Today is Friday, August 29th, the 241st day of 2003. There are 124 days left in the year On this

Today is Friday, August 29th, the 241st day of 2003. There are 124 days left in the year On this date in 1944, 15,000 American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continues to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, is murdered on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. In 1877, the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1943, reacting to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark manages to scuttle most of its naval ships. In 1957, South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, then a Democrat, ends a filibuster against a civil rights bill after talking for more than 24 hours. In 1965, Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles ("Pete") Conrad, splashes down in the Atlantic after eight days in space. In 1966, the Beatles conclude their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In 1975, Irish statesman Eamon de Valera dies near Dublin at age 92. In 1981, broadcaster and world traveler Lowell Thomas dies in Pawling, N.Y., at age 89. In 1987, Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, Ariz., at age 63.
August 29, 1978: The state gives the Youngstown Health Department until Sept. 22 to intensify its inspections of restaurants and vending machines or face decertification.
A sculpture that George Segal was commissioned to do for $100,000 has been rejected by Kent State University on the grounds that the design was inappropriate to commemorate the tragic May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard shootings. Segal's Biblical design showed Abraham about to kill his son, Isaac.
Hubbard Township trustees have informed Trumbull County Sheriff Richard Jakmas that they will be canceling the township's contract with the sheriff's department and will establish their own police force.
August 29, 1963: Mahoning County's oldest resident, Mrs. Pearl Bynum of 423 Chicago Ave., celebrates her 105th birthday. She makes her home with her great-granddaughter, Mrs. James Mackie, and her family.
The Citizens Association of Metropolitan Youngstown, organized to promote good government, kicks off a campaign to enlist 20,000 members.
For the second time this summer, Youngstown City Council blocks an administration request for a $6,000 a year accountant in the finance department to keep books on highway projects receiving state and federal aid.
August 29, 1953: Elroy Owen, 33, a veteran of the Korean War and World War II, is electrocuted when the mast to his well-drilling rig comes in contact with a 6,000 volt line at Helsel Road and Route 14 in North Benton.
Hubbard is added to the list of local communities taking action in the water crisis. Mayor Joseph Baldine issues an order prohibiting lawn watering, car washing and other unnecessary uses. Meanwhile, another 2.1 billion gallons of water were released during the week from the Valley's rapidly diminishing reservoirs to keep the Mahoning River flowing.
Milk prices increase 1 cent a quart in the Youngstown district as area farmers, reacting to the drought, have to bring their cows in from the pastures and put them on expensive feed. Milk will cost 21 cents a quart for standard and 22 cents for pasteurized.
August 29, 1928: Youngstown Mayor Joseph Heffernan's proposed 1929 budget is $168,000 more than was allotted in 1928 and includes a proposal to hire 10 additional policemen.
The bodies of Pete Petcoff, 22, of Warren, who drowned in Yankee Lake, and Carl Brainard, 24, of Kinsman, who lost his life while searching for Petcoff, have both been recovered.
More than 10,000 youngsters and their mothers crowd into Idora Park for the fifth annual "Kiddies Day" sponsored by The Vindicator.
The stock market goes on another "bull" rampage under the leadership of Radio Corp. common stock that soared nearly $13 a share, to $201.