21 WFMJ archives  / November 12, 1982 |  Warren area veterans and their families began the Veterans Day observance 42 years ago with a memorial service at the Doughboy Monument across Mahoning Avenue from the Trumbull County Courthouse. 

November 12

1999: Besides dozens of layoffs, including in safety forces, Warren Mayor Hank Angelo proposes closing the city's ten parks to help make up a $4 million shortfall in the city's $21 million 2000 budget. The Mahoning County Sheriff's Department has subpoenaed the cell phone records of one of its deputies as part of an investigation into county employees channeling hundreds of personal cell calls through the 911 center to avoid charges on their bills.

During a Veterans Day fund-raising trip to Ohio, Republican Presidential Candidate George W. Bush promised to strengthen the military and said his "compassionate conservatism" brand would benefit Ohio. 

1984: The National Conference of Catholic Bishops, of which Youngstown Bishop James W. Malone is president, releases a statement calling for "economic democracy" that would weigh the effect government policy has on the poor. Bishop Malone says the church has a responsibility to take a stand on poverty, abortion, nuclear armament, and other issues.  

Mahoning Valley residents awoke to the first measurable snowfall of the season, about a half-inch at Youngstown Municipal Airport. 

The Cleveland Browns defense is embarrassed by a 41-7 defeat at the hands of Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers. The Steelers defense knocks starter Ken Anderson out of the game, but back-up quarterback Turk Schonert leads the Cincinnati Bengals to a 22-20 victory. 

1974: Nearly 2,500 Youngstowners turned out in 51-degree temperatures and, despite threatened rain, for the annual Veterans Day Parade, held for the first time on the city's new Federal Plaza. 

Nick Angelo, supervisor of athletics for Warren City Schools, is being besieged by requests for tickets to the Harding-Cincinnati Moeller state playoff game at Ohio Stadium. 

Ann Arbor Symphony Conductor Edward Szabo, formerly of Youngstown, is honored by ASCAP for his  orchestra's "adventuresome programming of contemporary music during the 1973-74 season."

1949: An explosion and fire at the Av-Nu Cafe apartment building on Midlothian Boulevard in Struthers kills two tenants, Mary Styke and Harry Harries. 

The longest and snappiest Veterans Day parade in years thrills 20,000 to 25,000 people who lined Belmont Avenue and Federal Street. The parade crowd crosses paths with about 25,000 people headed to football games at Rayen and South High stadiums, creating one of the biggest traffic jams in recent years. 

U.S. Sen Robert A. Taft, R-Ohio, attacks the trend toward a "welfare state" during an address to the Youngstown Junior Chamber of Commerce.