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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1968
Page
8
Washington Demons suffer first road loss in weeks as Fort Madison Bloodhounds win 85 to 73 at Fort Madison. Fort Madison’s Mike Flach sets Southeast Six single game scoring mark with 41 points on 33 free throws. Demons trail early, rally late but foul trouble cushions Hounds lead.
Fairfield's Trojans beat Centerville 63 to 49 to remain undefeated in the Southeast Six as Mike Flach of Fort Madison set a league scoring record with 41 points in the Washington defeat of Fort Madison. Mt. Pleasant crushed Davis County 72 to 35, Fort Madison edged Washington 85 to 73.
Waco overcame a 10 point third quarter deficit to defeat Pekin 68 55. Rich Seberg led Waco with 20 points, Ken Brimhall added 17, and Rande Stauffer grabbed 14 rebounds as the Warriors outshot Pekin 45 percent and hauled down 44 boards to Pekin’s 36. Brian Spanier scored 13 for Pekin.
Highland boys dominated Columbus Community 81 to 42 as Roger Norris led with 35 points and teammates Burich Chalupa and Kauffman contributed. In the girls game Columbus Community edged Highland 36 to 34 with Ginny Boulton scoring 26 and Lois Gilroy 22 for Highland.
UCLA, 29-0 at home and 4-0 in conference, hosts USC seeking Pac Eight lead in a showdown at Pauley Pavilion. Lew Alcindor leads the 7-1 Bruins against a USC squad led by 6-7 Bill Hewitt and 7-1 Rod Taylor in a potential season-timing tilt.
American Legion Auxiliary in Crawfordsville held a meeting at the Legion Hall with twelve members and one Junior. Reports covered the Department Convention and revised rules. Birthdays and social visits were noted, plus plans for February All Day pot luck. Attendees included Martha Kaufman and Grace Hughes, with other local residents mentioned for visits and funerals.
Washington De-Men Club members are urged to attend a Monday 7 30 p m meeting at the YMCA. Plans for a project will be discussed and good attendance is urged.
Washington sophomores fell 73 to 59 at Fort Madison after trailing early. Coppage led Fort Madison with 28 points while Schooley, Miller paced Washington with 20 and 16 points respectively.
A baby girl, born in the back seat of a car during a snow morning rush, died at Edgewater Hospital after her parents were turned away from Sheridan General. Police escort aided the couple, with Edgewater staff attempting resuscitation for ten minutes.
Arnold Palmer and Tom Weiskopf held a share of the lead at the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic in Indian Wells as the field advanced to the semifinal round. Palmer shot 67 to tie at 209 with Weiskopf, who carded 68, while Bruce Devlin and Chuck Coody were near the top at 210. The event will narrow to the low 70 and ties. finalists compete at Bermuda Dunes and Ike Eisenhower will present the trophy with Bob Hope awarding the prize.
Allied spokesmen reported 102 hours of combat yielding 12 704 Communist deaths 3 576 guerrillas captured 661 South Vietnamese killed 1 792 wounded 318 Americans killed 1 639 wounded and four other allies killed 52 wounded. Civilians casualties remain uncounted. Six U S missionaries were murdered at a central highlands leper colony with lament over their corpses in Ban Me Thuot.
Greenfield Iowa UPI reports State Sen. David Stanley Republican Muscatine says the USA must defend dissent but not demonstrations that infringe others rights. He advocates punishing violence property damage and blocked doorways while seeking the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Fords claim pole positions for the 24 hours at Daytona as four Porsches led by 907s vie for victory. Ford GT40s driven by Jackie Ickx and Brian Redman set top speeds. Porsche entries including the 907 and others hold starting spots three and four through six.
Mid-Prairie boys beat West Liberty 60 to 43 on Friday night as Myron Ropp led with 14 points and Kevin Miller 11, while Bauer 8 Greiner 10 and others contributed. West Liberty girls won 47 to 44 with Linda Alloway scoring 36 of her team's points and Connie Ehrenfelt adding 15 for Mid Prairie.
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