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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1984
Page
1
More than 59 000 UAW members began a nationwide walkout at 13 GM sites across nine states, with Ohio plants like Elyria’s Fisher Guide bypassed. Negotiations on a new national contract continued as locals expressed mixed views on the strategy and timing.
Elyria workers react to news GM’s Elyria plant is bypassed in a nationwide UAW selective strike. Local 780 president cites poor communication and fears of concessions repeating 1982. Lordstown and Parma locals weigh impact, with some glad to avoid strike while others want to participate. About 42,000 GM workers in Ohio affected as nationwide walkout unfolds.
Princess Diana was admitted to St Marys Hospital in London at 7 50 am in the early stages of labor to give birth to the couple's second child. Buckingham Palace said a spokesman, not named, reported all is fine and that Diana and Charles are at the hospital in the Paddington district. She was taken to a private room in the Lindo wing.
Elyria Catholic, ranked No 2 in Class AA, beat Chanel 32 18 behind Al McKinney who rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns. Elyria High opened with a 26 22 win over North Olmsted and South Amherst ended a 35 game winless drought with a 6 3 victory over Black River.
In Elyria at Midway Mall a seated 85 year old woman chased a young purse thief after he grabbed her purse outside Fazio's. Passersby and two Firestone employees pursued and detained the suspect, David L. Carter 23, who was charged with robbery. She used a whistle to signal help and preserve the scene.
A 30-year-old LaGrange Township man, Roger Seabold of 16176 Wheeler Rd, was struck by a Conrail freight train and dragged about 700 feet on tracks between Route 303 and Wheeler Road. He died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 5:31 a.m. Coroner William Kishman ruled no foul play. Funeral arrangements are with Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home in Grafton.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the mid 40s. Sunday should be mostly sunny with a high near 62. Rain chances are about 20 percent tonight and near zero on Sunday. Details on Page A-3.
After a 13 and a half hour session, negotiators for Ridgeville teachers and the Board of Education reached a tentative two year contract averting a strike. The deal ends a months long bargaining process that began in May and followed mediation after an impasse was declared.
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