Talks about effects of Clay beating Liston in Kentucky - 'Clay Beats Liston: February 25, 1964' From the accounts of various Kentucky newspapers, I was able to learn a few facts about Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, as well as the attitudes of his fellow Kentuckians. The first thing I noticed in all the newspapers that I viewed was that almost all the articles written about the fight were written by writers from either …showed first 75 words of 956 total…

…showed last 75 words of 956 total…why Kentucky is so far behind the other states, it is because Kentuckians are only exposed to news that affects them and nobody else. Most Kentuckians could not care about what is occurring in Bosnia, nor do the newspapers report what is occurring there, which isolates Kentucky from the rest of the world. Bibliography (1) Courier-Journal, [Louisville], Feb. 26, 1964, p. 3. (2) Lexington Herald, Feb. 26, 1964, p. 9. (3) Paducah Sun-Democrat, Feb. 26, 1964, p. 10-B. (4) Park City Daily News, [Bowling Green] Feb. 26, 1964, p. 9, 20.