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20— MANCHESTER HERALD, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1990 Big East to reveal plans on new football league FRIDAY schools — Boston College, Miami, have been in touch with them. ... By PAUL PAGE tsburgh have major-college football with the Southwest Conference the Colonial Athletic Association if Pittsburgh and Syracuse — met We arc very much interested in it.” The Associated Press programs and have considered bolt champion is being examined, one the faltering Metro Conference can Wednesday to discuss plans for a “I hope before the week’s out, we ing the Big East, but commissioner source said, and the Orange Bowl is not be held together, Brainc said. new league that would include Rut arc presented a proposal as such,” Mike Tranghesc has promised a LOCAL NEWS INSIDE WASHINGTON — The Big East interested bccau.se of Miami, its gers, Temple, Virginia Tech and West Virginia athletic director Ed solution to the football problem. The 15-ycar-old Metro Con may reveal today what direction it hometown school. West Virginia. I^stilong .said. The Big East’s other members — The new football alignment ference, dominated by Louisville will take in forming a new football Reports of the Eastern football and Memphis State, has lost Cincin league. Connecticut, Georgetown, would not affect the basketball af ■ Controversial drug policy OK’d. league — a topic of conversation Miami said earlier this year it Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall filiations of the new Big East foot nati, Florida State, Memphis State and conjecture for years — have would become the 10th member of and Villanova — don’t have ball schools. West Virginia, Temple and South Carolina in recent months Big East spokesman John Pa been circulating all week. the Big East’s basketball con Division I-A programs. and Rutgers would remain in the At and is down to four teams, two short ■ Toxic mercury spill found. quette said he expected the league “I don’t know that that’s a done ference, but wants a league affilia According to two sources who lantic 10 Conference. of the minimum for an automatic office in Providence, R.I., would deal,” Virginia Tech athletic director tion for its football team, which won spoke on the condition they not be If Virginia Tech joins a Big East NCAA tournament bid. What's issue a statement today after athletic Dave Brainc said. “They told us all three national championships in the identified, one issue remaining is the football conference, the Hokics The Atlantic 10 has a vacancy be ■ Educator gets painting memoriam. directors from the Big East Con along it would be the first part of the 1980s. hope for an automatic bowl bid for would likely take their basketball cause Penn State is leaving to join News ference’s four Division 1-A football year before anything’s final. We Syracu.se, Boston College and Pit the conference champion. A tie-in team into cither the Atlantic 10 or the Big Ten. ■ Ellis gets Norwich refinancing. Dec. 14, 1990 Local/Regional Section, Page 7, Gulf at a glance (AP) Here are the latest SCOREBOARD Vbur Hometown Newspaper developments in the Persian Voted 1990 New England Newspaper of the Year Newsstand Price: 35 Cents Gulf Crisis: Hockey Basketball ■ The hostage problem for Football mally ended for the Bush ad ministration today when the last NHL standings NBA standings NFL standings U.S. evacuation flight left Ger WALES CONFERENCE Region’s malls EASTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN CONFERENCE Patrick Dhrltlon many for home. But U.S. offi Atlantic Division I WANT East W L TPta GF GA cials faced more questions from W L Pet. GB W L T Pet. NY Rangers 18 11 5 41 130 103 Boston 17 .810 0 .846 373 207 a skeptical Congress about Philadelphia 18 14 38 110 112 y-Buffalo 11 2 Philadelphia 14 .667 10 3 0 .769 275 184 \Afashington 18 15 36 112 100 y-Miami America’s Persian Gulf policies. New Jersey 8 .421 5 8 0 .385 200 281 New Jersey 16 12 36 124 107 Indianapolis close doors to New Mirk 8 .421 OVER7YEAR5 4 9 0 .308 216 295 A C-5 military transport plane Pittsburgh 12 16 27 120 121 N.Y. Jets Washington 6 .300 10V2 Now England 1 12 0 .077 1 54 366 took off from Frankfurt carrying NY Islanders 10 17 22 78 108 Miami 5 .263 11 Adama Division /WP4 ^7&,000 