21 WFMJ archives / September 12,  1982 | The then-72 year old Mahoning National Bank Building, one of seven downtown buildings listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, provided a towering example of the city's "golden age of construction" during a tour conducted 43 years ago for members of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society by Patricia Cummins, director of the Arms Museum. 

September 12 

2000: The Ohio AFL-CIO endorses embattled U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., D-17th, for re-election despite AFL-CIO councils in Mahoning and Trumbull counties not endorsing the congressman. 

Increased sales of mattresses and furniture at Kaufman's 51 department stores have prompted the retailer to undertake a $3 million expansion of its central distribution center in North Jackson. 

Vienna Township trustees recommend that Delphi Packard Electric Systems receive a 75 percent tax abatement for its injection mold plant. 

 

1985: Warren police are keeping a tight lid on details of the severe beating of a 12-year-old boy, Raymond Fife, who is in critical condition in St. Joseph Hospital after being attacked on his way to a West Side Boy Scouts meeting. 

Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record of 4,191 hits by getting two hits, a single in the first inning and a triple in the third, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Rose ended the night with 4,193 career hits. 

James Baker, United Way campaign chairman, announces that the Youngstown Area United Way has already raised almost $1.5 million toward its $2.5 million goal, but warns volunteers against complacency. 

 

1975: Baron Guy de Rothschild accuses officials of Copperweld Corp. of taking liberties with the truth in their effort to fend off Societe Imetal's acquisition of the company. Rothschild said his company made an offer of $118 million only after being assured that the U.S. encourages foreign investments. 

Hourly employees of the Newton Falls Bumper Division Plant of Rockwell International are informed that the company is considering closing the plant at the end of the model year, which will be in July.

Youngstown hospitals report treating about a dozen cases of encephalitis, but none are of the St. Louis type, a form of sleeping sickness, of which there are 200 cases in Ohio. 

 

1950: A Youngstown Chamber of Commerce request that the city council defeat a proposed 1 percent income tax on corporate profits and adopt an economic program to bring about wage adjustments is assailed by two councilmen. 

Two men beat Columbiana County Sheriff Howard J. Clark with their flashlights after he discovered them burglarizing the Simon service station on Routes 7 and 46. They escape in a stolen car. 

The Mahoning Valley Foreman's Association sets a quota of 3,500 members as it opens its annual membership drive with a dinner at the YMCA.