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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1983

Page

9

Wittman Gains Ground With Hawks After Guard Move

Atlanta Hawks rookie Randy Wittman shifted from small forward to shooting guard after Armond Hill's waiver. Coach Mike Fratello praises his shooting potential as Wittman adapts to guard duties and aims to seize open shots. He recently scored in limited minutes against the Celtics and expects minutes to rise as he proves himself.

Atlanta Atlanta Hawks Randy Wittman Indiana Armond Hill Wittman National Basketball Association Hawks Mike Fratello Sly Williams Celtics Boston NBA

Adkins Honoree Named ACC Player of the Week

Maryland junior guard Jeff Adkins earned ACC basketball player of the week after his 23 points and five assists helped the Terrapins beat Boston College 89 76 to move to 6 1. He shot 11 of 16 from the floor and grabbed four rebounds.

Greensboro N.C Jeff Adkins Maryland Boston College Martinsville Terps Adkins Vince Hamilton Clemson Baylor Duke Johnny Dawkins Colorado Michael Jordan North Carolina Dartmouth North Carolina State Ernie Myers North Carolina A&t Kenny Green Wake Forest Marquette Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association

Playoff Scores and Bowl Lineup From 1983 Season

Detailed playoff results from the Associated Press listing AFC and NFC wild card and divisional games plus the SUPER BOWL XVIII date and site. It also lists NCAA Division I-A bowl games with matchups and dates, and early notes on baseball and NFL items along with ski conditions at several West Virginia and Maryland resorts.

Associated Seattle Denver Los Angeles Dallas Miami Detroit San Francisco Los Angeles Rams Washington

Seahawks Krieg Makes His Mark From Milton College

Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg, a Milton College alum, led Seattle to the AFC semifinals by routing Denver 44 10. Krieg was 12 of 13 for 200 yards and three touchdowns, executing Chuck Knoxs game plan and proving a rise from a tiny liberal arts college that closed in 1981.

Hal Rock Dave Krieg Milton College Krieg Pacific Northwest Seattle Seahawks Miami Denver Broncos Chuck Knox Little Milton College Madison Wisconsin Rudy Gaddini Everest High School Schofield, Wis Dick Ambrosino Gaddini Ambrosino Rudy Illini Badger Wisconsin Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference Everest Milton Dick Mansperger Seahawks Seattle Jim Zorn Knox Steve Largent Louie Wright Sargent Fran Tarkenton Pete Metzelaars NFL

Maulers Hold Yell Tryouts for Pittsburgh Cheerleaders

About 300 hopefuls braved 8 degree weather indoors to try out for the Pittsburgh Maulers USFL team cheer squad. Winners to be announced days later, will perform as the Flashdancers at home games starting in March and join a unique Steelers absence of cheerleaders in Pittsburgh sports.

Pittsburgh The Flashdancers Maulers Pittsburgh Steelers

Two Tar Heels Ruled Ineligible For Peach Bowl

North Carolina coach Dick Crum announced that Eddie Colson and Tim Morrison are ruled ineligible for the Peach Bowl against Florida State. Colson, UNC’s 1983 starting fullback, and Morrison, a reserve cornerback, sit out Friday’s game. James Jones is expected to start in Colson’s backfield slot.

Chapel Hill N.C North Carolina Eddie Colson Tim Morrison Florida State Dick Crum Crum Colson Tar Heels James Jones Atlanta Fulton County Stadium

Bishop Says Nicaraguans Want Democracy Reform

Campbellport Wisconsin AP bishop Salvador Schlaefer who led more than 1 000 Miskito refugees from Nicaragua said President Reagan told him the exodus shows Nicaraguans want democratic government. He described the march, threats from the army, and the refugees being protected by Indian sentries as he planned to return to Nicaragua in two weeks.

Campbellsport Wis Nicaragua Reagan Salvador Schlaefer Schlaefer Wendelin Shafer Honduras Shafer Milwaukee Maria Schlaefer Phil Ketter Ketter St. Agnes Hospital Fond du Lac Rosita U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

Reagan Andropov Named Time Men of the Year for 1983

New York AP Reagan and Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov share Time magazine’s 1983 Men of the Year cover. They were chosen for shaping world events amid U S Soviet tensions. Time notes their stark contrasts and mutual dependence in a doomed to coexist relationship.

New York Reagan Yuri Andropov Time Magazine Andropov Nikita Khrushchev Josef Stalin White House Time U.S.S.R KGB U.S Henry Kissinger

Work Slowdowns Begin In Response To Israeli Austerity Moves

Tax collectors mailmen welfare workers and miners began strikes and slowdowns in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to protest layoffs and rising costs from austerity. A 1983 inflation rate of 200 percent was forecast, up from 130 percent last year as unrest spread. Nightly protests and a mine closure highlighted belt tightening after debt and deficit danger.

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