July 9, 1983: General Electric Co officials tell Youngstown Mayor George Vukovich that its decision

July 9, 1983: General Electric Co officials tell Youngstown Mayor George Vukovich that its decision to close its Youngstown Lamp Plant is irrevocable, but to ease the blow of a $250,000-loss in city income tax revenue, the company will help find a new tenant for the building.

U.S. Steel Corp. dashes any hope for building a huge new mill on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border near Conneaut. The company announced its plans to build the plant on a 6,000-acre site in 1977 and construction was once scheduled to begin in 1983 with completion in 1989.

Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church is making plans to celebrate 50 years of worship and service to the community. It will also celebrate the 12th anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. Norman Wagner.

July 9, 1968: Warren City Council votes 8-2 to negotiate a new lease with the Warren Transportation Co., operator of the city’s transit service.

Jackson-Milton Parents for Better Schools meet at the American Legion Post in Lake Milton and air 28 grievances against the school administration. About 100 people attend the meeting, some in support of the schools.

Daniel J. Ronek, a Lorain school teacher who was engaged to marry Cheryl Jones, a Youngstown coed at Ohio State University, is killed when a six-inch-long package he received in the mail exploded in his hands.

July 9, 1958: Some 1,400 salaried employees of the Youngstown sheet & tube Co. are given wage increases comparable to those given union workers in basic steel. They will receive a 4.5 percent increase in base pay and four-cent-per-hour cost of living increases.

Al Hager of Mansfield is knocked out as he played near the 11th green when a drive by Tom Jones Jr. of Youngstown of the practice tee struck him during the opening round of the Ohio Amateur Golf Champions qualifier at Tippecanoe Country Club. Jackie Nicklaus, 18-year-old sensation from Columbus, takes the early lead with a three-under par 32 on the first nine holes.

The United Cerebral Palsy Association is the news5t addition of Red Feather agencies to the Youngstown Community Chest.

July 9, 1933: American Legion executives meeting in Youngstown approve 16 resolutions, including one calling on congress to repeal sections of the national currency act that reduce veteran benefits.

In anticipation of the establishment of a maximum working hour week by the steel industry, some Youngstown area plants have begun hiring and breaking in hundreds of new employees.

Oscar Stevens, a Youngstown attorney, is named a member of the executive committee for the seventh district of the Ohio bar Association at the closing session of the annual convention at Sandusky.