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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1992
Page
1
Encore features Steve Fogarty ranking 1991 television movies from The Mommas and the Papas era to Knots Landing. The cover story surveys performers, plots, and reception in a lively, retrospective review.
A regional roundup notes Palestinians cancel plans for peace talks in Washington in response to Israels decision to expel 12 alleged Arab militants from the occupied territories, reflecting mounting tensions and stalled diplomacy.
Lorain County Commissioner Herbert Jacoby seeks a third term while facing challenger James Patton as fellow Democrat Mary Jo Vasi also eyes re election. Patton and Degan filed petitions amid county fiscal woes and criticism of the 0.5 percent sales tax, with Degan targeting Vasi.
Elyria police logged 30,077 calls last year, 1,345 more than 1990, with many tied to violent crimes like robberies and assaults. Capt. Cameron notes the rise keeps officers in the station for investigations and reports, reducing street manpower. The city seeks tax funding to hire 25 officers and upgrade equipment after voters rejected a similar measure in November. Records clerk Kowalski reports two large stacks of reports awaiting entry as she braces for 1991 workloads.
President Bush rode past demonstrators in Canberra in an armored limousine and flashed a V for victory sign, a gesture that locals equate with a two fingered insult. He later spoke at the Australian Center for American Studies noting shared culture but real differences and urging greater understanding. He praised Sydney crowds for their warmth and joked about not learning new hand gestures since arriving.
A Russian made helicopter carrying about 25 to 30 Cuban refugees landed at Tamiami Airport near Miami. Police and Cuban exile groups assisted as FAA and Customs took custody of those aboard. Exile leaders speculate high-level access enabled the operation.
Pressured by Russia price hikes, Belarus Ukraine and Moldova set sizable increases and Kazakhstan plans to raise prices next week. Ukraine doubles minimum wage to 370 rubles and introduces 25 percent wage coupons for food and cloth ing. The moves risk a regional inflationary spiral and challenge the fledgling Commonwealth.
Elyria police report a fatal hit and run near the Greyhound Bus Station after a New Year’s Eve argument between Robin Westfall, 34, and her friend Wayne Rollyson, 24. Westfall died in a Cleveland hospital from injuries sustained on Lake Avenue while Rollyson recalls seeing a person on a pay phone and not realizing she was injured.
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