21 WFMJ archives  / March  8, 1985 | A group of Lynn-Kirk Elementary School students went to the Cornersburg Post Office 40 years ago to mail a Saturn T-Shirt to Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC's "Today Show," suggesting that he wear it when "Today" airs a segment on the Mahoning Valley's bid for a Saturn car plant. 

March 8


2000: U.S. Rep. James A Traficant Jr. wins renomination in the Democratic primary with 47 percent of the vote in a four-man race. Robert F. Hagan got 33 percent; George Tablack, 17 percent, and Christopher Doutt, 1 percent.

Paul Alberty won the Republican nomination over former Congressman Lyle Williams. Incumbent Mahoning County Commissioners Ed Reese and Vicki Allen Sherlock stave off primary challenges from Debbie Taylor and Bruce Paulette.

Voters in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties voted in concert with those throughout the state to support Al Gore in the Democratic primary and George Bush in the Republican primary for president.

Mother and son Margaret and Michael O'Brien win their Democratic primary races for Trumbull County clerk of courts and commissioner, respectively.


1985: Youngstown Superintendent tells parents of Wilson High School students that the school will remain open for at least another year or two.

Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Violet C. Whitman files suit against Trumbull County commissioners seeking sufficient funds to keep her department operating. She notes that her department produces $700,000 in revenue, more than the $493,000 she requested in her budget.

Columbiana County Common Pleas Judge Warren Bettis issued a temporary restraining order allowing an East Liverpool wrestler to compete in a regional competition even though he failed a class, which would make him ineligible under school district academic rules. 


1975: Trading is halted in securities of Ajax Magnethermic, a major Warren maker of electroheating facilities, after a European firm was reported preparing to buy control of the firm.

Salt and slag crews are called into sudden service as a morning rush hours snow squall makes driving hazardous in the area.

Congress will consider a recommendation opposed by President Ford to dip into general revenues to solve Social Security's financial problems. 


1950: The Ohio Supreme Court upholds unanimously the right of cities to levy income taxes.

General George C. Marshall, president of the American Red Cross, takes Youngstown by storm during an appearance to kick off the local Red Cross drive.


A cold wave hits Youngstown, bringing snow, strong winds, and temperatures as low as 10 degrees.