Central Ambassador to Kuwait Central Division 0 .538 292 294 Boston 17 10 4 38 102 98 Cincinnati 7 6 Milwaukee 15 7 .682 .538 324 243 Nathaniel Howell among the 23 Montreal 16 14 3 35 105 103 Houston 7 6 0 Detroit 14 7 .667 '/J .538 234 200 Hartford 13 14 4 30 89 99 B0N09I Pittsburgh 7 6 0 Salvation Army Americans aboard, 10 non-U.S. Chicago 12 8 .600 2 Cleveland 2 11 0 .154 201 396 Buffalo 10 13 7 27 92 99 Cleveland 10 11 .476 41/j citizen family members, officials Quebec 7 19 6 20 90 137 West Atlanta 8 11 .421 5'rj Kansas City 9 4 0 .692 314 199 have not. said. Aiso aboard were 15 CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Charlotte 8 12 .400 6 By SCOTT B. BREDE Norrfa Division LA Raiders 9 4 0 .692 268 225 Last year, after First Lady Bar people going to Canada. The Indiana 8 14 .364 7 Seattle 7 6 0 .538 242 240 Manchester Herald W L TPta GF GA WESTERN CONFERENCE bara Bush pushed for the Army’s plane was headed to Andrews Chicago 21 10 111 80 San Diego 6 7 0 .462 272 220 Midwest Division Denver 3 10 0 .231 277 334 Air Force Base outside St. Louis 17 9 38 103 83 W L Pel. GB MANCHESTER — For some cause, many malls opened their Detroit 14 13 32 116 116 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Washington. San Antonio 12 5 .706 _ East people, the holiday season is harder doors to the volunteers, said S. Minnesota 9 17 24 92 106 Utah 13 7 .650 1/2 Toronto 8 24 17 88 140 W L T Pci. PF PA work than just waiting in lines and Elizabeth Dorsky, a spokeswoman Houston 12 9 .571 2 x-N.Y. Giants 11 2 0 .846 285 163 Smyths Division Dallas 7 11 .389 51/2 picking out presents. for the Salvation Army’s Southern ■ A group of pacifist Calgary 18 10 4 40 134 103 \^shington 8 5 0 .615 299 242 Minnesota 7 12 .368 6 Philadelphia 7 6 0 .538 325 275 New England Division in Hartford. physicians said today the West is Los Angeles 16 8 5 37 121 95 Denver 5 15 .250 81/2 Each year, more than 45,0(X) Sal Vancouver 14 15 3 31 99 108 Dellas 6 7 0 .462 193 255 unprepared to cope with the Qriando 5 16 .238 9 Phoenix 5 8 0 .385 206 308 vation Army volunteers around the “Unfortunately, not every mall Edmonton 12 15 2 26 91 88 Pacffic Division thousands of people who could Winnipeg 9 17 7 25 108 119 Central country stand in frigid temperatures changed [its] policy,” Dorsky said. Ffortland 19 1 .950 _ x-Chicago 10 3 0 .769 290 207 be injured or killed if fighting Wednesday's Games LA Lakers 11 7 .611 7 to collect money for charity — The spokeswoman said that Boston 5, Hartford 1 Green 6 7 0 .462 241 270 breaks out in the gulf, while Phoenix 11 7 .611 ‘ 7 Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 297 252 sometimes up to 10 hours a day Hartford-arca malls, including the Toronto 4, Montreal 1 Golden Slate 12 8 .600 7 other doctors headed to the Edmonton 5, Vancouver 4 Tampa Bay 5 8 0 .385 210 311 With their bell ringing and iron Pavilions at Buckland Hills, LA Clippers 10 10 .500 9 Detroit 4 9 0 .308 301 345 region to try to avert war. 'Thursday'a Games Seattle 6 12 .333 12 collection kettles, these soldiers Wcstfamis and the Hartford Civic Hartford at Boston, 7:35 p.m. Waai Sacramento 3 15 .167 15 x-San Francisco 12 1 0 .923 297 199 from the Army of God are almost as Center still have not allowed the Quebec at Detroit 7:35 p.m. Wednasday'e Garnet N.Y. Islanders at Philadeiphia, 7:35 p.m. New Orleans 6 7 0 .462 235 239 synonymous with the holiday season ■ In Washington, Defense Boston 129, MilwaukeiB 111 LA Rams 5 8 0 .385 305 346 Salvation Army, or any other charity Now Jersey at Pittsburgh, 735 p.m. San Antonio 92. Charlotte 81 Miami 26 (Dougias 13). Total fouls— Atlanta 19, Secretary Dick Cheney and Gen. Mutombo 7-11 8-10 22. Brown 3-9 0 3 8, Har FAR WEST Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 292 332 as Santa Claus. But at least St. Nick organization to solicit money inside Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:35 p.m. LA Clippers 100. Cleveland 90 Miami 25. Technical— Douglas. A— 15,008. rison 6-10 1-3 14, Simms 1-3 5 0 2 Morgan 4-7 Arizona SL 82, Brigham Young 74 x-clinched division title Colin Powell, chairman of the Minnesota at S t Louis, 8:35 p.m. Atlanta 118, Miami 93 has his workshop in the North Pole their climatc-conuollcd realms. 1-2 10, Kelly 1-3 1-2 3, Sloudamire 1-4 0 3 2, Chico SL 67. SL Mary's.