Kansas and North Carolina Take Early Wins in Holiday Tournaments
Kansas swept Oklahoma 63-5 in the Big Eight Tournament opener in Kansas City as Wilt Chamberlain scored a season high 41. North Carolina defeated St Louis 48 in the Dixie Classic opener at Raleigh. San Francisco beat Denver 65-48 at the All-College Tournament in Oklahoma City. California beat NYU 98-645 and Seattle topped Connecticut 87-83 at Holiday Festival venues.
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Kirkland High Basketball Teams Ready for Tuesday Actions
Kirkland High School boys and girls basketball teams resume play Tuesday facing Lelia Lake. Girls game starts at 7 pm with admission 25 and 50 cents. Coach George F. Bass leads, Supt. J C Stepp calls the boys game a dandy and notes prior Lelia Lake win and Hedley tournament victory.
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Browns Coach of the Year a 1957 selection
Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns was named coach of the year by United Press in 1957. He received 19 of 32 votes from sports writers across the nation after guiding the club from a losing season to the Eastern Division title.
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Ranger Drops Out Arlington Pioneer Conference
Ranger Junior College will drop its membership in the Pioneer Conference after the spring sports schedule, according to loop President Cecil Ballow.
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Basilio Named Fighter of the Year by Ring Magazine
The Ring Magazine named Carmen Basilio fighter of the year for 1957, noting a surge in professional boxing and Basilio’s standout performances during the year.
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Nationals Narrow Knicks Lead in Eastern Race
The Syracuse Nationals beat the Cincinnati Royals 104-100, widening their second place edge over the New York Knicks. Boston Celtics defeated the Knicks 120-110, while Detroit Pistons beat the St Louis Hawks 110-106 as the Hawks’ eight game streak ended but their Western Division lead remained.
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Texas Tech Surprises in SW Conference Tournament
Texas Tech edged SMU 72 70 in overtime to remain unbeaten in the Southwest Conference as Rice beat Baylor 62 52 and Texas Christian beat Texas A&M 65 54. Arkansas led Texas 83 67 behind Stolzer and Thompson 16 points each while Kermit Decker scored 21 for Texas.
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Aussies Triumph in Davis Cup Doubles
Mervyn Rose and Mal Anderson defeated Americans Vic Seixas and Barry MacKay in straight sets 6-4 6-4 6-3. The win gave Australia an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the best of five challenge round.
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Colts Set 15 Club Records in 1957 Season
Baltimore Colts claim 15 club records for 1957 including a home attendance of 279,888 over six games and a road attendance of 274,913.
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Lions pair among NFL QBs with 100 TD passes
Detroit Lions legends Bobby Layne and Tobin Rote stand alongside a select NFL group as the only two of five quarterbacks in league history to reach or exceed 100 touchdown passes.
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Owls in Excellent Shape for Cotton Bowl with Navy
Rice coach Jess Neely said the Owls should be in excellent shape by New Year s Day for the Cotton Bowl against Navy. The team worked out briskly in Abilene Texas their first session since arriving for final preparations.
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Midget Optimist Team Favored to Defend Milk Bowl
McKeesport Pennsylvania Optimist Midgets, defending champions, were named favorites to win a second straight Milk Bowl title. They meet the Alamo Heights Little Mules of San Antonio in a 2 p.m. Saturday final in San Antonio.
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Browns and Lions Threaten NFL Championship at Briggs Stadium
New York. The Browns and the Lions meet at Briggs Stadium in Detroit to decide the NFL title this weekend as professional football winds up.
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Moonshine Price Soars in Nashville Market
Inflation hits the moonshine whisky trade as federal agents report prices rising from five to six dollars per gallon in Nashville. Local sellers adjust costs amid new enforcement pressures.
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Theft Trial Frozen in Bristol as Evidence Remains Cold
In Bristol Tennessee Kearney P Grace's theft trial was continued because the owner of two turkeys Grace is accused of stealing cannot identify the birds until he can examine wrappers frozen inside them.
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New York Transit Strike Hope Fades to Optimism
City and Transport Workers Union negotiators enter a second round of talks with optimism that a New Year’s Eve bus and subway strike may be averted. Mayor Wagner says both sides feel certain a contract can be reached before the deadline, following a tough stance to end the repeated disruptions.
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Commissioner Takes Reserve Insurance Case Under Advisement
Oklahoma City. State Insurance Commissioner Joe B. Hunt heard testimony in a delinquent tax case against Reserve Life Insurance Co of Dallas. Hunt will issue a decision soon. the company faces $76,324.54 in back taxes plus $3,000 in penalties and possible license cancellation for alleged tax avoidance through Oklahoma securities dealings over five years.
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Nixie’s Beauty Snoop and Home Furnishings Ad
Ad lists carpet and linoleum options with 400 yard carpet and 20 linoleum patterns from Boyd Furniture. Offers no down payment and 36 months to pay with installation included. Also promotes prescriptive service at B and J Drug with prompt fill and fresh pharmaceuticals.
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Chile rese index Classified Advertising Rates Dial WE
Classified rates outline minimum charges per word with different terms for 1 to 5 day bookings and a free fourth day. Extra days incur additional word charges. Display ads cost 75e per inch. Telephonic and order remittance terms noted. Deadlines and error correction statements included.
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Rock Hudson Tops 1957 Box Office Poll
Hollywood theater chains cite Rock Hudson as the year’s top money maker in a Quigley Publications poll. The top 100 list includes John Wayne Pat Boone Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra Gary Cooper William Holden James Stewart Jerry Lewis and Yul Brynner with no female performers on the list for the first time in 26 years.
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Thugs Kill Two and Kidnap Three in Washington Flight
Two men killed a bar owner and a musician after a bill dispute in Washington. They abducted three people, forced a car change, and fled southward. Doris Mattingly, 24, was released unharmed in Richmond. Larry Monteith, 23, was later confined in a car trunk near Alberta, Virginia.
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Dreikurs to speak on predicaments of gender and sex
Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs, psychiatrist, will deliver three talks in Chicago addressing issues of men, women, and sexual confusion. The lectures titled The predicament of being a man The predicament of being a woman and The confusion of sex aim to explore personal and social challenges in contemporary life.
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Burgess Resigns as TWA President Over Policy Dispute
New York pilots Carter L Burgess resigns as president and director of Trans World Airlines effective January 1 following a dispute over airline policies with Howard Hughes owner and president of Hughes Tool Co. Burgess exits amid management shakeup at the carrier.
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Texas crop value rises 11 percent in 1957 output
The U S Department of Agriculture reported Thursday that Texas major crops produced in 1957 increased in value by 11 percent over 1956.
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South Korea bans foreign cosmetics imports
The government of South Korea imposes a sweeping austerity measure banning all foreign-made cosmetics effective January 1, 1958, impacting women and domestic commerce.
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Cotton futures slip on March and May contracts
United Press reports New York and New Orleans cotton prices with March and May futures lower. March quotes show around 35.90 in New York and 35.85 in New Orleans, with May contracts near 36.05 and 36.00 respectively, all down about a tenth to two tenths. Futures for New York March = 34.39 and May = 34.33, with New Orleans March unquoted and May at 34.29, down 7.
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United States to Deliver Wheat and Cotton to Yugoslavia
Belgrade report states the United States will ship seven and a half million dollars worth of wheat and cotton to Yugoslavia under a day’s old agreement.
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