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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1970

Page

8

West Wins Pro Bowl In Narrow 16 13 Victory

West All Stars topple East 16 15 at the Coliseum as Ron Gabriel delivers a clutch 28 yard TD pass to Carroll Dale with 72 seconds left. Gale Sayers named MVP back. Bob Lilly and George Andrie key pass rush earn praise from both coaches. Gary Larsen subbed in after Fred Miller’s retina injury, earning 1500 dollars in players pool shares.

LOS Angeles UPI Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams West All-Stars Gale Sayers Bears Gabriel Dallas Bob Lilly George Andrie Gabriel Cody Carroll Dale Packers Gary Larsen Vikings Whittier Calif Fred Miller Colts Larsen Miller

Douglass Wins in Phoenix Open by 13 Under Par

Dale Douglass, a 32 year old from Evergreen, Colorado, captured the Phoenix Open with a 271 total, 13 under par, earning $20,000. Gene Littler and Howie Johnson tied for second at 272, each winning $9,250, while several veterans and young pros filled the rest of the money prizes.

Phoenix Ariz UPI Dale Douglass Douglass Evergreen Colo Gene Littler San Diego Calif Phoenix Country Club Littler Howie Johnson Palm Springs Dave Hill Dave Marr Orville Moody Bob Lunn Tom Weiskopf Homero Blancas Bert Greene Frank Beard Chi Chi Rodriguez Bruce Crampton John Miller

Highland Huskies stay hot with 27 win over Iowa Valley

Highland Hus kies improved to 6 1 after a 27 21 victory over Iowa Valley Marengo. John Becker 130 pounds Jim Goodrich 145 and Ron Sweeting 165 all pinned for the Huskies with several decisive bouts by Chuck Kron Skip Slaughter Jerry Becker and Bob Brophy. The Huskies sit 2nd in the Southeast Iowa Conference behind Morning Sun, with another meet at Mediapolis and a home dual vs Sigourney looming.

Riverside Highland Huskies Iowa Valley Marengo Huskies Sigourney Iowa Valley Chuck Krow McGivern Ship Slaughter Chader

Soldier Stephen Palmer Returns to Vietnam Tour

Sp-4 Stephen E. Palmer of D. Co. 31st Engr. Bn. CA APO San Francisco 96490 has returned to Phone Vinh Vietnam for a six month tour after a thirty day home leave. His wife Sharon Palmer resides at 515 West Jefferson.

Stephen E. Palmer D. Co Engr Apo San Francisco Calif Stephen Palmer Vinh Vietnam Sharon W. Jefferson

Washington YMCA sinks Dubuque by wide margin in swimming meet

Washington YMCA defeated Dubuque 331 to 83 as six pool records fell. Marty Young lowered 40 yd breaststroke mark to 31.2 for 9 and 10 year olds, Drew McAvoy set 100 yd backstroke record at 1:04.0, and Dave McCall boosted 200 yd freestyle to 1:07.9 along with other record improvements. Washington faces Central and West Des Moines next, hoping to remain undefeated.

Washington Ymca Tankers Dubuque Washington Marty Sam) Young Drew McAvoy Rene Smith Terry Roth Larry Hysell Dave McCall Matt Ross Steve Huber Jim Rosenkild Jim Harris YMCA Central West Des Moines Des Moines Milo Steele Cedar Rapids

Waco Warriors Capture Blackhawk Conference Title

The Waco Warriors won the Blackhawk Conference tournament with a 72 to 61 victory over Central of Argyle at Keosauqua. Jim Widmer and Bill Schooley led with 14 points each, Shrader and Rich had 13, Nebel and Farmer 9. Cecil led Central with 26 as Widmer paced rebounds with 20.

Waco Warriors Blackhawk Central of Argyle Keosauqua Jim Widmer Bill Schooley Jack Shrader Steve Rich Grant Nebel Lynn Farmer Dave Cecil Central

Thant meets Nigerian leaders but cancels Biafra visit

U N Secretary General Thant met for two hours in Lagos with Maj. Gen. Yakubu Gowon and officials but cancelled plans to visit the defeated Biafra region. He discussed relief and reconstruction for the war zone and planned to fly to New York later. No reason was given for cancelling the inspection trip.

Lagos UPI U.N Thant Biafra Yakubu Gowon New York

Kentucky Extends Streak to 13 with Tennessee Win

Kentucky, led by coach Adolph Rupp, beat Tennessee 68-52 to extend its unbeaten run to 13 games. UCLA moved to 12-0 after a 94-72 win over Loyola of Chicago, while Wake Forest edged North Carolina 91-90 and St. Joseph's defeated Davidson 90-81. New Mexico State topped Hardin-Simmons 83-75 behind 30 from Jimmy Collins.

United Press International Adolph Rupp Rupp University of Kentucky Wildcats Tennessee UCLA Bruins Loyola of Chicago Kentucky South Carolina St. Bonaventure Jacksonville Houston North Carolina Wake Forest Davidson St. Joseph's New Mexico State Hardin-Simmons Jimmy Collins Marquette Southern Illinois Milwaukee Arena Furman DePaul

Taxpayers in 32 Iowa cities see reduced 1960 rates

The Iowa Taxpayers Association reported that 32 Iowa cities including Washington have lower tax rates in 1960, while the overall rate among 114 surveyed cities shows an increase.

Iowa Iowa Taxpayers Association Washington

Iowa group names Phi Beta Kappa members

David Day of Pepper Pike Ohio is one of a group from the University of Iowa named to Phi Beta Kappa the national scholastic honorary. Jerry Kollros president of the U I chapter presented the certificates. Day is a former Brighton resident and nephew of William Day of Brighton and Robert Day of Washington. His parents live in Pepper Pike Ohio.

David Day Pepper Pike Ohio University of Iowa Phi Beta Kappa Jerry Kollros U of I U of I Department of Zoology Day Brighton William Day Robert Day Washington

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