Moss Wins First MVSC Feature in West Liberty Thriller
Big John Moss edges Pokey West by two feet in a dramatic West Liberty feature race while Ron Prymek, Ron Hemstead, Larry Jenkins and others finish behind. Mel Morris clocks 25.11 for the half mile as West Coast Champion trips and rail strike impacts transport and rail operations nationwide.
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Pokey
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Ron Prymek
Ron Hemsted
Larry Jenkins
del Abney
Byron Buchele
Bob Kleindolph
Tom Spitznoggle
John Noble
Mel Morris
Ron Perdock
Prymek
Perdock
Morris
Bill Newman
Newman
Hemsted
Abney
Stan Crooks
South Viets enter A Shau Valley in allied drive
South Vietnamese battalions moved into the A Shau Valley as elite Black Panther scouts preceded infantry through hostile mountains. U.S. helicopters airlifted several thousand troops into position, facing heavy Communist ground fire. Bombing runs by B52s targeted trail networks near the DMZ as Operation Lam Son 720 advances. Indonesian? (Note: ensure entities are accurate)
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Barney Seibert
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UPD
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Hac Bao
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A Luoi
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Laos
Demilitarized Zone
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The
Purdue wins Big Ten golf title in final round surge
Purdue finished first with a 1501 total to capture the Big Ten Championship at Ohio State, nine strokes ahead of Michigan State. Haberle of Minnesota won individual medal with 198, while Purdue’s Radl led a late rally as Ohio State slipped to third.
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Purdue
Michigan State
Minnesota
Dave Haberle
Spartans
Boilermakers
Jeff Radler
Sam Voinoff
Ohio State
Haberle
Larry Stubblefield
John Vandermeiden
Vandermelden
Tid
Ray Sovik
Stubberfield
John Peterson
Michigan
Stind Ross Bidding
Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Ohio State University
Heinz
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Big Ten honors Iowa sportscaster Tait Cummins
Chicago UPI The Big Ten Conference named Tait Cummins retired WMT Cedar Rapids sports director one of four recipients of the Robert C Woodworth award for meritorious contributions to Big Ten intercollegiate athletics He will receive an engraved plaque at halftime of a Big Ten game next fall Cummins is the fourth Iowa broadcaster to win the honor alongside George Strickler Roundy Coughlin the late Ken Murphy and prior Iowa journalists George Strickler, Roundy Coughlin.
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UPI
Iowa
Big Ten Conference
Big Ten
William Reed
Tait Cummins
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Woodworth
Woodworth
Purdue University
Reed
Cummins
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Davenport Times- Democrat
Bert McGrane
G.W
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Des Moines Register
Tribune
Demon relay teams mislisted in Saturday's Evening Journal
The article notes errors in the listing of Demon relay teams. It names the mile relay winners from Friday at Oskaloosa as Ward Anderson Dennis Hennigan Don Adams and Daryl Braun. The winning 80 yard relay included Gary Goodell Anderson Scott Swartzendruber and Braun.
Rotary program highlights service and South Africa trip
Rotary segment notes Christmas aid work packing food and clothing for the needy. Lynn Johnson of Chariton spoke with color slides about a South Africa trip. President-elect Richard Gipple awarded perfect attendance certificates to long-serving members amid special music and African themed decorations.
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Rotary
Richard Colby
Lynn Johnson
Chariton
Johnson
South Africa
Richard Gipple
Bill Sitler
George Rudiger
Harry Turner
Record of names and vehicles in a local notice
A fragmented record lists various individuals with references to car makes and motorcycle brands including Olds Chevrolet Pontiac Honda BSA BMW and Kawasaki. Names appearing include Alvin Kennedy Stella Kennedy George Pepper Rosie Pepper Wayne Rich Carl Prybil Alma Nelson Joe Miller Rebecca Gardner Timothy Horak Larry Wilson Henry Poos Randy Poos Kenneth Slagle James Weems Donald Baker and Ald Carter in a miscellaneous record.
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Alvin Or
Stella Kennedy
Hornet
George Or
Rosie Pepper
Olds
Wayne Rich
Chevrolet
Carl Allen Prybil
Plymouth
Paul Or
Alma Nelson
Pontiac
Joe C. Miller
Honda
Rebecca Sue Gardner
Timothy J. Horak
Larry A. Wilson
Kawasaki
Randy
Henry Poos, Jr
Javelin
Kenneth DeWayne
Slagle
BSA
James M Weems
BMW
Donald Clark Baker
Ford
Demons Shine With Records At Southeast 7 Junior High Meet
Washington eighth and ninth graders finished fourth and fifth as Oskaloosa hosted the Southeast 7 junior high track meet. Demons set four school records and three conference marks led by a first in the two mile relay and discus. Standouts included Mike Gray Marshall Doughtry Tim Gallagher and Gary Black in the relay and Jeff Holden in the discus. Fort Madison Mt. Pleasant and Oskaloosa led the junior high field with Centerville winning the eighth grade crown and Demons placing fifth overall.
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Oskaloosa
Frosh
Ft. Madison
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Mike Gray
Marshall Doughty
Tim Gallagher
Gary Black
Mount Pleasant
Jeff Holden
Steve Libe
Renoux
Ron Mullikin
Moore
Mullikin
Andy Shimko
Robert Thomas
Libe
Black
Mike Woods
Holden
Doug Farrier
Fairfield
Centerville
Demons
Farrier
Greg Fenno
Joe Giardino
Dave Martin
Steve Jaspering
Doug Ruppert
Brian Romine
Gary
Little
Mike van Cleave
Martin
Ruppert
Jaspering
Fenno
Jeff Libe
Morrison's team leads in Twilight League golf win
Morrison's team scored 20 points to lead the Twilight League at Washington Country Club on May 14 under a new scoring system. Dick Paul and Curt Wells captained teams that trailed by two points. Friday bonuses for playing or being available added to individual scores. Jim Lloyd posted the low weekly score with a two over par 37 as Paul and Westphal carded 38s.
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Giff Morrison
Washington Country Club
Dick Paul
Curt Wells
Morrison
Westphal
Paul
DeLa
C. Wells
Busley
Lloyd
Greene
Brake
Gebhardt
Bollman
J. Wells
Jim Lloyd
Bill Westphal
McFarland
Lemley
Peterson
Kos
C. Steele
Ruhr
Adams
C. Brown
Mother Daughter Program Draws 300 Despite Rainy Evening
About 300 mothers and daughters attended the annual Mother Daughter program at the gymnasium Friday evening despite the rain. Mrs. James Harris served as program chairman.
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James Harris
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