Demons Preview Bloomfield Visit to Face Mustangs
Washington's Demons head to Bloomfield for a Southeast Six contest against the cellar-dwelling Davis County High Mustangs. With key players Goodell English and Hennigan in the front line, the team aims to rebound after a 80 to 50 win in the previous meeting, while Kincart and Hockersmith led the Mustangs with 12 points apiece.
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Bloomfield
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Demons
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English
Hennigan
Minick
Sojka
Mustangs
Kincart
Hockersmith
Davis County
Wheaton
Weede
Bonnies edge Seton Hall in overtime for 18th straight win
St Bonaventure, ranked No 4, remained unbeaten with an 81-71 overtime victory over Seton Hall to stretch their winning streak to 18. The Bonnies face Creighton Niagara and Canisius next as they chase a perfect season, while Fordham, Duke and Davidson also won or lost in top 20 matchups amid conference play.
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Seton Hall
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Canisius
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Fairfield
New Haven
Conn
Pirates
Fordham
George Washington
Washington, D.C
Roger Strong
Colonials
John Zamzilari
Duke
Wake Forest
Davidson
St. Joseph's Pa
Mike Lewis
Blue Devils
Durham
N.C
Philadelphia
St. Joseph’s
Mike Maloy
Jerry Kroll
John Baum
Temple
Delaware
Ron Goziak
Duquesne
DePaul
Greene Wins Giant Slalom at Olympics in France
Nancy Greene of Canada won the women's giant slalom by nearly four seconds with 1:51.97 aboard the 1,610-meter course. Annie Famose was second, Fernando Bochatay third. Maier set a world record 7:22.4 in the 5,000 meters. Verkerk had just set 7:23.2.
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UPI
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Canada
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Fernando Bochatay
Switzerland
United States
Wash
Suzanne Chaffee
Rutland
Miss Nagel
Miss Chaffee
Kiki Cutter
Bend
Ore
Wendy Allen
San Pedro
Calif
Cees Verkerk
Holland
Petrus Nottet
Verkerk
Maier
Deventer
Bill Lanigan
New York
Bill Cox
St. Paul
Waters and Oilers triumph in YMCA league doubleheader
In Washington on Tuesday, Waters Trucking defeated Columbus Junction 103 to 57 while Standard Oilers beat Keota Jaycees 67 to 48. Waters Trucking, 3 straight wins, lead the standings. Columbus Junction 2-1. Keota 1-2. Oilers and Washington Jaycees 1-2. High scorers included Cherry 28 for Oilers and Lechner 26 for Waters, with Stars scoring late 100th point.
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Keota Jaycees
Waters Trucking
Columbus Junction
YMCA
Washington
Squire Shoppe
Washington Jaycees
Larry Star
Brock
Trucking
Cherry
Oilers
Emde
Keota
Clawson
Lechner
Waters
Warriors win title in Jr high league at YMCA
The Warriors clinched the Junior High league crown at the YMCA in Washington by beating the Royals 31 to 30 in the playoff. Mike Doughty scored 12 and Jim Owen added 8 for the Warriors while Steve Goff had 12 and Don Erlenbush 9 for the Royals.
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Warriors
YMCA
Washington
Royals
Mike Doughty
Jim Owen
Steve Goff
Don Erlenbush
Bowling leaders and high scores in county league
The Farm Service team dominated the team series with 2750 and the Farm Bureau close behind at 2743. Washington DC led the team game with 978, followed by Farm Service at 967. Roy Miller topped individuals with a 569 series and 214 game, while Nick Lange and David Obal each had 560 series. Ed Childs and Krogmeier each shot 211.
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MEMO
Farm Service
Farmers
Farm Bureau
Walnut Grove
Washington KC
Washington DC
Roy Miller
Nick Lange
David Obal
Ed Childs
Krogmeier
Better Start While Young Eating Habits Are Hard to Break
Sylvia Lowenstein a Brooklyn high school PE teacher runs a voluntary weight loss club at William H Maxwell Vocational High School helping about 500 overweight students over seven years. The program started after many freshmen weighed under 250 pounds and now about 40 girls attend weekly meetings with reduced menus and structured meals to curb unhealthy snacking and promote healthier portions.
