Demons Open New Era Under Coach Speece At Muscatine
Washington High School basketball starts under new coach Skip Speece with a Tuesday night opener at Muscatine. Speece hopes to implement a fresh style after a short turnaround from football season as the Demons face a tough pre conference slate beginning with Muscatine and followed by Jefferson in Cedar Rapids and Waco at home. Expected starters include guards Larry Clingman and Bill Schooley, forwards Bob English and Ron Schooley, center Mike Hennigan, with other likely contributors Russ Williams Tom Witt Hoff Tom Logan and Fritz Engel. Sophomores led by Joe Gebhardt Russ Davison Scott Swartzendruber Denny Hennigan and Daryl Braun also start for Muscatine at 6:30 p.m.
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Bob English
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Russ Williams
Tom Witthoff
Tom Logan
Fritz Engel
Doug Dunlap
Sophs
Joe Gebhardt
Russ Davison
Scott Swartzendruber
Denny Hennigan
Daryl Braun
Jets Edged In Last Minute TV Blackout Fallout
Oakland defeated the Jets 43-32 after NBC cut the game with 59 seconds left drawing fan ire and an apology from NBC head Julian Goodman. Jets led 32-29 late as Daryle Lamonica connected for four TD passes and Preston Ridlehuber sealed the win with a fumble recovery TD. Houston routed Denver 38-17 as KC edged Boston 31-17 to stay atop the division race.
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Family Endures Hard Times During Economic Depression
A family faced severe poverty as downturns hit hard with the mother forced to take in washings off other people's clotheslines to survive. The story highlights the strain on livelihoods and the resilience of ordinary households in tough times.
Hawkeyes Hope to Beat Illini for Winning Mark
Iowa aims to end a winless Big Ten season streak by beating Illinois after Northwestern’s loss, with coach Ray Nagel noting Illinois is hungry. Iowa fell to Ohio State 33-27, leaving their conference record at 3-3 as they prepare for Champaign.
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Colts Top 9-1 in NFL Start Sparks 1968 Race Irony
The 1968 NFL column notes the Colts at 9-1 after a 27-0 win over the Cardinals, while Green Bay and Dallas also win and Chicago falters. Rams tie 20-20 with the 49ers as George Allen’s gamble backfires, and Detroit suffering as Philadelphia hits 0-10.
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Four Speares Lead Women’s Bowling Meet Standings
In the Women’s Bowling event, Merry Mixers posted a 301% series, Four Speares 26, Slow Rollers 24, Dome Tor 22, Gutter Snipes 20, and others with team series led by Hi Lo's 2191 and Polka Dots 1964. Individual bests include Betty Ward 506 series and Gloria Obal 209 game.
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Mid Prairie Mainstays Lead All Conference Honors
Mid Prairie Golden Hawks place four on offense and three on defense in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye All-Conference selections. Wilton Junction shows three on offense and two on defense with several players named for both units. Honors go to Roger Yoder Tim Parris Dave Spreacker John Goodwin on offense and Dan Dickel John Stumpf Myron Ropp on defense, among others from Mt. Vernon Wilton Junction West Branch and Dur ant.
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Mid - Prairie
Roger Yoder
Tim Parris
Dave Spreacker
John Goodwin
Dan Dickel
John Stumpf
Myron Ropp
Jerry van Dyke
Mt. Vernon
Dick Heacock
West Branch
Mid Prairie
Tom Campbell
Mike Reid
Mid- Prairie
Dave Paulson
Durant
Mike Brannaman
Mr. Vernon
Craig Nash
Jack Allgood
Duane Birkhofer
Schnoebelens visit and community toy drive noted
Crawfordsville reports family visits from Harold Schnoe belen and others over the weekend. Citizens are reminded to collect Butternut strips and Christmas toy coupons at Kenway store for the Legion Auxiliary before December 10. Nearby relatives visited, funerals held, and multiple local households hosted guests through the period.
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Harold Schnoebelen
Darrell Salyers
Ronnie
Grinnell
Kenway
Legion Auxiliary
University of Iowa Cheerleader Attends Minnesota Game
Ten years ago today Miss Annabelle Zeck a UI cheerleader attended the Iowa Minnesota football game in Minneapolis.
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University of Iowa
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