Years Ago | February 17th
WFMJ archives / February 17, 1982 | Mahoning County Sheriff James A. Traficant Jr. was fingerprinted 40 years ago by Youngstown Patrolman James Rounds when he was being checked into the Youngstown City Jail. Traficant was sentenced to 100 days in jail by Common Pleas Judge Charles Bannon after Traficant refused Bannon’s order that the sheriff sign papers needed for banks to pursue property foreclosures.
1998: About 30 inmates from the Cuyahoga County Jail are being housed at the Columbiana County Jail under an arrangement CiviGenics Inc., the private company running the jail, has with Cuyahoga County. Niles Councilman Lawrence G. Joseph, D-4 th, introduces legislation to prohibit smoking by members of council or the public during council or council committee meetings.
George," a national political magazine run by John F. Kennedy Jr., lists Youngstown among ten cities in the nation crippled by corruption.
1983: Mahoning Common Pleas Judge Charles Bannon finds Sheriff James A. Traficant Jr. in contempt of court for refusing to sign foreclosure documents and orders him to jail. He is booked into City Jail, facing a 100-day sentence.
The Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. will start up its idle Campbell Works seamless pipe mill for a short run of five weeks. About 225 workers will be recalled for the run.
Pedro Tomez, manager of the Tomez Buckeye Elks boxers and co-director of this year's Golden Gloves, is honored for his longtime contributions to boxing during a tournament intermission at the Struthers Fieldhouse.
1973: A record-breaking 10 degrees below zero is registered at Youngstown Municipal Airport. Toledo is the coldest place in the state at -12.
Longer hair and longer time between haircuts are taking a toll on Ohio's 15,000 barbers, and now some men are switching to beauty parlors for styling. The barbers union is demanding enforcement of a state law that prohibits beauticians from cutting men's hair.
An arsonist used gasoline to feed a fire that heavily damaged a two-story house at 1043 Parkwood Ave., which had been the home of George Klemm Jr., 20, who is in jail on charges he shot and killed Anthony DeLuca, 26.
1948: A bandit escapes with more than $7,700 in cash and checks in a daring robbery at Economy Motors on Market Street.
Youngstown City Council tables legislation requested by Police Chief Edward Allen to add four lieutenants to the police department.
A 24-ton vault door is lifted by crane from the basement of City Trust & Savings Bank downtown so that it can be moved to the Dollar Savings & Trust Co. branch in Struthers.
