Years Ago | April 2nd
21 WFMJ archives / April 3, 1983 | A good crowd of senior citizens turned out to hear primary election candidates 41 years ago at a "Meet the Candidates" event at USW Local 1331 hall on South Avenue. The clear headliner was Mahoning County Sheriff James A. Traficant Jr., seeking the Democratic nomination for the 17th Congressional District, who strode in late and was greeted by show-stopping applause.
April 2
2000: Sky-high gas and oil prices are increasing orders for the North Star Steel pipe plant in Youngstown. To keep up with demand, the company hired 28 new laborers.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will open a new outpatient clinic in East Liverpool.
Twelve years after the state took over Lake Milton and established Ohio's 72nd state park, upscale homes, and condominium developments are blossoming around the lake. Building permits for Milton Township and Craig Beach have exceeded $1 million a year for the last eight years and topped $3 million in 1997.
1985: The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Cleveland approves the sale of Hunt Steel Co's mini-mill to Minneapolis-based North Star Steel for $22.5 million.
With declining enrollment, the Howland Local School District failed to renew the contracts of 17 teachers and 12 classified employees.
The Market Street Merchant's Association seeks $1 million in public funds to revitalize the Uptown area.
1975: The sale of East Palestine's electric generating plant and distribution center to Ohio Edison Co. is delayed until April 28.
The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District is asking for a 42 percent increase in the rates it charges Youngstown and Niles for wholesale water.
A firebomb tossed into the Jacobs Road Superette caused damage estimated at $16,000.
1950: Forrest Beckett, president of Youngstown Airways Inc., announces plans to start direct air service between Youngstown and Columbus for passengers, mail, and cargo.
The Democratic state Senate race in Mahoning and Trumbull counties is so hot it is attracting attention from newspapers around the state. Vying is Clingan Jackson, Nicholas P. Bernard, and Charles J. Carney.
The 1950 census opens with a visit by a census enumerator to President and Mrs. Harry Truman and their daughter, Margaret, who are vacationing in Key West.
