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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
6
Alan Simpson ran the mile in 3 58 4 at the British Games, his fifth sub four minute mile. He surged with 500 yards to go, closed the last lap in 56 9, and defeated John Whetton by about 200 yards.
Qualifying for the 13th annual H. T. Jones Invitational Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the Lawrence Country Club course. The qualifying 18 holes will count toward the final total in the 36‑hole event. The final 18 holes are set for Sunday. John Hanna is the 1964 champion. the 1965 tourney was canceled by rain.
An Associated Press survey shows 449,776 spectators across 23 tracks, down from 468,707 last year. Wagers totaled $30,764,768, slightly under $32,835 from 1965, with top crowds at Aqe duct and Hollywood Park.
Disorderly slate lists games across several cities with scattered matchups. Notable pairings include Los Angeles at Atlanta, San Francisco at Cincinnati, Chicago at Philadelphia and New York at Washington as evening listings.
Nancy Richey from Dallas joins Julie Heldman of New York in the women's quarter finals at the French International Tennis Championships. Heldman will captain the United States Wightman Cup team. In doubles, Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner, seeded second, advanced to the round of eight. Ralston and Graebner defeated Vladimir Korotkoff and Petra Marmureanu 6-3 8-6 6-3. Cliff Drysdale upset top seed Fred Stolle 1-6 6-4 6-2 11-9 in singles. Istvan Goveryas beat Ken Fletcher to reach semis.
Dave Marr fired a 33 37 70 at Firestone Country Club to win National Golf Day's Round of Champions by one stroke over Gary Player. The 7 180 yard par 70 layout saw Marr reach two under on the front nine before two over on the back, creating a 70 that 100 000 golfers must match to earn the Beat The Champion certificate.
Pitcher Jack Lamabe of Chicago allowed only Joe Way's leadoff single in the eighth as the White Sox blanked Boston 11-0. Orlando Cepeda of St. Louis had a single two doubles and a homer driving in two, powering the Cardinals past Houston 3-1.
The piece lists leaders in batting pitching and fielding with players such as Aaron Atlanta Alou Pittsburgh Mays San Francisco Hart St. Louis and others. Aaron leads in runs and RBIs while Alou tops hits and doubles and Torre leads home runs. Wills and Jackson notable for steals. San Francisco and Los Angeles figure prominently in pitching and strikeouts.
batting leaders Oliva Minnesota .351 with 3B and B Robinson Baltimore .318. Runs led by Agee Chicago 29 and B Robinson 28. RBI topped by B Robinson 40 and Yastrzemski 31. Hits: B Robinson 64 and Oliva 652. Doubles Yastrzemski 13 and Allen Oliva Valentine 11. Triples Schaal Foy Davalillo Hershberger 4. Home runs Scott Reichardt 12. Stolen bases Agee 14 and Cardenal 8. Pitching O Donoghue 4 0 and Sanford 5 1. Strikeouts McDowell 76 and Richert.
Harada defeated Eder Jofre of Brazil by a 15 round unanimous decision to keep the world bantamweight title. Harada, with a two pound weight edge, pressed from the first bell and forced the challenger to retreat throughout.
Al Tasnady of Vineland New Jersey won the 100-lap feature race for modified stock cars at East Windsor Speedway in New Jersey on Monday, edging Will Cagel of Miami Florida with Buzzy Reutiman, also from Miami, in third place.
State Sen. Reynolds Shultz will officially open his campaign headquarters this Thursday at 1033 Mass St. Kansas officials and the Third District Republican leadership are invited to attend from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. with members of the state delegation and county party committees.
AP reports West Germans and actor Michael Caine are prohibited from traveling to East Berlin with limited holiday exceptions. Caine, filming Funeral in Berlin, notes the ban aims to avoid potential safety concerns near the Berlin Wall while the production recreates border scenes.
In Baltimore on Monday police escorted about a dozen Ku Klux Klan members from a Negro neighborhood after CORE pickets gathered nearby. A patrolman was struck by a rock, others suffered minor injuries as tension flared with warnings that violence could erupt.
Fourteen people died or were injured in Kansas over Memorial Day weekend in multiple crashes. Notable deaths include Mrs Myrna J Shepherd 28 Bethel Kan Mrs Rose Hubbard 73 Parsons Kan Ernest Horton 57 Emporia Kan and Robert C Bennett 34 Arkansas City Kan. Additional fatalities included Mrs Calvin Wolridge of Parsons Kan Janice Keenan 17 and Nancy Rosner 17 Bucyrus Kan and several others across Newton Halstead Hutchinson Hillsboro and Severance.
Public notices publish bid closing details for paint products and supplies and court actions in Douglas County Kansas. Administrators appointed in estate of Anna E Kannenberg. Hearing for Thomas H Jones estate set. Suit filed to quiet title in Douglas County District Court with July 6 1966 deadline. Attorneys Oyler and Paddock for plaintiffs.
Legal notices in Douglas County Kansas alert defendants and heirs to a quieting title action led by Holmes Peck and Brown Inc and to a probate proceeding for deceased Douglas M. Harris. Defendants and interested parties must plead by July 6 1966 or June 9 1966 respectively in Lawrence court. Rosemary Haines named executrix seeks letters testamentary. Whitson Rogers represents petitioner.
Town House Hotel in Kansas City Kansas hosts a public sale on June 19 1966 starting at 1 00 pm. The sale lists 60 rooms of hotel furniture and related items with numbers issued from 9 am in the hotel lobby. Cash terms. buyers receive numbered bidding while not responsible for accidents.
Sunday June 5 1966 auction at 1500 Leonard Street Lawrence Kansas features antique glass and crystal furniture including a Nagahide divan chairs rug set walnut cabinet maple table and chairs blue willow dishes Westinghouse washer dryer Zenith record player and stereo plus many other items listed by Realty Auction Co contact Mr Mrs Jack Mitchell for details and phone number.
Vacant 90 tract site features a 4 bed 2 story residence with fireplace formal dining living room large foyer front rear staircases and full basement. Includes a 2 car detached garage big barn. Needs redecorating. Call Holmes Peck Brown Realtors.
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