Alston Sees Spooner as Possible Real Thing for Dodgers
Dodgers manager Walt Alston tests Karl Spooner after a strong rookie effort and knee surgery, noting the young lefty felt loose despite shoulder stiffness as Brooklyn tops Sox 6-5 in exhibition. Yankees drop to four straight losses. Reds, Tigers win. Pirates edge Phillies in 10th. Indians rout Giants 13-6.
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Associated Press
Walt Alston
Brooklyn Dodgers
Karl Spooner
Pheenom
Fort Worth
Brooklyn Brass
Alston
Spooner
White Sox
Billy Lees
Johnny Podres
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Leo Kiely
George Susce
Skinny Brown
New Yorkers
Hank Baier
Kansas City
A‘’s
Compromise Plan On Video Awaits OK From Schools
NCAA TV committee discloses a compromise plan for 1955 college football telecasts allowing eight national games and five regional dates over 13 weeks. Exempts smaller colleges and relaxes prior limits to one national telecast and one intra district appearance per team, with sell out and off campus telecasts possible. Big Ten deliberations and regional needs drive broader acceptance.
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Kansas City
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
TV Committee
Big Ten
NCAA
Conn and McPeak Mistaken Identity Notorious Lookalikes
Pittsburgh star Billy Conn and Steelers end Bill McPeak resemble each other closely and are often confused. Conn joked that Joe Louis might have mistaken McPeak for him, while McPeak quipped he was glad Louis didn’t. Conn was knocked out twice in recent fights.
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Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Bill McPeak
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Louis
Conn
McPeak
Lincoln Fields official resigns for Ascot Park advisory post
Peter J. O'Donnell, former Louisville sports editor and eight year general manager of the Lincoln Fields Racing Assn., resigns to take an advisory position at Ascot Park Track in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio.
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Chicago
Peter J. O'Donnell
Louisville
Lincoln Fields Racing Assn
Ascot Park
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
UNC Freshman Walt Rose Sets Freshman Records
UNC Tarheels freshman swimmer Walt Rose shattered three freshman records in his debut meet, highlighting a standout start to his collegiate career and signaling strong early potential for the team.
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Walt Rose
University of North Carolina
Tarheels
Reds Lefty Demonstrates 1955 Form In Exhibition
In Sarasota, Fred Baczewski shone by retiring nine straight Cardinals, as Cincinnati beat St. Louis 6 to 2 in an exhibition. Ted Kluszewski and Wally Post homered, with Acker and Colum also contributing on the mound. Baczewski aims to reclaim his 1953 form and join a core of reliable Reds starters for 1955.
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Sarasota
Fla
Fred Baczewski
Cincinnati Redlegs
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Ted Kiuszewski
Wally Post
Baczewski
Tom Acker
Jackie Colum
Rudy
Tebbetts
Minarcin
Acker
Cardinals
Cards
Tampa
Johnny Temple
Klu
Ray Jablonski
Ted
Temple
Bill Sarni
Cardinal
Collum
Middletown Residents Invited to Join Blue Cross Plans
Middletown residents not yet in Blue Cross and Blue Shield can apply at First National Bank or Oglesby Barnitz Bank & Trust Co until April 9. Contracts received by that date activate May 10. Blue Cross covers hospital services and room costs for 70 days annually. Blue Shield pays up to 200 for surgery and related care.
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Middletown
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Route
First National Bank
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Hospital Care Corp
Club Cross
Ohio
Doctors of Ohio
Noted Painter Meurer Dies at 89 in Cincinnati
Cincinnati obituary notes painter Charles A. Meurer died after illness while being interviewed. He would have turned 90 tomorrow and marked his 61st wedding anniversary today. He exhibited My Passport at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and painted till his wheelchair in mid-80s. His portrait of Mrs. Roosevelt hangs at Hyde Park’s Roosevelt Memorial Library. He traded works for land in Terrace Park in 1895 and built an English cottage where he lived until death.
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Cincinnati
Charles A. Meurer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt Memorial Library
Hyde Park
N. Y
Meurer
Terrace Park
Bears Club Extends Drive for Season Finish Near Bethany
Warren County Bears Club trapped one fox during a drive near Bethany last Saturday. Proceeds benefit St. Francis de Sales Church in Lebanon. The group extends the season by one week and will meet at 9 a.m. next Saturday in Ridgeville for a final drive with lunch served by Ladies of the Ridgeville.
