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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1969

Page

8

Wildcats seek 1000th win amid past victories claim

Kentucky boosts to 10-2 and 4-0 in the SEC with an 88-68 win over Georgia, while pursuing NCAA recognition of three claimed early 1900s victories. The Wildcats contest the NCAA's official total, eyeing a historic 1,000th win as they review old clippings and yearbooks for disputed triumphs. Meanwhile Iowa State upset Kansas and Notre Dame, Tulsa, Creighton, Tennessee, St John’s, and Lamar Tech posted notable results.

Kentucky Georgia Wildcats Kansas Jayhawks Iowa State NCAA Lexington Ymca Kentucky University Transylvania Georgetown Cyclones Jim Abrahamson Notre Dame Air Force Tulsa St. Louis

East Stars Favored In All Star Game At Baltimore

East backcourt of Oscar Robertson and Earl Monroe gives the East a scoring edge in tonight's NBA All Star clash at the Baltimore Civic Center. Robertson, an eight time All Star and two time MVP, teams with Monroe for a potent duo, while West star Jerry West is out with a pulled muscle. East coach Gene Shue hopes for victory as he faces West coach Richie Guerin and stresses fair play and rotation for all players.

Baltimore UPI Oscar Robertson Earl Monroe Baltimore Civic Center Robertson Cincinnati Monroe Jerry West Los Angeles Bill Russell Boston John Havlicek Jerry Lucas Elvin Hayes Russell West Hayes Don Kojis Elgin Baylor Guerin

Porter Family Arrives From Fort Knox for New Year

Ten years ago Sgt. and Mrs. Robert E. Porter and their children Roberta Ann Richard Raymond and Patricia arrived New Year s Day from Fort Knox Kentucky. Sgt Porter will leave Thursday for duty in Germany. The family will live in Washington for the present.

Robert E. Porter Roberta Ann Richard Raymond Patricia Ft. Knox Porter Germany Washington

Women's Bowling High Scores Show Strong Team and Individual Totals

In a Washington accounting season note, Stanley leads with a 2069 team series and Willows follows at 2053. Individual gains include Lucy Smith 571 and Dee Walley 483. Team game of 738 ties Willows and Stanley, with Wash. Acct. at 727. notable player games feature Lucy Smith 221, plus rankings like Friday Scores Wash. Acct. 2051 and others such as Miller's 1898, McCleery 1865, Ross Rejects 1971, Sitlers 1919, Advance Ross 1984. Willows 2053 and Stanley 2069 round out the list.

Stanley Willows Lucy Smith Dee Walley Wash Miller McCleery Ross Sitlers Advance Ross

Hawkeyes Set For Battling Spartans In Iowa City

Iowa hosts Michigan State aiming to preserve its Big Ten edge at home. Spartans led by coach Benington, with Lee Lafayette and Harrison Stepp er as top contributors, try to rebound better while Iowa emphasizes frontcourt work and road pressure as a potential equalizer.

Iowa City Iowa UPI Iowa Hawkeyes Michigan State John Benington Spartan Benington Hawkeyeland State Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan Ann Arbor Indiana Spartans Lee Lafayette Lafayette Harrison Stepter Hawkeye Ralph Miller

Bowling league results and top totals posted

Monday results show Squire Shoppe, Freshwaters, Edwards, Falk, Fareway, Motel, Zieglowsky, Hy Vee and others. Team series lead Freshwaters 2518, Zieglowsky 2503. team game high Fareway 925 and Zieglowsky 895. Individual totals top Norm Schoonover 570 and John Hough 566 with games 220 by Hough and 213 by Shorty Burkum. Zieglowsky clinched the first half title.

Blue Monday Cipmiowhes Edwards le Squire Rose Motel Monday Squire Freshwaters Falk Fareway Motel Zieglowsky Norm Schoonover John Hough Shorty Burkum

Cyclones rally to topple 9th ranked Jayhawks in overtime

Ames Iowa State Cyclones erased a 17 point first half deficit to beat Kansas 78 72 in the second overtime. Aaron Jenkins led all scorers with 27 points while Jim Abrahamson and Jo Jo White contributed key late scores as the Cyclones sealed the victory.

Ames Iowa UPI Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Cyclones Aaron Jenkins Abrahamson Dave Collins Iowa State Jo Jo White Jenkins

Cedar Rapids Washington Leads Iowa High School Swim Poll

Cedar Rapids Washington maintains the top spot in the bi monthly Swim Inc rankings, Davenport West and Waterloo West follow in second and third. Des Moines Roosevelt is fourth, Cedar Rapids Kennedy fifth tied with Ames, with the poll listing points for 20 teams including Hoover Lincoln Jefferson and Northern University High in the standings.

Fort Dodge Iowa UPI Cedar Rapids Washington Swim, Inc Davenport West Waterloo West Des Moines Roosevelt Ames Kennedy Iowa High School Swim Coaches Assn Des Moines Roosevelt Hoover Des Moines Lincoln Davenport Central Muscatine Jefferson Northern University High Clinton Mason City Iowa City University High Newton Tipton Burlington Sioux City Central

Mixed doubles leads in Columbus Bowl tournament

After the second weekend in Columbus Junction and Columbus Bowl, Marion Allen of Columbus Junction and Frank Lukovsky of Washington lead with 1231 points in mixed doubles. Viola Martin of Letts and Scott Donovan of Muscatine and Winnie Carpenter of Letts and Ben Synassink of Muscatine are tied at 1204 points. The event will continue for two more weekends.

