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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1952
Page
5
Nation helps comedian Eddie Cantor observe his 60th birthday in New York city. More than 1900 guests must pledge at least 1000 Israel bonds for admission to a hotel Commodore dinner attended by Vice President Barkley and former ambassador McDonald. Celebrities including Berle Crosby Shore and 29 governors sent telegrams.
Edwards California February 1 an air force jet fighter stayed aloft twelve hours five minutes by refueling four times from a flying tanker over the Mojave Desert The 1st Lt Walter G Hodges Lake Wales Florida piloted the F 83G Thunderjet from Republic Aircraft The jet took on full fuel loads in two and one half minutes each via a flying boom from the tanker tail Hodges shed about three pounds during the long solo flight
In a terse report from Lecunise, bowlers listed high scores and top teams. Individual highlights include Stevensea TAM and Blue Mill with notable totals, while corporate names like Boh Market and Rottr Market appear in team tallies. The fragmentary notes show purses and lane assignments, with references to Hornet Corner Tapganan and East Hoch.
The report notes William BD and Mitr appointment as head football coaches at a Madison Square venue during a local game. It mentions Dodds winning the Mite event at a dated tourney and Crosby Dee Ante setting a record at Rancho Myer Fe. The piece blends sports notices with a reference to U.S. agriculture losses in 195L.
Kansas college teams struggle in region action as Pittsburg and Southwestern lose to major powers. Arkansas Razorbacks rout Pittsburg 53 to 37 in Fayetteville, Wichita State defeats Southwestern 57 to 27, and Central Missouri Eagles hammer Kansas Wesleyan 164 to 52 in Missouri. St Benedict's faces Emporia State. Kansas Conference games Debhany at Baker and C of E at Ottawa on tap.
Kansas City Feb 2 considerable reshuffling of second division standings will occur as the Big Seven basketball schedule resumes tomorrow night. Kansas State aims for a fifth league win at Manhattan against Missouri while Kansas pursues a rebound at Colorado and nears a 12-2 season mark. Nebraska and Colorado struggle for the cellar as Missouri eyes a home clash with Nebraska in Lincoln amid sold out Manhattan tilt between Kansas State and Missouri on Feb 16 with 13 000 fans expected.
New York, Feb. 7. For the second straight year pay has overshadowed pitching prowess in Baseball's Hall of Fame selections. Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner were honored, with Mel Ott and Jimmy Foxx added last year. Dizzy Dean emerges as a likely future inductee amid strong hitter sentiment for Al Simmons and Bill Dickey.
Moscow dated dispatch from the Associated Press notes the death of Gen. Sikolai A. Tokaney, an official in naval press affairs. The armys announcement says he died after a long illness. Tokaney formerly served as a Pravda correspondent and later edited the Navy paper Red Fleet and related magazines.
Kansas basketball coach Phog Allen presided over a two hour scrimmage in Hoch Auditorium using a "mistake and out" rule to shake up the lineup. Clyde Lovellette and Barlow Hazelton debated starts as Allen vowed drastic changes to fix post losses to Kansas State and Oklahoma A&M while praising Bill Hougland for steady play.
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