Dallas Cowboys advance to Super Bowl after win over 49ers
The Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers 17 to 10 to clinch a Super Bowl berth against the Baltimore Colts. Duane Thomas and Walt Garrison combined for 214 rushing yards while Lee Roy Jordan and Mel Renfro made key interceptions. Morton overcame elbow pain to engineer the decisive march and connection to Garrison for Dallas' early touchdown.
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Duane
Thomas
Walt Garrison
San Francisco
Garrison
Cowboys
Lee Roy Jordan
Mel Renfro
Dallas
Jordan
Renfro
Brodie
Gene Washington
Morton
Mid-Prairie sweeps Solon in basketball doubleheader
Mid-Prairie girls beat Solon 56 to 30 with Janelle Miller and Suzanna Yoder leading scoring. The Mid-Prairie boys edged Solon 55 to 52 as Randy Brannaman dominated boards and scored 24 for Solon in a close game. Steve Mast 16, Steve Yetty 14, Delwin Bender 10 paced the winners.
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Mid-Prairie
Solon
Mid-Prairie Boys
Iowa Hawkeye
Randy Brannaman
Steve Mast
Steve Yetty
Delwin Bender
Mid-Prairie Girls
Janelle Miller
Suzanna Yoder
Candy Enabrot
Christ Ashmead
Ten Years Ago Today Washington's Men Present Charley's Aunt
Washington's Men stage a well known comedy Charley's Aunt as their home talent play for 1961 marking ten years since the group began performing in the community theater scene.
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Washington
Five New Support Hosiery Patented for Medical Use
Five new support hosiery products claim improved manufacturing techniques and exact standards with precise scientific blending of elastomers. Medically designed for pregnancy and moderate varicosities, these cosmetics-like full-support hosiery emphasize high quality and fashion appeal.
Montezuma Girls Still Rated Best in Iowa Poll
Unbeaten Montezuma remains No. 1 in the weekly girls basketball poll by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Mediapolis drops from second to fifth after its first loss, with Winfield-Mount Union rising to second following a decisive win over Mediapolis. Farragut stays third, West Central fourth, Mediapolis fifth, and South Clay sixth as the top 10 firms through shifts in rankings and recent games.
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DES Moines
UPI
Montezuma
Mediapolis
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Winfield - Mount Union
Mount Union
Farragut
West Central
South Clay
Guthrie Center
Midland
Monticello
Allison - Bristow
Elk Horn - Kimballton
Manilla
Wellsburg
Manson
Wayne
Corydon
West Marshall
State Center
Roland-Story City
Avoca
Hubbard
Dunlap
Anita
Fined $500 in fish law case on Iowa River
Fort Madison man Eugene Marsh, 36, was fined 500 in Justice of Peace Court Sunday for illegal taking of fish. Johnson County conservation officers staking out the Iowa River below Coralville reservoir arrested him after tips about net fishing, confiscating 600 feet of net and 1500 pounds of fish. Laboratory tests found high pesticide content in the catch, making it unfit for consumption.
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Tiffin
UPI
Fort Madison
Eugene Marsh
Justice of Peace Court
Marsh
Johnson County Conservation
Iowa River
Coralville Reservoir
Hawks rally to beat Wyoming in late comeback
Iowa clinched an 87-81 victory over Wyoming as Sam Williams drove for a late layup and converted a free throw to break an 84-84 tie. Williams scored 28 and Fred Brown 29 for Iowa, which overcame a 14 point deficit in the second half and leveraged Williams' late sequence to secure the win.
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Iowa City
UPI
Sam Williams
Iowa
Wyoming
Williams
Hawkeyes
Fred Brown
Omar Harley
Brown
Hawks
Jerry Bruoks
H Williams
Fordham Rockets To 11th Straight In Upset Of Princeton
Fordham, 11-0, defeated Princeton 81-71 behind 20 second half points from Charlie Yelverton who added 16 rebounds. Despite the win and national top 10 action by several teams, Fordham remains unlisted in UPIs Top 20. The NCAA spotlight has yet to shine on the Rams as major programs post late-season scores.
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Fordham
Princeton
Rams
United Press International
Charlie Yelverton
Yelverton
Drake
Bulldogs
Cincinnati
Dave Johnson
UCLA
Dayton
South Carolina
Clemson
Marquette
Detroit
Southern California
Louisiana State
Colts Beat Raiders 27-17 to Reach Super Bowl
Johnny Unitas engineered a 27-17 win over Oakland in Baltimore earning the Colts a trip to the Super Bowl against the Dallas Cowboys. Norm Bulaich scored twice as Unitas connected on a 68 yard TD to Ray Perkins. Blanda threw for 271 yards and two TDs but was picked off three times.
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Baltimore
UPI
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
Johnny Unitas
Unitas
Colts
Oakland Raiders
Willie Brown
Raiders
Oakland
Colt
Norm Bulaich
George Blanda
Ray’ Perkins
Dallas Cowboys
Miami
Blanda
Fort Dodge to host Weekend of Champions in 1971
Fort Dodge will host a Weekend of Champions from April 30 to May 2 1971. Ninety pro and college athletes including Bart Starr Gary Cuozzo and Rex Kern are expected to speak and participate in school assemblies civic club events and a Sunday rally. Ed McNeil leads planning with a projected local fundraising goal of 7000 supported by city groups and churches.
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Fort Dodge
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Columbus
Ohio
Miami
Fla
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Bill Bradley
New York Knicks
Gary Cuozzo
Vikings
New York
Jim Ryan
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
FCA
Vic Gordon
Plunkett
Jim Ryun
YMCA
Fellowship of Christi
Assembly of Saints
Floyd Magnusson
Ed McNeil
Dodger
McNeil
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Dallas Vs. Colts
Craig Morton
San Francisco Forty Niners
Jimmy
Snyder
Russel Stover
Drug Store
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Sitler’s Electric Supply
N. Town
Hawks Rally
Ksrown
Rod Penner
Towa
Smith
Roberson
Penner
Brucks
Wilson
Irvin
Mountjoy
Larkin
Gft Grabinski
Kunnert
Angelino Brown
Lusk
Harley Ryt Miller
Rowat
Fred McMane
Western Kentucky
East Tennessee State
Kentucky
Mississippi
Jacksonville
University of the Virgin Islands
Sidney Wicks
Bruins
Ken May
Davenport
Nixon
Congress
Chuckles
Bud Lechner
Bob Brown
Fort Dodge Messenger
Town Daily Press Association
Washington Evening Journal
Reg
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Armour’s
Braunschweiger
Armour’s Crescent
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