Piersall Leaps for Spectacular Center Field Catch
Cleveland outfielder Jim Piersall made a sensational running catch in deep center at Yankee Stadium near the 461-foot sign, robbing Hector Lopez of a likely triple. He jostled off the wall but held on as Gil McDougald scored on the play. the Yankees won 6 4 in a game report.
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Jimmy Piersall
Yankee Sta
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Hector Lopez
Yankees
Piersall
Gil McDougald
Yanks
Baseball Caland: Rain Affects Several League Games
Rain disrupted multiple games across leagues. Pittsburgh defeated St Louis 15-3 in a National League clash while Cleveland at New York was abandoned in the rain. Other results include Chicago beating Philadelphia 8-4 and Dallas-Fort Worth topping Houston 4-1 in a rain-shortened second game.
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Nathan Francisco
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American Association
L. Pet
Bob Cousy Ranks Golf Tougher Than Basketball Says Star
Worcester report quotes Bob Cousy saying golf is the toughest game, harder than football, baseball, or basketball. The Celtics legend notes golf’s sustained pressure and the need to concentrate on every shot, while admitting his own game is fitful and his time limited by commitments.
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Jack Cuddy
Worcester
Mass
UPI
Bob Cousy
Cousy
Boston Celtics
Bob
Houston Man Nominated for U S Judge in Texas
T Everton Kennerly son of retired Judge T M Kennerly and 1958 Republican congressional candidate has been nominated by President Eisenhower for a U S district judgeship in the Southern District of Texas. If confirmed he would serve Corpus Christi Laredo Victoria Brownsville area and live in Corpus Christi. He says the appointment fulfills a life long ambition to succeed his father on the bench.
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T. Everton Kennerly
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Corpus Christi
Laredo-Victoria
Brownsville
Albert Fay
Texas
H. J. Porter
White House
Senate
Yarborough Fights Padre Island Barricades in Congress
Senator Ralph Yarborough condemns landowners on Padre Island for erecting barricades. He sponsors a bill to designate Padre Island as a national seashore, arguing the action blocks public access to the ocean and violates state beach laws.
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San. Antonio
UPI
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Padre Island
Texas
Missouri Family Terrorized by Thug in Verona Farm Raid
A 24 year old ex convict Theodore Junior Theobald of Monnett Aurora was jailed after raping two sisters 22 and 17 on a Verona area farm two miles southeast of town. Police said Theobald fled Aurora Saturday night after an officer encountered him and was arrested after a family member called for help. The attack also involved the couple’s parents and a husband being held at gunpoint. Names were not released.
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Verona
Theodore
Junior Theobald
Monett
Lawrence County Sheriff's Deputies
Theobald
Dot
Koufax Shuts Out Pirates for First Win After Four Losses
Sandy Koufax blanked Pittsburgh with one hit to secure his first win since a four game losing streak, delivering a dominant performance for the Dodgers.
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Sandy Koufax
Pittsburgh
Solons Accused Of Failures In Refugee Program
UPI report quotes Francis B Sayre slamming Congress for not matching private citizen compassion in World Refugee Year. He notes public support and fundraising gains of 10 to 15 million dollars, while Walter bill seeks 25 percent of refugees admitted on parole through July 1, 1962.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
Congress
U.S. Committee For Refugees
Francis B. Sayrence
United Nations General Assembly
Dean Sayre
Francis E. Walter D
House
Senate
Walter
United States
Co-Existence Still Reigns in New Delhi
New Delhi report notes peaceful coexistence remains supreme. A local editor, seeking a photo after poet Boris Pasternak’s death on May 30, called Tass for an image but was told none existed. He then contacted USIS which supplied a Pasternak photo.
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New Delhi
UPI
Boris Pasternak
Tass
Usis United States Information Service
Usis Hela
Pasternak
King captures Texas Amateur title in comeback win
King, a 43 year old veteran amateur golfer, rallied from a deficit to defeat T C U student Jerry Johnson 2 and 1 at the Wichita Falls course to win the 50th Texas Amateur Championship. Johnson led early but King forged a late surge, sealing on the 35th hole after a clutch seven foot par putt.
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King
Ralto
Jerry Johnson
Texas Christian University
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Wichita Falls Country Club
Wichita Falls
Texas
Earl Stewart
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Ron Weber
University of Houston
Fred Marti
Arkansas Cage Schedule Includes Four-Team Little Rock Event
Arkansas releases 1960 61 basketball schedule with 23 games and a two day doubleheader in Little Rock on Dec 21 22 featuring Texas Alabama and Tennessee. The plan retains series with Missouri Mississippi Tennessee and Oklahoma State while road trips shift to heavier travel.
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Alpine Cowboys Dominate Potashers In 8 4 Victory
Alpine Cowboys beat Carlsbad Potashers 8 4 to widen the lead by four and a half games. Bud Rowland pitched a complete game with four Potashers hits allowed. Pete Jernigan doubled and belted a two run homer in the seventh as the club racked up 13 hits.
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Carlsbad
Alpine Cowboys
Bud Rowland
Pete Jernigan
Ape and kitten separations at North Carolina backyard zoo
In Troy North Carolina Maggie the 12 year old ape and her kitten live in a two cage setup. Maggie, distracted by a mirror lipstick and turnip greens, grabbed the kitten but was foiled by Mrs Hannah. Maggie paces the cage while the kitten meows from a nearby enclosure.
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Troy, N.C
Maggie
Carlton Hannah
Hannah
Kitty
Mae Hannah
Mrs. Hannah
Split-Level Design Adds Fish Features to Whiskeytown Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation reports split level construction will create cold and warm water outlets at Whiskeytown Dam to aid fish conservation. Floyd E. Dominy notes this is the first bureau project with temperature controlled outlets for aquatic habitat. Whiskeytown Dam, part of the Trinity River Division, will stand 278 feet high with a 2,150 foot crest and store 250000 acre-feet.
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Floyd E. Dominy
Commissioner of Reclamation
Bureau
Whiskeytown Dam
Trinity River
Central Valley Project
Lost ancient city found in Pakistan at eight miles long
The American Museum of Natural History reports a giant ceremonial center in Pakistan dating back at least 4,000 years. Dr Walter A Failservis Jr found the site on December 31 beside the Porali River in Baluchistan, described as potentially key to eastward civilization from Mesopotamia to India and China.
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New York
Pakistan
American Museum of Natural History
Walter A. Failservis Jr
Mesopotamia
India
China
Faitservis
Porali
Baluchistan
Nanette Wallace Vanderbilt to Wed Soldier in Bitburg
Nanette Wallace Vanderbilt 19 plans to marry Specialist 5 C. Wiley M. Lockamy 23 of Clinton North Carolina in Bitburg Germany near future. The wedding received written consent from Nanette’s mother Patricia Vanderbilt and approval from Lockamy’s commanding officer. The couple appeared at the Bitburg home of Sgt Warren FE Sullivan and announced their plan after Nanette rejoined Lockamy in Luxembourg. The ceremony is expected to be held in the registrar’s office in Bitburg.
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Germany
Nanette Wallace Vanderbilt
Patricia Wallace Vanderbilt
Nanette
C. Wiley M. Lockamy
Clinton
N. C
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Eifel Mountains
Warren FE
Sullivan
Mrs. Sullivan
Lockamy
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Riviera
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Bitburg Air Base
Goroyayev tops world mark with 16.43 m hop event
Soviet meet in Moscow reports Vladimir Goroyayev from Minsk University cleared 16.43 meters in the hop step and jump, marking the year's best performance among leading Soviet athletes cited by Tass.
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Vladimir Goryayev
Minsk University
Tass
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