Cotton Bowl Eyes Five SWC Foes for Year’s Day Game
The Cotton Bowl shifts to pursue five Southwest Conference teams as guests for the New Year contest while aiming to secure a fourth straight host spot with a win over Texas A&M on Thanksgiving. Meanwhile Cuba endures Tropical Storm Laura with heavy rains, evacuations, and hurricane warnings across western areas and Florida keys as officials brace for possible impact.
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Dallas
Cotton Bowl
Alabang
Penn State
Neulacka
Auburn
Georgia
Texas A&m
Longhorns
Klawing
Arkansis
Eutre Dame
Texas
Colton Beach
Miami -Aps
Laura
Florida Keys
Cuba
National Hurricane Center
Havana Radio
Isle of Pines
Cit
Guane
Joe Pelissier
Reading Insurance Fine Print For Better Protection
The piece cautions readers that large print does not guarantee clarity. It cites cases where hidden or typographically smaller terms limited coverage and notes handwritten or specially inserted language can override standard text. Readers should personally read policies before purchasing to understand protections.
Things You Can Do Without by Hal Boyle
A New York column listing common irritants from a grumpy hatcheck girl to mothers and daughters who dress alike after ages. The piece sketches lightweight social vignettes and humorous observations about everyday annoyances.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mama
Local Club Notes and Community Humor in Mobile
Community club notes from the Cotillion Federated Club and several 4-H groups summarize meetings, new member initiations, devotional readings, and planned Christmas events. A humorous open-mic style column closes with a Mobile AP report about a bank deposit mistaken for four figures, highlighting local voices and small-town events.
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Cotillion Federated Club
E. S. Conway
L. J. Yerger
Lena Tyus
Joyce Gibson
Shirley Ross
Captaria Smith
Alice Straughter
Marie Cooper
Gurtha Williamson
A. B. Yerger
L. M. Davis
United Fund
Israel Won't Get Planes at Present
The United States ends an urgent review of the Mideast arms balance by denying new shipments of Phantom warplanes to Israel for the time being. State Department says Soviet restraint in arming Egypt keeps the balance from shifting.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Pess
Washington
United States
Mideast
Israel
State Department
Soviet Union
Egypt
Charles W. Bray
Bray
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Anwar Sadat
Moscow
SMU Wins Fourth Cross-Country Team Title
SMU captured its fourth consecutive Southwest Conference cross-country title in Dallas. All five Mustangs finished in the top 10. Baylor’s Pete Morales won the individual title in 18:45 for four miles, with Rice’s Paul Geis second at 18:52 and Texas’ Rick Yarbrough third at 19:01. SMU scored 30 points. Texas 55, Rice 70, Baylor 100, Arkansas 113, and Texas Tech 148.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Pete Morales
Rice
Paul Geis
Texas
Rick Yarbrough
SMU
Arkansas
Texas Tech
Inmate’s Painting Stolen at Tulsa Art Show
Leo Darrell Chandler serving a 50 year term for armed robbery learned crooks exist outside the walls. His painting Life Princess was expected to fetch about $10 at an inmates art show at the University of Tulsa but was stolen.
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Tulsa
Okla
Leo Darrell Chandler
State Penitentiary
Chandler
University of Tulsa
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