25 Years Ago

 It's September 1981. Peanuts comic strip creator Charles Schulz, 58, has quadruple by-pass surgery.

A power failure leaves lower Manhattan without electricity for more than four hours.

 At the Emmy Awards, Hill Street Blues wins eight awards including best drama and best acting for its stars Daniel J. Travanti and Barbara Babcock. Taxi wins for best comedy, Shogun for best limited series, $20,000 Pyramid for best game show, and Donahue for best talk/service show.

 Chief Dan George, 82, dies. He was a spokesman for Indian rights, and an Oscar winner for his role in Little Big Man.

 Composer Harry Warren, 87, dies. He wrote such hits as "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Jeepers Creepers," "Serenade in Blue," "The More I See You," and "An Affair to Remember."

 Actor Robert Montgomery, 77, dies of cancer.

 In New York City, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel celebrates its 50th anniversary with a  reception featuring a 21-foot high cake topped with a miniature Waldorf made of gold sugar crystals.

 The Post Office raises the price of mailing a letter from 18 cents to 20 cents. This is the second rate increase this year.

 Edwin A. Link, 77, dies after a short illness. In 1929, Link invented the flight simulator and formed Link Aeronautical Corporation. The company eventually became a division of Singer Co.

 The Tioga County Sheriff's Department plans to expand their jail. They recently purchased the former Brainard's Texaco service station on Court Street.

 In Binghamton, more than 1,000 people participate in the Sun Run, a 5, 10, and 20 km race.

 Owego Apalachin School District Superintendent Michael Garry recommends closing the Washington Gladden Elementary School because of declining enrollment.

 The Forum in Binghamton is re-dedicated after the completion of a new addition.

 Charles "Chuck" Walker celebrates his 31st birthday at home in Binghamton after undergoing a heart-lung transplant in May in California.

 In Owego, the A&W Root Beer Drive-In on  West Main Street will now be open year round. An art gallery and pastry café called Trillium opens downtown. A Mister Donut will soon open at Park and Front Streets. Nando's Family Restaurant will soon open at the former Phil's Chicken House. And Forgotten Treasures opened in July.

 An auction is held at the recently closed Fair Store in Binghamton.

 Ernest Borgnine stars in "An Offer You Can't Refuse" at the Forum in Binghamton. Tickets are $11.50 to $13.50.

 Forty OFA students are suspended for three days after holding a sit-in to protest the school's rule which forbids students to hang around the parking lot or sit in their cars. The district is employing off duty policemen to enforce the rule. 

 Three men burglarize a local supermarket by prying open the back of a register and tripping the money draw. The men get away before anyone realizes what happens.

 Jay Haas wins the BC Open. Tom Kite finishes second.

 Movies playing at local theaters include Continental Divide, Body Heat, Only When I Laugh, Superman II, Zorro starring George Hamilton, Night School,  Mommie Dearest, and So Fine with Ryan O'Neal.

 Top Tunes include Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton, Who's Crying Now by  Journey,  Step by Step by Eddie Rabbitt, Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross, and Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters.

 And Elizabeth Taylor will play the role of Helena Cassedine in several episodes of her favorite soap opera, General Hospital.