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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1987
Page
1
Investigators say Northwest Airlines flight lacked proper wing flaps at takeoff and crew failed to confirm status. NTSB notes voice and flight data recorders show flaps retracted, and warning systems did not alert crew. Implication uncertain on pilot responsibility amid other contributing factors.
Federal mediation tests a stalled dispute between North Ridgeville teachers and the school board ahead of a September 1 strike deadline. Sessions in Cleveland with mediator Jack Buettner followed an Aug 7 meeting labeled a disaster by union president Deanna Hill.
About 2,900 workers at the Lorain Ford Motor Co. assembly plant were to return to their jobs today following a three day production pause on 1988 Thunderbirds and Mercury Cougars. The stoppage came after a potential problem with the 3.6 liter V-6 power train had been reported, the second such issue in two weeks.
Village Councilman Kenneth W. Rusiska says he learned former Police Chief Andrew Dziak had investigated him after he voted to fire Dziak. A Lorain County grand jury declined to indict over the 1985 carpet purchase from MGM Carpeting and Interiors of Lakewood, where Rusiska worked.
Amber Harju, nearly two, died Aug 8 at the South Abbe Road crossing when a train struck the Messengers car as they tried to move around downed gates after a wedding. Her parents Jim and Mary Harju, awaiting new family plans, mourn a daughter described as happy and photogenic. Robert and Sandra Messenger also died in the crash leaving two children. Amber’s death disrupts plans including Jim’s upcoming Army posting in Germany and may shift the family’s relocation.
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