Open testimony in baseball suit against Kuhn begins
Testimony starts before U.S. District Judge Frank McGarr in Chicago in the suit of Charles O. Finley and the Oakland A s seeking 3.5 million dollars in damages from Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Finley says Kuhn exceeded his authority by voiding the June 15 sales of Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi to Boston for 2 million and Vida Blue to New York for 1.5 million. The case proceeds without a jury. Finley also seeks 10 million in punitive damages.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S
Frank McGarr
Charles O. Finley
Oakland A’s
Bowie Kuhn
Finley
Kuhn
A’s
Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
Boston Red Sox
Vida Blue
New York Yankees
McGarr
Baseball
Rudi
Fingers
California
San Diego
Blue
Oakland
Vikings named as NFC stars
Minnesota stars Fran Tarkenton and Chuck Foreman headline UPI 1976 NFC all star team. Tarkenton set career 300 TD passes this season. Foreman led Vikings with 1,155 rushing yards and 14 TDs. Six Vikings named total, plus Payton and Pearson among others.
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NEW York
UPI
Minnesota
Fran Tarkenton
Chuck Foreman
United Press International
Tarkenton
NFL
Foreman
Viking
Vikings
Sammie White
Ron Yary
Ed White
Alan Page
Chicago
Walter Payton
Dallas Cowboys
Drew Pearson
Billy Joe DuPree
Pearson
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Banks
Conrad Dobler
Dan Dierdorf
Jim Bakken
St. Louis
Roger Wehrli
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Youngblood
Isiah Robertson
Monte Jackson
Washington Redskins
Bowling scores and gum inventor noted in sports and trivia
Bowling results list top team and individual scores with Jack and Jill and Wagon Wheel highlighted. Team and individual scores are provided for series and games. The note credits William F. Semple of Mount Vernon Ohio with inventing chewing gum in 1869.
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McCleery Cummings
Jack & Jill
Wagon Wheel
Clara White
Sandy Robinson
Curly Murphy
Pat Hunt
Ann Curl
William F. Semple
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Lane Leaders League
Jack & Jill Ee
Ars
Shamrock Inn Popu
Carson’s Scepc Coro
Squire Shoppe
Roe’s Heating
Wash. Co. Ambulance
Bennett Masonry
Sorrell Glass
DRAOK
Lawn & Leisure
Steele Lumber
Lemke Electric
Perfex Honkers
Bennett
Steele
Lemke
Sorrell
Master Mix
Farmland
Perfex
Ron Kirkey
Maurice Libe
Dave Sorrell
Hayes scores 45 as Bullets top Kings 104 100
Elvin Hayes poured in 45 points on 20 of 32 shooting to lift Washington past Kansas City 104 100, his season high in five years. With Phil Chenier out, Hayes led the Bullets and coach Dick Motta praised the effort as open man play clicked. Len Robinson added 17 for Washington while Brian Taylor paced Kansas City with 20. Other NBA results included Boston over Milwaukee 129 125 and Detroit beating Golden State 136 116.
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United Press International
Elvin Hayes
Washington
Kansas City Kings
Bullets
Hayes
University of Houston
Bulls
Dick Motta
Phil) Chenier
Elvin
Chenier
Len Robinson
Brian Taylor
Kings
Ron Boone
Richard Washington
Boston
Milwaukee
Detroit
Golden State
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Indiana
San Antonio
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Denver
Seattle
Young coach Akers chosen Texas head football coach
Fred Akers, 38, accepted a five year, 45 000 dollar annual offer to become the University of Texas head football coach, exiting Wyoming after two seasons to return to Austin where he previously coached under Darrell Royal. Wyoming mourns his departure as the Cowboys, 8 3 this season, prepare for the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma. Royal had preferred Mike Campbell to succeed him, but Akers’ hiring shifts Longhorn fortunes amid retirements in the Texas athletic department.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Fred Akers
University of Texas
Mike Campbell
Longhorn
Wyoming
Akers
Texas
Darrell Royal
Austin
William D. Carlson
Arkansas
Frank Broyles
Royal
Cowboys
Oklahoma
Campbell
Washington
Longhorns
Keokuk Forfeits Basketball Game to Demon Girls
Keokuk High School forfeits Dec 11 girls game with the Demons after a player appeared for six quarters across junior varsity and varsity play, one too many in a 24 hour period. Principal H J Calgeron said it was an unintentional coaching error and the forfeit was filed with state officials. the game, held at Keokuk, ended 75 73 in favor of the Chiefs.
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Washington High School
Keokuk
Demons
Keokuk High School
H. J. Calgeron
Calgeron
Chiefs
Cattle Slaughter, Beef Use Hit Record, Forecast Decline Next Years
ISU extension economist Gene Futrell says cattle and calf slaughter this year tops 48 million head, boosting beef consumption to record levels. He predicts a smaller herd in 1977 and 1978 with lower production, modest price gains, and possible stabilization or slight expansion by 1978 if feed and demand align.
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Gene Futrell
Iowa State University Extension
Futrell
US Department of Agriculture
ISU
Economist
Futress
Iowa lawmaker proposes raising interstate speed limit to 65
State Rep. Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids plans to file a 1977 bill to lift Iowa interstates from 55 to 65 mph. He argues interstates are five times safer than secondary roads, and says federal funding threats no longer justify the current limit. He favors automatic revert if funds are withheld.
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Des Moines
UPI
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Horn
Marriages Decline as 1974 Trends Uplift Births
The U S recorded fewer marriages in 1974 than since 1958 while divorces rose 6.2 percent from 1973. Birth rates edged up 1 percent and death rates fell 3.2 percent, signaling shifting demographic patterns.
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U. S
Michigan Tops In Cage Poll
Michigan leads the United Press International board of coaches with a 21-? record and 30 first place votes after games through December 11. Marquette Kentucky Notre Dame San Francisco North Carolina and Alabama follow as the top ranked teams in the second weekly college basketball poll.
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New York
UPI
United Press International Board of Coaches
Michigan
Marquette
Kentucky
Notre Dame
San Francisco
North Carolina
Alabama
Arizona
Cincinnati
UCLA
Nevada-Las Vegas
Wake Forest
Maryland
Clemson
Syracuse
Illinois
Purdue
Minnesota
Indiana
Oregon
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NFC
Chris Hanburger
Ken Houston
Tommy Hart
Wally Chambers
Bill Bergey
Cliff Harris
Dallas
John James
Atlanta
Texas U
Demon Girls
Corn King League
KCN
Farm Bureau
Ken Lindmeier
Joe Schiebel
Dean Bailey
Hanson Concrete
Jim’s Standard
Civics Es
Sam Toads
Nat’l. Guard
L& W
Jim’s
L & W Service
Payne T.V
KCII
Jim Frier
The
Evening Journal
Guy D. Iaupassant
Walnut
Ferguson
Harrow
Harlan Neuhart
Keith Murphy
Rubio Savings Bank of
Brighton
Dean Edwards
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