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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
8
Johnny Bench will enter a Cincinnati hospital Saturday for surgery to remove a lesion found in his right lung during a routine Reds physical three months ago. He said doctors doubt malignancy but the operation may be necessary and expects to be fully fit for spring training.
In a Tuesday boys basketball game in Bobcat Gym Hirschi Huskies defeated the home team Bobcats 57 to 49. Ernie Randle led Hirschi with 25 points, supported by Paul Phillmore and Dudley Seal while Kent Wood contributed from the bench. The loss drops Bobcats to 1-? as they head to the Burkburnett Tournament starting Saturday with a 1:30 p.m. first game and a bye in the opening round.
Associated Press reports Nebraska halfback Johnny Rodgers won the Heisman by a landslide. Oklahoma’s Greg Pruitt finished second and Nebraska lineman Richard Glover was third. Rodgers, 21, acknowledged past legal troubles and said the award inspires him to improve for his teammates. He earned 301 first place votes and 1,310 points. Pruitt had 117 and 966. Glover 99 and 652.
Rodgers, a 175 pound standout, set school marks with 147 receptions for 2,667 yards and 26 TDs, plus 838 rushing yards. His Nebraska teams claimed 1970 and 1971 national titles, finishing 8-2-1 this season as he heads to the Orange Bowl to close his college career against Notre Dame.
The schedule shows a full day of programming across stations with news weather and sports segments. Notable prime time lines include Ironside Tonight Show and The Waltons along with films The African Queen and A Patch of Blue and late news broadcasts.
Southern Cal and Nebraska stars headline the 22 man AP All America squad for 1972 with Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers among backs. The roster includes Top 1 ranking USC, Nebraska repeaters, and players from Oklahoma Penn State Purdue Arizona State Washington and others.
A dense station guide lists KFDA and KGNC programming for December 1972. It includes cartoons, daytime talk and game shows, soap operas, news, and evening CBS features, with block times from early morning to late night. Notable items show Captain Kangaroo, The Edge of Night, The Secret Storm, Truth Or Consequences, Sonny and Cher, CBS Movie, Days of Our Lives, The Tonight Show, and Newswatch on both stations.
Page combines a Cline Motor Co advertisement for Kelvinator and Motorola appliances with a dense schedule of TV programs across day parts. Entries include Brady Bunch Partridge Family Room 222 Odd Couple Love American Style News and Weather and later game shows, soaps, and classics like Gilligan's Island Perry Mason and Sanford and Son. The ad hints at a showroom at 2-108 Avenue C NW and lists multiple time slots and programs.
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