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Dec 11, 2023

Princeton Tops Lafayette as Bradley Shines

Dec. 11, 1963 - Bill Bradley (pictured) rescued Princeton twice tonight as the Tigers defeated Lafayette, 69-64, in a double-overtime...

Dec 11, 2023

Celtics Dominate Hawks in Boston

Dec. 11, 1963 - Sharp-shooting John Havlicek and defensive star Bill Russell combined tonight to guide the Boston Celtics to their 19th...

Dec 11, 2023

Black Hawks Top Rangers at Hull Scores 200th Goal

Dec. 11, 1963 - Stan Mikita’s 3 goals, Ken Wharram’s 2 goals, Glenn Hall’s fine goaltending, and Bobby Hull’s 200th career goal paced the...

Dec 11, 2023

Halas Named NFL Coach of the Year

Dec. 11, 1963 - George Halas, the 68-year-old pro football pioneer and Hall of Fame member whose Chicago Bears are close to another...

Dec 11, 2023

On Sale Today: “Volume 2” by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass

Dec. 11, 1963 - On sale today is “Volume 2,” the second long-playing record by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass, produced by A&M Records. As...

Dec 11, 2023

LBJ: Eliminate Communist Subversion from South Vietnam and Caribbean

Dec. 11, 1963 - President Johnson told the nation’s top defense strategists today that America’s most urgent task is elimination of...

Dec 11, 2023

Frank Sinatra Jr. Holds News Conference

Dec. 11, 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr., looking tense and drawn, told a news conference today that he was scared but was well threated...

Dec 11, 2023

Bears Heavily Represented on All-Star Team

Dec. 11, 1963 - The rating of the Chicago Bears’ crack defensive unit was reflected today in the NFL All-Star team selected for The...

Dec 11, 2023

🚨Frank Sinatra Jr. Released Unharmed

Dec. 11, 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr., kidnapped Sunday night at a Lake Tahoe gambling casino, was released unharmed about 3 a.m. today after...

Dec 10, 2023

Break May Be Near in Sinatra Kidnapping Case

Dec. 10, 1963 - Frank Sinatra Sr. made a surprise flight to Los Angeles from Reno tonight and plunged into a frenzy of activity as...

Dec 10, 2023

Warriors Top Bullets in Oakland

Dec. 10, 1963 - Baltimore’s Gus Johnson (pictured) broke the basket, but San Francisco won the game at Oakland Auditorium tonight. With...

Dec 10, 2023

Giants Prepare for Steelers

Dec. 10, 1963 - “I think it will be the toughest game we’ve had all year. They really hit you.” The speaker at Yankee Stadium today was...

Dec 10, 2023

White Sox trade Nellie Fox to Colts

Dec. 10, 1963 - Nellie Fox, long-time Chicago White Sox second baseman, was traded to the Houston Colts today for two farm hands....

Dec 10, 2023

Knicks’ Gene Conley Questioned by FBI over “Bomb” Remark

Dec. 10, 1963 - Gene Conley, the Red Sox pitcher and New York Knicks’ center, has a habit of getting into unusual situations. Like the...

Dec 10, 2023

Two Prominent California Attorneys To Defend Jack Ruby

Dec. 10, 1963 - Two prominent California attorneys, Melvin Belli of San Francisco (pictured) and Sam Brody of Los Angeles, said today...

Dec 10, 2023

Namath Suspended from Crimson Tide Football Team

Dec. 10, 1963 - Alabama’s first-string quarterback, Joe Namath, has been suspended from the team, Coach Paul Bryant said last night....

Dec 10, 2023

President Johnson Asks Congress for 50-Cent Piece with JFK’s Likeness

Dec. 10, 1963 - President Johnson asked Congress today to authorize a 50-cent coin bearing the likeness of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The...

Dec 10, 2023

Search for Frank Sinatra Jr. Continues

Dec. 10, 1963 - Agents of the FBI and sheriff’s squads pressed a search in the snow-covered mountains around Lake Tahoe last night for...

Dec 9, 2023

AFL Commissioner Challenges NFL to “World Series” Game

Dec. 9, 1963 - Commissioner Joe Foss of the American Football League today formally challenged the rival National Football League to play...

Dec 9, 2023

FBI “Risk List” Did Not Include Oswald

Dec. 9, 1963 - The FBI gave the Secret Service a “risk list” of Dallas individuals in advance of President Kennedy’s fatal trip, but the...