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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1976
Page
10
The Bobcats fell 23 to 6 to Rockdale with 6,139 in attendance as Rockdale’s three decisive plays doomed the Bobcats bid for the state AA final. Tigers coach praised a strong defense that carried the win.
Childress High School girls teams won three games against Iowa Park with a varsity 31 30 close contest led by Shelley Burrus 12 and Karen Husband 10. B team erased early drought to win 29 24, Pam Lang scoring 11. Junior varsity rolled 44 32 behind Kathy Davis 16 and DeAnn Halford 15. The night featured football style play at Texas Stadium with Rockdale game action detailed and a 13 6 halftime lead turning into a Tigers win.
Charles Finleys lawyers aim at Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn as they argue in a $3.5 million suit. Neil Papiano cites past star trades to show owners used cash deals under a 1970 pact with the players union, while Kuhn voided Finleys proposed sales of Fingers Rudi and Vida Blue.
Steelers and Cowboys loom in rematch style playoff pairings as Pittsburgh visits Baltimore and Los Angeles travels to Dallas. The article notes past results, key matchups like Roger Carr versus Mel Blount, and Rams from LA facing Dallas with high stakes and questions about patterns and momentum.
Sandra Post and Tom Watson shot a nine under par 63 to hold a two stroke edge at the $200000 Mixed Team Championship. The day also brought Davis Cup action in Santiago and Tucson with several decisive wins for Italy and the US, plus other sports notes.
An advertisement extols BMA life insurance as funding a college education paying off a mortgage early and building retirement savings within the insured lifetime with a call to action for more information.
Bob McAdoo, last three seasons top NBA scorer, shines in Knicks debut a 123-109 win over the Celtics. He scored 17 points with eight rebounds before fouling trouble limited him to 25 minutes as Walt Frazier and Spencer Haywood starred. Other games saw Golden State beat Philadelphia 117-114 and Atlanta defeating New Orleans 113-108.
Ten Childress Bobcats earned first and second team honors on the District 2AA All District lists released by the District Executive Committee. Lynn Neighbors was named offensive center and defensive lineman, the only player to make both squads.
Sunday December 19 1976 listing for SWO TV Channel 9/7 features programs from 6:30 to 11:00 including The Christugner Gospel Revival Fire s AN TR Ring 5 G avid Hay Blue Marche to New Adventures of Giligar Odd Ball, Animals Animals, The Endes Pry News, NOAA Row, USGA highlights, NCAA Bowl Preview, First Baptist Church, and Evening movie blocks.
Readable items show listed TV and radio programs with network names times and brief program titles including CBS NBC ABC and local shows. Entries mention sports AFC playoffs religious and children's programs and late night talks alongside morning news and travelogue segments.
An OCR stripped listing shows a daily TV grid with programs from CBS and KFDA including The World Turns The Guiding Light All in the Family Matlock Game and Mary Hartman among late night fare and news broadcasts.
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