Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1968

Page

10

St Ludmila Captures Parish Mat Championship Title

St Ludmila edged Immaculate Conception 48 to 44 to win the second annual Parish wrestling tournament at LaSalle High School. St Ludmila took five titles and had two runners-up while Immaculate Conception claimed three champions and four runners-up. Ninety-nine boys competed in the meet.

St. Ludmila Immaculate. Conception LaSalle High School Immaculate Conception John Dunn I.C Karl Oakley St. Pat’s

Parish wrestling tourney yields tight decision victory

Tied up in the second round, Mike Sherman of All Saints applied a full nelson on St. Ludmila's Bob Owens. Sherman won by decision in a competitive Parish tournament bout.

St. Ludmila Jack Owens All Saints Jim Vanous Vanous Mike Sherman

Athletics Chief Cheers For Trenton State and Rutgers

Roy Van Ness, director of athletics at Trenton State, enjoyed a fall filled with cheering for the college soccer team and Rutgers football. His son Dave starred as a goal scorer for Trenton State’s soccer squad while twin Bruce played quarterback for the Rutgers roster as a sophomore. The Trenton State soccer team posted 11-1-2, and Rutgers football stood at 4-5.

Trenton N.J Roy van Ness Trenton State College New Jersey State College Athletic Conference Trenton State Rutgers Dave Bruce

Regis Banquet Set Wednesday at School Cafeteria

The annual Regis basketball banquet is set for 6 30 p m Wednesday in the school cafeteria All Regis players will be honored Walt Kirk coach of the Mississippi Valley conference championship team at Dubuque is scheduled to speak Tickets cost 350 and may be bought at the high school

Regis Walt Kirk Dubuque

Rhodes Island coach named defensive coordinator at Idaho State

Pocatello Idaho Randy Tyson defensive coach of Rhodes Island University football team has been named defensive coach at Idaho State University Tyson joined the RIU staff in 1967 and is a former Utah State center.

Pocatello Idaho Randy Tyson Rhodes Island Idaho State University Tyson RIU Utah

Miss Greene Nears Final World Cup Victory at Rossland

Nancy Greene clinches at least a tie for the World Cup title after winning the Red Mountain giant slalom in Rossland. Her 1 26.85 single run beats Florence Steurer by 1.56 seconds while Isabelle Mir could join the tie only by sweeping next week at Heavenly Valley. Herbert Huber wins the men's giant slalom with 1 33.84 and 1 33.17. Billy Kidd leads Americans in ninth.

Rossland B.C Nancy Greene Red Mountain Miss Greene Isabelle Mir France Heavenly Valley Calif Florence Steurer Gertrude Gabl Austria Herbert Huber Billy Kidd Stowe

Derr Cops Win In Pelican 200

Ernie Derr of Keokuk drove his 1968 Dodge Charger to victory Sunday in the Pelican 200 at the Louisiana State fair. It was Derr’s 212th feature win and he is an eight time IMCA champion. Ramo Stott finished second and Paul Feldner placed third with Lenny Funk winning the five lap trophy dash.

Shreveport Ernie Derr Keokuk Derr Ramo Stott Paul Feldner Colgate Wis Lenny Funk Otis Kan

Mets Drop Kenworthy from spring roster

Dick Kenworthy third baseman from Red Oak Iowa was dropped from the New York Mets spring roster over the weekend. The player, bought conditionally from the Chicago White Sox earlier this year, was sent back to the White Sox Hawaii farm club.

ST. Petersburg Fla Dick Kenworthy Red Oak Iowa New York Mets Kenworthy Chicago White Sox Sox Hawaii

Green Sparks 76ers Past Knicks in playoff bid

Johnny Green, starting for the injured Bill Cunningham, lifted the Philadelphia 76ers with 16 points and 11 rebounds as they defeated the New York Knicks 123-105 to take a 3-2 series lead. Hal Greer led Philadelphia with 28 points while Cazzie Russell scored 31 for New York.

