Simpson Leads Bills in 1000 Yard NFL Rushing Club
NFL final regular season stats show O. J. Simpson of Buffalo tops the league with 1,251 rushing yards, edging Larry Brown and joining a group of 1,000 yard rushers including Ron Johnson and Franco Harris. Browns absence due to injury helped Buffalo clinch the rushing title.
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Tigers Tune Up For Fiesta Bowl
Missouri prepared for the Fiesta Bowl with an outdoor workout in Tempe Arizona after travel delays. Coach Al Onofrio praised Arizona State speed and defense while planning to control the ball and score as Kush led a strong defensive practice.
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Lift Contest Concludes Program at Chanute High School
A Chanute Recreation Commission weightlifting meet at Chanute High School gym concluded the men's fall program. Bob Wright won the Outstanding Lifter Trophy with a 475 pound dead lift at 161 pounds body weight. John Willcott took first in the middle weight division with a 265 pound clean and jerk. Dick Sewart lifted 350 pounds dead lift, Joe Morgan 425 pounds dead lift. Buzz Schaberg posted a four lift total of 810 pounds.
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Eight Year Old Aims for Situp World Record
Idaho Falls AP reports 8-year-old Richard Knecht plans a 10 hour situp test at Idaho Falls High School gym aiming for 25,000 in 10 hours starting 10 a.m. The current official record is 17,000 by a 30-year-old U.S. Marine captain in 7 hours 27 minutes. knecht says he unofficially did 25,017 in 9 hours 21 minutes three weeks earlier.
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Top Kansas high school basketball rankings stable this week
Wichita North Colby and Hesston hold No 1 in 5A 3A and 2A while McPherson takes sole 4A lead and McCracken tops 1A after Junction City drops from 5A. Rankings show ties and shifts with Manhattan, Liberal, Summer, and others in pursuit across classes.
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Colts Fire Interim Coach Sandusky In Major Shakeup
The Baltimore Colts began a broad house cleaning with General Manager Joe Thomas firing interim coach John Sandusky and five assistants as part of a top to bottom rebuild to regain contender status in the NFL.
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Archibald stars as Kansas City-Omaha routs Seattle
Nate Archibald scored 35 points to pace Kansas City-Omaha past Seattle 121 to 10. Don Kojis added 20 points as the Kings dominated every quarter. Seattle rookie Bud Stallworth led the Sonics with a career high 32 points.
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College Basketball Results Roundup
East results include Cincinnati 79 over Rutgers 58 and Syracuse 73 over Penn State 62. South shows Rice 72 over VMI 56. West notes Southern Cal 69 over Fordham and Boise State 109 over Puget Sound. Tournament action lists Louisville 79 over Florida 57 and Long Beach State 97 over Memphis State 90. Consolation sees Oral Roberts 74 over Hofstra 68.
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Pro Basketball Wednesday Results
The Baltimore team upset Los Angeles by 81 points in a surprising result. Kansas City Omaha defeated Seattle 121 to 110 in a high scoring matchup. Milwaukee beat Portland 123 to 104, while Detroit routed Philadelphia 141 to 113. New York defeated Houston 124 to 102.
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Rozelle Rejects Nixon Request On TV Blackout
NFL Commissioner Rozelle rejected President Nixon’s urge to lift TV blackout for playoff games in the cities hosting them. Atty. Gen. Kleindienst stated the administration would seek changes to the antitrust exemption. Rozelle warned against turning pro football into a studio show as playoff and regular season games struggle for sellouts.
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SUN DEVILS edge TROJANS in tight Biddy Basketball game
SUN DEVILS 33 TROJANS 32. Vogel 3-1-3-7 Haight 7-40-18 Finley 1-0-0-2 Morgan 3-40-16 totals 14-5-4-33. TROJANS Small 3-0-0-4 6 Reynolds 0-0-2-0 Audiss 8-0-3-16 Morehead 1-0-0-2 Jackson 4-0-2-8 totals 16-0-7-32.
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Same Day Service for Classified Ads Rules
Classified ads placed before 9 30 a m on weekdays or by 1 p m Friday for Saturday display must be submitted by 12 noon the preceding day Dial 431 4190 for placement and inquiries.
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Stay On the Track By Lee Trevino
Golf tips emphasize staying in bounds and managing boundaries on each hole. Trevino advises choosing clubs to avoid slices when boundary sides favor you and stresses mental approach, avoiding forced or misaligned swings, with a humorous note on out of bounds.
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License Increase Sought by State Game Commission
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission will request a 1974 license fee hike from the 1973 legislature to fund Project SASNAK with a $7.1 million budget. Increases target nine licenses from resident hunting to boating registration, aiming to boost wildlife resources and public access.
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