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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1981
Page
12
United Press International notes that high school stars have mixed feelings about playing basketball for the University of Connecticut as thoughts of turning pro enter their minds. The piece discusses how UConn's rising profile affects recruitment.
Washington owner Jack Kent Cooke appoints Joe Gibbs for the Redskins after a Monday night meeting in New York. Gibbs, former San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator, will be the team's 17th head coach as an official announcement was expected at a 1 p.m. EST news conference in Northern Virginia.
Jeff Schneider scored a career high 20 points and sank 10 of 12 free throws in overtime to lift Virginia Tech to a Metro Conference opening win. Fred Brown snatched a key rebound for Georgetown to beat Seton Hall in the Big East. Edward Bona poured in 17 as Fordham edged Princeton in a wild finish into the third overtime.
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In a chaotic AFC Championship clash San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders set multiple game records. Pant-71 yards and 51.4, plus 29 first downs for each team highlighted the tight contest. The passage notes various player names and fragmented details from a 1960s era recap.
In a busy week, Atlanta signed pitcher Gaylord Perry to a one year con worth $500000 and trimmed the roster removing Nor Steller Greer Geronima. Penn-Signed Jerry Berni Hecht Sear contract ex teat V. Notable backfield moves and contract talks marked the period, with several players on the verge of new deals.
A CEI power outage triggered a near two hour blaze at 14328 Oakland Park Drive in the Oakland Park development. The James Vancucha family lost an upstairs bedroom with extensive smoke and water damage across the two story colonial. The family sheltered in the first floor family room after the outage.
LaGrange Township trustees approved temporary appropriations totaling 32500 with 11500 in the general fund covering administration town hall and parks fire zoning and sanitation. The road and bridge fund provides 3000 for maintenance 4000 for miscellaneous and 9000 for fire from federal revenue sharing 500. cemetery fund has 2500. trust reports wages 45708 for 1980 and 122 acres annexed to the village. They discuss an emergency base radio station at the Rural Lorain County Water Authority building with 300 per township.
Elyria plans a traffic signal at a Lorain County Community College entrance if a $60,000 funding plan succeeds. The Safety, Parks and Health committee backs either Antioch Drive Abbe Road or Burns Abbe Road, with Police Officer Wimsatt citing eight crashes at Burns Abbe in two years and noting a northern entrance signal could ease flow though Gulf Road might see traffic shifts. The finance committee will review costs at its Wednesday meeting.
Police Chief Paul Brand asks Elyria City Council for six patrol cars and 85,136 dollars in riot gear. Safety Director Hoagland suggests smaller autos for better mileage after reviewing Toledo and other cities. Committee approves six cars when funds are available but tables riot gear pending Brand’s explanation.
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