Clay Wins Fast Knockout Over Liston in Maine
Cassius Clay defends his heavyweight title with a one minute knockout of Sonny Liston in Lewiston Maine to claim the fastest KO in the division. Referee Joe Walcott and timekeeper Francis McDonough clash over the count as chaos erupts, while Louis and Patterson weigh in on the strange ending.
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Maine
UPI
Cassius Clay
Floyd Patterson
Lamor
Louisville Lip
Sonny Liston
Miami Beach
Fla
Liston
Clay
Central Maine Youth Center
Big Sonny
Joe Walcott
Francis McDonough
Portland
Nally Walcott
Walcott
McDonough
Joe Louis
Sonny
Ezzard
Charles-Freddie Bethore
Buffalo
N. Y
Bird
Europe
Drysdale Dominates Cardinals With One-Hitter Victory
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale tosses a one-hit shutout against St. Louis, 2-0, with Curt Flood’s single as the lone Cardinal baserunner until an error. Drysdale improves to seven wins, while Bob Gibson suffers his first loss after eight straight wins.
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Drysdale
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodger
Redbird
Curt Flood
Cardinal
St. Louis
Major League Standings and Results Update
The American League lists Chicago leading with 24 wins and 13 losses, followed by Minnesota and Baltimore in the top three. Detroit and Cleveland trail. National League shows Milwaukee and San Francisco atop, with Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, and New York in pursuit. Tuesday results include Cleveland over New York 5 1 and Baltimore over Kansas City 6 3.
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Dodgers
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Cleveland
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United Press
W. L. Pet
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Los Ang
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Kans City
Barber
Pascual
Wilson
Thurs
City
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Ellsworth
Fisher
Law
Mahaffey
McCool
Bruce
Simmons
Koufax
Sloninger
Marichal
Marie Green Is Awarded Parsons College Scholarship
Ten years ago Marie Green daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Green of south Washington was named recipient of a four year scholarship to Parsons College at Fairfield Marie earned the award for outstanding scholastic work and leadership in extracurricular activities
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Marie Green
Ernest Green
South Washington
Parsons College
Fairfield
Marie
Brighton Hosts All Day Tri County Softball Tourney
BRIGHTON The Brighton softball team will host an all day Tri County League tournament Monday May 31 with games throughout the day and evening. Wives of the Brighton team will operate a lunch stand on the diamond. Admission is 1. Pairings include 9 am Olds vs Crawfordsville 9 15 Mt Union vs Ainsworth Wayland vs 12 45 Advance Ross vs Brighton. Semifinal, consolation and finals follow with 6 30 pm and 8 pm start times.
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Toornaraast
Olds
Crawfordsville
Mt. Union
Ainsworth
Wayland
Ross
Hughes undecided on extra session in Iowa
Governor Harold E. Hughes refused to commit to a special session of the Iowa General Assembly though several legislators urged one. He said he would decide by January 1, 1966 whether tax revisions require a session or can wait for a professional study to guide nonpartisan reform.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa General Assembly
Hughes
Iowa
Fletchers Visit Wapello OES for Official Event
Vivian Wells reports on the May 20 visit of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Fletcher to the Wapello Chapter of OES for an official visit. Plans include Fletcher attending the Lisbon meeting on Thursday. Additional notes mention Mike Suter’s path to Muscatine Junior College and David Jewell's hospital release.
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Crawfordsville
Vernon Fletcher
Wapello
OES
Fletcher
Lisbon
Mike Suter
Harry Suters
Muscatine
David Jewell
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Vacation school planned at Wellman Asbury church
Wellman at Asbury Methodist church hosts a one week Vacation School June 7 to 11 with daily classes 9:00 to 2:30. Attendees bring lunches and staff includes director Leo Hall and a full teaching and aide lineup across preschool to sixth grade.
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Wellman
Asbury Methodist Church
Leo Hall
David Ripley
Clyde Snider
Phyllis Plecker
Bob Patterson
David Meyer
Janice Millice
Glen Williams
Kathy Gingerich
E. D. Miller
Bonnie Yoder
Albion Young
Edna, Blumenstein
Earl Josten
E. N. Foster
Harley Rugg
Local FFA youth wins prize for welding
Bill Lowe of Brighton a Washington High School student earned third prize in a welding contest at Ottumwa He and his FFA advisor Verne Knecht attended an awards dinner in Ottumwa Tuesday evening Lowe received a set of wrenches for his entry a metal tool box for a tractor Ronnie Wehr also entered a loading chute
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Brighton
Washington
Ottumwa
Bill
FFA
Verne Knecht
Ronnie Wehr
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