12/24/1959

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 24, 1959   Vol. C756

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LOCAL NEWS

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LOOKS LIKE NO WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR

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East Farewell –It seems this year will be only the second year in this decade that East Farewell does not have a white Christmas. The unrelenting heat wave has not only kept the snow off the ground but also has created an unhealthy situation with the Lake Charles water. Since the heat, which has been hovering in the mid to high 60s for most of the month, has kept the lake water warm it has led to an algae bloom in the north end of the lake. While there is no danger to humans as long as they don’t drink it does have an extremely detrimental effect on the local fish and water fowl populations. People in town seem to have mixed feelings about this unusual situation. Some are happy that days are warm and evenings were mild but some are distressed that the Christmas season is being ruined by the snow free streets and a lake that is not only not frozen but completely ice free.

            Obviously, no one has control over the weather and most people have come to accept the current situation but still there is an overall disappointment running as an undercurrent through town. The lights are strung across the streets and the trees have all been decorated. The store windows all display wonderful winter scenes and carols play through the speakers mounted outside the store front doors. People hustle to and fro with arms full of packages that are soon to end up wrapped and under the tree. Children line up to visit Santa with their lists and hopes for holiday booty and are all on their best behavior. All the churches are decorated and have posted their holiday schedules and even the police and fire departments have reached out to help those who are less fortunate. All in all the season is in full swing and the lack of snow will be just an unpleasant memory come next year so for now enjoy the season and all the goodness that comes with it. From the entire staff at the East Farewell News, Merry Christmas!

 

The clean streets in 1959 December in East Farewell

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN ON LAST SECOND SHOT

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East Farewell – The early season of Cougars basketball has already been exciting with a solid but hard fought win over the Bears and just last week a thrilling last second victory over defending league champs, the Corning Devils, 40-38. The Devils came into the game as slight favorites and in the first half it looked like they were going win. It was close at the half, 24-20 Devils and they had played a steady controlled first half. The Cougars were certainly not defeated and had actually been the main contributors to their own undoing. They had seven turnovers and had only shot at a dismal 20%.

            The second half was different though, the Cougars came out with a renewed confidence and a much better teamwork. They immediately tied the game up and center, James Hawkins, started to take control of the inside. Both forwards, Don Tasker and Joey Mitchell also started to move better and worked together with Hawkins to establish a very strong center. Also, and more importantly, they started to hit shots. Hawkins went 4 for 4 in his first four shots and Tasker and Mitchell went 5 for 6 in the first six minutes. The Devils were a little bit back on their heels but far from defeated. Both teams went back and forth and as time was running down the Devils took a four point lead. There was only two minutes left and Cougar guard, Mack Mackenzie, tried to drive up the center. It looked like he was stopped cold by Devils forward, Dave Reynolds, when he passed behind his back to a waiting Hawkins who turned and dropped it in for the score. The Cougars pressed and got an ill-advised in bounds bounce pass and point guard, Bobby Fox, tied the game at 38. The Cougars pressed again but the Devils were able to beat the press and with 20 seconds left it looked like they were going to pull off the win. Devils point guard set up for an outside shot from about the top of the key but a very aware Hawkins made to leap from about the foul line and stretched his entire 6’3” frame up to tip the shot just enough to push it off course and fall into the arms of Don Tasker under the basket. With an amazing sense of game clarity he saw a streaking Fox headed down the court and threw a long bomb to him and Fox took the pass like a wide receiver, took one dribble and laid the ball in as time expired giving the Cougars a 40-38 win.

            “This was a real test for us,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “The Devils are a top notch group and we had our hands full. Donny (Tasker) was just great with his awareness of Foxxy (Bobby Fox) running down the court in the last seconds. Hawk (James Hawkins) was great, too. They all did a very good job tonight. I am proud of them.”

