Warriors Dream On Wilt Arrival And Paradise Ahead
Philadelphia Warriors owner Eddie Gottlieb confirms drafting Wilt Chamberlain for 1959, before he leaves Overbrook High School for Kansas. Coaches praise academics, Kansas memories spotlight Chamberlain’s dominance and the NBA’s new draft rule drawing praise and fears.
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Red threat in Viet Nam persists as Diem regime acts
A senior official notes ongoing danger from Red aggression in Viet Nam but praises the Diem administration for active countermeasures. The comment underscores continuing U.S. concern over regional security as efforts to stabilize South Vietnam proceed.
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Oklahoma Voted National Grid Monarch In 1955 AP Poll
Undefeated Oklahoma captured the 1955 national college football championship and the Father J Hugh O’Donnell Trophy after leading the final AP poll with 3 581 points. Michigan State Maryland UCLA Ohio State and others followed in the top 10 with Oklahoma earning 218 first place votes.
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Counseling program aids KU football players, says VanderWerf
Kansas University’s new athletic counseling program, started December 5 1954, aims to help football players finish strong academically. At a Kansas City area QB Club meeting, Prof Calvin VanderWerf and Chancellor Franklin Murphy outlined early gains, with about 50 advisers present and only one decline.
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McPherson Man Dies In Wreck On Honeymoon
Donald Dean Schmitt 26 of McPherson Kansas was killed in a highway accident near Tonkawa Oklahoma while on his honeymoon. His bride Dolores was uninjured when their car overturned in a three car crash at an intersection. Schmitt was thrown from the vehicle and the car landed on him. The couple married Sunday at McPherson. other drivers escaped injury. Washington state has 5,026 miles of railroad.
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Sooners Set Mark I in Taking Title
The Oklahoma Sooners were chosen today as National Collegiate Football Champions for 1955 and are the only team to finish in the Associated Press top ten for eight straight years. They ranked No 1 in 1950, third in 1954, fourth in 1953 and 1952, 10th in 1951, second in 1949, and fifth in 1948. Their only other top ten appearance was in 1938 when they were fourth.
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New York Boxing Results Include Stoppage And Outpoint
The night of fights featured Tony Johns stopping Billy Necce in New York at Witz. Fernando Gannon outpointed Jerry Simpson in Quebec. Artie Towne defeated Yvon Durelle in Nottingham, though Durelle was disqualified for a rabbit punch. Tahiti is 402 square miles in area and 33 miles long.
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