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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1997
Page
1
Marquis Grissom slides safely back to first after a single in a 10-5 loss to Toronto at Jacobs Field. The Indians led 3-0 after three innings against ace Roger Clemens before the Blue Jays surged ahead.
Davis Love III wins the PGA Championship held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck New York, securing a major title. The edition noted coverage for sports on page B1 while a school bus schedule roundup appears on Wellington schools’ A2."
Readers are asked to vote on whether Indians should dump manager Mike Hargrove. Enter daily $25 and grand prize tickets by ballot at the fair booth. Poll results and winners announced each day and next Monday.
Classifieds note an entertainment column mix with horoscopes and bridge game tips linked to a local lottery agency while advertising movies and business ads. Readers see a blend of light entertainment and market notices alongside a Dear Abby style advice panel and community briefs.
Freddie Springfield and Republican John Musson campaign at Lorain County Fair with Springfield seeking the seat to replace retiring Judge John Howard. Springfield, a Democrat, began her bid by buying a ticket and meeting residents. Musson plans to campaign and meet county voters while handling client work. Elyria Municipal Court serves several nearby towns.
President Clinton voiced optimism that a settlement with the Teamsters over the United Parcel Service dispute was near as intensive negotiations paused after 76 hours of talks. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman canceled travel to monitor the talks while mediators had guided the sessions.
At Ford Lorain Assembly Plant 1,005 hourly employees review options as Thunderbird and Cougar production ends September 5. About 1,500 will lose their jobs with shutdown. Final Econoline van assembly remains. UAW Local 425 figures show 369 take early retirement 357 accept 45000 bonus for Kentucky transfer 267 seek pre retirement leave at 85 percent pay. Brook Park plant adds 125 jobs.
Angelia Pickett 17 from Glasgow Kentucky enters VMI alongside 30 other women as the school ends 158 years of all male tradition. The first haircut marks equal treatment and observers warn of potential backlash as cameras roll.
Joseph E. Bersche projects a town of about 2,500 along Chappel Creek in Vermilion Township Erie County. On a wood deck he surveys the first large condominium homes at Mariner's Cove lining the creek east embankment. The initial brick houses lie north and south, part of an eventual 60 condominiums planned to run south from Route 2 west of Vermilion across the creek.
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