21 WFMJ archives  / August 12, 1984 | NRM Corp. employees and 14 Chinese technicians posed in front of one of the five light truck tire-curing presses the Columbiana plant built 40 years ago. Training the technicians was part of the $6 million contract with the People's Republic of China, which was industrializing its economy to support its 1 billion population.

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1999: A lawyer for the Youngstown Police Association warns the city that any attempt to reinstitute a civilian review board would violate the city's contract with its police officers. 


Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has acquired Shutrump and Associates of Canfield, a Pittsburgh firm that is continuing to expand in the Mahoning Valley. 


A national construction trade journal published a notice describing a $12 million WalMart Superstore proposed for construction near Salem. 


1984: The USS Providence, a replica of the Navy's first ship, sails into Ashtabula Harbor to launch a Tall Ship Weekend. 


The Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic at St. Elizabeth Hospital is marking its 10th anniversary with a party for patients and staff. 


Pennsylvania State Police, using a helicopter, located three fields in Shenango Township in which marijuana plants were being cultivated. Police pulled 503 plants ranging from four feet to eight feet tall. 


1974: Sing Out Salem, a branch of Up with People, has put on nearly 200 shows since its founding in 1969. Atty. Walter J. Hunston and Richard Paxson advise the group of 100 teenagers. 


The minimum price for haircuts in Youngstown is increasing from $3 to $3.50.


1949: State Fire Marshall Harry Callan orders the owners of the Jungle Inn to vacate the premises immediately and tear it down within 30 days. 


Nearly 1,000 Shriners from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia attend a dinner at the Tippecanoe Country Club that closed two days of festivities in Youngstown, including comedian Harold Lloyd's appearance.