Pirates Star Frank Thomas Avoids Hand Fracture
Los Angeles report sparked doubt about a possible bone fracture in Frank Thomas’s left hand after he was hit by a pitch. Dr. John Armstrong said the x ray shows no fracture, only a bruised bone near the little finger, likely to keep him in action with some discomfort.
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Inglewood
New York Could Lose Pro Tennis Franchise
In Forest Hills New York faces losing another major pro tennis franchise as only about 6,700 fans attended the weekend match play of Jack Kramer’s 15 000 Tournament of Champions featuring Pancho Gonzales and Lew Hoad in sunny, breezy conditions.
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New York
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Lew Hoad
Baylor Faces Big Assignment
All America star Elgin Baylor was signed by the Minneapolis Lakers for a reported 20000 to save the franchise once a pro basketball powerhouse. Lakers President Robert Short warned that if Baylor cannot lift the club, the league may banish them. Baylor left Seattle University with one year of eligibility remaining after leading college scorers with 32.5 points per game.
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Elgin Baylor
Minneapolis Lakers
Seattle University
Laker
Robert Short
Baylor
National Basketball Assn
Lakers
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Radio and TV Listings Digest Daily Schedule Log
A dense, OCR style listing compiles radio and TV program slots across multiple stations and times. It includes news briefs, Tops in Pops, Morning Melodies, Decatur Bandstand, and various sport and entertainment shows with sign on and sign off times.
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Track Field Stars Head For AAU Meet
Track and field stars head to the National AAU championships in Bakersfield after posting a world mark, three American standards, and six NCAA records at the 37th annual national collegiate meet. Ohio State's Glenn Davis ran 440 yards in 45.7 seconds, just under the world record set in 1956 by Jim Lea.
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Calif
Bakersfield
Ohio State
Glenn Davis
Jim Lea
University of Southern California
Elderly Farmer Dies During Baptism at Sand Mountain
Kidd Brown aged 68, a retired farmer from Fort Payne, died of a heart attack yesterday during a baptism service on Sand Mountain near Rainsville.
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Kidd Brown
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Rainsville
Crown fires in evergreen forests race through treetops
Crown fires in evergreen forests spread from treetop to treetop at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. The rapid flames outrun birds, causing many deaths among wildlife as they devastate the canopy.
NCAA meet records set in multiple track events
Alex Henderson of Arizona State College at Temple posted 8 46.3 in the two mile and Charlie Tidwell of Kansas ran 22.7 for the 220 yard low hurdles around a curve. John Fromm of Pacific Lutheran threw 257 feet 1 inch in the javelin, Ed Collymore of Villanova ran 20.7 in the 220 yard dash, and Ron Delany of Notre Dame stretched the mile to 4 03.5.
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Arizona State College
Temple
Charlie Tidwell
Kansas
Pacific Lutheran
John Fromm
Ed Collymore
Villanova
Ron Délany
Sherman Knouff Taken By Illness
Sherman Sell Knouff 75 born in Indiana died Saturday in Colbert County Hospital after a long illness. He lived in Lawrence County 61 years and was a farmer and businessman in Town Creek for 50 years. He was an elder of Town Creek Church of Christ. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at the Church of Christ with Rev. Lindsey Allen. burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home of Tuscumbia directed. Survived by wife Mattie Sue Armstrong Knouff two daughters Dorene Sugg and Josephine Knouff one son J R Knouff Town Creek one sister Mrs Bessie Wiletshue Town Creek and four grandchildren.
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Sherman Sell Knouff
Indiana
Colbert County
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Lawrence County
Ala
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Dorene Sugg
Josephine Knouff
J. R. Knouff
Bessie Wiletshue
Graham Urges Revival Spirit to Return Home
Billy Graham ends seven week crusade in San Francisco urging 18 500 at Cow Palace to carry revival spirit to their churches. He warns Satan attacks if they wait and urges generosity to cover crusade costs estimated at 400 000 dollars. Attendance reached 696 525 with 25 575 decisions for Christ. He notes pulp and paper mills in the southern United States employ 77 000 workers.
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Graham
United States
Dawkins To Speak To Professors At Auburn Meeting
State Rep. Joe Dawkins of Montgomery will address a state conference of the American Association of University Professors at Auburn on June 21. He will discuss the Alabama Education mission of which he is a member.
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Joe Dawkins
Montgomery
Bers
American Assn
Dawkins
Alabama Education Mission
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