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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1962

Page

14

Alabama Tops Georgia in Savannah Invitational

Alabama edged Georgia 72-68 to finish 2-1 in the Savannah Invitational round robin. Robert Andrews led Alabama with 25 points as Georgia stayed close most of the game before a late layup sealed the win. Florida State won the title at 3-0, Georgia Southern went 0-3.

Savannah Florida State Georgia Southern Alabama Georgia Reese Carr Crimson Tide Robert Andrews Andrews

Prep Scores From Invitational Melees Across Alabama

The Associated Press reports scores from multiple invitational events. Shades Valley beat Tuscaloosa 66 39 for the championship, Banks defeated Cullman 72 61 in consolation play, Columbus Bi City beat Baker 53 41 for the championship, Opelika topped Central of Phenix City 50 36 in consolation, Eufaula defeated Jordan of Columbus in fifth place, Beauregard edged Holtville 46 45 in the Dadeville final, Dadeville 77 over Hackneyville 47 in consolation, Boat beat Sardis 68 61 for the championship, Collinsville triumphed 61 39 over Blountsville.

Associated Press Shades Valley Sidney Lanier Tuscaloosa Banks Cullman Columbus, Ga Bi-City Columbus Baker of Columbus Opelika Central of Phenix City Eufaula Jordan of Columbus Beauregard Holtville Dadeville Hackneyville Sardis Collinsville Blountsville

Locust Fork Invitational results update

Locust Fork beat Madison County 55 to 51 and Blount County defeated Walnut Grove 52 to 45. Alabama Christian 58 over Shorter 51 in consolation action. Union defeated Alexander City 937 in a separate matchup.

Madison Co Locust Fork Blount Co Walnut Grove Alabama Christian Shorter Union Alexander City

College Basketball Scores From Various Games

Drake 67 Minnesota 65 East Tennessee 61 Mississippi 53 Wichita 71 Ohio State 54 Michigan 82 Yale 71 Princeton 79 Davidson 70 Kentucky 78 Notre Dame 70 Memphis State 80 Oklahoma City 77 Oklahoma State 54 Iowa State 38 Baldwin Wallace 79 Geneva 67 Butler 89 Dartmouth 55 Cincinnati 73 Ohio U 43 New Hampshire 82 Stetson 74 Seattle 75 Arizona 50 Illinois 92 West Virginia 74 Bradley 71 Louisville 70 Duke 113 Wake Forest 87 tournament results listed include Big Eight Consolation Seventh Nebraska 93 Oklahoma 86 Fifth Colorado 74 Missouri 58 Far West Classic Portland Seventh Idaho 64 Washington State 63 All College Oklahoma City Toledo 70 Baylor 59 Cotton Bowl Dallas Consolation Semifinals Texas Wesleyan 108 Arlington State 98

THE Associated Press Drake Minnesota East Tenn Mississippi Wichita Ohio State Michigan Yale Princeton Davidson Kentucky Notre Dame Memphis State Oklahoma City Okla State Iowa State Baldwin Wallace Geneva Butler Dartmouth Cincinnati Ohio U New Hampshire Stetson Seattle Arizona Illinois West Virginia Bradley Louisville Duke Wake Forest Kansas City Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado Missouri Portland Idaho Washington State Toledo Baylor Dallas Texas Wesleyan Arlington State

Bearcats Dominate Ohio U In 73 43 Victory

Cincinnati held Ohio University to 14 points in the first half and rolled to a 73 43 win. George Wilson led with 22 points as the NCAA champions extended their 27th straight victory. The Bearcats led 38 14 at halftime.

Cincinnati Ohio University George Wilson

Kentucky Edges Notre Dame In Narrow 78 70 Victory

Don Rolfes came off the bench to spark Kentucky in the second half and help the Wildcats beat Notre Dame 78 to 70 in Louisville. Scotton Nash led Kentucky with a strong first half scoring, while Notre Dame clamped down late as Nash scored only six in the final period and Sheffield topped the Irish.

Louisville Don Rolfes Kentucky Notre Dame Wildcats Scotton Nash Nash Sheffield

Racing Idol Sentenced to Life in East German Prison

Berlin AP report says Harry Sidel, 24, once East German cycling star, received life imprisonment from the Supreme Court for helping refugees flee via tunnels under the Berlin Wall. He fled to West Berlin in 1961 and later aided others despite a promise not to tunnel escape.

Berlin East Berlin Rotraut Seidel East Germany

More Than Ten Thousand Soviets Remain in Cuba

Washington officials estimate over 10,000 Russian personnel still in Cuba with about 6,000 in four heavily armed combat battalions. Some troops and technicians tied to missiles and bombers are departing, while anti aircraft units and ground battalions stay. Khrushchev plans further withdrawals but U.S. pressure remains limited as talks falter.

