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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1969

Page

5

Missouri campus calm amid unrest contrast at Missouri

A NEA dispatched look at the University of Missouri notes a stark contrast to dormitory life in nearby Columbia. While other campuses face demonstrations, Missouri enjoys spring calm as coach Dan Devine plans for next season and prospects visit for football recruiting. The piece mentions SDS, Afro-American studies, ROTC, and a diverse student body including 400 Black students among 60 athletes.

Columbia NEA Jeff City Lincoln University University of Missouri Hinkston Dan Devine James Harrison Students For ROTC Jim Morrison The Doors Herbert Marcuse Janis Joplin Old Mizzou Ted Williams Washington Williams Vince Lombardi Lombardi Gale Sayers O.K Lew Alcindor Wilt van Breda Kolff Green Bay Joe Chicks O. J. Simpson Johnny Unitas Denny McLain Harrison John Carlos Jim Brown Buddy Young Pro Football Commissioner's Missouri Alabama Notre Dame U.S. Military Academy Broadway Peoria Ill Mom Illinois Dan Devine Ron McBride Ron Nip Weisenfels Charles Atlas Fair Missouri Varsity Berkeley Wisconsin CCNY Newspaper Enterprise Assn

Night gimmicks in minor league baseball draw crowds

In Buffalo and Pittsfield promotions rely on gimmicks to boost attendance as major league expansion and TV coverage shrink minor league crowds. Barber Night Pony Night Kite Night and a Niagara Falls stunt mix humor with spectacle to lure fans.

Buffalo N.Y NEA Pittsfield Mass Richmond Rochester Syracuse Joe Morrison Buffalo Bisons Morrison Max Parkin Home Plate Lions Niagara Falls Buffalo Park

Sports Shorts highlights and historic notes from 1940s era items

A collection of brief sports updates including jockey nicknames, training camp endurance tests at Latrobe Pennsylvania, Willy Pep as featherweight champion, Gene Sarazen and Craig Wood in the Masters, the Knicks coaching line since 1946, Detroit Red Wings playoff two goals record, Chicago Detroit Cup final history, and Carl Yastrzemski batting statistics from 1968.

Detroit UPI Detroit Red Wings Norm Ullman Chicago

Athletes On The Spot In Military Service

The Military View discusses how 92 major league players miss games for monthly training and emergency calls. It highlights Lt. Col. Edward Hill and players like Darold Knowles and Mickey Lolich, showing how athletes balance duty with sport and face scrutiny, pressure, and reputational risk.

Pentagon Edward Hill National Guard Bureau Darold Knowles Washington Senators Pueblo Air National Guard Georgia Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers Michigan Air National Lolich Newspaper Enterprise Assn

Bowling fans see bowlers as athletes with money and style

The piece profiles the Firestone Tournament of Champions winner Jim Godman and Sandy Godman’s emotional reaction. It contrasts bowling with golf pros, notes the sport’s growing prize money and national style, and features insights from Wayne Zahn on marketing bowling like golf.

Jim Godman Sandy Godman New York Mets Mets Don Johnson Billy Hardwick Wayne Zahn

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