Giles Calls for Umpires to Cool Off a Bit
Warren Giles NL president urged cool heads amid a July umpire pension strike. He backs fair retirement benefits and will propose Umpires demands at the midsummer meeting after the All Star Game. Umpires seek $300 per year per service year, up from $200, with 5 percent salary contributions.
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Solunar fishing and hunting times by John Alden Knight
The article presents Solunar period schedules with major periods lasting about one and a half to two hours. It lists daily minor and major times for fishing and hunting, urging planning around periods to maximize sport, with specific times for Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday.
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Standings Today Baseball National and American Leagues
The latest standings show National League leaders Philadelphia 22 14 and San Francisco 23 15 in a tight race with Milwaukee 22 7 and St. Louis 22 11. Houston 20 23 trails, while Chicago 15 26 and New York 12 29 sit lower. AL leaders Chicago 20 10 and New York 20 11 hold strong, with Minnesota 22 18 and Cleveland 18 15 close behind in a crowded table. Wednesday results include Chicago defeating New York 7 1, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 0, Cincinnati 1 Los Angeles 0, Milwaukee 2 Houston 0, and San Francisco 2 St. Louis 0.Upcoming games feature Houston at Milwaukee and New York at Chicago among others.
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Chimes freshmen group forms on Arkansas campus
Chimes, a new service organization for freshmen women, has been established at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The group began in 1962 as part of campus activities aimed at community service and student involvement.
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Final practice for Memorial Day 500 cars at Indianapolis
Drivers and crews prepared 33 cars for a final 2 to 4 pm EST fuel and part check before the Memorial Day race. Jimmy Clark returned from the Netherlands after a 153.828 mph 10 mile trial at the Speedway and Jimmy Bryan’s late 1959 mishap looms as a cautionary memory. The Me morial Day festival includes a parade and police assurances to curb late night disturbances on 16th Street and at a Speedway overnight lot and court.
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Minor League Baseball Scores Snapshot
International League results include Toronto defeating Buffalo 10 to 3 and Syracuse topping Rochester 13 to 5. Columbus beat Atlanta 5 to 2 while Richmond edged Jacksonville 2 to 0. Okla City won 6 5 over Salt Lake in extras at 10 innings. Akansas 3 Spokane 2 and Portland 7 Hawaii 4 also listed.
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McClellan to Dedicate Site at DeGray Dam Ceremony
Senator John L. McClellan will headline groundbreaking at the DeGray Dam site on the Caddo River north of Arkadelphia on June 6. The project, a major Ouachita River Basin milestone, will discharge about 250 million gallons daily into the Ouachita River toward the Camden navigation pool, with Rep. Oren Harris and Major General Elsworth I. Davis also on the program.
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Leaders in the Major Leagues Baseball Almanac Highlights
Hope Star lists top MLB performers in batting pitching and fielding. Notable figures include Williams and Mays leading National League batting, Mays driving runs, Clemente and Williams high hits, Mays power with home runs, Koufax and Marichal key pitchers, Oliva and Rollins top hitters in the American League, and shared mentions of steals and triple leaders across teams.
Redlegs Hold Dodgers as Nuxhall Shuts Out Dodgers
Joe Nuxhall threw six hits and no walks to notch his fourth win as Cincinnati blanked Los Angeles 0-0. Hank Fischer tossed a four hitter for Milwaukee in a 2-0 win over Houston, lowering his ERA to 2.78. Mahaffey, Marichal, and other NL starters also delivered shutouts or strong efforts amid a busy night across the league.
Engineer Col Richard Free Appointed Southwest Division Chief
Washington AP reports Col Richard Free was appointed southwestern division engineer for the Corps of Engineers. He succeeds Brig Gen C H Dunn who has held the role since 1962. The Southwest Division, headquartered in Dallas, oversees Arkansas and other areas. The U.S. dog population is noted as over 22 million.
Phillies shut out Pirates as Mahaffey wins with four hits
Real Minnesota 57 and Wednesday's Stars duel to a sharp baseball note. Phillies pitcher Art Mahaffey threw a four hit shutout as Philadelphia blanked Pittsburgh 2-0, tightening their grip on the National League lead. Chuck Hinton drove in the decisive runs with a homer despite Washington's late inning vic.
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Fight Results From Miami Beach and Richmond
In Miami Beach Tony Alongi of Hollywood Florida stopped Harold Gonzalez of Mesa Arizona and Doug Valliant defeated Joe Marchison of Miami. In Richmond Joey Archer of New York outpointed Gaylord Barnes of Houston.
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California Campaign Pace Lively
California voters brace for a vibrant presidential primary race as Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller mount rapid campaign swings through Monterey Santa Cruz Santa Clara and San Francisco Goldwater touts neutrality pledges from Nixon Scranton while Lodge remains silent Rockefeller forces push to beat Goldwater with strong backing from Henry Cabot Lodge Johns son and an endorsement push aimed at energizing GOP factions in a tight race for the party nomination and dollar policy debates rise to the foreground ahead of next Tuesday’s vote
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Life in Arkansas items mix odd events and humor
Mayor R E Eden of West Memphis endured a day of mishaps starting with a forced airplane landing gear overheat and a dead radio. In Stuttgart a father seeks top student status in class. O M Booker of Waldo shoots a bronzed grackle banded in Colorado. In Hot Springs a chickadee nests in a car. W L Thompson of Walnut writes of bird curiosities.
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Belinsky Shines in Angels Win and Twins Fall
Bo Belinsky pitched his second win of the season, a complete game, as the Los Angeles Angels beat Minnesota 4-1. He allowed one run on Harmon Killebrew’s 43rd homer with seven hits, eight strikeouts, and no walks, bolstered by fielding gems from Bobby Knoop and Albie Pearson. The Twins later won the nightcap 4-3 in 13 innings on Don Mincher’s homer, while Ed Rakow, the Yankees, and Washington also won. Orioles and White Sox weathered rain, and several NL games produced tight scores.
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Policeman Builds Doll Furniture In Spare Time
Hidge, a policeman by profession, crafts life size doll furniture as a hobby. Thompson selects walnut, oak or birch and scales pieces at one half inch to one foot, creating bedroom suites with drawers that work, a book-case bed, mattress, pillows, a dresser with mirror and a hope chest. Each suite takes about 25 hours to complete. He emphasizes sturdiness, weighing 175 pounds to test a chest of drawers by standing on it with full weight.
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