Vindicator file photo

Vindicator file photo

The General Motors complex at Lordstown opened in April 1966 and celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 1986 with an open house and visits by dignitaries that included United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber and Ohio Gov. Richard F. Celeste. Pictured above, GM President F. James McDonald, left, tours the plant with manager Gary Cowger as new J-cars roll down the assembly line.