Bradley Upsets Kentucky In OT Sugar Bowl Clash
In New Orleans St Louis methodically slows Kentucky and defeats the top ranked team 43 to 42 in overtime. Walt Hirsch misses two key free throws while Ray Sonnenberg hits the winning shot as Kentucky suffers its first loss. Kentucky meets Syracuse in the nightcap consolation game.
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St. Louis
Kentucky
Bradley
Ed Hickey
Billikins
Associated Press
Syracuse
Dramatic Battle For Jockey Honors Of 1950 Years End
With two days left in 1950 at Tropical Park Culmone leads Shoemaker by one win. Culmone rode X two winners boosting his tally to Fontes six from the world mark. Shoemaker won two early races at Fair Grounds to reach a close total as both chase a 388-win record. Both plan to finish abroad with Culmone in Havana and Shoemaker bound for Caliente Mexico for 11 mounts.
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Joe Culmone
Willie Shoemaker
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Tropical Park
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Shoemaker
Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Arpa Agg
Walter Miller
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Havana
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Caliente
Mexico
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West Virginia Hosts Arizona In Tough Home Test
Unbeaten West Virginia University meets a last undefeated Arizona squad in Morgantown. Mountaineers own a 6 game win streak and have rarely lost at home, while Arizona has won 11 straight on its own court. Tip off is at 8 am as both teams seek national ranking boost.
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West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Arizona
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West Virginia
Robert
Red) Brown
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Wildcats
Ross Put in Drydock By Hairstons KO
Ross of San Jose California, a young light heavyweight, was forced into six months on the shelf after a third round knockout by Gene Hairston at Madison Square Garden. Dr. Alexander Schiff of the New York State Athletic Commission said Ross showed some concussion but seemed able to travel back to California.
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J. T
Noe
Ross
California
Eyes of Sports World Turn To New Year's Bowl Classic
New York reports begin with East West Shrine game in San Francisco drawing 62,000 fans and Blue Gray in Montgomery featuring Gran delius Stonesifer as top Eastern favorites. Westerners seek first win in four years while over $100,000 goes to Shriners Hospital. Rose Cotton Sugar and Orange Bowls follow with Michigan Oklahoma Clemson Texas and Tennessee set for key matchups. Radio schedule lists CBS NBC and ABC broadcasts for Orange Cotton Sugar Rose and Sugar Bowls.
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Eyes of Sports World
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San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
Michigan State
Everett Grandelius
Don Stonesifer
Northwestern
Kyle Rote
SMU
Brad Rowland
McMurray
Whizzer White
Arizona State
Shriners
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Southern Stars
Pasadena
California
Michigan
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Babe Parilli
Kentucky
Texas
Tennessee
Dallas
Miami
Fla
Clemson
Orange
CBS
Cotton
NBC
Sugar
ABC
Rose
Cigarette Company Ordered to End False Advertising
The Fourth Circuit upheld FTC bans on P. Lorillard Company ads for Old Gold Beech-nut Sensation and Friends cigarettes. It ruled the Readers Digest based claim that Old Gold was less irritating was presented to mislead, stressing the article showed only tiny nicotine differences with no smoker impact.
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Richmond
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Trade Commission
P. Lorillard Company
P. Lorillard
Sensation
Friends
John J. Parker
Readers Digest
Voice of America broadcasts draw fire from Manchester Guardian
The Manchester Guardian editorial denounces Voice of America saying it harms US credibility abroad by pushing American propaganda in China and Asia. It warns that loud broadcasting may backfire, framing Chiang Kai shek favorably to some and pushing capitalism as universal, despite local conditions.
