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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1968

Page

8

Raiders say they can win in Super Bowl bid

Raiders players vow they can beat Green Bay in the Orange Bowl. Howie Williams and Daryle Lamonica express confidence, while Vince Lombardi downplays psychology as a factor. Both teams finish rough practice and anticipate no new injuries before game day.

Boca Raton Fla UPI Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders Raiders Howie Williams Green Bay Daryle Lamonica Slaughter House John Rauch Vince Lombardi Lombardi Lamonica Ben Wilson Chuck Mercein

Conner Family Winter Travel Tales From Iowa and California

Ten years ago today Mr and Mrs Ed Conner and Sue celebrated New Year in Iowa City with friends. Their daughter Nancy, a staff nurse in San Jose California, flew to Los Angeles to visit her grandmother Mrs John Conner.

Ed Conner Sue Iowa City Nancy Conner San Jose, Calif John Conner Los Angeles

Hawks to host Buckeyes in televised Big Ten clash

Northwestern and Ohio State, both 1-0 in the Big Ten, face tests at Indiana and Iowa respectively as two top scorers Bill Hosket and Sam Williams duel on Saturday. Michigan State at Michigan and Illinois at Minnesota round out the card with Minnesota struggling at 3-11.

Chicago UPI Northwestern Ohio State Indiana Hoosiers Ilinois Buckeyes Wildcats Iowa Purdue Hawkeyes Michigan State Michigan Wolverines Minnesota Illini Bill Hoset Sam Williams Hosket Buckeye Williams Rick Mount Wisconsin Joe Franklin Steve Howell

Youthful skaters lead at U.S. Olympic trials in Wisconsin

Teen speed skaters dominate early rounds at Wisconsin State Fair Park as 19-year-old John Wurster wins the first 500 meter men’s heat in 41.4 seconds and 16-year-old Dianne Holum nearly matches the 3,000 meter women’s record. Trials run through next week with women’s team selection Tuesday and men’s on Wednesday.

West Allis Wis UPI John Wurster Ralston Spa N.Y Dianne Holum Northbrook Ill U.S Wurster Miss Holum Wisconsin State Fair Park

Thursday Night Bowling League End Of First Half

Waves Gull .51, Fem Clothing .46, Jelf Feeds .40, Fort Masonry .35, Evening Journal .34, Martin Cleaners .25, Coast to Coast .21. Team series led by Worley 2756, Falk 2567. team game tops Worley 926 and 915. Individual leaders Vern Geyer and John Richards 598, Doug Dunlap 587. high game Doug Dunlap 223, Vern Geyer 219.

Fem Jelf Tindal Farm Supply Fort Masonry Evening Journal Martin Cleaners Worley Martin Fort Coast Tindal Journal Falk Vern Geyer John Richards Doug Dunlap

Women’s Bowling Thursday Rollers Take Low Scores

Thursday bowling results show teams Rollers and Polka Dots posting low scores with margins shown. Team series totals include Hilos 2052 and Rollers 1925 while game leaders include Margaret Hammer Jean Hall 183 and Barb Steele 180.

Hilos Rollers Spares Barb Steele Elsie Stumme Margaret Hammer Jean Hall

Highland High Wins Dual Over Morning Sun in Close Meet

Highland grapplers defeated Morning Sun 24 to 20 in a Thursday dual at Morning Sun. Highland improves to 8 wins and 1 loss. Next Saturday Highland hosts at the Highland Invitational. Key results include Dautremont 95s and Becker 127s with pins, Goodrich 133 forfeit, and Rotter 165 edging Springsteen.

Highland High School Morning Sun Highland Huskies Mike Dautremont Lee Hobbs Pat O’conner Minnis Mark Latta Hewitt Ed Ossman Robert Becker Detreit Jim Goodrich Wright Ron Sweeting Jerry Sweeting Edwards Biggerstaff Dennis Bush Steve Rotter Springsteen Dennis Dea Nichols McDonald Jack Carson

American hopefuls among ski leaders

Grinwald Switzerland United Press International reports that top women skiers aimed to avenge a prior loss to Austria's Gertraud Gabl in the special slalom of the International Alpine meet. Gabl, 19, led World Cup with 48 points and won in 76.83 seconds for two heats, while Americans Wendy Allen and Rosie Fortna placed fourth and fifth and Kiki Cutter was seventh. Isabelle Mir of France was second with 77.79.

