Washington Y girls win area swim trophy at Davenport
Washington YWYM Girls Swim Team won first place in the fifteen to seventeen age group at the North Central Area YMCA meet in Davenport. Thirty-four teams from Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas and Iowa competed. Washington finished ninth overall with 63 points. Dubuque won. Summer swim program starts early June at the city pool.
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Dubuque
Milo Steele, Jr
Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights
United Press International reports AL standings with Detroit and Minnesota atop the division and Boston, New York, Baltimore and Oakland nearby. Results include Detroit sweeping Chicago and Cleveland routing Boston as Minnesota and New York post wins. NL shows St Louis and San Francisco leading, with Pittsburgh and Los Angeles close, and a busy schedule of games and starting pitchers listed.
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Merritt
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Chicago
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Houston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New Yorks
Los A
San Frank
San Francisco
Perry
Wise
Grant
Sisk
IOC moves to bar South Africa from 1968 Olympics
The nine member IOC executive board voted to exclude South Africa from the Mexico City Games amid global pressure and looming boycotts. The decision, unanimous, follows months of debate, with support from more than 40 nations including Russia. South Africa faces likely loss of two athletes and possible shifts in boycotts and participation.
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Switzerland
UPI
International Olympic Committee
South Africa
Mexico City
IOC
Russia
Avery Brundage
Chicago
Johannesburg
Karan Muir
Paul Nash
Frank Braun
America
Tommy Smith
Jean-Claude Ganga
Supreme Council For African Sport
ICC
Grenoble
Nurses Capped at Cedar Rapids Ceremony Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago Karen Swanson joined 56 nurses capped at ceremonies held Sunday in St Pauls Methodist Church Cedar Rapids. Her parents Mr and Mrs Marion Swanson attended along with relatives and friends.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Marion Swanson
Demons win a single first at Osky Relays
Osceola Demons earned a lone first place at the Oskey Oskaloosa Relays with Ken Hammer clearing 5 ft 8 in in the high jump. Kim Steele and Greg Goodell each placed fourth in pole vault and long jump respectively while the team prepares for the Mustang Relays at Bloomfield midweek.
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Demons
Kim Steele
Greg Goodell
Jim Rossen
Bloomfield
Mustang
Golfers assigned to Iowa City sectional
Washington High School golfers are set for the sectional Class AA meet at the Elks Club course in Iowa City on May 11. Schools from Iowa City Muscatine and Washington compete, with qualifiers to district May 18 at the same course. Class A sectional features Mid Prairie Keota at North English and Columbus Junction at Wapella, with winners advancing to the Class A district at Pella May 18.
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Muscatine
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North English
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Wapella
Pella
Don January Captures Tournament of Champions Crown
Don January, 38, overcame two days of stomach flu and starvation to shoot 69 in the final round and win the 72 hole Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas by one stroke over Julius Boros. First prize was $30,000 from a $150,000 purse, the largest win in 13 years of professional golf.
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De-Men Meet at YMCA to Plan All-Sports Banquet
Members of the Washington De-Men will meet at 7 30 p m tonight in the YMCA. All members are urged to attend and help make plans for the All Sports Banquet to be held soon.
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de - Men
YMCA
Stanley says spending won't solve problems
Boone Iowa UPI State Sen David Stanley Republican Muscatine says American businessmen must develop creative new ideas to meet today s challenges instead of waiting for government to tell us what to do He urged tax incentives or other means to spur private sector action while running for the Republican nomination for the U S Senate saying more federal spending programs from Washington won t solve the problems but the issues cannot be ignored
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No progress in Bell telephone strike talks report
Washington officials said negotiations might resume later this week between the Communications Workers of America and Bell System as a coast to coast strike enters its fourth day. About 200,000 union members are idled while service remains near normal due to automatic dial equipment. A spokesman noted eight hours of talks Sunday and possible formal meetings by week’s end. Jupiter is described with a diameter of 88 000 miles, eleven times Earth's.
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UPS
Communications Workers Union
Bell Telphone
Communications Workers of America
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Afl-Cio
Bell System
Brothers Aaron power Braves past Reds in five two
Hank Aaron homered and drove in two as he and younger brother Tommie combined for all five Braves runs in a 5-2 victory over Cincinnati. Tommie, in his second start of the season, added three RBIs and extended his early-season hitting to four hits in seven at bats. Hank's homer marked his 485th career long ball and 1,550th RBI, moving him to 13th on the all time list.
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Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Harry Heisman
Celtics Take Game One In Finals Thriller
Boston edges Los Angeles 107 101 in Boston Garden to lead the NBA championship series 1 0. Bill Russell rallied the Celtics with a halftime rebuke and defense lift as Elgin Baylor and West fueled the Lakers, while Bailey Howell and six Celtics hit double figures. Mrs Mary Todd Lincoln born 1818 in Lexington Kentucky.
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