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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1975
Page
13
Iowa basketball center Fred Haberecht still cannot move his right knee after a Nov 30 opener injury. Team physician Dr. Harley Feldick found no complications in a Thursday test, but Haberecht will miss the Hawaii trip and aims to be ready for the Big Ten opener against Illinois on Jan 3.
Cedar Rapids Washington falls from fifth to fourth in the Town Girls High School Athletic Union rankings after a close 71 70 defeat to crosstown rival Kennedy. Kennedy remains unranked. Washington sits second in Northeast lower ratings with Aplington first Etkader Central third Maquoketa Valley fourth. Next game is January 2 hosting Kennedy. Local poll lists through December 14. Also UNI Cedar Falls hosts Panther Freestyle Open wrestling Saturday with a cap of 150 entrants.
Arch ie Griffin of Ohio State and Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings were named Maxwell Club players of the year 1975. Griffin, 5 9 182, cited his quickness and attitude while Tarkenton spoke of adapting to constant pressure. Both highlighted overcoming size and injury luck as key factors in their success.
Cedar Falls boys swim team defeated Kennedy 104 to 68. Todd Blanford and Jerry Miller each won two individual events and helped a winning relay squad. Reed Bro, Jody Burkholder and Tom Webb added singles and participated in a victorious relays. Kennedy claimed one win in diving by Ron Dearham with 290.95 points. Kennedy drops to 2-3, Cedar Falls improves to 5-1.
Bettendorf defeated Jefferson 110 to 60 as Jeff Winters won the 100 yard butterfly and Bil Gretten took the 100 back. Jefferson, 2-4 in duals, won sophomores 95-77. relays featured Beitendart and Rodenbeck on the 200 free and 200 medley with times around 1 35 and 1 55 respectively.
Rubin Hurricane Carter, serving a life sentence for a triple murder, charged Governor Byrne and Assemblyman Hawkins with framing him. He said Hawkins report falsely implicated him and two others as the actual shooters at the Lafayette Bar in 1966, while Byrne may grant clemency. Carter urged a new trial amid recantations from key witnesses.
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