news editor here, and I
appreciate tly your writing the article about Dr,
Naismith and ¢ basketball which we carried early
this week at the death of the sport's inventors I em
=<: adie ae Naismith family shared our pride in your
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The story received a trenendous “play". I am enclosing a

page of the Oklahoma City Times which used your article.

T encountered, it in virtually every paper to reach my desk
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today

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if the Associated Press can ever be of service to you, please
feel free to \call on us. And if I, personally, can ever aid
you in any wajz I would appreciate the opportunity of doing soe

Sincerely yours,

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Harold Claassen
Regional Sports Editor