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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
11
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp, coming off his worst year since 1931, aims for career win No. 700 during SEC play as Kentucky opened with a 100-80 win over North Carolina. The Associated Press notes Rupp’s reputation and potential for more title runs despite a turbulent season.
West Morgan B defeated Athens B 76 to 66 after a tight start 22 all at first quarter. West Morgan led 43 38 at halftime and 58 all entering the final frame. Athens junior team won 35 to 34.
The Associated Press reports Monday's NBA results with Los Angeles defeating Baltimore 134 to 120. Upcoming games include St. Louis at Philadelphia in New York and Boston at New York. Wednesday features St. Louis at Boston New York at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Detroit.
Former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey says he may have been drugged before losing to Gene Tunney in Philadelphia in 1926. He says a doctor told him he was probably ill for days after and dismisses the claim as an old whisper.
Kentucky defeated North Carolina 100-80 and Alabama beat Florida State 62-53 to keep both teams undefeated in the SEC. Mississippi State beat Delta State 67-52, Tennessee edged East Tennessee State 48-47, Centenary topped Mississippi 99-78, LSU lost to Texas 70-65, and Tulane fell 90-62 to Rice.
Florida coach Ray Graves at the Daytona Beach Quarterback Club meeting picked Auburn’s Jim Sidle as the best quarterback this season, praising Sidle after noting the Gators faced top passers including Georgia Tech’s Billy Lothridge and others.
Bates 73 Bowdoin 71 and Franklin Marshall 96 Western Maryland 72 lead a batch of results. Mansfield 93 Lock Haven 70. St Michaels Vermont 96 Middlebury 52. Central Connecticut 93 New Paltz 58. Malone 76 Thiel 63. Rhode Island State 64 Florida Southern 93 Tampa 8.
Army coach Paul Dietzel blamed himself for failing to execute the final play against Navy in Philadelphia. He exonerated referee Barney Finn, saying the official did exactly the right thing as time expired with Army on the Navy two and quarterback Carl Stichweh unable to snap the ball.
Dave Casinelli of Memphis State broke New Mexico State's hold on the college rushing crown. He gained 1 016 yards, after totaling 210 in his final game, to claim the title with Auburn’s Jimmy Sidle finishing 2 1 yards behind. Gale Sayers was third.
Blackwell Oklahoma city pays 210000 for dredging Lake Blackwell to restore the water supply. Workers remove about 1.5 million pounds of silt daily, with a designated lake cleaner hired to perform the work.
Cotton farmers vote on continuing marketing quotas and price support for the 1964 crop. A large yes majority is expected as 1963 yields set an all time high, with parity prices guiding the decision.
The article notes star quarterbacks like George Mira and Joe Namath in the SEC era context and reports that Florida declined an invitation to the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas. It mentions Auburn as a surprise team and references Larry Rakestraw who serves as Florida athletic director.
In Manhattan on Liberty Street a naked model and photographer were charged after a bystander saw the scene. Judge Daly acquitted Jan Tice and the photographer, ruling breach of the peace requires public presence which was absent on a quiet Sunday afternoon.
The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center awarded two contracts totaling 8.359 million dollars for extra facilities in New Orleans. Chrysler Space Division to receive 2.216 million and Boeing 6.143 million to support Saturn I Saturn IB booster stages and the larger Saturn V rocket. The Saturn vehicles support the U.S. lunar landing program.
Premier Khrushchev presents a seven year program to invest about 46 billion dollars in chemicals to lift consumer goods supply and living standards. The plan may require cutting heavy industry and met with resistance from unreconstructed Stalinists and military brass. The Central Committee gathering could signal a shift to domestic issues and less focus on weapons.
A meeting of all overseas veterans is set for 7 tonight at the Lawrence County Courthouse to discuss mutual issues and the potential formation of an active Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Those unable to attend should contact county service officer Fred R. Gillespie in the courthouse basement.
Soviet leaders grapple with shortages and grain imports while public discontent grows over the quality and quantity of consumer goods. The party weighs public opinion as Khrushchev risks friction with allies and rivals within the Communist world due to perceived prioritization of world aims over domestic needs.
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