Big freshwater drum record falls short for Pickett
Mrs. Cleo Pickett caught a 37% pound freshwater drum July 9 at Barker Hole Bull Shoals Lake, surpassing the 34 pound state record but weight could not be verified by a Department of Conservation employee until July 12. Jim Schroder confirmed the second weigh in. the official record remains Gene Davis 34 pounds set in 1959. The fish was mounted, baited with an earthworm, and the Pickett couple plans to keep fishing.
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Green County
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Gene Davis
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Floyd Ficken Receives Flattering Forest Title
Montgomery City reports Floyd Ficken, the county conservation agent, has earned the nickname Floyd Ficken, Friend of Fish and Fowl and Other Furry Fellows of Field and Forest. He recalls the younger generation coined it this month and plans to keep using it.
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Youths Seek Golf Endurance Record in Darkness Start
Two teenagers, John Seligman and Lary Kaplan, push past 284 hours and 480 holes in a golf endurance attempt near Hollywood. After bandage changes on Seligman’s hand, they resume into the night, aiming to extend the challenge further.
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Lary Kaplan
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Cardinals release Moe Drabowsky in surprise move
The St. Louis Cardinals unconditionally released veteran right hand reliever Moe Drabowsky, 37, who went 1-1 in 30 games. Pitcher Lowell Palmer replaces him on the 25 man roster after recent military training, with a 0-1 nine game slate and a 4.50 ERA this season.
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Chicago White Sox
Spassky Applies Pressure In World Chess Championship
In Reykjavik, Spassky presses Fischer as game 13 looms with Spassky needing seven points to retain the crown while Fischer trails by five points. The 12th game ended in a draw, Spassky advances on the kingside, and Fischer fumbles as the American fights to stay ahead.
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Associated Press
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Iceland
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Boris Spassky
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Fischer
Tigran Petrosian
Baseball Against Realignment Dominates Summer Meetings
Kansas City AP report says baseball owners and executives resumed work after withdrawals and postponed actions on realignment proposals. The big issue remains restructuring the championship playoff system, with Atlanta NL club withdrawing its related proposals after discussion. Commissioner Kuhn notes mixed views on regrouping into four six or three eight‑team leagues and expects no action before 1974.
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Falstaffs Split Pair In Tourney
Mac's Falstaffs bounce back from a tough loss to win 7-0 in five innings led by Bert Francis in Jefferson City district softball. Earlier they lost 3-2 in 12 innings to Midstate Oil on a line drive misplayed by Monte Clithero for an inside-the-park homer, leaving 14 stranded. Tom Woodward earned the win in the earlier 6-1 victory over Arthur Ellis Insurance.
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