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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1970

Page

8

Browns and Cowboys renew rivalry in tense showdown

Cowboys visit Cleveland as both teams surge from bad spells with key divisional implications. Dallas (8-4) seeks NFC East advantage while Cleveland (6-6) eyes a playoff push behind Nelsen and Kelly after a 21-10 win over Houston. Cowboys aim to rebound after a 34-0 rout of Washington.

Cleveland Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Dallas Browns Cowboys New York Giants Cincinnati Giants St. Louis Pacific Coast Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders New York Jets Miami Minnesota Boston San Francisco New Orleans Pittsburgh Atlanta Houston Baltimore Buffalo San Diego Denver Green Bay Chicago Philadelphia Washington Detroit Los Angeles Bill Nelsen Leroy Kelly Nelsen Kelly

Burlington High Varsity swimmers edge Burlington in meet

Burlington High School Varsity men lost 54 to 41 to Burlington Washington YMCA swimmers, with Washington reserves winning 40 to 31. Coach Milo Steele Jr. expects a return Feb. 4 and notes the team faced one of Iowa’s stronger high school squads. Keokuk meet set for Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in the local pool.

Washington Ymca Burlington Washington Reserves Burlington TV Milo Steele Jr Iowa Keokuk D. McAvoy R. Martin M. Ross R. Smith

Huskie wrestlers defeat U-High 27 21 on pins and decisions

Highland Huskies edged U-High of Iowa City 27 21 in a wrestling dual Thursday. Bruce Hall John Becker and Don Becker secured pins for Highland while heavyweight forfeit went to U-High. Decisions by Sexton Kron Becker and Corpman powered the Huskies JV to a 20 0 win and next compete at Wapello then Morning Sun.

Highland Huskies U-High Iowa City Bruce Hall John Don Becker Highland Bob Sexton Chuck Kron Jerry Becker Doug Corpman Huskies Andy Colthurst Randy Thomann Keith Sweeting Len Corpman Morning Sun Ben Savage Spencer Rick Klein Newkirk Skip Slaughter Young Castilla Ricci Dave Bulger John Becker Goff Harvig Norton Parker

Bowling Tournament Opens in Oskaloosa This January

Gov. Ray proclaims January as High School Bowling Month and backs the 2nd annual tourney at Crown Bowl in Oskaloosa. The month long 1971 event runs Saturdays in January, organized by Robert Owens who drew national attention for last year’s first boys only tournament planned with IHSAA sanction. Owens hopes to add a girls event in a future year.

Des Moines UPI Robert D. Ray Oskaloosa Crown Bowl Robert Owens Crown Bow Owens Iowa High School Athletic Association

Bowling League Scores Report at Vive Towners League

Kent Feed leads team series with 2665 and games 925 895 while Diamond Inn posts 2278 plus 171. Individual honors go to Cal Humphreys with 615 in series and 218 in game, followed by John Lee 583 and Dale Bower 212. Other participants include Williams Oil Co Weene Ge Sohigro Wagner Shell 35 Kent Feed 32 Evening Journal 20 Derby Oil Co Abba Kenway Store 22 Diamond Inn 18.

Williams Oil Co Weene Ge Sohigro Ee Wagner Shell Kent Feed Evening Journal Derby Oil Co Abba Kenway Diamond Inno Diamond Inn Cal Humph Reys John Lee Dale Bower

Washington Livestock edges Ainsworth in YM cage loop

Washington Livestock Auction cagers defeated Ainsworth State Bank 94 to 82 in YMCA men's basketball Wednesday night. Keokuk State Bank beat KCII 87 to 60 and Squire Shoppe Educators defeated Keota Educators 94 to 75 Thursday night. Leading scorers included Chris Wilson with 23 and John Cherry 21 for Washington. Ken Papendeau 29 for Keota. Larry Niles 24 for KCII. Next week matchups set Washington/LKC II, Ainsworth/Keota, and Keokuk/Squire Shoppe.

Washington Livestock Auction Ainsworth State Bank Keokuk State Bank KCI Squire Shoppe Educators Keota Educators Chris Wilson Washington Livestock Quintet John Cherry Lyle Brock Roger Norris Ainsworth Larry Hawkins Skip Speece Washington Livestock KCII Squire

Washington Fort Madison Wrestling Meet Rescheduled

The Washington High School wrestling meet against Fort Madison, originally set for Thursday night, will now be held Tuesday February 9 1971. Athletic director Tom English announced the date change. The teams will meet in the local gym on February 9.

Washington Fort Madison Tom English Washington High School

Twi-Lite League Night Scores and Standings

Tuesday results show Worley 2 IH 1, Carson 3, Oville Bank 0, Moothart 2, Home Town 1, Mills 2, Iowa Cafe 1 with team series 2659 for Worley and 2591 for Carson. Individual leaders included C Little with 593, John Richards 588, and multiple bowlers in the 170s and 180s.

Worley Carson Oville Bank Moothart Home Town Mills Iowa Cafe C. Little John Richards A. Fuhr Carson Plumbing Worley Gulf Crawfordsville Bank Mills Rambler International Harvester

Forcing Consolidation Plan Moves Through Iowa Senate

In Waterloo the measure to compel consolidation of about 600 small Iowa school districts advanced from committee on a 12 to 1 vote. Rep Maurice Van Nostrand and Sen Bass Van Gilst led the effort, with a voter referendum to decide mergers and state aid funding. The plan targets districts under 600 pupils and high per pupil spending, aiming for merged districts with at least 1,200 ADA. Shaff added a referendum to ease impacts.

Waterloo William Huff Des Moines Bass van Gilst Oskaloosa Maurice van Nostrand van Nostrand Avoca Republican Roger Shaff R - Comanche

Dayan seeks U S arms assurances for Israel talks

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan carried Israel's case to Washington urging long term American weapons supplies before resuming Mideast peace negotiations. Prime Minister Golda Meir told Labor members in Tel Aviv that negotiations with Arabs should not proceed while talks with Washington stall, and suggested Sadat invite her to Cairo for direct talks, warning against peace or war through intermediaries.

United Press International Moshe Dayan Israel Washington Mideast Golda Meir Tel Aviv Washangec Anwar Sadat Cairo

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