YEARS AGO

Today is Thursday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2017. There are 360 days left in the year.

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On this date in:

1781: A British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va.

1905: The National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals is incorporated in New York State.

1925: Democrat Nellie Ross of Wyoming takes office as America’s first female governor, succeeding her late husband, William, after a special election.

1949: In his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman labels his administration the Fair Deal.

1970: “All My Children” premieres on ABC-TV.

1972: President Richard Nixon announces that he has ordered development of the space shuttle.

1994: Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, former speaker of the House of Representatives, dies in Boston at age 81.

2016: With tears streaking his cheeks, President Barack Obama launches a final-year push to tighten sales of firearms in the U.S.

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1992: Daniel C. Mamula, a social-studies teacher for 27 years and city councilman for 10, takes over as mayor of Struthers and says it is his job to make people see what a great city of 12,300 Struthers can be.

Work will begin to repair leaks in the recently restored Mahoning County Courthouse rotunda, but who will pay for the repairs promises to be a bone of contention.

Ric Flair, who says he is the true World Wrestling Federation heavyweight champion, will make a return appearance at Beeghly Center for a grudge match against Rowdy Roddy Piper.

1977: Six people have been admitted to hospitals in Youngstown with Guillain-Barre paralysis since October. Five of the six had received swine-flu vaccinations.

Roland Alexander, president of the Youngstown branch of the NAACP, testifies on the opening day of a trial on the NAACP’s suit claiming that Youngstown City Schools are illegally segregated.

Youngstown City Council pares its 1977 budget, cutting 45 jobs, leaving the police and fire departments 19 men each below authorized strength.

1967: Increasing rates at all four Youngstown hospitals range from $3 to $8 per day, making the charge for private rooms from $40 to $42.50 a day.

Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of America announces it has signed an agreement for the cash purchase of the operating assets of Smith-Essick Corp. of Los Angeles. The company makes labor-saving and heavy equipment for building construction.

John H. Rogan, a certified public accountant, is installed as president of Mill Creek Kiwanis Club at the Youngstown Maennerchor.

1942: Thieves who steal tires or automobiles or buy stolen auto parts are warned by Youngstown and Mahoning County officials that they will pay heavy fines and get long jail sentences if caught.

Nationals of countries with which the United States is at war have surrendered 10 weapons and several cameras to Youngstown Police Chief John Turnbull. Radio servicemen removed short-wave coils from radios owned by enemy aliens.

The automobile industry receives Army and Navy offers of $5 billion worth of new armament orders, the first step in a huge plan to convert that industry to war production.

George Vallos’ Vindicator League members defeats the Harris All-Stars 3,433 to 3,161 in a 10-pin battle at the Weir-Cove Recreation Alleys at Weirton, W. Va.