Brock Paces Cardinal Surge In 5-3 Win Over Expos
Brock went 4-for-4 with a homer, two singles and a double, driving in three and scoring three as St. Louis beat Montreal 5-3 to pull within one game of .500. Reliever Mud Cat Grant earned his second win in three appearances since June 1.
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Doak's team leads in women's golf at Washington CC
Helen Doak's team holds the lead in the Washington Country Club women's golf league this week with 9 points. Doro thea Brindley's crew is in second place with 7 points. Results show Nemmers 342, Brindley 344, and low scores include Nemmers 42 and Hohl 42.
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Widower in England Receives 81 Marriage Proposals
Peterborough England widower Victor Janice 51 says he has received 81 offers of marriage after posting a notice in his window seeking a bride. The appeal drew rapid international response, with suitors from several countries expressing interest.
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England
UPI
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Women golfers to host invitational
Local women golfers at the Country Club will host an out of town invitational Wednesday, June 25. Washington members and guests are invited, with sign up at the club house by Monday. Coffee and rolls at 8 a.m. followed by golf, luncheon at 12 30 p.m. and bridge and more golf. Washington members asked to arrive 8 to 8 30 a.m.
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YMCA board re elects Owen president in Washington
Ten years ago today John C. Owen was re elected president of the board of directors of the Washington YMCA at an organizational meeting held Thursday. Bill Boshart is the vice president, Rev. Jay Curry, secretary, and Rich ard Weeks, treasurer.
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Washington Ymca
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Jay Curry
Richard Weeks
Sportshop routs Washington Jaycees 33 to 2 in five innings
June league opener reports Sportshop defeating the Washington Jaycees 33 to 2 in five innings under the 10 run rule. Red Car ruthers earned the win, Tony Mondia took the loss. Car ruthers and Pohren homered, Minehart went 3 for 3 with three runs. Thacher went 2 for 2 for the Jaycees.
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Ken Minehart
Lichty Dominates Iowa Junior Girls Golf Heading to Final
Bobbe Lichty of Waterloo built a commanding lead on day three of the Iowa Junior Girls' Golf Tournament at Boone. She shot seven over par 79 to stretch her margin to 13 strokes, finishing Thursday at 229 while Melanie Schiller and Sue Harmon trailed with 242s. Harmon moved into a tie for second, with finals scheduled today.
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UPI
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Waterloo
Boone Golf and Country Club
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Sue Harmon
Cedar Rapids
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Miss Schiller
Karen Seltz
Des Moines
Mary Flynn
Keota
Barbara van Horn
Kathy Schuchat
Donna Stiles
Audubon
Lynn Erickson
Algona
Kathy Wright
Dubuque
Sandra Lee Korff
le Mars
Iowa Women’s Golf Association
Washington Blues Triumph in Pony League Win
Washington Blues defeated Crawfordsville 15 to 3 in Pony League baseball on Thursday. Winning pitcher Mike Gallagher fanned 16 and allowed 4 hits. Dennis collected three hits for Washington while Paul Crawford Butler and Gallagher had two hits each. Hultquist allowed 15 hits and struck out three for Crawfordsville. Freyenburger contributed two hits for the losers.
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Vietnamese battle for Tay Ninh rages with heavy losses
UPI reports in Tay Ninh battle zone the core fight lasted from dawn to dusk on Thursday. More than 400 Viet Cong killed, 20 American and South Vietnamese soldiers dead, 50 wounded, 40 houses destroyed and 200 civilians homeless. At least three civilians killed and 89 wounded in street fighting. The Norenia tanker was fired upon but not hit.
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Long Tau
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Cowgirl Queen Contests Expand at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines 1969 Iowa Cowgirl Queen Contests introduce two queens, senior and junior, to be crowned Aug 14 during a preview night. Iowa saddle clubs sponsor contestants from each club. entry is $5 with postmark by Aug 1. Ages 10-15 for juniors and 16-26 for seniors. judging weighs beauty 60 percent and horsemanship 40 percent. winners receive $100 plus attendants plaques.
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Fair Board
Iowa high school football playoffs study committee formed
Des Moines IDPA reports the Iowa High School Athletic Association will create a 16 member committee to study the viability of football playoffs to crown a state champion. The panel will discuss pros and cons, meet several times, and issue a report within about six months to the association's board of control.
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Brighton Defeats Washington North 6 0 in Little League clash
Brighton won 6 to 0 as Farrier pitched a two hitter for Brighton. Washington’s Phil Long allowed 7 hits. Hyde led Brighton with 3 hits while Farrier and Schooley added two apiece. Washington’s Young and Sojka had the team's only two hits.
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