European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday december 27, 1985 the stars and Stripe a fakes Calls it quits in 7 2th Aba season from press dispatches los Angeles Forward Jamaal Wilkes of the los Angeles clip pers who entered the 1985-86 nation Al basketball association season As the 43rd-Lcading scorer in league history retired tuesday. Wal pcs 32, signed As a free agent with the clippers last summer after being released by the los Angeles Lak ers. This was his 12th n a Campaign. The 6-foot-7, 190-Pound Veteran had played eight seasons with the lakers after beginning his Aba career with the Golden state warriors. Wilkes a member of four league championship teams during his career was hampered by illness and injury in his last two years with the lakers and sports wire after being Turnm in by a bonding com Pany authorities said. Harris co Finty judge Don Hendrix ordered my Jifca s $800 Bond forfeited on dec. 13 add issued an arrest warrant after Mccrea failed for a third time to appear of an arraignment. 39-Ycar-pld Mcvea who was jailed tuesday is accused of theft after allegedly trying to steal 42 Chicken Din ners from a Houston fast food Reslau ran nov. 19, sheriffs it. George Massaid. Mcvea was posing As Houston oilers receiver Tim Smith and told operator the food was for a sprained ankle caused him to miss needy children according to Harris nearly a month of the current season. / county District attorney Vic Wisner. He returned to action on dec. 10 but Sci i had been used sparingly since that time Ini a Gate 4th highest he wound up playing in 13 games with the clippers averaging 5.8 Points i for his career he played in 828 re ular season games and scored 14, 44 Points for a 17.7 per game average he also played in 113 playoff games Leer ing 1,820 Points fora 16.1 average. Drew eyes return to mba Casper Wyo. Former Utah jazz Forward John Drew who a pct last summer at a Salt Lake City drug rehabilitation program is hoping the National basketball allow him to sign with the Washington bul lets his minor league coach jays. Drew 31, has been play Rig this sea son for Wyoming of the Continental basketball association. He was waived by the jazz last de Cember after a drug relace. In May he was sentenced to a 90-Dfy stay at High land Ridge after he Waw arrested on bad Check charges in Salt like City. Wyoming coach bit Klucas said Here that Drew was scheduled to arrive in Washington wednesday. Reports from his rehabilitation Jay at Highland rid a were forwarded to the Aba of fice in new York he said. Aba officials hive said they won t Rule on whether a flow would be allowed to rejoin the Ica Guj until a team is ready to sign said of Cut who is averaging new York the National foot Ball league has announced that its Reg ular season paid attendance of 13,343,132 and average of 59,568 were the fourth highest in its 66-year history. Tops was 1981 s total of 13,606,990 and average of 60,745. The los Angeles raiders 16-6 Victory Over the los Angeles rams monday night gave the american conference a 27-25 Edge Over the National conference in in Ter conference games during 1985, the 10th time in the 16 seasons since the merger with the american football league that the acc has come out on top. The pfc has won three times and the series has been tied three times. Paige Gastineau feted new York wide receiver sic phone Paige of Kansas City was named offensive player of the week and defensive end Mark Gastineau of the new York jets the defensive player of the week in the american conference the National football league announced. Paige caught eight passes for a league record 309 Yards and two touch Downs in the chiefs 38-34 Victory oversaw Diego. Gastineau had four Solo tackles three assists one sack one forced Fumble and one Fumble recovery in the jets 37-10 Victory Over Cleveland. Evju Irful Adieu lick Whu a u Al i i i 26.7 Points in nine games and shooting Rogers Hacks selected53.7 percent for a Casper club has been contacted by foil for five Aba teams. Weekly picks Rose St. Louis Pete Rose the Cincin Nati reds Plater manager who on sept. 11 set an All Lime major league hit re Cord Bas bean named Man of the year for 1985 by the sporting news a weekly publication. Rose 44, is the 18th Winner of the award Given by ten editors. He collected his 4,192nd career hit with More than three weeks left in the season and now Boas a lifetime total of 4,204. The i Fard carries with it the water Ford Crystal trophy valued at si5,000, which will be presented to him next month curing ceremonies in new York. Oth finalists in 1985 were football s Wallet Payton and Eddie Robinson Bas Kenall i Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Rollin Massimino hockey s Wayne Grety boxing s Michael Spinu and baseball s Dwight Gooden and Don Matingly. Sex nil Back jailed Houston former National football league running Back Warren Mcvea was jailed on a Misdemeanour theft charge Over the Christmas Holiday new York running Back George Rogers of Washington was named offensive player of the weekend safety Dwight Hicks of san fran Cisco the defensive player of the week by the nil s National conference. Rogers rushed 34 times for a club re Cord 204 Yards and a touchdown in the