Yugoslavia Rises as West Sees Benefit in Cooperation
The article notes Yugoslavia's rapid growth in agriculture and industry under Tito, suggesting Western aid benefits the free world when Yugoslavia cooperates rather than aligns with Moscow. It recalls the Belgrade conference episode and a NSC review, with a cautious return to pre Belgrade policy and an agricultural sales plan including wheat and vegetable oils.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Free World
Moscow
Kremlin
U.S
Belgrade
Kennedy
National Security Council
Kennedy dispatch retraction pressures AP newspapers
Mrs Kennedy says the story was accepted as accurate and later mandatory AP withdrawal orders reached afternoon papers after they published the original dispatch. She requests the message be shown to AP newspapers to publish this acknowledgment of error.
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Associated Press
Dispatch
Maris Quest Tops 1961 Sports Year
The 61 in 1961 stands as the top sports story of the year. Roger Maris of the New York Yankees challenged Babe Ruth’s 1997 home run mark, becoming the leading story in a sportswriters poll. The list also highlighted Patterson's knockout of Johansson and the Yankees winning the World Series.
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U.S
Oscar Fraley
United Press International
MIAMI
UPI
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Maris
Ruth
Senate
Gene Littler
Jerry Barber
PGA
Casey Stengel
New York Mets
A. J. Foyt
Jack Nicklaus
Monza
Germany
Wolfgang von Trips
Italy
Marts
Patterson-Johansson
Pattersons
Yorks
Reds
Furor over AFL title game lingers in San Diego
San Diego and the AFL faced afterglow of a 10 3 title defeat as coach Sid Gillman blamed officiating and calls for possible fines. AFL Commissioner Joe Foss will study game reports before acting, with tensions tracing to a disputed third quarter call and a physical postgame confrontation.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Houston
Sid Gillman
Gillman
AFL
Joe Foss
Foss
Chargers
Sid
John Morrow
Morrow
Bob Zeman
Balboa Stadium
Baylor's Ply Shines As Shrine Game Standout
Baylor star Bobby Ply earned outstanding player honors in the North-South Shrine game in Miami. He completed 14 of 26 passes for 185 yards with two touchdowns, added a rushing score, and directed South drives including a 45-yard TD pass to Glenn Glass.
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Miami
Baylor
Bobby Ply
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Texans
Ply
Dallas
Texans
Sid Fornet
Ted Green
New York Titans
Michigan
Bennie McRae
Arizona
Eddie Wilson
Arizona State
Nolen Jones
Wilson
George Sefcik
Notre Dame
Larry Bowie
Purdue
Glass
Vollenweider
McRae
North
Larry Onesti
Northwestern
Miller
NFL All Star Team by UPI picks Packers and Giants stars
The United Press International 1961 All Star team honors Green Bay players Fred Thurston Jim Ringo and Jimmy Patton of the Giants along with stars Sonny Jurgensen Paul Hornung Lenny Moore and Jimmy Brown. The lineup features Roosevelt Brown Gino Marchetti and others with repeat selections from 1960.
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Norman Miller
United Press International New York
UPI
Fred Thurston
Jim Ringo
Green Bay Packers
Jimmy Patton
New York Giants
United Press International
Sonny Jurgensen
Philadelphia Eagles
Paul Hornung
Packers
Lenny Moore
Baltimore Colts
Jimmy #own
Cleveland Browns
Roosevelt Bown
Cleveland
Brown
Gino Marchetti
Patton
NFL
del Shofner
New York
Jim Phillips
Los Angeles Rams
Forrest
Green
Green Bay
Thurston
Jim Ray
Hornung
Moore
Jimmy Brown
Roosevelt Brown
Smith
Ringo
Marchetti
Karras
Jordan
Forrester
Giants
College Basketball Ratings From New York UPI Poll
The United Press International rating shows Ohio State first with 7-0 and 350 points, followed by Cincinnati 6-3 and 285, Kansas State 7-1 and 219, Southern California 7-1 and 196, Wichita 7-1 and 123, Kentucky 6-1 and 115, Duquesne 6-0 and 91, Duke 7-1 and 82, West Virginia 6-1 and 79, Utah 8-1 and 4, and a cluster of other teams including Providence Purdue New York U St. John’s Texas Tech Seattle with lower tallies.
