YEARS AGO FOR NOV. 30

Today is Friday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2018. There are 31 days left in the year.

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On this date in:

1782: The United States and Britain sign preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris would be signed in September 1783.

1835: Samuel Langhorne Clemens – better known as Mark Twain – is born in Florida, Mo.

1939:The Winter War begins as Soviet troops invaded Finland.

1981: The United States and the Soviet Union open negotiations in Geneva aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe.

1982: The Michael Jackson album “Thriller” is released by Epic Records.

1993: President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Bill, which requires a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.

2004: “Jeopardy!” fans saw Ken Jennings ends his 74-game winning streak as he lost to real-estate agent Nancy Zerg.

2013: Paul Walker, 40, star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, dies with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles.

VINDICATOR FILES

1993: John Senzarin says the Youngstown Board of Education should conduct daily metal-detector searches at The Rayen School and develop alternative schools for unruly students.

Several employees from Strippers Elite of Hudson picket The Vindicator for refusing to run their advertisement, saying they don’t actually “strip,” though they sometimes perform semi-nude. They employed the same tactics against the Kent Stater, the student newspaper at KSU that also refused their ads.

Columbiana County Treasurer Ardel Strabala resigns amid an investigation into $10 million in missing funds.

1978: The Mahoning County grand jury strongly urges a renewed effort to build a joint Mahoning County-City of Youngstown jail.

The American Iron & Steel Institute reports that 1.71 million tons of steel was imported to the U.S. in October, an l8 percent increase over September’s 1.58 million tons. Imports of 17.7 million tons so far in 1978 put the nation on track to exceed the 1977 total of 19.3 million tons.

The Tamarkin Co., pioneer wholesale grocery firm, plans a $5 million expansion of its warehouse on Victoria Road, Austintown, which will create 50 to 55 jobs.

1968: The state will pay Youngstown City Schools $11,106 in reimbursement for past busing of parochial-school students, which will allow the public school district to continue to provide busing for parochial students through the end of the month, while schools are closed due to a lack of funds.

Robert Lamanna, 9, of Youngstown is in serious condition at South Side Hospital after being struck by a truck in front of 3632 South Ave.

Mothers of handicapped children drop plans to drop off their children at Mahoning County commissioners’ offices to gain support for the establishment of county classes for these children.

1943: Three people are killed and three others injured in an automobile accident on Route 433 at Coitsville Road near Bernard Airport. Killed were Mr. and Mrs. Nick Katakis and Anna Katakis. Injured are John and Arthur Katakis and George Nikitakis.

Chaney High Basketeers will start regular practice sessions preparing for Dec. 10 opener at Newton Falls, Coach McPhee announces. Graduation took the team’s stars, but McPhee will build around Bob Fredericks, Bob Pilgrim and Harry Smith.

Dr. Joseph Donchess, Youngstowner who achieved fame as a football star, is appointed chief surgeon of the Carnegie-Illinois Corp.’s two big Gary, Ind., plants.