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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1962

Page

6

Demons Face Centerville Big Reds Friday Night

Centerville visits on Friday for the first of four games to end the regular season as Washington aims to extend its league winning streak. The Big Reds add freshman Don Graves and transfer Jerry McCloud to spark their surprising season, while Washington battles injuries ahead of a 6:30 p.m. prelim and 8 p.m. varsity matchup.

Washington Demons Centerville Big Reds Mt. Pleasant Panthers Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids Washington Don Graves Jerry McCloud Ohio Tom English English Joe Jones Jerry Stalder Frank Kos John Sproule Hunsaker Bob McClure

TV Highlights Debutante ’62 Debuts on NBC

NBC presents Debutante ’62 hosted by Cornelia Otis Skinner exploring debutant culture with coverage of Idlewild ball in Dallas Veiled Prophet ball in St. Louis and Halloween ball in Atlanta plus New York society events backstage. Also lists Soupy Sales Show International Showtime Route 66 77 Sunset Strip Twilight Zone and Target The Corruptors with Viva Vegas guest stars and plot hooks.

NBC Cornelia Otis Skinner Dallas Tex St. Louis Atlanta Piedmont Driving Club New York ABC Clyde Adler Paris Don Ameche CBS Julie Newmar Tod Martin Milner Sunset Strip Gerald Kook Son III Edd Byrnes

Colonial Inn and Sportshop Win in YMCA Basketball League

Colonial Inn routed Martin Cleaners 105 to 64 as Varrato and McQuire led with 32 and 22 points. Sportshop beat Montgomery Ward 60 to 8 with G Fletcher scoring 32. Standings show Messer Oil and Colonial Inn tied for first at 6 1, Coast to Coast 5 3, Martin Cleaners 3 4, Sportshop 2 5, Montgomery Ward 0 7.

Colonial Inn Martin Cleaners Sportshop Montgomery Ward YMCA Messer Oil Coast To Coast Martins Varrato McQuire Lucas G. Fletcher Crone

Bowling Team Series and Games Lead by Carson and Smart

The Carson team member Smart rolled a 2660 in series and 895 in a team game while Carson contributed 2506 in series and 945 in a team game. Individual marks include Vacha with 614 in series and 212 in a game and Norris with 580 in series. Burroughs tied Vacha with 212 in a game.

Smart Carson Vacha Norris Burroughs

Women Bowled High Scores In Duncan Meet

Results from Wednesday show Duncan with McCreery 2133 and Roe Heating 2287 leading. Vera McCreedy top game with 199 while team Roe 2287 and Carson 2212 lead totals. M Nemmers and E Randall post 521 series.

Duncan McCleery Roe Wilson Teds Carson Eort Vera McCreedy Pansy McGill M. Nemmers E. Randall Helen Brotherton

Algiers Faces Deadly Attacks as Police Rush Cars

In Algiers protests and countermeasures escalate after a fatal attack near a high school. Forces of order guard demonstrations by students amid a day of violence that raises the year’s death toll to 694 and injuries to 1,164.

Algiers Forces of Order Algeria Algeria Students Association

Villanova Cagers Defeat Duquesne 82 to 63

Villanova defeats Duquesne 82 63 to bolster NCAA or NIT post season bid. White scores 25 as Villanova uses aggressive defense and high shooting percentage. Duquesne’s Rice and Somerset exit with fouls, while Wilt Chamberlain scoring records are noted in a separate report.

Villanova Dukes Willie Somerset Mike Rice Rice Duquesne Pittsburgh Jesse Nash DePaul Louisville Nash Loyola of Chicago Western Michigan Jerry Harkness West Virginia Pitt St. Joseph's Georgetown Panthers Tom Wynne Jimmy Lynam St. Joseph Bob Sharpenter Philadelphia Palestra Rod Thorn Toledo Bowling Green John Speaks North Carolina State Virginia Loyola of the South William and Mary Ed Kennedy Richmond VMI Xavier Ohio Dayton Air Force New Mexico Army Colgate Navy Penn Military

Mid-Prairie Freshmen Fall Short To Keota In Close Loss

The Mid-Prairie freshman basketball team dropped a 45 to 39 decision to Keota Monday night. Mid-Prairie trailed 24 to 20 at halftime. Top scorers were Fred LeFever with 9 and Doug Goschke with 7, while Keota’s Tem ple tallied 14. The Hawks next host English Valley.

Wellman Mid-Prairie Keota Hawks Fred LeFever Doug Goschke Temple English Valley

Corn King League Scores and Team Standings

In the Corn King League standings KC edged by with a 75 66 win over Moorman Feed as tonsorial and sportshop posted strong team marks. Individual totals show T Myers 573 in series and 223 in a game, Randall 531, Kirkpatrick 199.

Corn King League Washington KC Moorman Feed Sportshop Sellers Insurance Farm Bureau Farm Service Mobil Oil Moorman Mobil T. Myers Randall Myers Kirkpatrick

Mine Disaster in West Germany Claims Many Lives

A mine explosion at 7 a.m. in West Germany killed 13 miners en route to hospitals and injured 85 others. The blast ripped ground, damaged shaft supports, and a ball of fire 300 feet long was seen by a survivor. Ambulances, blood supplies, and medical staff from nearby towns and U.S. bases aided relief amid a large rescue operation.

Ruhr U.S. Army U.S

Kennedy Eyes Resumption of U S Atmospheric Nuclear Tests

President Kennedy signals readiness to resume atmospheric nuclear tests citing secret Soviet advances and spread of weapons. Britain may use Christmas Island for tests while the U S allows Nevada underground testing. a study on Russian detonations is due this month.

Washington UPI Kennedy United States London Great Britain Christmas Island Central Pacific U.S Britain Nevada Russia

Feathered headdress bursts into flame at White House cultural afternoon

Metropolitan Opera Studio singer Nolan Van Way was saved from injury when his ostrich feather turban lit by a candle near the state dining room. Rudolf Bing acted quickly to remove the burning headpiece as Jacqueline Kennedy hosted about 200 children of Washington's diplomatic corps after Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte.

Washington UPI White House Metropolitan Opera Studio Nolan van Way Metropolitan Opera Rudolf Bing van Way Jacqueline Kennedy

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