Raiders Blast Cullman to 16 2 Victory
Decatur Raiders blasted Cullman Bearcats 16 to 2 in five innings. Bill Oliver earned the win with nine strikeouts and four hits allowed. Gary Davis hit a three run homer, Bob Harpe added a two run triple, Oliver doubled, and Jack Metcalf drove in two runs. Decatur improves to 41 record.
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Cullman
Decatur
Cullman Bearcats
Bill Oliver
Raiders
Gary Davis
Bob Harpe
Oliver
Jack Metcalf
Rusk salutes goodwill basketball tour by future dream team
Secretary of State Dean Rusk wished the all star professional squad good luck before their tour behind the Iron Curtain. Led by Red Auerbach and including three Celtics members, the group planned games in Poland Romania Yugoslavia and Egypt after New York departure. Russia had refused admission and Russian teams dominate amateur touring US teams. Auerbach called the squad a dream team and said they could beat anyone.
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W.B. Ragsdale JR
Associated Press
Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Davidson College
Rem
North Carolina
Red Auerbach
Boston Celtics
New York
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Egypt
United States to face Bulgaria. Brazil meets Peru in tourney
The United States faces Bulgaria while Brazil meets Peru as the women's world basketball tournament resumes. The Soviet Union is unbeaten in five games and looks likely to win its second consecutive title.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Bulgaria
Brazil
Soviet Union
Derby Favorite Returns To Kindergarten For Derby
Hill Rise the 6-5 favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Derby completed training at Churchill Downs. Jockey Willie Shoemaker observed nervousness in the gate, which Finnegan aimed to calm with a gate session. Northern Dancer remained the 5-2 second choice after a late surge, with Quadrangle and The Scoundrel among other contenders.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
Louisville, Ky
Hill Rise
America
Bill Finnegan
Hillary
George A. Pope Jr
el Peco Ranch
California
Willie Shoemaker
Finnegan
CBS
Kentucky
Downs
Horatio—Lure
E. P. Taylor
Windfields
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Mr. Brick Valenzuela
Quadrangle Ussery
Churchill Downs Entries and Purses for 12 Starter Event
At Churchill Downs 12 entries including Squareie and others race for a $156,800 purse with $114,300 to the winner and $25,000 to second. Post time 4:30 p.m. EST with CBS coverage 4-5 p.m. EST. Weights 126 pounds.
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Northern Dancer
Paul Mellon
Rex Ellsworth
Roy Sturgis
Dallas
Mr. Brick
Roman Brothers
Louis Wolfson
Harbor View Farm
Cecil Carmine
Dandy K
Wil Rad
Wilbur Clark
William Radkovich
California
Earle W. Davis
Extra Swell
Shoemaker
Bill Hartack
Tomy ‘Lee
Hartack
Et Swell Volzke
Scoundrel
Ycaza
Northern Dancer Hartack
Baldwin
Solomone
Hill Rise
Roman Brother Chambers
Earle Davis
Magruder Dent
E. P. Taylor
H. G. Bockenen
Emil Dust
George A. Pope Jr
Louisville
Churchill Downs
CBS
Britannica style Quiz Prize Winner Explains Electron Theory
The article presents Doug Johnston, 13, of Cupertino, California, as today’s winner in a Tell Me Why contest and switches to a compact primer on electron theory. It explains electrons as tiny negative particles forming atoms, their behavior in charge, and how their movement powers electric current and devices like lamps and radios.
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Decatur Daily
Doug Johnston
Cupertino
Calif
Governor Bets on Derby Winners for Public Relations
Gov. Edward T. Breathitt plans to wager on every thoroughbred in the Kentucky Derby, repeating a prior betting plan that yielded mixed results. In 1963 an aide bought eight of nine win tickets, omitting Chateaugay, which then won the race.
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Frankfort
Edward T. Breathitt
Breathitt
Churchill Downs
Chateaugay
Entries Pour In For U S Open Golf At Congressional
The U S Golf Association reported Friday that 1390 entries have been received for the U S Open Golf Tournament scheduled June 18 to 20 at the Congressional Club in Washington D C.
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New York
Congressional Club
Washington, D.C
U.S. Golf Association
Salt Shakes Lighten Salesman Banter in Local Exchange
A humorous exchange between two salt salesmen pivots on a pun about selling salt. A child recalls a moment with a teacher and father offering practical advice about memory and organization as a playful setup.
Chin ups and a 1913 world record feat by H Lewis
An Englishman named H Lewis reportedly set a 1913 world chin up record by performing 78 repetitions. The note invites readers to answer a True or False quiz and enter for prizes, with Diane Lawton of Bunker Hill, IL named as today’s winner.
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H. Lewis
Diane Lawton
Bunker Hill, Il
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Fine
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Shaw
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