Today is Monday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2003. There are 16 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Monday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2003. There are 16 days left in the year. On this date in 1791, the Bill of Rights goes into effect following ratification by Virginia.
In 1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members are killed in Grand River, S.D., during a fracas with Indian police. In 1893, Anton Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E-minor, Opus 95, "From the New World," is performed during a "public rehearsal" at New York's Carnegie Hall (the official world premiere was the next day). In 1916, the French defeat the Germans in the World War I Battle of Verdun. In 1938, groundbreaking ceremonies for the Jefferson Memorial takes place in Washington, D.C. In 1944, a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel while en route to Paris. In 1961, former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death by an Israeli court. In 1965, two U.S. manned spacecraft, "Gemini Six" and "Gemini Seven," maneuver to within 10 feet of each other while in orbit. In 1966, movie producer Walt Disney dies in Los Angeles. In 1978, President Carter announces he would grant diplomatic recognition to Communist China on New Year's Day and sever official relations with Taiwan. In 1991, at least 464 people are left dead or missing when an Egyptian-registered ferry sinks in the Red Sea.
December 15, 1978: Two hypothetical plans for desegregation of the Warren city schools are reviewed by the Warren Board of Education's desegregation commission.
A visiting common pleas judge grants a temporary restraining order blocking the Trumbull County Planning Commission from naming a replacement for Edward Kutevac, who was fired by the board June 13. Marianne Ginther, assistant county grants coordinator, has been serving as interim director.
Irvine Kidston, retired Youngstown banker who began his career as a messenger at age 15 and worked his way up to be president and chief executive officer of the Dollar Savings and Trust Co., dies at the age of 77.
December 15, 1963: Shoppers with their arms full of bundles and children in tow are a sure sign of serious Christmas buying in Downtown Youngstown. "It looks like the best day so far," says an encouraged store executive.
Six Youngstown women who find time for professional art work while running homes and raising children are featured in the Rotogravure. They are Mrs. Carol Jean Benson, Mrs. Cheri Mohn, Mrs. Janet Cailor Miller, Mrs. Nancy Shermer, Mrs. Jaye Harris and Mars. Martha Dale Coope. All have buyers for their work, which ranges from portrait studies to abstract to commercial art.
Broumas Theaters Inc. opens two new theaters at the Lincoln Knolls Plaza and the Boardman Plaza. The company has a theater under construction at the Liberty Plaza.
December 15, 1953: "I'll never touch a car to driver it until I'm 21, so help me," a contrite 12-year-old Frank Nemick Jr. tells traffic investigators after the car he was driving got out of control in front of Hayes Junior High School and knocked down seven girls. None was seriously injured. He said he planned to take his friends to school then return the car and walk to school himself.
James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, tells President Eisenhower that television is costing many of the nation's musicians their jobs. People get a television set at home, and just sit there. He urges the federal government to subsidize symphony orchestras in smaller cities to prevent the death of "serious music" in America.
The Defense Department receives congressional approval for release of $182,000 for completion of improvements at the Youngstown Air Base at the Youngstown Municipal Airport.
Youngstown Mayor-elect Frank X. Kryzan says he will keep four major appointees from the Henderson administration, City Engineer James C. Ryan, Planning Director Israel Stollman, Traction Commissioner E.L. Tennyson and D. Roy Mellon, the acting health commissioner.
December 15, 1928: Ohio Governor-elect Myers Y. Cooper tells a delegation of Republican representatives of the 19th Congressional District that the Youngstown area will be given recognition in the making of major appointments to his administration.
Amateur radio station operator David McFarlin of 29 W. Marion Ave., Youngstown, exchanges telegraphic code messages with Commander Richard Byrd's Antarctic Expedition for 20 minutes. The signals were being broadcast from the expedition's supply ship, the Eleanor Bolling.
Youngstown Mayor Joseph L. Heffernan urges all peoples suffering from influenza to stay home from work and avoid crowds as a step to prevent further spread of the disease.