Cats Prevail Over Panthers in Tight 77-69 Home Win
Bobcats rally to upset Magnolia as Jerry Burnett 19 and Dan Jones 18 pace 77-69 victory on Magnolia’s court. Juniors remain unbeaten at 4-0 with a 46-34 win. Magnolia’s Christian leads with 27 as Hope’s Juniors overcome foul trouble. Guernsey tourney runners up. girls’ junior team hats for Hempstead County. Upcoming week features busy schedule across junior and senior squads with games Tuesday and Friday.
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Carter Hardage
Hope Star
Bobcats
Panthers
Magnolia
Hope
Malvern
Camden
Cats
Jerry Burnett
Dan Jones
Paul Henley
Johnny Honeycutt
Bill Reinhard
Larry Thrash
Mike Archer
Christian
Wilson
Partis
Turner
Westbrook
Sallee
Middlebrooks
Guernsey
Hempstead
Debbe Connelly
Barbara Thompson
Bodcaw
Jones Field House
Fairview
Crossett
19 Forest Fires of 70 Believed Set
The Associated Press reports 19 forest fires Sunday across 2,662 acres in Arkansas. Nearly half the damage occurred at Gordon, burning 1,043 acres of timber owned by Ozan Lumber Co and Gordon Lumber Co and two private landowners. Lang noted eight more blazes while rescuers hunted a man who fled a hot Springs area gas station, triggering a search that began northeast of Hot Springs.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fred Lang
Gordon
Ozan Lumber Co
Gordon Lumber Co
Lang
Clarendon
Hot Springs
el Paso
Solunar Tables Guide by John Alden Knight
The article explains Solunar periods with Major and Minor times printed from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. It advises planning days to fish or hunt in peak territory and lists daily Major and Minor periods for the week with specific start times.
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John Alden Knight
Records Fall in Indoors Track Meet
Olympic hopefuls from many nations sharpened Tokyo plans as indoor track saw many records broken or tied at four meets. Australian Albie Thomas equalled the three mile world indoor mark, Bill Baille nearly set the two mile standard, while Hayes and Jones set top marks in sprint and hurdles.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Tokyo
Tiny Albie Thomas
Australia
Toronto
New Zealand
Bill Baille
Portland
Bob Hayes
Hayes Jones
Thomas
Baille
Jones
Detroit
Fo la
Hayes
Albuquerque
Winnipeg
Tom Robinson
Bahamas
Parry O'Brien
Preadens
Bill Crother
Ralph Boston
Oregon
John Pennel
Louisiana State
Jeff Chase
Santa Clara
Calif
Crothers
George Kerr
Jamaica
Cathy Chapman
Nancy McCredie
Abie Hoffman
Miss Chapman
Miss McCredie
Fires consume acres across Arkansas counties
In White County a post office two houses and barns were destroyed while over 300 acres burned. Harrison area reported three fires totaling 422 acres, Ashdown four fires burned more than 202 acres, and four fires west of Little Rock destroyed 137 acres. Lang said all fires were under control with foresters mopping up the Gordon fire and another burning near Harrison. Specially equipped airplanes were used. the commission has one in north Arkansas and rents others as needed, with negotiations to buy two more Army surplus planes.
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White County
Harrison
Ashdown
Little Rock
Lang
Gordon
Arkansas
Hope's SW Bell in Third Place
Cy Speck of Little Rock won the singles division of the Arkansas Men's Bowling Tournament with a 745. The Little Rock team of M Huff and H Evans captured the doubles with 1,349 while W Artman of Springdale claimed the all events title with 2,138 and Fearless Five of Fayetteville won the team division with 3,122.
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Ark
Cy Speck
Little Rock
Arkansas
M. Huff
H. Evans
W. Artman
Fearless
Fayetteville
Speck
R. Langley
Magnolia
Fritz Goodbar
Huff and
Evans
B. Granata
J. D. Nelson
T. Canfield
R. Gorman
Jacksonville
Artman
Steck
M.huff
National Bank of Trinity
Southwestern Bell of Hope
Ballyhoo for Heavyweight Title Fight in Miami
Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay staged prefight theatrics at Miami Beach ahead of the February 25 heavyweight title clash. Clay taunted from outside Liston’s private room while Liston, seated with a young admirer, maintained a poker face. Promoter Bill MacDonald and Chris Dundee handled arrivals as Clay pressed the door with his cane.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Miami, Fla
Sonny Liston
Cassius Clay
Ballyhon
Miami Beach
Clay
Liston
Sonny
Bill MacDonald
Chris Dundee
Las Vegas
Arkansas Basketball Scores From Various Colleges and High Schools
A compilation of basketball results across Arkansas and nearby schools including Arkansas AM&N 129 La. 124 in overtime, Arkansas A&M 72 Southern State 69, John Brown 82 Little Rock 87, and multiple high school games such as Pine Bluff 63 El Dorado 60, Harrison 80 Subicao 58, and Fayetteville 73 Springfield Hillcrest 64, with several tournaments like Springdale Invitational and T. Robinson Tournament noted.
