Liberty Bowl matchup pits Missouri against LSU in Memphis
The 20th Liberty Bowl features Missouri 7-4 favored over LSU in a clash of defensive tradition and explosive offenses. Missouri relies on James Wilder and Kellen Winslow while LSU leans on Woodley Ensminger and Alexander the Great. kickoff at 2 30 p m marks a Saturday showcase moved from Monday night to accommodate TV schedules.
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Memphis, Tenn
Tiger
Missouri
Louisiana State University
Tigers
Bayou
Thad Minardi
Mizzou
James Wilder
Wilder
Earl Gant
Kellen Winslow
Phil Bradley
Winslow
Louisiana State
Charlie McClendon
Bayou Bengals
David Woodley
Steve Ensminger
LSU
Charlie Alexander
Alexander
Great
Tigerland
Memphis
Powers Wins Walter Camp Coach of the Year in 1978
Missouri coach Warren Powers, who lifted a 4-7 team to 7-4, was named the 1978 Walter Camp Coach of the Year on the eve of the Liberty Bowl versus LSU in Memphis Tennessee. Powers and tight end Kellen Winslow, named to the Walter Camp All America team, will be honored at a February 3 dinner in New Haven.
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Mizzou
Notre Dame
Nebraska
LSU
SEC
Missouri
Warren Powers
Powers
Memphis State University
NEW Haven
University of Missouri
Louisana State University
Memphis
Tenn
University of Nebraska
Oakland Raiders
Kellen Winslow
Lou Holtz
Arkansas
Bowl schedule snapshot of December bowls and matchups
A polarized listing shows numerous December bowls with game locations and matchups. Notable pairings include Navy vs Holliday, Maryland-Liberty at Memphis, Missouri versus LSU, and the Peach Bowl Purdue against Georgia Tech. Also listed are the Gator, Sugar, Cotton, Fiesta and Blue Gray games with their respective prominent teams and kick times.
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Bec
Holliday Pel
San di Brigham
Vong
Navy
el Pi
Maryland Liberty
Memphis
Tenn
Missouri
LSU
Oriendo
Fia
Pittsburgh
North Carolina State
Tex
Texas
Aslenta
Purdue
Georgia Tech
Fiesta
UCLA
Arkansas
Montgomery
Ala
Blue
Gray
Jacksonville
Fla
Clemson
Ohio State
Houston
Stanford
Georgia
Dallas
Notre Dame
New Orleans
Penn State
Alabama
Rilane
Calif
Southern Cal
Pope Plans Mexico Journey
Pope John Paul II announced a January trip to Mexico to meet Latin American bishops as part of a broad effort to address social and political issues in the region. He spoke of peace, justice, and human rights, and warned against violations of personal dignity amid regional tensions between Chile and Argentina.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Mexico
Latin America
Paul VI
Australia
Philippines
Hong Kong
Poland
Krakow
Vatican
John Paul
Chile
Argentina
South America
Mitchell goes on five day Christmas furlough from Maxwell
Former Attorney General John Mitchell, 64, left Maxwell Air Force Base prison camp for a five day holiday furlough. He declined to say where he would spend Christmas. Mitchell, convict in the Watergate cover up, has served 19 months upon parole.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Mitchell
Maxwell Air Force Base
Mitchell
White House
National Democratic Party
Watergate Hotel
Washington
Sex Offender Charged With One Murder In Des Plaines
Des Plaines police charged John W. Gacy Jr. with murder after remains of three bodies decomposed in lime were found beneath his Des Plaines home. Gacy confessed to strangling 15-year-old Robert Piest and faced a possible larger discovery as investigators expanded searches of the 30 by 40 foot crawl space.
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Gacy
Robert Piest
Des Plaines
Iowa
Norwood Park Township
Chicago
Cook County
Richard Elrod
Elrod
Lee Alfano
Alfano
Prest
Colorado ski areas report varied depths and little new snow
Colorado Ski Country USA lists ski area depths on Friday December 22 with most locations showing no new snow. Notable readings include Snowmass 43 inches, Breckenridge 24, Aspen Mountain 47, Steamboat 96 with two inches new, and Vail 37 with trace to small new snow. Nebraska coach Tom Osborne says Husker attitude is good ahead of Miami game.
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Denver
Colorado
Steamboat
Telluride
Vail
Winter Park
Mary Jane
Wolf Creek
Colorado Ski Country USA
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Bob White
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Earl Hays
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Mary Miller
Elizabeth Moherman
Richard Moherman
W. Scott Moherman
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W. B. Smith
Sarah J. Sturm
Merle Todd
Jerry L. Vickers
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