Locals Set Two Records but Come in Third
Hope tracksters traveled to Magnolia for a ten team meet setting two school records. Larry Thrash high jumped 5 ft 3 in and a 440 relay team of Horton Wray Advidge and Porterfield finished in 45.9 seconds. Magnolia won with 55 points, Smackover 592, and Hope 35 in seniors. juniors placed second with 28 to Magnolia's 34. Hope won the 440 and 880 events led by Horton and Russell.
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Travelers Expose Season Opener Plans And Scrimmage
The Arkansas Travelers prepare for the season with an exhibition against Syracuse, then head to Rochester for the opener. They aim for a third straight preseason win after a 4-0 and 9-6 doubleheader against Chattanooga Lookouts. Governor Faubus proclaims International League Week, while pre-season ticket sales total 63 021 dollars, excluding a 2000 ticket bulk bought by a grocer. Tommy Richardson will attend the Arkansas opener. A prepped field reports nearly complete, no opening parade, and Mammoth Spring acres of Fulton County water works.
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Standings and results from the Associated Press update
The American League standings show New York Baltimore Cleveland Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Detroit Boston Kansas City Washington with various records and a list of Wednesday results including Detroit 2 Chicago 1 Baltimore 3 Washington 2 New York 5 Kansas City 3 Minnesota 5 Cleveland 3 Boston 4 Los Angeles 1 and scheduled games. In the National League Philadelphia leads with 2-1-0 entries, and other results include St. Louis 4 New York 0 and Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 2 with star performances from Sandy Koufax and Ed Bailey.
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CORE leader appeals to Pine Bluff on desegregation
James Farmer told about 500 cheering Negroes in Pine Bluff Arkansas that desegregation cannot be stopped unless they split. He urged demonstrations marches and sit-ins using four powers youth body dollar and vote. He recalled aiding 327 jailed in Mississippi and noted youths have led sit-ins in 200 cities.
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N.Y
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Martin Luther King
Little Rock
Pine Blue Movement
Mississippi
Orioles and Yankees Open Key Series at Yankee Stadium
The 1962 pennant race opens with Baltimore facing New York in a three game set at Yankee Stadium. Mantle homered as the Yankees beat Kansas City, while Baltimore's win over Washington kept them undefeated. Other scores: Detroit over Chicago, Minnesota over Cleveland, Boston over Los Angeles. NL results included San Francisco over Houston and Philadelphia over Cincinnati.
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Bailey's Grand Slam Delivers Giants 8-7 Victory
Giants catcher Ed Bailey hit a pinch hit grand slam to rally San Francisco from a 7-4 deficit in the eighth inning against the Houston Colts, powering an 8-7 win. The game featured Dodgers star Sandy Koufax matching strong form, while other MLB results included Phillies’ seventh inning burst and Clendenon’s homer for Pittsburgh.
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Hearings on Ark River Barge Service Continue in Tulsa
Eight companies seek ICC permission to operate barges on the Arkansas River after the river navigation project. Hearings focus on whether applications are premature, with barge lines aiming to challenge railroads in river commerce and Frisco and Mopacific withdrawing protests. A&O Barge Lines plans hydro jet barges that pass through shallow water and dams, while desegregation talks in Pine Bluff proceed amid tense local negotiations.
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Washington
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Fort Worth
Tew
A&o Barge Lines, Inc
Local boxing results from Union City and Tokyo card
Sammy Jordan outpointed Frank Di Paula in Union City while Hilario Morales and Takao Macmizo fought to a draw in Tokyo. Morale and details mirror a busy midweek boxing slate with nearby results featuring two regional fighters and a Tokyo draw.
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Jersey City
Tokyo
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Mexico
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Celtics Beat Bengals In High Scoring Playoff Win
Boston defeated Cincinnati 142 131 on Wednesday to take a 3 1 lead in the Eastern Division final. St Louis visits Los Angeles in a Western final tied 3 3 as the series progresses with game set for Wednesday. Detroit at Toronto headline No schedule tonight as Toronto leads 1 0 in their series. Sunday’s likely first game in Boston awaits the winner.
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Skindivers Freed by Cuban Government After Seven Weeks
George Arfeld reports James B Donovan secured the freedom of nine ship wrecked skindivers held in Cuba for seven weeks. Fidel Castro agreed to their release after Donovan proved their innocence of counterrevolutionary activity. The divers, shipwrecked seamen, reached Camaguey February 21 in an open boat after two days at sea.
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Bowling Green ordered to integrate all city schools
U S District Judge Mac Swinford ordered immediate integration of Bowling Green elementary and high schools by next September. He urged local citizens to avoid renewed sectional conflict while awaiting compliance and noted government statements and factual documentation.
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River Project Bids Due For Arkansas White Cutoff
Army Engineers will accept bids on May 21 for a hydraulic pipeline dredge and attendant plant to construct an embankment closure on the Arkansas White River cutoff about four miles upstream from the White River junction. Estimated cost is $1 million.
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