Demons Host Prairie Cagers in Weekend Showdown
Washington Demons, led by Coach Skip Speece, prepare for a home game Saturday night against Cedar Rapids Prairie after a December training run. Prairie counters with a strong front line and quick guards led by Tow and Mitualsky, while Washington plans to field the usual starting quintet Schooley, Schooley, English, Williams and Hennigan.
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Skip Speece
Washington Demons
Cedar Rapids Prairie Cagers
Cedar Rapids Aegis
Larry Tow
Jim Mitualsky
Ron Bentley
Duane Modracek
al Morse
Speece
Ron Schooley
Bill Schooley
Bob English
Rus Williams
Mike Hennigan
Washington
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Roosevelt Tops UPI Iowa High School Basketball Polls
Des Moines Roosevelt leads the weekly UPI basketball poll in Iowa, unbeaten going into the new year. Waterloo East sits second, Cedar Rapids Washington third, with Paullina and Heelan in fourth and fifth respectively. The Top Ten includes Waterloo Columbus, Iowa City Regina, Dubuque, Humboldt, Storm Lake, Denison, West Des Moines, and others in the second ten.
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Des Moines
UPI
Roosevelt
Iowa
United Press International
Waterloo East
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Paullina
Sioux City
Iowa City
Regina
Dubuque
Humboldt
Storm Lake
Denison
West Des Moines
Peila
Waverly
Atlantic
Davenport Central
Bettendorf
Sioux Center
Emmetsburg
Des Moines Roosevelt
Heelan
Waterloo Columbus
Pella
Ten Years Ago Miss Virginia Leet Visits Parents
Miss Virginia Leet, a student at Omaha Bible Institute in Omaha Nebraska, is expected this morning for a holiday visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Richard Leet.
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Virginia Leet
Richard Leet
Virginia
Omaha Bible Institute
Omaha
Neb
Bowling meet high scores and team totals reported
Farm Service posted a team series of 2732 and a team game of 943 in Walnut Grove with Farm Bureau at 2619 and 846 respectively. Don Rees led individuals with a 571 series and games of 201 and 196 followed by Stanley Chabal at 524. George Krogmeier added a 196 game.
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Farm Service
Farm Bureau
Walnut Grove
Don Rees
Stanley Chabal
George Krogmeier
Fox Hunt Meeting At Ainsworth School Saturday
Men invited to join the weekly fox hunt should meet at the Ainsworth school building Saturday at 9 30 a.m. Last week foxes were killed by Claire Wolf and Loren Bush and sons.
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Ainsworth
Claire Wolf
Loren Bush
Rose Bowl shocks and shatters remained in 1968 season
Ohio State rallied from 10-0 to beat Southern California 27-16 in the Rose Bowl. Penn State edged Kansas 15-14 after a late two-point try was wiped by a 12-man on the field error. Texas rolled past Tennessee 36-13 in the Cotton Bowl, and Arkansas defeated Georgia 16-2 in the Sugar Bowl as the four major bowls closed the season. O J Simpson starred for USC with 171 rushing yards. James Street connected twice for long TDs to Charles Speyrer as Texas sealed the Cotton Bowl win.
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Ohio State
Penn State
Texas
Arkansas
Southern California
Kansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Southern Cal
Donnie Shanklin
Jayhawks
Bobby Campbell
Lions
Pen State Numero Uno
Campbell
Rex Kern
O. J. Simpson
Trojans
Chris Gilbert
Ted Kay
Steve Worster
James Street
Charles
Speyrer
Bill Montgomery
Chuck Dicus
Adult Men's Swim Class at YMCA Starts January 6
The YMCA offers an eight week Men's Adult Swim Class from January 6 to February 24. Classes meet Monday evenings 9:00 to 10:00 p m. Members swim free, non members pay one dollar per lesson. Sign up at the main desk. All skill levels welcome with individual attention. Instructor is Jack Kiesey who assisted last fall.
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YMCA
Jack Kiesey
Free Rose Bowl Tickets For Pueblo Crewmen
An anonymous donor provided 19 USS Pueblo crewmen with free Rose Bowl tickets for the New Year’s Day game in Pasadena. Debriefing interviews resumed at Balboa Naval Hospital after holiday cancellations, with no special events planned. About half of the remaining 82 survivors took liberty. the others stayed near families on hospital grounds.
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San Diego
Calif
City unveils gains as spring target set for new well
Improvements push toward full operation by early spring with 700 gallons per minute pumping capacity. The new well becomes the city's fourth, while Sunset Park adds two permanent tennis courts ready for summer use. Washington notes 1968 improvements and a bright outlook with growth in population and commerce.
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Sunset Park
Washington
Water damage hits Statehouse offices from ruptured pipe
Water damaged ceilings in the first floor and basement offices as a second floor pipe in a men’s room ruptured. Repairmen said the two inch pipe froze and burst, allowing water to drain into the vaults.
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Statehouse
Wellman Christmas Gatherings and Local News
Wellman area residents shared Christmas Day visits with relatives including Jay Kempf and family at their home. Mumps affected Kempf children while other gatherings included Don Brogla’s family in Coralville and extended travels to Texas and Colorado. Local clubs canceled events due to weather and icy walkways. Rebekah Lodge attendance was light, and a December 27 to 28 snow event was noted.
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Wellman
Jay Kempf
Grandma Kempf
Grandma Graf
Cecil Meyer
Brighton
Kemp
Don Brogla
David
Michael
Coralville
Brogla
C.H. Yoder
West Chester
Janice
Iowa City
Wayne Rhodebeck
Marlin and
Marion
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Bob Strack
Cheryl
LaCross
Wisconsin
Don Yoder
Tresa Yoder
Lida Rowe
Tom Stockett
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Lloyd LeFever
Washington
United Apartments
Pharr
Texas
McAllen
Everett Curl
Ladies Rural Club
Rebekah Lodge
Elsie Asby
Olds
Doris Gerling
Cedar Rapids
Edna Blumenstein
Ella Knott
J. D. Ashby
Lincoln
Nebraska
Dale Kelsey
Kentucky
Letha
Mirian Ashby
Alta Berry
Alta
J. H. Wehrle
Milton Werle
A. D. Ttt
Shenks Nursing Home
Richard Griffeth
TTT
United Asbury Methodist Church
SOS program guides high schoolers toward vocational training
University of Iowa Professor Kenneth B Hoyt leads the SOS effort to inform counselors about vocational technical schools. He developed a 100 item questionnaire for students at these schools, gathered from 3,000 respondents this year, and aims to help Specialty Oriented Students choose suitable post high school paths. Public schools join via state plans. SOS Research Inc. coordinates private participation with no federal funding and no student costs.
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Kenneth B. Hoyt
University of Iowa College of Education
Hoyt
U of I Division of
Counselor Education
SOS Research Inc
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Colorado
California
SOS
Department of Public Instruction
United States
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