Palmer and January Lead Western Open After 36 Holes
Arnold Palmer and Don January sit atop the Western Open at Blythefield Country Club with 135 scores after 36 holes. The weather held them to seven under par as 2,800 spectators watched the day’s action, with hopes of a favorable weekend and a 270 winning target.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Don January
Arnold Palmer
January
Blythefield Country Club
Grand Rapids
Mich
Palmer
Civil Defense Meet in Chicago Aims at War Controls
H H Harder La Crosse County Civil Defense director joins about 300 Midwest executives at the Hotel Knickerbocker for a three day conference June 27 to 29. They will seek ways to stabilize prices wages salaries and rents and to ration food and other essentials in a national emergency.
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H. H. Harder
la Crosse County
Harder
National Plan For Civil Defense
Cedar Rapids Extends Lead With 8-0 Victory
Cedar Rapids Braves shutout Fox Cities 8-0 to push their Three-I League lead to four games. Barry Morgan belted a three run homer in the third, Karl Frantz added a triple for three in the sixth. Des Moines defeated Topeka 11-4 as Ron McCutcheon and Bob Carmo drove in two each. Lincoln won 8-7 on a bases loaded error in the ninth.
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Associated Press
Bill Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Braves
Barry Morgan
Fox Cities
Karl Frantz
Des Moines
Topeka
Demons
Ron McCutcheon
Bob Carmo
Bernie Belan
Lincoln
Burlington
Stan Johnson
Dyna Tops Class A in Annapolis Newport Ocean Race
Dyna the aluminum yawl owned by Clayton Ewing of Green Bay Wisconsin took first among Class A entries in the 468 mile Annapolis to Newport ocean yacht race. The Dyna finished 27th in the Blue Water Bowl with a corrected time of 65 hours 14 minutes 30 seconds. Reindeer skippered by E N Smith of Philadelphia won the bowl with an elapsed 90:21:07 and a corrected 59:20:21.
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Newport
R. I
Clayton Ewing
Green Bay
Wis
Annapolis
E. Newbold Smith
Philadelphia
Reindeer
West tops East in Kennedy Award All-America game
Marv Luster of UCLA starred for the West in a 30-20 victory over the East in Buffalo. He caught six passes for 120 yards and scored on a 47-yard pass from Bob Schloredt, earning the Robert F Kennedy MVP honors amid a star-studded showcase of college all-stars.
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Marv Luster
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Buffalo
N. Y
UPI
Associated Press
N.Y
UCLA
Luster
Los Angeles
Bob Schloredt
Washington
Cocoach
Jim Owens
Owens
Joe Bellino
Navy
Bellino
Norm Snead
Wake Forest
Big Mike Ditka
Pittsburgh
Allen Green
Mississippi
Roland Lakes
Wichita
Bill Kilmer
Tom Mason
Tulane
Fran Tarkenton
Georgia
Art Baker
Syracuse
Tarkenton
Ted Moorman
Duke
Schloredt
Aaron Thomas
Oregon State
Wisconsin Smith Falls Short In NCAA Golf Semifinals
Wisconsin amateur champion Steve Smith of Green Bay was eliminated 1 down by Mike Podolski of Ohio State in a 36 hole NCAA semifinal after a strong start with a 66 in the morning round. Podolski will face Jack Nicklaus for the title with Nicklaus defeating Gene Hunt 2 and 1.
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Lafayette
Ind
Wisconsin
Steve Smith
Green Bay
Smith
Mike Podolski
Ohio State
Podolski
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Gene Hunt
Michigan State
Purdue University
Barbers Bar Price Ads Blocked by Wisconsin Law
Gov. Gaylord Nelson signed bills restricting barbers from posting window prices to curb cut-rate shops. He also approved measures increasing fines for smoking in bed and lodging fires, extending jail terms, raising jury pay, adding late dog license fees, and a veto on a county advertising spend bill.
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Madison AP
Gaylord Nelson
Assembly
Senate
Nicklaus and Podolski Reach NCAA Golf Final
In Lafayette Indiana Jack Nicklaus and Ohio State teammate Mike Podolski reach the NCAA golf final in a one school championship match. Nicklaus, 21, aims to win the crown this year after past amateur and Open success. Podolski is 22 and also competes for Ohio State.
