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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1962

Page

8

Essegian Sparks Indians Comeback Victory Over Orioles

Chuck Essegian delivered a pinch three run homer in the ninth to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Gary Bell earned the win in relief as Cleveland rallied from a 3-1 deficit. The win tightened the Indians' gap behind the first place Yankees.

General Custer Custer Ralph Houk New York Yankees Indians Chuck Essegian Cleveland Essegian Yankees Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Willie Tasby Tribe Billy Hoeft

Washington A & W Softball vs Brighton Tonight

Washington's A and W softball team plays Brighton at 8 p.m. on Green Field tonight following a 5:30 p.m. high school game between Washington Blue Devils and Bloomfield.

Washington Brighton Green Field Washington Blue Devils Bloomfield

Red Cross Swim Classes Postponed by Thunderstorm

Heavy thunderstorm in the morning caused the Red Cross swim classes at the city pool to be postponed. Weather disrupted the scheduled lessons this morning.

Red Cross

Palmer claims British Open with record course 67 final round

Arnold Palmer from Latrobe Pennsylvania shot a course record 67 in the final round to win the British Open at Troon with a 72 hole total of 276, six strokes ahead of Kel Nagle of Australia. Nagle closed with 70s to finish 282, while Phil Rodgers tied for third at 289.

Trcon Scotland UPI Arnold Palmer Palmer Kel Nagle Australia Bobby Locke South Africa Harry Bradshaw Ireland Nagle Latrobe Peter Thomson Phil Rodgers la Jolla Calif Brian Huggett England Sam Snead Jack Nicklaus Don Essig II Troon St. Andrews Rodgers Essig Indianapolis Snead Nicklaus Gene Littler Jack Isaacs Langley Field Paul Runyan Littler Gary Player Dai Rees Wales Joe Carr

Pitchers Dominate As Wayland Nips Braves In Extras

Wayland defeated Washington 1-0 in eight innings in a Little League game. Dodgers? No. The pitchers dominated as Kenny Brimhall allowed one hit over six, and Dave Hutchcroft yielded one hit with 12 strikeouts. The decisive run came in the eighth on a single and two errors. Randy Hillman had Washington’s lone hit in the seventh.

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Major League Baseball Scores and Night Matchups

Major Leagues reported Pittsburgh 6 Houston 4 and Cleveland 6 Baltimore 4 plus a Chicago night loss to Cincinnati 8 4 and other night games. Upcoming telegraphed battles include Houston at Pittsburgh and Los Angeles at New York with several San Francisco Philadelphia clashes.

Pittsburgh Houston Cincinnati Chicago Los Angeles New York San Francisco Phila Milwaukee Louis Purkey Koonce Farrell Friend Drysdale Jackson Philadelphia O'Dell Bennett St. Louis Gibson Spahn Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City Boston Detroit Monbouquette Walker Foytack Wynn Washington Minnesota Cheney Kralick Perry Barber Terry Or Stafford McBride Trail Ashington W. L. Pet

Little League Games Postponed To Monday and Tuesday

Rain at Green Field forces rescheduling of Little League games. Thursday and today’s matches moved to Monday and Tuesday afternoons. American League games shift to Tuesday with Orioles vs Indians at 1 p.m. and Yankees vs Tigers at 2:30 p.m. National League slate also moved with Braves vs Dodgers at 1 p.m. and Cubs vs Giants at 2:30 p.m. Carol Channing sought for The Bohemians film role, based on Puccini La Boheme, set in modern Paris.

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House panel backs one year extension of farm payments

The House Agriculture Committee approved a new farm bill by 29-5, extending 1963 grain payments to encourage voluntary production cuts and adding dairy incentive payments. It would lower corn and other feed grain supports and keep wheat payments under the temporary program.

Washington UPI House Agriculture Committee House Rules Committee House Agriculture Committee Agriculture Department

Hawaiian Girl Wins Miss U S A Crown in Miami Beach

Macel Leilani Wilson a 19 year old from Honolulu won the Miss U S A title among 16 semi finalists. She received a $6000 prize and a spot in the Miss Universe competition. Her first runner up was Diane Mary Zabicki Miss Connecticut. The lineup included Miss Tennessee Miss California and Miss Nevada.

Miami Beach UPI Hawai Macel Leilani Wilson Honolulu Michael Webber Eau Claire Wis Hawaii Connecticut Diane Mary Zabicki Middletown Tennessee Gail White Chattanooga California Marilyn Ann Tindall Hollywood Nevada Janet Hadland Las Vegas

Million Dollar Stock Theft in New York

In New York, authorities seek over $1.3 million in stolen blue chip stocks from Bache & Co. Two men, Isidore Garlitsky and Alan Fisher, were caught selling some shares. Certificate numbers circulated to banks and brokerages. payment on stolen certificates has been halted and new certificates are being issued. Remaining missing include Du Pont, IBM, AT&T, GM, Xerox, and Polaroid shares. Police and FBI target insider complicity at Bache.

New York UPI Wall Street Bache & Co U.S Bache du Pont International Business Machines American Telephone and Telegraph General Motors Xerox Polaroid FBI

Churchill Improves After Bronchial Infection At Hospital

London reports Sir Winston Churchill, 87, recovering from a bronchial infection that arose during treatment for a broken leg. He spent a comfortable night and his condition is steady, with wife noting he was better and smoking a cigar during her visit.

London UPI Winston Churchill Churchill Statesman Middlesex Hospital Monte Carlo French Riviera D. Evan Bedford London Daily Mail

Ainsworth Beats Columbus Junction In Sectional Final

Glenn Banks pitched and hit the decisive two run single to lift Ainsworth to an 11 9 victory over Columbus Junction in the sectional tournament final at Morning Sun. The game was tied 9 9 after seven innings, and Ainsworth advances to Durant with opponents and date to be announced.

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Rusk Fails to End Berlin Tension in Talks

Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin for 1 hour 40 minutes and reached no agreement on Berlin. Moscow pressed to remove Western troops as a condition, while Tass warned of Europe risk. Rusk dismissed Khrushchev's plan as not worth discussing ahead of Geneva talks with Gromyko.

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