Newton Cardinals crown state champion in Des Moines
Newton Cardinal basketball wins the State Tournament title at Des Moines 66-58 over Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln. Altemeier scores 26 for Newton. Cummins injures ankle after 17 first-half points. Flynn adds 18 late. Newton finishes 26-0. Lincoln’s Bragg injures late. Wasinger and Behnsen top Lincoln scorers.
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Rick Flynn
Gary Williams
Lynx
Se Seargin
Rich Bragg
Bill Wasinger
Border City
Gary Wilams
Wasinger
Stan Behnsen
Champs
Bragg
Larry Lust
Williams
Track Meet Arranged For Locals Wednesday
Washington High School coach John Sproule reports plans for an early season meet with Mid Prairie thinclads in Washington. The Wednesday event would serve as a time trial for about 80 boys vying for state indoor squad spots, contingent on weather and conditioning. Retail sales in the Los Angeles area are forecast to rise 35 percent by 1971 to reach 14.1 billion annually, per the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
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Ramblers Capture NCAA Title in Upset Victory
Loyola of Chicago roared back from a second half deficit to dethrone Cincinnati 58 to 50 in a finals classic at Freedom Hall. Coach George Ireland built a championship lineup from overlooked talents including Johnny Egan Ron Miller Jerry Harkness Vic Rouse and Art Heyman led Duke to a third-place finish with Duke’s Heyman named outstanding player of the meet.
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Hiller Grand Slam Beats Cubs as Giants End Slump
San Francisco second baseman Chuck Hiller, nicknamed Abner, hit a grand slam in the eighth inning off Jack Warner to rally the Giants past the Chicago Cubs 11 6, ending a seven game losing streak. Felipe Alou added two homers while Orlando Cepeda and Willie Mays collected three hits apiece in a 14 hit attack. The win followed Hiller’s 1962 World Series grand slam against the Yankees, heightening the debates over baseball’s origin and Hiller’s role in Giants lore.
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White Sox
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Detroit
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Dick Green
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Boxer Davey Moore Dies This Morning
Davey Moore, former featherweight champion, died at White Memorial Hospital after brain injuries sustained in a Thursday bout with Sugar Ramos. Moore, 29, lapsed into a coma 40 minutes after the fight and never regained consciousness, marking a brutal season of boxing fatalities linked to Ramos as well as prior cases.
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Tiger) Blanco
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Luis Rodriguez
White Memorial Hospital
Reach Semi Finals In 4 H Tournament
Four teams advanced to next Saturday's 4 H junior basketball semi finals at the YMCA gym. Washington Hustlers meet Crooked Creek Cyclones and Riverside Ramblers face Jackson Boys. Jackson Boys edged 76 Progressives in double overtime after a 28-28 tie at end of regulation.
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George Wilkinson Opens Washington Chamber Post Today
Ten years ago today George Wilkinson aged 27 formerly of Waterloo began duties as secretary of the Washington Chamber of Commerce this morning.
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Waterloo
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Moore Dies After Boxing Ring Injury At Dodger Stadium
Moore died about an hour after doctors reported his pulse weakening. His wife Geraldine, in shock, slept nearby as family waited in the lobby and room where he was treated. A review of taped films showed his head struck the lower ringstrand and back to the skull, a major probable cause. doctors said Ramos’ blows may have contributed but would likely not have caused major damage otherwise.
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