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Lafayette
Ind
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Mike Podolski
Ev Oe
Power Failure Cuts 100-Mile Western Area
A 100 mile area including El Paso and parts of southeastern New Mexico lost power Friday night after a fire in a 66 000 volt transformer at the El Paso Electric Co Santa Fe plant. Power was restored in about one hour and 20 minutes. The outage affected Alamogordo Ruidoso Cloudcroft Tularosa Holloman AFB White Sands Truth or Consequences Carrizozo and disrupted telephone lines to Albuquerque for about 17 minutes.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Santa Fe
el Paso Electric Co
FE Paso
Carrizozo
N.M
Bureau of Reclamation
Elephant Butte Dam
Alamogordo
Ruidoso
Cloudcroft
Tularosa
Holloman Air Force Base
White Sands Missile Range
Truth Or Consequences
Albuquerque
State Man Named To Peace Corps
Washington AP reports a Wisconsin man is among volunteers named by Sargent Shriver to begin Peace Corps training Monday for service in Colombia and Tanganyika. Gerald C. Merten, 25, of Racine is headed to Colombia. He is a University of Wisconsin graduate with a clinical psychology degree.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Columbia
Tanganyika
Gerald C. Merten
Racine
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Trane Co Upsets Johnson Team 2-0 In Softball Opener
Trane Co defeated Johnsons Doughboy Flyers 2-0 led by Jim Quinn three hit pitching in the first inning. Ed Johnson added two hits as Trane Co built an early lead off Bob Maringer. Handy Builders beat Southside Merchants 16-0 and Quality Lumber Co won 3-1 over La Crosse Bowling Proprietors in other Classic games.
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Trane Co
Johnsons Doughboy Flyers
Johnsons
Jim Quinn
Ed Johnson
Bob Maringer
Handy Builders
Southside Merchants
Quality Lumber Co
la Crosse
Marv Earp
Gar Ammerman
Dressen
Jerry Roffers
Jim Halverson
Crabs Age Too Miss Bernice Scott Says
In Elmira New York Miss Bernice Scott of Cornell University notes people keep traits from youth after retirement. If you are grumpy now you may become a 75 year old crab, she warns cautioning families about later life behavior.
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Elmira
N.Y
Bernice Scott
Cornell University
Frail 79-year-old man survives five days lost in Adirondack woods
Jay Kendall of Averill Park New York spent five days wandering swamp and forest after getting lost while fishing. He drank brook water ate raw toad and one Life Saver a day. He even calmed a bear by offering trout and avoided danger during a torrential rainstorm. He eventually found an unoccupied camp and was saved.
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Schroon Lake
N.Y
Adirondack
Jay Kendall
Kendall
Averill Park
Albany
Heaven Leads St. Catharines Clergyman
Rev Edwin Heaven an Anglican clergyman is featured in St Catharines Ontario with AP coverage. He is noted for his role in the local church and community leadership. The article highlights his responsibilities and public service in the city.
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Edwin Heaven
Krausse Relies On Power Yet Drops Game To Red Sox
In Kansas City Lew Krausse Jr. gave up five runs on eight walks over seven innings as Boston beat the Athletics 5 4. He allowed three hits and struck out seven but cried he could not control his curve or fastball after a line drive bruise on the shin. Manager Hank Bauer praised his effort and forecast a regular role.
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Kansas City
Lew Krausse Jr
Boston Red Sox
Gary
Don Buddin
Boston
Krausse
Hank Bauer
Lew
Roy Birk Announces Move to Bradley University
Waukesha star Roy Birk said he signed an athletic tender to attend Bradley University. The 6'1" guard set a Waukesha High scoring record with 1,357 points in three years and added a state tournament career mark of 172 points across two tournaments. He earned AP All State honors and was named to the 1961 Prep All America team.
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Waukesha
Roy Birk
Bradley University
Birk
Associated Press
Gun Club To Hold Ham and Cheese Shoot
The La Crosse Gun Club will host a ham and cheese shoot from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Myrick Park range. Rounds of 10 targets will be shot for five pound ham prizes and five pound bricks of cheese.
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la Crosse
Myrick Park
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