Weekend Bowl Lineup Highlights National Title Race
The AP notes this weekend's four major bowls plus the Gator and East-West games as the national title picture hinges on outcomes. Michigan State UCLA Arkansas LSU Missouri Florida Alabama Nebraska vie for top honors while Vegas odds favor MSU and Arkansas with Alabama also strong in their matchups.
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Jayhawks and Huskers Reach Big Eight Finals
In Kansas City AP says Kansas with Walt Wesley faces Nebraska in the 20th Big Eight holiday tourney final after Nebraskas 92-79 semifinal win over Oklahoma. Kansas edged Iowa State 73-66 in a closer-than-it-looked semifinal as the tourney favorites meet for the title.
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Kansas Iowa State and Nebraska battles set in conference tilt
Kansas coach Ted Owens cites Kansas fast break as Nebraska and Iowa State clash. Wesley outscored by Don Smith but Lewis coolly closed with 17 points including late free throws. Nebraska’s Branch 29 and Simmons 23 lead Huskers’ rally as full court press stings Oklahoma. Kansas State 87 67 Colorado. Missouri 65 63 Oklahoma State in overtime. final leaders include Coleman 46 Wesley 44 Gardner 41 rebounding.
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Illinois State Wins Midwest Title in Narrow 78-77 Win
Illinois State beats Pittsburg State 78-77 to capture the Midwest Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament crown. George Terry drills a 20-foot jumper with 5 seconds left as Don Feek tips in a miss to seal the victory.
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Two Fellowships By General Practice
A $73 600 grant from the American Academy of General Practice Foundation to the University of Kansas School of Medicine funds two fellowships over two years to train teachers in family practice. Recipients are young family physicians with graduate training and several years in private practice.
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Ralph Jordan’s Auburn Era Yields 97 Wins 39 Losses
In fourteen seasons as head football coach at Auburn Ralph Jordan compiled 97 wins 39 losses and four ties. He led the Tigers to the 1957 national championship.
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Wichita Falls Short In Rainbow Classic Clash
Wichita edged 91 90 by Virginia Tech in the All College tourney semifinals. Tulsa defeats Michigan State 78 67 led by Eldridge Webb 30 points. St Louis beats Army of Hawaii 87 76 as Sam Ulrich 22 points pace the Billikens. Drake opens Queen City play vs Memphis State.
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Colony Nips Eudora Five 56 to 52 in overtime
Colony Bearcubs survived a late Eudora rally to win 56 to 52 in overtime in the Tonganoxie Holiday Basketball Tourney losers bracket. Bruce Calahan led Colony with 16 points, Rick Gordon 10, while Eudora had four players in double figures.
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Venturi files $16,000 suit against insurer
Golfer Ken Venturi sues Security Benefit Life Insurance Co in Superior Court Redwood City charging denial of disability benefits for a year from a nerve injury to his hands and wrists. The policy dated February 1962 remained active at the October 1964 injury.
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Recreation Calendar TONIGHT Parent Child Bowling Tournament
A parent child bowling tournament is set for tonight at Sportsman's Bowl starting at 6 30 PM. Participants should arrive early for check in and lanes assignment.
Third stabbing shocks Kansas Industrial Reformatory
Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents were called back after a third stabbing at the Industrial Reformatory. Patrick Wayne Simmons, 22, of Kansas City Kansas, was stabbed in the abdomen and hospitalized. Captain Ayres said victims were unresponsive as new superintendent Nova Stucker prepared to assume duties and Joseph Noble to move into the diagnostic center post. Police expected to file charges after reviewing two prior stabbings.
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Basketball Scores From Numerous College Tournaments Across US
The Associated Press tallies college and high school results from many events. Notable finals include Columbia over Brown 83 63 Pitt over Rochester 69 65 Evansville over Marquette 88 86 Princeton over Navy 62 47 Davidson over Mississippi State 72 60 and Temple over La Salle 66 59.
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Old-Time Pitcher Miles Main, 81, Dies
Royal Oak Michigan AP Miles Main 81 longtime pitcher died in hospital. He pitched in 1915 for Kansas City in the Federal League and also played for the Detroit Tigers in 1914 and Philadelphia in 1918 in major leagues.
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Unclear Sports Row Mixed Scores Across Teams
Fragmented scoreboard reads professional Boston 99 and New York 9 percent, Philadelphia 113 Detroit 112 Cincinnati 111, Los Angeles 109, Baltimore 144, San Francisco 111.
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