UCLA and Kansas Dominate Holiday Festival and Big Eight Finals
UCLA defeats St. John’s 74 56 in New York to win the Holiday Festival while Kansas beats Oklahoma State 56 45 to claim the Big Eight Tournament in Kansas City. Lew Alcindor scores 30 and 22 rebounds as UCLA’s 24th straight win. Pete Maravich nets 93 for LSU in a day upset of Duquesne.
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Pete Maravich
LSU
John Roche
Another Hull Bids For Scoring Crown
Dennis Hull surges into scoring contention with 14 goals and nine assists in 11 games to reach 39 points, tying Red Berenson for sixth place while brother Bobby Hull leads the NHL with 49 points despite a broken jaw.
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Red Berenson
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St Johns Moves Up In Ratings After Holiday Tourneys
St Johns rose to No 10 after upsetting previously undefeated North Carolina at the Holiday Festival in New York. Columbia climbed to No 14 with an 8 0 record entering the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu as post Christmas tournaments reshuffled rankings.
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Buckeyes Favored In Rose Bowl Showdown With USC
Ohio State and USC prepare for a New Year’s Day Rose Bowl clash with the Buckeyes a three point favorite. Heisman winner O J Simpson is the key for USC while Steve Sogge leads OSU in a tightly contested national title showdown.
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New Year's Eve Sports Roundup by Milton Richman
Milton Richman presents a year end recap of memorable sports moments spotlighting Vince Lombardi, the NFL Players Association, Jim Clark, the Masters, Robert De Vicenzo, Eddie Stanky, Dancer's Image, Charlie Finley, Catfish Hunter and Denny McLain with reflections on their actions and outcomes over the year.
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NFL Players’ Association
Jim Clark
Scotland
West Germany
Robert de Vicenzo
Eddie Stanky
Peter Fuller
Dancer’s Image
Oakland
Charlie Finley
Jim
Catfish
Hunter
Minnesota
Charlie
Denny McLain
Detroit
McLain
Detroit Ball Club
Colts Favored by 17 in Super Bowl III
Baltimore's Colts are projected to beat the New York Jets by 17 points in the third annual Super Bowl on January 12 in Las Vegas.
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Hayes Retains NBA Scoring Lead After Strong Run
Elvin Hayes of the San Diego Rockets extended his scoring lead by posting 95 points in his last three games to raise his average to 30.6. Official NBA stats show Hayes with 1132 points in 37 games, while Bob Rule and Earl Monroe sit second and third with 958 and 927 points respectively.
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Earl Monroe
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Miami to Name Football Coach by End of January
Miami University in Oxford Ohio will not name a new football coach to replace Bo Schembechler until late January athletic director Dick Schrider said. He noted 25 candidates have applied and no official action will be taken until his return from California around January 9.
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Lakers Beat San Diego In Overtime
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Diego Rockets 131 to 126 in overtime to extend their Western Division lead to five games. Elvin Hayes scored 33 for the Rockets, but John Egan's late regulation field goal sent the game to OT and Wilt Chamberlain opened the extra period with a tip-in.
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San Diego Rockets
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Wilt Chamberlain
Ohio State Falls to Underdog Washington 65-59
In Columbus, Ohio State loses 65-59 to Washington as Buckeyes stumble in their Big Ten opener. Irvine tops scoring with 23 for Washington, while Ohio State’s Barclay and Meadors combined for late 4-point stretch before the tag.
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Bowling Green Falcons
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Tom Lagodich
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Carol Walker v Jerry Walker Divorce Action Filed
Carol Walker files for divorce from Jerry Walker in Huron County Court of Common Pleas Ohio on grounds of desertion and gross neglect. Hearing set for on or after January 11 1969. Attorney George Cook Ford signs petition. Publication dates November 26 December 3 10 17 24 31 1968.
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Jerry Walker
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Huron County
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Divorce Petition in Huron County Court
William L. Everhart sues Mary Ann Everhart for divorce sole custody and relief due to gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Hearing set January 11 1969 at 9:00 am EST or later as court convenes. Mary Ann Everhart last known address 6 East Elm Street Norwalk Ohio unknown current address.
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Huron County
Ohio
William L. Everhart
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Norwalk
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