OJ Simpson Tops Gallup Youth Sports Hero List
Gallup survey of over 1,000 teenagers names O J Simpson as the top sports hero in the United States with Chris Evert Nadia Comaneci and Joe Namath also high on the list. Ali Jenner Connors and Staubach appear among the top ten with distinct gender differences in favorites.
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Princeton
N. J
Buffalo Bills
O.J. Simpson
Chris Evert
Gallup
O.J
Evert
U.S
New York Jets
Joe Namath
Joe’s
Muhammed Ali
Nadia Comaneci
J. Simpson
Julius
J.” Erving
Billie Jean King
Bruce Jenner
Johnny Bench
Jimmy Connors
Comaneci
King
Broadway Joe
Jenner
Ali
Connors
Mark Spitz
Olga Korbut
Dorothy Hamill
Simpson
Dr. J
Low River Level Hampers Shipping in Memphis
Runaway barges flood the Mississippi as low water hauls the river 15 feet below normal. Coast Guard reports four to five grounding incidents daily near Memphis with fuel and coal barges breaking away near the Loosahatchie confluence. Towboats chase, a bridge halt occurs, and officials warn of fire and pollution risk.
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Memphis
Calhoun
Mississippi
Ohio River
Loosahatchie River
Ellen Stone
Hernando DeSoto
Nelson M. Broadfoot
Robert Lockridge
Pleasant Ridge Church Notices and Community Items
Community church announcements list revivals at Adelphi Pleasant Hill and Salt Creek Valley with evangelists and quartets, Vacation Bible School at Pleasant Ridge, and a June 20 24 program. Get well wishes, sympathy notices, a Pleasant Ridge church picnic at Ash Cave, and a prayer band meeting with scriptures and missionary letters.
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Adelphi Community Church
Morton Liles
Pleasant Hill
Brown
Arthur B. Wolfe
Salt Creek Valley
Haynes
Uhing Bros. Quartet
Grayson Ferguson
Earl Appleman
Vacation Bible School
Pleasant Ridge Church
Pleasant Ridge
Ash Cave
Hayward
Hill
Kingston
Corina Stump
Happy Hollow Rd
Ruth Hayward
Ethel Poling
Bernice Thompson
Betty Sater
Wanda Kempton
Shirley Litman
Bonnie Karshner
Joanie Johnson
Kristy Hayward
Kevin Litman
Scott Stump
Custom Convertibles Provide Good Living
Dick Baker in Lima Ohio converts hard top cars into custom convertibles using a cutting torch. He modified 16 of 1977 Cadillacs and aims to reach about 20 this year, selling models from 3500 to 6500 dollars. He argues factory convertibles vanished due to federal rules, leaving demand for his hand crafted versions.
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Dr. J
Billie Jean King
Women’s Liberation Movement
Jenner
Johnny Bench
Jimmy Connors
Lima
Ohio
Dick Baker
America
Baker
Extension Calendar Highlights for June Events
June 2 pressure canner testing free of charge at the Youth Center conference room from 10 to 12 and 1 to 3. June 7 4-H Committee meets at 8 p.m. in the Youth Center conference room. June 9 School's Out dance and pizza party at 7 30 p.m. for the 4-H Junior Leadership Club in the Youth Center auditorium.
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Youth Center
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Gallup Youth Survey
By George Gallup
Philadelphia
J.’’) Erving
Cincinnati Reds
J.”Erving
Larry Czonka
Howard Cosell
Fran Tarkenton
Roger Staubach
Ruth Reid
Ada Steele
Cheryl
Leroy Wagner
Denny Drum
Orpha (King) Alexander
Joanie
Ray Baker
Lenny Harman
Charles Maharg
Mr. Maharg
Larry van Fossen
Wagner
Gene
Glenna Harris
Mary Swatman
Canal Winchester
Don
Dolores Poling
New Jersey
Donald Fortner
Reynoldsburg
Robert Poling
Chillicothe
Laurelville
Ruth
Roger Cupp
Circleville
Shirley Tigner
Crystal
Carla
Tina
Rusty
Ben
Lockbourne
Donnie
Mindy Fortner
Elizabeth
Eric
Columbus
Dave
Wilma Fortner
George
Charles
Flora
Peggy Butts
Peggy Lou
Lancaster
John Fortner
Rachel
Roger Schmitt
Cincinnati
Flora Poling
Dillon Lake
Jan
Craig Richards
Todd
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Chakeres Theatre
Logan Met
Tela
Buchtel
ED McMahon
CLC
Logan
Nelsonville
Brooks
Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder
Peter Boyle
Uala Ae Arerr AU Ama CO Tarr
PI Stee
Gan
ONIS
Mark Voris
Wurlitzer Organ
Rear Wick’s Wine Shop
West
Hunter Street
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