Stengel Helps Yank Signs in Championship Standstill
Casey Stengel joins New York Yankees brass in hoped salary talks as they push to sign holdout players. McDougald remains unsigned while Berra Byrd Schulz Tellinger and Gorman signs proceed. Whitey Ford and McDougald had voiced dissatisfaction. Giants Irvin and Dodgers Furillo land new deals as Orioles release Satchel Paige amid youth drive. Cardinals acquire first Negro star Alston for 100000 cash plus four players.
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New York
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Gil McDougald
Yankee
Iless
Schools Turning To Munn Dynasty For Coaching Help
NEW YORK When quiet likable Earle Edwards signed as head football coach at North Carolina State the Biggie Munn Dynasty in college football coaching was just about completed. Since Munn's Michigan State Spartans won the Big Ten championship and the Rose Bowl on their first try three of Biggie's assistants have moved into head coaching positions. Munn himself moved up to Michigan State athletic director giving up active coaching.
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New York
Earle Edwards
North Carolina State
Biggie Munn
Munn
Michigan State Spartans
Biggie
Michigan State
Warner and Rockne
Don Faurot
Earl
Red) Blaik
Hugh (Duffy) Daugherty
Syracuse
Steve Sebo
Pennsylvania
Edwards
Laverne
Kip) Taylor
Oregon State
Forrest Evashevski
Iowa
al Kircher
Washington State
Lowell
Red) Dawson
Pittsburgh
Dawson
John Kobs
Don Mason
Dan Devine
Robert Devane
Moore Primed to Defend Crown Against Maxim in Miami
Archie Moore, a 2-1 favorite despite marital troubles, defends his light heavyweight title tonight against Joey Maxim in a 15 round outdoor bout at Miami Stadium. If the $100,000 gate holds, Moore's share could reach about $52,000 with 40 percent of the net plus $50,000 in TV receipts. Maxim aims to regain the title in what observers consider a sharp matchup.
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Miami
Fla
Archie Moore
Joey Maxim
Miami Stadium
Archie
Alice
Maxim
Florida
Moore
St. Louis
Ogden
Utah
CBS
Bobby Dykes
Johnny Lombardo
Mt Carmel
Coral Gables Coliseum
Harrison Beats Walls Seeks Marciano Title Shot
Tommy Harrison upset Canadian Champion Earl Walls with a knockout in rounds four and six, then earned a 10‑round decision and advanced as an eighth-ranked contender for Rocky Marciano’s heavyweight crown. The U S fighter billed as Los Angeles hopeful chased the shot.
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Toronto
Tommy Harrison
Rocky Marciano
Earl Walls
Harrison
Marciano
Walls
Los Angeles
Morris Harvey Best of Foul Line Leads Hoops Stats
Morris Harvey reclaimed first in free throw accuracy as state conference standings shift. Salem tops rebounds per game while Alderson Broaddus maintains strong floor shooting. Bethany and Beckley faced Charleston’s Golden Eagles, who hit 48 of 53 free throws to reach .747. Salem shows 513 rebounds per game in 11 games with Tech second at 459. A-B leads in goal shooting at .448 with West Liberty second. The figures:
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Charmorrog
Mays
Calfees
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Pres Iile
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Mullens
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Shepherd
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Walker & Sawyers
Redden
Lefty
Rice
Salem
Alderson-Broaddus
Bethany
Golden Eagles
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Tigers
Tech
A-B
West Liberty
Semester Tests Slow Tech Five
In Montgomery on Jan 25 finals interrupt play and practice for Tech's Golden Bears who hold top state conference. The layoff ends Saturday with a home game against West Virginia Wesleyan, the last team to beat Tech before a seven game win streak.
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Tech
Golden Bears
West Virginia Wesleyan
Bobcats
Bears
Potomac
Salem
Alderson-Broaddus
Morris Harvey
Wesleyan
Hugh Bosely
MSU athletes win two Big Ten titles in fall 1953
The article notes Michigan State College athletes helped claim two Big Ten championships in the fall of 1953, with the Spartans winning the cross country title for the third straight year and tying Illinois for the football crown.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Spartans
Illinois
War in Holy Land Lost By 868,350 Refugees
AP correspondent Lynn Heinzerling reports from Jerusalem on the 1948 Arab Israeli war aftermath, focusing on 668,350 officially named Palestine refugees living in tents and shacks across borders. UNRWA efforts sustain 95,000 children in 2,000 schools, with debates over repatriation, resettlement, and regional schemes involving Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon. The piece notes refugee origins, aid programs, education initiatives, and political tensions shaping futures for Arabs and Israelis alike.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Lynn Heinzerling
Israel
Palestine
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Gaza Strip
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency For
Palestine Refugees
Aleppo
Gaza
Robert Westwater
Ottawa
Westwater
Reqrest
Olga Hyka
New York
U.S
Soviet Union
Middle East
Izzat Tannous
Palestine Refugee
Yarmuk
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Nile
Jordan River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tigris
Euphrates
el Jazirah
Hunsi Az-Zaim
Damascus
United Nations
Adib Shishekly
Abdullah
Amman
Jabal Husein
Dish-Washing Excitement in Ambler Home Heist
In San Diego a 2-A robber forced Ruth and Robert Ambler teenage children of a market owner to search for money hidden in the Ambler home. He noted unwashed dinner dishes and sent them to wash them before leaving. Parents returned to find the house spotless and the robber gone with the $5,300 weekend market receipts still hidden.
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San Diego
Calif
Ruth
Robert Ambler
Ambler
Robert
Funeral Notices for Thompson and Goodson families
Laura Belle Thompson of Sophia dies at 89. Service 2 p.m. January 27 at Williams Funeral Home Chapel. burial Wildwood Cemetery Beckley. George Floyd Goodson Jr of Abraham dies in Newton Falls Ohio. Service 2 p.m. January 28 at New Salem Church Abraham. burial Goodson Cemetery Abraham. Remembrance note for John William Traynham, died a year ago January 27, with family message of longing and memory.
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Laura Belle
Sophia
Reda Levich
Williams Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
Wildwood
Beckley
William Green
Roland
Goodson Goodson
George Floyd, Jr
Abraham
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Bertie Plumley
New Salem Church
Oliver Tedder
Goodson
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
John William Traynham
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