Yellowstone Lake Site for Fisharee Funds Fishing Event and Rules
The first Wisconsin Fisharee is planned for Yellowstone Lake on Sunday June 26 to raise funds for lake improvements including boat ramps and shelter houses. Cash prizes of 300, 200 and 100 will be awarded. The event runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Officials also announced new water sport regulations on boating safety and registration, plus guidance on life preservers and lighting. Bullheads and bass catches are reported with test net surveys showing healthy walleye and northern populations despite high water and poor spawning conditions.
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Paret Poised To Upset Jordan In Vegas Showdown
Las Vegas hosts a 15 round light welterweight title bout as Benny Paret, 20, Cuban challenger, challenges defending champion Don Jordan, 25, from Los Angeles. NBC TV and radio cover the fight at 7 p.m. PDT from the Convention Center with Paret favored by money men. Jordan seeks to prove his title worth after two recent non title losses.
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Kid) Paret
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Monroe Softball Opens 1960 Season With Triple Bill
The Monroe softball leagues begin action next week with the Minor League opening night featuring VFW vs Oaktron Juda vs Eagles and Pet Milk vs FFA. Major League games Tuesday include Gemplers vs Browntown and First National vs Chicken Pats of Brodhead with a 14 week schedule promising strong competition and potential forfeits to avoid delays.
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Ballpark Work Underway in Brodhead for Summer
The annual Legion ballpark cleanup is in progress as city employees Leo Noonan and Ben Stabler haul dirt and level water holes. Volunteers plan to paint bleachers fix the fence and mow grass.
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Stars Pitching Halt Orioles as Ford Silent Yanks Win
Whitey Ford and the New York Yankees blanked Baltimore 2-0 to drop the Orioles from first place while Orlando Cepeda and the Giants crushed the Phillies 9-0 with Cepeda driving in four runs including a homer.
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Cost of living rose 72 percent 1939 to 1950 in U S
The Twentieth Century Fund reports that the cost of living in the United States increased by 72 percent between 1939 and 1950. The finding frames inflation during the postwar period and its impact on households nationwide.
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Adcock Sparks Braves to 4-1 Win at St Louis
Joe Adcock led Milwaukee with a 2-for-4 effort driving in a run as the Braves beat the Cardinals 4-1 in St Louis. Hank Aaron and Bill Bruton each had three hits, boosting Milwaukee’s offense behind Bob Buhl’s nine strikeouts in seven innings. The win lifts Milwaukee into contention as San Francisco widens the NL lead with a 9-0 victory over Philadelphia.
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Speedway Double Bill Weekend At Rockford Speedway
Rockford Speedway schedules eight stock car events and a doubleheader for midgets over Memorial Day weekend. Saturday features heat races trophy dash semi features and a 25 lap race with drivers Red Rose Don Harvey Bill Snodie Howie Stucke and Jim Rever. Badger Midget Racing Association competitors Billy Wood Dick Ritchie Mel Kenyon Hal Schroeder and Mike Ladd race a 40 lap double championship on the high banks. Time trials start 7 pm Saturday and 8 30 pm races. Monday trials are 1 pm with races at 2 30 pm. Reserved seating noted by Chuck Teeple.
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Weekend Memorial Day fishing outlook improves with warm weather
State conservation warden Harold A. Pederson says fishing should be excellent over the Memorial Day holiday if warm weather continues and rain stops. Stocked brown and rainbow trout exceed 12 inches with a total rainbow tally by location. State reports note strong panfish action as no bag limit begins this season, with numerous notable catches across Wisconsin waters.
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Church group protests beer sales at County Stadium
About 50 members of the Ezra Bible class of the First Baptist Church of Sister Bay protested beer sales at Milwaukee Braves games. They asked the County Board to act, saying they faced harassment and foul language from drinkers as they traveled 185 miles to games.
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Sugar Ray Robinson to Box Paul Pender in Boston Rematch
Sugar Ray Robinson, five time world middleweight champion, plans to fight Paul Pender in Boston on June 10 for the title in a rematch. He seeks victory by decision or knockout, defends his 70 percent TV share and 30 percent of the gate, and explains prior Baltimore suspension was a misunderstanding.
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13 UW Boxers Receive Letters
The University of Wisconsin awarded 13 boxing letters including Charles Mohr whose death from a ring injury led to the sport’s abolition on campus. Joseph Cotton and Larry Wollden were elected captains of the Badger track and golf teams. Hank Derleth named president of the Wisconsin Student Athletic Board. Marty Charrity received a watch for his Big Ten golf meet showing and was Badgers' low scorer, 11th place in basketball.
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Greenland Icecape Reaches Vast Coverage
An icecape spanning twice the size of Texas now covers 85 percent of Greenland, reshaping ice and climate dynamics across the Arctic region.
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Ford Handcuffs Orioles as Yankees win 2-0
Whitey Ford pitched a three hitter despite elbow trouble to lift the New York Yankees over Baltimore 2-0. The loss snaps Baltimore’s four-game win streak and drops them to second place behind idle Cleveland. Chicago’s White Sox win 3-1 at Kansas City.
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Manc i Named Green Bay Hockey President
James Manci has been elected president of Green Bay Hockey Incorporated, sponsor of the Bobcats and champions of the Central Hockey League, the organization announced Thursday.
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