Louisville Tops Western Kentucky in Holiday Classic Opener
Louisville fed by 24 points from Murphy and 15 from Bridgeman, rolling past Western Kentucky 107-81. Florida State beat Purdue 69-66 to reach the final. other tournament results include Providence over Holy Cross 76-75, Arizona State over Boston College 81-73, Oregon over Creighton 75-64, Fordham over Manhattan 82-70, Rutgers over Seton Hall 89-81, Memphis State over Temple 71-68, Kansas over Oklahoma State 88-68, and Furman routing George Washington 102-76.
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Chrisscherf
UPI
Louisville
Allen Murphy
Murphy
Junior Bridgeman
Cardinals
Western Kentucky
Bridgeman
Florida State
Seminoles
Purdue
Greg Grady
John Garrett
Tom Boswell
Nets
South Carolina
Assumption College
Mike Dunleavy
Gamecocks
John Grochowalski
Assumption
Bruce Campbell
Holy Cross
Providence
Campbell
Joe Carballeirra
Arizona State
Boston College
Oregon
Creighton
Ducks
Madison Square Garden
Fordham
Manhattan
Rutgers
Seton Hall
Kevin Fallon
Fallon
Darryl Brown
Phil Sellers
Mike Dabney
Marion Hilliard
Memphis State
Temple
Penn State
Jacksonville
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Jerry Fort
Kunnert helps Rockets trounce Hawks after Abdul-Aziz quits
Kevin Kunnert stepped up for Houston with 18 points 11 rebounds and three blocks as the Rockets beat Atlanta 114-86. Calvin Murphy led Houston with 21 points while Rudy Tomjanovich and Dave Wohl added 19 each. Atlanta’s Steve Hawes had 16 and Tom Van Arsdale 15. The Rockets shut out Atlanta for 7:47 of the fourth quarter. Other NBA scores included Chicago over Philadelphia 92-91 Detroit over New York 84-83 Los Angeles over Cleveland 99-89 and Golden State over Portland 112-101.
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United Press International
Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Kevin Kunnert
Kunnert
Iowa
Chicago
Buffalo
Houston
Abdul-Aziz
von Smith
Rockets
Atlanta
Steve Hawes
Hawks
Calvin Murphy
Rudy Tomjanovich
Dave Wohl
Jim Washington
Tom van Arsdale
Unicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Golden State
Portland
Longtime Sidney Knight Ernest Travis Honored for 50 Years
Ernest Travis of Sidney received a 50 year certificate and pin from fellow Sidney Knights of Jas Lodge marking half a century of membership. George McCulley of Hudson, business manager for the American Soybean Association, was honored for 30 years of continuous service with the organization.
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Ernest Travis
Sidney
Sidney Knights of
Jas Lodge
Travis
George McCulley
Hudson
American Soybean Association
Reserve bowls to be played Saturday
The college football season ends with three bowls this Saturday, the Peach Bowl pitting Vanderbilt against Texas Tech, the Sun Bowl featuring Mississippi State versus North Carolina, and the Fiesta Bowl matching Brigham Young against Oklahoma State. Also showcased are the East-West Shrine Game with California’s Steve Bartkowski in Stanford, and the Gator Bowl Auburn meets Texas, Sugar Bowl Nebraska versus Florida, and the Rose and Orange Bowls the next day.
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United Press
Southern California
Ohio State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Saturda
Atlanta
Vanderbilt
Texas Tech
Vandy
Tech
Commodores
David Lee
Red Raiders
el Paso
Tex
Mississippi State
North Carolina
Tempe
Ariz
Brigham Young
Oklahoma State
Cougars
Steve Bartkowski
California
Stanford
Calif
Auburn
Texas
Jacksonville
Fla
New Orleans
Nebraska
Florida
Washington YMCA stars fall to Muscatine 71 62 in opener
Washington YMCA high school age all-star cagers lost their season debut at Muscatine 71 to 62. Kevin Smith and Doug Farrier each scored 16 for Washington, while Vandygriff and Gow posted 16 and Lutz 14 for Muscatine. The Yeagers play in a Clinton YMCA tournament today and Saturday. coaches are Mike Levy and Jim Reisener.
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Washington Ymca
Muscatine
Kevin Smith
Doug Farrier
Washington
Vandygriff
Gow
Lutz
Clinton
Joe Giardino
Carl Knupp
Bob Nardy
Mark Heisdorffer
Few recession signs in Iowa's pawnshops
Iowa pawnshops show mixed signals to Ford's recession claim. Des Moines reports better merchandise and rising pawn redemptions, while Council Bluffs Davenport and Ottumwa see steady or improved business due to international demand and steady customers. Unemployment figures vary, with Iowa often lower than national rates.
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Larry Murphy
Drake University
Des Moines
Ford
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Ottumwa
Mel Brown
Brown
Dave McAndrews
Zieffren
Joan Deere
International Harvester
Chicago
New York
Bernard Benjamin
Aagea
Jim Kendricks
Quick Sales Company
Iowa Daily Press Association
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Clyde Mayes
Fesser Leonard
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Baylor
Todd Tripucka
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Hawaii
San Jose State
Oklahoma City
Xavier
North
Olina Charlotte
Wyoming
G. I. Bill
Army Reserve
Washington, Iowa
Washington High School
Jo McClure
Pam Jones
Brenda Cold
Chris Armstrong
Trina Eaton
Mary Pforts
Gloria Russell
Sheryl Curley
Deb Vanderlinden
Marti Deaton
Tina Libe
Journal
Shington
Ainsworth
Lincoln
Black and Decker
McCulloch Mac
Aelred
Buck
Bockhorst
Keith Murphy
Ron Green
Auctioneers
Richard Weeks Clerk
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