21 WFMJ archives / September 8,  1983 | Youngstown  Mayor George Vukovich swore in three cadets to the Youngstown Police Department 43 years ago. From left, Chief John E. Lynch III, Vukovich, Marvin Hunter, Joseph Morales, and Mark Britt. 

September 6 

2000: A federal study shows that workers in the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area were paid an average of $15.62 an hour, ranging from $32.05 for administrators and managers, $26.80 for teachers, $15.25 for welders, and $7.66 for cashiers. 

There are eleven applicants to replace Don Hanni III on the Youngstown Board of Education.

U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. urges Youngstown officials to move quickly to secure $26 million in federal funding for a downtown arena, as western states are lobbying for every unspent federal dollar to cover wildfire damage. 

 

1985: The Youngstown Civil Service Commission orders the Ungaro administration to rehire 13 workers in the Community Development Agency whose jobs were eliminated over the summer. 

The nation's unemployment rate, stagnant for six months, falls dramatically to 7 percent, the lowest rate in five years. 

A new Ohio law eliminating the use of intangible personal property taxes for parks will have its biggest impact on the Liberty Memorial Park District in Girard, which received $51,000 from the tax. 

 

1975: Richard Dennis "Denny" Barrett, 43, a builder of champions in football and forensics at Cardinal Mooney High School and a prominent sportscaster, dies of cancer in North Side Hospital. 

A federal court injunction in Pittsburgh and pledges of support from various quarters bolster Copperweld Corp. in its battle to avoid being acquired by a French holding company. 

A 13-year-old Scott Street girl is beaten and raped in the women's room in the pavilion of Wick Park. Police are holding a 21-year-old man from Adams Street. 

 

1950: New construction in Salem pours past the $1 million mark for the year with 174 building permits issued so far, Mayor Harry Vincent reports. 

Marine Pfc. George Hric, 20, of Youngstown, is reported killed in action in Korea on Aug. 17, the same day he wrote a letter to his parents describing the scenic beauty of South Korea. 

Another polio case, that of a 7-year-old boy, is reported by Dr. Walter Tims, Youngstown health commissioner. It is the fourth case of 1950.