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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1992
Page
1
Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas weighs in for Friday heavyweight bout with Riddick Rowe. The heavyweight champion helps introduce the boxing mascot for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics during a sports feature.
Two juveniles were taken into custody in Jacksonville Florida after a reported sniper attack on Interstate 295. The incident prompted police to investigate possible motives and connections while officials warned motorists to stay vigilant.
Cleveland Browns name Mike Tomczak as starter for Sunday's game while Todd Philcox remains as a potential backup. In other sports, Baseball America names the Indians the best organization, and Greg Maddux wins the National League Cy Young Award for top pitching.
A compact page item lists horoscope notes, DS auction results, D-10 lottery references, bridge item D9, and brief mentions of people, comics, theater, deaths on page B82 with sports note on C4 and editorial on D6. TV be noted in the issue's brief 01-4 section.
Windy and colder tonight with low in the mid 30s. Friday brings Brisk air and a few flurries, with highs in the upper 30s. Details on A-2.
Ford Motor Co elevates three executives to form a likely transition team as chairman Harold Poling plans retirement next year. Alexander Trotman becomes president of Ford Worldwide Automotive Group and joins the board, Allan D Gilmour named vice chairman for financial services, Louis Ross named vice chairman and chief technical officer. Phillip Benton to retire at year end.
Alltel-Ohio will reduce Elyria and LaGrange calls to Cleveland and western suburbs by at least 52 percent under Extended Local Calling Service. The plan, approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, treats Cleveland as a local area extension, though individual savings vary by carrier and usage.
Korean War veteran Ron Carr stood solemn during Ely Square observance. Harold Reichard was named Veteran of the Year by VFW Post 1079 in Elyria for his WWII Navy service and longtime service to veterans. Reichard recruits members for the VFW post and serves as state safety and drug chairman, with past roles as District 9 All-American commander, Lorain County VFW commander, and commander of American Legion Post 12. He said the honor completed a life he built.
Russian Gen Volkogonov testified before the Senate POW MIA affairs panel that Stalin ordered eight year sentences followed by execution for some Americans held in Soviet camps. He cited 119 Americans still in camps at war end, saying many were released after U.S. pressure, others kept or killed to suppress knowledge. He found no Americans still held in Soviet era archives.
Elyria reports sheriff Mahony says state grant work for a minimum security jail cannot be completed before the next month’s deadline. County commissioners weigh building a smaller jail to relieve crowding at the maximum security facility, which has freed over 1,500 inmates this year to stay under 166. A federal court ordered the population reduction in 1991.
Ohio tightens seat belt penalties with drivers fined 20 dollars and front-seat passengers 15 dollars, five dollars more than before. Back-seat riders remain exempt. Enforcement requires a traffic stop for another violation, and most collected funds support the state safety program.
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