Associated Press Philadelphia New York Knicks Johnny Green National Basketball Assny 76Ers Knicks Bill Cunningham Green NBA San Diego Hal Greer Cazzie Russell St. Louis San Francisco Bill Bridges Lou Hudson Hawks Denver New Orleans Doug Moe Willie Murrell

Yarborough Triumphs In Atlanta 500 Duel With Yarbrough

Cale Yarborough, 28, from Timmonsville, SC, won the Atlanta 500 for a second straight year, earning $20,050 and climbing toward a season money record. He beat Lee Roy Yarbrough after a late-race dispute over a caution, with officials penalizing Yarbrough for an early jump.

Yarborough Atlanta Mercury Lee Roy Yarbrough Columbia S.C Cale Lee Roy

UNI Wins Relay Title at Arkansas Relays

At Fayetteville Arkansas Drake University won the mile relay and sprint medley relay while the University of Northern Iowa captured the shuttle-hurdle relay No point totals were kept Northern Iowas Larry McCready finished second in the 120 yard high hurdles Craig Fay placed second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump Drake's Bill Cordina tied for second in the pole vault Steve Stech of UNI took fifth Hunt of Drake was third in the two mile Drakes team was second in the four mile relay third in the two mile and 88 yard relays and fourth in the distance medley relay Steve Moore of Drake took fifth in the 100 yard dash while Mike Sanborn of UNI tied for fourth in the 440 yard intermediate hurdles.

Fayetteville, Ark Drake University of Northern Iowa Arkansas Northern Iowa Larry McCready Craig Fay Bill Cordina Steve Stech Dennis Hunt Steve Moore Mike Sanborn

McGrath Named to Big Ten All Academic Team

Chicago Iowa guard Rolly McGrath earned a 3.03 GPA in general science and was named to the 1968 Big Ten all-Academic team. Also cited were Bill Hosket Ohio State for the third straight year Dave Scholz Illinois Steve Rymal Michigan State and Dan Davis Northwestern. Iowa’s Tom Schulze and Jim Hodge made honorable mention.

Chicago Rolly McGrath Iowa McGrath Bill Hosket Ohio State Dave Scholz Illinois Steve Rymal Michigan State Dan Davis Northwestern Tom Schulze Jim Hodge

Tate to become Miami athletic director and remain football coach

University of Miami announces Charlie Tate will succeed Andy Gustafson as athletic director effective June 1, while continuing as head football coach. Gustafson retires after twenty years at the school.

Miami Fla University of Miami Charlie Tate Andy Gustafson Tate Gustafson

Top Scorer Hebert Signs with Steelers in Pittsburgh

Ken Hebert once the nations leading college football scorer at Houston split end is signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. The deal announced in Pittsburgh confirms Hebert joins the NFL team after a standout 1966 scoring season.

Pittsburgh Ken Hebert Houston Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gazette Tom Merryman Ludmila St. Jude's i Imm. Conception St. Mathew’s All-Saints St. Pat's al Whitters Don Krall Tom Reye Rich Barta Dave Handley J. C Cam Luerkens Len Kolar Gary Rozek Pat Shimon Tom Miller St. Matthew’s Rick McAleer 1.C Ayaniters St. Luci St. Jude’s Wwhitiees McAleer Mailers St. Tat John Fosdick St.Lud Tareas Bos Unde Ou John Bunn Lily St. Offatt Mile Doty St. Ud Ry Babor St. Jude's Oakley Ee Babor Greg _Macau A. A A.S Tom Feye St. Lud Bill Marrion Feye Acu Rich Barta St Lud Mikey A. Seck St. Matt Mock ‘Miller Beck Béunos John Dessert Craig Althoff Tir Fiferlick Duane Schmelz Mario Rodriguez Aan Beasler Handley Rodriguez Mike Walston Dennis Kleistch Mike Toms Kolar Walston New Post Life Insurance Group Insurance Pension R. K Dick” Bauder Ins 2Nd Ave Shaw-Walker 3Rd Ave Mets New York 76Er Alex Hannum Boston Detroit Celtics St. Louis Hawks Washington University Warriors Los Angeles Bulls Billy Bailey Howell Sam Jones John Havlicek Lakers Elgin Baylor Cale Yarborough By Ron Speer Timmonsville Richard Petty iRandleman, N.C Aili Hail Cale Betty Jo Kay Wilson UNI Fred J. Gibson Mgr ANKL Tei STG CC Eline Rea Second Avenue and Tenth Street SE Nuni-Bush Ford's Shoes
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication