58th Nebraska State Basketball Tournament ends in Lincoln
The 58th Nebraska State Basketball Tournament concluded in Lincoln after racial tensions moved Class A from Omaha. Schuyler star Chuck Jura set scoring marks with 109 points. Schuyler also led in Class B with 225 total points. Dwaine Dillard faced scrutiny and was booed in Lincoln finals but played in two games.
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Nebraska
Schuyler
Grant
Adams
Sidney
Schuyler Crew
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Jura
Kurt Lauer
Gibbon
Bob Gratopp
Geneva
Holdrege
Omaha World Herald
Jolly Green Giants
Omaha
Omaha Municipal Auditorium
Dwaine Dillard
Omaha Central
Willey Provost
Warren Marquiss
Dillard
Lincoln Northeast
Sidney Sentiment Echoes at Lincoln Tournament
Sidney was well represented at Lincoln with 300 in attendance. The Sidney High band and pep club added spirit to the Sidney team while criticizing Memorial Coliseum’s dilapidated condition and need for modernization at the Big Eight venue.
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Sidney
Lincoln
Sidney High
University of Nebraska
Memorial Coliseum
Wyoming Golf Team Names Eight on Roster
Tom Wilson and seven fellow freshmen join coach Chuck Allen as eight University of Wyoming golfers are listed on the roster for the 1968 season. The squad includes three lettermen Bob Warner Bob Eames and John Jacobs. The Cowboys open April 6 in a Pueblo triangular with Air Force and Colorado State.
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Dean Wilson
Sidney
University of Wyoming
Chuck Allen
Wyoming
Bob Warner
Casper
Wyo
Bob Eames
Billings
Mont
John Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Wyoming Golf Crew
Air Force
Southern Colorado State College
Pueblo
Colo
Young Wilson
Ogallala Seeks Removal From Western Conference List
Ogallala school officials ask to withdraw from the Western Conference and join the Southwest Conference with Gothenburg Cozad Minden and Heldrege. If approved the Western Conference would include Gering Alliance Chadron Kimball and Sidney. Sidney is to be installed as Western Conference Basketball Champions at the spring meeting in Alliance.
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Ogallala
Alliance
Gothenburg
Cozad
Minden
Holdrege
Gering
Chadron
Kimball
Sidney
Gobbler Permits Selling Fast in Lincoln Area
More than half of the 1 060 spring tom turkey permits have been issued with 421 remaining as of March 6. Three units are sold out the Niobrara Closed March 6 and Halsey and Silver Creek booked. Open units show Lincoln 50 Nokolls 21 Red Willow 44 Round Top 276 Verdigre 10 Wildcat 20.
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Lincoln
Game Commission
Niobrara
Halsey and
Silver Creek
Red Willow
Round Top
Villa’s Shelter Faces Decline After 15 Years in City Hands
Sioux Villa Housing in Sidney, built for Sioux Ordnance Depot workers and bought by the city in 1953, shows 83 of 149 units vacant as it ages. Rent ranges 40 to 60 dollars with tenants paying heat and light. the city covers water and sewer. Officials note maintenance costs rise and east-end units are closed, with no plans to change operation.
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Sidney
Sioux Villa
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Marion Whitaker
Ted
Bob Hessle
Bowler Drops 16-Pound Ball Into Arkansas River
Canon City bowler returning from Florence trip stops on a bridge and drops a 16 pound bowling ball into the Arkansas River. No injuries reported. Authorities search for the ball and assess the incident as an accidental mishap.
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Canon City
Cole
Florence
Arkansas River
Men's Fashions Vie With Women's In Color Emphasis
The spring outlook for menswear features gold as the dominant color with colorful knit shirts and turtlenecks. Narrow lapels stay in fashion along with two button suits and side vents. Blazers appear in stripes and plaids and vests revive with pocket watches possibly returning.
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