Norwalk Man Builds Midget Mustang in His Workshop
Lloyd L. Butler of Norwalk recalls first learning to fly in 1943 and detailing his self built Little Bronco Midget Mustang. He designed and built the single seater from plans begun in 1959, finishing after 4 1 2 years with help from wife on the paint. The craft weighs 675 pounds, cruises at 160 mph, and placed as most outstanding metal aircraft at Rockford National Air Convention. Butler plans a Cal Sut Racer now.
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Lloyd L. Butler
Old State Road
Norwalk
Butler
Dave
Long
Cleveland
National Air Convention
Rockford, Ilinois
Sports Aviation
United States
Colleges Get New Substitution Rule
The National Collegi ate Athletic Association announced a two platoon substitution rule after a three day meeting in Fort Lauderdale Florida The rule allows coaches to substitute when the ball changes hands or between periods while retaining two wild card substitutions at any time It ends the practice of delaying punts to stop the clock and adds no talk to coaches during timeouts remains restricted.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
National Collegiate Athletic Committee
Gurney Captures Riverside 500 for Third Time
Dan Gurney of Costa Mesa wins the Riverside 500 mile stock car race for the third time, holding off Marvin Panch and A J Foyt who was injured when his car flipped on lap 172. Foyt hospitalized with chest injuries, condition satisfactory. Gurney’s 1965 Ford completed the race in 5 hours 41 minutes 42 seconds at 87.708 mph.
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Riverside
Calif
UPI
Dan Gurney
Costa Mesa
Gurney
A. J. Foyt
Foyt
Riverside Community Hospital
Marvin Panch
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mays Signs for 105000 With Giants
Willie Mays, 42, will collect another 105000 this season with the San Francisco Giants after agreeing to a contract on Saturday. He expects four to five more years in baseball and remains baseball’s highest paid active performer.
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SAN Francisco
UPI
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Bruins extend win streak with 80 66 win over Stanford
UCLA routs Stanford 80 66 to stretch the Bruins to 13 straight victories in an AAWU clash as Keith Erickson scores 21 and Bob Bedell leads Stanford with 22. Other top teams also win as Michigan, Wichita, Indiana, St Josephs, San Francisco, St Johns and Davidson post victories.
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Bruins
Uclans
Stanford
Keith Erickson
Bob Bedell
Hoosiers
San Francisco
Santa Clara
Broncos
St. John’s
Ken McIntyre
Seton
Indiana Edges Ohio State To Tighten Big Ten Title Race
Indiana defeated Ohio State 84 72 in Columbus as the Hoosiers overpowered the Buckeyes with strong inside play from Tom and Dick Van Arsdale and Jon McGlocklin. Ohio State, hampered by fouls and missed free throws, fell behind late after Dick Ricketts fouled out.
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Dave Stallworth
Wichita
St. Louis
Indiana
von Arsdale Twins
Tom
Hoosiers
Ohio State
Columbus
UPI
Buckeyes
Fred Taylor
Bucks
Minnesota
Ilinois
Ricketts
van Arsdales
Jon McGlocklin
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Montreal Canadiens
Ted Harris
Black Hawks
Bobby Hull
Chicago
Gump Worsley
Dick Duff
Canadien
Phil Esposito
Canadiens
Hawks
Lloyd L. Butler and
Little Bronco
Mays
UCLA
Michigan
Northwestern
St. Joseph’s
Lafayette
Seton Hall
Davidson
Presbyterian
Cisel Russell
Russell
Wolverines
Tox
Rambler
American Motors
Ebert & Sons Motor Sales
Danny Kaye
Cbs-Tv
East Main St
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