Berryville Defeats Bell Quint 88-84 in Big Comeback
Berryville rallied from a 50-44 halftime deficit to topple Bell Clothes of Winchester 88-84. Biz Ramey led with 31 points, Tommy Duff added 28, and Winchester's Billy Shank scored 19 as seven players reached double figures. Next on Bell’s schedule is a January 6 game vs Martinsburg Journal at the Armory.
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Berryville
Quint
Bell Clothes
Winchester
Bell
Biz Ramey
Tommy Duff
Duff
Larry Angerone
Billy Shank
Eugene Dearing
Doug Cochran
Clarke County
Bob Baker
Angerone
Cochran
Ramey
Eagle
Chet Hobert
The
Martinsburg Journal
Armory
Shank
Royston Eeane
Shencdow
Kerr Saweeseese
Tear Ritter
Robertson
Barreben
Baker
Pitta
Virginia Health Department Reports Three Folio Cases
The State Health Department reports three new polio cases, two in November, raising the 1956 toll to 225-117. A 9-year-old Norfolk white boy who had one Salk shot contracted bulbar polio. The November cases include a 14-month-old Franklin County girl and a 4-year-old Lunenburg County girl, both unvaccinated and paralyzed.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Norfolk
Pranklin County
Lunenburg County
Australians Clinch 5-0 Davis Cup Triumph Over United States
In Adelaide Australia secured a 5-0 Davis Cup victory with Ken Rosewall defeating Sam Giammalva in four sets and Lew Hoad closing out Vic Seixas as Australia completed a whitewash for the second straight year. The U S has blanked Australia four times since 1900, while Australia has achieved four whitewashes against the Americans.
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Adelaide
Australia
United States
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Rosewall
University of Texas
Sam Giammalva
Head
Vic Seixas
Allen Richardson's Pictures to Appear In Life Magazine
Allen Richardson and his wife Mary Hyde spend Christmas with her mother in W. Boscawen Street while his color and black and white photographs from three Mexico expeditions are slated for Life magazine's April 15 issue. Sponsored by R Gordon Wasson, the project accompanies a book on mushrooms used in Mexican religious ceremonies for over a thousand years.
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Allen Richardson
Life Magazine
Mexico
R. Gordon Wasson
New York City
J. P. Morgan and Company
Gasson
Richardson
Former Governor Curley Recieves Seventh Transfusion
Former Governor James Michael Curley, 82, received his seventh blood transfusion after a mild circulatory collapse at City Hospital. Dr. Sacchetti said he was holding his own and resting comfortably as age kept him on the danger list per Dr. Conlin.
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Boston
James Michael Curley
City Hospital
James W. Sacchetti
Curley
John F. Conlin
Georgia Tech and Pitt Set for Gator Bowl Rematch
Georgia Tech faces Pittsburgh in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville in a repeat of last year’s Sugar Bowl clash. Veteran rosters bolster both teams with senior stars from numerous programs, while blue-gray and east-west all star games headline New Year celebrations broadcast nationwide.
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Pitt
Tech
Jacksonville
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Pasadena
New Orleans
Dallas
Miami
Bobby Dodd
Rebels
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Grays
Mackie Prickett
South Carolina
Howell Tubbs
Auburn
Jack Pardee
Texas A&m
LSU
Earl Leggett
Don Faurot
Missouri
Purdue
Lennie Dawson
Jim Hunter
Auto death settlement approved in two college student cases
In Richmond a compromise of 7250 dollars was awarded to the administrators of the estates of Harriet Ann Cosby 21 of Powhatan and Willie Christine Catlett 20 of Scottsville both Mary Washington College students killed in the March crash. Judge J H Rives approved the figures in suits against driver Eugene C Ferguson.
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Richmond
Mary Washington College
J. H. Rives
Law and Equity Court
Eugene C. Ferguson
Harriet Ann Cosby
Powhatan
Willie Christine Catlett
Scottsville
B 26 Marauder crew size in World War II
The B 26 Marauder in World War II normally carried a crew of six: pilot co pilot nose gunner tail gunner radio operator and bombardier.
Hurricane Jackson Narrowly Holds Off Julio Mederos in Milwaukee
Tommy Hurricane Jackson edged Julio Mederos by a 10 round unanimous decision at Milwaukee Arena to remain No 1 heavyweight contender. Mederos pressured with sharp punches before Jackson's late surge and a tenth round slip decision. Jackson advances to 29-5-0 while Mederos slips to 17-15-2.
