Prospect for heated baseball winter talks on pension
Major League Baseball Players Assn. chief Marvin Miller denounces a new $1 million pension offer as inadequate and fraudulent. He says the plan does not raise player benefits and exposes a split over expanding the pension pool and sharing TV revenue with players.
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Marvin Miller
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Major League Baseball Players Assn
Players Relations Committee
Joe Cronin
American League
Warren Giles
National League
ABC to Air 18 NBA Games This Season
ABC and the NBA unveiled a flexible schedule featuring 18 regular season games including the All-Star game in Baltimore and five playoff contests. The plan allows switches if more meaningful matchups arise, with listed dates across December through March and games involving Los Angeles Boston Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cleveland San Francisco and Philadelphia cities and venues.
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Phoenix
Boston
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Baare
San Francisco
Philadella
Sui
Cincinne
Cleveland
Inde Fe
Philadelphia
Bosa Mo
Philadelias
Cincinh
Readelphia
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Beo Iy
Yastrzemski Wins Fuchs Award From Boston Writers
Boston Red Sox slugger Carl Yastrzemski the AL's only .300 hitter in 1968 was named the Boston baseball writers' Judge Emil Fuchs Award winner for contribution to baseball.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Baseball Writers
Emil Fuchs
Jefferson J-Hawks Run Past Marion 71-30
Jeff Highs put together a dominant second half to rout Marion 71-30 in the Indians gym. Coach Jim Lockett criticized the offense after a 27-16 first half, praising defense that locked down Marion as Tom Mullin led with 15 points and Dick Langton added 10.
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Jim Lockett
Washington
J-Hawk
Denny Schmuecker
Joe Andrea
J Hawks
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J-Hawks
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Bob Oldis
Iowa City
Ray Hamad
Cedar Rapids
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Jeft
Peterm
Rach
Lane
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Ite Tak
Iowa Faces Rodgers Era as Hawkeyes Host North Dakota
Iowa seeks improvement as Jimmy Rodgers returns to town as North Dakota head coach. The Sioux, led by guard Al Jenkins and turnover specialist Al Nuness, aim to rebound after a five game skid, while coach Ralph Miller works Hawkeyes into better conditioning ahead of the matchup.
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Jimmy Rodgers
Iowa
Jimmy
North Dakota
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Jim Rodgers
Bill Fitch
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Fitch
Bowling Green
Wichita
Drake
Ralph Miller
Hawkeyes
Pro Bowl East Giants Cowboys Share QB Duties
East All Stars to use a split quarterback plan with Don Meredith of the Cowboys and Fran Tarkenton of the Giants in the Pro Bowl on January 19 in Los Angeles. Key receivers include Warfield, Jones, Jefferson, and Smith with defenses led by Howley and McGee and backs Barnes Renfro Kellerman Wilson Lockhart.
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Don Meredith
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Fran Tarkenton
New York Giants
Paul Warfield
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Giants
Roy Jefferson
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Jackie Smith
Cardinals
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Sam Baker
Geor
Andrie
Cowboys
Don Brym
Ben McGee
Lilly
Prairie Jr High Maimen Wrestle to 38 23 Victory
Prairie's seventh and eighth graders defeated Williamsburg 38 to 23 in a wrestling match. Mike Wardenberg won by pin at 2 53, Mike Richardson won by decision, and Rose Fuller by decision. Dale McGrath and Norm Stiger also won by pin or decision in key bouts.
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Williamsburg
Mike Wardenberg
Mike Richardson
Rose Fuller
Dave Dvorak
Gary Ogekin
Dale McGrath
Norm Stiger
Rod Garringer
Arleee
Dan
Want Ads Help You Find Part or Full Time Work
Classified note promotes Want Ads as a path to employment. It emphasizes part time and full time openings and suggests readers contact the paper’s help section for listings.
Local Classified Ad Seeks Christmas Savings Help
A short want ad urges readers to cut costs this season and avoid extra pay needs. It hints at budgeting tips and frugal shopping strategies as a practical approach for holiday expenses.
Wahlert tops LaSalle in high scoring 86 66 win
Wahlert shot 49 percent and pulled away after the first quarter to hand Cedar Rapids LaSalle an 86 66 loss. Sam Hesseling and Dan Schrader led Wahlert with 14 points each while Mike Loeffler scored 18 for the Lancers and Fred Frommelt added 23. LaSalle played without Nic Ament and John Malone.
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Sam Hesseling
Charlie Cross
Dan Schrader
Golden Eagles
Lancers
Wahlert
Hesseling
Schrader
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LaSalle
Mike Loeffler
John Carson
Fred Frommelt
Nic Ament
John Malone
Duane Kramer
Jeff Wessel
Gene Malloy
St. Ambrose
Coe
Lenny Koplitz
Steve Borge
Roger Furman
Dennis Geraghty
Randy Papp
Norway Board Approves Baseball Diamond Lighting
At the December meeting the Norway board of education voted to light the baseball diamond. Despite a 1967 decision and appeals including a writ of mandamus, a court action was dropped and bidding will begin.
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Norway
Norway Board of Education
Norway Board
Earl Morrall Named NFL Player of the Year by NY Writers
Earl Morrall backup quarterback led Baltimore to the Coastal division title and was chosen as Player of the Year by the New York Chapter of the Professional Football Writers Association of America.
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Cilek to wed Judith Whipple as Iowa waits for 1968 plans
Iowa QB Mike Cilek and bride to be Judith Ann Whipple of Iowa City set to marry at Danforth Chapel on the Iowa campus. Cilek, notes on his 1967 season and 1968 prospects, plus other Hawkeye notes and high school star Jim Heck’s dramatic game ending.
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Mike Cilek
Mike
Judith Ann Whipple
Iowa City
Danforth Chapel
Cilek
Roy Bush
Soph
Florida
Louis Age
Larry Lawrence
Hawkeye
Eddie Podolak
Hawks
Two USC Stars Lead Upper Iowa Past St Ambrose in 107 87 Win
Pat Driscoll from Jefferson high and Joe McGillicuddy of Washington high fueled Upper Iowa with 39 and 25 points respectively as the Peacocks dominated St Ambrose all game to improve to third win against two losses.
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Washington High
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Linn-Mar Seals Win Over Springville In Low-Scoring Tilt
Linn-Mar defeated Springville 47 to 33 as Steve Hubler and Jon Gehring hit double figures. Springville’s Johnene Woseg led with 12, while Betzer, Eggeret and others contributed small sums. Halftime stood 53-41 in favor of Linn-Mar in a different game context.
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Betzer
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