60 Grid Season Year Of Miracle
The Golden Gophers built a formidable defense and powerful ground game led by All-America guard Tom Brown tackle Frank Brixius and center Greg Larson. Minnesota shared the Big Ten crown with Iowa after Purdue stopped a perfect season.
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Golden Gophers
Tom Brown
Frank Brixius
Greg Larson
Minnesota
Towa
Hawkeyes
Purdue
Minneapolis
Iowa
Mississippi
Louisiana State
Rebels
Arkansas
Mickey Cissell
Parkers
Texas
Rice
Washington
Navy
UCLA
Oregon State
Huskies
Bob Schloredt
Auburn
Ala
Ed Dyas
Boots
Tigers
Alabama
Bellino
Missouri
Yale
New Mexico State
Ben Balme
Princeton
Harvard
Bob Blanchard
Tom Singleton
Ohio State
Duke
Florida
Ole Miss
Kansas
Colorado
Blue Devils
North Carolina
Virginia Military
Utah State
Wyoming
Skyline
Syracuse
Orange
Ohio University
Palmer Dominated Golf Circuit In 1960
Arnold Palmer dominated professional golf in 1960 winning the U S Open and Masters, aiding the United States to Canada Cup glory with Sam Snead, finishing runner up to Kel Nagle at The Open, and earning a record prize total of 73 716.19. He shot a 65 final round at Cherry Hills and a 69 last round at Canada Cup.
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Hugh Fullerton Jr
Walter Hagen
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Sammy Snead
Bob Jones
Arnold Palmer
Snead
United States
Australia
Kel Nagle
Nelson
Heydey
Latrobe
Palmer
Ken Venturi
Cherry Hills
Jay Hebert
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Ohio State
Nicklaus
U.S
Jack
Merion
Tiny Deane Beman
Pal
International
Britain
Barbara McIintire
Barbara
JoAnne Gunderson
Jean Ashley
Chanute
Kans
Betsy Rawls Oo
Mickey Wright
Louise Sages
U S Olympic Basket Team Dominates 1960 Rome Games
The United States basketball squad swept the 1960 Olympic tournament in Rome, going 8-0 behind stars Jerry Lucas Oscar Robertson and Jerry West. Coach Pete Newell called the team the most explosive he had seen after beating Brazil 90 63 in the final. The article notes the NCAA outcomes with Ohio State and California fields and other pro and college titles from that year.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
United States
Rome
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State
Oscar Robertson
Big O
Cincinnati
Jerry West
West Virginia
Pete Newell
Brazil
Newell
California Bears
Buckeyes
Western Kentucky
Georgia Tech
New York University
Evansville
Bradley
Missouri Valley
Providence
Southwest Texas
Westminster
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
Bob Cousy
Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
Boston
1960 Opened New Decade in Baseball and Golf Headlines
Golf highlights feature Palmer, Nicklaus, and Deane Beman in major events with Hebert winning the 1960 U S Open amid amateur stars. Baseball notes describe expansion plans, Stengel's exit, Mazeroski’s ninth inning homer sealing the Pirates’ title, Williams retirement, and key player awards.
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Major League Baseball
Ted Williams
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Bill Mazeroski
Williams
Ted
Ralph Houk
Ralph Terry
Forbes Field
Mazeroski
Kansas City
New York
Pirates
Elroy
National AAU title secured in final showdown
The team clinched the national AAU championship for the third time in four years by winning the final 122 to 103, earning the association title at the event.
Two Americans Sentenced to Hang for Bahama Murder
In Nassau Bahama Islands two drifters Alvin Table Jr and Billy Wayne Lees were convicted of murdering Capt Angus Boatwright the Islamorada Florida fishing boat skipper. A Tor rance California man and an Etowah Arkansas man received hanging sentences after a 1 hour 26 minute jury deliberation.
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Bahamas
High Seas
Fach
Alvin Table Jr
Torrance
Calif
Billy Wayne Lees
Etowah
Ark
Angus Boatwright
Islamorada
Fla
District Diary 55 L Stone Cases Athens
Fifty five cases were heard in county court yesterday in Athens. The report notes a steady docket with various preliminary hearings and minor offenses addressed by the judge and staff.
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L’stone
Athens
Yester
United States May Pull Troops From Europe and Boost NATO Nuclear Force
Secretary of State Herter said the U S might redeploy some troops in Europe while offering five Polaris armed submarines to NATO by 1963 and urging allied funding of 100 more missiles through 1964. He stressed no large U S withdrawal and a continued Western presence.
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Paris
United States
NATO
Europe
Alliance
Christian A. Herter
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Herter
U.S
America
List of Driving and Conduct Offenses in Local Court
A historical clipping lists numerous charges including reckless driving no license public drunkenness speeding no tail light improper muffler improper lights no brakes driving on wrong side of road no tag no headlights and driving while intoxicated among others. The long catalog cites additional counts such as seining presenting firearms fugitive status assault and battery and giving bad checks.
Union Figures On JEG Posts
Union leaders expected to join the Kennedy administration boosting labor voices. Joseph D. Keenan AFL CIO vice president may be assistant secretary of defense for manpower while Lloyd A. Mashburn of the Wood Wire and Metal Lathers union could become undersecretary of labor.
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Norman Walker Washington
John F
Organized Labor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph D. Keenan
Afl-Cio
Defense
Keenan
Kennedy
Lloyd A. Mashburn
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers International Union
Mashburn
Eisenhower
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
James P. Mitchell
Laos Capital is Liberated in 76-Hour Battle
Pro Western forces led by Gen. Phoumi Nosavan say they liberated Vientiane after a three day fight. Tanks overwhelmed Kho Le fighters at the airport as Soviets supported the leftists. Kong Le forces reportedly held western and northern sections while Phoumi tightened control of the capital downtown.
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Roy Essoyan
Vientiane
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
Soviet Union
Kong le
Pathet Lao
Phoumi
1900 Saw Big Changes In Fight Ranks 1900 Saw Big Changes In Fight Ranks
Boxing's 1960 overhaul saw multiple champions dethroned or defeated. Floyd Patterson regained the heavyweight title at the Polo Grounds by stopping Johansson in the fifth. Don Jordan lost the welterweight crown to Benny Paret in fifteen rounds. Others included Perez, Kingpetch, Elorde, Loi, Becerra, Sanchez, Halimi, Jofre, Moore, and Robinson all shifting titles or losing belts in Milan, Bangkok, Manila, Los Angeles, and London.
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Associated Press
Floyd Patterson
Jack Dempsey
Jim Jeffries
Joe Louis
Patterson
Sweden
Johansson
New York Polo Grounds
Don Jordan
Los Angeles
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
Paret
Federico Thompson
Pascual Perez
Thailand
Pone Kingpetch
Bangkok
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Harold Gomes
Providence
R. L
Manila
Italy
Duilio Loi
New York
Carlos Ortiz
Milan
Mexico
Joe Becerra
France
Alphonse Hajimi
Japan
Kenji Yonekura
Elroy Sanchez
Halimi
Ireland
Freddie Gilroy
London
Sanchez
Brazil
Eder Jofre
National Boxing Assn
Archie Moore
Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Pender
Robby
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