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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1966
Page
12
Bob Doerr of Lesser pitched a perfect game Monday night in the Khoury League juvenile division tournament at Herrin as his team beat Brookport 11 to 0. Doerr struck out 16 of 18 batters faced in the no-hit effort. Lesser collected eight hits.
Barbara Aaron wife of baseball star Henry Aaron faced arrest on July 30 and was charged with disorderly conduct cursing and failing to obey an officer. Three Atlanta stadium officers were suspended pending investigation though no charges were filed. Aaron defended his wife saying she used only mild language.
The piece highlights Kenyan stars Naftali Temu and Kipchoge Keino dominating middle and long distance events with Temu and Keino seizing six and three mile golds and Clarke left runner up. It notes Wilson Kiprugut narrowly took bronze in the 880 yards and Stan Allotey’s rising sprint form. Nigerian coach Patrick Ozieh predicts medals for his team as swimmers join the program.
The ancient Greeks called the king fisher halcyon and linked it to a nest on the sea. Folklore says the bird calmed the winds during egg hatching, giving rise to the phrase halcyon days meaning tranquil times.
Players Gibbon McDaniel Henry Linzy Haller Ellis Nuxhall Baldschun Nottebart Coker Ed wards appear in the box score. McDaniel improves to 7-4 while Baldschun falls to 1-5. San Francisco’s McCovey hits a home run.
Pitcher Jim Nash of Kansas City scattered seven hits to roll to a six victory rookie streak as the Athletics defeated Minnesota 6-1. Willig McCovey of San Francisco exploded for five hits two homers four runs and three RBIs with a steal as the Giants split a doubleheader with Cincinnati.
Ambergris, valued in the East as perfume and medicine, carries a foul smell until exposed to sunlight, air, and seawater. It forms from whale intestinal secretions and can weigh from a few ounces to reports of up to 100 pounds.
The Lifetime Tsing Pao in Peking spanned over 1400 years from its start in the 500s to its cessation in 1935, marking a remarkable survivorship in Chinese court journalism.
San Diego halfback Paul Lowe, last season's AFL rushing leader with 1 121 yards, says he seeks a fair deal but not a huge raise, while still training in Escondido. He doubts Sid Gilman and Chargers owners know his true value and fears being traded if no agreement is reached.
The article notes that Pope Gregory the Great organized collections of church music used in Catholic services. These compositions are still known today as Gregorian chants and form a lasting musical tradition.
The text notes about 20 million Americans play softball annually. It traces the game's origins to a Chicago gymnasium in 1887 and its spread to playgrounds in Chicago, Minneapolis, and other cities.
John the Baptist earned his name as the great prophet who baptized people in the Jordan River as a symbol of cleansing from sin. Jesus came to him to be baptized, marking a key moment in the New Testament narrative.
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