Purdue in Rose Bowl victory by Martin Lader UPI
Purdue edged USC 14-13 in the Rose Bowl as USC failed on a two point conversion late. Alabama crushed Nebraska 34-7 in the Sugar Bowl to finish 11-0, while Florida beat Georgia Tech 27-12 in the Orange Bowl. Alabama’s Kenny Stabler passed for 218 yards and scored, praising a potential showdown with Notre Dame.
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Florida
Crimson Tide
Nebraska
New Orleans
Notre Dame
Tide
Kenny Stabler
Southern California
Pasadena
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Trojans
Georgia Tech
Miami
Stabler
Ray Perkins
Les Kelley
Perkins
Paul
Bear) Bryant
George Catavolos
Troy Winslow
Rod Sherman
USC
John McKay
Larry Smith
Steve Spurrier
Gators
Graham McKeel
Harmon Wages
Jack Coons
Navy sailor phoned home from Guam on Christmas Eve
Ten years ago today Robert Godwin of the United States Navy called his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Godwin Sunday evening December 23 and spoke with his sisters and brothers in law who were at the Godwin home He said he was stationed at Guam and happy to send a Christmas greeting by phone.
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UCLA Keeps Lead In UPI Major College Poll
UCLA holds first place in the United Press International basketball ratings through games up to Saturday December 31, leading Louisville North Carolina New Mexico and Cincinnati. The poll lists records, points and first place votes for top teams with UCLA at 8-0 and 348 points.
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New Mexico
Cincinnati
Houston
Texas Western
Providence
Kansas
Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky
Boston College
Bradley
St. John’s
Michigan State
Seattle
Utah State
Dayton
Princeton
Florida
Castro pledges Guevara’s return as mythic phoenix
Miami dispatch says Fidel Castro declared Ernesto Guevara would reappear "any day now" where Yankee imperialism least expects him but offered no location. Castro spoke on his eighth anniversary, praising anti US policy while highlighting European trade deals as key to Cuba’s resilience.
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Che) Guevara
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Rising auto insurance costs hit Iowa drivers
Rising traffic accident costs drive higher premiums for Iowa motorists. Insurance groups approve rate hikes across the state with Davenport and Cedar Rapids seeing the largest increases. For private cars, average statewide bodily injury and property damage premiums rise about 9.1 percent, while collision and comprehensive coverages also shift, with statewide difference by deductible and location. New rates take effect Wednesday and exclude renewals.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
National Automobile Underwriters Association
Iowa teachers paid below U.S. average in NEA report
Iowa public school teachers earn an average $6,531 this year, $464 more than last year but below the national average of $7,119. The NEA notes Iowa has 30,350 instructional staff, with elementary teachers at $6,115 and secondary teachers at $6,778. Total district spending is pegged at $367.7 million against receipts of about $359 million, including $19 million in federal funds and $55 million in state aid. Average daily attendance is 598,700 across 501 districts, about 90.3 percent of 663,700 enrolled, up slightly from last year.
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UPI
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Weaver family at Iowa City event
Mrs. Boyd Sanders reports a holiday gathering circuit as Laurilee Weaver of Washington joins relatives in Iowa including Ot tumwa Williams and Manchester areas. The article lists multiple Christmas visits among the Weaver, Yoder, Vincent, Wade, Powell, Mertz, Page and Park er families, with hospital and new year plans noted.
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Laurilee Weaver
Washington
Galen Weaver
Iowa City
Lowell Weaver
Lowell Weavers
Ottumwa
Dean Epperlys
Williamsburg
Darlene Nelson
McePherson
Kansas
Elmer Waller
Donald Heisdorfers
George Mattison
Marengo
Elmer Wallers
Fred Wade
Marion
Myron Yoder
Sam Millers
Cedar Rapids
Lewis J. Powell
Doug Powell
Delores Martin
Richard Adams
Des Moines
Junior Mertz
Oskaloosa
Jess Page
Merzy
Howard Wombacker
Wombacker
Doyle Palmer
Don Parkers
Tipton
Lyle Palmer
Cuba’s Revolutionaries Back Castro as Resolve Grows
Castro claimed the Cuban people stand behind him and that revolutionary fervor grows each year. He pledged full support for Latin American Red Guerrilla leaders and continued Cuban backing for Communist forces in Vietnam.
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Tigers stun Tar Heels to run 9-1 record
Princeton upset third-ranked North Carolina 91-81 at Chapel Hill as Princeton overcame pressure with five double figure scorers led by 6foot-7 John Haarlow 24 points. Carolina top scorer Larry Miller had 31 in defeat. The Tigers improved to 9-1, their only loss 72-63 to Louisville.
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Tigers
Louisville
Quaker City
Denver
Tennessee Tech
New Mexico
Pioneers
Houston
Tech
John Haarlow
Larry Miller
Carolina
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