Years Ago | June 28th

21 WFMJ archives / June 24, 1991 | Anne Claire Salace, left, of France, and Claudia Wink of Germany were among 400 Rotary Club exchange students at a picnic in Buhl Park in Hermitage 34 years ago. The group was embarking on a tour of the United States.
June 28
2000: The century-old system of selecting jurors in Mahoning County by pulling slips of paper from a rotating drum has been replaced by a computer that will randomly select names.
Plain Grove Township supervisors in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, say that questions about Lawrence County's northeastern boundary, which arose after Interstate 79 was built, have led some Lawrence County residents to pay taxes to Butler County.
The Mahoning Valley is preparing for the potential impact of a blood shortage. The Red Cross says it can't meet the needs of Forum Health North Side in Youngstown or Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren.
1985: An emergency transport helipad is dedicated for North Side Hospital and Tod Children's Hospital on Youngstown's North Side.
Daniel J. Mirto, president of Rheil Supply Co., receives the City of Hope's Spirit of Life Award during a dinner at the Youngstown Country Club.
The U.S. House approves the defense authorization bill with a provision that sets specific conditions under which President Reagan could launch an invasion of Nicaragua.
1975: Ned Williams, director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, assures the Mahoning Valley that the state will provide the financing necessary to clean up the Mahoning River so it can meet federal and state standards.
The Columbia Gas Transmission Co. will drill 10 natural gas wells in Trumbull and Mahoning counties over the summer.
President Gerald Ford attends a pre-wedding party at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D.C., for Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of former Youngstowners Dr. and Mrs. John C. Harvey.
1950: The Erie Railroad is buying 64 more diesel-electric locomotives for $10 million.
As hostilities rage in Korea, recruiting offices of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps in the Youngstown Post Office building are swamped with young men eager to join reserve units.
Warren Safety Service Director Walter Pestrak issues stern orders for more intensive traffic enforcement by traffic patrolmen, warning that failure to comply will result in disciplinary action.