21 WFMJ archives  / June 7, 1976 | Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, who was buried in Plains, Ga., Thursday, was greeted by a crowd estimated at  5,000 in Youngstown’s Federal Plaza while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination 49 years ago.

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2000: Youngstown State University receives a 3 percent increase in state subsidies, from $46.8 million to $48.2 million for the 1999-2000 academic year. That is the state's minimum increase because YSU's enrollment dropped by 300 students to 12,200.

At the new St. Elizabeth Cancer Center on the Boardman campus, Humility of Mary cancer patients will be able to receive treatment outside a hospital setting.

The four-story Beecher Center for Technology in the Arts opens at the Butler Institute for American Art.  

 

1985: U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., D-17th, is seeking the support of elected officials and labor unions in Mahoning and Trumbull counties to encourage General Motors to locate a plant to build vehicles for the new Saturn Corp.

The Packard Park Board of Trustees unanimously voted to cancel a contract with Frank Kenley to produce summer stock shows at the Packard Music Hall in Warren. 

Advertisement: The Oven, 2833 Southern Blvd., offers a Pizza dinner special for two: a 12-inch pizza, two salads, and two large drinks for $6.99. There is no carryout. 

 

1975: Enon Valley Farmer Donald W. Fox admits he'll miss the Pennsylvania Legislature, where he served District 10 for 18 years, but he is busy managing a herd of 105 cattle on the 100-acre family farm. 

Pittsburgh's aggressive young Steelers are favored by 3 points over the Minnesota Vikings when the teams meet in New Orleans. 

An aerial photo of Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.'s Campbell Works gives evidence of the current boom in steel production, with smoke and steam flowing from every smokestack and railroad car by the hundreds on sidings. 

 

1950: A "bug bank," described as the biggest found after Mayor Charles Henderson took office, is raided by the vice squad at a residence at 1320 Grandview Ave. 

Mahoning Valley's water supplies have risen to the highest level since the fall, easing water problems for Mahoning Valley industries and farmers.

The Duquesne University Tamburitzans are coming to Stambaugh Auditorium. More than 1,200 are expected to attend.