            This week’s game will be played one day later due to the Christmas holiday. The game will be played on the 26^th and the Cougars will face the Slate Mountain Canaries in the Regional High Gym starting at 4:00PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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KHRUSHCHEV ACCEPTS SUMMIT INVITATION - CUBAN ARMY EXECUTES COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARIES – CASTRO SEIZES ROPE & SUGAR PLANTATIONS – FAA SETS AGE LIMIT – ALLIGATOR BAGS TOP CHRISTMAS LISTS

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Soviet Premier Khrushchev accepts the West’s proposal for a summit conference in Paris next spring. No comment has come from President Eisenhower due to the holiday, but Paris, London and Bonn expressed satisfaction the Premier had replied favorably to the idea of an East-West summit meeting to settle outstanding issues of the cold war.

Cuban army firing squads executed two counter-revolutionaries in Pinar del Rio. They were the first death sentences to be carried out in six months.  Also in Cuba, Prime Minister Castro’s government took over all henequen- sisal fiber plantations owned by Cubans and announced Cuba’s vast sugar fields will be seized next. U.S. companies own or control 2 million acres of Cuban sugar lands.

The FAA places the age limit on airline pilots at 60 - effective March 15. The agency said it was necessary in the age of jet aircraft that carry up to 165 passengers at 550 mph.

Alligator bags top the Christmas list for ladies. Cashmere sweaters come in second. Alligator bags cost an average of $175, while Cashmere sweaters cost an average of $75.

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12/17/1959

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 17, 1959   Vol. C755

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LOCAL NEWS

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WARM SPELL THROWS MOTHER NATURE OFF KILTER

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East Farewell – The past two weeks have thrown Mother Nature a curve ball or maybe it is Mother Nature herself doing the fancy pitching. The temperatures have been hovering in the low 60s, about 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. The leaves have all fallen from the trees and all the crops have been harvested but in the past two weeks plants have started to show sprouts and some flowers have bloomed again. It is highly unusual that this warmth would hang around this late into the fall. East Farewell has only seen a slight dusting back at the beginning of the month and a white Christmas looks to be in jeopardy. Lake Charles is not even close to being frozen and the ice fishermen are getting a little nervous. “It may never freeze this year, you really need a couple of months of cold air to get a good ice bed on the lake. Unless this weather turns completely around I don’t think there will be enough time for the Lake to freeze up enough for fishing,” said local fisherman Fred Roman as he stood by the lake shore staring out at the very wet lake.

            Even in town some restaurants have put tables out like they do in the summer to take advantage of the warm weather. Many people have been seen strolling in the evening and the al fresco dining is very appealing. The sunset has moved up to about 5:15PM so beautiful twilight time is being enjoyed by many people. When they get off work have been strolling through town and stopping for a bite to eat. During the days people have been wandering down to the beach and after school many students have been meeting at the Lakefront Plaza to enjoy the beautiful views and each other.

            “This is a very unusual temperature inversion that we seem to be stuck in,” said local weather forecaster, Mel Gordon from WEFR, “If this warm weather keeps up for much longer there is a good chance that we could have substantial damage to the local farm fields and the lake will see an unwanted increase in algae growth which will be very bad for everyone. I have been studying the weather charts and as far as I can see there is a warm front stuck holding over the Slate Mountain and it does not seem to be moving. Unless some low front moves down from the north we could be stuck in this pattern for a long time.”

            Normally, East Farewell would be well into the late fall season with temperatures hanging in the upper 40s and the town would have seen its first snow with significant accumulation. The lake waters would have dropped by now to a very chilly 35 to 38 degrees. The temperature inversion may be a nice respite for the townsfolk but as far as the natural systems are concerned this could not be much worse. The only thing to do is wait and hope that the weather will break and winter shows its icy fist.

Late blooms emerge by Lake Charles

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SPORTS

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COUGARS FOOTBALL HONORED – COUGARS BASKETBALL UNDERWAY

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East Farewell – In an unusually timed ceremony the league champion Cougars football team was honored before the Cougars basketball team took the court in their opening game against the Central Bears. The Cougars team winning streak continued, cross-season, as the Cougars basketball won their first game fairly handily against a good Central Bears team, 40-32. The pre-game ceremony had the entire Cougars football team on the court as Coach Burcowitz accepted the League trophy from last year’s winner, coincidentally, Central Bears football coach, Joe Warden. The football team was given a standing ovation and the trophy was passed around and each member of the team was able to hold it for a moment. Then they all took seats in the stands to cheer on the basketball team. The trophy will be held in Regional High’s trophy case for a year. It will be passed on to next year’s league champs unless the Cougars repeat.

