Berth Still Up For Grabs In '66 Badger Prep Tourney
Marion led by pitcher Ken Frailing eyed another start as the 1966 Wisconsin high school baseball championships drew near in Eau Claire. Oconto Falls, Eau Claire Memorial, Wilmot and others prepared for opening games while Frailing hoped to pitch amid rain delays and a crowded eight team field. Memorial featured a no hit win powered by Bob Hall and Gene Hoepner. Wilmot crushed Beloit 11-0 as defending champ Beloit fell. Frailing had a 10-0 record with 67 innings and 19 strikeouts in a seven inning no hitter Friday. />
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Ken Frailing
Oconto
Eau Claire Memorial
Wilmot
Fond du Lac
Superior
Sun Prairie
Wisconsin Rapids
Neenah
Beloit
Memorial
Bob Hall
Gene Hoepner
Hudson
Wisconsin Dells
Adams
Jack Fiegel
Red Raiders
Frailing
Chemical Society Board Chairman Dies
Dr Arthur C Cope 56 MIT chemistry professor and American Chemical Society board chairman died Saturday night apparently of a heart attack. He was born in Dunreith Indiana received a 1929 Butler University degree and a 1932 Wisconsin PhD.
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Arthur C. Cope
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Chemical Society
Dunreith
Ind
Butler University
Indianapolis
University of Wisconsin
Weather Overview Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Five Day Outlook
Wisconsin plains fair and cooler tonight with possible showers in the north. Minnesota fair to partly cloudy with scattered showers in the northeast through Tuesday. Iowa mostly cloudy west and partly cloudy east with showers and storms mainly west tonight and Tuesday. Five day temps run about 5 degrees below normal with a three quarters to one inch of precip expected Friday and Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Legion Official Installs Officers in Minnesota Post
Er nest Dieterich of Austin Minnesota, commander of the American Legion, installed new officers of the Gittens Leidel Post 595 in LA Crescent. Outgoing commander Stuart Clark presented post officer pins to Robert Heth John Scheels Joseph Berg Paul Hughes Hugh Fay Robert McLaughlin Charles Gavin and Raymond Reisdorf. Gavin, department vice commander, gave Clark a past commander pin. Delegates appointed to the department convention were Hughes Reisdorf Clark Reider Ahrens Loren Dickrager and Dallas Ames. Gavin named alternate and chosen as delegate at large to the National Convention in Washington DC.
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Loren Dickrager
Dallas Ames
Gavin
Washington, D.C
MU Graduates Urged To Avoid Fossil Thinking
Milwauke AP report notes Marquette University president Rev John P Raynor warnings to 1500 graduates to avoid fossilized thinking. Honorary degrees conferred on Rep Clement J Zablocki Kenneth E Boulding and Frances Neel Cheney. Father Robert I Gannon urged moral leadership alongside financial strength and unity of hearts amid national division.
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Milwaukee
Marquette University
John P. Raynor
Marquette
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
Kenneth E. Boulding
University of Michigan
Frances Neel Cheney
Peabody Library School
Nashville
Tenn
Robert I. Gannon
Fordham University
United States
Father Gannon
Manitowoc Man Appointed Wisconsin Assembly Sergeant at Arms
Dale T. Mc Kenna of Manitowoc named to the Wisconsin Assembly post to replace the late Thomas H. Browne of Waukesha. Mc Kenna, holder of a University of Wisconsin law degree, was to be sworn in after Monday graduation. In other news a note on North African water habits mentions travelers mixing salt with coffee.
Oilers Reportedly Offer $750,000 For Brodie
Houston owner Bud Adams confirms talks with San Francisco quarterback John Brodie and says the $750,000 figure is in the ballpark though no final terms are set. He warns of potential war or peace with the NFL as the AFL-NFL feud continues and notes Brodie would need to see out his 49ers option.
