NorCal and Cairo Vie For Little Dixie Title
North Callaway and Cairo clash for boys top honors while Cairo and Harrisburg meet for girls crown in the Little Dixie Conference Tournament at North Callaway R I High School. Ashland 47 Hallsville 32 in boys action. Harrisburg top scorer David Crane 13.
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Kingdom City
Little Dixie
North Callaway
Cairo
Harrisburg
R-I High School
Ashland
Hallsville
Jim Smith
Jim George
Madison
David Crane
David Craigg
Higbee
Janis Nichols
Lyan McWillians
Sturgeon
Thunderbirds
NorCal
Montgomery Wildcats Fall to Hermann Bearcats 58 41
In a basketball clash at Montgomery City Hermann Bearcats defeated Montgomery Wildcats 58 to 41. Sterling Green led Montgomery with 14 points while Larry Faerber top scored for Hermann with 18 and John Duffner added 13. Montgomery City had earlier beaten Hermann 35 34 on the Bearcats home court.
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Wildcats
Elsberry
Herman
Montgomery
Sterling Green
Randy Etter
Tony Marteen
Hermann
Larry Faerber
John Duffner
Hansi Bloch
Faerber
Duffner
St. George High School
Montgomery City
Bearcats
Montgoméry
Gary “Marteen
Sterling Oliver
Dennis Horstmann
Jeff McGuire
Mexico
Detroit Beats 76ers 120-112 in Philadelphia
Bob Lanier sparked Detroit with 24 points in two quarters as the Pistons beat the 76ers 120-112 in Philadelphia for their first road win over Philadelphia since 1965. Lanier tallied 10 points in the final period, Hal Greer led Philadelphia with 31, and the NBA night also featured other scores from Baltimore, Boston, Milwaukee, San Francisco, and San Diego. A separate note reports Edmonton Midland bid for an NHL franchise by 1978.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia Story
Bob Lanier
Detroit
Lanier
Philadelphia 76Ers
Pistons
Philadelphia
National Basketball Association
NBA
Baltimore
Phoenix
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Buffalo
San Diego
Seattle
American Basketball Association
Kentucky
Carolina
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Denver
New York
Texas
Indiana
Hal Greer
New York Knicks
Earl Monroe
Connie Hawkins
Suns
Dave Cowens
Cavaliers
Celtics
Cowens
Milwaukee Bucks
Lew Alcindor
Bob Dandridge
John McGlothlin
Bucks
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
Qdie Smith
San Fancisco Warriors
Jeff Mullins
Warriors
Don May
Braves
Elvin Hayes
San Diego Rockets
Armstrong Drops Retirement Plans Signs With Maple Leafs
TORONTO RP George Chief Armstrong 40 signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, abandoning retirement plans for the third straight year. Armstrong has skated 19 seasons with Toronto.
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Toronto
George
Armstrong
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Grid Stars Set Records for Mexico Bulldogs Football
Bill Ward and Julian Beever set school records for the Mexico Bulldogs this season. Ward punted 46 times for 1,637 yards, a 35.6-yard average, surpassing 1967 record by Pres Smith. Beever rushed for 277 yards on 21 carries in the Sedalia game, the top single game rushing mark, as records last topped in 1967 with a 7-2-1 season.