The basketball game was much closer than the final score indicated. The Cougars 1959-1960 team, like the football team, has many seniors on it. In fact, the entire starting five are seniors and have been playing together for three years. The backcourt is run by Bobby Fox whose partner in crime is the always deceptive Mack Mackenzie. The center is controlled by James Hawkins. He is surrounded by the pillars of Don Tasker and Joey Mitchell. Mitchell is said to have grown another inch this year making him a recorded 6 feet 4 inches. The three make up the very formidable “Towers of Power” that was always a concern for opposing teams last year. The bench is also senior heavy with Walter Ferguson and Robby O’Shea. One of the only underclassmen to make the varsity bench was the very talented Wendell Williams. This team has high hopes for the upcoming season.

            Things started out slowly, though as the Bears came to play and started out with a commanding 8-2 lead in the first five minutes. After a timeout by Coach Wilson the Cougars came back with a different defense and their offense started to click, at the end of the first half the score 26-23, Cougars. The second half showed a different Cougars team as they started to get into groove as Fox and Mackenzie started to take control. The “Towers of Power” took over inside and the Bears found it harder and harder to score. Hawkins caught fire in the fourth quarter and rattled off 8 straight points. Bears center, Harold Price fouled out with three minutes left and Hawkins took advantage and poured in 6 more to end with a team high of 22 points. The Bears played a very good game but the Cougars had too much talent and once they got in sync were almost unstoppable.

            The Cougars stay home next week when they host the Corning Devils. The Devils are always a strong team and will present the Cougars with a challenge to keep their winning ways on track. The game begins in Regional High’s Gymnasium at 7:30PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE GETS WARM WELCOME IN ATHENS & PARIS AND IS HEADING TO SPAIN AND MOROCCO – GANGSTER ”THE TERRIBLE” TOUHY GUNNED DOWN IN CHICAGO – US JET SETS SPEED RECORD – JUSTICE DEPARTMENT & FTC REACH AGREEMENT ON TV ADS – TWO BROTHERS PRODUCE MECHANICAL HEART IN ILLINOIS

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Rousing welcome as President Eisenhower arrived in Athens. He waved to crowds with King Paul of Greece as they traveled the 10-mile route into the city. President Eisenhower then traveled to Africa. He spoke with anti-Communist President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia. From Tunis, the President headed to Paris. President Eisenhower finally arrived in Paris, where he was met by President Charles de Gaulle. He was set to attend the Western conference there. President Eisenhower assured French President Charles de Gaulle of U.S intentions to keep armed forces in Europe for the common defense of its allies. From Paris - the President began the last leg of his peace mission with stops in Spain and Morocco December 22.

Gangster Roger (The Terrible) Touhy is ambushed and killed by five shotgun blasts on the west side of Chicago. His companion, retired Police Sgt. Walter Miller, a principal defense witness at Touhy’s trial, was critically wounded…

The U.S. hits a jet-speed record was clocked at 1520mph, recapturing the record from Russia. It was accomplished by an Air Force Delta dart interceptor, beating Russia’s mark at 1,483mph.

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement to institute criminal prosecution against deceptive television commercials in the field of food, drugs and cosmetics.

Two scientist brothers at the University of Illinois in Urbana, produce a mechanical heart that may add years of useful life to humans. The brothers, William and Francis Fry said that once installed, the heart is sealed within the chest cavity and the opening is healed. Only the wires for connection to small batteries protrude from the body. Batteries may be strapped to the leg.

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12/10/1959

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 10, 1959   Vol. C754

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LOCAL NEWS

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AN EAST FAREWELL TRADITION – A CHRISTMAS CAROL - OPENS

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East Farewell – The East Farewell Playhouse opened its doors on Friday night and the curtain was raised on the last show of the year. This, of course, was the Jeb Bernstein production of Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. The show is a beloved staple in town having been performed for the last nine years. This year the role of Scrooge was once again played the famous and locally knighted, Leo G. Carroll. He has graced the community with his superb acting skills for five out of the last six years. “I just love doing the show. Jeb, Julie, Rick and I go way back,” said Carroll after the first performance, “They are so wonderful and this is such a great play. East Farewell has welcomed me every year and everyone is so pleasant. I look forward to this every year.”

