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The Krd and Black
Wednesday, May II. IWO
Downtown wiU space out
By BETH OUSTIN'
Bed «nd Klart Huff Writer
A new $300,000 convention center, to be
built downtown on the first floor of the old
Belk building, will provide the University
and Athens residents with a spacious
facility for banquets and convocations
The center, now in the planning stages
but scheduled to open next fall, will be
funded by the Athens Chamber of Com
merce, according to chamber president
Bob Chambers
"The convention center will be accessible
to large meetings and banquets of up to 950-
1000 persons." Chambers said. "The
largest current facility holds four to five
hundred people, and it is our belief that
such a center will benefit large convention
groups in the Athens area," he said.
Allen Stephenson, chamber vice-
presidenl said the proposed convention
center was not intended to compete with
existing banquet facilities and meeting
rooms in the downtown area
"It is not our intention to take business
away from the facilities at Holiday Inn or
Ramada Inn or other such meeting
places," Stephenson said "We will be able
to accommodate more people, however,
and we believe that such a facility will
complement the appearance of downtown
Athens "
Stephenson added that the center will be
designed as a "meeting and eating”
facility
Joe Burnett, director of the Athens
Downtown Development Authority, said
the idea to build the center had been
discussed for the past two years
"I am pleased that the plans are finally
taking shape," he said “Although no
contractors have been officially an
nounced, I am confident that such a con
ference center will enhance the city of
Athens and be useful on a local, University
or national scale."
Stephenson said that since mast of the
conferences and banquets will take place at
night, parking was not expected to be a
problem
Dog fans may howl
after midnight hour
Turner sets his sails for University
Braves ’
owner to
get award
Multi-millionaire and
broadcast personality Ted
Turner will highlight a free
program sponsored by
College Students in
Broadcasting tonight at the
Georgia Center for Con
tinuing Education.
Turner will be awarded
the club's Golden Mike
Award for outstanding
service after his scheduled 8
p m talk on the media
Turner, who owns WTBS,
CNN, CNN2, CNN Radio,
Turner Advertising, the
professor of the School of
Journalism and faculty
adviser to CSB, said the
organization of the award
ceremony and securing the
attendance of Turner, who is
7/ there is any mover in the
media, it’s certainly Ted Turner.
— Ed Lynch
Turner will miss Braves to speak here
Atlanta Braves and the
Atlanta Hawks, was chosen
to receive the Golden Mike
award for his service in
broadcast journalism.
Ed Lynch, associate
award was given "to
recognize persons who have
contributed to the world of
broadcasting, to honor
someone who they (CSBI
feel has done something to
further broadcasting, to
move it forward.
"If there is any mover in
the media, it's certainly Ted
Turner,” Lynch said
Lynch added that the
award was given not an
nually, but only when CSB
members felt that someone
had earned it. He credited
CSB entirely with the
known for
predictable
being un-
“No matter what happens,
it will be informative as well
as entertaining," Lynch
said.
— Greg Ereeman
By FRANCINE WILSON
R«l .ivt Black Suit Writer
Post-game partying at Athens bars could
go on past the usual Saturday midnight
closing hour after the Sept 3 UCLA football
game if bar owners have their way
The Georgia Hospitality and Travel
Association, an association of owners of bars
and restaurants in Athens, has asked the city
council to grant a one-hour extension on the
midnight deadline for selling liquor on
Saturdays, said members of the group
Eddie Hinson, owner of The Odyssey, said
he expected business to be very poor if the
hours weren't extended, since last year's
Clemson game wasn't over until after 11 p m
“I think it would kill the businesses if the
drinking I lours weren't extended," Hinson
said. “It would be closing time by the time
the game was over."
Last fall, the city council voted down an
appeal by Athens bar owners to extend the
drinking hours lor the Sept 6 Clemson game
The council also voted down a proposal to
extend the weeknight drinking hours until 2
a m despite approval by a popular vote
Council member Jerry Nicholson said the
proposal was voted down because "council
members felt like it was in the best interest
of the community not to extend the hours
Council member George Hester said he
had no knowledge of the proposal, but added
he would be in favor of it.
"I personally think there's nothing wrong
with keeping the bars open until 4 or 5 a m .
as long as they stay within the law." Hester
said “However, I don't think most council
members feel this way.”
Ed Fulghum, general manager of
O'Malley's, said attendance after the
Clemson game dropped noticeably from that
following afternoon football games
'■"Compared to a regular football day. we
did about half of what we would have if the
game had been scheduled in the afternoon."
he Hid.
Brian Noeski. treasurer and membership
chairman of GHTA, said he hoped to get the
extension passed despite discouragement
from council members
"We have approached the city council for
an extension, and we've been told by city
councilmen that it probably couldn't
voted in until they change office." Noeski
said.
He said this would be next year at the
earliest.
Last year's Clemson game marked the
first night home game for the Bulldogs in
more than 30 years Athens and University
police said there were fewer problems than
expected.
"Things went real well,” said CpI Mel
Hegwood of Athens Police. "We had the
entire force out, but that’s true for every
home football game ' ’
Hegwood said the seven DU1 arrests made
after the Clemson game were no more than
usual for a football game.
The number of automobile break-ins was
higher than usual, said University police
Srgt David Brown.
"The 15 break-ins that occurred the night
of the Clemson game were higher than on
most football games, because this was a
night game,” Brown said. “There are
usually one or two break-ins during a game
Brown and Hegwood said formalized plans
on how many officers would be working at
the UCLA game would not be made until July
or August.
“I'm sure as soon as the new chief gets in,
he will want to start planning for the game
Brown said "We'll be at full strength for the
game The Georgia State University Police
may send down some nf their officers to help
out as they did at the Clemson game "
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