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Associated Press
Arkansas Am&n
Grambling
Arkansas A&m
Southern State
John Brown U
Little Rock
Arkansas “State
Warrensburg
Arkansas Tech
Arkansas ‘College
Arkansas State
Ozarks
Ouachita
Harding
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
North Little Rock
Little Rock Central
Fort Smith
Mena
Harrison
Subicao
Valley Springs
Miller
Saratoga Takes Two Titles in County Meet
Saratoga whipped Spring Hill 79 to 65 in the senior boys final and beat Spring Hill 41 to 32 in the senior girls title. Guernsey defeated Hope 44 to 29 for the junior girls crown as trophies were awarded to winners and runners up.
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Saratoga
Spring Hill
Hempstead
Loyola Glittering Ramblers Lose Second Straight To Wichita
Loyola of Chicago, defending NCAA champions, see their ranking slip after an 80-76 loss to Wichita. The Ramblers had started the season with high hopes amid the program’s 40th anniversary, but consecutive defeats to Wichita and Memphis State threaten their top-tier status while rival teams surge in the rankings.
John Brown Beats Little Rock University in Siloam Springs
John Brown University defeated Little Rock University 82 to 74 in Siloam Springs with free throws deciding the outcome. Darrell Gagnon led JBU with 19 points while Larry Finley topped LRU with 16 as the Trojans shot 23 field goals to 25 for the Eagles.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
John Brown University
Little Rock University
Trojans
Jbu
Darrell Gagnon
Eagles
Larry Finley
Jonesboro Bowling Team Tops State Handicap Tourney
The Cheluck Traveling Team of Jonesboro posted a 2870 Sunday to lead the 1st annual Women s State Handicap Bowling Tournament at Fayetteville as action runs weekends through Feb 16. In Couples, Frances Schreick and Bruce Dilla Hunty of Blytheville won with 1234. Francis Sandlin of Texarkana led Singles with 626 and Dorothy Cunning ham of Camden won All-Events Scratch with 1587. Pat McKnight of Texarkana led All-Events Handicap with 1821.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Cheluck
Jonesboro
Francis Schreick
Bruce Dillahunty
Blytheville
Francis Sandlin
Texarkana
Dorothy Cunningham
Camden
Pat McKnight
Fight Results From Berlin and Naples Reported
Karl Mildenberg of Germany, 195 pounds, outpointed Archie McBride of New Jersey, 16 rounds. In Naples Italy, Sal Burrini, 118 pounds, stopped Jean LeRoy in Italy.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Karl Mildenberger
Germany
Archie McBride
Trenton
Naples
Taly
Sal Burrini
Italy
Jean LeRoy
Top Cage Teams at a Glance
The AP college basketball poll recap shows top teams: UGLA 15-0 did not play. Michigan 14-1 with wins over Minnesota and Michigan State. Chicago Loyola 11-3 losing to Memphis State and Wichita. Davidson 15-0 beating Watford. Kentucky 14-2 beating Georgia Tech. Vanderbilt 13-1 did not play. Villanova 14-1 defeating West Chester and Penn. Duke 11-3 beating Tennessee in two overtimes. DePaul 12-0 did not play. Oregon State and Wichita tied at 10 with wins over Stanford and Chicago Loyola.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Loyola of Chicago
Ramblers
Loyola
Wichita
Memphis State
Michigan
Michigan State
Davidson
Wofford
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Villanova
Penn
Duke
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Oregon State
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UCLA
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Dave Stallworth
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Cazzie Russell
Fred Hetzel
Terry Mobley
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UGLA
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Watford
West Chester
Chicago Loyala
Japan-Korea athletic event details noted with scores
A fragment lists participants and scores from an international meet. Japan and South Korea figures appear, including Hiroshi Kobayashi and Kang Iu Shu, with percentages and numbers such as 126 percent and 126.
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France
Osaka
Japan
Kang Iu Shu
South Korea
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Moves Made to Establish More Safety
Winter Olympics move to conference table talks after deadly training accidents prompt safety upgrades. Officials address U.S. seedings fairness, Canada Russia hockey tensions, and South Africa’s Olympic eligibility while courses are revised and guards added.
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Ted Smits
Associated Press
Innsbruck Austria
U.S
South Africa
Tokyo
Ross Milne
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski
John Ballant
Minneapolis
Britain
Anthony Nash
Robin Dixon
Italy
Eugenia Monti
Balfang
Dave Hicks
Duluth
Minn
Austen Samuenstuen
Boulder
Colo
Norway
Torgeir Brandtzaeg
Brandizaer
Lidia Skobilikova
Irina Yegorova
Marie Lawler
Janice Smith
Rochester
N.Y
Jeanne Ashworth
Lake Placid
Eiitaii
Miss Smith
NLR Tops Arkansas AP Poll for third straight week
North Little Rock remains No 1 in the AP Arkansas high school basketball poll as Jonesboro holds second by three points over Blytheville. Fort Smith drops to fourth with Little Rock Central rising to fifth and Dorado entering the rankings at sixth.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Wildcats
Jonesboro
Blytheville
Tarteings
Fort Smith
Little Rock Central
Valley Springs
Fayetteville
Paragould
Pine Bluff
The
Zebras
Bulldogs
Arkansas State tops Warrensburg 87 to 84 in Missouri
Arkansas State defeated Warrensburg State 87-84 in a non conference college basketball game at Warrensburg. Jerry Roulk led the Indians with 30 points while Bud Vallina added 26 for Warrensburg. The game was tied with about fifteen minutes remaining after A State led at halftime.
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Arkansas State
Warrensburg
State
Jerry Roulk
Indians
Bud Vallina
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