Wagner remembered as longtime Little League promoter
George Wagner died at 87, a devoted Muscatine sports figure who promoted youth programs in Little League and baseball. He served as president and coach, helped with rosters from his living room, and was known for aiding players with gear repairs. Burial is at Greenwood cemetery near Fletcher Field, where he helped establish Cub Scout softball.
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Muscatine Los
George Wagner
Kent-Stein Park
Weed Park
Iowa Avenue
Musser
Garfield
Resenar Park
Wagner
Buzz Salley
George
Dett
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood
Fletcher Field
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Fragmented standings show American League batting leaders like Piniella and D Allen and runs leaders Harper and Tovar. National League leaders include Morgan Bonds and Kingman with top doubles from Ag ee Fuentes and Bonds. Pitching notes list Kaat Lae Sublon and Marshall among top decisions.
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Piniella
Kic
D.allen
Chi Ae
Harper
Bsn
Tovar
Min
DiAllen
Chi
Rudackson
Oak
Duncan
Spowen
D.nelson
Tex
P.kelly
Kaat
Lae
Morgan
Cin
Bonds
Kingsman
Stargell
Pgh
Bench
Hvs—Brock
Sil
Agee
Fuentes
Speier
Stennett
Tolan
Kingman
Brock
Pipching
Sublon
Marshall
Mon
Mantle says he has no job after long Yankees career
In Tucson, Mickey Mantle, age 18 years in the trade for era, declares he is not busy and lacks a real job. He cites owning real estate and public relations work, visits spring training with the New York Yankees each year, and notes he does little else.
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Tucson
Arr
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Mantle
Yankees
Snead misses U.S. Open as rough day outweighs earlier good round
Sam Snead, aged 60, failed to qualify for the U.S. Open after a 69 in the morning at Charlotte and a 78 in the afternoon. His 147 total left him 12 behind Doug Sanders and two over the qualifying limit, ending Snead's bid for Pebble Beach. The Associated Press reports Snead’s candid disappointment and notes Sanders’ rising money list position.
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Sam Snead
Charlotte
N.C
Snead
Doug Sanders
Pebble Beach
Calif
New York
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Travino
Gary Player
Billy Casper
Sanders
Dresser
Chanlotte
Foor
Hubert Green
Don Bies
Rod Funseth
Lew Graham
Kermit Zarley
Dave Marr
Bob Murphy
Bob Lunn
Mason Rudolph
Dave Hill
Charles Sifford
Jim Jamieson
Bruce Devlin
Gibby Gilbert
Phil Rodgers
Herb Wooper
Lionel Hebert
Bruce Meisher
Hebert
Dallas
Denver
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Hawkeye stars on district 4 all star baseball team
Iowa's Larry Schutzius the lone Big Ten batting champion named to the National Collegiate District 4 all star team. Hawkeyes Fred Mims Tom Hurn and Bill Heckroth named to second team while catcher Jim Sundberg lands on the third team.
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Columbus
Ohio
Iowa
Larry Schutzius
Hawkeyes
Fred Mims
Tom Hurn
Bill Heckroth
Jim Sundberg
Naming Iowa Stadium Kinnick Slater Considered
Iowa City AP Willard Boyd, University of Iowa president, urged Monday that renaming the stadium honor former players Nile Kinnick and Fred Duke Slater be considered by a special committee. He praised both men as lifelong exemplars of the university.
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Iowa City
Nile Kinnick
Randy Fisher Promoted Within Marine Division
Randy M Fisher son of Lyndon K and Mrs Fishar has been promoted in the U S Marines from Private First Class to Lance Corporal. He entered service in October 1974 and was promoted to PFC earlier. His present address lists Lance Cop L RM Fisher 2740183 OI0 1st Service Battalion 1st Marine Division HMC Camp Pendleton California 92055.
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Randy M. Fisher
Lyndon K Fishar
Crean Acres SL
U.S
Fisher
1St Marine Division
HMC
Camp Pendellon
California
Cliff Loveless Change of Address Filed in Army Record
A change of address has been received for Pvt. Cliff Loveless who is serving in the U.S. Army. New address listed as 170% N, Gray, Apl. 5, Killeen, Texas, 7eGHE.
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Cliff Loveless
U.S. Army
Gray
Killeen
Texas
Cummings Completes Medical Lab Course at Brooke Army Center
Bruce A. Cummings 23 son of Thomas E. and Mrs. Cummings Route 2 Morning Sun Iowa completed the medical laboratory procedures basic course with honors at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas The 16 week program trained him to perform basic tests and procedures in medical labs with 12 weeks class and four weeks clinical at an Army hospital He entered the Army in 1970 and finished basic at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He earned a B S in bacteriology in 1971 from Iowa State University Ames
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Ft, Sam Houston
Tex
Bruce A. Cummings
Thomas E. Cummings
Morning Sun
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Huston
Spec. Cummings
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Iowa State University
Ames
Gary Adams Tackles Guard Training at Fort Jackson
Gary Adams son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Adams Route 2 Muscatine is a National Guard member in APT training in South Carolina He expects to graduate near the end of June His address is PV 2 Gary Adams 79 68 0530 Co B 16th Bn CST Bde Class 43 Fort Jackson SC 29207
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Gary Adams
Leonard Adams
Muscatine
National Guard
South Carolina
Adams
Fort Jackson
Greg Emlet Joins Air Force Training at Lackland Base
Gregory A Emlet, son of Mr and Mrs Gry Emmet of 206 Bridgman Muscatine, has arrived at Lackland AFB Texas and is undergoing six weeks basic training. Address listed as 3704 Fly AS1 Lack Land AMB Texas 78236.
