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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1971

Page

8

Roche Sets ACC Scoring Record With 56 Point Night

South Carolina guard John Roche scored a UNC record 56 points leading the seventh ranked Gamecocks to a 118-83 win over Furman. Coach Frank McGuire praised Roche as unselfish and capable of 40 to 50 a game if he shot more. Other ranked teams posted wins as Jacksonville and St Louis also won.

Joe Carnicelli UPI John Roche Roche South Carolina Gamecocks Furman Frank McGuire McGuire New York City Varsit ACC Joe Williams South Alabama North Caroline Wake Forest Wichita State Bradley St. Louis North Texas State New Mexico Arizona Texas-El Paso Arizona State Manhattan New York University Houston Long Island University Harold Fox Artis Gilmore Jacksonville Dennis Wujcik George Karl North Carolina James Douglas Larry Finch Memphis State Drake Jim Irving Terry Benton Steve Newsome LIU

Schlee Leads Hawaii Open After Flawless Round

John Schlee carded a six under par 66 to lead the Hawaiian Open at Waialae Country Club. Arnold Palmer and Cesar Sanudo followed at 67 as the round featured no bogeys for Schlee, while Palmer impressed with hot putting and Sanudo called his 67 his best round.

Honolulu UPI John Schlee Schlee Seaside Waialae Country Club Arnold Palmer Cesar Sanudo Coral Springs Fla Palmer Sanudo San Diego Calif

De Men meeting set for Wednesday night

Washington De Men will meet on February 10 at 8 p m in the school building on the county fairgrounds. All members of the athletic rooster club are urged to attend this session.

Washington De-Men Athletic Rooster Club

Petrie Outscores Rival Maravich In Blazers Win

Portland rookie Geoff Petrie scored 24 points and held Pete Maravich to 13 as the Trail Blazers crushed the Atlanta Hawks 137-123. Leroy Ellis added 27 points and 17 rebounds, while Walt Bellamy led Hawks with 22 points and 19 boards. In another game, Fate Thurmond led the Warriors past the Suns 117-105 with 30 points.

United Press Pete Maravich Geoff Petrie National Basketball Association Petrie Portland Trail Blazers Atlanta Hawks Princeton Ossed Maravich Louisiana O State Leroy Ellis Blazers Walt Bellamy Atlanta Fate Thurmond Joe Ellis Jerry Allens San Francisco Warriors Phoenix Suns

Golden Hawks Lead East Iowa Conference Standings

Mid Prairie Golden Hawks top the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference with 10 wins and 1 loss. Steve Mast ranks second in league scoring at 22.2 ppg, while Tom Peffer leads with a 24.1 average. Dick Ehrenfelt paces free throw shooting at 75.8 percent. Mast is 67.6 percent in free throws and Bill Redlinger holds 48.5 percent from the field.

Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks Steve Mast Golden Hawk Tom Peffer Uugh Mast Peffer Dick Ehrenfelt Hawks Bill Redlinger

Five Meat Cars Derail on Milwaukee Tracks Near Washington

Early this morning five freight cars loaded with fresh meat from John Morrell Packing plant in Ottumwa derailed on Milwaukee Railroad tracks about four miles southwest of Washington. No injuries reported though two cars left the rails and overturned, badly damaged.

John Morrell Packing Ottumwa Milwaukee Railroad Washington

Educators win YMCA league finals for third straight year

Educators captured the YMCA adult league basketball title for the third consecutive season by defeating Keokuk State Bank 109 88 Thursday night. Five Educators reached double figures led by Bob Lewis 18 Jeff Buhr 15 Ed Myers 14 Russ Glasgow 14 and Doug Dunlap 13. Keokuk Courtney led with 28 for the losers. other top scorers included Niles 18 Tremmel 18 and Keokuk 9 points from Norris 31 for Ainsworth edged Keota.

Squire Shoppe YMCA Keokuk State Bank Keokuk Scota Merchants Merchants Ainsworth State Bank Washington Livestock SCI Bob Lewis Jeff Buhr Ed Myers Russ Glasgow Doug Dunlap Tor Keokuk Courtney Niles Tremmel Roger Norris Ainsworth Keota Larry Hawkins Dallas Krantz Don Papineau Chris Wilson al Brock Livestock John Cherry Don Allender KCI

Iowa State program to aid county club chairmen announced

Washington County residents will hear about a new Cooperative Extension Service program from Jane Passmore on February 10 at the Farm Bureau Building. The program offers ready to use topics, mailed in packaged form, with a rental fee to access materials without requiring a formal program chair.

Siquire Shoppe Reece Bank Ainsworth State Bank Washington County Farm Bureau Washington Jane Passmore Home Economist Cooperative Extension Service Iowa State University Passmore Universiy Extension Home

Top Fifteen Scorers List with Several Iowa Players

The compiled scoring leaders feature Roger Norris of Ainsworth with 305 points and Larry Niles of Keokuk at 289. Other high scorers include Doug Dunlap and Don Papineau, both tied at 215, along with multiple players from Keota Keota Livestock and Squire Shoppe such as Chris W son 214 Jeff Buhr 148 Gary Collins 141 and Larry Hawkins 140.

Roger Norris Ainsworth Larry Niles Keokuk Doug Dunlap Squire Shoppe Don Papineau Keota Chris W Son al Brock Jeff Buhr Bill Anderegg Jim Billman Lyle Brock John Cherry Gary Collins Larry Hawkins Keith Tuttle Tim Krantz

Highland nips Wilton in close wrestling dual

Highland defeated Wilton 27 to 25 in a Friday night dual meet. JV won 21 to 13 as Highland improves to 5 5 overall and 4 2 in JV. Key results include John Becker 138 pounds and Jerry Becker 145 pounds both winning, with several pins and close bouts shaping the meet.

Highland Wilton Junction Morning Sun John Becker Jerry Becker Bob Secton Keith Heinrich Andy Colthurst Steve Holliday Mike Shugar Larry Tener Chuck Kron Daryl Summel Bruce Hall Rod Harrison Tim Zinger Dave Bulger Bob Beatty Don Becker Rick Hanson Tom Maurer Doug Corpman Roland Ford Stanley Richardson Rick Steffens Highland Junior Varsity Kirk Latta Russell Keeler Duane Rarick Richard Thomann Lynn Corpman

Shepard Dances On Moon For TV Audience At Fra Mauro

At Fra Mauro on the moon Alan B. Shepard and Edgar D. Mitchell conducted the first color television broadcast from lunar surface. They planted the American flag and collected rocks while cameras and antennas were set up for live viewing.

Coneater Shepard Antares Moon

Mixed bowling league results and high scores noted

The Melody Makers League reports Tuesday results with teams Why Nots Diggers Timers and others. Team series led by Why Nots 1909 and Timers 1852 while team games show Why Nots 688 and Shots 670. Individual high scorers include G Humphreys 605 G Farris 45 and L Smith 551 215.

Melody Makers League

Vietnamese sweep into Cambodia in major Push

Nearly 20,000 South Vietnamese troops crossed into Cambodia in a two pronged drive against Communist forces in the Fishhook and Parrot's Beak regions. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces total about 29,000 along the Laotian border waited for potential action. A battle east of Kompong Cham left 69 Communists dead as Saigon officials described the operation as this year’s biggest victory.

Saigon UPI Cambodia Vietnam Khe Sanh Laos South Vietnam Leon Daniel

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