Sun Bowl features mediocre opponents in El Paso
Bowl weekend opens with 16 teams finishing 1973 seasons. Sun Bowl pits Auburn at 6 5 against Missouri 7 4 after late losses. Georgia hosts Maryland in the Peach Bowl while Tulane faces Houston in Astro-Bluebonnet. Tennessee meets Texas Tech in the Gator Bowl as Notre Dame Alabama loom in Sugar Bowl.
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Auburn
Missouri
Georgia
Maryland
Atlanta
Peach
Bulldogs
Georgia Tech
Jerry Claiborne
Tulane
Bennie Ellender
Houston
Cougars
D.C. Nobles
Green Wave
Steve Foley
Jacksonville
Texas
Notre Dame
Alabama
Texas-Nebraska
Ohio State
Southern
Cal
LSU
Penn State
Missouri Beats Oklahoma In Big Eight Tournament Upset
Missouri Tigers stun Oklahoma 73-70 in Kansas City with Al Eberhard scoring 21 and Steve Dangos 24 as they overturn a second-half deficit. Alvan Adams leads Oklahoma with 24 as Colorado edges Kansas 73-71 in the other game.
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Oklahoma
Kansas City
UPI
Missouri Tigers
al Eberhard
Steve Dangos
Tigers
Norm Stewart
Eberhard
Sooners
Dango
Alvan Adams
Pat Kelly
Scott Wedman
Colorado
Kansas
Jayhawks
Nebraska
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Town State
YWCA Announces Friday Swim Schedule Updates
The YWCA revises its Friday swim plan with sessions for women, girls, and age groups 8 and under through 17 years. No Mom and Tot Dip until Jan 11. regular lessons begin then.
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FHA expands eligibility for rural housing loans
Norval K. Hart, county supervisor, says max adjusted income rose from 10100 to 10400. Loans at 8 percent with up to 33 years, with possible 1 percent rate for low income families. Funds cover new home construction, or purchase and repair in rural areas or towns under 10000. Applicants must lack access to conventional credit. Hart’s office at USDA County Building, Sigourney, meets ASCS Office in Washington Thursdays at 1 p.m.
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Norval K. Hart
Hart
Usda County Agriculture
Highway 92
Sigourney
ASCS
Washington
Tennessee wins cage tournament at YMCA
Tennessee Int's captured first place in a four team double elimination cage tournament at the YMCA. The event ran late with several close games until 1 30 a m. The 73'ers, led by 1973 graduates, took second with Oklahoma fourth behind Over the Hill seniors.
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Tennessee Int’s
Tennessee
Jim Owen
Kevin Crawford
Lester Worley
Oklahoma
Iowa racer Lee Kunzman in fair condition after crash
UPI reports 29 year old Lee Kunzman of Guttenberg Iowa is in fair condition at San Antonio Community Hospital recovering from injuries from a December 11 accident at Ontario Motor Speedway. He left intensive care for a private room and may be released this week following a high speed testing crash in an Eagle Offy.
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Calif
UPI
Lee Kunzman
Guttenberg
Iowa
San Antonio Community Hospital
Ontario Motor Speedway
Kunzman
U.S. Auto Club
Iowa Auditor Questions State Use of Consultants
State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith criticizes widespread consulting by Iowa agencies in a detailed audit showing 1970 and 1971 spending of 13.5 million on professional, legal, medical and contract services. He urges state licensure for firms doing business with state and private industry and prior approval for consulting above 2500, while noting potential duplication with regular staff and calls for tighter executive council control.
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Pra
Lloyd R. Smith
Smith
Office of Planning and Programming
State Executive Council
Iowa
Charles Grassley
R-New Hartford
House Appropriations Committee
Grassley
State Merit Employment Department
Ice causes rivers to pass flood stage in Midwest
The Mississippi River in the Rock Island District rose as much as two feet due to ice action, with tributaries gorged by running ice and fluctuating 3 to 4 feet. Cedar River near Conesville rose to 10 feet. North Fabius River near Monticello at 186 feet with an ice jam. Big Cedar Creek near Mount Pleasant at 16.36 feet. A massive Rock River ice jam near Moline forced over 50 residents from their homes.
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Big Cedar Creek
Mount Pleasant
Rock River
Moline
Smallest News of 1973 Feature Picks Six Nonsense Tales
Washington columnist Dick West lists six tiny year end items chosen as the smallest news stories of 1973. Entries include Amos Seeksocket in South Bagatell Idaho hearing a squeaking fan belt, Bandebridge Flickenard finding a painting worth nothing in Tota Iowa, Fifi Lavoris selling hair for a gift, Stan Westspot chasing a lost lottery win in Small Beer Nevada, Max M. Twitt recalling an elephant incident at Tinker’s Dam Missouri, and Lulu Lill Dalperdang’s seaside wedding interrupted by a rain soaked bearded stranger in Farthing’s Gap South Carolina.
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UPI
South Bagatell
Idaho
Amos Seeksocket
Farthing
S.C
Lulu Lill Dalperdang
Wellman Garden Club pre holiday meeting hosts guests
The Wellman Garden Club met December 22 at Captain's Table Washington for a pre Christmas dinner and program with 29 members and one guest Mrs. Calvin Graber. Alta Martin read a Christmas scripture and Hazel Miller with Lydia Marner sang a carol. Rose Weaver led a short business meeting and Lula Redlinger was introduced as a new member.
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Wellman Garden Club
Washington
Calvin Graber
Alta Martin
Hazel Miller
Lydia Marner
Rose Weaver
Lula Redlinger
Wellman Lion’s Club
Wellman Cafe
Ernest Lampe
Lion's Club
Mike Valliere
Marla Warner
Des Moines
Virginia Wehr
Iowa
Jim Miller
New York
Lenny Bates
Arizona
W.Q.V. Study Club
Albion Young
Young
Ray
Jack Droz
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