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spot atop the leaderboard with a birdie at 17 on Saturday.
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• CAN STRICKER CLEAR A MAJOR HURDLE? He's never won one, and he's running out of time at age 46. Stricker's steady-as-she-goes game has him one stroke off the lead, but he's never finished well when he's been in the mix going into Sunday at a major championship. He's in a different frame of mind these days, having cut back his schedule to spend more time with family and more time practicing for the big events. He says that's made a difference this week. Only one bad hole Saturday -- a double-bogey at No. 9 -- helps validate his plan.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Sunday, June 16, the 167th day of 2013. There are 198 days left in the year. This is Father's Day.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On June 16, 1963, the world's first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova (teh-ruhsh-KOH'-vuh), 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6; she spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times before returning safely.
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• On this date:
• In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland. (She escaped almost a year later but ended up imprisoned again.)
• In 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
• In 1883, baseball's first "Ladies' Day" took place as the New York Gothams offered women free admission to a game against the Cleveland Spiders. (New York won, 5-2.)
• In 1903, Ford Motor Co. was incorporated.
• In 1911, IBM had its beginnings as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was incorporated in New York State.
• In 1933, the National Industrial Recovery Act became law with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signature. (The Act was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme (Continued on page 26)
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