Santee, Whitfield Lead at Relays With Fast Mile Times
Wes Santee hailed as outstanding athlete of the Chicago Daily News Relays after a 4:04.2 Bankers Mile record and a 4:04.6 mile in Cleveland. Mal Whitfield finished second in voting as Relays 600 winner for the fifth time. Don Laz and Rob Richards tied for third after clearing 15 feet in the pole vault.
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University of Iinois
Second Place For Wellsville In Kansas State Indoor Meet
Manhattan hosts the Kansas state high school indoor track finals. In Class AA Shawn ee Mission led with 40 points, Haskell won Class A with 22, and Douglass scored 19 for Class B. Wellsville finished second in Class B with 18 points behind Gardner 17 and Riley 16.
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Ashland
Title Bout This Week
Johnny Saxton defends his welterweight title for the first time since beating Kid Gavilan last October against Tony DeMarco in Boston. Saxton favored 3-2 despite DeMarco being local. DeMarco has a 16 bout unbeaten streak and drew with Jimmy There will be no TV or radio cast of the bout. Also, Paddy DeMarco returns at St Nicholas Arena against Libby Manzo on Dumont TV. Jimmy Martinez meets Danny Giovanalli on ABC. NBC carries a Chico Vejar vs Billy Graham rematch in Syracuse. Will Pep battles Gil Cadilli on CBS at Parks Air Force Base Calif.
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Ariz
Chico Vejar
Billy Graham
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Stamford, Conn
NBC
Willié Pep
Gilvert Cadilli
Los Angeles
CBS
Parks Air Force Base
Callf
Marciano Heads to California for May Title Defense
Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano breaks camp and travels to California to begin serious workouts for the May 16 title defense against Don Cockell in San Francisco. He trained intensely for over two months, boxing 87 rounds, logging hundreds of miles of roadwork, and racking up the equivalent of 100 rounds on the punching bag. He weighed 205 pounds at the start on January 11 and now weighs 191 pounds, just four pounds over his best fighting weight.
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Rocky Marciano
California
Don Cockell
England
San Francisco
Topekan Heads Guard Group Election Picks Leaders
Brig. Gen. Frank Dunkley of Topeka was elected president of the Kansas National Guard Assn at its convention. Brig. Gen. Calvin J. Barry of Topeka was named vice president with Col. John W. Breidenthal as treasurer and Maj. Noble W. Drake as secretary. The next convention will be in Topeka as new armories were dedicated.
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Frank Dunkley
Topeka
Kansas National Guard Assn
Calvin J. Barry
John W. Breidenthal
Kapsap City
W. Drake
Hitters Break Through In Spring Training Slugging
As spring drills near month four hitters finally find range. Larry Doby homers thrice driving in seven in Indians 14 0 over San Francisco. Jim Rivera and Yogi Berra power White Sox and Yankees wins with multi hit games. Willie Mays leads Giants with homer as club wins 4 in row and Dusty Rhodes drives in five for Giants B squad. Stan Musial and Smoky Burgess contribute key hits as exhibition action continues.
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Gola Eyes Baseball Try with Phillies Interest
Tom Gola a three time All American basketball star who never played college baseball said he may try the sport with the Philadelphia Phillies. Other teams linked to the outsize La Salle star include the Kansas City Athletics New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. He notes he played first base and the outfield in school and could draw crowds and slug, with NBA draft rights held by the Philadelphia Warriors.
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Birthday party honors Cara Lu Owens in Bethel
Mrs Wayne Owens hosted Cara Lu Owens eighth birthday with guests Wa neta Turner Sue Platter Reba Turner Carol Fishburn Alice Mae Kingery Kay Cindy Dillon Linda Badger Nancy Owens Other activities included visits from Quincey Seymour Alvin Stahel Gary and Rosita Remon Soon Park and engagements at Centropolis Lupier and Enterprise YW D U workshop Students from Oklahoma University performed piano solos at a Cuba Korea themed event Snowdrifts delayed mail and caused cars to be stranded"}
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Albert Turner
Quincey Seymour
Ottawa
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Gary
Maurice Fishburn
Ben Hoffman
Met
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O. U
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Korea
Nery Eer Pentanee
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Leland Bay
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Bethel
Hiss Accused By Sen Mundt In Yalta Espionage Claim
Sen Mundt charged Alger Hiss with acting in an espionage capacity when given secret documents before Yalta. Mundt cited a 1945 claim by Edward Stettinius and criticized the Yalta concessions as a dangerous giveaway. Sparkman countered that the pact covered territory held by Japan, not China. Blind. The Lighthouse is building a $600000 medical center on the South Side.
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Alger Hiss
Yalta
Hiss
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Mundt
Edward ‘Stettinius
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Far East
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Terri
Darby Named Subcommittee Chair at 1956 GOP Convention
Former Kansas senator Harry Darby was named a subcommittee chairman for the 1956 Republican national convention in San Francisco. Darby will oversee tickets for the GOP gathering, announced in Washington yesterday by Leonard Hall, Republican national chairman.
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Harry Darby
Kansas
San Fraancisco
Darby
Leonard Hall
Braille Labels On Flowers Shrubs At Chicago Lighthouse Garden
Braille labels will be placed on flowers and shrubs as part of landscaping at the Chicago Lighthouse. The project integrates tactile labeling to aid visually impaired visitors and promote accessibility in the garden space.
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Democrats Elect Newton Woman
Mrs. Harry Harris of Marion was re elected president of the Kansas Federation of Democratic Women's clubs at its second annual convention in Newton Kansas. The event highlighted party organizing as Democrats choose leadership for county and state women’s clubs.
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Harry Harris
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Kansas Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs
Do You Know Major US Social Stat Facts
More than 250000 Americans are admitted to mental hospitals each year. The United States had 32 million motor vehicles in 1940 and 58 million today. Optometrists estimate four of ten Americans are handicapped on the job by poor vision. The United States records about 400000 divorces annually.
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