By BOB MILLER
Daily Herald Sports Editor
International affairs highlighted the news stories in late October-Early November 1964. Two Communist powers shared the spotlight.
Red China set off an atomic bomb in the western region of China. The explosion came 17 days after U. S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk issued a warning that Communist China could detonate a nuclear device “at any time.” But Rusk pointed out, it would be a long time between such a test explosion and Red China’s possible possession of a stockpile of such weapons with a modern delivery system.
In the Soviet Union, there was a thorough house cleaning of Nakita Krushchev’s top aides took place. Krushchev himself was believed to be in total political disgrace. His son-in-law Alexei Adzhubel, who was editor of the government newspaper Izvestia and at least six other top government officials were also given the ax along with him.
In Krushchev’s place, Leonid Brezhnev, Communist party leader and Alexei Kosygin, premier, the new leaders promised to continue his policies, including peaceful co-existence with the west, a hard line toward the Communist Chinese in Peking and a better life at home.
In the music world, Cole Porter, the famous songwriter and lyricist died at the age of 71, in Santa Monica. Porter’s cheerful, sophisticated lyrics and hauntingly beautiful melodies became his trademark in an era that saw the rise of such fellow composers as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Larry Hart and Oscar Hammerstein.
A few of his most loved tunes, include, “I Love Paris,” “Night and Day,” and “Begin the Begine,” sent him to the top of American musical theater.
In 1938, he was thrown from a horse fracturing both legs. He wrote many of his best work while in constant pain as he developed chronic osteomylitis and went through 21 operations until 1958 to relieve the pain, his right leg was amputated. Other Cole Porter hits are “Wunderbar,”, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” “C’est Magnifigue,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and “Let’s Fall in Love.”
Yogi Berra was fired as manager of the New York Yankees and replaced by Johnny Keane, former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, who had just defeated Berra’s Yankees in the 1964 World Series. The Pittsburgh pirates also showed some interest in Keane before he signed with New York, according to Pirate General manager Joe L. Brown. The Pirates then signed Harry Walker to replace Danny Murtaugh as their manager. Walker was a former National League batting champ who carried the nick-name “Harry the Hat,” because he was always seen wearing a flashy hat.
The Cincinnati Reds also sign Dick Sisler to replace Fred Hutchinson. Sisler had taken over for the cancer-stricken Hutchinson for the final two months of the 1964 season.
With the fleet Henry Carr flashing from behind to win the Olympic 200 meter dash and massive Dallas Long winning the shot put, the American gold medal take at the Tokyo Olympics reached 21. Bob Hayes, who just died in August, 2002, earlier had won the Olympic 100 meter dash. Second place Russia had 10 gold medals.
Minnesota Viking fullback Bill Brown tallied three times and the Viking defense stymied the Pittsburgh Steelers offense, allowing just 35 second-half yards in a 30-10 win over the Steelers.
The Baltimore Colts just barely won their fifth straight game of the NFL season when former Penn State running back Lennie Moore scored in the final minute of play for a 24-21 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay, the preseason favorite to repeat for the third title in four years, fell for the third time in six games.
The winners were announced in the Annual Punt, Pass and Kick contest sponsored by Spangler motors and the Tyrone Jaycees. Winners included 8-year olds-Tom Shock first, Mike Snyder second, Bill Turnbaugh third, 9-year olds- John Scott first, Tommy Miller second, Dennis Chronister third, 10-year olds-James Erdly first, Craig Richards second, Robert Anderson third, 11-year olds- Larry Turnbaugh first, Jerry Glenn second, Alan Price third, 12-year olds Stephen Panasiti first, Kim Zimmerman second, Robert Fuoss third, and 13-year olds- Chris Smith first, Mike Fisher second, Dan Walters third. Prizes included Pittsburgh Steeler football warm-up jackets, autographed footballs, place-kicking sets and plaques.
At the Wilson Theater, “the New Interns,” was showing, while at the Super 220 Drive-In, Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer were starring in “A Shot in the Dark,” and Tommy Steele was appearing in “The Dream Merchant.” Later in the week, Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon appeared in “Bikini Beach’ at the Drive-In, along with Vincent price and Martha Hyer in “The Haunted Palace” and Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills starred in “The Chalk Garden,” at the Wilson.
PA governor William W. Scranton led the fought in PA to continue control for the Republicans. At that time, with the 1964 elections coming up in the immediate future, the Republicans held a 109-99 majority in the legislature and a 27-23 advantage in the PA Senate. Every seat in the legislature and 23 seats in the Senate were up for grabs in the November General election.
President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke by phone to the Blair County Democratic Fundraising Dinner held at the Jaffa Mosque. The crowd of 500 heard the president’s voice as it interrupted another speaker. Johnson was speaking live from the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. Included in the crowd at the Mosque were approximately 25 Tyrone Democratic Party members.
Johnson asked party members to support Genevieve Blatt, candidate for the U.. S. Senate, the first woman to seek a PA senatorial seat, and Paul A. Stephens of Myersdale, candidate for Congress from the 12th District.
Democrats have an edge of 124,831 registered voters in the state with a total number of voters at 5,728,359. Democrats made sharp gains in the state’s two largest metropolitan areas-Philadelphia and Allegheny County.
A UPI survey had President Johnson leading in 36 states with 433 electoral votes to just 71 for Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in the week prior to the national election
A new king reigned at the top of the Central Counties Conference after Tyrone (8-1) knocked off previously undefeated and front-running Lock Haven High School 6-0. This was tgher third straight defensive gem for the Golden Eagle defense and was waged in front of a capacity crowd of 6,000 fans at Tyrone Gray Memorial Field.
Bill Gearhart, senior left halfback and Eagle workhorse scored the game’s lone touchdown from about a foot out midway through the final quarter to give Tyrone the margin of victory.
This was the first Tyrone win over Lock Haven since 1956 and kept alive the Golden Eagles hope in the mad scramble for top honors in the Western Conference as well.
Tyrone began the drive for the all-important score on the final play of the third quarter with Bob McNeal advancing a Lock Haven punt two yards to the T-31. The Eagles then drove 69 yards in 11 plays to dent the scoreboard for the only time in the contest by either team.
Gearhart, who led all runners with 107 yards on 25 carries, immediately ripped of an eight-yard gain and McNeal came back on a power reverse that picked up 12 more and a first down at the LH-49.Bruce Tepsic, who performed yeoman duty, subbing for an injured Tony Singer, who played only infrequently due to nursing an injured leg. picked up runs of seven, 14 and eight yards. McNeal lost two, before Tepsic picked up four. From there, Gearhart took over. Tied for second in the Blair County scoring race, Gearhart dashed for eight yards, then six for a first down at the LH-4.Then Gearhart bulled to the one-foot line. Senior quarterback terry Turnbaugh was stoped on a sneak, but Losck Haven was called for a penalty with the down remaining the same. Gearhart blasted into the endzone over the left side for the sixpointer. Max Schnellbaugh’s placement was high enough, but just wide right.
Tyrone later drove to the Lock Haven-14, but stalled two yards short of a first down.
McNeal picked off a Lock Haven pass at the Eagles-19 to stop one threat and Tyrone drove to the LH-22 as time ran out.
