21 WFMJ archives  / December 28, 1975 | Twelve Girl Scouts from Troop 656 in Poland received the First Class Award 49 years ago. Seated from left, Deanna Parsons, Pamela Royal, Gina Augustine, Kathryn Kostyo; standing, Terri Windsor, Gina Pompeo, Margaret Sanders, Marlene Lautner, and Kelly Sakely. Nora DeCarlo, Debbie Holbert, and Rachelle Minneman are not pictured. 

December 30


1999: Two Mahoning County deputy sheriffs are arrested on felony drug charges charges after a lengthy investigation by local, state, and federal authorities. 

Winner Development has purchased most of the former Westinghouse Electric Corp. plant on Sharpsville Avenue with redevelopment plans that could create 1,000 jobs. 

Girard High School's first robotics team members built a robot that can pick up balls and place them in a container. 


1984: Nick Julian of Youngstown, who received a heart transplant in Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh on Dec. 31, 1983, says he's "glad to have been here for another year" but admits the year has not been without challenges and unanticipated limitations. 

Youngstown Mayor Patrick Ungaro is proud of his accomplishments in improving the city but expects his re-election campaign in 1985 to be tough. 

The high cost of medical care has prompted two hospitals in Meadville, Pa., Spencer Hospital and Meadville City Hospital, to consider consolidation. 


1974: John Lucansky, 62, of Campbell, a night watchman at Vivo's Iron and Metal, 636 Wilson Ave., is found brutally beaten and shot to death in the scrap yard. About $70 was missing from the cash box. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders, 24-13, to win the American Football Conference title. The Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will meet in the Super Bowl. 

Advertisement: Minneman Imports, 2814 Market St., has five 1974 Saabs available for $3,898, which is $1 over the dealer invoice. 


1949: In a brief ceremony, Charles Henderson is sworn in for his second term as mayor of Youngstown. 

Youngstown district steel plants begin what promises to be a prosperous 1950. There's no time out for New Year celebrations, with mills operating at 102 percent of capacity and a backlog of orders. 

The Hub, the first printed newspaper in Hubbard High School history, is published monthly. Students write all copies under the supervision of adviser F.J. McLaughlin.