Golden Gloves QF Match Downs AF Fighters and Pan Am Links
Six air force fighters remain in the Golden Gloves after Wednesday’s quarterfinals with two defending champions eliminated. Semis and finals are set for next Wednesday in Chicago. Several AF boxers join Pan American team bound for Mexico City after the tournament, including Willie Morton and Harry Smith, while other results feature Herrera, Wood Thornton, Eddie Cato, and Roy Harris among the eliminated or advancing fighters.
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Dale Volberg
Sioux City
Death Day Secrets and Oddities Across History
Walter Winchell packs a mosaic of trivia and anecdotes from 27 years past, listing uncanny coincidences such as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok sharing death timing, plus global curios like air traffic counts, license needs in Kenya, and ancient ship naming by Greeks. The item closes noting Duke wins and schedules for next season’s bowl matchups.
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Cuban Boxer Mederos Scores Knockout to Lead Heavyweight Field
MIAMI, Fla. March 3 12 Julio Mederos an unheralded Cuban moved into the heavyweight picture with a fifth round knockout of Roland LaStarza after stunning rallies that dropped his rival twice. Mederos weighed 195 1/2 pounds and LaStarza 128. Other results: Isaac Iogart halted Rocky Casillo in sixth via TKO, Virgil Akins stopped Johnny Brown in the tenth, Gus Rubicini won his tenth straight, and Petit Gonzales also scored a win on the outdoor card.
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Chicago
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Deadline Set For Keg Meet Bowling Championship
Entry closes noon Friday for the Armed Services YMCA National Telegraphic Bowling championships to be held at Ft Sam Houston alleys March 19 at 2 p.m. Local and national prizes go to top team, game, and series scores. Entry fee seven dollars per team. Doug Bailey cites strong Army and Navy interest with few Air Force entries.
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Oak Leaf Cluster for Darnall and Army News
M Sgt George H Darnall Jr USAF son of Mr and Mrs George H Darnall 117 Loretta received an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Commendation ribbon while serving in Naples Italy. Four San Antonio soldiers are being transferred from Japan to Korea with the 35th Infantry division. They are Sgt Balente R Bazan Cpl Richard R Castillo Huey P Brown and Pv t Patricio Medelez. S Saddler to meet Kenny Davis in Butte and Joe Lopes in Sacramento in April.
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Clue to Cause of High Blood Pressure Found
Los Angeles reports drumbeat on a Michigan medical school finding linking aldosterone overproduction to hypertension and arterial hardening. Dr Jerome W Conn presented to Los Angeles County hospital physicians noting UK isolation of aldosterone and Ann Arbor studies by his team may prove key to the condition.
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Skin graft gives burn victim Lucky Degeare hope
Oklahoma City March 3. Six year old Lucky Degeare burned when his clothes caught fire and he rests comfortably after a skin graft operation yesterday. Fireman Bill Latham Jr. donated his skin to aid recovery from burns covering 65 percent of the boy's body. The accident occurred Jan. 27 and doctors said the graft offered Lucky the only chance of healing.
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Plan Failure Seen on Four Year House Terms
President Eisenhower’s push for four year terms for House members is unlikely to pass. Rep. Celler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, says four related constitutional amendment bills may not advance. The president spoke at a news conference while praising a bill boosting congressional pay to 22,500 a year, signed into law effective Tuesday.
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