East Coach Sets Offense in Shrine East West Game
East coach Joe Kuharich says his team will run a post season style offense with power runners Bob Ferguson and Ernie Davis and quarterbacks Roman Gabriel and Ron Miller. West coach Jim Owens plans a wide open aerial attack featuring John Hadl and Mel Melin at quarterback and receivers Mack Burton and Oscar Donahue.
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Mel Melin
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Mack Burton
Oscar Donahue
San Jose State
Lemm Leads Oilers To AFL Title After San Diego Win
Wally Lemm likens Houston’s midseason takeover to grabbing the Yankees as the Oilers defeat San Diego 10-3 to seal the AFL championship. Lemm took over in mid October after a 1-3-1 start, guiding Houston to a 10 game win streak and shaping plans for next year. George Blanda, shortly after signing a 1902 contract, praised the defense and hoped for a three-peat, joking about not facing San Diego next week.
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Spahn to Receive Kerr Award at Houston Banquet
Warren reports Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves will receive the Dickie Kory award at Houston's baseball banquet in January. The honor recognizes an outstanding pitcher and honors the former Chicago White Sox ace now living in Houston.
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Rosé Bowl clash may hinge on field goals by Gophers and Bruins
Pasadena notes a possible fourth Rose Bowl decided by a field goal as Minnesota and UCLA resume practice after Christmas. Both teams favor defense and special teams, with past winning kicks by Loechler, Smith, Bakken, and Sutherlin highlighting the long history of decisive late kicks in the series.
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Iowa
Judge Dickson
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Oregon
Don Sutherlin
Dave Kaiser
Michigan State
Jim Hague
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Hungarian refugee heads West Point plebes
A 20 year old Cadet Louis St Csoka of Lewisburg Pennsylvania, who fled Communist Hungary at age four, is named cadet commander for the Christmas holidays and leads the 800 plebes with the temporary rank of first captain Brigade commander. He says he is shocked yet focused on duties.
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Holiday meets spark Big Ten hoops across festive week
Associated Press recap of a holiday week with Big Ten teams in several tournaments. Wisconsin faces Providence in New York, Iowa meets Penn State in Philadelphia, Michigan and Michigan State in the Far West Classic, Illinois Northwestern Indiana in Chicago Stadium tripleheader, Minnesota at Miami Hurricane Classic. Conference record stands 42-21 vs non league. Opening Big Ten race begins Jan 6 with key matchups.
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Kansas City Drops Out Of Pro Bowling
The Kansas City Stars will drop out of the National Bowling League after an allday meeting. Club president John Mason said the franchise would be returned to the league, reducing the league to seven teams. Attendance fell sharply in 23 home games at the Kansas City Stadium, a converted movie theater, with fewer than 100 paid admissions at the last match against San Antonio. Remaining teams are Minneapolis-St. Paul, Fresno, Detroit, Los Angeles, Dallas, Fort Worth, and New York.
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Man Follows Fumes to Rattlesnake Tolling Hundreds
Rescue, California reports Harley Wing attempting to break a record by pouring a gallon of gasoline into a burrow to flush snakes from a rattling nest. A three foot rattle snake and fourteen young rattlers emerged. Wing killed all.
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World Series Game Ends With Yankees Loss and Key Rbi
Mabricio Ventura, reserve outfielder for the Yankees, contributed in the series. Hector Lopez led the team with RBIs and drove in four runs in the final game.
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Granddaughter for O'Malley Christmas birth at St Luke's
Mrs. Roland Seidler, daughter of Walter O'Malley president of the Dodgers, welcomed a baby girl Monday night at St Luke's Hospital. The Seidlers reside in nearby San Marino, marking a Christmas birth as their third child.
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Roland Seidler
Walter O’malley
Los Angeles Dodgers
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St.Luke's Hospital
Seidlers
San Marino
But Can He Twist Fort Carson Indian hoop dancer title claim
Pvt. Barney Chestoint Jr. at Ft. Carson Army Training Center claims the Indian hoop dancing title won in 1960 at Anadarko Oklahoma, his home town. He is a Kiewa.
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Barney Chestoint Jr
Ft. Carson Army Training Center
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Neanderthal man no longer a brute in history
National Geographic Society notes Neanderthals were skilled craftspeople, painters, and providers caring for the sick. Burial vaults at La Chapelle aux Saints reveal grief and possible ritual beliefs. Carleton Coon argues their culture was sophisticated, with toolmaking, social structure, and even early surgical hints.
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University ‘of Pennsylvania
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University of Pennsylvania
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