Killy Wins Giant Slalom as Olympic Ski Chase Continues
Jean-Claude Killy of France dominates the giant slalom at Grenoble to push toward a rare Alpine triple. He defeats Willy Favre of Switzerland by 2.22 seconds as Billy Kidd posts the fastest time but misses the podium. Jeanne Ashworth leads U.S. women in speed skating with a 3000m bronze-pace mark. Magnar Solberg earns biathlon gold for Norway while the U.S. four-man team trails.
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Fenwick Faces New Miami Five In Regional Draws
Local and area high school basketball draws set Class AA through Class A matchups at Oxford and Wilmington. Fenwick opens Feb 23 at Princeton against New Miami after a Wilmington draw seeded New Miami 12 4 Batavia 14 5 while Waynesville meets Mt Crab and Springboro faces Macon in the Wilmington district.
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Holum Skips 3000m After Resting From Flu
Dianne Holum, 16, from Northbrook Jil, rests from a flu and skips the 3000 meter race in Grenoble. She earned medals in previous events, including a third in the 1000 and silver in the 500, as team manager George Howie cites rest for her strong season. Cari na Geijssen of Holland won the 3000 in 1 32.8 with Titova of Russia second.
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Jil
George Howie
America
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Holland
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Russia
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Ecuador Seeded To Zone Finals
Ecuador advances to the final round of the Southern section in the American Zone draw for the Davis Cup in Melbourne. In the Southern section first round Venezuela faces Argentina, and in the second round Ecuador meets Venezuela or Argentina with Chile drawing Peru.
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Carolina wins Holland gold after royal command
Carolina said she won the 1000 meters on royal orders from Princess Beatrix of Holland. She reports lunch with the princess and a kiss of congratulations as she plans a champagne party. The article also notes other Olympic results including Monti and De Paolis winning bobsled gold on tie-break via faster single run.
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Beatrix
Holland
Jeanne Ashworth
Wilmington
N.Y
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Ronald Kauffman
U.S
All-Michigan Indictment Allegations Hit Spartans and Wolverines
The Michigan Daily reports alleged Big Ten rule violations by Michigan State football players including discounts at theaters, free grill passes for meals, long distance billings to coaches, and a banquet funded to attract Chicago-area recruits. An investigation by a Big Ten investigator is expected on campus in Ann Arbor. Michigan officials pledge full cooperation.
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Wildcats eye 23rd SEC title under coach Adolph Rupp
Kentucky seeks to move into first place in the SEC by half a game over Tennessee as eighth ranked Kentucky hosts the Volunteers in Lexington. The Wildcats aim to boost coach Adolph Rupp’s tally to 23 conference crowns while pursuing another win after recent upsets in the league.
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Florida
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Butler County Students In On Reds' Giveaway
About 150000 students in 10 counties across three states qualify for free tickets to three Cincinnati Reds games in 1968. Grades 7 12 with straight A s in the penultimate term earn two tickets per game from a list of 11 Crosley Field dates. Ohio Indiana and Kentucky counties include Butler Hamilton Warren Clermont Dearborn Franklin Bracken.
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Celtics Rookie Hal Graham Enlists for Six Months
Hal Graham, NBA rookie from NYU, turned in his Celtics uniform and enlisted in the Army today for six months of active duty. He will train at Ford Dix in New Jersey.
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Hal Graham
National Basketball Association
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Tallest Jets Player Dennis Randall Stands 6-6
The New York Jets boast the tallest player, defensive end Dennis Randall, an Oklahoma State alumnus. He measures six feet six inches, shaping the line and presence on the field.
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New York Jets
Dennis Randall
Oklahoma State
Cale Yarborough Sets Daytona 500 Qualifying Speed Record
At Daytona Beach Florida Cale Yarborough in a Mercury Cyclone set the Daytona 500 qualifying record at 189.222 mph boosting the speed by nine mph. Richard Petty in a 1968 Plymouth joined the front row with 189.055 mph as the top qualifiers ahead of Lee Roy Yarbrough who posted 188.262 mph. Yarborough earns pole position with Petty for the February 25 race and both won earlier qualifying events as up to three Mercurys and three Fords ranked among the seven fastest.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Cale Yarborough
Richard Petty
Randleman
N.C
Yarborough
Petty
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Columbia
S.C
Womens International Bowling Congress Tourney Draws 4329 Teams
The Women's International Bowling Congress announced 4,329 teams have entered its 49th annual tournament. The event starts April 4 in San Antonio Texas.
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Ohio
Women’s International Bowling Congress
San Antonio
Tex
Chance tops 1967 AL innings with 284 in season
Dean Chance of the Minnesota Twins pitched 284 innings in 1967, the most among American League workhorses and 11 more frames than Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox.
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Minnesota Twins
Jim Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Call Journal For Results From Oxford Drawing
Tonight's Oxford drawing results will be published in the Journal. Call 422-3611 after 8 p.m. for the complete listing and outcomes.
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