Years Ago

Today is Friday, May 30, the 150th day of 2014. There are 215 days left in the year.

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On this date in:

1431: Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, is burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

1814: The first Treaty of Paris is signed, ending war between France and the Sixth Coalition (the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia), with France retaining its boundaries of 1792.

1883: Twelve people are trampled to death in a stampede sparked by a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing.

1911: The first Indy 500 takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner is Ray Harroun, who drove a Marmon Wasp for more than 61/2 hours at an average speed of 74.6 mph and collected a prize of $10,000.

1922: The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is dedicated in a ceremony attended by President Warren G. Harding, Chief Justice William Howard Taft and Robert Todd Lincoln.

1937: Ten people are killed when police fire on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago.

1943: During World War II, American troops secure the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese forces.

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1989: Officials of RMI Inc. tell employees in Niles that the company is negotiating a possible sale. The company is owned jointly by USX Corp. and Quantum Chemical Co.

Bryan M. Ridder Co., a law firm, submits a proposal to the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corp. asking to buy the 85-year-old Renner Building downtown for $1 in exchange for a commitment to invest $415,000 to renovate it.

1974: Fifteen wastewater treatment plants in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties will receive at least $5.9 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Youngstown school and city officials fire off a storm of protests to the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice after press releases named Youngstown as one of 12 “danger” cities where school desegregation disputes might lead to racial trouble in the fall.

At a school awards ceremony, Ted Bell, who sparked Cardinal Mooney to a Class AAA state football championship is honored with the retirement of his jersey, No. 20.

1964: Mayor Anthony B. Flask says Youngstown’s playgrounds and pools may not open on June 15 as scheduled unless $40,000 is found to meet summer payrolls.

The 7th District Court of Appeals sets bonds of $5,000 each for three witnesses who refused to answer questions before a grand jury investigating crime and gambling in Mahoning County. Joseph J. “Fats” Aiello, James “Dankers” Petrella and John Salvatore are released on bond after spending four hours in jail.

1939:Youngstown and the nation pause from their daily work to observe the 71st Memorial Day, paying tribute to the nation’s war dead and honoring its living heroes.

Joseph L. White, special consultant to the National Resources Committee headed by Frederick Delano, will come to Youngstown to make a personal investigation of the industrial area’s transportation problems.