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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
10
The list shows Oliva Minnesota with a .339 average and 93 runs, Mantle New York at .514, and Howser Cleveland among leaders with 3 run batted in Willebrew noted for RBIs.
The fragment lists players and stats across hitters and pitchers from multiple clubs. Names like Yastrzemski, Clemente, Williams, Santo, and Mays appear with runs, hits, RBIs, and doubles. It also includes mentions of pitchers Buiker, Ford, Downing, and Radatz with decisions and strikeouts. The text combines National and American League leaders and team ties from several cities.
Mave of Milwaukee 30 and Allen of Philadelphia 29 lead a list with Santo Pinson Callison and others in a triples tally. Mays of San Francisco and Williams of Chicago 26 highlight home runs. Wills of Los Angeles 37 and Brock of St. Louis 29 top stolen bases. Koufax Los Angeles 19 5 0 792 and Running Philadelphia 13 4 TH5 indicate pitching records. Koufax 224 strikeouts. Veale Pittsburgh 74.
Associated Press report lists Parker from the Philippines outpointing Akashi Namekawa in Tokyo. Ueda from Osaka KOed Dick Knight in Oakland. Les ter of San Francisco outpointed Frank Niblett from Monterey. Gaylord Barnes vs Tommy Valenti middleweight bout postponed in New Bedford due to weather.
Dennis Ralston recovering from a sprained right ankle in Chestnut Hill with partner Chuck McKinley. They face Cliff Buchholz and Butch Newman in the National Doubles tennis championship after a first round 6-2 6-1 6-2 win.
Lall and Shiv Misra, seeded fourth, defeated by the opponents in a four set match 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3. Only one top seed woman’s team played as Justina Bricka and Carol Hanks from St. Louis beat Brenda Nunns and Faye Urban of Canada 6-0 6-1.
The Jefferson County 4 H Fair begins a three day run at the 4 H Fairgrounds in Valley Falls. Activities include foods and clothing judging, horse show, watermelon feed, talent contest, style revue, tractor driving, livestock parade and a Thursday livestock auction with beef cattle sheep and hogs. About 350 4 H members participate.
Fire crews shifted to a renewed push on five major fires burning scrub grass and sagebrush in northeastern Nevada near Elko. Forecasters warned of hot, dry wind risks as more than a dozen fires scorched about 350 square miles and 205000 acres within a 50 mile radius. The Bureau of Land Management doubled crews to 2200 and increased retardant bombers from seven to forty to combat the blazes.
Los Angeles AP reports actor Ben Blue pleads innocent to six counts of income tax evasion. The government says he owes 390000 additional taxes for 1958 1959 and 1960. Trial set to begin September 15.
The United Auto Workers rejects General Motors Ford and Chrysler three year contract proposals delaying a strike. A key Thursday meeting in Chicago will determine which company becomes the primary strike target. The proposals include higher wages earlier retirement and larger pensions. The union says working conditions demands remain unmet despite some gains on pensions and retirement.
Will Adams of Atmore Alabama plans to live to 120. Born in 1850 in Virginia he was sold to an Alabama planter as a baby and later worked at a sawmill and for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The devout Methodist attributes longevity to abstinence and routine.
Premier Makarios receives Johnson's message urging renewed UN backed peace efforts as Greece pulls forces from NATO to defend Cyprus. Athens cites Turkish threat and withdraws army naval and air units, stressing defense of Cyprus independence amid alliance strains.
Greensburg High School in Louisiana marks a peaceful second day of integration as three students David Howard Charles Hall Jr and Georgia Lea Gordon return to class with 158 white peers. An FBI team and state police monitored the event.
The Land Use and Zoning subcommittee meeting is rescheduled to 7 30 p m Tuesday August 25 in the City Commission room City Hall. Chairman Olin K Petefish leads the group.
Auction lists 34 Herefords including cows and calves, plus 8 tractors and assorted machinery from the L. M. Hubbard farm. Don Breeding herd origin noted. cattle carry top bloodlines. Sale set for August 22, 1964 at 11 a.m. on site. cash terms. lunch by Monticello Church. not responsible for accidents.
Public sale at 11 a.m. on the farm 244 west 1 south, 14 west Baldwin Jct or 1 south east Worden Ks. Includes Holstein cattle milking 6 gal day and 7 gal day in others, heifers 3 to 19 months, feed and grain, tanks and tools, farm machinery, rifles and shotguns, household goods, wagon tools, milking equipment. Owners Alfred Hegeman and others. Auctioneers Claude and H A Myers. Worden Ladies Serve Lunch.
A public auction on Aug 21 1964 at 11 am sells farm livestock including multiple Holstein and Ayrshire cows with calves, a Jersey and Guernsey milking herd, 2 Holstein heifers, a Holstein bull for service, calves, milking equipment, hogs, a 1949 Ford truck, diverse farm machinery from 1941 to 1951, miscellaneous items, and antique dishes. Auctioneers Ray Roberts and Ray Zimmerman. Lunch served.
District Sales Representative seeks a 1 to 4 bedroom home to lease by September 1 1964 paying up to 175 dollars monthly for an 18 month term. Contact Kansas City Missouri or calls listed for T J Johnson and Gene Hardtaker. Public sale announced in Lawrence Kansas at 2042 Mass 81. Auctioneer Skiles. Clerical typist job ad in local insurance office.
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