Veteran owner trainer turned to racing after losing at the track
Omahan A. D. Turner, 70, once a railroad conductor, now owns and trains 12 horses in Columbus. He started racing after a failed plan to buy a plane, with his wife Marie helping when he worked for the railroad. He notes earnings for jockeys and entry costs, and he still pursues stake races for two-year-olds.
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Len Walle
A.D. Turner
Turner
Columbus
Susie Quit
Lincoln
Marie
Agie
Columbus Races Produce Big Payouts On Day Two
Agricultural Park wagering rose with a $451 exacta in race four led by Imapart paying $24.60 and Gem Star at $8.80. My Nasretta won the first and Came Polka the second. Meier rode two winners, as Rene Raven captured the feature Hunters Lounge purse with Dave King up. Mutuel handle reached $202,661 from 2,852 bettors despite lower attendance.
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Gem Star
My Nasretta
Randy Meier
Polka
Terry Matheny
Teak
Meier
Catullah
Preacher Clinton
Rewardum
Rene Raven
Dave King
Waco
Nebraska Faces Top Quarterback Jack Thompson in Opener
The Nebraska football opener against Washington State features 6-3 215 pound junior Jack Thompson. He earned Pac-8 first team honors, UPI first team, and Heisman talk, ranking second nationally in passing and third in total offense. Thompson aired 355 passes last season and set multiple Pac-8 records.
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Jack Thompson
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WSU
Washington
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Husker
Complex High School Conference Basketball Schedule Fragment
A dense list of upcoming high school basketball and football matchups across multiple conferences. Teams include Grand Island Lincoln High Fremont Hastings Columbus Beatrice Norfolk Kearney and many others with venues and potential pairings across Friday to Saturday slots. The fragmentary OCR text blends conferences such as Big Ten Grand Island Lincoln High and Trans Bemaska with CentenniaL and Mid-States listings.
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Big Ten
Grand Island
Lincoln High
Fremont
Hastings
Columbus
Beatrice
Linceln
Norfolk
Earney
McCook
Lincoln East
North Platte Alliance
Scottsbluft
Beatrice Lingolt
North Platte
Lingala
Astings
Kearney
Huskers scrimmage on rain slick Memorial Stadium field
Nebraska players staged a scrimmage as rain slicked Memorial Stadium. Randy Garcia threw a two yard TD pass to Richard Bers, and Isaiah Hipp added a two yard scoring run. The second string offense put up 14 points on a nine yard pass to Junior Miller and a 70 yard scramble by Kenny Brown.
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Neb
UFL
Randy Garcia
Richard Bers
Isaiah Hipp
Memorial Stadium
Tom Sorley
Junior Miller
Kenny Brown
Seaver reaches milestones in three-hit win over Expos
Mark Friedman reports Tom Seaver threw his 15th complete game of the year, his sixth straight, and 44th lifetime with a 60 win over the Montreal Expos. He boosted his career strikeout total to 2,401, two from 2,500, and eyed 3,000 strikeouts and a 200th win. Sparky Anderson praised him as an A-1 pitcher and slump-breaker. The Reds benefited as Dan Driessen drove in two and Joe Morgan homered for 21st, while other NL results included Giants over Pirates, Phillies over Braves, Astros over Mets, Padres over Cardinals, and Dodgers beating Cubs.
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UPI
Montreal Expos
Tom Seaver
Seaver
Sparky Anderson
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Reds
Bill Robinson
Phillies
Braves
Greg Luzinski
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia
Phils
Astros
Enos Cabell
Houston
Manny Mota
Kim
Jerry Lynch
Smokey Burgess
Yankees Maintain Lead With Ninth-Inning Win Over Mariners
The Yankees rallied to a 5-4 victory over Seattle as Graig Nettles homered in the bottom of the ninth with one out, giving New York a four-game cushion atop the standings. Sparky Lyle earned his 12th win in relief.
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Seattle Mariners
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Mariners
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Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
California Angels
Nettles
Bob Galasso
Sparky Lyle
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Twinlin
Jim Rice
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Frank Tanana
Dennis Martinez
Ducks Unlimited Stag Event Set At National Guard Armory
The annual Ducks Unlimited Stag is scheduled for 6 p.m. October 4 at the National Guard Armory with tickets at 20 dollars including a 10 dollar DU membership. Proceeds go to Ducks Unlimited. last year the local chapter raised 8,800 dollars. Tickets available at Tooley Drug Tweet's Sport Shop Person's Sports Shop Wunderlich's or from any DU member. The dinner will be roast duck with trimmings and is open to the public.
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Ducks Unlimited
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National Guard Amory
Tooley Drug
Tweet's Sport Shop
Person's Sports Shop
Wunderlich's
Nebraska considers 8000 seat addition to Memorial Stadium
A University of Nebraska Lincoln committee voted 6 to 2 in favor of adding 8000 seats to Memorial Stadium plus 1400 pressbox seats. The plan targets general public seating east of the stadium and VIP pressbox seats west. Athletic leaders back expansion, with funding likely via a ticket surcharge and architect studies to ready for the 1979 season.
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Memorial Stadium
NU Board of Regents
University of Arizona
Nebraska
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Cornhuskers
Osborne
East Stadium
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