National college hoops shakeup as top teams stumble
AP reports a turbulent week in the college basketball rankings with 10th ranked Kansas State toppled by Minnesota and No. 3 North Carolina surviving NYU. Alabama and La Salle also fall to Wake Forest and Villanova, while Nebraska edges Texas Tech in a late thriller.
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Minnesota
Associated Press
North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels
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New York University
Bob Cunningham
Joe Quibb
Carolina
Len Rosenbluth
Alabama
Wake Forest
la Salle
North Carolina State
St. Bonaventure
Iowa
N. Y
Joe Bernardi
Indiana
Villanova
Nebraska
Purdue
Don Smith
Texas Tech
Snider Dominates NL Slugging and Walk Records
Duke Snider of Brooklyn led the National League with a .598 slugging percentage and topped in walks with 99, including a record 26 intentional passes. Joe Adcock followed with a .597 mark, while Henry Aaron and Frank Robinson hit .558 each and Willie Mays stood at .557. Wally Post struck out 124 times, and Don Mueller kept strikeouts to seven as a contact hitter for the Giants.
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New York
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee
Snider
Henry Aaron
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Willie Mays
Ted Kluszewski
Wally Post
Selective Service Boards to Close for Holidays
Selective Service Board 44 in Frederick County and Local Board 45 in Winchester will be closed December 24 and 25 and January 1, 1957. The boards are located at 27 N. Braddock Street.
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Selective Service Board
County of Frederick
City of Winchester
N. Braddock St
This Year You Will Enjoy Christmas Shopping More
Forty items from Winchester merchants are highlighted, promising easier gift selection and special offers. Local shops emphasize festive displays and extended hours to attract shoppers this season.
Four Convicted Of Air Rifle Window Breakage
Judge Huntley postponed sentencing four Petersburg teenagers found guilty of damaging downtown store windows in October with an air rifle spree. Jerry Coyle Blankenship 18 on leave from the Air Force received six months in jail. Juveniles Francis Wyche Jr George Avery Jr and Laverne West 16 17 were ordered to pay about 75 percent of the $6 000 damage in juvenile court. all appealed.
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Richmond
W. Moscoe Huntley
Hastings Court
Petersburg
Jerry Coyle Blankenship
Air Force
Blankenship
Francis Lewis Wyche, Jr
George Edward Avery Jr
Laverne Thomas West
Police Play Santa Claus to Children Of Jailed Couple
In Norfolk Virginia two girls 7 and 5 years old, Margo and Charlotte Brammer, were visited at De Paul Hospital and a county foster home as prison staff arranged a holiday party. The girls’ parents, jailed on armed robbery and kidnapping charges, watched the event from afar while police delivered gifts, meals, and toys to brighten their Christmas.
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Norfolk
Margo
Charlotte Brammer
Seattle
Wash
Princess Anne County
de Paul
Charlotte
Order of Police Lodge
Betsy Wetsie
Prankster Sends Steaks Chickens to Oklahoma City Agency
A deliveryman, Emmett A. Darby, received 74 cooked steaks and 74 orders of fried chicken from an unknown prankster. A third truck delivered flowers to the auto dealer. The deliverymen presented their bills and police are still seeking the prankster.
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Oklahoma City
Emmett A. Darby
Darby
Daily Crossword Acrostic Clues and Fragments
A reader puzzle page lists scattered crossword clues and partial entries including city, river, and language hints. Several numbered items show incomplete words while others seem unfinished across and down entries.
Handley Crushes Turner Ashby 67-36 in home opener rout
Handley defeated Turner Ashby 67-36 in the first home District 10 game for the Judges. Eddie Grim led with 24 points, Robbie Robinson added 12, and Handley built a 39 point edge by the third period as the Knights struggled from the floor.
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Turner Ashby
Knights
Eddie Grim
Big Eddie
Robbie Robinson
Robbie
Gary Anderson
Grim
Eddie Siebert
Young Knights
Rinker
Sibert
Harold Murer
Jim Wintermyre
Hunter Maddox
Jack Reid
Tommy Binner
Musselman
JT Custer
Huffman
Carr
Rhodes Whitmore
Suter
Sprinkie
Simmons
Chandier
Atkins
Kagey Hail
Wintermsre
Wright
Handley Reid
Binner
Hours
Sister
Griia
Oates
Robinson Glass
Anderson
Crenshaw
Snapp
Crisman
Bowen
Unbeaten Colonels Meet Charles Town at JWHS Tonight
James Wood hosts a top District 10 showdown as the unbeaten Colonels face Charles Town Panthers in a 7 p.m. prelims night. Clarke County and James Wood also play non league at home with Laurel County rivals in action.
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JWHS
James Wood
Clarke Countroe
Colonels
Panthers
Eagles
Raiders of
Loudoun
Raiders
Clarke County
Doug Cochran
Rappahannock
Luray
Elkton
Musselman
Gourmets Form Missoula Club For Exotic Foods
Ten Missoula men form a Gourmet Club with monthly hosts serving exotic dishes. The inaugural menu features snails bordelaise and grasshoppers as the group explores unusual cuisines.
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Missoula, Mont
Missoula
DeMarco Sets Rematch Odds vs Ortega at Madison Square Garden
Tony DeMarco seeks to level the series with Gaspar Ortega in a rematch at Madison Square Garden after Ortega upset him on November 23. Ortega earned a No 4 challenger spot in both Ring and NBA ratings while DeMarco stayed No 1 in the NBA and dropped to No 2 in Ring. NBC will air the bout at 10 p.m. EST.
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New York
Gaspar Ortega
Tony DeMarco
Madison Square Garden
Ortega
Ring
National Boxing Assn
Carmen Basillo
DeMarco
NBA
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