            The play is a straightforward adaptation of the story and is made magical by all the effort of the set builders, special effects producer and costume designer. All those roles are held by locals and usually change every two years. This year there was a new crew and the sets were built by Marco and Sons, a local builder who contributed their time. They built a number of different sets that ranged from the London Street to Scrooge’s flat to a graveyard in which Scrooge sees his own gravestone. The costumes were designed and pretty much hand created by Regional High recent grad, Lilly Watson. She assembled a group of seamstresses and using pictures from history books created authentic period costumes that dazzled the audience. The special effects were over the top being handled by a group of local craftsmen named The Inquiring Guys. This is a group of hobbyists interested in inventing and creating fun stuff. They out did themselves this year with lights that strobed and smoke and mist that flowed and subtle nuances like jewels in Christmas Present crown that glowed in time to his speaking. The production was first class all the way and Carroll was equally fantastic as Scrooge. This year Bob Cratchit was again played by Randel Cross. He played the character last year and won acclaims for his endearing humility and caring. Tiny Tim was played again this year by Jason Bailey, now 12 years old. He was a little taller this year but was still able to play the beloved character. Natalie Mallard did her dual role again as both Belle and Mrs. Cratchit using her abundant acting skills to pull off several complete costume changes in very short order. The Ghosts were masterfully played again this year by Douglas Beaufort. He was able to convincingly change from each ghost and was hardly recognizable from one to the next. He seemed to gain 100 pounds to be the jovial Christmas Present then lose it all and become a wisp of a specter as Christmas Future with smoking robes.

            The audience loved the first production and called the cast back for several encores. The play will run until January 7^th with shows on Friday night, Saturday night and a Sunday afternoon performance. Many of the shows have been already sold out. This show is one of the high points of the Christmas season in East Farewell. Don’t miss it.

Magnificent sets and costumes make Christmas Carol magical

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

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Slate Mountain – The Cougars were able to win the League Championship with a 21-14 victory over their arch-rivals, he Slate Mountain Miners on Friday afternoon. The win was a hard fought battle with a very evenly matched team. The Miners were in technically in second place but essentially were tied with the Cougars because if they won they would have been champs. The Cougars played a nearly flawless game and that was necessary because the Miners were also intent on winning.

            The game started as a defensive struggle with both teams trading the ball between the thirties and neither able to get any traction. Finally with six minutes left in the first half Cougars QB, Kevin Dugan, was able hit his favorite wide receiver, Max O’Hara with a twenty yard pass to the right sideline. O’Hara was able to evade his Miners defender and break in for a touchdown. The Miners were not happy and came right back after the kickoff and drove down to the Cougars 25. Miners QB, Billy White, was able to fake a handoff to the league leading rusher, Jimmy Butler, and then roll out and drop a floater to his tight end, Frank Gold, who scooted in for the score just as the half ended. The first half score was 7-7.

