Lew Alcindor Hurt Briefly as UCLA Smashes Bradley
UCLA crushed Bradley 109 to 73 extending its win streak to 38. Lew Alcindor was accidentally hit in the right eye early in the second half and left the game briefly. Coach John Wooden kept him from returning until later while the Bruins used reserves to finish strong.
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Lew Alcindor
Mr. A
Los Angeles
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Big Lew
Notre Dame
Celtics Win 120 117 Over Cincinnati in NBA Action
Boston moves to 24 7 and one half games ahead of idle Philadelphia after a 120 117 comeback win over Cincinnati. Havlicek 27 points Jones 20, Bailey Howell 14. Other scores include Baltimore 117 112 over Chicago and Seattle 120 108 over New York.
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Associated Press
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National Basketball Assn
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Tquette
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Stan McKenzie
McCoy
McLemore
Bulls
al Tucker
Bob Rule
Dick Barnett
Bob Bedell
John Fairchild
Steve Chubin
Larry Bunce
Larry Jones
Wayne Trightower
State Senator Kruck Scalded by Boiler Steam
State Sen. Warren Kruck 46 remained in fair condition at Boone county hospital Saturday after first and second degree burns on the left side. A spokesman said he was burned Thursday night working on a hospital boiler when a valve failed. Kruck is a Boone plumbing and heating firm partner and was elected to the Iowa senate in 1964.
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Boone
UPI
Warren Kruck
Boone County Hospital
Kruck
D-Boone
Iowa
Senate
Divorce Granted for Mrs Johnny Cash in Ventura
Vivian Cash was granted a divorce from Johnny Cash by Superior Court Judge Richard Tieatom in Ventura California. The petition cited extreme cruelty and the court ordered 400 a month child support for each of the couple’s four children aged six to twelve. The couple wed in San Antonio on August 7 1954.
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Ventura
Calif
Johnny Cash
Superior Court
Richard Tieatom
Vivian Cash
Cash
Heatom
San Antonio
Dick Gregory Slims 49 Pounds On Vietnam Protest Fast
New York comed ian Dick Gregory says he is 49 pounds lighter since starting a Vietnam protest fast at Thanksgiving and plans to continue drinking only distilled water until January 1. He will not cut his hair shave or wear conventional clothes until the war ends while appearing at a Greenwich Village nightclub.
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New York
Dick Gregory
Gregory
Vietnam
Greenwich Village
Patrolman Foils Davenport Holdup by Masked Pair
Davenport patrolman Edward Hillebrand said two masked men approached as he was leaving Eagle supermarket around 9:45 p.m. Friday. He tossed a tire iron at the robbers and ducked behind his patrol car. the suspects fled, described as young and in dark clothing.
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Davenport
UPI
Edward Hillebrand
Eagle
Hillebprand
Hillebrand
Man held wife at gunpoint sentenced in Waterloo case
In Waterloo Black Hawk county district court a 45 year old former Waverly man Paul Tharp was given a 30 day suspended jail sentence for pointing a pistol at his estranged wife in a car at the Deere and Company parking lot after she left work. The sentence was suspended with credit for 107 days already served and follows a 30 day term, the maximum allowed, after a three hour jury deliberation.
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Waterloo
UPI
Waverly
Iowa
Black Hawk
Deere and Co
Katherine
Tharp
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Two Chicago Siblings Hurt in Interstate Crash Near Marengo
Mare ngo Wadhans 49 and her brother Leonard Carey 50 were taken to a Chicago hospital after a one vehicle crash on Interstate 88 east of the highway interchange. Both suffered broken backs and face liberations in the incident.
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Marengo
June Wadhans
Leonard Carey
Chicago
Interstate
Owner Faces Charges In Fatal Dog Attack
In Lynchburg Virginia AP reports Ernest Floyd, owner of three dogs implicated in a fatal attack, faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The incident left Gene Goodman nine and Kenneth Goodman four dead after a pack of dogs attacked them. one dog was shot, two German Shepherds were impounded and destroyed, and a fourth dog remains at large.
