William and Mary Wins State Track Title
William and Mary defeated Virginia Military Institute 60.5 to 56.1 to win the annual state track and field meet. Tony Sepp led VMI with repeat wins in the 100 and 220 yard dashes, while William and Mary’s Pete Bracken took both shot put and discus titles.
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Lynchburg
William and Mary
Virginia Military Institute
State College
Indians
Virginia
Gavaiena
Sekeseet
Jac Oles Bam
W&m
Ron Henry
Dale Thoma
Cavaliers
Washington and Lee
Jim Hickey
Tony Sepp
Sepp
Pete Bracken
Bracken
Gil Faccio
Bart Partch
Faccio
Bob Diederich
First Louisville broom factory opens in 1865
Louisville history notes the city's first manufacturing plant began with Thomas Caummisan building a broom factory in 1865, marking the start of local industry.
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Louisville
Thomas Caummisan
Track controversy as Hard Track stars on Downs race day
Decidedly sets new KD mark by clipping Whirlaway's 1941 standard and wins 2% lengths ahead of Roman Line in a Saturday Downs race. Trainers Jolley and Moody condemn the track as overly hard calling it like a concrete highway. Others debate effects on horses with spokesmen for Royal Attack and Sunrise County weighing in.
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Decidedly
Whirlaway
Roman Line
Aidan Bye
Jolley
Aidan
Moody Jolley
Moody
Chuck Parke
Buddy Hirsch
Royal Attack
Tom Kelly
Sunrise County
Willie Shoemaker
Wathen Knebelkamp
Blough urges harmony of business and government for progress
M Blough chairman of U S Steel declares price setting by government incomprehensible and defends recent price increases. He favors market forces for future pricing and notes profits lag since 1950 while wages rise. He criticizes inflationary labels on wage settlements and cites a nine year profit decline in 1961.
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Hoboken
N.J
M. Blough
Bilt Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Blough
Kennedy
Okeene rattlesnake roundup nets 930 snakes in 23rd event
In Oklahoma, the 23rd annual Okeene rattlesnake roundup drew about 17,000 spectators as hunters captured 930 rattlesnakes in Gypsum Hills. The three day event featured a banquet, dance and awards. snakes paid 50 cents per pound for butchered meat, with frozen meat sold at 2.50 dollars per pound by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Okeene
Okla
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Boxing Roundup Stoppages Across Ring Stops in Europe and US
Fights by The Associated Press report Luis Rodriguez of Cuba and Miami, Yama Bahama of Bi mini, and Gus Scholz of Germany scoring stoppages. Rodriguez and Bahama halted on cuts, Scholz knocked out Neal Rivers in Dortmund.
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Associated Press
New York
Luis Rodriguez
Cuba
Miami
Fla
Yama Bahama
Bimini
Dortmund
Germany
Gustav
Bubi) Scholz
Neal Rivers
Las Vegas
Nev
Churchill Downs official downplays record aim on hard track
At Churchill Downs, track official Knebelkamp stated no special effort was made for the hard track and that the track crew does not chase records. He emphasized safety over record times, saying they simply want a safe track.
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Churchill Downs
Knebelkamp
Congress Moves Slowly In 87th Session Amid Election Year
Congress in the 87th session shows slow progress with a filibuster on a literacy test bill in the Senate and a House vote on a compromise committee for higher education aid. By May 1 only 45 public laws passed both chambers, far below 1960 levels, with many members distracted by primaries. Butter with parsley tags along.
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House
Senate
Congress
Extremist actors pursue campaign of conflict in Algiers and Oran
In Algiers and Oran, secret army extremists waged a campaign of violence as French armored cars and barbed wire fenced sensitive areas. Five Muslims died and 14 injured in Algiers. two died and four were hurt in Oran. A European was wounded by a stray bullet and one person was held by two attackers amid robberies including a central post office heist that netted about 10 000 dollars.
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Algiers
Oran
Better Shine for All Floors Details
The New Seal Gloss clear floor finish is for vinyl and all hard surface floors. Seal Gloss contains acrylic the same chemical used in new auto finishes to eliminate waxing. It is a clear high gloss finish that does not yellow is slip resistant and ends water spotting. Easy to apply Seal Gloss protects color and lasts for months.
Algeria Faces New Terrorist Wave After Quiet Weekend
Moslems, authorities reported. The new spurt of terrorism followed a relatively quiet weekend in Algeria. Eleven persons were killed in weekend attacks.
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Algeria
Irvin Mollison Dies Aboard Train After Long Judicial Career
Irvin C. Mollison 63, first Negro federal judge in continental U S, served on the Customs Court in New York since 1945, died Saturday aboard a Chicago bound train. The report notes his prominent role and historic appointment in a tumultuous era.
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New York
Irvin C. Mollison
United States
U.S. Customs Court
Chicago
Capitol Columns Stand in Frankfort Stone Carved
The outer walls of the state Capitol at Frankfort Kentucky feature 70 Ionic columns, each carved from a single block of stone.
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State Capitol
Frankfort
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RCA
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Dallas
Tex
Winchester Savings
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