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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2000
Page
1
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 11 to 9 as the offense posted a surge led by the lineup while pitcher Chuck Nagy struggled on the mound. Nagy endured a rough outing amid the high scoring affair.
A former Detroit police officer receives seven to fifteen years for the on duty beating death of a motorist in 1992. The verdict marks a rare federal courtroom outcome for a civil rights era killing with lingering key testimony and legal action.
The Federal Reserve raised rates by a half point marking a new phase in its 11 month campaign to slow growth. It lifted the federal funds rate to 6.5 percent and the prime to 9.5 percent as economists weigh impact timing and continued rate hikes.
Elyria High School graduate Matt Bally defended his title as head drum major of the Ohio State University marching band at Ohio State University in Columbus. Bally beat seven candidates, including Elyria rival Adam Prescott, to extend Lorain County’s four year dominance.
A jury acquitted Deborah J. Mick of vandalism and tampering with evidence in a case linked to shredding documents kept for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Radiometrics in Sheffield Township. The 49 year old Sheffield Lake resident faced up to two years in prison if convicted.
In Cleveland Ford Motor Co. reports engines damaged in production at Engine Plant No. 2 in Brook Park possibly on purpose. Plant manager Bob Smillie and UAW Local 1250 chair Huck Granakis note a handful of Duratec V-6 engines were affected while emphasizing testing.
An AP report from Columbus notes only 15 percent of Ohio businesses have a Web presence and just 3 percent sell products online. Bruce Barnes of Nationwide Insurance calls the Web-supply stat stunning while 48 percent of households own a computer and 43 percent of consumers use the Internet, near national averages.
Elyria's Gerber's Garden Center crews plant 52 bushes to form the city name at Lake Avenue and Lorain Boulevard. Elyria residents Adam Zbydnowski and Jack Woodruff assist, as the Elyria Sunrise Rotary Club and Parks Department fund and maintain the display. Rotary plans Pride Day installations and possible future illumination, per Garry Gibbs.
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