Three pitchers share three wins in unusual AL season
The American League features a surprising cluster of aces with three wins each. Pete Ramos of Washington, Russ Kemmerer, and Bob Grim have all reached 3-1 records. Kemmerer earned his third win in a row, beating Kansas City 8-3 on an eight-hit effort as the Senators moved into fifth. Rain and cold paused many games across the league.
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Baseball Scores With Weather Affects Tuesday Results
Tuesday results show Chicago at Milwaukee and San Francisco at Philadelphia both rained out, St. Louis at Cincinnati affected by bad weather. Thursday prospects list Los Angeles at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Milwaukee, San Francisco at Pittsburgh, and Chicago at Cincinnati with note of delays.
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Threatened Rail Strike Called Off
OTTAWA RP A strike set for May 1 on the Canadian National Railways was cancelled after union leaders dropped their demand to retain firemen on oil fired diesels. Firemen will be phased out gradually over about 16 years with promotions retirements or deaths and no new hires. The CNR also agreed to a eventual 9 percent pay raise recommended by a conciliation board.
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Athletes Take 8-3 Trimming
The Kansas City Athletics fell 8-3 to the Washington Senators at home as Washington’s Ronnie Samford delivered a two run homer in the sixth and Bob Allison, playing in his hometown, added a triple and a single. Russ Kemmerer pitched eight strong for the Senators while Roger Maris hit his fourth homer for Kansas City in the ninth. Ray Herbert departed in the sixth after his first loss against one win. The St. Louis Cardinals were weathered out in Cincinnati.
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Soviets Propose Package Plan for Berlin and Germany
The Soviet Union and its Communist allies outlined a package settlement at Geneva aimed at West Berlin as a demilitarized free city under big power and UN guarantees, and a Germany peace treaty. They urged reunification by Germans themselves and stated West Berlin’s future should not be tied to a broader European security issue. Poland and Czechoslovakia must be accepted as full participants.
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Panchen Lama Declines India Visit for Talks
Tokyo AP reports Tibetan ruler the Panchen Lama refused Nehru's invitation for peace talks with the exiled Dalai Lama. Nehru granted asylum to the Dalai Lama after his escape from Chinese rule, while India accuses Chinese claims of kidnapping the Dalai Lama.
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Lawrence Youth New Head of FFA
A Lawrence high school senior, Steve Robb, 17, was elected president of the state Future Farmers of America at the annual convention. New officers include Don Eastman, Kenneth Lambert, Earl Kelloff, Lawrence Schrader, and Lawrence Bathurst. Twenty Kansas FFA chapters received emblems in the national chapter awards program.
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Retiree workers seek retroactive unemployment bill
In Ottawa and surrounding areas including Erle Fredonia Highland and Long Island a group of retired railroaders spoke about a retirement measure. They urged the House to make unemployment benefits retroactive to the last year and to extend coverage for workers with more than 10 years of service. the proposal would differentiate between dependents and workers.
Urges Benefits For Railroaders
Rep. Charles Brown of Missouri urged in Washington that railroad retirement benefits be increased and a modern unemployment compensation program be adopted. He noted Congress expanded most programs last year but not railroaders and urged action to extend federal coverage to them.
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