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Houston
John Brodie
San Francisco 49Ers
Houston Oilers
K. S
Bud) Adams
American Football League
Oilers
West Coast
Brodie
Adams
Don Klosterman
San Francisco
New York Giants
NFL
Pete Gogolak
Buffalo
AFL
Klosterman
Potter crowned Miss Sparta Rodeo queen
Sue Potter 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Potter of Warrens swept the field to win Miss Sparta Rodeo queen. She will represent Sparta in the Miss Wisconsin Rodeo queen contest Aug 27 at Sparta. Potter a sophomore at La Crosse State University, also reigns Miss Wisconsin High School Rodeo 1965.
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Wis
Sue Potter
Ben Potter
Warrens
Cashton
Lonna Mae Smith
Mauston
Fred Heffling
James Solberg
Huntzicker
Mike Farley
Jack Brown
Charles Sullivan
Burr Nussdorfer
Memorial Park
Rodeo Cowboys of America
Wisconsin
Major League Leaders Overview
National League leaders include Mota and Alou batting .329 with 68 hits each, Aaron leading in runs with 39 and RBI with 40, and Koufax topping pitching with 101 decisions and Gibson striking out 101. American League leaders spotlight Oliva batting .355 with 63 hits and B Robinson driving 45 RBIs, Oliva 34 RBIs, and Watt and Sanford sharing five decisions.
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Pittsburgh
Alou
Aaron
Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Mays
Aiou
Pinson
Cincinnati
Johnson
Los Angeles
Taylor
Philadelphia
McCarver
St. Louis
Wills
Jackson
Houston
Koufax
Marichal
Gibson
Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Agee
Chicago
B. Robinson
Yastrzemski
Boston
Foy
Schaal
California
Campane
Fashion conscious American male in suit market shift
The American male shows fashion awareness as men’s clothing sales tilt toward Contemporary suits at 40 percent, Traditional at 30 percent, and Conservative Classic at 30 percent. Four years ago conservative wear accounted for 80 percent of suit sales.
Bert Yancey Wins Memphis Open In Record 265
Bert Yancey, 26, captured the Memphis Open title with a 72-hole total of 265 15 under par, breaking the event record. He earned $20,000, while Gene Littler finished second at 270 and Johnny Pott was third at 271, with $12,000 and $7,500 respectively. Yancey’s win marks the PGA low and makes him a multi winner in 1966.
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Memphis
Doug Sanders
Arnold Palmer
Yancey
West Point
Philadelphia
Gene Littler
Littler
Johnny Pott
Pott
Romany Language Roots Allegedly Tied to Ancient San Sanskrit
Claim notes Romany speech ties to ancient languages and traces origins to early language families. It states Romany may reflect intricate phonology from long distant linguistic strands.
Bangor, Onalaska Post Loop Wins 7-2 over Tomah
Bangor defeated Tomah 7-2 in Western Wisconsin League action as Hundt and Grosch combined for seven hits. Rich Henry scored twice and homered for Bangor while Pongratz added two safeties. Onalaska also won 8-7 at Norwalk with Johnson and Schultz each collecting two hits.
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Bangor
Wis
Jerry Hundt
Jim Grosch
Tomah
Wisconsin
Bob Lamb
Rich Henry
Fred Pongratz
Onalaska
Bloom
Felker
Gerwing
Hundt
Grosch
Henley
Norwalk
Ev Johnson
Rick Schultz
Dennis Erpenbach
Johnson
Steve Berendes
Herlitzka
G. Skogen
R. Johnson
R. Schultz
Doll
Berendes
H. Pottinger
Two Nuns From City Are Xavier Grads
Two nuns from La Crosse Sisters M. Johnice and M. Clarone of St. Rose Convent graduate from Xavier University in Cincinnati Ohio. They are among the university’s graduates.
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la Crosse
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. Johnice
M. Clarone
St. Rose Convent
Local La Crosse Cribune June 6 1966 Briefs
Summaries from the La Crosse Cribune dated June 6 1966 cover brief notices and short items published for readers on June 7 1966. The page notes community happenings and local updates typical of a midweek edition.
Lee Brothers Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee of Virginia were the brothers who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Richard Henry Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Virginia
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