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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1964
Page
8
Veteran players dominate early spring exhibition games this season, sharing spots with rookies who mostly fade. Tuesday's results show a typical 1964 pattern with seasoned pros leading the action and crisper showings from the old guard.
Boston center Bill Russell led the Celtics to a 103 87 win over the Cincinnati Royals to take a 1 0 series lead in the Eastern Division final. Oscar Robertson struggled early but finished with 20 points 7 rebounds and 3 assists as Sam Jones and Tom Heinsohn also fueled the Boston victory.
Detroit Tigers bolster infield by trading for Jerry Lumpe from Kansas City to pair with Dick McAuliffe at short. Manager Charlie Dressen touts Lumpe while betting Demeter, Bruton and Kaline boost the lineup with Freehan stepping up as catcher. Pitching mix includes Rakow, Wickersham and a bullpen of right-handers led by Fox and Gladding.
Philadelphia trades Sonny Jurgensen and Jimmy Carr to Washington for Norman Snead and Claude Crabb. Eagles coach Kuharich calls Snead a key rebuilding piece while Redskins coach McPeak sees Jurgensen as a path to an NFL title. Both teams pursue immediate impact.
The Louisa Unit of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge near Odessa IA reopens for daytime public use after a period of closure. The 3309 acre area is divided into two units at Lake Odessa ends and is managed as a waterfowl refuge with rules limiting camping swimming and fires while allowing boats and requiring boat permits for overnight stays.
Tweeten leads team series with 2449 and a 832 team game. Osincup posts 2345 team series and 794 game. Individual series include M. Moore 522 and M. Zieglowsky 519. F. Henry rolls 211 and A. Carl 193 in games.
Moothart led the team with a 2612 series and a Moose 916 game for the home squad 2519. Crawfordsville posted 907 in team game. Hardy tallied 600 in the individual series with a 222 best game and Blankenhorn added 565. Lemke had 234 in the best individual game.
Raymond J. Fritz and wife convey land in section 1775-7 to Wilmer J. Kauffman and wife under a recorded contract setting. The deal transfers ownership interest and documents the formal property transfer between the two households.
The Junior Unit of the VFW Auxiliary presented a nylon 3 by 5 flag and stand to Starliner 4-H Club officers at the extension office ceremony. Susan West and Janet Wulf made the presentation. Betty Earnest and Linda Moore received the flag for county 4-H groups to store at the school house on fair grounds for club programs. Also present were James Frier Merritt Canady and Sally Smith of extension service staff.
At 8 05 p m Tuesday at West Madison and South Iowa Joanne Evelyn Hunt of 220 N Second Letts Marvin Larbert Furnas rural route one Letts were involved. Hunt stopped at a stop sign and Furnas rear-ended her car causing estimated damages of 75 dollars to Hunts car and 100 dollars to Furnas car. Furnas charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Riverside relatives notified of the Hartzlers safety at Elmandorff Air Force Base near Anchorage Alaska after the recent quake. Mrs Hartzler Joyce Bell daughter of Riverside Alva Bells and Bob Hartzler son of Chariton Herb Hartzlers reported minor damages and power outage but said life is returning to normal.
L A Holland state savings bonds chairman reported February sales of Series E and H bonds in Iowa reached a three year high. Iowa total sales were 10 621 673 up about 800 000 from February last year. Two month Iowa total 25 863 353 or 23 percent of the 1964 goal. Washington county February sales were 62 687 increasing the county two month total to 219 337 or 20 percent of its 1964 quota.
A Walter Reed spokesman reported General Douglas MacArthur's condition deteriorated over the past 24 hours. The 84 year old spent a peaceful night but showed a slight drop in blood pressure and a moderate rise in pulse rate, with kidney function diminishing. A bleeding control device in his esophagus was to be released this morning.
A Tuesday update notes slight improvement in the kidney failure that followed the removal of eight feet of Mac Arthur's lower intestine during Easter Sunday surgery.
In a records heavy card Zieglowsky Builders defeated Freshwaters 32 to 29 as IV teams played. Individual marks show V Zieglowsky with 600 in series and 235 in the game while E Zieglowsky topped game at 235 and Burkum reached 225.
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