Mexico City Chosen For 1968 Olympic Games
Mexico City defeated Detroit 30 to 14 as the IOC voted for the 1968 Summer Games site. Lyon France received 12 votes, Buenos Aires two, ending site contention amid political overtones.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1963
Page
7
Mexico City defeated Detroit 30 to 14 as the IOC voted for the 1968 Summer Games site. Lyon France received 12 votes, Buenos Aires two, ending site contention amid political overtones.
Boxing bouts featured Luis Rodriguez Sonny Banks Gene Gresham Teddy Wright Piero Tomasoni Ralph Dupas Kimpo Amarfio and Emil De Leon across cities including New York Detroit Rome Brisbane Melbourne Tokyo and more. The IOC discussed South Africa apartheid and East German North Korean status amid Mexico City 1968 bid surprises and 1972 Soviet interest as Mexican officials celebrated victory.
Gay Brewer and Bob Harrison hold a share of the Sahara Invitational lead at 137 after two rounds at Paradise Valley CC. Jack Nicklaus sits four behind while Arnold Palmer is five back as play continues toward the final round.
During the fiscal year ended June 30 1962 the U S Patent Office registered fifteen thousand nine hundred four trade marks.
A long list of programs across late night and afternoon hours features films such as The Tall Men Champagne for Caesar The Yearling Lost Horizon and Dallas plus episodes of Naked City Gunsmoke Bonanza Lassie and Bonanza plus news weather sports and special segments like Pro Football Focus On The Law and Hallmark Hall of Fame Featured stars include Clark Gable Jane Russell Ronald Colman Celeste Holm Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Richard Widmark and Lon Chaney Jr The lineup blends cinema news and entertainment with sports and discussion programs listed throughout the day.
Boston boosts title push as Gino Cappelletti scores 22 points with one TD and four FGs in a 40-21 win over Denver. Babe Parilli passes for 331 yards and two TDs as the Patriots improve to 4-3 and close in on the Jets in the Eastern Division.
Iowa Athletic Director Forest Evashevski says football coach Jerry Burns has his full backing whether the team wins or loses. Burns, handle for seven years, took over in 1961. injuries hampered the Hawkeyes who finished 5-4 after a 4-5 campaign the previous year.
New York Yankee star outfielder Mickey Mantle underwent Friday a cartilage removal procedure on his left knee described as successful by Dr. Sidney Gaynor. The injury, tied to a broken left foot from a June game in Baltimore, kept him out most of 1963. Mantle will stay in hospital about a week then rest at home in Dallas and plans to jog by January.
New York AP Kelso a six year old and three time Horse of the Year heads the field for the two mile Jockey Club Gold Cup at Aqueduct with potential payouts up to 2.50 for a 2 bet. He has earned 1 485 917 for Bohemia Stable and could close in on Round Table s money mark. Six rivals include Will I Rule Garwol Sensitive Mr Consistency Guadalcanal and Left Hook with 8 1 and 10 to 1 odds respectively.
June Tusing posted a 179, the highest duckpin game in the Evening Star League history, as her lly's Cab team totalled 1642 with three games. Polly, Dot Loften, Helen Richards, and Maxine Patton added solid scores, while Diet Rite Cola, Continental Homes, and other teams posted victories in a dense set of shrimp pin events.
Shawnee Bowmen dominated Five Aces 4-0 at Northside Lanes in the Friday Night Pro Tenpin League. Bill Boden led with 204 in a 571 series, Dave Butts added 544, and Allen Jobe 512 as the team won by 436 pins.
Hilma Lillis bowled a 468 series to lead the Girls Athletic Association to a 40 defeat of Shawnee Squaws in Forest Hills. Lorraine Sealock 465 and Mae Brown 457 aided Floor Shop to a 3-1 win over Valley Pike Tire. Mary Jane Robertson 469 led National Fruit past the Splinters 3-1. Peoples Cleaners and Nameless tied 2-2, Andersons Sheet Metal defeated Coca-Cola 2-2.
In Richmond an 11 year old boy William J Emmerich died when a concrete slab weighing about 500 to 600 pounds fell on him at a drainage ditch project. He and two other boys were playing in the ditch near Monument and Avenues. The slab pinned him face down in soft dirt.
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