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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1966

Page

8

Louisville averted scares in Quaker City tourney win

Louisville crushed Niagara 98 73 as Butch Beard and Wes Unseld combined for 47 points and 36 rebounds. Michigan State fell 86 63 to Villanova in Philadelphia. Syracuse beat La Salle 88 84 and Princeton beat Bowling Green 87 73 in first round action.

Joe Gergen UPI Louisville Michigan State State Philadelphia Palestra Cardinals Niagara Butch Beard Junior Westley Purple Eagles Villanova Wildcats Spartans Syracuse Princeton LaSalle Bowling Green Western Kentucky Holy Cross Miami Pennsylvania Illinois Southern California Iowa State Kansas State Quaker City Eagles X Beard

Toupee Nicknamed Ear to Ear Carpeting

A humorous nickname for a toupee, likened to ear to ear carpeting, captures lighthearted commentary on hairpieces and style.

Roland named NFL Rookie of the Year by UPI

New York United Press International names Roland of the St. Louis Cardinals the NFL Rookie of the Year. The 21 year old Missouri product edged Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis 22 to 12 on ballots from three writers in each NFL city. He emerged as a versatile back and return specialist after a defensive college career, leading the league with an 11.1 yard punt return average.

NEW York UPI Johnny Roland St. Louis Cardinals United Press International Missouri Tommy Nobis Avlanta Falcons Roland Cardinals Boland Eagles Maggaretha Sweden London John Ambler Farah Iran Alexandra Queen Elizabeth 11 Marina Victoria White House Rebekah Alexander Johnson David George Shulam Kilgore Tex Pamela Turnure John F. Kennedy Robert Timmins Anne Bernadotte Belgium Jean Arthur Lchwenthal Baltimore Illinois Charles Percy Sharon Jay Rockefeller John D., Jr West Virginia Valerie Percy Chicago Patricia Lawford Kennedy Peter Lawford Nelson Rockefeller Ann Pierson Robert Pierson Dina Merrill Stanley Rumbough, Jr Cliff Robertson Andrew Mead Lawrence David Lawrence Phil Silvers

De-Men Plan All Star Game At Washington High

Washington's De-Men will sponsor an All American Basketball Team appearance at Washington High School on January 21. The event, approved at a recent board meeting, aims to raise funds for local high school athletics with ticket sales details forthcoming. The traveling squad will feature well known pros from baseball and football, including Tony Oliva Earl Battey Carl Eller Bob Bell and Jim Marshall, plus three former Harlem Globetrotters.

Washington Washington High School Tony Oliva Earl Battey Carl Eller Bob Bell Jim Marshall NFL Harlem Globetrotters de - Men

Perkins Hurt During Alabama Workout Ahead of Sugar Bowl

Alabama coach Paul Bryant prepared his squad for Mondays Sugar Bowl game with Nebraska after All-American receiver Ray Perkins pulled a groin in Tuesday practice. Perkins slipped on wet turf and was helped off but Bryant said he will likely play. Nebraska coach Bob Devaney planned final workouts as the Cornhuskers arrived in New Orleans.

New Orleans UPI Alabama Paul Bear) Bryant Nebraska Ray Perkins Kenny Stabler Bryant Perkins Cornhuskers Bob Devaney Big Red Brownsville Tex Devaney Saturda Crimson Tide Donnie Sutton Loug Thompson Lynn Senkbeil Senkbeil Barry Alvarez

Pan Am to Launch New York to Dar es Salaam Service

Pan American World Airways will start the first direct air link from New York to Dar es Salaam Tanzania on November 4. Tanzania, Africa's 14th country served by Pan Am, is larger than France and Germany combined and features Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, and Zanzibar.

NEW York UPI Pan American World Airways Dar Es Salaam Tanzania Africa Pan AM France Germany Mt. Kilimanjaro Serengeti National Park Zanzibar

Women in the News During 1966 Highlight Global and Domestic Achievements

The 1966 overview profiles first ladies and former first families, international women in power, Miss Universe and Miss USA winners, politicians like Lurleen Wallace and Barbara Jordan, and notable marriages. It notes deaths of Elizabeth Arden, Sophie Tucker, Hedda Hopper, Gertrude Berg, and others, plus firsts such as Indira Gandhi as prime minister and Margareta Arvidsson’s Miss Universe title.

Indira Gandhi India Netherlands Beatrix Claus von Amsberg Hitler von Amsberg Prince Claus The Nellie Sachs Sweden Miss Sachs Samuel Joseph Agnon Margareta Arvidsson Maria Judith Remings del’ Cerrito Calif U.S.A Jane Anne Jayroe Ameri Lurleen Wallace Alabama Maria Stone Edward Durrell Stone Gale Ann Gordon Navy Josetta Matthews Auburn University Linda McVeigh Anaheim Harvard Crimson Kathleen Norris San Francisco Sophie Tucker New York Marguerite Higgins Vietnam Hedda Hopper Gertrude Berg Molly Goldberg Emmanuel Celler

Crawfordsville Eastern Star elects new officers

Crawfordsville Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star held its regular meeting with Worthy Matron Betty Davis presiding. Officers elected include Farrel Rickey as Worthy Matron and Vernon Fletcher as Worthy Patron pro tem, with a January 21 installation planned. A Christmas program was also presented, followed by refreshments.

Vivian Wells Crawfordsville The Order of Eastern Star Betty Davis Vernon Fletcher Gu Mitchell Farrel Rickey Wendell Wilson Guy Mitchell James Wilson Orrin Johnson Wayne Davis Art Whiting Clarence Hering John Dill Hulme Sam Canott

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