Phipps Buy Denver Broncos For 1.5 Million
Denver brothers Gerald and Allan Phipps agreed to pay 1.5 million dollars for control of Empire Sports Inc parent of the Broncos and Bears. The six member trust backed the offer with 94 percent ownership and cited combined losses of over 2.2 million since 1960.
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Walt Emery
Ben Stapleton
Edward Hirschfeld
James Stokes
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Deniver
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Grid Deaths On the Rise
Los Angeles AP report shows football deaths rose from 24 in 1963 to 45 in 1964. Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood, chairman of the American Football Coaches Assn, cites traumatic blows as 27 of the fatalities and notes indirect causes such as heart failure heat stroke and infection.
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Floyd R. Eastwood
American Football Coaches Assn
Eastwood
Betty Hlavacek Leads Women's Bowling With 602 Series
Betty Hlavacek rolled 226-191-185-602 to lead the women’s division of Collings Radio employees’ annual bowling tournament at Marion Bowl. The event runs two more weekends, finishing February 28, with Hlavacek carrying a 154 average.
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Collings Radio
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Robert Walker
Carl Schirm
George Tschetschot
Hunt to be honored by Cedar Rapids club for 1964 season
Ron Hunt, first Mets starter to earn All Star status, will be honored by Cedar Rapids baseball club as its top major league year in 1964. He hit .303 with the Mets at second base and previously played for Cedar Rapids in 1960 and 1961. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus hall with St. Louis visitors arriving after a stag dinner at Elmcrest Country Club.
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Abodeely Wins at Kenwood School Goal Shooting Contest
Paul Abodeely captured first place in the Playground and Recreation Commission contest at Kenwood School with 120 points. Jim Smith finished second with 115 and Rick Ryan took third with 95 points.
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Playground and Recreation Commission
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Jim Smith
Rick Ryan
Light Pheasant Harvest in Iowa 1964
Des Moines reports the 1964 Iowa pheasant harvest was light but featured an excellent cock to hen brood stock ratio. January counts show about 4.1 hens per cock, with a 58 day season harvest around 60 percent of available cocks. Regional ratios ranged from 3.4 in Northwest to 5.7 in Southwest Iowa.
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State Conservation Commission
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Wildcats Fall As Purdue Edges By at Free Throw Line
Michigan out shot Purdue 34 field goals to 33 but stumbled at the charity stripe. Purdue made 26 of 35 free throws while Michigan missed 17 of 34, final score 92-87 in a tightly contested game.
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Boilermakers
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Young wrestler earns two rewards for victory and trout catch
Craig Kohl won the 90-pound title in the city ninth grade wrestling tournament on February 6. At his victory his father Ramon Kohl asked what reward he wanted and they went trout fishing near Manchester. The boy then caught a four pound rainbow trout, twenty two inches long, on their trip.
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Pettit Out Three Weeks With Knee Ligament Tear
St Louis star Bob Pettit will be sidelined for about three weeks after tearing ligaments in his knee during a Sunday game against Cincinnati. Team physician D Stan London announced the injury on Monday.
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Bob Pettit
National Basketball Assn
D. Stan ‘London
Pettit
Cincinnati
West Central Defenses Shine in Stiff Schedule
West Central with top defensive unit led by Donna Fortune Judy Claxton and Bonnie Wolfe posted five wins in two weeks. They defeated strong rivals including No. 13 Maquoketa Valley Valley High of Elgin and Wapsie Valley of Fairbank as part of their 17-3 and 17-4 seasons.
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Judy Claxton
Bonnie Wolfe
Maquoketa Valley
Valley High
Elgin
Wapsie Valley
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Armstrong's Clinch Share In YMCA Basketball Win
Armstrong's defeats Wash & Wax 80 64 to secure a share of the second half YMCA league title with a 5 0 record and one game remaining. McClintic Enterprises 4 1 could share with victory next week. Eby's beats Nordstrom Oil 69 46 and McClintic Business Machines tops Hall's 83 76.
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Cedar Rapids Bowlers Lead State Pin Meet Standings
Betty Hamad of Cedar Rapids rolled a 584 series to top the Class A singles in the State Women's Bowling tournament at Muscatine. Kaye Krotz of Cedar Rapids led in Class D with 539 in singles and 1,398 in all events as two Cedar Rapids teams posted early leads and Budweiser topped Class C with 2,260.
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Betty Hamad
Cedar Rapids
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Storz
Budweiser
Fight Results From Associated Press Roundups
In Tampa Florentino Fernandez of Miami stopped Tommy Caldwell of Chicago in the 5th round. In Albuquerque Bobby Foster of Washington, D.C. knocked out Roberto Rascon of Mexico in the 2nd round.
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Schilling Wins To Let Hawks Beat Badgers
Roger Schilling defeated Wisconsin heavyweight Dan Pernat 3-1 to clinch a 17-11 Iowa wrestling win. The meet stood 14-11 entering the final bout, with Pernat's loss preventing a 14-14 tie. Iowa improves to 5-5 and hosts Michigan next Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Iowa City.
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Air Conditioning Sale Offers Comfort and Savings
The ad from Quality Furnace Co. promotes Amana air conditioning units with nationwide brands, boasting 100 percent satisfaction guarantees and easy payments until May. It highlights plentiful installers, long experience at Cedar Rapids location, and references Adolph or Roger Helm.
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SCI Trims Western Illinois In Nonconference Tilt
SCI Trent College of Iowa boosted its late season surge with an 80-63 victory over Western Illinois. Jerry McColley scored 22 points and Craig Kneppe 19 as the Panthers benefited from a strong free throw percentage to pull ahead late in the first half and stay in front. The win improved SCI to 14-7 on the season.
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State College of Iowa
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Jerry McColley
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Dick Brown
Mel Lacey
Wash Swimming Kings Saluted at State Championship Assembly
Washington high school’s state champion swimming team was honored Monday in the school gym. Principal Robert Fitzsimmons introduced speakers Bud Jensen Emil Klumpar Bob Brooks Gus Schrader and Coach Hal Krizan. Telegrams of congratulations were read from Mayor Robert Johnson and Congressman John Culver. Krizan introduced members of his undefeated squad.
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Robert Fitzsimmons
Bud Jensen
Emil Klumpar
Bob Brooks
KCRG
Gus Schrader
Gazette
Hal Krizan
Robert Johnson
John Culver
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Iowa to host Western Junior Golf at South Finkbine
The 1965 Western Junior golf tournament will be at the University of Iowa South Finkbine course from August 17 to 21. Sponsored by the Western Golf Association with president Thomas King, the event invites ages 16 to 19 with handicaps of four or lower, features 36 hole qualifiers, then match play culminating in a August 21 final.
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U. of Iowa
South Finkbine
Iowa
Western Golf Assn
Golf
Ill
Thomas King
Hillman Robbins, Jr
Jack Rule
Waterloo
NFL season 1965 pushed back one week
The National Football League announced the 1965 season will start September 19, one week later than usual, with the championship game set for January 2. The change aims to allow later-season games and reduce conflicts with baseball in cities hosting both sports. An open date of December 26 remains for a possible playoff in either division.
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NFL
Pete Rozelle
Decorah Nor Ski Hours and Conditions
Nor Ski in Decorah reports fair conditions with a five inch base and one inch powder. Open Tuesday and Thursday at 6 30 p m and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a m to 4 30 p m.
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