Plans for new free public hunting areas in Kansas
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission announced designation of about 3 500 acres of reclaimed strip mine land in Crawford and Cherokee counties as free public hunting and fishing areas. Planned access roads parking and camping facilities will be built with signs marking boundaries. Some tracts may temporarily close to hunting for up land game bird management including possible foundation stock of wild turkeys. Negotiations underway to acquire an additional 5 000 acres nearby from Pitburg at nominal cost. Existing public hunting lands total 14 126 acres managed at Cedar Bluff Lovewell Webster Toront o reservoirs and waterfowl refuges across the state.
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Crawford
Cherokee
Pitston
Pitburg
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Cedar Bluff
Lovewell
Webster
Toronto
Cheyenne Bottoms
Mathis Des Cygenes
Kearny County
Lakin
Republic County
State Fishing Prospects Rated Generally Good
Pratt AP reports overall good fishing prospects across Kansas for the upcoming weekend and Fourth of July. The weekly summary notes rivers and lakes in fair to good condition, with most reservoirs and water bodies showing clear to improving water. Key lakes and rivers across counties display variable but generally favorable conditions for black bass, crappie, channels, bullheads, and other species.
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PRATT
Kansas
Forestry, Game and Fish Commission
Leavenworth County
Osage County
Atchison County
Mission Lake
Kahla
Herrington City
Council Grove City
Marais Des Cygnes
Chase County
Lyon County State Lake
Cottonwood
Neosho
Ottawa
Missouri River
Kaw
Toronto
Fall River
Montgomery
Wilson County
Woodson County
Neosho River
Elk River
Lovewell
Ottawa County
Kingman County
Pratt County
Marion County
Harvey County
Saline
Solomon Rivers
Arkansas River
Pawnee
Smoky Hill
Ninneseah
Cedar Bluff
National Women's AAU Track Meet Opens in Gary Ind
A field of 227 women athletes including Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph will open the two day National Women's AAU track and field meet in Gary Indiana. Rudolph, chosen Woman Athlete of 1960 after Rome golds, headlines a field that includes seven other U S Olympic team members. Competition runs in two divisions with girls 14 to 17 today and the women on Sunday.
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Gary, Ind
Wilma Rudolph
Miss Rudolph
Rome
U.S
McKinley Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals in Straight Sets
American player Charles McKinley of St. Louis defeated Warren Jacques of Australia in straight sets 8-6 6-4 7-5 to reach the All England quarter finals. Meanwhile Vera Sukova of Czechoslovakia beat Mimi Arnold to end one American hopeful run in the women's singles.
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Wimbledon
England
Charles
Chuck) McKinley
St. Louis
Warren Jacques
Australia
McKinley
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Tex
Redwood City
Calif
U.S
Karen Hantze
Mimi Arnold
Justina Bricka
Karen
Eva Duldig
Mimi
Karen Herich
Germany
Justina
Britain
Rosemary Delaford
Pat Stewart
Indianapolis
Margaret Smith
Atlanta Car Race Cancelled at Atlanta Raceway
USAC canceled the Festival 250 250 mile race set for July 7 at Atlanta International Raceway due to safety concerns. A NASCAR Grand National race replaces it after Indianapolis driver Dick Rathmann tested the track when asphalt temperatures neared 140 degrees, deemed too hot for safe racing.
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Atlanta
United States Auto Club
Atlanta International Raceway
USAC
Indianapolis
Dick Rathmann
Retired Big Ten Boss Won't Go to Pasture
CHICAGO AP Tug Wilson steps down as Western Conference Commissioner after 16 years to be succeeded by Bill Reed. Wilson will advise for a year and aims for a larger role with the US Olympic Committee. He says the Big Ten performed strongly under his leadership despite past scandals and notes Reed’s selection.
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Chicago
Tug Wilson
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Bill Reed
Wilson
United States Olympic Committee
Big Ten
Reed
Michigan
John L. Griffith
Navy
Maing
Scandle
Athens
Innsbruck
Austria
Tokyo
Women Open Scoring Not Phenomenal in New Jersey
Springfield N J AP as the 16th Women's National Open nears final two rounds no scoring record appears likely on Baltusrol lower course and 6 372 yards. Mickey Wright and JoAnn Prentice co lead with 148 after two rounds while Ruth Jessen matches for first with 148 and Betsy Rawls remains in contention with a strong finish pace.
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Springfield
N.J
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Churchill Vall
Pittsburgh
Baltusrol
Miss Wright
JoAnn Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Ruth Jessen
Seattle
Jong
Coleaders
Miss Prentice
Miss Jessen
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
F.C
Oxygen Tent Taken From Branch Rickey
Sudbury Ontario AP report says baseball executive Branch Rickey was steadily improving at Sudbury Memorial Hospital after his second heart attack in three years. He had been removed from an oxygen tent and was resting comfortably according to the latest bulletin.
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Sudbury, Ont
Rickey
Sudbury Memorial Hospital
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