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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1972
Page
5
Mel Storch Ford Inc lists a fleet of used cars at Vandalia and Bowling Green with prices ranging from 450 to 3995. Highlights include 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 four door sedans, 1968 Thunderbird Landau, 1966 Ford Fairlane two door, and 1969 Ford Cobra V8 with 41 000 miles. Many cars are described as clean with one or two owners and features such as Selectoshift Selec toshift and power steering.
One owner 1969 Ford 1 ton Styleside eight foot pickup with factory warranty remains, priced at 1495. 1968 Chevy ½ ton Fleetside eight foot pickup V8 one owner good clean $1595. 1967 Ford Ranger pickup V8 loaded with extras including air and power steering factory warranty remaining one owner low mileage. 1968 Ford 1 ton Styleside eight foot pickup clean one owner. 1967 Ford Econoline Bus nine passenger fully equipped 1295. 1964 Chevrolet Va Fleetside pickup eight foot only 650. 1962 Ford 2 ton F-600 wheelbase V8 two speed only 995.
The St Louis Cardinals add former Texas back Steve Worster, a 1971 fourth round pick who later faced CFL suspension, and hire Bill Austin as offensive line coach. Cincinnati notes include Ken Dyer improving after a spine injury while Greg Cook announces retirement after two injury plagued seasons.
Ed Marinaro of Cornell and Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys receive Maxwell Club Bert Bell Awards in Philadelphia as the top college and professional football players of 1971.
New York Rangers led by Jean Ratelle Ted Irvine and Rod Gilbert defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 at Madison Square Garden after a tired pre-dawn flight from Minnesota. Ratelle scored twice Irvine and Gilbert added goals and assists as New York built a 4-0 lead. Other NHL results included St Louis over Pittsburgh 2-1 and Los Angeles 5-3 over Toronto.
The New York Nets defeated the East leading Kentucky Colonels 118-105 as John Roche scored a career best 31 points to pace the upset. Dan Issel led Kentucky with 29 and Louie Dampier added 20 while Rick Barry contributed 30 for New York.
Nebraska's four starters rank among conference leaders in field goal percentage led by Tony Riehl at .818. Tom Gregory, Tom Bryan, and Chuck Jura also post strong marks while John Brown of Missouri tops scoring at 24.7 and Brown also leads in rebounds. Free throw leaders include Mike Jeffries of Missouri and Scott Martin of Oklahoma. Figures cover conference games through Monday.
The Baltimore Bullets edged the Buffalo Braves 115-114 in overtime after a late buzzer basket by Wes Unseld. Buffalo had led at halftime and tied the game late, with Elmore Smith forcing regulation to overtime and Walt Hazzard scoring the go ahead free throws with one second left. Jack Marin led Baltimore with 31 points while Hazzard topped Buffalo with 30 as other NBA scores rolled in.
Nebraska barely defeated Oklahoma State 64 to 63 in Stillwater to stay atop the Big Eight standings. Mike Peterson hit a 20 foot jumper with 52 seconds left after OSU surged ahead 63-42. Chuck Jura scored 34 for Nebraska while Jerry Clack had 16 for OSU. Iowa State center Tom OConnor may miss Saturday with a fractured bone in his left foot.
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