Cowboys Vikings a tight Yuletide playoff clash
Dallas opens as a two point favorite over Minnesota in the Saturday playoff showdown in Minneapolis. Staubach anchors the Cowboys while Bud Grant rotates three quarterbacks for the Vikings. Stram touts the Chiefs as a stronger home favorite against the Dolphins.
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Farragut leads Iowa girls ratings as unbeaten squads top rankings
Iowa high school girls hoops provide a standings snapshot with Farragut holding 10-0 status at No. 1 and West Central Maynard, Mediapolis, Hubbard and Midland trailing. The Top 20 includes Hubbard, Midland, Rockford, Marcus, Minton, Wellsburg and others with multiple 8- to 10- win teams noted.
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Perry
Gilbert
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Iowa outdoor talk on hunting seasons and fishing conditions
Iowa outdoor column reviews 1971 hunting closings for pheasant Hungarian partridge and quail with safety tips. It notes rabbit hunting favors snow and urges blaze orange attire amid rising hunting accidents. Also reports fishing reports from Spirit Lake and West Okoboji with ice thickness, bait recommendations, and early season openings in Minnesota waters. Floyd Sales titled Top Gun at the 1971 Grand National Qual Hunt with partner Homer Circle.
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Wyse Ceramics Dominates Bowling Meet with High Scores
Wyse Ceramics leads team series 1102 and team game 404 while A&W Muggers tally 1078. RenElla Sanders posts best individual series 443 and high game 191, with Alice Lewis 413 and Bobbi Boileau 413 for strong showings. Jerri Hagie attains 187 as top challenger in a crowded field.
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Jerri Hagie
Santa jokes with Sen Jackson as boy scolds political divide
In Seattle Washington Senator Henry Jackson and his five year old son Peter encounter a 35 foot Santa. The volunteer voice within the giant figure teases the candidate and the boy responds by telling Santa not to be a Democrat or Republican.
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Walton Leads UCLA Past TCU as 6 11 Freshman Star Shines
Bill Walton 6 11 sophomore center scores a career high 31 points and grabs 16 rebounds guiding UCLA to 119 81 victory over Texas Christian. The No 1 ranked Bruins reach the 100 point mark for the sixth time this season with Chris Bibby and sophomores Keith Wilkes and Greg Lee adding double digits.
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Bill Schaefer
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Cavaliers surge to second in Central after win over Hawks
Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 115-110 to climb to 12-23, B Be ard and Walt Wesley scoring 30 each as Cleveland ends a four game skid. John Johnson added 24 for the Cavs while Walt Bellamy led Atlanta with 21. In other NBA action, Knicks edged Trail Blazers 120-117 and Bulls defeated Suns 117-108 in overtime.
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Alan Page Named NFL Player of the Year in NFC
Alan Page of the Minnesota Vikings becomes the first defensive player named United Press International player of the year in the National Football Conference. He won 14 of 39 NFC expert votes, ending a five-year quarterback run and highlighting defensive dominance in pro football.
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