Challenger probe shifts focus to NASA failures in launch decision
NASA investigators probe why agency officials overruled engineers from Morton Thiokol who urged delaying the January 28 launch due to freezing temperatures. Infrared readings the night before showed booster seals failing in cold, possibly allowing hot gases to escape and ignite a right booster. Commission also removed NASA personnel from the inquiry and noted the 38 degree lift off temperature, the coldest shuttle launch on record.
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NASA
Morton Thiokol Inc
Commission
Space Agency
Morton Thiokoe
Challenger
Kennedy Space Center
U S Steel to Idle Lorain Seamless Mill No 2
U S Steel will shut the Number 2 seamless mill in Lorain on February 22 and idle it until market conditions improve. Workers will transfer to Mill 3, boosting its shifts from five to ten. 120-125 workers may be affected with 10-20 potential new hires. The plant will not restart coke ovens, kept idle since 1983, with coke now sourced from Clairton.
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Lorain
Alabama
U.S. Steel
John G. Shortridge
Fairfield
Birmingham
Ala
Shortridge
al Pena
Clairton
Elyria Taxi Firm Weighs Sale Over Rising Insurance Costs
Elyria's only taxi service, Elyria Taxi Inc, owned by Joe and Jo Graham, contemplates selling due to sharply rising liability insurance. The couple will keep rides rolling until a new owner starts. City officials and residents react amid insurance pressures and a recent fare increase approved by the council. The firm employs about 27 drivers and runs roughly 650 trips daily with 17 insured cabs.
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Elyria
Joe Graham
Elyria Taxi Inc
City Council
Graham
Council
Grahams
Lie expert questions polygraph in DeChant murder case
In Lorain County, polygraph examiner Lynn Marcy testified that some questions in Gregory DeChant’s test were improper and would hinder truth finding. The defense seeks to bar the test as evidence citing lack of legal representation when signing the waiver, while prosecutors push for weight rather than admissibility. The double aggravated murder charge stems from the August 31 Avon home slayings.
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Elyria
Gregory DeChant
Lynn Marcy
Michigan
Lorain County
Jonathan Rosenbaum
DeChant
Rosenbaum
Inside Accent Business Entertainment and North Ridgeville TV
A brief note highlights a segment titled Inside Accent covering business and entertainment topics with a feature on North Ridgeville Sports Television. The item signals local media interest in regional broadcasting ventures and media personalities.
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North Ridgeville Sports Television
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Night and Rain Chance
Outside tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 35. Wednesday remains cloudy with a chance of rain and a high near 50. Precipitation chances are about 10 percent tonight and 49 percent on Wednesday. Details on Page A-3.
Inside pages tease more tax tips and games
The edition highlights Part II of the Cut Your Own Taxes series on A-5 and a new Elyria trivia board game in the works on B-1. Pharmacists warn that taking any Tylenol could be dangerous, also on B-1. Royko’s pal Slats shares a great idea on Esc. B-11.
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Elyria
Royko
Thermometer at Freedom Federal signs wild oscillations
In Elyria the outdoor sign at Freedom Federal Savings & Loan on Third Street displayed erratic readings from minus 10 C to 172 F, with observers joking about Voyager’s space temperatures. By 8:45 the display vanished, leaving only the time, as staff pledged to investigate the malfunction.
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Elyria
Freedom Federal Savings & Loan
Third Street
Voyager
Saturn
Uranus
Freedom Federal At & Am
220 Third St
Freedom Federal
Springlike warmth hits Freedom Federal forecast
The morning temperature at Freedom Federal on Third Street rose toward spring with a 45 degree high in Medina County. U.S. weather observer Ray Diede noted the 1961 records of 50 and 58 degrees were tied or could fall, while heavy fog caused an hour bus delay for Cloverleaf and Buckeye district students.
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Freedom Federal
Third Street
Ceanera
Ray Diederich
U.S
North Ridgeville
Cloverleaf
Buckeye
Medina County
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Laverne Stroup
Ms. Stroup
Lake Avenue
Gene Krebs
Amy Richards
Lone Elyria Cab Firm
Brandtson Avenue
Michael Keys
Garrett Murray
Murray
Elyria Taxi
Silver Cab Co
Yellow Cab Co
Marcy
Adrian Bedleski
Gerald Gold
John Pyle
Cleveland State University
Sue Crass
George Verban
Bill Kilfoyle
Kilfoyle
Borkers
Diederich
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