue crab of the eastern U S coasts sheds its shell four or five times in its first life month.
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Trucks Signs Contract With White Sox For 1954
Virgil Trucks became the first White Sox pitcher to win 20 games since 1941 and the club’s first player to sign a 1954 contract, announced by general manager Frank C. Lane on Saturday in Chicago.
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