Years Ago

Today is Sunday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2011. There are 328 days left in the year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

On this date in:

1911: Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, is born in Tampico, Ill.

1952: Britain’s King George VI dies; he is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.

1991: Comedian and television performer Danny Thomas dies in Los Angeles at age 79.

1992: Sixteen people die when a C-130 military transport plane crashes in Evansville, Ind.

VINDICATOR FILES

1986: Liberty Police raid a gambling spot on Belgrade Avenue, arresting the building’s tenant for operating a gambling house. About $2,000 in cash is confiscated.

Gov. Richard F. Celeste signs a law sponsored by state Sen. Paul Pfeifer requiring Ohio motorists to use their seat belts.

1971: Two city residents, Perry Smith of W. LaClede Ave., and Phillip Kichler of Grant St. come within minutes of catching burglars in their homes.

North High continues to dominate the City Series sports program as Coach Charley Bush’s Bulldogs capture their second straight title with a come-from-behind victory over East, 50-46.

1961: Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski appears at the Arco Club in Youngstown.

Youngstown mayor Frank R. Franko is being challenged by five candidates for the Democratic nomination, including Atty. Joseph E. O’Neill, son of former Mayor Ralph W. O’Neill, and former Sheriff Paul J. Langley .

1936: State examiners are investigating whether designs for a stone mansion being built near North Jackson for former Mayor Mark E. Moore were prepared on city time in the engineering department.

U.S. Sen. L.J. Dickinson of Iowa rips the New Deal for tampering with business and damaging the nation’s agricultural trade during a McKinley banquet address.