Years Ago

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2011. There are 115 days left in the year.

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1892: James J. Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan to win the world heavyweight crown in New Orleans in a fight conducted under the Marquess of Queensberry rules.

1936: Rock legend Buddy Holly is born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.

1940: Nazi Germany begins its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London.

1968: Feminists protest outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. (The pageant crown goes to Miss Illinois Judith Ford.)

1986: Desmond Tutu is installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.

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1986: Nichols State of Louisiana comes to Youngstown and spoils the debut of YSU Coach Jim Tressel, beating the Penguins 34-17.

John Block, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, tells Columbiana County Republicans at the Salem Saxon’s Club that the agriculture industry is stabilizing and will be enjoying better times in years to come.

The Liberty Board of Education will seek a grant of $168,000 from the state board of education to finance a 4.8 percent pay increase for teachers contained in a new contract agreement.

1971: Austintown police say the arrest of seven juveniles between 14 and 17 years old over three days has solved at least 40 area burglaries dating back to July 1969.

The Mahoning County Board of Elections will open 23 offices for two days to register voters for the November election.

1961: Common Pleas Judge Frank J. Battisti warns Mayor Frank Franko that he is in danger of having to serve his 10-day suspended jail sentence for contempt of court after Franko goes on radio and describes Battisti as having “read his decision with the intelligence of a jackass reading The Odyssey.”

Seventh Ward Councilman George Vukovich says he will ask City Council to repeal city gambling ordinances and force police and the prosecutor to use the new stricter state law against gambling.

1936: Ohio’s $1 million playground, Idora Park, is open for Labor Day, featuring 12 amusement rides and Jack Crawford and his orchestra at the Heidelberg Gardens. Free fireworks at 10 p.m. sharp.

Warren police are searching for Jerry Ralatos, 38, who is accused of shooting to death his estranged wife, Thelma, and wounding her escort as they walked along N. Mahoning Avenue near the Evergreen Inn.