Pole Vaulter Grabs Top Spot At Valley Semi Final
Shafter track group dominated the Fresno valley semi finals with Paul Raley posting a career best 10 feet 4 inches to win the pole vault. Robert Lamas tied for second in the A 180 low hurdles and took third in the 120 high hurdles. Bob Tidwell set an A class shot put record with 48 feet 2.44 inches and placed second. George Tidwell finished third in the C discus. All four qualified for the valley finals in Madera on May 20.
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Shafter
Fresno
Glass C
Paul Raley
Raley
Robert Lamas
Bob Tidwell
George Tidwell
Madera
West Coast Relays Boosts Odds For Record Marks In Fresno
More than 1200 athletes from the Pacific Coast converge on Fresno for the 24th West Coast Relays. USC is favored to win the team title as stars like Bud Held and Cy Young challenge records in javelin and other events. High hurdles, 100 yard dash rivals Dixon and Attlesey and LaBeach chase sprint marks as evening events begin at 7 15 with pole vault to follow.
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Pacific Coast
Fresno
University of Southern California
Bud Held
Stanford
George Roseme
California
de] Pickarts
Santa Barbara
Cy Young
U.C.L.A
Craig Dixon
Los Angeles
Dick Attlesey
USC
Dixon
Attlesey
Don Anderson
Lloyd LaBeach
Panama
Loyola University
Mel Patton
Patton
West Coast
Kroeker and Loewen Dismiss Nix and Witcher in Tennis
Dorothy Kroeker and Doris Loewen delivered their best tennis to defeat Norma Nix and Jimmie Witcher 4 2 in the noon game last Friday.
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Dorothy Kroeker
Doris Loewen
Norma Nix
Jimmie Wir
Fishing Lines Show Weekend Tastes From Shafter To Kern
Local fishing notes recounts a weekend with Milt Kincannon and crew testing three deep sea rods off Coronado Islands and catching a 140 lb Jewfish and a 53% lb white sea bass. Other anglers, Lilly and McClure, chased big catches near Coronado while Crowley Lake yielded 19% lb rainbow trout amid cold weather.
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Milt Kincannon
E. H. Lilly
Mac McClure
Doc Voth
Ernie Panero
Ned Jenner
Bill Smith
Lee Bailly
Phil Fickert
Ray
Dallam
San Diego
McClure
Syrus
Floyd Rundle
Coronado Islands
Baja
Mother Sill
Milt
Lilly
Kincarinon
Crowley Lake
Gary Cruise
L. A
John Dukes
Russ Lee
Gary
Oliver Sly
Louis Carter
Virgil Spohn
Kern
Record salmon catches in Avila district
River fishing yields poor sport due to high water. Ron Fowler Calvin Fowler and Blackie Waymire bag a 36% pound record salmon in Avila district. Ray may win the monthly prize along with the jackpot. Total catch around 80 pounds. Earl Ditmore Jack Janzen Jim and narrator fished the river, catching a big six inch trout split among four and roasted. The narrator also nets two 14 inch Oklahoma Golden Trout, called suckers, earning a weekly prize of sardines from Marvin Weidenbach.
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Ron
Calvin Fowler
Blackie Waymire
Avila
Ray
Earl Ditmore
Jack Janzen
Jim
Jack
Oklahoma
Marvin ‘Weidenbach
Deepwater oil quest reshapes Gulf drilling history
A test well proved oil under the Continental Shelf extending into the Gulf of Mexico. Seven offshore platforms rise up to 10 miles offshore in 65 feet of water, driven 250 feet into the seabed to endure hurricanes. The venture carries huge costs and risks but sustains thousands of jobs and supports the economy.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Loewen
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Witcher
China
Johnny Geede
Pyrenees
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Bakersfield
John E
Loustalot
Kern County
Inrtl Wrens
Ebologne
Peacock
Ferner
Deepwater Oil
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