21 WFMJ archives / March 5, 1984 | Youngstown arson investigators and federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms opened an investigation into a fire that heavily damaged The Mansion restaurant in Youngtown’s Uptown section 40 years ago.

March 6

1999: The Friends of the Universal Life Church has apparently abandoned plans to build a church in Struthers after city officials began moving toward prohibiting the sale of pull-tab lottery tickets in the city. David A. States, whose church is a registered charity, said construction would be financed through the sale of lottery tickets. 

A box of Youngtown-made Shelton-Mathews Chocolates will be featured in one of the games on "The Price is Right." 

A ton of rainbow trout are released into Pine Lake in Beaver Township, a pay-to-fish lake that will open its season on April 16.

1984: Reported cases of child abuse in Mahoning County increased more than 50 percent in 1983, reflecting the economic tensions that exist in many households and a growing awareness among children of their own rights. 

After years of local effort and lobbying, the National Park Service has entered the Thomas House in Niles on the National Register of Historic Places.

The "Becky Thatcher" paddlewheel showboat is taking on water in the Muskingum River at Marietta. 

1974: In a letter to the NAACP, the Youngstown Board of Education denies any role in creating racial imbalance in city schools. 

An Alliance man is fatally wounded, and three others are arrested when narcotics agents raid a home in Portage County east of Kent. 

Four Boy Scouts in Troop 80 in North Lima—Eric Allshouse, Ken Waldron, Charles Rishar, and Bryan Allen—are receiving their Eagle Scout awards. 

1949: One of the hottest legislative battles in Ohio history is brewing over the proposal of a $210 million "rubber railroad" to carry raw materials from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. 

Third Ward Councilman Anthony Flask regrets an altercation with a Vindicator reporter following a recent council meeting. He met with Jack Ballentine, and both say the matter is closed. 

Construction is nearly complete on the Pennsylvania Railroad Station on West Federal Street at North Avenue.