Chicago White Sox Favored To Win Pennant By Writers
New York AP report shows Chicago leading in preseason ballots for both leagues while Yankees slide to third in national league ranking. Milwaukee and San Francisco also factor as Dodger move to third. land purchase for Hall of Fame site underway near shrine.
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Archie Moore Fight Delayed by Personal Emergency
Archie Moore’s light heavyweight title defense against Yvon Durelle, postponed from July 15, is now set for August 12 at the Montreal Forum. Moore rushed to San Diego to be at wife Mrs. Moore’s side after her surgery for a non malignant mastoid tumor. her condition is satisfactory.
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Leaky Mufflers Warned Before Bad Weather
Harry Says urges car owners to fix leaking mufflers before bad weather. Advertises Genuine Maremont factory duplicate mufflers exhaust pipes tail pipes and clamps plus Smithy custom built glass packed mufflers. Guaranteed to fit.
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Indians Clash Pomona Lions At Garfield Playground
Wednesday schedule features Pee Wee Indians facing Pomona Lions at 5 p.m. Garfield playground. Midget League has Yankees versus Pomona Lions at Forest Park little diamond. Ottawa meets Highland Park at Forest Park at 8 p.m. Thursday sees Braves versus Athletics at 5 p.m. Garfield playground and Boys Club against Redlegs at 5 p.m. Forest Park little diamond. Ottawa plays Lawrence at 8 p.m. Forest Park.
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Green Joins Boston Red Sox After Farm Club Call Up
Elijah Pump Green, once at the center of protests over racial discrimination, has joined the Boston Red Sox. The switch hitting infielder was called up from the Minneapolis farm club Tuesday following the sale of veteran infielder Bobby Avila to Milwaukee.
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Pumpsie) Green
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Wallace to Attend Pittsburg Clinic Headed by Harold Wallace
Harold Wallace, Kansas and Ottawa high school football coaches, attends Pittsburg clinic on campus. The two day event features coaching theory, weight lifting and defensive development, drawing leaders from Midwest high school programs amid discrimination charges against the Red Sox, which they deny. Green, noted as a Negro shortstop, has previously faced controversy over spring training participation.
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Machen Vargas Confident Ahead of Portland Heavyweight Fight
Eddie Machen of Portland vows to flatten Reuben Vargas in their 10 round heavyweight bout in Portland. Vargas aims for a knockout and a shot at Ingemar Johansson in Sweden. Machen previously lost to Johansson in one round last fall and is considered a top No. 5 challenger. Vargas is unranked. The bout airs nationally on ABC at 8 PM CST.
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Savannah becomes first atom powered merchant ship
The 21,000 ton Savannah was moved to a fitting-out dock at the New York Shipbuilding Corp and workmen swarm aboard to install the atomic power plant and fittings. Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower named the ship and sent it down the ways in launching ceremonies as the world’s first atom powered merchantman.
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Collapse Buries Laborer in Missouri Sewer Ditch
A 26-year-old laborer Edward D. Heaston was killed when a 16-foot sewer ditch in Ellisville, Missouri, caved in Tuesday. Two fellow workers escaped as about two tons of dirt collapsed. Rescue workers reached Heaston in an hour but were unable to save him.
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Craft Suffers Minor Heart Attack
Kansas City Athletics manager Harry Craft was rushed to Downtown Hospital after chest pains. Doctors initially cited exhaustion and tension but later confirmed a heart ailment. The 44 year old manager is in stable condition and has responded to medication.
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Savannah ship to test nuclear reactor for peaceful use
This country argues mankind can master the atom for peaceful benefit. Static tests of the ship's nuclear reactor may occur before next year, but sea trials of the Savannah are not expected until 1960. It will take another year before she sails long cruises with 60 passengers and 10,000 tons of cargo to distant ports worldwide.
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Sobbing Mother Surrenders Child in Custody Dispute
In St Joseph Missouri Mes Mildred Akes released her 2 year old daughter Eileen after a six day jail stay. She cried that only her ex husband James Akers could care for the child while custody proceedings paused for attorney retrieval. Akes then sought to clear contempt and regain custody of her other children.
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Polio Cases Rise Across Weeks In 1959 Des Moines Area Lead
AP reports rising polio cases across several states with weekly tallies showing increases since April. Through July 11 there were 940 cases, 604 paralytic, vs 567 cases with 282 paralytic in 1958. Surgeon General Burney urged vaccination under 40. A Nashville cave rescuer, 16, was pulled from a 70 foot shaft with serious injuries after a two hour ordeal.
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