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Warren County Bears
Bethany
St. Francis de Sales Church
Lebanon
Ralph
Ham) Johnson
Rigeville
Ladies of the
Ridgeville
Escapees Hit Cruiser Then Apprehended in London
London Ohio police chief Gor man Clark pursued two Missouri State Prison escapees who struck his cruiser at high speed. The men Lester Leo Abrams 39 East St. Louis Missouri and Gusty Lyons 29 Greensboro Missouri were captured after Clark reached speeds up to 80 mph. Nick Carter a local grocer accompanied the chief in the cruiser.
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London
Ohio
Missouri
Gorman Clark
Clark
Lester Leo Abrams
East St. Louis
Gusty Lyons
Greensboro
Nick Carter
West Middletown Girl Bitten On Nose By Dog
A five year old girl Mary Sue Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Brown of West Middletown Rt 2 was bitten on the nose by a dog yesterday. She was treated at Middletown Hospital emergency ward at 3 40 p m and dismissed.
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Mary Sue Brown
Donald Brown
West Middletown
Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
Einstein marks 76th birthday with quiet day at home
Princeton New Jersey Dr Albert Einstein observes his 76th birthday without fuss or festivities. The famed physicist who says birthdays are for children planned to stay at home rather than go to his office at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Princeton
N. J
Albert Einstein
Institute For Advanced Study
Conductor Eugene Goossens Improves After Stage Collapse
Sydney reports conductor Eugene Goossens improving after collapsing Saturday night while leading the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The 61 year old, British born, previously conducted orchestras in Rochester and Cincinnati before moving to Australia eight years ago from the United States.
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Sydney
Australia
Eugene Goossens
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Goossens
Rochester
Cincinnati
United States
Box Office Cashier Robbed at Keith's Theater
In downtown Cincinnati last night a cashier at Keith's theater box office was robbed of 129 dollars and 90 cents. No suspects named and no injuries reported. The incident prompted an elevated police presence around the theater district.
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Cincinnati
Keith
Boy on Tricycle Triggers Fire Alarm Prank
In Baltimore suburbs a 4 year old climbed a tricycle to reach a fire alarm box causing two false alarms. Police later posted a lookout and detained him. When asked why he did it the boy replied I just like to see fire engines.
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Baltimore
Hog, cattle, calf market summary from USDA report
Salable hogs about 3,000 with barrows and gilts 180-220 lb at 25-50 higher than Friday. Heavier weights unevenly up 40-65. Sows steady, 400 lb down 12.75-13.25 and 400-600 lb 12.00-12.75. Boars steady around 8.75. Cattle and calves receipts about 1,500 and 300. slaughter steers and yearlings moderately active with most classes steady to strong and some 25-50 higher on good to low choice 900-950 lb yearlings. Bulls steady. load 932 lb 25.25. good 20.00-23.00. low good 19.00-50. utility and commercial 14.00-17.50. Cows utility and commercial 11.50-13.00. canners 9.00-11.00. shelly canners 8.00. cutters to utility bulls 13.50-15.00. good and choice dealers 18.00-26.00. utility and commercial 7.00-10.00.
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USDA
Egg and poultry price list from Cincinnati market report
Market figures show egg grades with large white 46-47 cents and large white 40-42 cents, medium whites 44-45, brown and mixed eggs 41-46, checks 28-30, dirties 26-30, and various sizes. Poultry fryers 249-34 lb at 31-32, heavy hens 23-25, light 12-14, old roosters 11-12. Butter wholesale 64, potatoes 2.65-5.25.
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Cincinnati
f.C.b
U.S
Cliburn Finishes Schumann Concerto After Pedal Fix
Buffalo Philharmonic guest Van Cliburn played Schumann in A minor when the piano pedals failed. Clarinetist Anthony Gilio, a spare-time repairman, fixed the pedal unit and Cliburn resumed to thunderous applause.
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Buffalo, N. Y
New York
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Schumann
van Cliburn
Anthony Gilio
Cliburn
Federal Reserve Area Resources Rise 429 Million in 1954
The fourth Federal Reserve District total resources reached 13.815 billion dollars at year end 1954, up 429 million from 1953. Cleveland Bank released figures showing earnings of 633 member banks at 384 million dollars for 1954, up from 364 million. Profits rose to 50 million, aided by asset sales despite higher expenses. District includes Ohio parts of western Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Hospital Says Hagen In Improved Condition
John Hagen age 72 of 907 Elwood Street is reported improved at Middletown Hospital where he remains confined with a broken back following a fall from a step ladder while cleaning wallpaper last Wednesday. He lives with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Carl Wedekind.
