Texas Ranks 1st, Navy 2nd Nlf YORK (DPI) — Stam peding Texas improved its. No. 1 ranking today In the njn-away race for the 1983 national college football title. Thirty-two coaches - one more than last week — rated the Long horn first in the United Press In SPORTS NEWS SEALS GET BKISSON SAN FRANCISCO (DPI-The San francisco Seals of the Wes tern Hockey League hopefully ad ded some scoring punch to their attack with the acquisition Mon day of Gerry Briason, a ‘Montreal Canadiens’ farmhand. Brisson, a right-wing who appeared in four games with Montreal last season, formerly played for Spokane and Winnipeg in the Western League. COACHES SWITCH JOBS CLEVELAND, Ohio (UPI- — Bill Sudeck and “Nip” Heim swit ched positions at Case Tech Mon day with Sudeck taking over the reins of the vanity basketball team and Heim assuming the role of freshman coach. Sudeck also coaches the cross country and track teams. BRUINS REACH LIMIT BOSTON (DPI) — The Boston Bruins reached the National Hoc key League player limit Monday by sending rookie defenseman Don Awrey to Minneapolis of the Cen tral League. Awrey, 30, appeared in 15 games with the Bruins but accumulated little playing time. GET TWO PLAYERS CINCINNATI, Oilo (DPI) — The Cincinnati Wings of the Cen tral Professional Hockey League, seeking their first win in their new home, acquired center Ken Laufman and right-wing Bon Leo pold Monday from the Portland Bucs of- 4kCf Wfliltenr 'League in exchange' for center Sid Finny. Leopold was assigned to Cincinnati lor only one year under the terms of the trade. * ternational ratings on the strength of their perfect record, the only one among the major powers. Pittsburgh and Michigan State negotiated the only change in the top 10 from last week, the Pan thers taking over fourth-place from the Spartans, who replaced them in fifth. Navy, enjoying the highest ranking ever held by a service team in the history of the ratings, fastened its hold on second place, drawing two No. 1 ballots. Mis sissippi slipped but clung to a three-point lead over Pittsburgh in third. The Rebels received the other first-place ranking from the 35-man board. Increase Point Totals Oklahoma, Alabama and Illi nois each increased its point to tal in sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Ninth-ranked Ne braska and Auburn, No. 10 had the same totals as last week. While the top 10 went unde feated last weekend for the first time this season, the second 10 was jolted severely with losers Washington No. 11, Baylor No. 14, Missouri No. 15 and Ohio State No. 17 dropping out of the ratings completely. Syracuse, Penn State and Mis sissippi State moved up to take their places as the 11-12-12 teams. Southern California and Arizona State winner or seven straight tied for 14th and Wisconsin re-enter ed the ratings in 16th. Memphis State, in the listings for the third consecutive week, finished in a 17th-place dead-lock with Kansas. Utah Enters List Eight-game winner Utah State entered the top 20 for the first time in 19th, and Georgia Tech and Army tumbled into a tie for 20th with the Air Force. The Ca dets and Engineers were 12-13 last week, but were drubbed thorough ly last Satudray. Texas rests this Saturday be fore completing its regular season Thanksgiving Day against Texas jjpp£ f t" _ ' . q The three biggest games be tween ranking teams take place this weekend, with bowl bids at stake in each one. Illinois collides with Michigan State at Lansing Mich., withwe Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl riding the outcome; Nebraska, at home, tangles with Oklahoma, the winner to collect the Big Eight championship and an Orange Bowl hivltatlon; and Penn State and Pitt meet in their annual rivalry at Pittsburgh with an Orange Bowl bid probably in the offing. Mack N. Hairr In 1st Armored FORT HOOD, TEX. (AHTNC) — Army Pvt. Mack N. Hairr, Son of Mr. and MTs. Herman Hairr, Route 1, Dunn, N. C., was assign ed to the 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood, Tex, in mid-October. Hairr, a cannoneer in Battery A. 1st Battalion of the division’s 6th Artillery, entered the Army in July 1963 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson; S. C. The 22-year-old soldier was gra duated from Mingo High School in 1959. Bunnleyel Woman Dies Yesterday Miss Vara Lee Byrd, 43, of Rt 1, Bunnlevel, died Monday morn ing. A native of Harnett County, she was formerly employed at Pt. Bragg and Washington, D. O. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Friendship Baptist Church, of which he was a mem ber Tuesday at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Charles Stafford and the Rev. Roy Taylor. Burial was in the Bunn level Cemetery. , ^ r Surviving are her parents, Hr. and Mrs. Josiah Herbert Byrd of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Oliver Bethune of Bunnlevel and Mrs. -Benjamin Phelps of Arlington* Va.; four brothers, Raymond of Roanoke Rapids, Douglas of Bunnlevel, Murchison of Rt. 1, Bunnlevel and Ottis Byrd ofDunn. Capacity Wash lb 114 Biggest tub of oil hqs room for 10 fufl M