            The Miners won the opening toss and elected to receive which meant the Cougars received to open the second half. Cougar’s receiver, Joey Neil has been a threat all season and he took the second half kickoff all the way back to the Miners 38 only a push out of bounds by the Miners kicker, Harold Pullman that kept him from going all the way. Dugan went right to his running game with Joey O’Toole and big Robby Blackman driving the Miners back to their own 6 and then finding his own tight end, Albert Dillon, who was able to get into the end zone for the score.  Once again the Miners were able to come back almost immediately and tie the score up again. The game then went back to the earlier defensive struggle and ground down the clock. It looked like the game was going to go into overtime with only 15 seconds left. The Cougars had the ball on the Miners 42 and Dugan took the snap for what was anticipated to be the last play in regular time. Max O’Hara streaked down the field for the end zone but was double teamed by two Miners. Dugan let go of the pass towards the end zone and both Miners and O’Hara took a bead on the ball. Miner defender, David Cappelli jumped for the ball that was a little short. The other defender, Nelson Anderson was playing O’Hara and at the last minute turned to find the ball. Cappelli leaped for the ball as Anderson was turning the ball hit Cappelli’s hands but at the same time Anderson jumped knocking the ball away from Cappelli and into the air. Anderson saw the loose ball still in the air and went to grab it but was off balance and was unable to control it. The ball bounced off his hands and O’Hara who had actually come back into the play was waiting for the ball. He grabbed it out of the air. He was in the end zone for the score and the win. The game ended with Regalia kicking the extra point finishing a perfect season for extra points for him. The Cougars mobbed the field and O’Hara was hoisted up on the shoulders of his teammates. After the commotion settled down both teams met in the middle of the field and shook hands. Many of the players on both teams knew members of the other team having played against them for several years. There was a lot of handshaking, backslapping and genuine good-sportsmanship. “What a great game,” said Coach Burcowitz after the game, “We knew we had our hands full with these guys, they are a great team. We did everything we could and they just kept coming back. That last play was a one of a kind. I don’t think you will see that again for a long time. It is great to win the league and even greater to win against such a great team. It just validates how good we are.”

Now that the Cougars football season has ended the Cougars basketball begins tomorrow with an away opening game against the Central Bears. The team is strong this year the entire starting five being seniors and all returning from a very good 10-5, second place finish last year. The game begins in Central Gym at 4:00PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE VISITS INDIA AND IRAN – RAUL CASTRO SAYS HE IS NOT A COMMIE – KENNEDY IS CATHOLICS CHOICE TO HEAD DEMS IN 1960 –

FTC LODGES CHARGES AGAINST LIFE CIGARETTES

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In New Delhi - President Eisenhower tells a public meeting attended by nearly one million that the military alliances organized by the United States “would be upheld by even the most saintly men.” He called for a crusade to remove from the minds of men, the fears, suspicions and prejudices that they have inherited the past.

President Eisenhower is welcomed by the Shah of Iran as he gets ready for talks with some of the United States’ staunchest friends in the turbulent Middle East.

Raul Castro tells a military court he is not a Communist but he declares he will not lend himself “to the dirty business of anti- communism.”

In a Gallup Poll, Senator John F. Kennedy is the choice of Catholics to head the Democratic presidential ticket in 1960 at 38%. Adlai Stevenson follows with 26%; Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee has 8%, as does Senator Lyndon Johnson.

The Federal Trade Commission lodges false claim charges against Life cigarettes. The commission branded untrue the claim that Life cigarettes are “proved to give you the least tar or nicotine of all cigarettes.” It also said it is not true that the government endorses the cigarettes and has found them to be lowest in tar and nicotine.

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12/3/1959

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 3, 1959   Vol. C753

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LOCAL NEWS

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FIRST SNOWFALL MAKES FOR A WINTER WONDERLAND

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East Farewell – The town woke up on Wednesday morning to a beautiful blanket of snow that covered the town overnight. The first snowfall of the season is considered the most beautiful and most welcome. This snow fall was more than a dusting it totaled about an inch and got people scrambling to break out their winter equipment. All the stores and restaurants in town had their sidewalks cleared by noon and were open for business. The Regional High School did not cancel or postpone classes and the bus routes were running as usual. Even the afternoon outdoor activities were held as the field was cleared during the day. After school there were several enterprising groups out roaming around the area trying to raise some extra cash by clearing local sidewalks and driveways. “This was not a big storm but snow is kind of wet which makes it heavy. This is a tough way to begin the shoveling season. We like it more when there is a lighter snow first, that way we can work into the shoveling,” said a shovel carrying youth who was just finishing Mallard’s Boarding House sidewalk and driveway.

            The Christmas lights have been hung across Main Street and Lakeshore Drive and they give the new snow a magical appearance at night. It is a wonderful scene to look down Main Street at dusk and watch the lights come up over the newly fallen snow. Evening strolls are back in fashion as Mother Nature has officially opened the holiday season in East Farewell.