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Bill Ward
Julian Beever
Mexico Bulldogs
Ward
Bulldogs
Pres Smith
Joe Bailey
Beever
Booster Club Spirit
Mexico
Sedalia
White School to Play In Blossom Classic
Jacksonville State University will play Florida A&M in the 38th Orange Blossom Classic on December 12 in the Orange Bowl, the first white school invited to the historically black event. JSU sits 7-0 and is ranked No. 2 among small colleges by the NAIA. A&M's Rattlers host the game in Miami at 8 p.m. Athletic Director Jake Gaither called the selection justified by JSU’s quality and record.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Jacksonville State University
Florida A&m
Jacksonville State
A&m
Rattlers
Miami
Jacksonville
Ala
Jake Gaither
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Gaither
Nebraska Favored To Win Big Eight Title
Nebraska, ranked third and heading to the Orange Bowl, was the odds-on favorite to clinch the Big Eight football championship in a Lincoln duel with Oklahoma. Nebraska entered with 6-0 in conference play and 9-0-1 overall, while Oklahoma stood 4-1 in the league and 6-3 overall.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Oklahoma Soenerg
Lincoln
Neb
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Kansas State
Deer Kill Toll Tops Twenty-Seven Thousand In Missouri
Jefferson City AP reports hunting pressure rising as the 10 day deer season enters its final weekend. Only 228 deer were killed Friday, boosting the seven day total to 27,049, well above last year’s 20,978. The season ends Monday evening.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Conservation Department
Mexico Bulldogs Open Season With Trip To Montgomery City
Mexico hopes to start basketball play with a win at Montgomery City. Coach Lynn Cundiff says the team looks sharp in practice and could contend for top spots in next week’s Hannibal Tournament. Montgomery City beat Elsberry 65 55 in their opener, led by 6'6" Neil Wehrman with 20 points and 5'5" Randy Etter with 15. Mexico counters with size and speed, starting Warren Williams 6'6" and Keith Campbell 5'10" among others. Tipoff 6:45 JV, 6:15 varsity. after tonight they head to Hannibal Holiday Tourney as second seed.
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Montgomery City
Montgomery Wildcats
Hermann Bearcats
Wildcats
Hermann
Bearcats
Montgomery
Wellsville
Neil Wehrman
Mexico
Bulldogs
Lynn Cundiff
Cundiff
Elsberry
Wildcat
Randy Etter
James Melton
Tony Marteen
Warren Williams
Keith Campbell
Mark Thoenen
Dennis White
Herb Belcher
Mexico Junior Varsity to Play Hickman
Mexico fans are urged to attend at 6 p.m. Monday as the Mexico Junior Varsity faces Hickman on the home court. Bulldog Coach Mert Bancroft praises his young team as promising exciting basketball action this year for Mexico supporters.
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Mexico
Hickman
Bulldog
Mert Bancroft
Minnesota Tackles Green Bay Packers in key NFL showdown
The Vikings, 8-1 and led by their Purple People Eaters, aim to pressure Bart Starr and avenge an earlier Green Bay win. Carl Eller says constant pressure is essential as Travis Williams returns for Green Bay. Minnesota boasts stout defense with 83 points allowed and 18 interceptions while Green Bay seeks offensive punch. Other NFL games feature Oakland at San Diego, San Francisco at Detroit, Baltimore at Miami, and New York Giants at Philadelphia on Monday night.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Minnesota Mob
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota
Green Bay
Bart Starr
Carl Eller
Minneapolis
Starr
Eller
Wrecking Crew
Vikings
Travis Williams
San Diego
Oakland
NBA ABA Break Off Merger Negotiations
The NBA ends merger talks with the ABA after a federal antitrust issue resurfaced. Philadelphia owner Irv Kosloff vowed a fight to the finish, while Seattle’s Sam Schulman questioned future prospects. Kennedy said the NBA discontinued efforts to win Congress approval for a single league.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
NEW York
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
NBA
Irv Kosloff
Philadelphia 76Ers
Walter Kennedy
Kosloff
Los Angeles
Sam Schulman
Seattle SuperSonics
ABA
Seattle
Schulman
Kennedy
Jack Dolph
Carolina
Billy Cunningham
76Ers
Caldwell
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Gerkin
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Wright
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Mtgy
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Joe Gingrich
Anita Buie
White
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Florida State
Goodyear
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Houston
Cincinnati
New York Jets
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Washington
Atlanta
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Chicago
New York Giants
Federated Insurance
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Howell Manor
Federated Mutual Implement and Hardware Insurance Company
Federated Life Insurance Company
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Underwriters’ Laboratories
Missouri Power & Light Electric
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