This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1976
Page
9
Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali overwhelmed wrestler Antonio Inoki in the opening round of the World Martial Arts Championship in Tokyo on Friday night.
Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki fought a dull 15 round draw at Byodokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo. Ali landed few punches while Inoki spent most of the bout on the mat or in a sitting stance, keeping the fight mostly on the edges and ending with both sides earning large purses.
Andre the Giant scored a third round head butt knockout on Chuck Wepner in a wrestling boxing match at Shea Stadium. The Giant, double Wepner in weight, hurled the heavyweight out of the ring after Wepner failed to reenter within 20 seconds.
Oakland A's players voted Friday night to strike Sunday if owner Charles Finley did not use Vida Blue Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi by then. Jim Todd said two meetings preceded the decision to strike if Finley would not let them play. Finley warned he would call up 26 minor leaguers suspend strikers. the trio Fingers, Rudi and Blue have been central to the dispute amid past sale efforts and a Kuhn intervention.
Dickson posted a 69 on the Butler National course to lead the Western Open by six after 36 holes amid strong winds. Notables Al Geberger and Charles Donds shared second at 141 while several players, including Gil Morgan and George Burns, were at 143. A number of contenders and odds-on favorites failed to survive the cut set at 153.
Prairie’s girls softball team won 26 to 8 against LaSalle Friday behind Sheila Lynth’s pitching and LineMat’s hits. LaSalle improved to 12 4 overall while Kenney fell to 4 1 after losing in the Metro tournament.
Clearwater tops Welty Way 3-0 and 9-1 as injury plagued Welty struggles. Pisarik drives two hits and two runs in game one while Dixon blasts a three run homer in game two. Hitter Pallesen and pitcher Fosch contribute key plays as Clearwater improves to a 0.62 team ERA.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.