Years Ago

Today is Saturday, May 26, the 147th day of 2012. There are 219 days left in the year.

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1521: Martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings.

1938: The House Un-American Activities Committee is established by Congress.

1940: The evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins during World War II.

1942: Radio Tokyo boasts of recent victories in the Pacific War and declares that “the Japanese people can look forward to a triumphal march into London and a victory march in New York.”

1969: The Apollo 10 astronauts return to Earth after a successful eight-day dress rehearsal for the first manned moon landing.

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1987: Gus Hall, who spent much of his early political life in Youngstown, marks 30 years as general secretary of the Communist Party in the United States.

Ronald R. Anderson, chairman of the GF Corp., proposes that the company issue a new class of common stock as a hedge against a hostile takeover.

1972: The Youngstown Board of Education names Robert Pegues superintendent of schools, the first native of Youngstown to hold the post in over 70 years and the first black superintendent in the city.

The United Telephone Co. in Warren declares an impasse in a five-week strike by telephone operators and declares its intention to begin hiring replacement workers June 1.

“City Centre 1” is selected as the name of the $4 million KMW office building under construction on E. Federal Street.

1962: Mahoning County deputies arrest a seventh man in their break-up of a $100,000 burglary ring and have now tied 12 burglaries to the gang.

Donald W. Frease is named president and chief executive officer of Sharon Steel Corp.

Supporting the Salvation Army is good business, Arthur B. Langlie, board chairman of the McCall Corp., tells some 300 people at the Hotel Pick-Ohio annual meeting of the Army.

1937: A.W. Craver, chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, is ranked first among nine applicants for the job of Youngstown postmaster by the U.S. Civil Service Commission.

Pickets are patrolling seven plants of the Republic Steel Corp. in Canton and Massillon after 13,000 employees walk off the job.

Youngstown Law Director Vern B. Thomas says he will begin action to recover nearly $50,000 that the state charges is owed by former city officials in the administration of former Mayor Mark E. Moore.