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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1969

Page

8

Senator seeks one man one vote in Iowa high school sports

State Sen. William Reichardt of Des Moines proposes legislation to shift power in the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union to reflect school size. He says the current system gives every school one vote, disadvantaging large schools and cites a recent anti alcohol rule as basis for reform. He notes most Iowa schools with athletic programs belong to the boys or girls associations, and worries larger schools may later join the girls unit.

Des Moines UPI William Reichardt Iowa Reichardt Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys’ Group Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union University of Iowa Association Girls Athletic Union

Douglass Leads Crosby Pro-Am Field Amid Rain Disruption

Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach ends with Dale Douglass taking a one stroke lead over Howie Johnson and two over George Archer after a two under par 70 final round. Immediate attention centers on Douglass as top names like Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Goalby and Lee Trevino compete in the $25,000 top prize.

Arnold Palmer Billy Casper Jack Nicklaus Bob Goalby Lee Trevino Douglass Army Pebble Beach Howie Johnson George Archer Cypress Point Spyglass Hill

Ten Years Ago Tom Caldwell Visits Home

Tom Caldwell, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Caldwell, visited this weekend with his parents. He has been stationed at Fort Leonard Wood and will report to Fort Walters in Texas on Friday for a new assignment.

Tom Caldwell Howard Caldwell Ft. Leonard Wood Ft. Walters Texas

Have Perfect Mark V swimmers win Saturday meet

Washington Y MCA swimming team defeated Central Y Des Moines and West Suburban West Des Moines 321 to 150 and 115. Three records fell: Tim King 20 yd freestyle 12.3. Dennis Shaver 100 yd freestyle 56.0. open 400 yd freestyle relay 3:52.4 by Kim Steele Dennis McCall Matt Ross Dennis Shaver. Coach Milo Steele Jr. said the team is 6–0 and next faces Cedar Rapids.

Washington Y McA Central Y Des Moines West Suburban West Des Moines Washington Des Moines Central Tim King Brian Carter Dennis Shaver Kim Steele Dennis McCall Matt Ross Milo Steele Jr Cedar Rapids M. Reschly M. Gebhardt T. King B. Hammond A. van Houten T. Reschly D. McCall J. Gebhardt M. Oftelie D. Orris T. Little J. Goodell M. Ottelie

Wilt Chamberlain nets 60 as Lakers topple Royals

Wilt Chamberlain scored 60 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-113 victory over the Cincinnati Royals. The win marked a turnaround as LA, amid coaching-player dissension, found a cohesive offense with Chamberlain taking a dominant scoring role. Connie Dierking led Cincinnati with 32 points, while Philadelphia edged Atlanta to tighten the East race.

Los Angeles Chamberlain Cincinnati Royals National Basketball Association Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia Boston Baltimore San Francisco Phoenix San Diego Chicago Cincinnati Connie Dierking Chet Walker Hal Greer Greer Walker Zelmo Beaty

Celtics and Roadrunners Win In Cage Loop

In YMCA junior high basketball action the Celtics beat the Royals 31 to 25 while the Roadrunners defeated the Cyclops 31 to 18. Cyclops lead the league at 5 2, others at 3 4. Greene led Roadrunners with 18 points, Smith 6, Robertson 5 for Cyclops, Butler 13 for Celtics and Paul 12 for Royals.

Celtics Royals Roadrunners Cyclops YMCA Greene Smith Robertson Butler Paul

Mixed Bowling Friday Mixers League and Basketball Highlights

Mixed Bowling Friday Mixers League points 3042. Alley Cats and Dum Dums top team scores. Ama Rus sell leads individual series with 518. Dick Stalder tops games with 209. Earl Monroe injures ankle for Baltimore delaying him in Celtics game. Don Nelson scores 15 in third as Boston pulls away. Sam Jones 28, Kevin Loughery 19. San Francisco defeats Phoenix 25-7 third period. Nate Thurmond 25, Neil Johnson 22 for Suns.

Alley Cats Dum Dums Cats Ama Russell Pat Burroughs Dick Stalder Don Nelson Celtics Sam Jones Boston Kevin Loughery Bullets San Francisco Phoenix Nate Thurmond Neil Johnson Suns

Cage games at Y rescheduled to Tuesday nights

The city youth league will shift basketball to Tuesday evenings for the rest of the season due to swim team practice conflicts. Games start at 4:00 PM and 4:45 PM, with first game Dribblers versus Travelers and second game Shooters versus Foulers on January 28.

Dribblers Travelers

Nixon Seeks Fresh Look at Johnson War Programs

Nixon outlines plans to review all Johnson administration allocations amid Vietnam war turmoil. He cautions that a ceasefire may be meaningless if guerrilla factions remain uncontrolled. He promises new recommendations to Congress and hopes for reductions.

Johnson Administration Congress

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