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NEW York
UPI
United Press International Basketball
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Kansas State
Southern California
Wichita
Kentucky
Duquesne
Duke
West Virginia
Utah
Providence
Purdue
New York U
St. John’s
Texas Tech
Seattle
Santa Clara
Villanova
Mississippi State
Washington
St. Bonaventure
DePaul
Utah State
Oregon State
Pittsburgh
Bradley
Butler
Maris wins Sport magazine Man of the Year award
Roger Maris of the New York Yankees earned Sport magazine’s Man of the Year for his 61 home runs in 1961 and will receive a hand engraved plaque. John Blok of Grand Rapids was named Arbiter of the Year by NBC umpires for his service including the 1957 Detroit global series.
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UMP
Wichita, Kan
UPI
John Blok
Grand Rapids
Mich
National Baseball Congress
Blok
Detroit
Whooping Cranes Haunting Aransas Count Down
H J Johnson refuge manager at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge reports 36 whooping cranes counted on Aransas and neighboring islands, with five birds missing from last year. Adults total 31 and five juveniles. Hurricanes Carla barely altered habitat. cranes remain healthy and mobile while brackish tidal pools recharge.
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United Press International
Texas
U. S. Interior Department
H. J. Johnson
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Austwell
Aransas
Johnson
Weather extremes report from Glas gow and Thermal regions
The United Press International bulletin lists the day’s low temperatures of 3 below zero at Glasgow Montana and Devils Lake North Dakota and a high of 75 at Thermal California and Yuma Arizona.
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Bynited Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
Glasgow
Mont
Devils Lake
N.D
Thermal
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Shadow of Heroes dramatizes 1956 Hungarian revolt
Ardrey's documentary play at York Playhouse traces Hungary’s anti Stalinist upheaval from World War I to 1956. It centers on Laszlo Rajk and his wife Julia, Rajk’s 1949 fall, Kadar’s rise, and Moscow’s influence, ending with Rajk’s execution and Rajk’s widow’s public address as sparks for rebellion.
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New York
UPI
York Playhouse
Robert Ardrey
Russia
Moscow
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Ardrey
Laszlo Rajk
Julia
Rajk
Rajks
Kundar
Kadar rises as Rajk and Nagy tale draws stark reception
In a tense drama about wartime figures and exile, Kadar ascends amid turmoil as Mrs Rajk and son are sent to Russian imprisonment after safe conduct to Yugoslav asylum. Salome Jens and Bernard Grant shine as Rajk and Mrs Rajk. Warner Le Roy’s direction keeps episodic scenes moving despite length.
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Kadar
Gero
Moscow
Warner le Roy
Kim Swados
Prominent Mansfield Woman Dies Leaving Family Ties
Mrs. Cason, long associated with the U. S. Department of Agriculture while living in Childress, Texas, had her home in Crystal City. She was a Methodist, survived by her husband Kati, a daughter Linda Pieter of Laredo, a grandson, three sisters including Mrs. Seydell of Akron and Mrs. Sethert of Los Angeles, and two brothers Jud and Willis Leary of Mansfield.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Childress
Kati
U. S . Department of Agriculture
Crystal City
Tex
Cason
Methodist Church
Linda Pieter
Laredo
W. E. Seydell
Akron
Mary Sethert
Los Angeles
Calif
D. Johnson
Ashland
Nev
Jud Leary
Willis Leary
Marineweight clash lined for January in Revere
Gene Fosmire of Revere Massachusetts and John Raven of Philadelphia will meet in a scheduled 10 round featherweight bout at the Rollaway Arena January 9. promoter Sam Silverman announced today. Arch Dees first appearance for the Pittsburgh Rens comes in an ABA game against the Chicago Majors Thursday night after a two week release by the St Louis Hawks.
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Revere
Mass
UPD
Gene Fosmire
John Raven
Philadelphia
Rollaway Arena
Sam Silverman
RENS
Pittsburgh
Archie Dees
Pittsburgh Rens
Chicago
Indiana University
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Association
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Brumel
Thomas
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Edward A. Morris
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San Antonio
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Texas Game and Fish Commission
Broadway
Owen Henry Auto Parts
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Mercury
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Outer Space
America
Grissom
Astronaut Grissom
Virgil I. Grissom
Project Mercury
Nat’s Aeronautics and Space Administration—Space Task Groups
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Treasury Department
Newspaper Boys of America
Howard W. Stodghill
Philadelphia Evening and
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