West German sprinter Armin Hary runs 100 meters in 10.0 seconds
In Zurich at Letzigrund Stadium Armin Hary of West Germany clocked 10.0 in a heat, the first 100 meter dash to hit 10.0 seconds in history. Officials later ratified the time after a second run produced 10.0 with wind within limit. The world record currently stands at 10.1.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Armin Hary
West Germany
Hary
United States
Rome
Letzigrund
Europe
Manfred Germar
AAU
Comediately
Willie Williams
Ira Murchison
Leamon King
Shenandoah Downs to Install Pick Six Bonanza Pool
George A. Pottinger arrives from San Juan to set up the Bonanza pool at Shenandoah Downs. The track will begin wagering during its 71 night summer meeting starting July 5 with 70 percent of the pool to the winner and 30 percent to the runner up in the Little Bonanza.
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George A. Pottinger
San Juan
P.R
Shenandoah Downs
Bob Leavitt
Pottinger
el Comandante
Shenandoah Bonanza
Y Loah
IBM
Recordak
Shenandoah
Grandstand Arid
West Virginia
Baltimore-Washington
Wheeling Downs
Grandma America Goes To Newswoman
New York AP report notes 73 year old Mrs Eugene Carothers of Canonsburg Pennsylvania wins Grandma America prize. She earns 5000 dollars including a trip to Brazil as the winner named by Grandma America Inc. Elizabeth M Conway of Levittown New York is runner up.
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New York
Grandma America
Eugene Carothers
Canonsburg
Brazil
Grandma America Inc
Elizabeth M. Conway
Levittown
N.Y
Palmer Heads Favorable Field In Canada Cup Irish Open
The Canada Cup tournament in Portmarnock Ireland opens with defending Australia against Japan while Canada star Stan Leonard defends the individual title. Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead lead the American pair alongside Dai Rees and Dave Thomas for Wales as 30 teams contest 72 holes on a 7093 yard links layout. The team score secures the champion with the individual crown decided from the medal total. Palmer comes in as United States and Masters champion favorite on a seaside course debut.
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Portmarnock
Ireland
Australia
Japan
Celic
Seals
Arnold Palmer
Sami Shéad
Dai Rees
Dave
Wales
Stan Leonard
Canada
Montreal
Palmer
United States
Latrobe
Nazarene Church Shows Big Gains in 1950s
Dr. T. S. Ludwig barometer report to the Church of the Nazarene assembly shows domestic membership rising by 86,813 to 311,300 and the number of congregations increasing by 1,200 to 4,696 during the decade.
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Kansas City, Mo
Church of the Nazarene
T. S. Ludwig
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Major League leaders include Runnels Boston hitting .347 with Maris New York at .342. Mantle New York leads runs 54 with Maris 42 and Banks Chicago 58 RBIs. Pitching shows Coates New York 10 2 and Daley Kansas City 10 2. Strikeouts list Bunning Detroit Pascual Washington 91.
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Runnels
Boston
Maris
New York
Mantle
No York
Hansen
Baltic
Minoso
Chicago
Skowron
Lollar
Fox
Aparicio
Snyder
Kansas City
Larker
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Hoak
Banks
Clemente
Bruton
Milwaukee
Cunningham
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Kirkland
Hati
Taylor
Philadelphia
Law
Williams
Drysdale
Friend
Milwaukee Braves surge to near Pirates with twin bill sweep
Milwaukee's pitching staff has steadied as the Braves win back to back to close the gap on the Pirates. They swept a twi-night doubleheader from the San Francisco Giants 9-6 and 2-1 in 12 innings to move within three games of Pittsburgh. Manager Dressen praised the jelled pitching and weather-driven improvement after a string of early-season postponements.
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Milwaukee
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
San Francisco Giants
Charlie Dressen
Dressen
Sur‘ren
St. Louis
Virginia to Withdraw Time Deposits Amid Tight Budget
Richmond Virginia plans to reduce state time deposits by about 25 million dollars on Sept 15 from nearly 200 banks to a maximum of 50 000 dollars each leaving about 12 million in time deposits. The move aligns with the Almond administration 1960 62 budget looming capital outlay study and anticipated income from new liquor and tobacco taxes.
