Thursday, April 27, 2017
Today is Thursday, April 27, the 117th day of 2017. There are 248 days left in the year.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
On this date in:
1509: Pope Julius II excommunicates the Republic of Venice for refusing to give up lands claimed by the Papal States.
1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines.
1777: The only land battle in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Ridgefield, results in a limited British victory.
1822: The 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
1941: German forces occupy Athens during World War II.
1967: Canada’s Universal and International Exhibition, also known as “Expo 67,” begins a six-month run in Montreal by Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
VINDICATOR FILES
1992:Youngstown would be the only police department in Ohio and one of a very few in the nation to have mandatory random drug testing of its officers if the city administration gets its way. The move for testing follows news that a police officer involved in a fatal traffic accident tested positive for cocaine.
A survey by the American Association of University Professors says salaries of faculty at Youngstown State University rate above the national average, but are in the bottom half of Ohio’s public universities and colleges.
State Reps. Joseph J. Vukovich III of Poland and Ron Gerberry of Austintown, who will face each other for re-election under statewide redistricting, agree to at least one pre-primary election debate.
1977: Nine students from area high schools are among 1,500 winners of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships: Katherine Berlin, Sheri Dumire, Jonathan Berman, Wayne Thompson, James Timko, Linda Andre, Elvin Witmer, Richard Urban and Marianne Conroy.
The Trumbull County grand jury indicts former Trumbull County Sheriff Robert Barnett on two counts each of dereliction of duty and conflict of interest in connection with the operation of food service at the county jail.
A woman’s anonymous call to the FBI leads to recovery of four stolen oil paintings from a motel room: “Henry, Prince of Wales” by Van Dyke; one by Pinchett, one by Mellino and a painting of a Spanish woman by an unknown artist. The paintings were taken during a 1970 burglary at the home of Jeannette Preis.
1967: General Fireproofing Co. earns $1.2 million on sales of $20.4 million.
Dr. Gladstone Brown, pastor of the Methodist Church at Chagrin Falls since 1959, is named superintendent of the Youngstown District, succeeding Dr. Norman Parr.
The Builders Company Inc. takes out a $209,000 permit for a Boardman branch office of the Union National Bank.
Nancy M. Bloom of 2919 Rush Blvd., believed to be Youngstown’s oldest woman, celebrates her 102nd birthday.
1942: Two small Youngstown children die after darting in front of cars. Gerald Newman Toth, 5, dies 12 hours after breaking away from his mother and running into Griffith Street. Barbara Ann Vitto, 3, dies 28 hours later after running in front of a car on Himrod Avenue.
A war-bond canvass will bring a volunteer worker and a pledge card to every home in the county. Some 3,500 workers are taking part.
Three Youngstown men are appointed to military officers’ training schools. Navy men are Herbert Eric Johnson and Wayne Agey, while Cpl. Edgar Anthony Morley is admitted to Air Force officers’ candidate school.