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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1997
Page
1
Judy Berry of Richmond Heights, pictured with her daughter Halle, discusses her former son-in-law David Justice being traded to the Cleveland Indians. The item notes family reactions to a major baseball trade.
Linda Finch readies to duplicate Amelia Earhart's equatorial path, taking off from Florida on a Monday. The story ties to historic aviation, culture, and a renewed public fascination with the vanished flyer.
Elyria woman Jennifer Hall age 49 died after being struck by a southbound 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix at Gulf Road and Ohio Street near the American Legion Post. She died hours later at MetroHealth Medical Center. Autopsy to follow. driver not charged.
A semi hauling eight used GM cars overturned on I 90 east of Elyria near Midway Mall. Driver Peter M Texiera I, 39, of Norwalk Del., was not hurt but cited for impaired alertness. The 1984 International Conventional veered off the road around 1 am as the driver dozed, hitting a guard rail before tipping onto its side.
A store clerk, a 21 year old, was held at knifepoint during a 4:30 am robbery at Lake Ave Dairy Mart. The assailant forced her to the register, took cash, and then back to the cooler, while police investigated the basement entry and back area.
Lorain Community St Joseph Regional Health Center moves to merge with Mercy Health System, the nonprofit Catholic network based in Cincinnati. Leaders say the consolidation, effective Monday at 11:59 pm, will cut costs while preserving local community care. Mercy employs over 24,000 and spans Ohio Indiana Kentucky Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Lorain facility has about 1,600 staff and a $90 million annual operating budget.
Elyria officials enforce a county smoking ban in the Administration Building after a delay. Commissioner Michael A. Ross pushed the measure last month to curb indoor smoking, but he sought more time to adjust the law before it took effect.
In Denver AP reports jury selection for Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh moves slowly after two nervous breakdowns and concerns over weighing the evidence. Prospective jurors express health worries and doubt about disregarding news coverage as questioning begins with six potential jurors.
Five said they would be willing to recommend the death penalty. See MCVEIGH, AS.
In Cleveland, Jose Mesa faced a criminal trial as 42 potential jurors were questioned by Judge Thomas Curran and lawyers. Mesa is charged with rape, gross sexual imposition and felonious assault from a complaint by two 26 year olds. The trial began as spring training ended and the Indians head to Oakland without Mesa. Curran allowed one courtroom camera but barred filming witnesses who request privacy.
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