Cannon Trouble Pro Grid Round-up
Oilers lack star Billy Cannon due to a knee injury as the team opens preseason with a 42 3 win over the Broncos. Cowboys, Texans, Bills, 49ers and Lions also post wins in AFL and NFL action with key plays from Tolar Blanda McDonald Ninowski and others.
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Houston Oilers
Billy Cannon
Cannon
Bud Adams
Houston
Adams
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Tolar
Oilers
Denver Broncos
Dallas Texans
New York
Titans
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
American League leaders include Mantle and Maris with high runs and RBIs while Smith and Skowron top batting. Pitching notices Coates and Perry lead in decisions with strong strikeout totals. National League features Mays Banks and Aaron in key categories with Pinson and Cepeda high in hits and doubles.
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Associated Press
Smith
Chicago
Skowron
New York
Mantle
Maris
Minoso
Allison
Washington
Fox
Robinson
Baltimore
Lemon
Aparicio
Landis
Coates
Perry
Cleveland
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
Larker
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Pinson
Cincinnati
Banks
Aaron
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cepeda
White
St. Louis
Kirkland
Wills
Law
Roebuck
Drysdale
Friend
U S Track Team Heads for Rome with Gold Medals Expected
Kenneth Tug Wilson leader of the U S Olympic Committee touts a star studded squad ready for the games and predicts a cascade of medals despite critics at Bern Switzerland. He highlights world class marks by Lee Calhoun Ralph Boston Glen Davis and others as proof of strength across events.
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Rome
America
U.S
Kenneth
Tug) Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
Bern
Switzerland
Mal Whitfield
Hal Connolly
Ta Monica
Calif
Olympic Village
Lee Calhoun
Gary
Ind
Ralph Boston
Laurel
Miss
Glen Davis
Columbus
Ohio
Taxes Take 100 Billion Dollars in 1959
Census Bureau reports 1959 tax take totals 100 billion dollars, averaging 567.04 dollars per person. Pimlico Futurity contender Matey notes a 1936 record. current Matey is by Sailor, owned by Brookmeade Stable. A general with 26+ years service earns 1700 dollars monthly.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Matey
Sailor
Brookmeade Stable
Fairfield wins St Paul Open with 67 to claim first since 1956
Don Fairfield, 30, of Jacksonville Illinois, shoots a final 67 to finish at 266 total and win the St Paul Open. Hebert, Casper tied for second at 268, with Dickinson posting the day’s best 63. Others at 270 include Snead Whitt and Geiberger. In Lockport, Buffalo native Charles Castelli loses golf clubs to a car theft but gains a movie cameo when a thief leaves a camera in place. Weather note places Mt Washington wind speed at 36.3 mph.
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St. Paul
Fairfield
Lionel Hebert
Lafayette
Hebert
Billy Casper
Apple Valley
Calif
Gardner Dickinson
Palm Beach
Fla
Sam Snead
Don Whitt
Borrego Springs
al Geiberger
Studio City
Lockport
N. Y
Charles Castelli
Buffalo
Castelli
Orioles Top Red Sox as Hansen Stars in 10-4 Win
Ronnie Hansen powered Baltimore with a 22 year old shortstop homer and a .451 career mark against Boston as the Orioles rout the Red Sox 10-4 to move into a second place tie with Chicago, one and a half games behind the Yankees. Steve Barber earned his eighth win with Wes Stock securing the final outs. The summary notes Washington, Detroit, Milwaukee and St Louis results with multiple scorers.
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Associated Press Sports
Baltimore
Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Ronnie Hansen
Chicago
Yankees
Gus Triandos
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Steve Barber
Wes Stock
Bombs hit Negro family in Chattanooga in racially charged blasts
The Reid family home was wrecked by a pre-dawn explosion in a series of racially tinged bombings in Chattanooga Tennessee. Mayor Olgiati offered a $2000 reward as police urged action to end the attacks. Fore reaching police and church groups aided the Reids amid widespread community concern.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas Reid
P. R. Olgiati
Reid
David Reid
Sandra Lennise
H. P. Dunlap
Marguerite Stakes at Pimlico Draws Top Two Year Old Fillies
Pimlico on November 26 hosts a deep field for the Marguerite Stakes with 168 final eligibles chasing a purse around 40 000. Notable entries include Shuette Colfax Maid Apat on Bowl of Flowers and Little Tumbler, plus top owner contenders Cain Hoy Brookmeade Green Tree Stable and Whitney with multiple finalists.
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Marguerite
Pimlico
Louis Pondfield
Cambridge Stable
Shuette
Nashua
Saratoga
Ada L. Rice
Monmouth Park
Midwest
Colfax Maid
Arlington
Brookmeade Stable
Meadowbrook Stable
Cain Hoy
Harry F. Guggenheim
Bald Eagle
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Brookmeade
John H. Whitney
C. S. Payson
Greentree
Michael G. Phipps
C. V. Whitney
AFL-CIO Attacks Byrd Over Right-To-Work Law
Virginia labor leaders accuse Senator Byrd of aiding the Republican Party and deserting Democratic principles. In a letter signed by H. H. Boyd Julian F. Carpenter and Brewster Snow they condemn Virginia's right-to-work law as punitive and anti union while claiming it skirts unconstitutional issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Poe
Byrd
Congress
H. H. Boyd
Julian F. Carper
Brewster Snow
Afl-Cio
Hollywood film shot in Harpers Ferry area
A Beverly Hills company wraps up a television feature The Inspectors based on Civil War events. About 70 actors will appear, with nearly 50 from the local area. Sharpsburg rifles feature Corp. William T. DeLauney among principals. Doric Productions has base at Hilltop House. Co directors are Harry Bronson and Roy Meredith. Filming took place on the Rob Kenny Farm in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Sharpsburg
Corp
William T. DeLauney
Doric Productions
Beverly Hills
Hilltop House
Harry Bronson
Roy Meredith
Rob Kenny
Maryland
Masked Gunman Holds up Sardi's in New York
A masked gunman robbed Sardi's restaurant in New York early Sunday escaping with $5,000. Manager Harry Valentine said the robber forced entry to a safe in a third floor office while diners in the main room remained unaware of the crime.
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New York
Sardi
Harry Valentine
Mercer Speaker for Exchange Club at luncheon
Burton Mercer of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. will be guest speaker at the regular Exchange Club luncheon at 12 15 at the George Washington Hotel. The talk will cover Space Age concepts and advance telecommunications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Mercer
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Exmone Club
Senate
George Wasee Hotel
Vuan Atacatiaon
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Martin
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Jim Ninowski
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Ninowski
Onds
United States
National Jockeys Hall of Fame
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Ted Atkinson
Laverne Fator
Mack Garner
Snapper Garrison
John Longden
James McLaughlin
Walter Miller
Isaac Murphy
Earl Sande
Carroll Shilling
Bill Shoemaker
Tod Sloan
George Woolf
Raymond Workman
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Boston Pitcing
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Lemon
Bob Allison
Whitey Ford
Jim Coates
Ford
Killebrew
Luis Arroyo
Woodrow Wilson
R. T. Bryarly
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Rousse Ave
Mercer
Exchange Club
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