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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1990
Page
1
Connie Dicken and Tom Sweeney lead First Report as Moscow Circus brings Glasnost to the Coliseum May 9 13. Elyria Summer Theater scare proves exaggerated with a more buoyant outlook.
In Philadelphia the Cavaliers fall to Barkley and Mahorn as the Sixers win the first game of their best of five series.
Classifieds list diverse items including auctions, bridges, gardens, business notices, midviews, comics, outdoor listings, and Dear Abby column references with section markers and page designations. The fragment outlines a mixed page of features rather than a single event.
Elyria Mayor Michael Keys proposes a private agency investigate allegations that Police Chief Rodger Griffith tipped off ex assistant safety director Jack Byam about a criminal probe. The move follows police unions demands and requires council and union approval. Byam, fired, serves 18 months after pleading guilty to theft. a bribery count was dropped.
Secretary of State Sherrod Brown granted Alan Spitzer and the Let Us Vote Committee a 10 day grace period to collect more signatures to place the casino gambling issue on November ballots. Official counts show 297,133 valid signatures certified, short of 306,661, with only 20 of Ohio 88 counties meeting the 5 percent resident vote criterion from the 1986 governor election.
The Cleveland Indians pledged a 20 year lease as main tenant if Cuyahoga County voters approve a tobacco and liquor tax increase to fund half the stadium. Richard BE Jacobs, chairman and co owner, said a written commitment could follow within days as negotiations proceed. Mayor White and county officials were present as Tim Hagan indicated a written agreement may come soon.
Census takers will start door to door visits Monday in Lorain and four neighboring counties to count residents who did not mail in 1990 census forms. Sue Hack said training will precede the visits and about three quarters of the 200,000 forms sent have been returned. Residents have until Saturday to return their forms.
Joe Devore of the United Methodist Home explains volunteer programs at the Elyria Senior Center to Audrey Joviak as scores of area social service agencies attend a Volunteer Fair at Lorain County Community College. Story on Page B-3.
Joy Kinas, an 8th grader from North Ridgeville, warned aboard Amtrak California Zephyr that disaster would strike. Minutes later, eight cars derailed near Batavia Iowa injuring 92 of 400 passengers. no fatalities reported. her father Dick noted the car buckling and shifting before the derailment as the family traveled to Chicago after an Easter California trip.
A foreclosure on about 110 acres near Chestnut Ridge Road threatens a proposed National Veterans Cemetery. Realtor Ron Russell says the VA requires at least 250 acres, with an auction set for May 23 at Lorain County Courthouse. One landowner, George Meyers, seeks to salvage the deal by selling adjacent parcels to cover debts.
Lorain man James Willis 46 died after his motorcycle struck a utility pole during a police pursuit for allegedly running a red light. The crash occurred near West 21st Street and Franke Drive as officers chased him through the city, marking multiple high speed chases cited by police.
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