Years Ago
Today is Monday, March 26, the 86th day of 2012. There are 280 days left in the year.
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1812: An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
1912: An explosion at the Jed Coal & Coke Co. Mine in West Virginia claims the lives of 83 miners.
1937: A 6-foot-tall statue of the cartoon character Popeye is unveiled during the Second Annual Spinach Festival in Crystal City, Texas.
1962: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gives federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts, a 6-2 decision that eventually leads to the doctrine of “one man, one vote.”
1979: A peace treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witnessed by President Jimmy Carter at the White House.
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1987: Mahoning National Bank is taking possession of the bankrupt Weatherbee Coats Inc. plant and that is renewing interest in sale of the garment factory.
Anthony C. Pannunzio of Joyce Ann Drive, Canfield, a retired contractor, is elected president of Lodge 858 of the Order of the Sons of Italy.
Jason Boyd, a student at Cardinal Mooney High School, wins first place in the annual High School Oratorical Contest sponsored by Buckeye Elks Lodge 73 and the Naomi Temple 124.
1972: Farrell High’s Steelers squeeze past Chester, 56-55, to achieve their seventh state PIAA Class A basketball championship.
Dr. Richard Viering, superintendent of Youngstown public schools, tells the Youngstown State University graduating class that success lies in coming to grips with their own strengths and weaknesses rather than wasting time imitating others.
1962: The United Steelworkers of America throws its support behind a Lake Erie-to-Ohio River canal, with president David J. McDonald saying during an Army Corps of Engineers hearing in Pittsburgh that the canal has become “a dire necessity” for the tri-state steel area.
Two 11-year-old Boardman youngsters are found safe in Boardman Park after an all-night search. Charles Robinson and James Burger, fifth graders at St. Charles School, gave no explanation for their disappearance other than to say they decided to go camping.
1937: Judge Harry C. Hoffman puts a damper on the reckless driving crackdown by city police, dismissing charges against eight of 14 motorists because “the testimony introduced was insufficient to warrant conviction. “
Ice on the wings is blamed for the crash of a TWA luxury liner near Pittsburgh that killed 13 people on board. The plane was en route from New York to Chicago.