21 WFMJ archives  / February  9, 1967 | The morning frost 58 years ago combined with a steel mill's steam to make the sun look more like the moon rising above the Republic Steel Corp. mill at the Market Street Bridge.

February 12

2000: Cold Metal Products is considering closing its Montgomery Avenue plant, employing about 100 hourly workers, and moving the 30 salaried employees to Sewickley, Pa.

Students interviewed at Youngstown State University express little concern over a five percent tuition increase, which will increase tuition from $3,640 to $3,816 for the year. "It's not that big of a deal," says one.

Warren Superintendent of Schools Betty English is working to eliminate disparities in school programs, technology labs, course offerings, and classroom space. 

1985: Atty. William T. Bodoh, a partner in the Youngstown law firm of Manchester, Bennett, Powers, and Ullman, is appointed by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to a 14-year term on the bench of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Youngstown.

A massage parlor on Route 422 in Girard must comply with stringent regulations approved by the Girard City Council, including a $500 annual licensing fee. Mayor Joseph Melfi has made it clear that he opposes the parlor's operation in the city.

Eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces signed a Great Lakes Charter agreeing to consult each other before diverting water from the lakes, which hold 20 percent of the world's fresh water. 

1975: Girard residents of the Washington Avenue School district complain to the Board of Education about overcrowding. Superintendent Wendell Lauthe recommends splitting the school's first grade for the rest of the year.

A 53-year-old Marion Avenue man on probation from Virginia for rape and other sex offenses is charged with rape and abduction of a 5-year-old girl. 

1950: A syndicate of big-time Ohio gamblers is moving into Las Vegas with a $4 million operation that will be known as Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Among them is Thomas McGinty, boss of the Mounds Club in Lake County and well-known in Youngstown.

John L. Lewis orders his striking coal miners back to work under a Taft-Hartley injunction.

Playing at the Paramount, "12 O'Clock High," starring Gregory Peck; at the Plaza, "Sands of Iwo Jima," starring John Wayne.