Washington Cuba U.S Khrushchev Kennedy United States Soviet Union Fidel Castro New York Castro Havana

Auburn Wins Sugar Classic

Auburn defeats Houston 71 to 69 in overtime to win the Sugar Bowl basketball championship as Layton Johns scores 28 points including two overtime layups. Johns, 6-7 center, tallies two layups in overtime and six of ten shooting for the period.

New Orleans Layton Johns Auburn Tigers Houston

Senate Probes Docks Strike thriller unfolds in New York

Senate investigators opened a probe into the Maine to Texas dockworkers strike affecting 60 000 hands as the labor secretary seeks to end the walkout. ILA president Captain William V Bradley claims harassment while union leaders meet with investigators amid talks with the New York Shipping Association to resolve featherbedding claims and gang sizes. The six day strike halts Atlantic and Gulf port shipping as McClellan weighs public hearings and possible conclusions.

New York Senate Senate Investigations Subcommittee John L. McClellan D-Ark W. Willard Wirtz William V. Bradley International Longshoremen’s Association Thomas Gleason ILA Anthony Anastasia Albert Anastasia Washington McClellan Wirtz New York Shipping Association Atlantic Gulf Ports

Wallace Says TV Denied Him

Alabama Governor elect George Wallace said NBC refused his national TV appearance at the Blue Gray game arguing he is an elected official and required prior clearance. Sponsor spokesman Joel Nixon and sportscaster Art Gleason said they invited him in good faith and NBC's New York legal department ruled on-air clearance.

Joel Nixon Art Gleason Wallace Nixon NBC Legal Department New York NBC

Ten outstanding young men of 1962 named by Jaycees

Ten recipients across religion medicine education government communications and sports were chosen as the 1962 outstanding young men. Honorees include James T. Beatty 27 Los Angeles distance runner Rep. John Braden 35 and others from New York City Washington Baltimore Jersey City and Hong Kong.

Tulsa Okla U.S The Ladies’ Home Journal Jules Bergman New York City American Broadcasting Co Bert I. Bernhard Washington US Civil Rights Commission Guido Calabresi New Haven Louisville Courier-Journal James R. Jude Baltimore Johns Hopkins University James W. Turpin Hong Kong

Seizure Sought Against Questionable Diagnostic Machines

In Birmingham four devices marketed as electronic impulse based disease diagnoses are the subject of a DOJ filed suit. The government claims the Micro-Dyameter devices are worthless and mislead by false diagnostic claims. Manufactured by Ellis Research Laboratories of Chicago, the machines are held by four Alabama chiropractors and federal marshals may seize and destroy them. The suit asserts the unit mainly functions as a galvometer measuring tiny electrical currents.

U.S. District Court Department of Justice Alabama Chiropractors Ellis Research Laboratories, Inc Chicago

Four Die as French Airliner Crashes on Corsican Snow

An Air-Nautique Stratoliner with 24 aboard crashed in a snowbound Corsican mountain region during a storm. Ground crews struggled through fog to reach the wreckage at about 7,000 feet. Four were killed and reports indicate the wreckage burned after the impact. The plane was en route from Bastia to Ajaccio with a crew of three and was to continue to Nice.

Ajaccio Corsica Mediterranean Bastia Nice France The Air-Nautique Co

Refugees to Receive Awards in Little Rock Ceremony

A non profit medical assistance program for refugees from Communist China will present awards to ten men at a ceremony January 18 19 in Little Rock Arkansas.

China Little Rock Ark

Red Chinese Test Closer in Sinkiang Province

Indian Express reports that Communist China is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in remote Sinkiang Province very soon. The broadcast from Lhasa the Tibetan capital was cited as the source.

New Delhi India China Sinkiang Province Indian Express Lhasa

Florida citrus prices surge after crippling freeze

Prices for fresh Florida citrus bound for consumers nearly double due to a severe December freeze. Wholesale costs for concentrate packs rose up to one dollar per dozen six ounce cans. Industry officials estimate substantial losses to the record citrus crop, with as much as 50 percent of oranges and 30 percent of grapefruit damaged.

Lakeland Fla Florida Robert W. Rutledge Florida Citrus Mutual

Radio report sparks nuclear balance claim in Lhasa

The express said the Chinese mushroom bomb was publicized by Lhasa radio three times since 1960. Official and diplomatic sources stated they had no information to confirm or deny the report.

the Express Lhasa Radio

Skybolt Test Sixth Flight Declared Successful

Air Force spokesman says the sixth Skybolt test achieved all objectives at Cape Canaveral. Defense officials dispute details noting no reentry nose cone for impact and awaiting a final report due mid January.

Washington Skybolt Air Force Defense Department Cape Canaveral USAF Pentagon

Egg Slicer Dicing Method for Hard-Cooked Eggs

A quick kitchen trick uses an egg slicer to dice hard cooked eggs. Slice once then rotate the egg halfway and slice again for uniform bits.

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