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Gregory A. Emlet
Gry Emmet
Bridgman, Muscatine
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Gregory A. Emie
Lackland Amb
Airman Raymond Brown stationed at Lowry AFB Denver
Raymond J. Brown son of Gerald Brown residing at 1789 Phillips St recently enlisted in the Air Force and is stationed at Lowry Air Force Base Denver Colorado His address is AMN Raymond D Brown FR 480-2 6271 3415 Student Squadron Lowry AFB Denver Colo 86250 He is a graduate of Metropolitan College Denver.
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Raymond J. Bown
Gerald Brown
Phillips St
Air Force
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
AMN
Raymond D. Brown
Lowry Afb
Calo
Clark Tiecke Promoted to Private First Class at Marine Depot
Mr and Mrs Carl Tiecke announce their son Clark W Tiecke has been promoted to private first class. His new address is Phe Clark W Tiecke 472-68-2165 SU No 2 R Co FLROLC 39 Marine Corps Recruiting Depot San Diego California 92440.
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Carl Tiecke
Clark
Clark W. Tiecke
R. Co
Marine Corps Recruiting Depot
San Diego
Calif
Three Muscatine youths enlist in the Army
Vern Lloyd Craig Jr David Nien and Richard Leonard Seitz of Muscatine recently enlisted in the United States Army for three years. Craig and Honts will train as food inspectors after basic training, with each receiving specialized training. Seitz enlisted under the two year option, with the Army providing selected advanced training.
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Muscatine
United States
Spn
Varn Craig Sr
Vern Lelered
Yack
Gabeee
Ail Muscatine High School
Honts
Lynn Everett Honts
Monroe St
Seitz
Dana Newton
Ralph Seily
Army
Training ends for Army Private Michael Wolfe at Ft Jackson
Army Private Michael E. Wolfe, 20, son of Mr and Mrs William Wolfe of West Branch route 2, completed eight weeks of basic training at Ft Jackson South Carolina. He trained in drill, weapons, map reading, combat tactics, military courtesy and history with Company B 1st Battalion Ist Basic Training Brigade. A 197? graduate of West Branch Community School, he also attended Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids. His wife Jerri lives on West Branch route 1.
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Michael FE. Wolfe
William
Ft. Wolfe
Route 2
West Branch
Ft. Jackson
S. c
Walfe
Ist
Woest
Schoors
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Pvt. Walfe
Jerri
Route 1
Marines Couple Get Hawaii Address Change
Mrs. Peark Coulter of 1616 Lincoln Boulevard Muscatine reports a new Hawaii address for her son Larry Coulter and his wife. They reside at 2303 Ala Wai Boulevard, Honolulu Hawaii 96815 while Larry serves with the U S Marines stationed in Honolulu.
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Peark Coulter
Lincoln ‘Blvd
Muscatine
Larry
Hawaii
Coulter
U.S. Marines
Honolulu
Larry Coulter
Ala Wai Blvd
Ha Wali
Military commissions at Town Commencement exercise
Michael Lange and sixty peers were commissioned as officers in the Army Air Force and Navy during the University of Town commencement on May 26. Lange earned second lieutenant in Army infantry as Col Kubby Cmdr Nash and Col McCaba presented the oaths amid remarks by Dewey Stuit and Rev Spalding. The class included two Army regulars, 23 Army ROTC second lieutenants, six Dental Corps lieutenants, and 29 Air Force lieutenants.
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Michael Lange
Muscatine
United States Army
Air Force
Navy
University of Town
Regular Army
Army
Rotc Reserve Officers Training Corps
Dental Corps
Naval Reserve
Dierick completes basic training at Fort Polk
David L. Dierick, 19, son of Mr and Mrs David Dierick of route 2, completed nine weeks of advanced individual training at the U S Army Infantry Training Center Fort Polk Louisiana. He earned general training as a light weapons infantryman and as a motor and recoil less rifle crewman plus specialized weapons instruction. He learned proper handling of high explosives and mine placement detection and disarming. Dierick graduated in 1970 from Muscatine High School and attended Muscatine Community College.
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David L. Dierick
David . Dierick
U. S&s Army Infantry Training Center
Ft. Polk
Dierick
Muscatine High School
Muscatine Community College
Army Private Terry Franklin Gets New Address
Mr and Mrs Marvin Franklin of 808 E 8th St announce their son Sp 4 Terry Franklin serving in the U S Army in Korea has a new address He is training as a computer operator and taking a college course in business enterprises after a 45 day home leave He previously spent 15 months in Thailand and now uses APO San Francisco 9HBb1 305 SIS Co 79-68-0362
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Marvin Franklin
E. 8Th St
Terry
U.S. Army
Korea
Franklin
Thailand
Terry Franklin
SIS Co
Commendation Medal for Wells of Letts Iowa USAF
State Sergeant Terry M. Wells of Letts Iowa received the U S Air Force Commendation Medal at Hamilton AFB California for meritorious service as a pararescue technician. He helped treat a crewmember on the freighter World Pride west of Newport Oregon while aboard a pararescue team. Wells has 16 months combat duty in Vietnam and is a 1966 Louisa Muscatine High School graduate. His wife Mary is daughter of Mr and Mrs David Cooper of Kingsville Maryland.
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Terry M. Wells
Hamilton Afb
Calif
Charles F. Yount
U. S. Air Force
Novato
Richard B. Wells
Letts
Iowa
Hamilton Apb
Wells
Newport
Ore
Astoria
Hamilton
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Sgt
Vietnam
Louisa-Muscatine Community High School
Mary
David L. Cooper
Hillside- Bradshaw Road
Kingsville
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