Former Champ Reveals Bribe Offers in Boxing Scandal
Former lightweight champion Ike Williams testifies that mobster Frank Palermo offered bribes totaling more than 180 dollars to throw fights involving top contenders including Liston and Gavilan. Senate subcommittee hears how the mob allegedly took sizable shares of Liston’s earnings while Barone and others face questioning. Williams recalls bribe attempts and reflects on his career and pay.
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Washington
Senate
Frank
Blinky) Palermo
Lenny Liston
Palermo
Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Liston
Joseph P
Pop) Barone
Allentown
Allen Town
St. Louis
New York
Frankie Carha
John J. Vitale
Williams
Jimmy Carter
Kid Gavilan
Freddi Dawson
Juste Fontaine
Willams
Gavilan
Benus Chang
Carter
Dawsor
Fontaine
Este
Kefauser
D-Tenn
Wiliams
Lda
Warehoneman
Rew Jeter
Hose Ordentis
Tse Palermo
Wilams
Bowling Scores Mondat Mined Toug-teteher- Rean-Lang
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Lang
LL. Ames
Bermour—St del
Fredcon-Conrad
Aly
H. Conrad
Ordiat Lavan
Bowling Bits and Scores Highlight Evening League Action
Alice Natt rolled her first 200 game and first 500 series Wednesday night with a 29, 524 series. Wilma Thompson 536 and Sue Wolgast 547 topped the high series. Mary Lu Burgeon had a 201 second game. Moore’s 412 wins. Wrights rise to second as Peoples National drops games to Moore’s. Betty Hughes 248 high game. Wolgast 537 series. Glenna La Whitatre 529 second high. Colby’s team scores 230, 812, 2435, within a half game of Royal P. leaders 2982 second high series. Ottawa Bowl notes Helen Jones and Mary Brandon share games, average, and identical pin counts. Ruth Carlson 208 and 473.
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Alice Natt
Wilma Thompson
Sue Wolgast
Mary Lu Burgeon
Tean
Wise
Moore
Yaus
Wright
Wrights
Peoples National
Moore’s
Betty Hughes
Glenna la Whitatre
Colby's
Royal P
Ottawa Bowl
Helen Jones
Mary Brandon
Night bowling standings and high game leaders reported
Edith Crandall led the night ahead of Arnold's as Nitcher's 36 wins tied for team honors. Lee's remains far ahead with 1312 games played and a 1412 record, Ottawa Savings and Nit cher's tied for second with 32 wins, Helen Wenthe top scored 313 for high series, Nancy Lollar tied for high game with 1819, Ernestine Killion second high 185, Budges strong 2134 in team scoring, Vera Fermison and Helen Carey tied for high series with 47, KOFO City Association meeting noted for Sunday at the Royal T.
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Edith Crandall
Arnold
Nitcher
Lee
Ottawa Savings
Earth
Helen Wenthe
Nancy Lollar
Ernestine Killion
Nancy
Biemes
Onay
Budges
Bond
Vera Fermison
Otg
Ted
Helen Carey
Pat White
Arnold’s
Kofo
Rkrofo
The
Royal T
Controversial Kansas City Judge John F. Cook Dies
Circuit Judge John F. Cook, 60, a controversial Jackson County figure, died in a hospital Monday night after five years in poor health. He rose to the bench amid political machine ties and frequently spoke out for defendants before him, resisting repeated efforts to unseat him.
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Kansas
CIT
John F. Cook
Jackson County
Cook
Judges Seize Criminal Docket From Underdog Associate
In November 1959 the judge’s fellow jurists took control of the criminal docket away from him, shifting authority within the bench and affecting case management and procedural flow. The incident reflects internal tensions over courtroom governance and estate of judicial power during that era.
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Lide
Fall Fatal in Joplin Tree Trimming Death
Walter Wade, seven, died in a Joplin hospital overnight after falling from a tree he was trimming at his home. He plunged at least ten feet and sustained fatal injuries.
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Joplin. Mo
Walter Wade
Ohio State Tops AP Poll As Nation's No 1 Team
The Associated Press poll places Ohio State at No 1 with 35 of 36 first place votes after a 103-54 win over Army and three straight victories. Bradley No 2, Detroit No 3, Indiana No 4, North Carolina No 5, St Bonaventure No 6, with St John’s Duke Louisville and North Carolina State following.
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Ohio State
Associated Press’ Panel of
Detroit
All-America
Jerry Lucas & Co
Army
Ohio University
St. Louis
Bradley
Butler
Diana
Ottawa Herald
Tom Villemure
Indiana
North Carolina
St. Bonaventure
St. John’s
Duke
Louisville
Freeh
Carolina State
St. John's
North
State
Success Recorded For Pershing Missile Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Army scored a second straight launch success with a two stage model of its Pershing tactical missile A 34 foot solid fuel rocket lifted from the test center on Monday and sent a simulated warhead about 140 miles long range Brig Gen Richard J Hurst commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency called the flight a complete success The Army and the Martin Co Are developing the missile as a mobile field weapon with a range of 275 700 miles
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Richard J. Hurst
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Martin Co
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