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Manchester, Guardian
Radio
Voice of America
United States
China
Independent Liberal
America
Chiang Kaishek
Asia
Voice
First Touchdown Sought Tomorrow In Ice Bowl Game
In Fairbanks the Third Annual Ice Bowl pits Ladd Air Base Flyers against the University of Alaska Polar Bears tomorrow. Boundary lines are coal dusted for snow, players wear fur mukluks and parkas, and sub zero winds threaten the game which has seen no touchdowns in three years. The Polar Bears won 3-0 last winter on a late field goal.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Ladd Air Base Flyers
University of Alaska Polar Bears
Air Force Herman Nelson
Polar Bears
Strike Called Against Tropical Park Race Track
The Miami based Florida HBPA voted unanimously for drastic action unless Tropical Park Race Course increases purse distribution by 54000 dollars. The strike takes effect Tuesday January 2 as 200 HBPA members pressed for the raise amid ongoing feud with track president Nathan E Herzfeld.
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Miami
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Tropical Park
HBPA
Florida
Nathan E. Herzfeld
Readers ask Haskin Q&A on history and trivia origins
The Winchester Star presents a Q&A column answering questions on phrases origins such as Read the riot act and pronunciation of Faneuil Hall, cities losing population in 1940s, White House New Year receptions starting 1802, and a note about Alexander the Great reputedly sleeping with Homer's poetry at his head.
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Thomas Jefferson
Cheshire
Mass
Alexander the Great
Forgotten Sentiments on American Modernity in Global Voices
A fragment reflecting on how nations misjudge their own strengths and how America’s contributions to civilization might surprise outsiders. The quote explores mutual misunderstanding and a cautious optimism about international reception of American progress.
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America
Yankees Build Depth With Flexible Positional Players
New York manager Casey Stengel showcases a 38 man roster and a two platoon system as he prepares for spring. He praises versatility with players like Gerry Coleman Gene Markland Bobby Brown and Johnny Hopp who can fill multiple infield and outfield roles.
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Yankee
Casey Stengel
Casey
Glendale
Calif
Stengel
Johnny Hopp
Hank Workman
Joe Collins
Fenton Mole
Gerry Coleman
Yanks
Phil Rizzuto
Coleman
Gene Markland
Buffalo
Bobby Brown
Drinks Struggle To Buy In East European States
East Europe’s communist led states curb liquor access with new rules and higher prices to boost factory output. In Poland and Czechoslovakia sales limits reduce pubs and vodka hours, while vodka costs rise amid rationing and bans in public venues. The USSR shows leniency with liquor while monitoring drunkenness at work. Albania Bulgaria and Romania show similar anti drinking trends, though details are scarce.
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London
East Europe
John Barleycorn
Soviet Union
Ussr
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Industral
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Jedka
Eniraghas Ethagov
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N C State and Colgate to meet in Dixie Classic final
Defending champion North Carolina State will face Colgate for the Dixie Basketball Classic title in Raleigh. Earlier, Wake Forest meets Navy for third place while Tulane, Duke and Rhode Island State contest consolation and other bracket games. The Navy Colgate second round thriller drew about 8,000 fans with 16 lead changes.
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N. C
North Carolina State
Colgate
Rhode Island State
North Carolina
Tulane
Duke
Wake Forest
Navy
N. C. State
Why the Ould Deluder Satan Law Was Named
The Massachusetts Bay Colony 1647 statute earned its name from its Preamble which claims that Satan’s chief project is to prevent people from knowing the Scriptures. The text itself links the law to spiritual aims and the suppression of ignorance through schooling.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Satan
Capper's Jewelry Wins Evening Star Ladies League First Half
Capper's Jewelry, a six member team led by Virginia Trenary and Lillian Good, defeated Hershey Pints 2300 to 2217 in five games to capture the first half crown. The Health Center Alleys match Friday night kept Capper's ahead mostly, with Hershey briefly closing late as Loretta Sutler posted a 118. Capper's built a late lead, finishing 83 pins ahead as Good closed with a 108 to offset Steele's 107.
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Capper
Hershey Pirks
Loretta Sutler
Lillian Good
Jean Steele
Early English silversmiths and metal sources
The text suggests early English silversmiths sourced metal from Eastern Europe. After Spain conquered Peru and Mexico, vast silver supplies reached Europe, meeting the silversmiths’ needs.
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