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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1991
Page
2
Deputies stormed a public bus in Beverly Hills ending a three hour standoff after a hijacker who yelled Nazi killed a rider. A SWAT team used tear gas and a flash bang device. the hijacker and the wounded rider died as passengers fled.
Paris AP report notes Edith Cresson, 57, becomes France's first woman premier replacing Michel Rocard. She inherits a 9.3 percent unemployment rate and is seen as a steadfast defender of France's economy as Europe moves toward the single market in 1993. Mitterrand hails her as symbol of a new force for industrial mobilization and reform.
Elyria residents, led by EQUALS, convened a three hour forum at the Hamilton Recreation Center to address racism, gangs, and distrust. Panelists urged expanded youth programs, more minority officers, and better police response while noting a city settlement over a racial slur incident and seeking community vigilance.
Administrative Judge Floyd D Harris says reducing funds would free too many felons in Lorain County and blames the commissioners for financial woes. Mahony seeks emergency 0.5 percent sales tax to fund jail relief, but commissioners favor 0.25 percent after voters rejected it May 7. Judge George W White will meet the commissioners to address jail conditions tied to a pending Lorain County Legal Aid Society suit. The stock market notes ice price implications of uncertainty.
Gen Ronald Yates said a powerful new U S bomb called the GBU-28 was dropped on a fortified Iraqi bunker near Baghdad at war end. He cited a single target described as a command and control complex housing senior Iraqi staff, with no total damage details given.
Ford engineers Lisa Janutol and Moody, two of the few women in the company’s auto ranks, press a shift in design as the Econoline Van and Club Wagon get a more car like appeal. The pair describe how the redesigned interiors and accessible features broaden the buyer base while noting women remain underrepresented in engineering.
Lorain officials discuss an emergency levy to guarantee steady revenues despite property value fluctuations. Treasurer Joan Brumback cautions that revenue would drop if values fall, while a fall levy could prompt another income tax proposal in November alongside a renewed five year emergency property tax levy. Kramer notes the risk of a failed August levy but the option to return in November.
A Lorain wrecking crew began razing two houses at 1706 and 1720 West 20th Street to remove diseased and dead cats and end a public nuisance. Safety Director Wanda Tully cited health risks as Ohio Edison disconnected power lines around 10:30 am after city permits were issued Wednesday.
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