Holiday Festival Hoops Matchup Tops College Action
North Carolina and Villanova, two top five teams, meet in New York as UCLA looms in the Holiday Festival. Kansas tops Nebraska 82-56 with Jo Jo White sealing a 9-1 start. Other early tourney wins include Duquesne over Texas A&M and Oklahoma City over Tulane.
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Charles Richards
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North Carolina
Villanova
New York
Ucla Bruins
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas City
Jayhawks
Jo Jo White
Colorado
Oklahoma
Duquesne
Texas A&m
Oklahoma City
Tulane
Northwestern
Florida
Boston College
Georgia
Jacksonville
Fla
Brigham Young
Oregon
Portland
Ore
BYU
California
Yale
Greenville
N.C
Baylor
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Delaware
Virginia
Air Force
East Carolina
Cornell
Upsala
Paterson State
Monmouth College
City College of New York
New Jersey
Upper Montclair
N.J
New Britain
Women's Bowling Pin Queen League at Willows Supper Club
Washington Acc 3214, Stanley Home Prod Ross Rejects, Miller Welding, McCleery Cumming 28% Advance Ross. Sitter Auto Parts 21. High scores include team series Stanley 2102 and McCleery 2046. Team game McCleery 753, Rejects 751. Lucille Smith 543 and Lucy Smith 218 lead series and game. Dorothy Dawson 532 and 191.
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Willows
Washington
Acc
Stanley
Ross Rejects
Miller Welding
McCleery - Cumming
Ross
Sitter Auto Parts
McCleery
Rejects
Lucille Smith
Dorothy Dawson
Lucy Smith
United States regains Davis Cup in straight sets
In Adelaide, Bob Lutz and Stan Smith routed John Alexander and Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 6-2 to secure the Davis Cup for the U S. Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner had earlier wins, giving the United States an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best of five series.
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Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Australia
Ray Ruffels
Ashe
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United States
Adelaide
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
John Alexander
Clark Graebner
New York
Yanks
Ruffels
Graebner
Bill Bowrey
Bowrey
U.S
Donald Dell
Lutz
Alexander Held
Smith
England
France
Namath Named AFL Player of the Year for 1968
Joe Namath of the New York Jets was chosen by United Press International as the AFL Player of the Year for 1968 with 14 votes, well ahead of Lan Alworth of the San Diego Chargers who had five. Namath led the Jets to the Eastern Division title and impressive season stats, while the Jets prepared to host the Oakland Raiders in Shea Stadium’s upcoming showdown.
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NEW York
UPI
Joe Namath
American Football League
United Press International
New York Jets
Lan Alworth
San Die Chargers
Bob Griese
Miami Dolphins
Len Dawson
Kansas City Chiefs
Ed Rutkowski
Buffalo Bills
Gerry Philbin
Don Maynard
George Sauer
Jets
John Hadi
Chargers
George Webster
Houston Oilers
Namath
New
York
Oakland Raiders
Shea Stadium
Beaver Falls
University of Alabama
Sauer
Alworth
Maynard
Kidnap the YMCA and a chained case in Missouri
Police say Williams escaped July 4 from the State Mental Hospital at Fulton Missouri where he was admitted June 24 1965 on a charge of raping two girls in Kansas City Missouri McKnight represented Williams at arraignment agreeing to take the case only if the fugitive surrendered by 9 am Thursday and revealed Pamela's fate Police chief Nichols cited threats to Williams life and apologized for Des Moines police inadequacies Pamela vanished after entering the YMCA lobby to buy a candy bar witnesses saw Williams leave with a mannequin wrapped in a blanket at the YMCA Athens API Greek government files murder and eight other charges against two Arab commandos who shot an Israeli jet killing an Israeli passenger before it left for New York.
