Photographer captures famed beer moment in 1959 World Series
Chicago Tribune photographer Ray Gora, from a third base perch at Comiskey Park, films Al Smith near the stands as Dodger Charlie Neal sends a drive toward left. Gora later describes the sight as a “greatest beer I never had,” while the Dodgers win game two and the Series.
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Parent Ailing Flyer Goalie Traction Pending Season Opener
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Bernie Parent is in traction after a pinched neck muscle and will miss two preseason games. Dr. John Wolf at Abington Hospital says the treatment should speed recovery and he may be ready for the opener against the Washington Capitals.
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Deadline Passes Fate Unknown For Kidnaped Dutchman
Irish authorities let the deadline pass in the Tiede Herrema kidnapping as his son Jesle urged the captors to send a verifiable codeword. Police sought IRA-linked suspects Eddie Gallagher and Marion Coyle while roadblocks and searches continued around Limerick. A separate shooting in Northern Ireland wounded a 10 month old boy in a taxi ambush amid ongoing sectarian violence.
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PSP Probe Begins Hearings November 6 in Harrisburg
A special grand jury investigating the state police will start hearing testimony November 6. Dauphin County District Attorney LeRoy Zimmerman says the panel will probe allegations that troopers were ordered to omit references to drunkenness in accident reports about fellow troopers. State Police Commissioner James Barger denies knowledge of the order. Sources say up to 20 troopers could be called to testify.
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