SEC teams flood Christmas week basketball schedule
Southeastern Conference clubs jam 23 games into the last three days of the Christmas week. Most teams enter multiple tournaments with Vanderbilt and Alabama among notables. Tennessee sits unbeaten after recent wins. Multiple bowls invitational events span through Friday and Saturday with SEC schools in several lineups.
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Copperhead Pile: 150 Snakes Slain on Pennsylvania Farm
Lawrence Barbour, a farmer in York, Pennsylvania, spotted copperheads in sawdust and killed 150 of them, ranging from 16 to 18 inches, after warning his wife. The incident occurred in the afternoon as the snakes were discovered in the yard.
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Can Kansas Wilt Keep Winning In Parade Of Early Tournaments
Kansas eyes a 6-0 Big Seven start in Kansas City as North Carolina sits 8-0 in Raleigh Dixie Classic. Kentucky stunned Illinois 91-70 to win the Kentucky Invitation. Ohio State and Michigan State enter ECAC Holiday Festival as Big Ten pursues comeback. New Zealand's kiwi fact closes the roundup.
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Colts Edge Redskins 19 17 In final seconds
Baltimore Colts survive Washington Redskins 19 to 17 as Jim Mutscheller scores a 53 yard TD after a late pass bounced off a defender. Despite 458-220 yard edge, turnovers nearly cost Baltimore, with Unitas passing for 158 yards.
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Monrovia Whips East Limestone For Ardmore Meet Title
Monrovia captured the Ardmore Invitational championship by beating East Limestone 59 to 49. The Monrovians opened with a 28-? quarter lead as East Limestone stayed close the rest of the way. In the consolation game Tanner defeated Elkmont 76 to 60 led by Joe LeCroix who scored 38 points with 15 field goals and eight free throws. Elkmont’s top scorers were Black 18, Baucom 15 and Sneed 10.
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Injuries Take Rose Bowl Toll on Beavers and Hawkeyes
Oregon State star Joe Francis suffers a hip bruise and will miss contact drills as the Beavers plan return to practice. Ernie Swahlen breaks a small blood vessel in his left hand but finishes the workout. Iowa loses Jeff Langston to a hip dislocation, reducing depth for the Rose Bowl roster. Coach Forest Evashevski faces adjustments with limited ends available.
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Rainy Blue Gray game forces indoors at Montgomery
Rain forced the 19th annual Blue Gray football game to practice indoors in Montgomery. Coaches moved players to Maxwell Air Force Base Gymnasium and State Coliseum for signal drills light contact and a few passes as Saturday's game looms. Southern coach Jim Tatum names Lancair to back up quarterbacks with Roberts, Tubbs, and Quillian in supporting roles.
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International Bazaar at St. James Church Delights St. James
Ten foreign born women members of St. James Episcopal Church prepared dishes from Scotland Ireland France New Zealand Iceland Australia Germany Holland and Japan for an international bazaar. The event showcased diverse cultural flavors.
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Actress Geraldine Page Sang Shakespeare While Working
Geraldine Page, renowned stage and screen actress, once recited Shakespeare during her shifts as a thread winder, blending craft with literature in an early career moment.
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Tumbleweed Arrives in U S From Russia In 1875 Flax Seed
Tumbleweed, a prairie pest, was brought to the United States from Russia in flax seed imported around 1875, introducing the weed to new western lands.
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Addison Invitation Final as Addison Tops West Point 59 to 55
Addison defeated West Point 59 55 to win the Addison Invitation title. Addison led 10-6 after one quarter and 28-23 at halftime while holding a 46-38 advantage after three quarters. both teams shot over 50 percent.
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Ryan to serve as player coach for Birmingham Barons
Catcher Danny Ryan will be a player coach for the Birmingham Barons this summer. He has spent four seasons with Birmingham starting in 1951 and hit .284 last year, ranking as the club’s steady performer behind the plate. He will assist new Manager Johnny Pesky as General Manager Eddie Glen announced the contract signing yesterday.
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Thief Tracked by Tire Tracks in Snow
Cheyenne police followed fresh tire tracks in snow to a garage where a stolen car was hidden. Officers located the vehicle and recovered it from the premises without incident. The discovery came after the thief abandoned the car, leaving identifiable marks in the fresh snowfall.
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Coal Dominated West German Dry Cargo Imports in 1956
Coal made up forty percent of all dry cargo imports into West Germany during 1956, highlighting its dominant role in the nation's intra trade.
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French engineer Cugnot’s steam vehicle innovates twenty years early
In 1770 Nichol de Cugnot built a steam powered artillery transporter. It failed by running dry every fifteen minutes. St George Bermuda claims oldest English speaking settlement in the Western Hemisphere founded 1612 eight years before Plymouth Rock.
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