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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1967
Page
6
Neosho County Community Junior College survived a slow start and limited free throw accuracy to beat Iola 75 to 73. Stallworth led Iola with 21 points and Henderson added 23 as NCCJC improved to 2-1 in division play and hosts Central of McPherson next.
UCLA leads the AP major college basketball rankings with 40 first place votes, 400 points, followed by Louisville, Houston, North Carolina and Princeton in the top five. Kansas rises to seventh after beating Missouri, while Florida jumps to eighth.
About 3,000 fans met the Kansas City Chiefs at Mid-Continent International Airport after their Super Bowl loss. Owner Lamar Hunt coach Hank Stram and GM Jack Steadman thanked the crowd and vowed a return to the world title game next year. Stram introduced 15 players and staff amid cheering.
Iola eighth graders led by Ed Lind with 19 points powered St. John's School to a 28-25 win over St. Patrick's of Chanute in the Southeast Kansas Catholic League. It marked the fourth straight win for Iola's seventh-eighth grade team. St. John's also won the B game for fifth-sixth grades 7-6.
A Tucker prison farm pickup used by four inmates in an Arkansas escape was found abandoned in Fort Scott. Bloodhounds and a cage from the truck were missing. a reportedly stolen car six blocks away may have carried the escapees as police theorize they spent Sunday night then went south. Prison officials identified the men as James Pike 36 Richard G Emory 36 James E Stephens 21 and Don C Smith 17.
Bryan Browne of the Chicago Cubs struck out 143 times last season, the highest total in the National League. Donn Clendenon of the Pittsburgh Pirates was close behind with 142 strikeouts.
Manchester results show John McCluskey KO Tony Bar low in 8 rounds. Tokyo bout has Hiroshi Kobayashi decision Shin Chun Kyo in 10. Walpole sees George Chuvalo stop Vic Brown in 4. Worcester features Pedro Agosto stopping Bill Hardiman in 4. Jose Roman outpoints Tony Burwell in 8. Las Vegas Carlos Benito Juarez outpoints Larry Flores in 10.
Water discharge data for John Redmond area dam is recorded in cubic feet per second. The note shows measurements and identifiers but is fragmented with unreadable sections. Further clarification is needed to extract precise figures and dates.
St Benedicts Ravens defeated Pittsburg State Gorillas 97 64 at Pittsburg as Vince DeGreeff 18 and Daryl Jones 20 led with strong first half scoring. Bill Wewers added 21 for St Benedicts while Dave Niegsch had 16 for Pittsburg. Lincoln University crushed Drury 107 71 in Springfield with Marshall Evans 30 and Steve Grace 25.
Pratt Kansas AP Ray Fulton head football coach at Pratt Junior College resigns effective January 23 ending semester. Fulton’s 1965 Pratt team went 4-6 with prior season 8-2-1 and a Sterling Silver Bowl win. He says plans for future not disclosed. Wichita Eagle reports Fulton, 31, has accepted assistant coach job at Texas Western.
Kathy Whitworth, 27, was named The Associated Press top female athlete of 1966 by 428 sports writers and broadcasters. She received 185 first place votes and a 729 vote total, marking her second consecutive year winning the honor. The Whitworths expressed pride but cautioned against overstatement.
The Missouri Valley Conference announces its annual spring gathering at Wichita State University in Wichita on May 19 and 20. The program includes the conference track and field meet along with tennis and golf championships at the same venue and dates.
Tonight archery club at Launching Pad. Wednesday bowling for juniors at Bow Mor from 4:00 to 5:30.
Dodge City faces Garden City in junior college action while Iola plays Paola and Altamont meets Humboldt on local high school courts. Eureka travels to Burlington and Altoona hosts Colony as Thayer visits Kincaid and Caney hosts Sedan.
East Connecticut 9 Vermont 70. Tennessee 66 Florida 53. Georgia 49 Kentucky 40. Ga Tech 84 Ohio State 73. Vanderbilt 71 Auburn 65. West Virginia 91 VMI 77. Maryland 68 Clemson 48. Miami Florida 97 Tampa 86. West Kentucky 100 Morehead 69. Southern Illinois 52 Ky Wesleyan 51. Creighton 85 Air Force 77. Oklahoma City U 97 Gulf Swift en 92 OT. North Dakota 64 State College of Iowa 58. Utah State 103 Seattle University 91. Baltimore 100 St Louis 98.
Thayer First National Bank remained undefeated in the Industrial League with a 95 to 67 win over Nameless Five at Royster Junior High. Ed Wheeler 20 and Bill Tipton 15 led Thayer, while Nameless Five's John Rubow scored 28 with strong rebounding as Chanute Lumber lost 70-60 to First National Bank of Chanute. Wayne Benson led Chanute with 21, Don Papst added 18, and Chanute Lumber dropped to 2-2 while Nameless Five fell to 1-3.
In Junction City Kansas AP report after the second weekend of the 20th annual State American Legion Bowling Tournament leaders emerged in team doubles and singles divisions with a tie in all events. Team leaders Turon State Bank Runyan State Farm Osage City Hope American Legion. Doubles leaders E McBratney and J Schmidt Anhivon Gerald Sears St Paul and Kenneth Locke Erie L J Weckbauer and K L Bearce Topeka. Singles leaders Stan Bork Anthony Norbert Prosser Junior Wanek. All events leaders J Lyders Paola and F Williams Pittsburg Wanek. Play continues through late January.
In the Probate Court of Neosho County Kansas Olive L Welch was appointed Executrix of Walter J Welch deceased on January 13 1967 and letters testamentary issued thereafter. Creditors must file demands within nine months from first publication or be barred. Attorneys for Executrix Henshall Pennington Chanute Kansas. Judge Alberta Gough, Probate Court.
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