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Richmond
Virginia
Almond
Lindsay Almond
E. B. Pendleton
Pendleton
Child Hurt as Truck Strikes Youth on Rt 349
Nine year old Larry Dean Shultz sustained head and chest injuries when his bicycle was struck by a tractor trailer on Rt 349 north of Charles Town. He remained in fair condition at Charles Town Hospital with partial consciousness. Edward Woodrow Strosnider of White Post operated the truck, Battletown Transfer owned the vehicle, damage valued at $700, driver unharmed.
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Charles Town
Larry Dean Shultz
Whittington
Rt. 2
Harpers Ferry
Charles Town Hospital
Edward Woodrow Strosnider
White Post
Battletown Transfer of
Berryville
Petitions Circulate to Reopen Danville Libraries
In Danville Virginia five thousand signatures are to be gathered by 200 volunteers to press the city council to reopen the segregated libraries on an emergency basis. Council member Dr D Lurton Arey will present the petitions and seek restoration of services until private facilities become available. The libraries have been closed since a federal injunction barred segregated operation following a February referendum approving closure over integration. Meanwhile the Danville Library Foundation plans a dinner to promote a privately funded white library, with mixed reactions from both sides of the dispute.
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Danville
Virginia
D. Lurton Arey
Roby Thompson
Danville Library Foundation
Truck Fire Breaks Glass and Ignites Cargo
A Maryland pickup driver learned his cargo was aflame after rear glass shattered from heat near Waterloo at the Route 340 and 50 intersection. A passer-by used a fire extinguisher, the Boyce Volunteer Fire Co. put out the fire causing about 75 dollars in damage, and the driver said a discarded cigarette likely started the blaze.
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Boyce
Maryland
Waterloo
Boycé Volunteer Fire Co
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Two Near Waterloo
At 5:20 p.m. a three car crash on Rt. 50 near Waterloo sent two to Memorial Hospital. Ellen B. Cook 20 of Berryville and Harold V. Barnes Roanoke were involved as Cook crossed the center line and hit a 1950 Chevrolet station wagon and a 1954 Ford. Damages were listed as 400 for the Ford 300 for the Mercury and 100 for the Chevrolet.
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Amorial Hospital
Ellen B. Cook
Berryville
Burtner
Miss. Cook
P. W. Foster
Harold V. Barnes
Roanoke
Ford
Mr. Burtner
Miss Cook
Foster
Mercury
Ernest Elsen
Reed
Chevrolet
Secretary Introduces Visitor by Name in Shared Office
The secretary welcomes an expected guest by announcing "Mr. Bradford" as the visitor. The two men do not know each other yet, but the visitor should already know whom he came to see.
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Mr. Bradford
Young Joseph Pulitzer Elected to Missouri Assembly
Joseph Pulitzer is elected to the Missouri State Assembly while continuing to work as a newspaper reporter. The dual role underscores his early career in journalism and politics.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Missouri State Assembly
Armory group to discuss proposed building again next week
The board of supervisors and a group of interested residents will meet to discuss the armory plan. No date is set. A group offered $15,000 toward construction, but the board previously opposed the project, citing the need to raise taxes.
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BEAR
Board of Supervisors
Mamie Eisenhower Returns to White House After Illness
Mamie Eisenhower returns to the White House after three weeks at Walter Reed Army Hospital for an attack of acute bronchitis. Assistant White House press secretary Anne Wheaton said she entered the hospital May 31 and was much better upon her Tuesday return home.
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Weinctongton
Mamie Eisen
White House
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Anne’ Wheaton
Eisenhower
Appeal Unlikely For Six Drivers In Pit Access Ruling
The race ruling disqualified six drivers for cutting across a grassy area to the pits instead of using the pit road. Purcell Richard Petty and his father Lee Petty from Randleman were hurt most by the decision, finishing fourth and fifth and missing $3,675 and $2,900 prizes respectively. Others disqualified included Bob Welborn Greensboro, Paul Lewis Johnson City, Junior Johnson Ronda, and Al White from Petrole New York.
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Purcell
Richard Petty
Lee Petty
Randleman
N. C
Richard
Lee
Bob Welborn
Greensboro
Paul Lewis
Johnson City
Johnson City, Tenn
Junior Johnson
Ronda
al White
Petrole
N. Y
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