Des Moines YMCA Swimmers Prep for Iowa City Practice
Washington team briefed for a Thursday Feb 6 practice at Queen Annex pool Iowa City with age group splits meeting at 5 20 p m and 6 45 p m Then travel to Ottumwa next Saturday for another session Des Moines Y team lost 291 to 327 but posted strong swims and earned an overnight with Des Moines buddies Coach Milo Steele praised progress ahead of the Burlington district meet on March 5.
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Washington Ymca
Queen Annex
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Washington
J. Lampkin
D. Cole
D. Coles
R. Davis
R. Redlinger
M. Vandenberg
J. Ross
J. West
J. Reed
D McAvoy
T. Sheetz
L. Hysell
R. Smith
Fire devastates Marion Timmins farm barn and corn crib
Ten years ago today a fire at the Marion Timmins farm northwest of Washington near West Chester burned a large barn and an adjoining corn crib. The Monday afternoon blaze caused heavy damage to the property.
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Marion Timmins
Washington
West Chester
Leaders hold pace in UPI cage poll
The United Press International college basketball ratings list Duke and Kentucky leading through Jan. 29 with Duke at 15-1 and Kentucky undefeated at 14-0. Vanderbilt Providence Loyola Ill Texas Western Kansas St. Joseph's Michigan Cincinnati follow in the top ten, with Utah Nebraska St. John's Bradley Dayton San Francisco Brigham Young New Mexico and a tie for Oklahoma City Tulsa also receiving votes. Other teams receiving points include UCLA Syracuse Boston College DePaul.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
Duke
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Providence
Loyola
Ill
Texas Western
Kansas
St. Joseph’s
Michigan
Cincinnati
Utah
Nebraska
St. John’s
N.Y
Bradley
Dayton
San Francisco
Brigham Young
New Mexico
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
UCLA
Syracuse
Boston College
DePaul
Kentucky and Vanderbilt Aim for SEC Title Clash
Two top SEC powers loom for a Wednesday showdown in Nashville after Kentucky stretched to 15-0 with an 82-62 win over Alabama and Vanderbilt rallied to beat Auburn 68-63. Kentucky leads with 25 by Pat Riley and 18 from Tom Kron while Vanderbilt relies on Clyde Lee's late foul shots and a 16-2 mark. UCLA beat Arizona 84-67 as Ohio State surged past Wisconsin 87-81 in overtime and Notre Dame fell to Butler 90-67.
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Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Wildcats
Alabama
Commodores
Auburn
Nashville
Lexington
Robert Hickey
Pat Riley
Tom Kron
Larry Conley Hed
Louis Dampier
Hickey
Clyde Lee
UCLA
Arizona University
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Butler
Notre Dame
Venturi wins Lucky International with 66 final round
Ken Venturi surged from four shots back to win the Lucky International Golf Tournament in San Francisco, finishing 11 under 273 after a final round 66. He earned $5,500, beating Frank Beard by one stroke as George Archer and others tied for third. The tour moves to Palm Springs for the Bob Hope Desert Classic.
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Venturi
Byron Nelson
Congressional Country Club
Washington
D.C
Las Vegas
San Jose
Frank Beard
George Archer
Arnold Palmer
Tom Weiskopf
Ray Lloyd
Palm Springs
Calif
Palmer
Casper
Burns Hired by Packers to Replace Hecker
Jerry Burns 39 will join Green Bay Packers as Norb Hecker’s successor. Former Iowa coach fired in 1965 after refusing resignation, led the Hawkeyes five seasons as head coach from 1960. Detroit native, Michigan graduate, and former Hawaii and Whittier assistants, married with four children.
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Green Bay, Wis
UPI
Iowa
Jerry Burns
Green Bay Packers
Norb Hecker
Hecker
Atlanta Falcons
NFL
Burns
University of Michigan
University of Hawaii
Whittier College
Detroit
St. Mary’s High School
Green Bay
New Carline Mentions Names and Brands
A list of individuals and brands appears, naming Jimmie Barker Ply mouth Roger Lance Oldsmobile Kraft Foods Ply mouth Woldemar Zinn Chev rolet Wehr Brothers Chevro let truck Daryl D. Shy Ford Associate Consultants Inc Chevrolet Barbara Stout Dennis Stout Dorothy Jarrard Doyle Jarrard Ford.
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Jimmie
John Barker
Plymouth
Roger
Audrey Lance
Oldsmobile
Kraft Foods
Woldemar Zinn
Chevrolet
Wehr Brothers
Daryl D. Shy
Ford
Associate Consultants, Inc
Barbara
Dennis Stout
Dorothy Or
Doyle Jarrard
Women's Bowling Results From Monday Competition
Teams Wings Ad Ettes VFW Bank Tweeten River Products Martin Osine up High Scores team River Products State Bank. Team game River Products 946 Bank 833. Individual series Eleanor Wolf Dee Walby. Individual game Wolf 208 Walby 201. High averages Sharon Lutes Dee Walby Shirley Burlingame Pansy McGill Eleanor Wolf Betty Stewart Ann Carl Helen Brown. Other players Maxine Moor Ferne Birney Elizabeth Johnson Pauline Crull Hazel Sitler Lois Waters.