Grindelwald Switzerland UPI Austria Gertraud Gabl Miss Gabl Marielle Goitschel France Isabelle Mir Wendy Allen San Pedro Calif Rosie Fortna Warren Kiki Cutter Bend Ore

Everly Girls Lead Iowa High School Basketball Poll

Dunlap enters the top 20 for the first time this season, rising to No. 20 as Everly remains atop the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings. Union-Whitten and Paton-Churdan follow, with teams such as Mediapolis Woden-Crystal Lake and Southeast Warren also holding strong records.

DES Moines UPI Dunlap Iowa Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Everly Union-Whitten Paton-Churdan Mediapolis Woden-Crystal Lake Southeast Warren Waco Olds Delwood Elwood Fredericksburg Tripoli Farragut West Monona Parkersburg Wapsie Valley Maquoketa Valley Hartley Sentral Fenton Montezuma Villisca

LSU Wins 100-91 As Maravich Scores 52 To Power LSU

LSU sophomore Pete Maravich poured in 52 points to lift the Tigers to a 100-91 victory over Tulane, boosting their record to 9-3. Rich Hickman added 18 and a strong supporting cast from near the Mason-Dixon line helped LSU shoot 21 of 38. Other Friday results include Marquette beating Wisconsin 71-56 and Dayton edging St. Louis 57-56.

Pistol Pete The Yankees Louisiana Pete Maravich LSU Tulane Maravich Mason-Dixon Line Rich Hickman Aliquippa Press Maravich Pete Marquette Wisconsin Dayton St. Louis Drake Wichita State Virginia Clemson Virginia Tech Richmond UCLA California George Thompson Warriors Pat Smith Brad Luchini Jim Burke Don Draper Bobby Joe Hopper Don May Hopper

Washington High JV Game Moves to Jr High Gym

The Washington High School junior varsity basketball game scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday has moved to the junior high gym due to a stage band clinic. The Demon JV's will face Cedar Rapids Jefferson in tomorrow's game, per athletic director Tom English.

Washington Tom English Everetts Music Co Demon JV Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Schwengel backs hike in Social Security

Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa backed the 13 percent increase in Social Security benefits passed by Congress, saying 24 million Americans have faced rising living costs and the raise should have come at least 10 months ago.

Williamsburg Iowa UPI Congress Fred Schwengel Schwengel

Record of Automotive Owners and Vehicles Listed

On the record Wesley R Ramsey Chevrolet truck Lawrence A Borkos ki Wilson semi trailer Howard or Martha Walker Chevrolet Luella or Harry Jirsa Chevrolet Ronald LeRoy Rath Chevrolet Howard or Patricia Spreacker Chevrolet Kalona U-Save Chevrolet

Wesley R. Ramsey Chevrolet Lawrence A. Borkoski Wilson Howard Martha Walker Luella Harry Jirsa Ronald LeRoy Rath Patricia Spreacker Kalona U - Save

Severe winter storms sweep across multiple states

Snow and ice crippled the Southeast and stretched into the Northeast and Midwest. North Carolina and Virginia faced up to 14 inches of snow and heavy ice as a 60 mile ice belt knocked out power in Goldsboro and Wayne County. Albany and New York City endured record cold with subzero readings and a new Arctic surge brought more snow to the region.

Midwest North Carolina Virginia Southern Pines Goldsboro Kinston Carolina Power and Light Co Washington, D.C Richmond Charlottesville Columbia S.C Wayne County Upstate New York Albany New York City Nebraska Kansas Kentucky Tennessee Des Moines Iowa Omaha Neb Topeka Kan Sioux Falls S.D Montana North Dakota

Notary affirmation for bank official in Iowa record

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of January 1968 I certify I am not an officer or director of this bank SEAL attachment indicates formal notarization for the Washington County Iowa bank record signed by the notary public

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