12 Jan 1998
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1998
Page
1
Sports columnist Terry Pluto asserts Mark Price remains a Cavalier at heart despite being away from Cleveland for three years. Pluto weighs Price’s identity and potential return in basketball terms and team history.
James Farmer, renowned civil rights figure, is set to be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday amid his long coast of contributions overshadowed by MLK. Support grows for a bill banning human cloning and local school happenings are noted in Avon area tidbits. Some media items note X-Files filming in Canada and a Chronicle editor’s chemotherapy era job change.
Elyria police investigate Sgt Scott Sargent and Patrolman Todd Zack for possible sexual misconduct after a Christmas party allegation. Chief Medders, who has not confirmed specifics, says interviews of witnesses are ongoing and the case involves a long-serving sergeant.
The Denver Broncos, 15-4, face the Green Bay Packers after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21. Denver aims to end the NFC’s 13 year streak and become the first to win the big game from the wild-card class, with Pat Bowlen stating the AFC will prevail. The Packers, 15-3, enter as 13½ point favorites after their 23-10 NFC championship win over San Francisco.
In CHAZY New York and surrounding states hundreds of thousands faced a third frigid night with power outages from last week’s ice storm. National Guard units expanded to aid search and cleanup, delivering food water and kerosene door to door while helicopters evacuated at least 16 people. Temperatures fell to 10 below in Pittsburg New Hampshire and 6 below in Saranac Lake New York with no warming in sight. About 3 000 Maine residents lacked heat and used 130 shelters as crews warned of continuing cold.
Ginger Manning, 33, among 1,678 inmates at Ohio Reformatory for Women, reflects on missing her family this Christmas after a Lorain murder conviction. The case highlights rising female incarceration nationwide and the impact on children left with relatives or social services. Her kids visit yearly as Manning hopes to reunite with them.
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