Bobcats Fall to Electra Tigers Behind Absences
The Childress Bobcats, missing three starters David Seal Donald Darling and Tom Ricks, lost 57 to 48 to the Electra Tigers at Electra. Jimmy Connor led with 19 points, Bill Shahan 18, while Tom and Jerry Nash paced Electra with 19 and 18. The defeat leaves Childress 5-7 on the season. next play Mangum in Wellington tournament at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Hangover Remedies and a Drowning Incident Highlight San Antonio News
A New Year column lampoons hangover cures listing bizarre steps, from inhaling air to swinging on bars, while a San Antonio report notes Ramon Gonzalez, a 65 year old farmer, drowned after slipping into a creek while tending hogs.
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Insull Sues For Nearly 4 Million In Libel Case
Samuel Insull Jr. sues for 3.998 million dollars accusing nine Scripps-Howard newspapers and two authors of libel. He says articles about Samuel Insull and alleged crimes harmed his and his father’s reputation, noting no convictions or imprisonments occurred. Defendants include Lucey and publishers of The Crisis of the Order and The Land Times of a Happy Liberal.
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1957 College Football season Ends In Bowls
The 1957 college football season ends with seven New Year’s Day bowls drawing about 380000 fans and a large unseen TV and radio audience. Ohio State faces Oregon in the Rose Bowl while Navy meets Rice and Mississippi plays Texas in the Sugar Bowl.
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Venable Solves Christmas Decor With 50-Foot Holly Tree
James R. Venable of Stone Mountain Georgia has planted a 50 foot holly tree in his front yard ending his years long Christmas decoration challenge.
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Kansas Stops Kansas State in Big Eight Final
Wilt Chamberlain led Kansas with 38 points and 18 rebounds as the top-ranked Jayhawks defeated second-ranked Kansas State 79-45 in Kansas City to win the Big Eight tournament for the second straight year. Kansas improved to 10 straight wins. Kansas State suffered its 10th consecutive defeat. Iowa State took third, Oklahoma fifth, and Colorado seventh in other tourney games.
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Kansas Retains Top Basketball Ranking
Kansas holds the No. 1 spot in the United Press college basketball ratings with a 9-0 record and 312 points. Kansas State remains second at 9-0 with 278 points, followed by North Carolina, West Virginia, and San Francisco in the top five.
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World's Largest Plane Hears 45 Day Move Date
At Kelly AFB the XC-99 remains without a permanent home as officials extend 45 days to the Disabled American Veterans to relocate the giant aircraft. The base initially required removal before transfer. In Seoul, Korea, officials abandon salvaged metal efforts and replace new manhole covers with concrete.
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Texas League Gains Dallas Franchise Amid Hiring Woes
The Texas League adds the Dallas franchise after failed sales and leases while Shreveport's team moves to Victoria. The league eyes Monterrey and Mexico City as potential entrants amid ongoing segregation law issues in Louisiana. League president Dick Butler expects a buyer for the valuable Dallas franchise.
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Garrison Top Man In Texas Rangers
Col. Homer Garrison Jr. now directs the Texas Rangers as the Public Safety Commission ends the Sept. 1 regional command policy. The change aims for a unified statewide criminal force, with 51 officers under single command.
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Amarillo Police Seek Suspect in Shooting of Station Attendant
Police continue to search for the assailant in the shooting of 42 year old Amarillo service station attendant Eugene Foster. Foster was shot in the head and his condition is not considered critical after questioning a Farwell Texas couple who were released.
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Texans Trade Cousy for Martin in Hawks Victory
In Dallas, the St. Louis Hawks beat the Minnesota Lakers 105 to 98 as Bob Pettit and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton led the effort while Sam Jones returned. Martin, now 32, struggled versus his alma mater Texas and the Hawks extended their Western Division lead to 10 games.
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