Olympic feats ignite U.S. hope in track and field lifting
An American surge highlights Day 3 with Paul Anderson and Tom Courtney delivering golds. Anderson lifts 413.37 pounds in the jerk and tops the total while Courtney wins the 800 meters in a dramatic finish. Orthogonal team totals rise as U.S. athletes break records, vaults, and rowing advance toward finals.
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Moore and Archies clash amid heavyweight title talk
The report outlines 30 percent of net proceeds for each fighter from an expected 3000000 gate and 200000 TV rights, with national broadcast and a 150 mile Chicago blackout. Moore risks dropping his light heavyweight crown to pursue the heavyweight title. Archie seeks his first shot at it.
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Bears Upset Stanford In Big Game At Berkeley
California’s Golden Bears beat Stanford 20-18 before 81,400 fans, with sophomore QB Joe Kapp sparking two first-half touchdowns. Stanford, led by John Hrudic in his final game, failed to convert key chances. USC defeated UCLA 10-7, Washington topped Washington State 40-26, and Colorado beat Arizona 38-7 as regional college football wound down for Thanksgiving weekend.
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Nomellini Nameset Shifts in Local Election Context
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Nomellini and Shetlit with unclear roles. Mentions John and Erehrhan amid a tilting context of a local political or civic event.
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Bears Tie Giants 17-17 on Hill's late receptions
Florence's Haron Hill caught two TD passes, including a 79 yard score with under seven minutes left and a 65 yard grab in the final seconds, lifting the Chicago Bears to a 17-17 deadlock with the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium. The game kept the Bears within a half game of the division lead as NFL standings shuffle. Giants, Bears, and Redskins chase in crowded Eastern and Western races amid high scoring action across Sunday contests.
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Pettit Delivering Key late Scores For Hawks
Rob Pettit again provided the decisive late basket as the St. Louis Hawks beat the Minneapolis Lakers 95-94 with four seconds remaining. Macauley led scoring for the Lakers with 26 while Garmaker added 24. Yardley scored 30 in Fort Wayne's 112-88 win over Philadelphia. Royals edged Knicks 95-93 as Felix led New York with 26.
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Italian Scortichini Meets Hardy Smallwood in 10 Rounder
Scortichini of Italy returns to the American ring in New York to face Brooklyn’s Hardy Smallwood in a 10 round bout at St. Nicholas Arena. The bout, to be televised by DuMont at 1:30 p.m. EST, features two non contenders described as entertaining clubfighters with Scortichini favored after five straight European victories.
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Bowl bids roil as SEC and ACC teams eye New Year bowls
Sugar and Cotton Bowls jockey to land Tennessee amid SEC bid, with Georgia Tech and Texas Christian also in contention. Navy Georgia Tech Syracuse Pitt Duke Texas Western Wyoming Maryland among other bowl considerations. Clemson claims ACC crown as Oklahoma dominates Nebraska and Georgia Tech blanks Florida.
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All That Glitters Isn't Gold in Olympics Glitter May Be Tears Too
Melbourne reports tell of heartbreak at the Olympic Games as four athletes stand out for loss. India’s Mary Leela Ray fails in the 500 meters after a long 4000 mile journey, Ballymena’s Margie Kyle finishes last in her heat, and rivals Harry Smith and Choken Mackawa miss due to last minute weight issues. The piece contrasts gleaming gold with personal disappointment among competitors.
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Willits Opens Basketball Season With Key City Matches
Willits basketball fans await two major showdowns as the Druids face 1-2 Plywood in a close opener and Bertains clash with Laytonville Loggers both at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m. Cross country also hosts first Willits meet on Wednesday at 4 p.m. with Willits Fort Bragg Ukiah among entrants.
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Australians Fatigued by US Anthem at Medal Ceremony
Melbourne report says the United States track team expects up to 14 golds in the Olympic Games and fatigued the band. After Tom Courtney received the sixth American gold, the Star Spangled Banner was interrupted after two bars as the band paused and the athlete shrugged, grinned, and stepped down.
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Ukiah Valley Men's Basketball League Opens With Two Big Games
Coeducational gym, Pomolita Elementary, hosts the Ukiah Valley Men's Basketball League opening with two games at 7:15 p.m. Stayton's Servier vs V. A. Realty leads the slate, followed by Dur able Plywood and California State Employees Association against an invited rival. Stayton's recent 82-42 win over Masonite highlighted by Hal Perry's first-half shooting set the tone as defense stifled Masonite’s offense.
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Seventeen Teams May End Seasons Unbeaten
New York. The 1956 college football season could leave 17 teams unbeaten if Oklahoma and Tennessee win next Saturday. Fifteen teams already completed their regular season. Oklahoma closes with rival Oklahoma A&M.
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