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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1960
Page
5
Jimmy Demaret explains a method to develop a consistent putting tempo and stroke to achieve uniform roll speeds. He notes variance in force can ruin reads and argues a dying ball near the cup is more likely to drop in than a ball that overshoots.
The AFL led by Lamar Hunt accuses the NFL of undermining college football as both leagues debate policy in Dallas. Commissioner Foss defends limited actions by approving two underclass contracts while rejecting others with remaining college eligibility.
Memphis Tennessee Navy Chief Aviation Technician Thomas A Box and his wife Minnie announce they have quadruplets and say they have dedicated the babies to God as they have done with their four other children, insisting parenthood glorifies God.
Le Mans France Fifty five cars from across the world start the 28th Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. Briggs Cunningham fields three Corvettes and a Jaguar with partners from Connecticut New York and Britain. Walter Hansgen drives Cunningham Jaguar with Norman Davis. The race recalls the 1955 disaster that killed 82 spectators.
Ferraris held the first three spots after four hours at Le Mans as American driver Phil Hill from Santa Monica California retired on lap 23 with engine trouble. Co drivers Briggs Cunningham of Green Ferris Connecticut and William E Kimberly of New Milford Connecticut also exited on lap 52 when their Chevrolet Corvette broke down.
The Baltimore Orioles move within three percentage points of the AL lead by blasting the Kansas City Athletics 11-2 on 16 hits. Gus Triandos Brooks Robinson and rookie Dave Nichols homered as Bud Daley faltered early.
Slammin Sammy Snead fired five under par in Portmarnock to hold a three stroke lead in the International Trophy and Canada Cup. The 48 year old posted a 54 hole total of 206, three ahead of Belgium's Flory Van Donck with Arnold Palmer remaining in the chase as winds whipped off the Irish Sea.
In the Canada Cup race at 7,093 yards par 72 course, Sam Snead posted rounds of 67 71 68 for a 206, six under. Bobby Locke shot 69 and Gary Player 71, giving South Africa a 425 two man total and Player tying Peter Thomson at 211 while Thomson trails Snead by five.
The Batutsi and Bahutu tribesmen are set to elect local councils on Monday. Earlier this year deadly clashes erupted, prompting Belgian army intervention to restore fragile peace.
The American League standings show New York leading with 36 wins, Baltimore 40, Cleveland 34, Chicago 24, Detroit 31, Washington 26, Kansas City 26, and Boston 22. Saturday results include Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 6, Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 5, Cincinnati 0.
Robbers pried open a metal safe on the Waggoner Ranch while owners Mr and Mrs Paul Waggoner attended a Santa Rosa rodeo. Stolen items include a diamond studded eight carat platinum ring valued at 22000 a emerald ring with 18 Marquis emeralds valued 9500 a diamond bracelet valued 10000 and three guns a .270 fiber automatic rifle a Browning automatic shotgun with gold inlay and a 45 caliber machinegun. The ranch spans Wilbarger county and nearby counties making it one of Texas largest.
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