Thursday, January 19, 2017
Today is Thursday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2017. There are 346 days left in the year.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
On this date in:
1867: The song “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze” by Gaston Lyle, Alfred Lee and George Leybourne is first published in London.
1915: Germany carries out its first air raid on Britain during World War I as a pair of Zeppelins drop bombs onto Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England.
1955: A presidential news conference is filmed for television and newsreels for the first time.
1966: Indira Gandhi is chosen to be prime minister of India by the National Congress party.
1977: On his last full day in office, President Gerald R. Ford pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino, an American popularly known as “Tokyo Rose.” She was convicted of treason for making English-language radio broadcasts from Japan aimed at demoralizing Allied troops in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
1987: Guy Hunt becomes Alabama’s first Republican governor since 1874 as he is sworn into office, succeeding George C. Wallace.
2007: Former U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, is sentenced to 21/2 years in prison for his role in a lobbying scandal..
VINDICATOR FILES
1992: Vindicator Sports Editor Chuck Perazich, who covered the biggest stories in sports during a 40-year career and made friends at the highest levels of baseball, football and horse racing, among others, retires.
Detective Sgt. Delphine Baldwin of Youngstown is the first woman elected president of the Black Knights Police Association.
David and Dale Blaney follow their father, Lewis Blaney, of Hartford into auto racing, with Dave becoming one of the top drivers on the World of Outlaws Sprint car circuit and Dale winning Rookie of the Year in 1990 Sprint car racing.
1977: Youngstown Mayor Jack C. Hunter, in Washington along with mayors of 140 other U.S. cities, says he is “cautiously optimistic” that President-elect Jimmy Carter will seek advice from the cities in formulating federal programs.
A Mahoning County jury returns one of the largest verdicts in county history, $550,000, to Robert and Barbara DeLong of Struthers in a malpractice suit against the Youngstown Hospital Association.
Commercial Shearing Inc., which has enjoyed phenomenal growth over 56 years, rejects a $66 million offer for all its outstanding shares from Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
1967: Negotiations between Youngstown and two locals of the Municipal Employees Union end with nine major points to be resolved.
Dr. Hugh N. Bennett is elected president of Youngstown Hospital Association medical staff, succeeding Dr. Paxton L. Jones. Dr. H. Bryan Hutt is re-elected vice president and Dr. Elmore McNeal, secretary-treasurer.
Rumors persist that the McKinley Heights Plaza, which was built by Edward DeBartolo Enterprises and is owned by Roth Brothers Heating and Cooling Co., is being sold to a discount chain.
1942: The Mahoning County Red Cross drive has reached $147,819, about $20,000 short of its goal toward the national Red Cross war effort.
The first of what is hoped to be an annual reunion of the January 1941 class of East High School will take place at Kotheimers Soda Dance Club. Nicholas Leonelli, class president, is chairman and Mary Lou Droney is co-chairwoman.
The Scher Tailors are out front in the second half Steel City bowling League race. Bud Tailors and Ben’s White Elephants are deadlocked in second place.