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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1962
Page
3
Kansas seeks a fourth consecutive Big Eight title as conference play advances. The Wildcats, led by jump shooter talents and a strong scoring corps, face Colorado and other top rivals while aiming to extend a season-long winning streak and maintain dominance in a crowded race.
Jonesboro Ark hosts a golf meet from May 29 to May 27 at Jonesboro country club. The pro event offers 92,000 total prizes and includes five days of play. Defending pro champions include Lidining of Raila Mo and Poplar Bluff Mo. Amateurs defending champ is Jin Parkit of Poplar Bluff Mo.
Solunar periods from Joh Alden Knight guide readers to plan fishing or hunting around major and minor periods. Major times last about 90 minutes to two hours while minor periods are shorter, with boldface for majors and regular type for minors. The schedule includes Thursday and Wednesday entries with specific times, though some text is garbled.
A garbled report from The Associated Press lists boxing results with numerous misread names and places such as Miami Beach and Boston. The text mentions contenders like Tony Monat Johnny Bizear and Charlie Cott but lacks coherent outcomes or scores due to OCR errors.
National hockey results show Boston 2 New York 2 and Detrwil 2 ied in a Mootigal exhibition. Thursday games list Chichwo at Boston with no other matches scheduled.
Hern reports from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission with lake conditions and fishing prospects. Lake Norfolk bass good on jigs and eels. Bull Shoals wigh. Lake Ouachita bass fair on artificial and live bait. Catherine seven feet low with bass fair on artificial bait. Crappie varies with minnows across lakes.
The Orioles signed slugging first baseman Frank Gentile to a 1982 contract for 30 000. Gentile, 27, hit 48 homers and 141 runs batted in last season and finished third in the AL MVP balloting behind Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. Other players signed included Frank Baumann Cal McLish Mike DeGerick Sherm Lollar and Tim Harkness among others.
A listings style feature names numerous players and teams tied to the Gaslite Bowl League. Repeated mentions show Hope and Prescott as key locales with players like Gene Allen Milford Warren and Fred Methenia among frequent participants. The piece reads as a roster plus averages and high scores across three game sets with many surnames and first names listed.
The Arkansas Pardon and Parole Board recommended parole for 62 convicts and executive clemency for three others on Wednesday. Board director W P Ball said 65 parole requests were under consideration, with officials predicting more housing developments and MLB player mentions tied to recent sports notes.
Kentucky Derby picture brightened after Sir Gaylord’s Bahamas Stakes win at Hialeah in front of a crowd of 2061. Sir Gaylord defeated Ridan who faded in the stretch, with Crimson Satan third. Sir Gaylord earned 190,410 in 14 starts last year. Bahamas win paid Meadow Stable 12,727.50.
Sam Snead the lone male in Palm Beach pro circuit event defeated Ruth Jessen of Seattle and the women’s field to win the Royal Poinciana Invitational. Snead trailed by two entering the final round before birdieing No 13 cut Jessen’s edge as the day closed. Jessen finished on 221 with a 69 69 and placed fifth.
Lucan Henet from Dallas was second with 956 and 2%6. Marilynn Smith and Marle Lindstrom tied for third with 214s. Snead earned 1500 dollars for the victory. The 14 women pros had agreed to share their phase equally and each received 321 dollars.
Four people were injured in an explosion at Razorback Method Inc. in ManilaArk. The blast damaged the plant and destroyed a light airplane and a concrete building. Injured were co owner Sam Maore assistant Lee Richardson and two female employees Maxine Wadley and Evelyn Wagner. All were hospitalized for observation. The blast may have been caused by a chemical reaction between coating liquid and an unknown solution. Fire units from Manila Leachville and Blytheville AFB controlled the blaze in about two hours.
In Conway Arkansas a justice of the peace rejects Social Security’s death finding for Fred F Ross aged 72. He and his wife have drawn benefits since retirement but received burial and widow increments after the agency claimed he died. They returned the checks and faced a second widow payment.
New York AP report says the Cleveland Browns signed Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis to an $80,000 three year contract. Browns promise to help him in off season work to secure a possible permanent career and Davis will undergo three days of testing by 18 psychologists at NYU testing and advisement center to determine suitable off field work.
In Little Rock the NAACP argues the four Bennett laws are unconstitutional. Pulaski Chancellor Reed voided three acts in May 1958 while upholding Act 13, with the state appealing Reed’s ruling and seeking a stay on federal proceedings as investigations continue.
In Little Rock Arkansas Dale Spriggs a Vernark an garage operator was found not guilty by a 12 member jury after a three day trial over the August slaying of John Thompson. The verdict followed testimony that Thompson had a long prison record and had previously threatened Spriggs over a money dispute. Spriggs embraced his wife and thanked jurors as the decision was read.
A tidy appeal to seal an invalidation of Acts 4 12 13 14 16 involves the NAACP challenging laws that target organizations accused of interfering with public schools. The acts authorize court orders to search records and deem persistent litigation incitement and inducement to sue illegal.
Yesterday’s UNTV tournament games included Wen Jr. boys 14 over Spring Lt. eae dr. girls 29 to 20 and Jr. boys 44 over Spring Hill St. boys 46. Bend met surprised St. girls 42 to 35. Saratoga St. boys 77 over Late burg 58.
Detroit defeated Cincinnati 113 to 107 on Wednesday. Other listed games include Philadelphia and New York at Syracuse, Boston at Syracuse, Los Angeles versus Cincinnati, and Friday matchups featuring Philadelphia at Boston, Syracuse at New York, plus AB L action with New York 1 percent and Cleveland 144 over San Francisco.
East Villanova 82 over Duquesne 6 percent West Virginia 86 over Pitt 76 St Josephs Pa 81 over George Town DC 70 Army 70 over Colgate 63 LaSalle Bucknell 78 over Lafayette 65 Lehigh 59 Rutgers 102 over Muhlenberg 83 Niagara 90 over Syracuse 58 Holy Cross 111 over Seton Hall 84 St Michaels VL 120 over Vermont 11 Northeastern 86 over Boston U 6 South NC State 88 over Virginia 66 Richmond 62 over VMI DePaul 79 over Louisville 73 Navy 76 over Penn Military 40 Loyola Lat 67 over Wi Mary 62 Centenary 97 over Miss Southern Loyola Md 60 Johns Hopkins Midwest Kansas State TM Kansas 72 over Toledo 70 Bowling Green 59 Town State 72 over Oklahoma 72 Xavier Ohio 72 over Dayton 7L Loyola IL 102 over Western Mic 9 Ohio Univ 7 Morehead Ky Southwest Air Force 62 over New Mexico 56
LITTLE ROCK AP J W Fulbright filed for renomination and quickly reentered the dispute over military censorship. He accused Defense Secretary McNamara of avoiding responsibility after limiting remarks by a top general, saying McNamara refused to identify the censor. Fulbright, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noted McNamara said speeches were censored and offered no clear accountability. He also tied his own candidacy to Governor Faubus, who left open a possible challenge against Rep J M Trimble for a federal judgeship, amid regional political maneuvering and speculation.
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