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Lynchburg
Ernest Floyd
Floyd
Gene Goodman
Kenneth
U N Cyprus peace force extended for three more months
The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended the UN peace force in Cyprus for three months amid ongoing Mediterranean tensions. It urged Greece Turkey and Cyprus to show restraint and to utilize the secretary general’s good offices. Thant said he would arrange with troop-contributing countries to keep forces on Cyprus, with the mandate due to expire next Tuesday.
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United Nations
Security Council
Cyprus
U. N
Mediterranean
Greece
Turkey
U Thant
Thant
Council
Load of Yule Mail Delayed in Iowa Crash
A MARENGO A mail truck en route from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids veered off I 80 in a predawn crash. Driver Walter J. Skreland, 21, Des Moines, was treated and released after the vehicle crossed the median and tumbled into a ravine with a load of Christmas mail to be transferred later Saturday.
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Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Walter J. Skreland
Iowa Man Held In Robbery of Missouri Bank
Paul W. Lutz 23 of Davenport is held in Lebanon Missouri on suspicion of robbing the Pulaski County bank of Richland Missouri Friday. He and an unidentified woman were found at a motel two hours after the robbery. a revolver and money were found. Lutz to be charged in Springfield Missouri. no charges yet for the woman.
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Lebanon
Iowa
Pulaski County
Richland
Paul W. Lutz
Davenport
Lutz
Springfield
Long Mariner 4 Career Ends After Micrometeorite Damage
Mariner 4, which captured Mars closeups, is retired after three years due to micrometeorites. JPL announced the ending following Dec 7 nitrogen exhaustion and a 1.53 billion mile journey begun Nov 28, 1964. Telemetered data dwindled after Dec 20 and tracking stopped.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
Tax notices misdated for Iowa quarterly filers
Des Moines AP reports about 60,000 Jowans who pay income tax quarterly received notices listing a Dec 31 deadline for the final 1967 payment. Officials say the correct date is January 31, 1968, and the error affects many taxpayers.
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Des Moines
Scouts Honor Pack Awards at three schools
Cub Scouts Pack 9 awards were presented at Erskine school with many recipients including Mark Macken Dick Sedlacek Mike Bolig Billy Wheeler and others. Pack 33 awards were handed at Cleveland school to Jim Covington Tod Allison Jim Hunt and more. Pack 3 at Grant Wood school honored David Hogan Mike Bowers Jeff Albaugh Jeff Arntzen and a large list of scouts.
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Erskine School
Mark Macken
Dick Sedlacek
Mike Bolig
Billy Wheeler
Jeff Shonkwiler
Greg Blood
Jeff Etienne
Mike Shean
David Harts
Mike Sheen
Jim Shook
Randy Steward
Rex Ondler
Steve Gatto
Kurt Kenton
George Hanna
Larry Schladetzky
Greg Lagerquist
Warren Shuey
Kevin Hunter
Greg Schubert
Joey Ohlman
John Kooiker
Tom Powers
Doug Klinger
Cleveland School
Jim Covington
Tod Allison
Jim Hunt
Douglas Hollan
Steve Busher
Richard Ackerman
Michael Fisher
Craig Willman
Robie Robertson
Steve Blavins
Billy Mason
Brad Smith
Jim Axiine
David Zimmerman
Tim
Tom Bennington
Robert Spaight
Craig Smith
Tom Sedlacek
Grant Wood School
David Hogan
Mike Bowers
Jeff Albaugh
Jeff Arntzen
Todd Sheets
Todd Longeway
Mike Sullivan
David Klinsky
Bob Fletcher
John Kelly
Dennis Myers
Mike French
Scott Madison
Kurt Oja
Duane Fadley
Larry Banks
Duane
Dean Ortberg
Jim Osborn
Steve Bernstein
Tom Sotelo
Dennis Sanders
Bret Vesey
Mike Rayman
Sig Bjornson
Chuck Harrison
Man Dies in Propane Tank Tragedy
In Des Moines the owner of H and H Transport Co Gordon Halterman, 38, died from propane vapors after entering a truck tank to check it. Firefighter Jerry Smith, 29, was treated and released after entering the tank to assist.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ralph West
Gordon Halterman
H and H Transport Co
West
Halterman
Jerry Smith
Two Men Die Cleaning Sand Hopper in Mason City
AP report: two workers were killed when a 25 ton sand hopper sidewall slab toppled and buried them. The victims were Michael Christensen, 22, of Mason City, and Harold Lee Arndt, 29, of Waterloo.