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John Hagen
Elwood St
Middletown Hospital
Hagen
Carl Wedekind
Dayton Man To Speak At Civitan Meeting
Dayton resident Gus Brunsman will address the Civitan Club at the Manchester Hotel tomorrow. Introduced by William Withey, Brunsman will discuss The Painted Picture. Program chairman Victor Mackall coordinates the event.
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Dayton
Civitan
Gus Brunsman
Ndon
Civitan Club
Manchester
Brunsman
William Withey
Victor Mackall
Hard Road Ahead On Disarmament
UNITED NATIONS N Y Henry Cabot Lodge Jr says the United States hopes the Soviets will cooperate in ongoing disarmament talks but warns it is a hard road He returned from the five power arms discussions in London begun February 25 His deputy James R Wadsworth remained at the talks
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United Nations
N. Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Lodge
U. S
London
James Id. Wadsworth
Young Slugger Real Sportsman in Paterson
EAST PATERSON N J A young ballplayer showed real sportsmanship this weekend when he broke a window and paid for it with his last pennies. C E King found the repair money and a note written by a child apologizing for the mishap and promising not to play ball again.
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East Paterson
N. J
C. E. King
Monroe Pupils Win Ratings For Music Audition
Thirteen Monroe Elementary soloists and the Monroe string quartet earned ratings at Miami University music auditions under the Ohio Music Education Association. Piano solos Susan Coppess 1 Connie Neu 2. Violin solos Larry Doebler Janet Breytstraak 1 Sandra Steele Faith Sanders 2 Tommy Brock 3. Viola solos Sharon Long Tom Hammond 1. Cello solos David Campbell 1 Charles Heck Tommy Litsch Jerry Housh 2. The quartet Janet Breytstraak Sharon Long Charles Heck Larry Doebler 1.
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Monroe _ mentary School
Miami University
Ohio Music Education Assn
Susan Coppess
Connie Neu
Larry Doebler
Janet Breytstraak
Sandra Steele
Faith Sanders
Tommy Brock
Sharon Long
Tom Hammond
David Campbell
Charles Heck
Tommy Litsch
Jerry Housh
Commission Urges Private Takeover of Lending Agencies
The Hoover Commission recommends broad reorganization of 104 federal lending and guarantee agencies, allowing private enterprise to run many programs under ongoing federal control. It urges abolishing some agencies and raising fees to keep remaining units self supporting.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Hoover
Congress
Greek Ship Jason Sinks. 16 Missing Off Italian Coast
The Italian navy reported a British vessel picked up four Greek crewmen from the merchant ship Jason, believed sunk off the storm battered toe of Italy. About sixteen other crew members were missing after the vessel sent a distress message from off Stile Cape. Lloyds Register lists no Greek ship named Jason.
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Rome
Jason
Italy
Stile Cape
Lloyd's Register
Seven Die In Ohio Traffic Mishaps
Seven fatalities occurred on Ohio streets and highways over the weekend, down from ten the prior week and far below eighteen two weeks earlier. Cincinnati reported one non traffic death, a 68 year old woman who died after a 12 foot fall into a window well.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cincinnati
Building Burns but Not $100 Pants
Fire swept through a Chicago laundry but failed to stop Conrad Nordis from reaching his spare pants. A hundred dollars remained in the pockets as the blaze raged.
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Chicago
Conrad Nordis
Dog in Wheelchair Joins Pack for Rabbit Hunt
A seven year old dachshund named Jenny, paralyzed hind legs, ran rabbits again in a two wheeled cart to regain interest in life. The owner built the cart after a back sprain and hunting injury, following a veterinary suggestion.
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Humble
England
Jenny
Telethon Tumbles Singer Into Bed In Oklahoma
A Boston singer, 27, collapsed from acute exhaustion during a 17 hour EMD telethon for cerebral palsy in Oklahoma. Bobby Wayne was rushed to a hospital where his condition was described as favorable. The telethon raised 45000 dollars.
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EMD
Okla
Boston
Bobby Wayne
Girl Scout Committee Sets Day Camp Plans Meeting
Further plans for day camp activities will be formed tomorrow at 10 a.m. by members of the Girl Scout day camp committee. Mrs. Frank Herd, chairman, will preside at the meeting in the Girl Scout office at the Cie Association.
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Girl Scout
Frank Herd
Cie Association
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