Colorado preps win second gold at Junior Olympics
Two Colorado prep wrestlers claimed their second gold medals as the AAU Junior Olympics Greco-Roman finals closed at the Nebraska Sports Center. Jim Hall of Lamar won the 17-18 165 pound title while Kevin Karn of Wheat Ridge seized the 15-16 160.5 crown. Greg Wilcox of Omaha Tech also earned gold in the 220 pound class.
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Colorado
Nebraska Sports Center
Jim Hall
Lamar
Colo
Kevin Karn
Lakewood
Hall
Ricky Tietz
New Prague
Minn
Tietz
Lamar High School
Karn
Wheatridge High School
Merlin Borgialli
University of Nebraska
Orval Borgialli
Omaha Tech
Greg Wilcox
Mike Regnet
Stormville
N.Y
Lincoln
Borgialli
Carlson ties for top honors in Lincoln pro am golf
Carlson of Holmes GC shot 72 to tie with John Frillman of Happy Hollow for medal honors at Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln. A Kearney quartet led by Rick Gilliland won the team title with a best-ball 56, Hastings and others tied for second and third with 58 and 59.
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Jim White
Hastings
Charlie Mahon
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nicklaus Jr. Misses Cut in U S Amateur Qualifier
In San Jose at Alamaden Country Club Jackie Nicklaus, 15, finishes 164 total amid tight crowds as his father Jack Nicklaus offers encouragement. He shoots 79 on the first round and 85 on the second, placing well behind leader Pat McGowan who ties for 139. Former NFL quarterback John Brodie opens 72 then 80 for 152.
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Jack Nicklaus Jr
U.S
Alamaden Country Club
Jack Nicklaus Sr
Jackie
Pat McGowan
Nicklaus
San Francisco 49Ers
John Brodie
Kings to play six in Omaha
The Kansas City Kings announced a six game regular season schedule in Omaha starting with a November 19 game against the Washington Bullets. An October 9 exhibition with Golden State had been announced earlier. Kings president Joe Axelson said the move aims to show Omaha that NBA basketball is quality entertainment.
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Omaha
Kansas City Kings
Washington Bullets
Golden State
Joe Axelson
Kings
Cart ban challenged in U S Golf rule dispute
A UPI report says two time national amputee golf champion Frank Cothran III sought to overturn a USGA rule barring carts in championships and qualifiers. A temporary restraining order was issued by U S District Judge Foy Guin as hearings hinge on qualifying results and potential preliminary injunction.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
U.S. Golf Association
U.S
Foy Guin
Frank Cothran III
Selma
Cothran
Shoal Creek Country Club
Newtown Square
Gunn
USGA
Rain Postpones Stan's Lounge Falstaff Tilt in AAA Softball
Rain halts the Stan's Lounge Falstaff game to Wednesday at 7 15 p m at Ballard Field after a 1 inning Monday night. Falstaff and Valentino's clash Tuesday at 8 30 p m while playoff spots for the Western Regional are decided. Sweep Left beat Dean Brothers 2 1 Monday before the rain with Wolcott earning the win and Crumb the loss. A postgame drawing will set playoff pairings.
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Stan’s
Falstaff
Ballard Field
Valentino
Dean Brothers
Dean
Bill Crumb
Jim Biggs
Jim Wolcott
Marc Sparling
Wolcott
Crumb
Women added to UN-Omaha staff
UNO announces 1977-78 staff additions with Gail Lehrman named volleyball coach and softball assistant, Harold Howser named women's track coach, and John Fey to serve part time in the sports information office under Connie Claussen.
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Omaha
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Connie Claussen
Gail Lehrman
Southern Illinois University
Harold Howser
Central Missouri State University
UNO
John Fey
Five K State players charged in dorm rape case
Five Kansas State University football players face charges or implications in the alleged March dorm rape of a K State coed. Nate Jones and Ken Lovely, both freshmen, and Mike Woodfin surrendered. Woodfin to be arraigned later. Kirk Boykin has a warrant. other cases involve Roy Shine and Jerome Holiwell.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Nate Jones
Chicago
Ken Lovely
Dallas
Riley County
Jones
Lovely
Mike Woodfin
Topeka
Wood
Holiwell
Shine
K-State
Bowl win to Wright ends drought in Buffalo Open
Tom Wright defeated rookie Craig Cutser 233 to 214 to win the $6,000 first prize in the Buffalo Open at Thruway Lanes. Wright, 24, from Milbrae, California, claimed his first tour win in three years, while Cutser earned $3,500 for his best finish. Wright entered the final game with a 27 pin lead and needed the win to clinch the title after a tough year.
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Cheektowaga
N.Y
Tom Wright
Craig Cutsor
Thruway Lanes
Wright
Cutser
Milbrae
Calif
Commonwealth skeet winner in Lincoln Gun Club league
Commonwealth Savings and Loan won Lincoln Gun Club summer skeet league in its first season as competition ended last Tuesday. Top shooter Jim Casteel hit five 50 straights including the final four in a row. other notable scorers include B C Kinsey Doug Marolf Glen SmetterBill Stevenson and Don Lochmiller.
