Wings Crush Hawks to Level Stanley Cup Series
Detroit thumped Chicago 7-0 to even the semi final at 1-1 after losing 11 times in the regular season. The next two games shift to Detroit with a possible finish April 19 back in Detroit if needed. Montreal leads Toronto 2-0 as Canadiens sweep Leafs at home.
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Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Red Wings
Hawks
Detroit
Sid Abel
Wings
Dom
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
Leafs
Corbett Mistaken For a Prowler
Baton Rouge police say LSU athletic director James J. Corbett was shot by O S Coleman who fired from a motel window after mistaking Corbett for a prowler. Corbett, a heart patient, was wounded while seeking help for chest pains and drove his damaged car to a tree.
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Baton Rouge
James J. Corbett
Louisiana State University
David Keyser
Corbett
Keyser
O. S. Coleman
Sorrento
Coleman
Secret Formula Behind U S Currency Ink
The green ink used on United States currency is manufactured to a highly secret formula. It resists fading, abrasion and chemicals to preserve the notes over time.
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United States
Indiana Cage Star Signs With Missouri
Reid Bailey of Silver Creek Indiana signed a Big Eight basketball letter of intent to enroll at Missouri this fall. The 6-3 forward averaged 17.3 points and 14 rebounds last season as his team went 19-3, drawing interest from about 60 schools.
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Columbia
Reid Bailey
Silver Creek
Ind
Missouri
Bob Vanatta
Bailey
Vanatta
Two Pro Grapplers Aid in Evacuation
Kansas City AP reports a downtown hotel fire forced evacuation of about 100 residents. Bell boys and a desk clerk roused guests on the upper floors as smoke filled corridors. Wrestlers Paul Vachon known as The Butcher and Bobby Brown aided in evacuations. the fire was limited to one room and blamed on careless smoking with no injuries.
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Kansas City
Bell Boys
Paul Vachon
the Butcher
Bobby Brown
Kansas Cition
Dobbs weighs Army coaching post in El Paso
Texas Western football coach Bobby Dobbs says he will stay tight lipped about the Army coaching vacancy after meetings with Col. Ray Murphy in El Paso. He plans further talks and will not commit until after a Monday telephone conversation.
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EL Paso
Tex
Texas Western
Bobby Dobbs
West Point
Dobbs
Col
Ray Murphy
Army
Paul Dietzel
Murphy
Ralston Top Seeded In River Oaks Meet
The 32nd River Oaks Tennis Tournament opened with 48 matches on the schedule as 64 qualifiers seek to drop to 16 to join 16 exempt players. Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield is the top seed, world ranked fifth and U S No. 1, followed by Tony Roche John Newcombe and Cliff Richey.
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Houston
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
United States
Australia
Tony Roche
John Newcome
Cliff Richey
Dalas
Olympic sites favored Sapporo and Banff for 1972
Sapporo and Banff are the leading candidates for the 1972 Winter Olympics, IFS president Marc Hodler said Sunday. He noted both cities show strong bids and favorable conditions for hosting the Games.
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Sapporo
Japan
Banff
Canada
International Ski Federation
Marc Hodler
Meetings on Kansas streams flood control plan draw fire
SCANDIA The fate of Kansas streams hangs on meetings next week about the U S Army Corps proposal to clear 6960 acres along the Republican River and build channel cutoffs to speed flow. Opponents include Fish and Wildlife Service state officials and farmers fearing wildlife loss and reduced fisheries.
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Republican River
Trenton Dam
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Milford Reservoir
Junction City
Corps of Engineers
Fish and Game Commissions
Fish and Wildlife Service
Trenton
Harlan County
Milford
Republican
Solomon
Smoky Hill
Kaw
Neosho
Corps
Deep South Gets Baseball And Possible Pennant Soon
Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Bragan expresses optimism as Major League Baseball opens in the Deep South. About 45,000 tickets sold for the opener against Pittsburgh at an $18 million, 55,000-seat stadium. Bragan predicts a six team NL pennant race with Cincinnati as the top challenger.
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Deep South
Atlanta, Ga
Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves
Bobby Bragen
Braves
Pittsburgh
Bragan
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Emporia State dominates quadrangular track meet in Wichita
Emporia State hornets won three firsts led by Rich Boeh ringer as they beat Pittsburg State Wichita and Tulsa. The Hornets scored 64 points with Pittsburg State at 62 percent, Wichita 34 and Tulsa 174.
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Wichita
Rich Boehringer
Emporia State
Hornets
Pittsburg State
Tulsa
County School Agency Perplexed on Filling Mysterious Vacancy
Spearman Texas Hansford County School Board faces a puzzle after an April 2 election produced no voters for Precinct 2. L L Edge was the sole ballot candidate but fell ill, leaving the board without a clear successor. The attorney general's office lacked guidance, stating no prior decision on such a vacancy. Edge remains the official representative until sworn in. a ruling is awaited.
