Hank Aaron Is Clutch Hitter
Hank Aaron leads MLB in game winning blows with seven this season for the Milwaukee Braves. Don Hoak trails in the NL with six, while Bill Skowron tops the AL with five. Gino Cimoli and Del Ennis among notable clutch hitters.
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Baseball leaders: Banks, Banks, and others tied for wins
Ernie Banks and his Cubs teammate each have five game winning blows. Trailing Skowron in the American league with four are Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra of the Yankees Charley Maxwell of Detroit Jackie Jensen of Boston Larry Doby of the Chicago White Sox Al Smith and Bobby Avila of Cleveland and Gus Zernial of Kansas City.
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Glassed in section for Texas gridiron fans at Baylor
Baylor unveils an 85 seat glassed in section called Pink Cadillac Row beneath the press box for football games in Waco Texas. It features tile floors foam cushions heaters air conditioners and potted plants in the corners. Elevators provide access for ticket holders. The section cannot guarantee a winning team.
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Redlegs top Yankees 9 3 in Junior league game
Dennis Smith pitched the Redlegs to a 9 3 victory over the Yankees in Ottawa Recreation Commission Rotary baseball. Bob Lewis took the loss for New York.
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Schedule Study Of Federal Aid
A joint Federal State Action Committee meeting to plan how states may assume services now provided by the federal government will be held in Hershey Pennsylvania August 9 10. Governors Lane Dwinell of New Hampshire and others will join federal members named by President Eisenhower and Gov. Stratton of Illinois.
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Two Pedestrians Die in Wichita Crashes
Two pedestrians were fatally injured in separate Wichita accidents yesterday. Leota I Fuller ton, 74, was hit by a pickup. DeArmond E Collins, 84, was struck by a car.
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Two Are Killed By Wild Elephant Near Keandy
In central Ceylon a wild elephant killed a woman and injured another as it charged a party of seven returning from a village fair near Keandy. The animal seized a man with its trunk and tried to dash him to the ground but he escaped before the elephant attacked two women.
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Dictionaries Added To Police Equipment
Philadelphia police add equipment dictionaries to all station houses and detective divisions to curb misspelled words. Officials say the increase in paperwork requires correct spelling be applied to every report.
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Soldier Killed In Herington Wreck
Joyce D. Price 18 of Herington was killed last night in an accident five miles north of Herington. Two other soldiers from Herington were injured slightly as their vehicle struck a bridge while en route home from Ft. Riley. The victim's parents are Mr and Mrs Claude Price of Galena.
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Britisher Hanged Despite Opposition
Durham England report: John Wilson Vickers, a 22 year old laborer from Curtisl, was hanged for killing 72 year old Jane Duckett during a robbery. This was Britain’s first execution since August 1953 and the first under the new homicide law granting capital punishment for specific murder degrees.
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Claims Rejected In Junk Dealer Estate Murder Case
Probate Judge James V. Riddell denied five claimants on the $17,600 estate of Jim Ross a Wichita junk dealer murdered December 19 1955. Money was found hidden in trunks by police. Claimants included Mrs Mayne Ross Shotten John Jackson Ross and Mrs Hazel Mae Ramsdell. The case involved funeral and estate expenses of about $3600 and a Sedgwick County fund. Strong parliamentary effort in Lords to aid the case failed.
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