January 2

2001: Whiskey for men, perfume for women were traditional gifts that some lawyers in Mahoning County gave to judges and other officials at Christmas, but at a time of new ethics rules and a focus on corruption in the county, there were a lot of empty stockings this year. 

Tom Gilmartin and local artist Jack Carlton will use $10,000 allocated by the Youngstown City Council to install 20 murals on downtown buildings, including 10 replicas of famous paintings at the Butler Institute of American Art. 

Texas Governor and President-elect George W. Bush is preparing an education package that would aggressively test students and reduce federal funding for states that don't meet standards. 

 

1986: A Warren husband and wife and two passengers in their car were killed on New Year's Day when their car left U.S. Route 422 near Burton, crashed through a guardrail, and landed on the frozen Cuyahoga River. Dead are Jeffrey and Carolyn Eakens, both 25,  Rebecca Bowman, 23, and David Fennell, also 23. 

The May Co. will merge its Youngstown-based Strouss operation with its highly successful Kaufmann's division, a move that will eliminate as many as 400 Youngstown office jobs. 

Edna D. Pincham, 49, secures a place in Youngstown history when she begins her job as administrative aide to Mayor Patrick Ungaro, the first woman and first Black to hold the position. 

 

1976: For the first time since 1969, a boy wins the New Year's Day stork race at Youngstown hospitals. Christopher Alan Bosker arrived at 2:24 a.m. 

Some 3,000 people gather in downtown Youngstown to ring in the Bicentennial Year. Jonathan Hunter, son of Mayor and Mrs. Jack Hunter, is Baby New Year. Jackson Moody plays Father Time. 

Campbell City Schools are open for the first time since Nov. 18, 1975, when the district ran out of money. If Campbell voters don't approve a levy in 1976, schools will open in September and close within days. 

 

1951: Col. Donald J. Lynn, commander of the Third Area Ohio Defense Corps, is being asked to appear before Youngstown City Council to estimate how much money is needed to prepare for a possible nuclear attack. 

An alcohol-soaked chest of drawers ignites when a woman lights a cigarette. Mrs. Catherine E. Nelson, 45, of South Avenue, died of first and second-degree burns. 

Miss Alberta Windle, a school teacher, wins $25 first-place prize in the Columbiana Chamber of Commerce Christmas lighting contest.