Height and weight records among 1960s NHL stars listed
The article lists tall players in the NHL, naming Mooac Vasko, Bidie Litzenberger and Bai Ret Hay at six feet three inches, with Ab McDonal and Eric Nesterenke at six feet two inches, and Karl Batfoor, Jack Fivana, Al Afrian at six feet. It notes Vasko as the heaviest at 210 pounds, Beliveau at 205, Howe at 201, and the lightest as Don Simmons 150 pounds and Camille Henry 151 pounds.
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Bleek Flewka
Hawks
Mooac Vasko
Bidie Litzenberger
Bai Ret Hay
Ab McDonal
Eric Nesterenke
Karl Batfoor
Jack Fivana
al Afrian
Himskrett
Elmer Moose
Vasku
Chicago
Jean Gelivesu
Montreal
Gordie Howe
Detroit
Vasko
Jean Beliveau
Howe
Beliveau
Shortest NHL players lift tall tales from ice
Leo Boivin of the Boston Bruins and Lorne Worsley of the New York Rangers are the league’s shortest players at five feet seven. Billy Hicke of the Canadiens and Ted Hampson of the Rangers are right behind at five feet eight.
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Leo Boivin
Boston Bruins
Lorne Gump
Worsley
New York Rangers
N.H.L
Boivin
Billy Hicke
Montreal Canadiens
Ted Hampson
Johnny Bower the Maple Leafs veteran age dispute
Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs is the league's oldest player, turning 36 on November 4 per NHL records. Some sources claim he is one or two years older. Bower had told hockey writers at the season's start he was 35 nearing 40.
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Johnny Bower
Toronto Maple Leafs
N.H.L
Bower
Hockey Writers
Dickie Moore's scoring surge highlights Canadiens season
Dickie Moore totaled 18 goals in 18 games this season, with 11 goals coming in five standout nights. He netted three goals in one game and two in four others, including a hat trick against New York and two goals against New York Boston and Chicago on two occasions.
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Dickie Moore
Moore
Montreal Canadiens
New York
Boston
Chicago
Toronto Photographer Wins NHL 1959-60 Photo Prize
George St. Marie of Toronto won the NHL photography contest for the 1959-60 season. His winning shot captures Bob Pulford scoring for the Maple Leafs against the Canadiens at Maple Leaf Gardens on December 30, 1959, with Jacques Plante on the ice watching.
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National Hockey League
George St. Marie
Toronto
St. Marie
Bob Pulford
Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
N.H.L
Maple Leaf Gardens
Pulford
Jacques Plante
Plante
Walking to School Then and Now
Compare past and present travel to school as many older generations recall walking two or three miles while today’s ten year olds often ride for a few blocks. The piece notes weather as a factor in walking habits and hints at changing daily routines.
Arterial hardening seen as root cause of major brain and heart disease
The text states that hardening of the arteries is the basic cause of coronary thrombosis, senility and strokes, labeling it the biggest disease faced by mankind in the Western World.
Ships observe Atlantic Command 50th anniversary in Halifax harbour
Members of the ship's company parade during the 50th anniversary observances on the East coast. The USS Burrfish, a U.S. Navy submarine, is refitting in Philadelphia ahead of a loan to the Royal Canadian Navy and its renaming as HMCS Grilse for Pacific Command training duties.
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Bers
Ships
Atlantic Command
Halifax Harbour
Burrfish
U.S. Navy
Philadelphia
RCN
Pacific Command
HMCS
Grilse
Royal Canadian Navy
Esquimalt Harbour
Silent Healing Tale From a Grave Site
A Highway Patrol Officer’s photo shows his son kneeling at his mother’s grave. The story questions how a driver’s actions caused the family’s loss and reflects on grief, forgiveness, and the impact of a fatal crash.
Manitoba hit by high rate of lightning caused fires
A Canadian study shows Manitoba has more lightning fire activity than British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. The east of Lake Winnipeg near Little Grand Rapids records the worst year 1950 to 1959 with about 35 fires per year and a rate of 100 fires per 1000 square miles. Manitoba averages six fires per 1000 square miles overall, while BC 17 Ontario 15 New Brunswick 13 and Quebec 12. Saskatchewan and Alberta report two per 1000 square miles.
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Manitoba
C. H. Witney
B.C
Ontario
New Brunswick
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dozers Uncover Buried Beer Cache On Alaskan Isle
Caterpillar tractors and U S Army engineers cleared a stash of over 2000 beer cans buried on St Lawrence Island Alaska two years after the army departed. They dug a crater 14 football fields in size and destroyed the beer by opening cans and pouring the contents onto the ground.
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U.S. Army
St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Kramer News
The Penny Saved Uses Powdered Skim Milk
A small economy guides budget use by substituting powdered skim milk for liquid whole milk. It preserves most nutrients while reducing calories, suitable as a drink or ingredient in soups and desserts, with no need to reconstitute more liquid than needed.
Widow donates $50,000 to Bowmanville museum
The 90 year old widow of a Toronto doctor gives Bowmanville the funds to establish a municipal museum. She moved back to her birthplace and wants the museum ready to open next summer. Ontario Director S James Gooding inspected the site and aims to complete the deal.
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Toronto
Bowmanville
Oshawa
Ontario
S. James Gooding
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Don Simmons
Camille Henry
Simmons
Henry
George Vanier
H. S. Rayner
Naval Staff
Bonaventure
John
Cole
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
United Nations
New York City
Sarah G. Williams
Province
Innisfail, Alta
Tony Anhelher
Swan Lake
Anhelher
Innisfail
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