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Martin
River Products
State Bank
Bank
Eleanor Wolf
Dee Walby
Wolf
Walby
Sharon Lutes
Shirley Burlingame
Pansy McGill
Betty Stewart
Ann Carl Helen Brown
Maxine Moor
Ferne Birney
Elizabeth Johnson
Pauline Crull
Hazel Sitler
Lois Waters
Hazel Canady
Dorothy Marston
Maxine Zieglowsky
F. Ray
Helen Hayes
Charlene Tanner
Maxine Steele
Prize Winners Named In Washington Woman's Bowling Tourney
The Washington Woman's Bowling Association wrapped two weekends of play at Columbus Bowl Lanes in Columbus Junction. Thirty seven teams, 48 doubles and 96 singles entered with prizes totaling across many sponsors. Prize list includes Golf's Real Estate 2850, Bell Ready Mix 2749, Columbus Bowl 2747, Ross Dry Goods 2745, and others.
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Washington Woman's Bowling Association
Columbus Junction
Golf's
Bell Ready Mix
Columbus Bowl
Ross Dry Goods
Geneva’s Beauty Shop
Col. Jet
State Bank
Martin’s Cleaners
Your Market
Washington Livestock
Dort’s Dolls
Shellmeyer Motors
Columbus Gazette
Hy-Vee Food Store
Highland students win in Veterans Hospital essay contest
Four Highland School students are among the winners in the Iowa City Veterans Hospital essay contest sponsored by the hospital and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Junior High division winners are Marilyn Kron-first Sherrie Croll-second and Brooksie Brush third. Carl Schmidt took second in the high school division.
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Highland School Studets
Iowa City Veterans Hospital
Highland
Marilyn Kron
Sherrie Croll
Brooksie Brush
Carl Schmidt
Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary
Gail Goag
Gladys Hergen
Betty Beckwith
Jay Sojka
Robert Becker
Jim Beatty
Dale Gerot
Junior Eagle
Frank Longbine
Iowa
Washington
Sandra Brehmer
Mark Latta
Bowling standings highlight Hy-Vee and MFA wins
In a clustered league night Hy-Vee defeated Fareway 3 to 1 while MFA and Ross each posted two wins. Zieglowsky led with a 2696 team series and Freshwaters followed at 2611. Zieglowsky also had a 986 team game as Freshwaters notched 908. Individual high marks included Cloyce Zieglowsky at 588 and Laverne Geyer at 583. Leaning scores showed Zieglowsky rolling 235 and 227 for the top games.
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Zieglowsky
Freshwaters
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Laverne Geyer
Laverna Zieglowsky
Blue Monday
Ee Seven Ie
Wnatances Fareway Freshwaters Se
Ens Ross Electronics
Ae Payne TV
See
Eee
Eeu
MFA Insurance Tore Etn
Ens Wilson Sete Tinte de Hunksoans
Explosive damage hits Rock Island jail and courthouse
An explosion tore through Rock Island County jail in Illinois, housing 60 prisoners including a murder suspect. No escapes or injuries were reported as police and fire crews investigated the blast, which also toppled a 40 foot chimney onto a garage, with boilers at both the courthouse and jail destroyed and heat lost. Prisoners were moved to area jails, and investigators suspected a gas leak as the cause.
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Rock Island, Ill
UPI
Rock Island County
Communists react mildly to resumed bombing in Viet Nam
At the disarmament conference the Communist bloc offered unusually restrained criticism of the United States bombing of North Viet Nam. Tsarapkin refrained from comment, letting Czechoslovakia denounce U S actions as barbarous while urging an urgent nuclear nonproliferation treaty. The session lasted 65 minutes with the next meeting set for Thursday.
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AIR Force
Viet Nam
United States
U. S
17Th Parallel
UPI
Geneva
API
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Czechoslovakia
Zedenek Cernik
West Germany
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R. Martin
M. Ross
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D. Hayes
M. Flickinger
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M. Walker
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Washington Lowe
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Seven Arts
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Sean Connery
Evening Journal
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Winga Cafe
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L. Miller
D. Walbur
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M. Lukovsky
M. Diller
J. Clevenger
G. Reece
J. Reece
J. Morgan
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J. Willey
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I. Frisk
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Tula Skubal
Jan Rueckert
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Joy Davis
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Karyn Hills
Marie Babbitt
Marie Lukovsky
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Ethel Dayton
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Viola Young
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Chuckles
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