Locomotives bill

Locomotives bill
YOUNGSTOWN -- State Sen. Robert F. Hagan has introduced a bill in the Ohio Senate to prohibit the use of remote controls on locomotives in the state and fine those who refuse to comply.
Hagan, a locomotive engineer before he got elected to the general assembly, called the use of remote-control locomotive devices "unsafe and unproven."
The bill would fine railroad companies at least $10,000 if they are found using the devices instead of locomotive engineers. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio would be charged with enforcing the proposed law.
"It's obvious to many of us in the railroad community that we're jeopardizing the public's safety by using remote-control devices," said Hagan, a Youngstown Democrat. "Locomotive engineers receive months of training both in the classroom and in the field before they are certified to operate a locomotive."
Fair board officers
BAZETTA -- The 15 directors of the Trumbull County Fair Board met at the fairgrounds and elected officers.
Elected Saturday to one-year terms were: Richard R. Roscoe of Gustavus, president; Don Nelson of Southington, first vice president; Terry Evans of Cortland, second vice president; Carolyn Evinsky of McDonald, third vice president; Brenda Richmon of Bristolville, treasurer; and Jack Lammers of Hartford, secretary.
AIDS awareness
COLUMBUS -- Buses from Youngstown and six other Ohio cities will transport people to the kickoff of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health's first statewide minority HIV/AIDS information campaign Saturday in front of the Statehouse lawn.
The Youngstown bus will leave at 8 a.m. that day from the Youngstown Area Urban League parking lot, 1350 Fifth Ave.
As part of the campaign, transit buses in Youngstown, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland, Columbus, Akron and Toledo will be wrapped in the "Get On The Bus" theme, and there will be billboards, posters and radio public service announcements, according to Jennifer Miller of Associated Neighborhood Centers, the Youngstown media campaign representative.
Miller said the campaign is aimed at getting the messages of prevention and HIV testing to adults ages 17 to 45. She said AIDS is one of the leading causes of death for blacks ages 25 to 44, and of the 272 AIDS cases in Mahoning County, 10 percent are Hispanic, 40 percent black and 50 percent white. Call (330) 744-4377 for more information.