Years Ago

Today is Thursday, March 1, the 61st day of 2012. There are 305 days left in the year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

On this date in:

1790: President George Washington signs a measure authorizing the first U.S. Census.

1872: President Ulysses S. Grant signs an act creating Yellowstone National Park.

1912: Isabella Goodwin of New York City is appointed the first female police detective.

1954: Puerto Rican nationalists open fire from the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five congressmen.

1961: President John F. Kennedy signs an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.

1962: The first Kmart store opens in Garden City, Mich.

VINDICATOR FILES

1987: Stephen Vrable, CEO of Gasearch Inc., warns Niles officials that the city could lose future revenue if the city pursues a zoning suit over well drilling.

Cargill Inc., the largest agribusiness in the country and the parent of North Star Steel Ohio, reports its highest pretax profit in 12 years, despite a prolonged slump in the agricultural sector. The profit was $409 million.

1972: Commercial Shearing & Stamping Co. has changed its name to Commercial Shearing Inc. The board of directors authorizes a public offering of 150,000 shares of common stock.

1962: The Interstate Commerce Commission blocks for at least four months the B&O Railroad’s plan to drop two Washington and Cleveland passenger trains that serve Youngstown.

1937: Thirty-four employees of Bord Disposal Co., mainly garbage truck drivers, conduct a strike at the city incinerator. They are demanding that four garbage men dismissed after being convicted of watering their loads be rehired by the company.

In the wake of the death of a pedestrian, Charles McQuil, 68, Youngstown police launch a crackdown on speeding and reckless driving, arresting 13 motorists.