Columbus Bowl Columbus Junction Marion Aillen Frank Lukovsky Washington Viola Martin Letts Scott Donovan Muscatine Winnie Carpenter Ben Synassink

Wild Game Banquet Tickets On Sale For January 27

Tickets for the annual Wild Game Banquet in Washington are available from Izaak Walton League members and at local shops. The January 27 dinner at the K. C. hall will feature buffalo and other wild game. Bud Louis of the Iowa Mountaineers will present a film on climbing experiences, with John Ebert expected as a guest.

Washington County

Ninth graders fall to Fairfield in tight loss

Washington ninth grade basketball dropped a 60 to 56 decision at Fairfield on Monday. Fairfield led 31 to 24 at halftime and 51 to 37 after three quarters as Simons powered the Trojans with 27 points while Washington shot 43 percent. Brock led Washington with 16 points and 9 rebounds, Zeck had 14, Ward Anderson 10, and the Demons face Muscatine West and Mid Prairie next, with the latter date moved up one day.

Washington Fairfield Demons Simons Trojans Brock Zeck Arnold Pearl Randy Brock Ward Anderson Dave Schooley Jeff Swartzendruber Steve Hubert Keston Muscatine West Mid - Prairie

Essex and Bank lead in close bowling team series

Essex defeats River Products and VFW while Bank defeats Osincup and Ad-Ettes in a match with Essex posting 2392 and Bank 2381. Individual standout D Walley delivers 568 in series and 212 in a game, with L Smith earning 544 in series and 194 in one game.

Essex River Products VFW Dayton Lord Insurance Osincup Bank Ad - Ettes D. Walley L. Smith D. Walby Melody Strikers League Washington State Bank Dayton Beauty Salon Lord Insurance Eees Osincup Drug

Cyclops Lead Jr. High Loop With 30 22 Win Over Royals

Cyclops pulled ahead in YMCA junior high league with a 30 to 22 victory over the Royals as Roger Smith led with 12 points and Jim Grubb had 7. Celtics topped Roadrunners 36 to 32 with Dave Butler scoring 19 and Dave Tweeton adding 12 while John Blakeny had 11 for Roadrunners. Standings follow.

Cyclops YMCA Royals Celtics Roadrunners Tom Bruty Roger Smith Jim Grubb Larry Weidner Craig Paul

YMCA hosts junior high basketball clinic Saturday

The YMCA will host a boys basketball clinic from 12:00 to 12:50 led by Coach Skip Speece with Demon Varsity players assisting. Open to all Junior High boys in gym clothes, the session covers shooting dribbling passing and drills. The YMCA Junior Basketball League game schedule follows: Roadrunners vs Royals 1:00 2:00 and Celtics vs Cyclops 2:00 3:00.

The YMCA Skip Speece Roadrunners Royals Celtics Cyclops

Illini fifth in UPI cage poll

New York, UPI reports the top 10 college basketball teams in the Coaches Rating Board ranking. UCLA leads with an 11-0 record, Illinois sits fifth at 11-1, followed by Kentucky 9-2 and other powers like North Carolina Santa Clara and New Mexico State.

NEW York UPI UCLA North Carolina Santa Clara Davidson Illinois Kentucky New Mexico St St. John’s Kansas Villanova

Deeds Record: Kalona land transfers and city lots

Deeds show Kalona land transferred to Ivo E Grady. Gladys Vincent conveys land in section 6 9. David W Gregory by wife transfers Lot 8 and part of Lot 9 Block 12 Smouse's Second Addition Washington to Dan V Allen. C R I P railroad involved.

C. R. I. & P. Railroad Ivo E. Grady Kalona Gladys Vincent Oie Iowa David W. Gregory Dan V. Allen West Smouse Washington

Highlandettes 4-H Club Holds January Meeting

The Highlandettes 4-H Club met Saturday with Linda Chalupa and Janice Chalupa as hostesses. President Linda Chalupa led. safety cooking hints were shared. Members enrolled, pledged, and completed ecards and project sheets. A Food quiz was held and a $2 donation to IF YE agreed. Linda Chalupa demonstrated Baking Powder Biscuits. Illustrated talks covered The Milk Group by Karen Krotz, The Meat Group by Leanne Swailes, and The Fruit and Vegetable Group by Janice Chalupa.

Highlandettes 4 - H Club Linda Janice Chalupa Linda Chalupa Charles Chalupa IF YE Karen Krotz Leanne Swailes

Orbit News Describes Shatalov in Space Flight

Tass reported cosmonaut Shatalov circled the globe every 88 minutes 15 seconds with an orbit from 100 to 140 miles up at a 51 degree inclination. He described tolerating overloads, distributing scientific equipment, and continuing a flight program of duties and experiments aboard the Soyuz prototype. In Subic Bay Philippines, the Navy quit a bee attack on USS Cabildo with pest control action restoring order and counting 2,000 bees killed.

Tass Shatalov Subic Bay Philippines

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