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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1977

Page

16

Officials Warn Of Winter Fish Kills Across Iowa And Illinois

State fisheries staff report oxygen shortages causing mass fish deaths on a northern Illinois lake and in Iowa ice covered rivers. Opened Iowa waters show fish gathering at holes where oxygen runs as low as two parts per million. Snow and ice thickness complicate predictions. promiscuous fishing remains legal only under state law with broad methods allowed.

Illinois Iowa Eries Lake Macbride Commission Iowa River Wapsipinicon Cedar River Highway 30 Coralville

Record Smallmouth Bass Breaks State Mark on Upper Iowa River

Jimmie McAnders caught a six pound seven ounce smallmouth bass, a new state record, on the Upper Iowa River in Winneshiek County. The 22 inch fish surpasses the former record by three ounces as anglers plan spring turkey hunts and multiple fisheree events across Iowa.

Jimmie McAnders Iowa River Winneshiek County McAnders State Conservation Commission

Duran Defends Lightweight Title in CBS Televised Bout

Roberto Duran defends his world lightweight crown against Vilomar Fernandez in a 15 round title bout at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. Duran weighs 134 1/2 pounds and Fernandez 134 pounds with CBS Wide World of Sports carrying the telecast. Promoter Don King says Duran will earn about 60 000 dollars while Fernandez receives 20 000 dollars, the largest payday to date.

Miami Beach Fla Vilomar Fernandez Roberto Duran Duran World Boxing Association Panama Fernandez New York City Dominican Republic CBS Wide World of Sports Iowa Fontainebleau Hotel Latin America Don King

Connors Cruises to Semifinal at U S Indoor Pro

Defending champ Jimmy Connors robs Tony Roche 6-2 6-2 to move into the U S Indoor Pro Tennis final four in Philadelphia. Connors, top ranked, faces Cliff Drysdale in Saturday’s semifinals after Drysdale outlasted Bernie Miton 2-6 7-5 6-3.

Philadelphia Jimmy Connors Australia Tony Roche U.S Connors Cliff Drysdale Drysdale Bernie Miton New York Dick Stockton Ken Rosewall California Jeff Borowiak India Vijay Amritraj Borowiak Stockton Roche

Coghlan Beats Bayi in Millrose Mile Upset

In New York at Millrose Games Eamonn Coghlan from Ireland overpowered Filbert Bayi of Tanzania to win the mile in 4:00.2. Wilson Waigwa placed second and Bayi finished third after arriving late and lacking gear. Coghlan clocked a 57.0 final lap. Marty Liquori finished fourth as Cummings led briefly before Coghlan took the lead for good. Rosalyn Bryant set a world indoor record in the 440 yard run with 53.5 seconds.

New York Ireland Eamonn Coghlan Filbert Bayi Madison Square Garden Coghlan Villanova University Kenya Wilson Waigwa Montreal Paul Cummings Los Angeles San Francisco Bayi Cummings Marty Liquori Philadelphia College Park Rosalyn Bryant Willie Davenport Millrose Miss Bryant Lorna Forde Barbados Bryant U.S Davenport Charles Foster Foster

Ski Races Postponed At Noelridge Park Again

For the 14th straight week over two years cross country races scheduled by Jack Laugen at Noelridge Park are postponed due to sub-zero temperatures and high winds. He plans to try again next weekend with races starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Jack Laugen Cedar Rapids Guinness Laugen Noelridge Park Noelridge Langen

Fine Print in Sports PREP BASKETBALL Scores Across Iowa

A dense column lists numerous prep girls and boys basketball results from Iowa towns including Montezuma Belle Plaine North Tama and Dysart Geneseo with various scores. It also notes pro hockey and college wrestling box score details for Montezuma Belle Plaine and others.

Crowe tops Coe in JV victory over Grinnell

Coe junior varsity beat Grinnell 83 76 at Moray Eby fieldhouse Friday night. Crowe led Coe with 22 points while Grinnell’s Kingma and Shepard also scored 22. Creighton added 20 and Wilkinson 18 for Coe.

Coe Grinnell Jvs Moray Eby Bob Crowe Joe Kingma Roy Shepard Grinnell Andy Creighton Dave Wilkinson

Luther Women Sweep Two In All Lutheran Invite Games

Luther women beat Waldorf 86 43 and Concordia Morehead 76 50 in first round play of the All Lutheran Invitational. Concordia defeated Wartburg 58 43 and Wartburg beat Waldorf 68 59 as the eight team tournament continues in Decorah.

DECORAH — _ Luther Luther Waldorf Concordia Morehead Concordia Wartburg

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