Vindicator file photo/April 3, 1959 | The historic sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church on Wick Avenue at Wood Street, , which had served Youngstown worshippers since 1866, fell to the wrecking ball in late March and early April, 1959. By April 3, only one of the building’s landmark towers remained and within days debris was hauled away to make room for construction of a new $818,000 edifice. Until the new church was ready, the congregation held services in the adjacent Helen Chapel.  
 
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1995:  For the third consecutive time, U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., D-Poland, splits with Democrats and votes with Republicans on a major piece of legislation, this time regarding the Contract With America tax plan.

A Youngstown convenience store clerk who chased and shot dead a robber on March 7 is receiving public support, with a legal defense receiving contributions and a petition calling for prosecutors to drop manslaughter charges gaining signatures.

Ground is broken for a 150,000-square-foot Lowe's home improvement store in Warren on Route 46 just south of Rt. 82.
 
1980: Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, executive director of the NAACP, will address the Steubenville NAACP Chapter's Freedom Banquet.

Youngstown Golden Glove champions take 10 out of 12 bouts over Pittsburgh pugilists at South Field House. The Youngstown winners were Randy Richardson, Chester Richardson, Mike Castor, Marshall Brandon, Pat Castor, Craig Snyder, Freddie Mills, Clint Longmire, Jeff Lampkin and Earl Lewis.    

Opening at the Youngstown Playhouse Rogers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I." 
 
1970: About 3,000 members of USW Locals 1174 and 1193 shout down a suggestion by union leaders that they end a two-week strike at the Sharon Steel Corp.

The McGuffey Center launches its annual membership drive with a goal of 3,000 members. 

Harvey Williams, 22, of North Jackson is badly burned while saving his wife, child and brother from a fire that destroyed his apartment on Mahoning Avenue Extension.
 
1945: S.L. Haas at the Federal Machine & Welder Co.'s Warren tank plant wins a $100 bond for inventing a shackle pin used in recovering war-torn tanks from battlefields.

Westminster College will bestow an honorary degree on Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Martin when he addresses the college's 91st commencement in New Wilmington. 

"Keep Your Powder Dry" playing at the Paramount is a story of what happens when three girls from different walks of life are confined in the close quarters of the Women's Army Corps.