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Milwaukee
Tommy “Hurricane
Jackson
Julio Mederos
Mederos
Hurricane
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Curiosity Costs Burgos Ear in Bar Knife Attack
In Mexico City a man named Benjamin Burgos lost his left ear when he investigated a disturbance in a small bar. He opened a door to look and a knife swung by one of the fighters severed his ear. Neither fighter was injured.
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Mexico City
Benjamin Burgos
Burgos
A Or
Ciand Sneter
Bowling scores and standings from Welltown leagues
Ind. game scores list Sonny Cooper 137 El Keller 131 Jackie Billmyer 129. Ind. set totals Cooper 348 Billmyer 349. Team game Braddock St 71 549 Market St 530. Team set Braddock St 1600 Market St 1573 Golden Rule 1536. League team tallies show Braddock St Methodist 2 Market St Methodist 1 Church of Christ 2 Welltown Methodist 2 United Brethren Ho 1 Golden Rule 3 United Brethren Ho 2.
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Erick
Junio Bandain
Bes
Vipesennss
Ee Kia Eviens
Cceevens Estes
Ofonvirg Yids
Welltown
Sonny Cooper
el Keller
Jackie Billmyer
Billmyer
Cooper
Hugh Patton
Braddock St
Market St
No Ducks in Sight Decoy Catches Fish
Paul Jones president of the Marin County Rod and Gun Club placed 31 decoys in Petaluma Creek north of San Rafael but no ducks appeared. A decoy then thrashed and Jones reeled in a 20 pound striped bass snagged on a broken fishing line.
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San Rapael
Calif
Paul Jones
Marin County
Rod and Gun Club
Petaluma Creek
Here
Jones
Tar Heels rout Utah in Dixie Tourney as Duke looms
North Carolina remained unbeaten with a 97-76 win over Utah behind Dennis Rosenbluth's 36 points. The Tar Heels, ranked No. 2, prepare to face Duke after Duke upset West Virginia 73-67. Other regional action included Wake Forest over DePaul and NC State over Iowa as tournament play continued.
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Utah
Associated Press
North Carolina Tar Heels
Frank McGuire
McGuire
Uta
Duke
North Carolina
Dennis Rosenbluth
Blue Devils
West Virginia
Wake Forest
DePaul
North Carolina State
Iowa
Southern Methodist
TCU
Jim Krebs
Texas A & M
Navy
Arkansas
Texas
Rice
Baylor
Oklahoma City
Idaho State
Seattle
Thane
Marquette
Georgia Tech
Memphis State
Texas Tech
Georgia Upsets Clemson 84 76 in Semifinal
Georgia stunned Clemson 84 to 76 in a semifinal. South Carolina defeated Florida 1 11 at the same stage to advance.
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Vile
Georgia
Clemson
South Carolina
Florids
Pistons Move Up in Tight Western NBA Race
Fort Wayne Pistons, division champs, moved into second place after routing the Minneapolis Lakers 120-93. Rochester fell to the Boston Celtics 97-92, keeping the Pistons within a half game of the lead. Hawks beat the Syracuse Nats 102-95 and Warriors defeated the Knicks 112-87.
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National Basketball Assn
Fort Wayne Pistons
Pistons
Minneapolis Lakers
Rochester
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
Syracuse Nats
Philadelphia Warriors
New York Knicks
Counterpunching Rossi Favored Over Vasquez
In Miami two unranked lightweights Paolo Rosi of the Bronx and Baby Vasquez of Mexico City meet in a nationally televised bout. Rosi is an 8-5 favorite and known as a hard hitter and counterpuncher with 23-3-0 this year, while Vasquez holds a 45-12 record.
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Miami, Fla
Paolo Rosi
The
Bronx
Baby Vasquez
Mexico City
Rosi
New Yorker
Italy
Vasquez
City Council Seeks Legion Aid To Repair Doughboy Statue
Petersburg Virginia officials appeal to the American Legion post to repair the World War I Doughboy monument. The statue’s gun has been twisted and its bayonet broken off, prompting calls for restoration.
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Petersburg
American Legion
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Stuart M. Perry
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Pure Oil Station
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