Years Ago

September 10, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

Today is Friday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2010. There are 112 days left in the year.

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1813: An American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

1935: Sen. Huey P. Long dies in Baton Rouge two days after being shot in the Louisiana state Capitol, allegedly by Dr. Carl Weiss.

1939: Canada declares war on Nazi Germany as Parliament acts at the behest of Prime Minister Wiliam Lyon Mackenzie King.

1960: Hurricane Donna, a dangerous Category 4 storm, strikes the Florida Keys. (In the days that follow, Donna crosses over the Florida Peninsula and heads northward, subjecting the East Coast to hurricane-force winds; the storm is blamed for 364 deaths.)

1963: Twenty black students enter Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace.

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1985: A heated discussion over General Motors’ plans to drill gas wells along Lake Milton ends with one councilman opposed to the drilling, Julius Yuhasz Jr., storming out, delaying action.

Opening at the Youngs-town Playhouse, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” There will be a free party for the audience after the opening night performance.

1970: On the first day of school, enrollment in Youngstown city schools is 23,401, a decrease of 293. Parochial schools were down by 512 and the 11 Mahoning County schools were up by 240.

The Youngstown Board of Control allocated $2,750 for purchase of the first lots in the path of the Hubbard Expressway.

Advertisement: Stop in and see the most elegant economy car on the market, the Vega 2300, at State Chevrolet, 1201 Wick Avenue, Youngstown.

More than 30 insurance agents in the Youngstown area will increase rates 12.4 percent on auto insurance when current policies come due.

1960: Duale Mohammed, 4, of Cleveland, is killed in a freak accident while visiting his grandmother in Campbell. The boy climbed into his uncle’s car, released the parking break and then fell or jumped from the car and was crushed beneath its wheels.

Dr. Paul A. Bunn, son of Mrs. Paul C. Bunn of Youngstown, is credited with playing a leading role in developing a synthetic antibiotic, Staphcillin, that is being hailed as the most important development since the introduction of penicillin two decades ago.

About 150 people attend a planning meeting of the Broadway Theater League at the Mural Building aimed at bringing live Broadway theater to Youngstown.

1935: FERA will distribute 129 tons of potatoes in Youngstown. Single persons will not be eligible; families of two to seven will receive one 25 pound sack; those above seven will receive two sacks.

Youngstown Police Chief Leroy Goodwin and Sheriff Ralph Elser say they will confiscate slot machines and arrest the owners of gambling devises.