Christmas Lights on Main Street

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SPORTS

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GIMMICK BOWL A BIG HIT BUT TAKES ITS FINAL BOW

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East Farewell _ The Gimmick Bow has a four year history and has become a beloved part of Cougars football lore. Coach Burcowitz and Fort Lee Captains Coach King have been friends since their player days at the University of Pennsylvania and when they both became coaches at rival Mid-State League teams they remained close and often consulted with each in the off season. Back in 1954 the two coaches and their respective teams met for the first time. At that time both teams were out of contention for any title consideration and it is rumored that the coaches met at the Lost Oasis in East Farewell the night before the game and made a gentleman’s bet that one coach could out do the other with the most outrageous play or series of plays. The game the next day was a wild and incredibly fun game that had a very competitive edge. The most outrageous football plays were attempted and some actually succeeded. Statue of Liberty plays, hidden ball plays and a plethora of fakes, stunts and plain old laterals after the pass were the staple of the game. This set the standard for the “Gimmick Bowl” and every year from then on the two teams have looked forward to the late season shenanigans and the coaches have had a blast developing new, more outrageous plays to spring on their opponents.

            This year was only a little different. The Cougars are sitting in first place in the league and the game may not chill the enthusiasm. Both teams rolled out their newest developments including underhanded forward passes and dubious lateral passes that drew flags from a somewhat bemused refereeing corps. One of the highlights of the game for the Captains was a safety scored, their first of the season, that was accomplished by tackling the usually unstoppable Robbie Blackman in the Cougars own end zone after he tried to catch a pitchout from QB Kevin Dugan. The low point for the Captains was a missed extra point after a brilliant drive that included a three way pass, lateral, hand-off and a quarterback sneak fake that turned into an end run for the score. On the Cougars side there were sneaky plays galore but their highlight was a record setting field goal by Sammy Regalia. He was able to kick an amazing 43 yard field goal. It amazed everyone, including Regalia. After all the showboating and fun the Cougars walked of the field with a 10-8 win.

            After the game the two teams met in the middle of the field for a lot a back slapping and handshakes. Both Coaches met and in a surprise announcement Coach King announced that he had accepted a new coaching position with an out of league team. This seemed to effectively end the “Gimmick Bowl”  “We had a great run, a whole lot of fun and I think the boys learned a thing or two. I am going to miss this game but I want to wish Coach King all the best in his new endeavor,” said Coach Burcowitz after the announcement.

            The Cougar travel to Slate Mountain to finish the season against their arch rivals, the Slate Mountain Miners. A win by the Cougars could clinch a league championship. The Cougars beat the Miners in the first game of the season, 14-7 at home. This game the Cougars will have to travel to Slate Mountain. The game is an afternoon game and will be played at Slate Mountain High Field beginning at 4:30PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE LANDS IN ROME – SEN. HENNINGS SAYS MARIJUANA ROOT CAUSE IN GANG VIOLENCE – KHRUSHCHEV CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO BERLIN QUESTION – 

MOST AMERICANS WANT NUCLEAR TEST BAN – 

SAM THE MONKEY SURVIVES SPACE FLIGHT

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President Eisenhower lands in Rome - the first stop on his 11-nation “mission of peace and goodwill.” “I hope to make widely known America’s deepest desire – a world in which all nations may prosper in freedom, justice and peace, unmolested and unafraid. “I hope to make widely known America’s deepest desire – a world in which all nations may prosper in freedom, justice and peace, unmolested and unafraid. In Rome, President Eisenhower assures President Gronchi that he will sympathetically plead Italy’s case for inclusion to any western or East-West summit meeting dealing European security and disarmament.

Sen. Thomas Hennings Jr. (D-Mo.) said his Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency found smuggled Mexican marijuana a root factor in widespread youthful gang violence.

Soviet Premier Khrushchev boasts again of enough nuclear rockets to raze all his foes, and declares world disarmament must be solved along with the Berlin question.

 In a Gallup Poll - an overwhelming majority of Americans would like to see the temporary agreement with Russia to ban nuclear weapons tests continued.

Sam the monkey survives a space flight by NASA to test escape equipment. Sam was launched 55 miles into space atop an eight-engine Little Joe rocket from Wallops Island, VA. His capsule successfully separated from the booster, parachuting into the Atlantic - 200 miles from shore.

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