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Spearman
Tex
Hansford County
Edge
Community guests fill McLouth area in busy weekend
McLouth and nearby towns host a long list of visitors from Kansas City Kansas Topeka Lawrence and other communities over the weekend. Guests include families of Willits Harding Martin and Walbridge among many others with a PTA meeting at the grade school and a May 5 program.
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Tom Brown
Kansas City
Kan
Rhea Shrader
Bruce
Dorothy Willits
Edward Martin
Lone Jack
John Willits
Robert Thiry
Duane Miller
Ken Willits
Louise Thornton
Betty Bow
C. Briggs
Basehor
Harry Miller
Sam Miller
Irene Walbridge
Maurice Walbridge
Richard Walbridge
Allen Willits
McLouth
Dorothy Scothorne
Alice Tomin
Charles Neis
Eudora
Stacie Leigh
Scothorne
Leland McPherson
Sylvia
Jonatha
Bennington
Walter Bradford
Oscar Shrader
William E. Bradford
Wamego
Luther Osborn
Guilford Ridgway
Ray Cropp
Topeka
Jean Botts
Regina
Independence
Oliver George
Diana Scott
Leon Dearing
Bethel
George Robson
Clara Landon
Carl Marrs
Chicago
Harveyville
Mary Marrs
Roy Marrs
McLouth Pta
Thomas’ Kindergarden
Nellie Scott
Diana
Roy Boyer
Ottawa
H. L. Dearing
Marlin Allen
Overland Park
Norman Dowell
Dwight Seybold
Earl Knapp
Leavenworth
Laura Osborn
Rosewell Zook
Olathe
Chester Zook
Ruth Zook
Marsha Kern
Ella Miller
James Brittain
James Brittain Jr
Lansing
Alus
Ark
Millard Puckett
Gene Tatum
S. R. Whitlock
Meriden
Wilbur Gensler
Olive Skaggs
de Wayne
Muncie
Maude Black
John Bower
Joe Frendle
Theo Lange
Hospitals in Kansas Count To Learn Medicare Impact
Kansas hospitals prepare for three state wide counts to measure Medicare effect starting July 1 with a November to January cadence. Officials foresee bed shortages and rising costs as nursing care and staffing needs grow amid broader eligibility. A state survey of hospitals and nursing homes precedes a broader Medicare rollout.
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Kansas
Medicare
Topeka
Ivan Anderson
Kansas Health Facilities Information Service
Anderson
University of Kansas
State Board For Vocational Education
Greek Tankers Dock Oil For Rhodesia Amid Beira Stand
A Greek tanker, Joanna V, with 18,700 tons of oil, docks at Beira to unload for repairs while a second tanker, Manuela, heads to Durban after a British naval diversion. The UN authorized force to block Beira oil flows to Rhodesia, with ongoing air surveillance and potential sanctions pressure on South Africa.
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London
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Beira
South Africa
South African Press Association
George Vardinoyannis
Durban
British Defense Ministry
U.N. Security Council
Britain
U.N
France Builds 2,460 Foot Tide Dam at Rance Estuary
France is constructing a 2,460 foot dam in the Rance River estuary to harness tides. The project aims to generate enough electricity for about 125,000 French homes by 1967.
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France
Rance River
Two Midget Sub Pilots Describe Near Tragedy in Recovery
Two pilots of the Alvin, William Rainnie Jr, Marvin McCamis and Valentine Wilson, recount a near catastrophe while recovering a hydrogen bomb lost off the Spanish coast. They narrowly avoided entanglement with a parachute trailing the bomb and faced a potential surface escape impediment if the propeller had tangled.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Alvin
William O. Rainnie Jr
Marvin J. McCamis
Valentine P. Wilson
Oceanographic Institution
U.S
Mediterranean
Rainnie
McCanis
Wilson
SEATO Leader Heads World Tour for Anti Communist Alliance
SEATO secretary general Jesus M. Vargas left Bangkok for a month long tour visiting eight alliance members. After a Honolulu conference with Adm U S Grant Sharp he will reach Washington on April 15 for talks with Dean Rusk and Defense officials.
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Thailand
Jesus M. Vargas
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Honolulu
Adm
U.S
Grant Sharp
Pacific
Vargas
Washington
Dean Rusk
Defense Department
Elephants Sleep Very Little at Night Says Study
Researchers report elephants rest only about two to four hours nightly with long daytime naps. The finding highlights how large mammals manage energy and vigilance, supporting theories on social structure and predator avoidance.
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