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Mason City
Michael Christensen
Harold Lee Arndt
Waterloo
Sugar Pills Boost Confidence as Effective as Tranquilizers
Dr. William W. Hamilton of Pennsylvania State University reports sugar pills prevent stage fright as well as tranquilizers. He notes the effect rests on the act of taking, not the substance, with neither medication nor placebo proving superior in boosting speakers' confidence.
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University Park, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania State ‘University
William W. Hamilton
U S Paratroopers Break VC During Saigon Training Clash
U S paratroopers from the 101st airborne division clashed with a Viet Cong unit during a Saigon area training run, killing 14 enemies with no American casualties. A 24 hour Christmas truce was planned, with air strikes continuing on strategic targets despite the lull.
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Saigon
UPJ
U.S
Screaming Eagles
101St Airborne Division
101St
McCarthy asks FCC for equal time after Johnson appeal
Senator McCarthy asks the Federal Communications Commission to order NBC CBS and ABC to provide him radio and television air time to answer President Johnson. Networks reject claim saying Johnson is not a declared candidate and cannot trigger equal time.
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Sen
McCarthy
Dminn
Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
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CBS
ABC
Robert Kennedy
Dn.y
Kennedy
Blair Clark
FCC
Clark
$2000 Damage in Harmony School Vandalism
Farmington reports $2000 in damage at Harmony school north of Farmington. Two boys ages 15 and 17 were questioned as deputies chased a car leaving the grounds. The driver, a 15 year old, was fined $200 on traffic charges after being picked up near the Missouri line.
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Farmington
UPI
Harmony
van Buren County
Orville Lee
Missouri Line
Warning on Champagne Corks During Holidays
John Ferree of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness warns that popping champagne corks can cause serious eye injuries. He recommends opening bottles away from the face with napkins, and wearing safety goggles if possible. The warning came Friday in Los Angeles.
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John Ferree
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Gogales
Los Angeles
Notice of Proof of Will in Briggs Estate
Notice to all heirs and interested parties that on December 2 1947 the last will of Fred W Briges estate was admitted to probate at the court in the county. Any action against the will must be brought within one year from the date of the second publication or be forever barred. Clerk Kenneth L Perry and attorney Robe Nelson listed. Second publication date December 30 1947.
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Onn
Pecemnet
Kenneth L. Perry
Bisinnet Court
Robe Nelse
District Court
State of Laws
Linn
Maysel A. Briggs
Mayvsell A. Briggs
Maysel A. Briges
Carroll T. Briggs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State
Lina County
Clara Lavelle Ness
Fou
Lyall
Nes
Cal
Notice of Probate and Will for Mayzel Briggs Estate
In Linn County Iowa probate No 23824 the estate of Mayzel A Briggs deceased is probated. Carroll T Briggs named executor with powers and duties to pay debts and file claims with the clerk within six months from the second publication. Second publication date December 30 1967.
Notice of Probate of Will and Executor Appointment
In Linn County Iowa district court Sophia Prastka deceased a will dated February 11 1957 admitted to probate Ludmil Prastka appointed executor Notice to creditors six months from second publication claims must be filed with the clerk Cedar Rapids Iowa attorneys Lynch Dallas Smith Harman for executor dated December 23 1967
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State of
Iowa
Linn
Sophia Prastka
Sophia Prastks
Wag
Ludmil Prastka
Cedar Rapids
Lynch, Dallas, Smith & Harman
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