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YMCA
Williams
State Mental Hospital
Fulton
Kansas City
McKnight
Pamela
Nichols
Des Moines
Athens
API
New York
Christmas Visits and Family Gatherings Across Keota
Keota residents report Christmas visits as Martin Greiner and family from Colorado Springs travel 700 miles through ice to see Gladys Vincent and relatives. Santa visits at St Marys hall mark Christmas Day. Terry Mangold misses return due to snow, and local households host gatherings with Vincent, Weber, and Altenhofen families from Ames, Sigourney, Washington, Brighton, and Cedar Rapids.
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Cathy
Sigourney
Elmer Vincent
Gladys Vincent
Martie Greiner
Dale Vincent
Mae Sturgeon
Grace Vincent
Bob Vincent
Mike
Billy
Wayne Mangold
Nancy
Charles Vincent
Susie
Paul
Gary Vincent
Robbie
Terry Mangold
Sioux City
Terry
Ames
Washington
John Weber
St. Mary’s Hall
Keota
Santa Claus
Mrs. Weber
Mark Webers
Leon Vogels
Joe Wetterings
Joe Conklins
Missouri
Norbert Webers
Ed Webers
Webers
Brighton
Tony Webers
Cletus Webers
Isadore Webers
Wellman
Alfred Kleinmeyers
Iowa City
Apollo 8 Moon Orbit Observers Track Historic Reach
The UPI Telephoto image shows Apollo 8 crew in space as they enter lunar orbit at about 60 miles altitude. The feature notes the moon as the focus of humanity’s first visit beyond Earth, marking a milestone in space exploration.
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UPI
Family reunions Club meets in Ainsworth
The Stop and Go Club met at Mrs. Roger Schuerman’s home in Ainsworth with 20 members and one guest. A cooperative supper, gift exchange, and revelation of secret sisters occurred. New names for the year were drawn. Several regional visits and Christmas gatherings followed, with extended family around Washington, Burlington, and Columbus Junction. Stanley McCreedy plans to depart for Thailand January 22. The state flower of Washington is the coast rhododendron.
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Iowa
Tom Shirling
Howard Pearson
Duane White
Joe
Roger Stafford
Winfield
Robert Stirling
Columbus Junction
Tom Stirling
C. A. Thompson
Golia Miller
Washington
Harold Booth
Robert Meyers
Fairfield
Douglas Leonard
New Jersey
George Stout Sr
Bill Stout
George Stout Jr
Shari
Mark
Burlington
David Stout
Harold Frakes
Mt. Pleasant
Stanley McCreedy
Thailand
McCreedy
Ainsworth
Dale Byerly
Dick Hobbs
Bill Frame
Ft. Polk
John Frame
Bob
Jim
Bill. Frame
Earl Steele
Bill Steele
Ronald Ornduff
Lawrence Whetstine
Hobby Club
William H. Brown
Percy Skubal
Julie Wood
Joe Wood
Wellman
Whetstine
Larry Whetstine
Joe Tobin
Richard Stephens
Richard Allen
John Elliott
Gene Stephens
George Walsh
Chicago
Blanche Stephens
Bob Stephens
West Chester
McGinnis - Marshais
Bill Trotter
Corbin Crawford
Lloyd Edwards
Don Rabenold
Donna Ripple
Vickie Prybil
Kenneth Ornduff
Elmer Wenger
Charles Jenkins
Claud Kilgore
John Skubal
John K. Skubal
First United Methodist Church
Iowa City
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Chuckles
Bud Lechner
VFW
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Lois Humston
Donnie Miller
Pyderm
Prince Matchabelli
Washington, Love
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Clark Grabener
Dell
Harry Hopman
Alexander
University of Southern California
Walt Disney
Hayley Mills
Maureen O'Hara
Brian Keith
Auait Ruggles
Um Merker
Carroll Sears Barnes
Emntien Nesert
P'S Cesere
David Swift Soeistenen
Erich Kastner
Tommy Sands
Annette Coca
FAH Llns
Shelley Abares
ED Begley
Panavision
Nn Metrocolor
Namath Afl
Martin Greiners
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Spurgeon
McFarlane
East Main
Appliance Inc
South Side Square
Chuck Gibson
Mgr
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