Unbeaten Hornets Lead Tri-State With Three Straight Wins
Shenandoah College Hornets share league lead with 3-0 record and sit 4-4 overall as Potomac State and Montgomery also show unbeaten starts. Keister of Harford tops scoring at 35.2 points per game over four games, followed by Merchant and O’Brien in the top six. Potomac dominates early with a 2-2 mark and a 91-41 win over Hagerstown.
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Orts Bread Tops Evening Star Loop Standings
Orts Bread trimmed Bank Employees to tie for first after an 587 opener led by Becky Cornwell 140 Aggie McCall 132 and Frances Dodson 115. F&M's Eli Wolfe 116 and Betty Carroll 132 offset Cornwell 120 as the match split. Sos Spun Bread rallied with Loma McIntyre 140 to clinch a 553 total and inch ahead in the loop.
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Leona Buckner
Nancy Levi
Virginia Larrick
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Kastle
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Buckley Lages
Pistol Duel in Lawton: Army Sergeant and Detective Die
In Lawton Oklahoma a bedroom pistol duel killed Army Sergeant Don Farrar and police Detective Captain Cleo Stout. Farrar, on emergency leave from Germany, confronted his wife’s alleged lover Lieutenant R A Davis in Leatha Chiles home. Farrar fired first after counting to three. Davis shot back and Farrar died from abdominal wounds.
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Elorde Retains NBA Junior Lightweight Title in New York
Philippines boxer Flash Elorde, aged 130, stopped Italy's Sergio Cabrri, 12914, to keep the NBA junior lightweight crown in New York. Nigeria's Dick Tiger outpointed Billy Picett, 15912, in the same card, scoring a 10 round decision.
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Ink loss blamed on 1820s Declaration plate
Historians say much of the ink loss on the original Declaration of Independence results from a facsimile plate produced in the early 1820s using the wet printing method.
Rebuilt Giants Claim Eastern Championship
The New York Giants clinched the NFL Eastern Conference title with a 7-7 tie against the Cleveland Browns at Yankee Stadium. They atop the division at 10-3-1, with Green Bay to meet in Green Bay on Dec 31 for the title game. Giants traded for Del Shofner Y. A. Tittle and Erich Barnes and added rookies Greg Larson Bobby Gaiters Joel Wells.
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Leon Clarke
Don Chandler
Oilers Rip Chargers as Blanda Cannon Lead Record Day
Houston's Oilers won their ninth straight and dominated the AFL East as George Blanda threw four TD passes to raise the season total to 36, while Billy Cannon rushed for 145 yards to claim the league rushing title with 948. San Diego, hampered by injuries, was shut out 41-0 by Boston and 33-13 by Houston.
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Ping Bodie Dies at 74
Ping Bodie, 74, a colorful former American League outfielder for the White Sox, Athletics, and Yankees, died Sunday in San Francisco. He was Babe Ruth’s roommate with the Yankees, nicknamed from his bat’s ping and Bodie, California. After baseball, he worked as an electrician in Southern California studios for 32 years.
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Tigers Win Batting Title Lead Indians in 1960 Stats
Detroit finish atop AL batting with .2663 average, edging Cleveland at .2661. Norm Cash earns batting crown at .361, tied with Roger Maris who leads with 61 homers and 142 RBIs. Al Kaline bets .324 for Detroit. Jim Piersall hits .322 for Washington.
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Baseball leaders and batting averages from the season
The report lists players eligible for the title with at least 502 appearances and batting averages at or above .300. Notables include Mickey Mantle of New York at .317, Earl Battey of Minnesota, Jim Gentile of Baltimore at .302, Tito Francona of Cleveland at .301, Cash with a .193 average as first baseman, Kaline leading in doubles with 41, Jake Wood of Detroit as rookie triples leader, and Luis Aparicio of the White Sox topping with 53 stolen bases for a sixth straight season.
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Banana plant reaches Africa named by migrants
The banana plant arrived in Africa with migrants from Melanesia and Indonesia in the first millennium B C. It was given the name banana.
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