redskins 27-16 Victory Over St. Louis. Hicks had a Fumble recovery an interception and six tackles in the 49ers 31-16 Victory Over Dallas. Placid organizer Dies Burlington it. The Rev. J. Bernard fell who helped bring the 1980 Winter olympics to bin Hometown of Lake Placid n.y., an head of the local olympic organizing committee died tuesday after a Battle with lung cancer. He was 63. Fell who moved from Lake Placid to Northfield vt., after the 1980 olympics and served As pastor of the Northfield United methodist Church died tuesday at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington. The minister was one of a group of local boosters who persuaded the is. Olympic organizing committee to make Lake Placid the american Choice and won approval from the International olympic committee for the Lake Placid site. Age 27 Moscow party chief removed from Post Moscow a the communist party tuesday removed Viktor v. Grishin the longest serving member of the ruling politburo and a leading figure in the Krem Lin s old guard from his Post As Moscow party chief. The official news Agency Tass reported Grishin s removal due to his in an announcement that omitted the usual note of thanks for his service. The wording could indicate he left in disgrace. The Brief Tass report said Grishin 71, was replaced by 54-year-old Boris n. Yeltsin at a Moscow party meeting presided Over by soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gerba Chev. Yeltsin a newcomer to the upper eche Lons of Kremlin Power was elected a Secre tary of the communist party in july. Tass did not say whether he will be Given Polit buro membership. Tass did not disclose whether Grishin would be removed As a member of the Polit buro but he presumably will lose that Post As Well. Nikolai a. Tikhonov was removed from the politburo after retiring As Premier earlier this year. Grishin became a candidate or non Vot ing member of the politburo in 1961 and 10 years later was named to full membership. His 24 years on the politburo mad him the longest serving member. Only Tinmu Khamch a. Yunaev the party chief of Kazakhstan who was appointed to full membership in 1971, has As much time As a voting member of the Polit buro. Grishin who was appointed communist party chief in Moscow in 1967. Is one of the last members of the politburo s old guard that Rose to Power under the late Leonid . They have been removed one by one under Gorbachev who became soviet Leader in March. There had been persistent rumours that Grishin was on his Way out. His has been linked with a series of rumours and scandals involving Moscow s housing construction Industry which the party investigated earlier this year. Tass said the action was taken at a Spe Cial plenum of the Moscow party Organiza Tion. The plenum relieved Viktor Grishin of the duties of first Secretary of the Moscow City cps communist party committee due to his retirement the announcement said. It said that Yeltsin was named in his place and that and Gorbachev attended the session a move that Lent his personal authority to the switch. Grishin is thought to have been at Odds with Gorbachev and his supporters. By contrast with the Lack of a note of thanks to Grishin when Tikhonov retired in september Tass published a letter in which he said he was Loo ill to continue his duties but he would be ready to help the party in any Way he could. Grishin born sept. In 1914, in the town of scr Pahkov Star Moscow was head of the All Union Central Council of Trade unions before he was named Moscow party chief in1967. During world War ii Grishin was put i charge of converting soviet Industrial production in Serpuk Hov to arms manufacture a service which kept him out of Active duty on the front. He entered party work in the postwar years rising to be second Secretary of the Moscow regional organization before removed to the Trade Union Council. Grishin travelled extensively abroad mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, visiting Japan franc. Britain. Greece and China. Serv remembers convicted of or g charges in Italy Brindisi. Italy up a local court convicted 11 . fam ily members monday on charge Sitf peddling and illegal Possession of cocome hashish and marijuana and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from one to three years. Two italians were also convicted at the Brindisi tribunal in the Southern Region of Apulia. Two other servicemen were cleared. The court handed Down the stiffest terms of three years and six months each to Orno to Scapecchi 24, of Brindisi who supplied the americans with the narcotics and to _ sol. Brenda Rudolph 33, of americans were All serving at iu4fs. Air Force base at san Vito Dei nor Penni 3 Miles West of Brindisi. Or a prosecutor had Pris on sentences ranging front two to five years. All 13 defendant Tere granted provisional Liberty Sim Lacro bail on their own recognition pending Appeal. The other americans convicted were identified As / airman Basic Darwin Lewis 23, of South Carolina sentenced to three years and a Fine of 5 million lire about $2,500. Family member Johnnie Maze 29, of Texas tried in his absence three years Anda 5 million lire Fine. Family member Warren in Lar Columbia three years and a sgt. Rita one year 3
