21 WFMJ archives / November 24, 1966 | Motorists on Commerce Street got a new view of downtown Youngstown 59 years ago after what had been the Palace theater became an empty lot.

November 24

2000: Phi Theta Phi fraternity at Thiel College anticipates raising at least $32,000 on its 00-mile walk to the Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, which will bring the total over 33 years to more than $1 million. 

If the presidential recount were being conducted in Ohio, it would have ended by now because then-Secretary of State Bob Taf ruled in 1994 that "dimpled chads" could not be counted because the voter's intention was unclear, but hanging chads were more definitive and could be counted. 

Dog lover Debra Linn of Rockford, Ohio, has found homes for more than 500 dogs in two years, using the Internet to connect dogs and families in 36 different states. 

 

1985: Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo, who is in a government witness protection program, has told the FBI  that he and James Licavoli gave Vincenzo "Jimmy" Prato and "Little Joey" Naples permission to have Charlie Carabbia killed. Carabbia disappeared Dec. 13, 1980.

Joe Malmisur, athletic director of Youngstown State University, has recommended to President Neil Humphrey that football coach Bill Narduzzi not be given a contract for a 12th season.

The Ungaro administration is not only looking at needed repairs to the aging Lake Milton dam, but also at the possibilities for economic development at the lake. 

 

1975: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Youngstown celebrates 75 years since its founding. Asa Jones was elected president of the company. Jones had just completed a term as Ohio lieutenant governor. 

The Cleveland Browns end a nine-game losing streak with a 35-23 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. Coach Forest Gregg says running back Greg Pruitt and quarterback Mike Phipps were outstanding. 

A car belonging to Robert D. Carcelli Jr., Struthers 2 nd Ward councilman, is damaged by two shotgun blasts while parked in his garage. It is the second such incident involving a city official in 11 months. 

 

1950: A seven-inch snowfall plays havoc with early morning traffic, disrupting bus schedules and causing hundreds to be late for work. 

New York Gov. Thomas Dewey says "human error" was the cause of a Thanksgiving Eve wreck on the Long Island Railroad that took 77 lives. Anger against the railroad is mounting. 

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