21 WFMJ  archives / Jan. 24, 1952 | Youngstown area Ohio National Guardsmen jammed the aisles of their troop train as it pulled out of Youngstown’s Erie Terminal en route to Camp Polk, La., 74 years ago at the height of the Korean War. The men, members of the Fighting 37 th Division, marched from the armory through downtown Youngstown to the terminal, where they were seen off by 3,000 family, friends, and supporters.


January 25

2001: Jon Heacock, a native of Beloit and graduate of West Branch High School and Muskingum College, is announced as the new coach of the Youngstown State University football team, succeeding Jim Tressel, who is headed to The Ohio State University. 

Dean B. McLain, owner of McLain Jewelers and a Korean War veteran, is named Veteran of the Year at the United Veterans Council Banquet at VFW Post 3538 in Struthers.

Flying J Travel announces plans for an $8 million truck plaza off I-80 in Hubbard. 

 

1986: U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., D-17 th, tells a gathering of local public officials that the Gramm-Rudman budget balancing act is unconstitutional because it gives the administration spending powers that are reserved to Congress.

Warren Police Sgt. Thomas Stewart testifies in Trumbull Common Pleas Court that when he searched the home of Danny Lee Hill, the only recently laundered piece of clothing he found in the house was a pair of gray trousers that matched the description of pants worn by Hill on the day 12-year-old Raymond Fife was fatally beaten. 

Donald C. Cover, who served on the Boardman Fire Department for 42 years, 20 as chief, is honored at The Georgetown for his service. 

 

1976: The East Ohio Gas Co. has almost halved its 1976 capital improvement program, with plans to spend $23 million, of which $900,000 will be spent in Youngstown. 

The laser beam, a scientific wonder, is being put to use in Youngstown district business and industry, primarily in surgery,  surveying, and accurately judging sporting events. 

The Western Reserve Military Historical Society builds a scale diorama of Fort Necessity near Uniontown, Pa., the scene of young George Washington's first command and first surrender. 

 

1951: Youngstowner Wes Fesler, who retired in December after a good season as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, signs a three-year contract at Minnesota at $14,000  a year. 

A proposal that Ohioans involved in automobile accidents be required to put up immediate security for any damages is offered in the legislature by state Rep. Kenneth E. Berry, R-Coshocton. 

Reports that pinball and slot machines are already returning to Niles are denied by Police Chief Charles Berline.