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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1962
Page
6
Greeley Wildcats beat Kincaid 76 to 52 to seal an undefeated 11-0 league record and clinch the Lucky Seven title. Leo Donahue scored 28 points with 16 of 18 free throws, Bob Oswald added 20, and Dick Woolery led Kincaid with 26 points. Greeley’s B team also won 44-30.
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon winner, received the National YMCA sports award for his contributions to sports, world brotherhood and the YMCA. Johnson, of Kingsburg, California, recently completed a Peace Corps mission and built his career through YMCA programs.
The Richmond Virginians will start the International League season with a day night doubleheader on April 25 at home. General manager Jerry Waring of the Yankees farm club calls the move both different and fan friendly in response to charges that baseball has changed little in 40 years.
Bowling standings show Night Owl, Royals, Gambles, and others leading in individual scores and team highs across dates in October and May. Notable marks include G. Wolgast 601, K Liegerot 504, R. Reynolds 530, and D. Cordle 545 across multiple teams.
DeSoto High School Wildcats defeated Wellsville 62 to 36 in a Little Seven League game at DeSoto. Morse led DeSoto with 23 points, Schendel topped Wellsville with 14. DeSoto improves to 7-0 in league play. Wellsville stands 0-9 and heads to Baldwin Friday night.
A Houston jury verdict leaves unclear KU Endowment Foundation ownership of 12 acres within a 244 acre tract valued at $10 million. Judge Stovall invites 47 attorneys to file motions for directed verdicts new trials or mistrial by Friday after conflicting jury findings on whether 15 acres should be carved from the tract's north or south side due to a faulty 1861 deed and map.
In Nagaland the old practice of headhunting has reportedly resumed. Village guards clashed with Naga guerrillas seeking independence, killing six fighters and beheading them as proof, according to a Shillong report.
Wellsville Junior High basketball teams lost makeup games to Gardner here on Monday. Gardner seventh graders won 25 20 while the eighth graders prevailed 35 18. Wellsville schedules a home game against Eudora Thursday at 6 30 p.m.
Gifts of new cushions were given to the Wellsville Methodist Church by Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gault. The church commission on missions sent 1,100 cancelled postage stamps to United Church Overseas Relief. The Berean Class Baptist meeting was postponed to Jan. 25 due to the hostess’s illness. Several Wellsville youths attended the Ottawa District MYF Mid Winter Institute in Iola. Reverend Roger Biddle spoke at Wellsville Methodist on crisis conflict and community. The men’s work night at Wellsville Baptist and Men’s Fellowship agreed on monthly work nights to maintain improvement.
A number of proposed work projects for the improvement of the building are now being studied by the men under the direction of Henry Chilton, chairman of improvements and repairs of the board of trustees.
Richmond residents attended a Paola ceremony where Loretta Roecker daughter of Mr and Mrs John Roecker received her white veil. Attendees included Pete and Diane Bures Carl Sobba Lelia Morgan Maudie Doncaster. James Brock in Kansas City for military pre induction. Multiple local moves and hospital news outlined.
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges says a tax cut is entirely conceivable if the United States can lift production by 4 percent in the coming year.
At a news conference on Tuesday Hodges said a 52 percent corporate income tax cut could help the United States stay ahead of the Soviet Union in industry. He argued that if annual U.S. production rose by 4 percent instead of a 244 percent average rise, tax cuts could extend to personal taxes as well.
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