Demons Place Sixth at Muscatine Invitational
Washington head coach Don Lawless guided six wrestlers to medals at the Muscatine Invitational as five Demons finished third in their classes Jackie Smith 107 John Simmering 115 Nelson Smith 137 Mike Doughty 155 and Ed Brown heavy. Keokuk won with 75 points followed by Fort Madison 69 Wilton Junction 63 Muscatine 51 Morning Sun 38 Washington 35 Durant 29 Mount Union 27.
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Washington
Jackie Smith
John Simmering
Nelson Smith
Mike Doughty
Ed Brown
Don Lawless
Brown
Keokuk
Bob ‘Cannon
Muscatine
Fred Martin
Doug Green
Mythical Championship Bid Sparks Drake at Iowa City
Iowa hosts Drake in a key in state clash as the Bulldogs try to solidify their mythical title bid. Drake, 5-2 after an OT loss to Minnesota, beat Iowa last season and beat Iowa State earlier this year. Coaches note two strong teams with injuries and fatigue affecting Hawkeyes after a 97-88 loss to Creighton. Drake fell to Minnesota 77-76 in overtime, with Larry Oversker's late jumper forcing OT.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Drake Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Minnesota
Iowa State
Drake
Ralph Miller
Marquette
Miller
Hawkeyes
Creighton
Miler
Mike Regenfuss
Larry Oversker
Miss Karen Swanson named Miss Methodist Student Nurse
Ten years ago today Karen Swanson, a senior nursing student at St. Luke's Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids, was chosen to represent the school in the Miss Methodist Student Nurse contest for 1960. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Swanson of Washington.
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Karen Swanson
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Miss Methodist
Miss Swanson
School of Nursing
Marion Swanson
Washington
Seven Raiders, All-Stars Dominate AFL Honors
Oakland centers Jim Otto and San Diego receiver Lance Alworth head the AFL All-Star selections by United Press International. Otto earns his tenth and Alworth his seventh all-star berth, with Raiders stars Otto Upshaw Schuh Lamonica Wells joining on offense, and Brown Grayson on defense. Chiefs and Jets follow in representation with multiple players.
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Jim Otto
Oakland Raiders
Lance Alworth
San Diego Chargers
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Otto
Alworth
United Press International
AFL
Raiders
Gene Upshaw
Harry Schuh
Daryle Lamonica
Warren Wells
Willie Brown
Dave Grayson
Kansas City Chiefs
New York Jets
Denver
San Diego
Cincinnati
Houston
Buffalo
Miami
Wells
Schuh
Jim Tyrer
Kansas City
Upshaw
Brown
Butch Byrd
Grayson
Johnny Robinson
Tyrer
Sweeney
Jackson
Philbin
Buchanan
Webster
Bell
Robinson
Raiders Crush Oilers to Reach AFL Title Game
The Oakland Raiders routed the Houston Oilers 56 to 7 to clinch a spot opposite the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFL title game on January 4 in Oakland. QB Lamonica connected on multiple plays to Fred Biletnikoff Rod Sherman and Billy Cannon for touchdowns as the Raiders unleashed a potent offense.
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Oakland
UPI
Oakland Raiders
Houston Oilers
Kansas City Chiefs
Raiders
Oilers
Chiefs
Will
Lamonica
Fred Biletnikoff
Rod Sherman
Charlie Smith
Billy Cannon
Los Angeles Rams fall to Ravens in final regular season
Los Angeles loses third straight as the Rams drop 13-7 to Baltimore after opening 11-0. Vikings see their 12 game win streak end with a 10-3 defeat at Atlanta in rain and mud. Browns fall 27-14 to the Giants, as three NFC and AFC division champions lose before next weekend’s title games.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
National Football League
Los Angeles Rams
Baltimore
Minnesota Vikings
Falcons
Atlanta
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
Washington JV Tops Mid-Prairie 63 56 in Saturday clash
Washington High School junior varsity defeated Mid-Prairie 63 to 56 Saturday morning. Gary Goodell led the Demons with 29 points, Daryl Braun 16, Davison 12, while Yetty spearheaded the visitors with 23. End of half 34 32, third period 49 41.
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Washington High School
Mid - Prairie
Demons
Behold
Gary Goodell
Washington Quintet
Daryl Braun
Davisson
Dougall
Connelly
Yetty
Ehrenfelt
Yoder
Boyd
Edmundson
Willows Supper Club hosts Pin Queen League results
Friday results show the Women’s Bowling Pin Queen League at Willows Supper Club. Standings mention teams like Rejects Abstract Miller and Stanley Home. high scores include team 2212, 786, 730 and individual Eva Fish 509, June Evanovich 499 with game highs of 189 by Evanovich and 181 by Fish and Ward.
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Willows Supper Club
Ross
Washington
Siuer Attro Parts
McCleery - Cumming
Miller Welding
Stanley Home Products
Miller
Sitler
Rejects
Eva Fish
June Evanovich
Betty Ward
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Tim Johnson
Dennis Meller
Ron McDonald
Dan Poole
Steve Jehle
Mark Johnson
Kim Kloffenstien
Greg Wolfer
Murray Fitzer
Mike Carter
Kim Robertson
Nick Hobbs
Dallas Hemmen
Jack Marston
Alan Rose
Ron Miller
Leroy Walters
Gary McAllister
Bob Nelson
Scott Hayse
Mike McLemore
Doug Greenlee
Harold Boline
Randy Peiper
Don Rifle
Steve Lovick
Mike Wyatt
Doug Furne
Mike Raider
Larry Ford
Richard Ross
Harold Reed
Bob Cannon
Mike Furnz
Remington
Norelco
Russel Stover
Daniel
ICE
Vogal
Campbell's Frozen Oystew
Libby
Kraft Philadelphia
Fastco Sherbet
Nestle’s
Bag
Hunt
Kraft Miniature Marshmallows
Turkeys
Cudahy Bar
Chuckles
Bud Lechnes
Fred McMane
Los Angeles
Stanley
McCleery
the Willows
Food Store
Joseph E.levine
Pe Peter Otoole
Katharine Hepburn
Onal Evening Journal
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