Years Ago

Today is Good Friday, April 6, the 97th day of 2012. There are 269 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.

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On this date in:

1830: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, N.Y.

1862: The Civil War Battle of Shiloh begins in Tennessee as Confederate forces launch a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day.

1886: The Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, is incorporated.

1896: The first modern Olympic games formally open in Athens, Greece.

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1987: Ohio is spending about $1.25 million to lure construction of a proposed $6 billion supercollider to the central part of the state.

The Ohio Coal Development Office provides an early allocation of $220,000 from a $2.5 million grant to Ohio-Ontario Clean Fuels Inc., so momentum will not be lost in research for a $225 million coal liquification plant in Warren.

1972: A long list of professional men and community leaders, headed by Youngstown Mayor Jack C. Hunter, testify on behalf of Frank R. Franko, who is seeking reinstatement of his legal license.

The same day that a three-judge court ruled Pennsylvania’s plan for state aid to parochial school parents unconstitutional, President Nixon speaks in Philadelphia, telling the National Catholic Education Association’s 69th convention he intends to find a way to help preserve nonpublic schools.

1962: Residents of rutted S. Schenley Avenue reject a proposal to rebuild the street, but 5th Ward Councilman Paul Kechler warns that city council could declare the street a safety hazard and order repairs that would be assessed to the property owners.

Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity at Youngstown University is temporarily suspended from all organization activities for holding a stag party with gambling in Sheban Hall in Boardman.

1937: Ohio Gov. Martin L. Davey comes under strong criticism for his proposal that the Ohio National Guard set up field kitchens to feed the poor.

Mahoning County Sheriff Ralph Elser warns that unless the Little Casino, an elaborate gambling den at the former Poland Country Club, is closed, the joint will be “smashed up” by deputies.