Mile Record Falls At All Army Track Meet
Joe La Pierre of Georgetown fame set a new All Army mile record in the two day meet at Manhattan Kansas finishing 14 yards ahead of Fred Dwyer in 4 67.4. Old mark stood 4 14.6 by Warren Dreutzler. Seven new records were posted including Red Richards 20 9 in the 220 yard dash Bruce Drummon 10 30 1 in the two mile steeple Willie Hollie 49 6 in hop step jump John Hall 67% high jump Ted Wheeler 4 50 3 880 yards Willie Stevens 14 3 120 yard high hurdles. Third Army won the Command title with 4144 points.
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Manhattan
Kas
Joe LaPierre
Fred Dwyer
LaPierre
Dwyer
Georgetown University
Warren Dreutzler
2Nd Army
Red Richards
Army
Bruce Drummon
Willie Hollie
European Command
John Hall
3Rd Army
Ted Wheeler
Sth Army
Willie Stevens
Richards
Casper seizes on crow complaints with dawn gunfire
Casper residents lobbied over crow cawing disturbing sleep. Police investigated and began shooting the birds with shotguns at 5 a.m., aiming to curb the nuisance.
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Casper
Wyo
This Businessman Has Profit And Adventure on the he Airways
Fleetway founder Jack Ford 37 runs the world’s largest air craft ferrying service delivering 5 000 planes. His crews log 18 million miles through storms and danger, facing war crime accusations yet proving aviation as profitable and essential.
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He Airways
Dial Torgerson
Burbank
Calif
Jack Ford
Ford
North Atlantic
Fleetway, Inc
Fleetway
Iron Courtain
Formosa
Mary
North Dakota
National VFW Softball Tourney Pairings Set
Fort Madison Iowa announces pairings for the 1955 VFW National Invitational Softball Tournament scheduled June 30 through July 4 Arlington Texas faces Wichita Kansas in a first round double elimination game and will play July 1 1955.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Arlington
Tex
Wichita
Kas
Durocher Puts Willie on Bench
Milwaukee notes Willie Mays benched by Leo Durocher after the Giants drop three straight to the Braves. With Willie out, Whiley Lockman takes center as New York loses 8-7 on Al Dark error to finish the sweep and fall to fourth. Mays hits slump with three hits in 26 at bats.
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Milwaukee
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Giants
Milwaukee Braves
New York
Leo Durocher
Mays
Whiley Lockman
al Dark
Durocher
Smoke Alarm in North Carolina Capitol Chambers Enforced
In Raleigh smoke policy exists in the state Capitol where every desk in both the House and Senate chambers has an ashtray. Both chambers maintain rules against smoking, reinforcing prohibition within legislative spaces.
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Raleigh
N.C
Houes
Senate
North Carolina
Capitol
Ousted Army Attaches Departed Moscow Secretly
Walter Walmsley U S minister said three American army attaches expelled by the Russians left Moscow more than two weeks ago. The expulsion was tightly kept secret and linked to keeping relations smooth before the Big Four Geneva talks.
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Moscow
Walter Walmsley
U. S
Geneva
Union Seeks Quick End to Related Detroit Strike
The CIO United Auto Workers urged sinking locals at two Fisher body Plants in Detroit to settle differences at once to pave the way for a meeting of the union's General Motors Council here on Tuesday. The council will consider and vote on the new GM contract with votes by GM locals between June 21 and June 29.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Fisher Body
General Motors Council
General Motors
Girls Set Seven Track Records at AAU Meet
PONCA CITY Oklahoma led by Tennessee State, a strong women’s team set seven marks at the Women’s National AAU Track and Field meet over the weekend. They surpassed three American records and tied another. Tennessee State won the girls division with 114 points and the senior division with 87. Mae Faggs ran 10.7 in the 100 yard dash prelims and Berta Diaz of Cuba posted 11.5 in the 80 meter hurdles, besting records once held by Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Stella Walsh.
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Ponca City
Okla
Tennessee State
Anotheer
United States
Mae Faggs
Berta Diaz
Cuba
Babe Didrikson
Zaharias
Stella Walsh
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Casebeer Supply
McPherson, Kansas
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Los Angeles
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Studebaker
12Th St
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UTS
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Kalvesta
Lester Henderson
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Garden City Co-operative Equity Exchange
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Pierceville
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