Vindicator file photo / September 14, 1951 | Among the floats in Campbell’s Golden Jubilee parade 71 years ago was a giant cross being tended by altar boys, an entry by St. John the Baptist Church, and the Campbell Slovaks.

September 19 

1997: Striking Youngstown teachers return to the classroom after reaching a new contract during a 14-hour negotiating session. Details aren't yet available. 

Six people suffered minor injuries when a storage bunker exploded at Zambelli Fireworks in New Castle. Owner George Zambelli suspects arson. 

U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. says he did not know he was voting to give himself a $3,073 cost-of-living pay raise when he voted for a $25 billion spending bill. 

1982: New Castle, Pa.’s six banks and savings and loans have about $15 million in outstanding loans to some 3,500 students, and financial institution officials say defaults are being kept in check. 

Five years after "Black Monday," most of the Mahoning Valley's steel mills are dark, but Hunt Steel Co.'s $80 million mini steel plant and seamless pipe mill at the former Brier Hill Works are hiring workers. 

Coach Bill Narduzzi's Youngstown State University Penguins get their first win of the season, beating Tennessee Tech, 37-14, before 8,441 fans at Stambaugh Stadium 

1972: Columbiana Exempted Village School District adopts a new policy prohibiting students from leaving campus during school hours, even at lunchtime. 

For years, anyone attempting to register to vote in Mercer County as a Communist was not only refused but his name was turned over to the police. A federal judge has ordered all Pennsylvania counties to allow Communist candidates on the ballot. 

1947: Seven prisoners in the Mahoning County Jail, led by accomplished escape artist Arthur McCann, are free after prying open a door. 

Dr. Roland Luhman, the pastor of First Reformed Church, calls for "anti-racket and anti-dirty politics" in Youngstown City Hall. 

To ease natural gas shortages, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission orders a ban on new gas-fired heating equipment for homes, factories and commercial buildings in the state.