Awesome Yankee Power Faces Pirates in World Series Opener
The New York Yankees ride a 15 game win streak into Forbes Field for the World Series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Art Ditmar will start for New York with Bob Turley and Whitey Ford following as expected. Pittsburgh manager Danny Murtaugh plans center fielder Bill Virdon and first baseman Dick Stuart in key defensive roles, and Vinegar Bend Mizell starts for the Pirates in New York. Skies are sunny with a forecast near 70 degrees and a 1 p.m. EDT start on NBC.
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Associated Press
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Lou Gehrig
Danny Murtaugh
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Whitey Ford
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Rocky Nelson
Deacon
Bob Friend
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Mizell
Ditma
Joe Gordon
Kansas City Athletics
Bob Elliott
Gordon
Detroit
Quality Cleaners Claim 10 Pin Tie In League Night
Quality Cleaners tied for first after beating Peoples Cleaners at Northside. Betty Willis led winners 172. Margie Beaver had high game 190 for losers. GAA beat Servisoft 4 points. Sara Dale led with 169. PAT PHILLIPS top score 149 for Asco Window Corp. Rebels lost one game but routed Valley Distributors. Margaret Seabright led Rebels 167. High team scores were 717 for Rebels and 2049 total for GAA.
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Asco Window Corp
Claire Dougherty
Rebels
Valley Distributors
Margaret Seabright
Cathy Compton
Police clash as ten thousand marchers in Paris
About 10 000 opponents of Charles de Gaulle's Algeria policy tried to march on the Presidential Palace but were routed by riot police. The clash left roughly 40 injured including officers and 20 youths arrested. veterans led the march to demand stronger measures to quell Algeria's nationalist rebellion as Parliament opens.
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de Gaulle
Michael Debre
Elysee Palace
High Court Ponders Rights Of Ex Chief
The State Supreme Court weighs whether Clarksville Police Chief Charles E. Gordon, now resigned, acted within his rights when ordering removal of attorney James W. Blanks car for blocking a barricade wall. A lower court upheld the action.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court
Clarksville
Charles E. Gordon
James W. Blanks
Gordon
James Wood Touchdown Club Food Drive Supports Track Fund
The James Wood Touchdown Club announces a benefit turkey dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday before the James Wood Marshal game to raise funds for the school track program. Proceeds support debt reduction, with $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for children, plus reserved seats along the 50 yard line for attendees.
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James Wood Touchdown Club
James Wood
Perfect Weather For World Series Opener
Sunny and warm weather was forecast for the opening game between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Wednesday high was expected at 73 degrees, with Thursday reaching about 75, and sunny skies for both days.
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Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Wins Small Series Title Over Maple Leafs
Bobby Hendley pitched the Louisville Colonels to the Junior World Series crown with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. He allowed six hits, struck out eight, and walked none as Louisville clinched the series four games to two for its first title since 1954, helped by Frank Torre’s two run homer in the sixth.
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Frank Torre
Milwaukee Braves
Tech Halfback Wells Shoots To SEC Scoring Lead
Georgia Tech senior Tommy Wells, a 6 foot 1 inch 194 pound halfback, leads the Southeastern Conference in scoring with five field goals and five touchdowns through three games. He is noted for a talented toe and also plays defense as a sideback when not in field goal range. Wells began kicking in college after a practice session with coach Whitey, having previously been a running star at Colin High School in Nashville.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tommy Wells
Texas
Wells
Tech
Colin High School
Nashville
Lie Detector Squad Trails Nixon in New York Campaign
Democrats announce a four attorney lie detector squad to trail Vice President Richard M. Nixon as he campaigns in New York to verify his statements. Anthony Akers of New York Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson says the new Nixon descends to the old Nixon and we must stay alert to truth and innuendo.
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NEW York
Richard M. Nixon
Anthony Akers
Braves Offer Half Team and Cash for Ernie Banks
Milwaukee talks to Chicago about trading for Ernie Banks with a bundle of players including Joey Jay Carl Willey Don Nottebart Billy Bruton Johnny Logan and Frank Torre. The Cubs would listen as Banks nears 30 and has been Cubs all time home run leader.
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Carl Willey
Don Nottebart
Billy Bruton
Johnny Logan
Frank Torre
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Fullmer Robinson Title Bout Delayed to December 3
Los Angeles AP Sugar Ray Robinson laments postponement of his scheduled title bout with Gene Fullmer after Fullmer injures a calf muscle. Robinson, 40, fears delays impact promoters and TV partners. The replaced bout will feature Kenny Lane versus Len Matthews in a 12 round lightweight elimination fight.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Gene Fullmer
Fullmer
Gilman Hot Springs
Sugar Ray
Harrisonburg C of C Manager Takes New Job
Martinsville AP reports the executive manager of the Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber resigns to take a similar post with the Martinsville Henry County chamber. Halter begins November 7, replacing Jeff E. Warner who joined the U S Chamber of Commerce southeastern division in Jacksonville. Halter served two and a half years in Harrisonburg Rockingham.
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Martinsville
Harrisonburg - Rockingham
Syracuse Tops AP Football Poll Replacing Mississippi
Syracuse moves to No 1 in the Associated Press ranking after two weeks in second, drawing 28 first place votes to Mississippi 14. Iowa climbs to third, Illinois holds fourth, Ohio State rises after beating Southern California, while Kansas falls to 10 with new entrants Navy Purdue and Arkansas joining the top rankings.
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Missouri
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Texas
Alabama
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Pan-Presbyterian Convocation to Meet in Louiseville
The three major Presbyterian branches will hold a Pan-Presbyterian National Convocation in Louiseville Kentucky from November 1 to 3. Delegates from Cumberland Presbyterian Church the Presbyterian Church U S A and the United Presbyterian Church U S A will discuss the churchs role in small towns.
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Louiseville, Ky
United States
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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Presbyterian Church
U. S
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Boxing roundups from AP report list several results
AP reports include Ronnie Cohen defeating Johnny Gorman and Ed Beattie stopping Bob Hamilton in lightweight bouts. Tommy Tibbs outpointed Ike Chestnut in Providence. Joe Brown meets Raymundo Torres in a non title ten rounder in Houston, while Benny Medina faces Johnny Gonslaves in Oakland in a ten round bout.
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Ed Beattie
Bob Hamilton
Edmonton
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Tommy Tibbs
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Ike Chestnut
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Tex
Joe Brown
Mexico
Raymundo
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Johnny Gonslaves
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