Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet 34 years ago.  From left, Alan Yurkovich, Ross Bradley, Amy Bloomingdale, Charles Coletta, and Sara Cooley.

November 8

1998: Nearly 3,000 of the 7,200 employees of Delphi Packard Electric Systems will be eligible for retirement by the end of the year. The workforce has declined by 3,000 since 1980, at least partially through assembly work shifted to Mexico. 

The Ohio Historic Preservation Office has sent a letter to Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church asking it to explore all options to avoid further deterioration of what's left of Idora Park. The most substantial remaining building is the ballroom. 

Howland's Billy Burke leads Michigan State, a 27-point underdog, to victory over Ohio State University, coming back from a 17-3 deficit in the first quarter to a 27-24 win. Michigan State Coach Nick Saban says, "Funny things happen in football when team plays possessed."

1983: A 23-year-old East Palestine man, Gary Davis, is killed when a car he was repairing slid off its jack stands and crushed him. 

Police are investigating the theft of Warren Mayor Daniel Sferra's 1979  Buick from the parking lot of the VIP Entertainment Complex in Niles.

The Springfield Local Board of Education has not decided how to respond to a Franklin County Common Pleas Court ruling that school bus transportation be provided to 30 students who attend Cardinal Mooney High, St. Matthias School, and Youngstown Christian Academy. 

1973: The Western Reserve Transit Authority, notified of a 30-percent reduction in diesel fuel, is weighing service reductions to conserve supplies. 

The East Ohio Gas Co. sells its two-story building at E. Boardman and Champion Streets to  P&H Realty. Principals of P&H are Atty. Samuel Copperman and Victor N. Calautti. 

Chaney High School parents fill the Youngstown Board of Education meeting room demanding an immediate end to the City Series athletic conference, which would allow schools to arrange their own schedules. 

1948: The Rev. James A. Doubleday of New York City will become minister in charge of St. John's Episcopal Church in Youngstown. 

Youngstown Police Chief Edward J. Allen Jr. confirms he has been contacted about the job of police chief in Albuquerque, N.M., but he has no intention of leaving Ohio. 

Democrats will have a 17-16 majority in the Ohio Senate after a tight race in Lucas County is called for Democrat Robert C. Ragan.  Democrats hold the state House, 70-65.