21 WFMJ archives  / April  8, 1967 | Roy Wilkens, executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, seated left, was the speaker at the Youngstown NAACP chapter's membership drive banquet attended by 800 people at the Mahoning Country Club 58 years ago. Also seated is Mrs. Floyd Coston, mistress of ceremonies. Standing from left, the Rev. Morris W. Lee, pastor of Third Baptist Church; Sallie Harvey, general chairman; and Roland Alexander, membership chairman. 

April 5

2000: Mercer County voters gave touchscreen computer voting favorable reviews in the primary election. The computers replaced the old 900-pound voting machines.

The state capital budget would provide only $1 million toward the development of a business incubator in downtown Youngstown, $2 million less than the target. Jim Cussler, YBI executive director, says plans for a $5 million project may have to be scaled back unless local leaders persuade Gov. Bob Taft to increase the amount. 

The Youngstown Area Council says the city should follow Warren's example and replace downtown parking meters with two-hour free parking. 

 

1985: A new eligibility standard for Youngstown student-athletes requires students to maintain passing grades in all subjects. Fifteen members of South High's boys' and girls' basketball teams were ineligible at some point during the season, but by season's end, all but eight had passing grades. 

Frank Kenley signs a lease with the Packard Music Hall for a season of four week-long shows over eight weeks this summer. 

RMI Co. of Niles breaks ground for a $4 million welded titanium plant off Freedland Road in Hermitage, Pa. 

 

1975: The Ohio Edison Co. files suit in U.S. District Court to recover $60,700 in fuel adjustment charges that the city of Hubbard refuses to pay. 

Some 3,000 Mahoning Valley workers are among 4,300 furloughed northern Ohio workers that General Motors expects to call back within two months.

Two four-letter words -- wind and snow -- continue to dominate Youngstown's weather. 

 

1950: The Federal Trade Commission orders a crackdown on "false and misleading" advertising by major cigarette manufacturers who claim their products have lower nicotine or are easier on the throat. 

The body of Edward Shelton of Niles, who had been sought in the murder of Mrs. Alberta Fitzgerald, is found in the Mahoning River near Struthers.   

Youngstown First Ward Councilman John W. Barber wants to remove wrestling from the jurisdiction of the Boxing and Wrestling Commission and put it under the jurisdiction of the mayor because it is entertainment, not sport.