Yastrzemski signs with licensing firm for cape credence
Boston star Carl Yastrzemski, fresh off a Triple Crown season, signed with Licensing Corporation of America to endorse products from shampoos to sweaters. Company officials compare Yaz to superheroes, noting Batman earned millions in royalties, while Yaz hit .326 with 44 homers and 21 RBIs last season.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
NEW York
Carl Yastrzemski
Yad
Boston
Licensing Corporation of America
Superman
Batman
James Bond
Yastraemsk
LCA
Alien Stone
Yastrzemski
Jay Emmett
Vanderbilt Short Six Edge Davidson In Overtime Thriller
Vanderbilt’s Short Six, led by Tom Hagan, edged Davidson 81-79 in overtime at Nashville. Hagan’s 20-foot jumper with seconds left tied regulation. Kaewlen led Davidson with 22 as North Carolina downed Kentucky in another game.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Rupp
Newt
Skinner
Vanderbilt
Roy Skinner
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Texas Western
Texas
el Paso
Tom Hagan
Turd
Davidson
Nashville
North Carolina
Greensboro
Jess
Lemley Receives Bronze Star for Vietnam Service
Army Captain Kendall M. Lemley a former Hope Arkansas resident and current air instructor at Ft. Knox Kentucky was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in ground operations against a hostile force in Vietnam from September 7, 1966 to August 1, 1967. The citation notes his energetic use of knowledge aided the U.S. mission to help Vietnam rid itself of communist threats. His parents reside at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, his wife Betty and he live in Elizabethtown Kentucky.
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Fort Knox
Kendall M. Lemley
Hope
Arkansas
U.S. Army Armor School
Ft. Knox
Republic of Vietnam
U.S
Keneth M. Lemley
U. S
Ottawa
Canada
Lemley
U.S. Army
Lee High School
Springfield
Virginia
Bakken Locks Up Scoring Title With 115 Points
New York AP reports Jim Bakken of the St. Louis Cardinals appears to hold the NFL scoring lead with 115 points from 27 field goals on 38 attempts and 34 straight extra points. Bruce Gossett of the Los Angeles Rams won last year with 113 points, while Jeroy Kelly of Cleveland leads the rushing race at 1,143 yards with one game remaining. Gale Sayers sits seventh in rushing with 760 yards, and Charley Taylor and Jerry Smith of Washington pace the pass receiving race with 62 catches each. Ben Hawkins of Philadelphia tops yardage receivers at 1,107 yards, as Sonny Jurgensen edges John Unitas in passing. Tenders include Billy Lothridge in punting at 13.9, with Dave Wistert among interceptions leaders, and Cope noted for his finish.
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NEW York
Jim Bakken
St. Louis Cardinals
Bruce Gossett
Los Angeles
Jeroy Kelly
Cleveland
Gale Sayers
Chicago
Charley Taylor
Jerry Smith
Washington
Hois
Taylor
Staith
Willie Richardson
Baltimore Minker
Redskins
Bobby Mitchhell
Ben Hawkins
Philadelphia
Sonny Jurgernsen
Washingston
Sui
Olunnerup
John Anttus
Taliimore
Catogories
Billy Lothridge
Aqata
Dave Whitsell
New Orleans
Dickens on TV and Reagan Documentary Dominate Holiday TV
A TV critic notes ABC's Mr Dickens of London misfired by re-creating The Seven Poor Travelers rather than Dickens Christmas Carol while CBS aired a Reagan documentary with film clips and interviews. NBC schedules includes Joey Bishop Week Off with substitutes and Hope's variety show moves amid wartime humor specials.
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New York
Charles Dickens
Britain
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Poets’ Corner
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Old Scrooge
London
Michael Redgrave
Mr. Dickens
ABC
CBS
News
Ronald Reagan
Good Guy
California
Eagun
Joey Bishop
Nbs Shaw
Corbett Monica
Will Ake
Bat Hope
Phatkind
Gua Ti Hope
Vieman
NBC
Dan
Terry Colunna
Ay Hope
Puker the game of poker origins traced in history
Fragmentary text traces poker ancestry to early origins in New Orleans and European gambling roots. The garbled notes reference 1700s wording and a term meaning a form of card play, with unclear names and dates.