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Commonwealth Savings and Loan
Lincoln Gun Club
Jim Casteel
Commonwealth Courthouse Savings
Dusters
Wentz
Patterson Dental Air
Frontier Stables
Dobson Bros
Imperial
G&b
Toche Ross
B.C. Kinsey
Doug Marolf
Glen Smetter
Bill Stevenson
Don Lochmiller
Jim Gelinne
Bill Harder
Skins Fischer Back in Action After Pinched Nerve
Washington Redskins corner back Pat Fischer has been released from Sibley Hospital after treatment for a pinched nerve. He plans home therapy and hopes to join training camp in Carlisle, but sources doubt he can resume his NFL career. Coach George Allen remains optimistic about his return.
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Carlisle
Washington Redskins
Pat Fischer
Sibley Hospital
Washington
Fischer
Redskins
George Allen
Lincoln Adult Closed Tennis Tourney Slated This Weekend
Entries must be received by 8 p.m. Wednesday for the Lincoln Adult Closed tennis tournament Friday through Sunday at Woods Park. The Lincoln Tennis Association sponsors the event open to Lincoln residents and full-time students.
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Lincoln
Woods Park
The
Lincoln Tennis Association
Pearson elected Nebraska Wheat Advisory Committee chair
Robert K. Pearson of Plymouth is elected chairman of the Nebraska Wheat Advisory Committee, succeeding Ray Davis Potter. Vic Haas of Hemingford becomes vice chairman as the seven member panel advises the Nebraska Department of Agriculture wheat division. Pearson and Davis stay on Great Plains Wheat board alongside Erv Friede. John Sullivan Wallace of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association takes a five year term, replacing Elton Haarberg.
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Robert K. Pearson
Plymouth
Nebraska Wheat Advisory Committee
Ray Davis
Potter
Vic Haas
Hemingford
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Pearson
Davis
Nebraska
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
U.S
Europe
Africa
Middle East
Latin America
Haas
Erv Friede
McCook
Western Wheat Associates
Asia
Far East
John Sullivan Wallace
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Elton Haarberg
Imperial
Beatrice Considers 1 Percent Sales Tax for Center
Beatrice City Council approved an emergency sales tax ordinance to fund a 3.9 million community center with a Sept 7 special election to decide. If approved, tax starts Jan 1 1978 and lasts until the center is paid off, then repeals automatically if the project fails. Doug Probst opposed citing voter considerations. The council also reviewed downtown traffic changes prompted by a safety study and a state roads hearing to weigh one way street options and parking removal.
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Beatrice
Terry Doyle
Doyle
Doug Probst
Probst
Robert Meyer
Hoskins-Western-Sonderegger
Court St
Merchants
Meyer
State Department of Roads
Man arraigned on felonious assault in rest stop robbery attempt
Gothenburg man Bradly Irwin Stull, 27, is charged with felonious assault and unlawful use of a firearm in an attempted weekend robbery at a Willow Island Lake recreation area near Gothenburg. He was arraigned in Dawson County Court and held on 10000 dollars bond after a pursuit ended with shots fired at his vehicle by state patrol.
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Gothenburg
UPI
Iowa
Bradly Irwin Stull
Dawson County
Lexington
Stull
George Shackleton
Willow Island Lake
Darrell Erickson
Madrid
Shackleton
Erickson
Larry Wallace
Fred Bastrom
Bastrom
Bostrom
Operator's catnap triggers false alarm at Kearney office
Police and firefighters rushed to General Telephone Co. in downtown Kearney after reports of an uncontactable operator. They found an employee asleep on the floor, woke her, and learned she had merely intended a nap. She has since been fired.
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Kearney
General Telephone Co
Fruehauf Tank Plant Strike Pauses Omaha Production
In Omaha the Fruehauf tank division halted production after more than 400 Allied Industrial Workers of America Local 699 members walked off Saturday. The contract expired Friday with wage, overtime, and seniority disputes unresolved. Leon Alexander noted the first 30 year stoppage and said duration is unclear. The plant makes liquid and bulk tanks and trailers.
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Omaha
Fruehauf Tank Division
Allied Industrial Workers of America
Byron Mateer
Mateer
Leon Alexander
Fruehaus Tank Division
Alexander
Night watchman claims killing a man in Omaha incident
An Omaha night watchman, 51, told police he killed a man after striking him with a pipe wrench during a battery theft at a construction site. He dragged the unconscious man to a river hoping to revive him, then disposed of the body. Detectives found no homicide evidence and suspect marijuana use may have caused the claim.
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Omaha
Tonry Begs Return From Prison Term In Campaign Case
Former Louisiana Congressman Richard Tonry begins a 12 month prison sentence in Montgomery after being the first politician jailed for violating the new federal campaign spending law. Tonry, a Democrat, pledges to come back.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisiana
Richard Tonry
Tonry
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