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Jeanne Lesem
UPI
New York
Sylvia Lowenstein
Brooklyn
Miss Lowenstein
William H. Maxwell Vocational High School
City Board of Health
Women bowlers to meet in tourney at Columbus Bowl
The Washington-Columbus Junction Woman's Bowling Association tournament opens this weekend and runs two weekends February 17-18 and 24-25 at Columbus Bowl Columbus Junction. There are 32 teams 52 doubles sets and 104 singles entered. Play starts Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with doubles and singles at 9 p.m. Sunday begins at 1:15 p.m. for both weekends.
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Washington - Columbus Junction
Columbus Bowl
Columbus Junction
Women's Bowling Lane Leaders League Standings and Results
Wednesday results show McCleery and Bryn Mawr leading lanes with team and individual scores. Carson posted a team high 2590 in series while Carson also had a 909 team game. Individual top series were L Miller 578 and A Curl 556. Miller also had a 233 game.
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Ainsworth Bank
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Squire
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Carson
Minick
Ainsworth
Squire Shoppe
Jack & Jill
Roe
L. Miller
A. Curl
Royals and Celtics win at Washington YMCA league
In fifth and sixth grade action at the Washington YMCA, the Royals beat the Lakers 26 to 18 and the Celtics topped the Eagles 25 to 20. The Royals improve to 5 straight wins, while the Celtics sit at 2-2-1. Lakers’ Mike Young led with 13 points. Royals’ Terry Renoux added 10. Celtics’ Joe Williams and Bob Ward each had 13 and 10 respectively. Eagles’ Tony Earl scored 11.
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Eagles
Mike Young
Terry Renoux
Joe Williams
Bob Ward
Tony Earl
Cedar Rapids Washington favored for fifth straight state title
Cedar Rapids Washington, led by Robbie Cook and defending diver Steve Spikes now with Des Moines Hoover, seeks a fifth consecutive high school state swimming crown at the Beyer Hall Pool, Iowa State University. Preliminaries begin Friday, finals Saturday as one of the fastest fields in meet history.
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Iowa
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Beyer Hall
Iowa State University
Hal Krizan
Robbie Cook
Cedar Rapids Washington
Steve Spikes
Spikes
Des Moines Roosevelt
Des Moines Hoover
U.S. troops in Vietnam show rise in marijuana investigations
Washington reports a sharp rise in marijuana investigations among U.S. troops in Vietnam as the Defense Department issues a unified anti drug policy. Frank Bartimo cites 1967 figures at about 2.5 arrests per thousand, up from 1 per thousand in 1966, amid debates on enforcement versus actual use.
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UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Defense Department
Frank Bartimo
War On Drugs
Bartimo
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Navy
Air Force
Saigon
Gunshot Fatal to Waterloo Youth
Richard Martin, 16, of Waterloo, died at Allen Hospital after being accidentally shot above the right eye with a .22 caliber bullet. Police said the incident occurred at another teenage boy’s home and no charges were filed.
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Waterloo, Iowa
UPI
Richard Martin
Waterloo
Allen Hospital
Martin
Schwengel calls for nationwide transport study in Iowa
Rep. Fred Schwengel urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to pause any passenger train withdrawals until a comprehensive national transportation study is completed. He argued transport needs are increasing and rail passenger service must be part of the system, noting air travel and highways cannot meet future demand. Dr. Russell Ross of the University of Iowa advised Schwengel at the Fort Madison hearing on Santa Fe Railroad's plan to discontinue two passenger trains.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Schwengel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Russell Ross
University of Iowa
Santa Fe Railroad
Iowa State appoints new bands director from Maryland
Ames Iowa UPI reports Acton Ostling Jr the Maryland University director of bands is named director of bands. Arthur Swift who has been acting director of bands at Iowa State will stay on as assistant professor of music.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
Acton Ostling Jr
University of Maryland
Iowa State University
Arthur Swift
Iowa State
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