Chamberlain Still Leads In NBA Scoring and Average
New York AP Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia continues to top the National Basketball Association scoring race over Cincinnati’s Jack Twyman. Chamberlain has 1,681 points in 45 games for a 37.2 average, while Twyman has 1,605 points in seven more games for a 30.9 average. The rookie led in both categories for the second straight week, with stats through last Sunday not counting his 56‑point burst against Detroit Monday night.
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New York
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
Jack Twyman
Cincinnati
Wilt
Twyman
Chamberlain
Warriors
Detroit
Three Games in Church League In Ottawa
Three senior division games were played with Nazarene defeating First Baptist 51 to 12, First Methodist beating North Baptist 44 to 24, and Sacred Heart edging Baptist Mission 18 to 14. Trinity Methodist forfeited to Wesleyan Methodist. junior division games also completed with varied scores.
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Ottawa Recreation Commison
Orlis Cox
Church of ‘the Nazarene
First Baptist
First Methodist
North Baptist
Sacred Heart
Baptist Mission
Trinity Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist
First Christian
First United Presbyterian
Boys’ Club
Calvary Baptist
First Methodist Whites
Main Street
United Presbyterian
Afternoon Games Fade From National League Schedule
The National League released a 1960 schedule with a record 312 night contests to shift baseball away from weekday afternoons. The Cubs, last holdout against night baseball, will play all 77 home games in daytime, and under the new rules St Louis and Philadelphia avoid post noon games except weekends and holidays. Cincinnati has one afternoon game, while Los Angeles and Pittsburgh have two each.
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Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Docking Says He'll Veto It
Governor George Docking announced plans to veto a bill raising Kansas emergency fund from about 400000 to one million dollars. He cited past spending and warned a million dollar need would trigger a special legislative session. The Finance Council oversees the fund. Docking chairs it though most members are Republicans.
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Topeka
George Docking
High scores in BLUE MONDAY and MONDAY MIXED bowling leagues
Bowing results show Wolgast leading in BLUE MONDAY with top 10 and 30 games and 613, 541 series totals for C Wolgast and others posting high performances. MONDAY MIXED leaders include Wasson Wesen and Shisler Williamson with scores over 500 and many players hitting high single and series marks across multiple teams.
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Marais
D. Mudrick
Fritte
C. Fritts
Wasson
Wesen
B. Wasson
Shisler-Williamson
R. Shisler
Wassmer-Grabham
B. Grabham
Doty-Byrd
Doty
Lollar-Bennett
R. Bennett
Ames-Goss
H. Conrad
Kramer
J. Deputy
Seymour-Schultz
R. Schultz
M. Seymour
Cordie-Brown
C. Cordie
Porter-Durbin
T. Porter
A Beer Problem In Border Town Galena KS
Galena Kansas police report no liquor law violations found in taverns during the weekend after a patrol of taverns and Missouri teen carloads. Authorities checked cross-border shopping following Joplin Globe reports of Missouri youths buying beer illegally in rural Cherokee and Crawford counties.
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Galena, Kan
Galena
Avery Slimp
Missouri
Kansas
Joplin
Joplin Globe
Cherokee
Crawford
Topekan Kills Wife And Self
AP report from Topeka states a furniture salesman Samuel Hutter Halley killed his estranged wife Theo May Halley then shot himself at the family home. The couple’s son Tommy, 13, found the bodies after returning from school. Halley had been living apart from his wife since she filed for divorce weeks earlier. The wife, who had disappeared from a baggage claim here on December 28, had sought $10,000 for loss of their dog and suffering plus $100,000 in punitive damages in Circuit Court.
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Topeka
William A. Levin
Samuel Hutter ‘Halley
Theo May
Tommy
Levin
Halley
St. Thomas
Ont
Circuit Court
Seeks damages for dog loss in Detroit case
Detroit AP reports Judy Ferren a 17 year old seeks 110000 dollars from New York Central Railroad for loss of her Alsatian shepherd. She has not seen the dog since.
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Detroit
Judy Ferren
New York Central Railroad
Nixon Enters Illinois Primary In Bid For GOP Turnout
Backers of Vice President Richard M. Nixon listed his name in the Illinois preferential primary slated for April 12 to spur a large Republican turnout. This marks Nixon's second primary entry after New Hampshire.
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Springfield
Richard M. Nixon
Illinois
Nixon
New Hampshire
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Ottawa Tractor
Ineer’s
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el Ipbdede
Iuao
Bootery
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Blue Monday League
Border Town
Topekan
Fogle
Crushed Stone AG. Limestone
World Almanac
John G. Kaiser Drug Store
Masonic Building
Gambles Store
Albright Sewing Circle
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