NBA Draft Sparks Open War With ABA In First Round
NBA teams opened the 1974 draft amid ABA contract chaos with Buffalo selecting Robert McAdoo while Chicago took Ralph Simpson and Julius Erving. Commissioner Kennedy warned against signing players under ABA contracts. LaRue Martin led the first round to Portland, with notable picks including Tom Riker, Dwight Davis, Corky Calhoun, Russell Lea, Bud Stallworth, Bob Nash, Travis Grant, Freddie Boyd and Paul Westphal.
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UPI
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
NBAA
ABA
Buffalo Braves
Robert McAdoo
North Carolina
NBA
Bulls
Simpson
Pat Williams
Chicago Bulls
Chicago
Kennedy
LaRue Martin
Loyola
Martin
Portland Trail Blazers
Tom Riker
South Carolina
New York Knicks
Cleveland
Dwight Davis
Houston
Phoenix
Corky Calhoun
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee
Russell Lea
Marshall
Seattle
Bud Stallworth
Kansas
Detroit
Bob Nash
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Travis Grant
Kentucky State
Freddie Boyd
Oregon State
Philadelphia
Paul Westphal
Southern California
Boston
Knicks Seek Series Clincher In Sixth Game At Baltimore
The New York Knicks, 3-2 up in the best of seven NBA quarterfinal, visit the Baltimore Bullets with a 62 point favorite tag. Dick Barnett is listed doubtful while Earl Monroe shines in place, and Jerry Lucas continues to star after Willis Reed’s season loss. The Bullets, led by Archie Clark and Jack Marin, hope to regain scoring touch and cut turnovers under Gene Shue to force a deciding seventh game.
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Fort
Madison Square Garden Court
Dick Barnett
New York
Earl Monroe
Jerry Lucas
Lucas
Golden State
Willis Reed
Baltimore
Wes Unseld
Knicks
Archie Clark
Jack Marin
Clark
Walt Frazier
Marin
Denise Long Seeks NBA One on One Challenge
Denise Long a 21 year old star from Union Whitten Iowa seeks the NBA one on one contest promising a million dollar talent. She trained to shoot from 25 feet and believes the male dominated pro world offers her the last chance to prove herself despite past rejections by college teams and the Warriors women’s squad.
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Whitten
UPI
Denise Long
Denise
Miss Long
Iowa
Union - Whitten
Golden State Warriors
Strike talks stall as clubs seek unpaid overtime rule
Negotiations between owners and players stalled over a new provision requiring players to forfeit pay for strike days while agreeing to make up postponed games to reach a 162 game schedule. Owners also proposed using 400000 of pension funds for benefits, a plan rejected by Marvin Miller who called it an overtime for nothing.
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UPI
Marvin Miller
The
Players Association
John Gaherin
Miller
ABC
Monday Night Sports
National League
Charles Feeney
Gaherin
J. Curtis Counts
Washington
Nixon
Bowling Fareway Store Leads In Local League Scores
Results show Fareway 4, W F W 0. Hy Vee 3, Falks 1. Zieglowskys 3, Dutchs 1. Boyds 3, Freshwaters 1. High team series 2524 by Zieglowsky, 2505 by Freshwaters. Dutch Barber 908 game and 235 by Verne Zieglowsky lead individual games. Verne Zieglowsky 605 and Cloyce Zieglowsky 571 in series.
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Fareway Store
Boyd’s Bologna
Joe Falk Co
Dutch’s
Zieglowsky Furnishings
W.F.W
Falk's
Zieglowsky
Boyd's
Freshwater’s
Freshwaters
Dutch Barber
Verne Zieglowsky
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Dale Sheetz
Demon ninth graders set two new track records at Mt Pleasant meet
Washington ninth graders lost 84 to 46 to Mt Pleasant in their season opener. Jeff Libe set a 50 yard dash local mark in 6.1 seconds and Doug Farrier jumped 19 feet for a new long jump record. Washington won six events and led in a seventh before a baton pass violation caused disqualification.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Jeff Libe
Doug Farrier
Demons
Dan Dempsey
Dick Martin
Brian Romine
Cary Wagler
Gary Connelly
Steve Jaspering
Martin
Booth
Libe
Farrier
Bowling meet results at Washington County
Melody Strikers and Lines Upholstery faced off with team scores 2424 to 2365. Betty Ward led with a 567 series and 205 game, Ann Curl added 520 series, while Carol Wolfe posted 205 and Janice Johnson 199 in individual games.
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Lines
Dayton
Betty Ward
Ann Curl
Carol Wolfe
Janice Johnson
Braden Club Members Tour Halcyon House
Braden Club members and former members now in Washington toured Halcyon House on a Wednesday afternoon. They joined bingo with elderly residents, met Mrs. Nina Hughes, and were joined by accompanying children.
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Braden Club
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Washington
George Dare
Wilbur Schantz
John Martin
Halcyon House
Nina Hughes
Richard Stephens
Boyd Stephens
George Fulton
Richard Dare
Leonard Malmberg
Henry Davis
Robert Freyenberger
Maude White
Davenport
Don White
Jerry Scheblen
Connie
Linda
Sheila
Lee Shaffer
Washington County Hospital
Walker
Wilbur Wheeler
Eva Blake
Mt. Pleasant
Wheeler
John Pryor
Blake
Fred Eisele
Paul Long
Tom Dodd
Chester Cherryholmes
Gayle Kelly
Sharon
Pearl Christner
Rex Beauchamp
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jerry Beauchamp
Multiple Iowa Auctions Set Across April in Various Towns
A sequence of auction notices lists sales on April 15 and other dates in communities including Richland Keota Wayland and Washington. Items range from household goods antiques real estate and farm equipment to livestock sales at Kalona Wapello and Ollie venues with start times from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
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Household Goods
Richland
Keota
Hwy
John Henry
Household Goods Antiques
Lavina Meyers
Wayland
Iowa
St. Mary's Church
Marie E. Greiner
Everett E. Greiner
Washington County Fairgrounds
Hubert Crail
Robert Reaney
Gladwin
Ellis (Breezie) Taylor
Washington
Wayland Road
James H. Ginkins
Wapello
Marie Greiner
St. Mary’s Church
Highland Girls Track At Semco Relays
Highland girls track team competed in the Semco Relays with multiple event placements. Key performances include Dunn 4 ft 8 in high jump, Nicholson 27 ft 10 in shot put, and a shuttle hurdle relay clocking 1:17.7. The squad next meets Winfield April 12 and Williamsburg April 14.
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Highland
Semco
Carol Dunn
Nancy Waldschmidt
Peg Nicholson
Cheri Drayfahl
Kris Schloss
Jill Latta
Lois Boock
Sheri Stewart
Karen Schneider
Janice Schneider
Deanna Swenson
Penny Frank
Debbie Rotter
Terri Duder
Peggy Nicholson
Lisa Hennon
Winfield
Williamsburg
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Waco
Farrell Young
Jim Young
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Stanley Singer
Greg Singer
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Merle Twinam
Floyd Parsons
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