Swiss Girl Nadig Wins Second Olympic Gold in Giant Slalom
Marie-Therese Nadig, a 17 year old Swiss schoolgirl, claimed her second gold at the 11th Winter Olympics with a giant slalom victory. She previously won the downhill, as future pairs free skating and men’s compulsory events loom. U.S. hopes center on John Misha Petkevich and teammates Shelley and McKellem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supporo
Japan
UPI
Marie-Therese Nadig
Mis Nadig
Miss Nadig
Kenneth Shelley
JoJo Starbuck
Downey
Calif
Irwina Rodnina
Alexei Dulanov
Russia
John Misha Petkevich
Harvard
Great Falls
Mont
U.S
Shelley
Gordon McKellem
Lake Placid
N.Y
Mark
Melissa Militano
Dix Hills
Barbara Brown
Doug Bernut
Denver
Switzerland
Bernhard Rossi
Barbara Cochran
Marilyn
Karen Budge
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Sandra Poulsen
Olympic Valley
Evert Hints at Pro Switch After Upset of Billie Jean King
17 year old Chris Evert in Fort Lauderdale hints at turning professional next year after stunning Billie Jean King 6 1 6 0 in the Women's International Championship. King earns 3000 for runnerup while Evert could have won 4400 on the pro tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
UPI
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Forest Hills
Miss Evert
Mrs. King
Judy Dalton
Australia
Wendy Overton
Chevy Chase, Md
Edison dads to vie in halftime free throw contest
Edison reserve game features a foul shooting challenge for fathers of Edison players and cheerleaders. Each father gets five attempts with a small trophy as prize. The junior varsity game tips off at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Milan
St. Paul-Edison
Mike Schifer
The
Chargers
Bellevue
Legendary Gibson To Be Honored
New York United Press International says Josh Gibson, famed Negro leagues slugger dubbed the black Babe Ruth, is expected to be named to the Hall of Fame in the special Negro League category. Roy Campanella praises Gibson as both hitter and catcher, noting his superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Josh Gibson
Babe’ Ruth
Gibson
Satchel Paige
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodgers
Josh
Too Much Of A Good Thing In Sapporo Snow
Sapporo Japan endures extreme snow while Sun shines on alternate days and blizzards hit every few hours. The frontier city faces a smog problem from nonstop auto exhaust, though it is less noticeable during blizzards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapporo
Japan
Nadig Dominates Mt Teine as Proell Trails
Miss Nadig clocked 1 29.90 in the Mt Teine course beating Austria's Annemarie Proell who was second in downhill and World Cup points leader Wilfrud Drexel. Nadig plans the Friday special slalom and doubts matching Killy’s Grenoble triple crown. Biathlon postponed by heavy snow. Czechoslovakia thumped by U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nadig
Mt. Teine
Annemarie Proell
Austria
Wilfrud Drexel
Frances Jean-Claude Killy
Grenoble
France
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Rutland
Oslo
Norway
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Finland
NBA owners to meet in New York February 14
The owners of 17 NBA teams will gather in New York on Monday February 14 for discussions on division realignment finalizing 1972 playoff plans and the status of merger talks with the ABA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
National Basketball Association
ABA
Deacon Jones Reacts to Rams Trade Drama in Public Fashion
Deacon Jones criticizes the Rams for trading him to San Diego in a blunt, public way. The Hall of Fame defensive end calls the handling unprofessional, saying he expected private dismissal after years of key contributions. He notes the team dumped him alongside Wojick and White for Skaggs and draft picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Richman
UPI
San Juan
Deacon Jones
Jou
Los Angeles Rams
San Diego
Los Angeles
Rams
Greg Wojick
Lee White
Kadoodle
Chargers
Jeff Skaggs
Jones
Tommy Prothro
Roman Gabriel
Prothro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billie Jean
Chris
Mike
Trojan
Tom Kramb
South Central
Kramb
Monroeville
Buckeye Central
Clyde Honeycutt
Guy Ebinger
Dale Bond
Firelands
Langdon
Bob Langdon
Nite Life
Krazy Arthur
Wasiniak’s
Wakeman’ Bank
Monroeville Merchants
Glen’s Wonder Bar
Harold Kirk
Krazy Arthur’s
Jim Colewell
Bob Burdge
John Farris
John Hosang
Neil Schlachter
Wonder Bar
Tom Lund
Joe Bibb
John Speer
Steve Schumm
Wasiniak
van Woodworth
Bob Schumm
Wakeman Bank
Henry Dalton
al Sehlmeyer
Don Fannin
Norwalk
Dave Scherz
Steve Horner
John Holman
Oxford
Oxford No
Lutheran
Adario
Stieber Im
Milan Loo
New Haven
IOOF
W. Main
Pearl St
Woodbine
Willard
BankAmericard
Larry
Norwalk Auto Body
ROUTE
Deacon
Puck Loh
Stafford Birch
Whittlesey Ave
PHOME
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!