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Puker
Mame
Abel
New Orleans
Catlett declines call for Arkansas Democratic meeting
Little Rock lawyer Lesa B Catlett, chair of the state Democratic party, said Tuesday the party has hearty approval and sees no need to convene the state central committee. He noted urging by Joe Hamilton of Harrison and Roscoe D. Brown of Jonesboro to call a meeting amid concerns of a precarious position.
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Little Rock
Lesa B Catlett
State Democratic Party
State Central Committee
Catlett
Kops Joe Hamilton
Harrison
Roscoe D. Brown
Jonesboro
Hamilton
Bankers Wife Held in Glendale Kidnapping for Ransom
In Glendale two amateur kidnappers abducted Mrs. E Frank Howe and demanded 80 000 then settled for 50 000. They were captured with the ransom money and the unharmed hostage after a two hour ordeal. Suspects Robert Sheader and Edson Lagrand Little were booked on suspicion of kidnapping for ransom.
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Reith Hearn
Associated Press
Glendale
Calif
Olle
Monsey
Franciis Howe
Union Bank
van Nuys
Howe
Police stakeout after bank phoney drops loot
A man and woman staged a phony bank robbery prank, Howe called police, retrieved the money from the bank, then drove to a drop location. About 50 officers surveilled the area as the hoax unfolded.
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Somaoney
Havre
Howe
Prison Board in Compromise on State Prison Leader
LITTLE ROCK AP Prison Board Chairman Jeff Wood said the board and Gov. Rockefeller reached a temporary compromise on the prison superintendent post. He said Thomas Morton, Tucker Prison Farm assistant superintendent, could become penologist with a skilled administrator as superintendent. Rockefeller aides disputed. Morton would supervise daily operations. a federal expert might aid Morton for six months. Morton reportedly declined due to doubts about federal understanding of Arkansas system. Scott noted Bishop’s resignation effective December and a plan to replace him with Morton. In Madison, Wis a juror tentatively seated in a University of Wisconsin antiwar case said defendant appearance could influence her.
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Jeff Wood
Cabot
Snd
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bot Scott
Rockefeller
Wood
Thomas ©. Morton
Tucker
Bishop
Murton
Scott
Arkansas
Madison
Wis
Loren Weils
Sun Prairie
University of Wisconsin
Birth Control Plan Offered by Shockley
Dr William Shockley, noted for work on the transistor, proposed a sweeping birth control plan including temporary sterilization of all women and government approved limits on births. He spoke at McMaster University and urged eugenic research on racial differences in intelligence. The plan envisions certificates, time capsule contraceptives, and a market to trade surplus authorizations.
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Hamilton
Ott
William Beadford Shockley
Stanford University
MccMaster University
Shockley
Census Bureau
Shuckley
Bethel Church wedding set for December 24
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Washington of Hope announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Dorothy Jean to Edward Lee Smith of Fulton, Arkansas. Dorothy is a graduate of Henry Clay Yerger High School and Philander Smith College, employed at Lincoln High School. Edward is a graduate of Lincoln High and Tyler Barber College, employed by Day & Zimmerman and Martin's Barbers. The ceremony will be at New Bethel Baptist Church in Hope at 2 p.m. Invitations are not being sent. friends and relatives are invited.
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Ton of Hope
Dorothy Jean Ton Mess
Edward Lee Smith
Miss Washington
Henry Clay Yerger
School of Hope
Smith College of
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Washington
Lincoln High School
Mary Scoggins
Hopes
Smith
Tyler Barber College
Day & Zimmerman
Lone Star
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Texas
Martin's Barber's Shop
Lewisville
Het
H. E. Smith
California
Mattie Mae Flenery
Fulton
Eugene Woods
New Bethel Baptist Church of Hope
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