Today is Monday, June 30, the 181st day of 2003. There are 184 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Monday, June 30, the 181st day of 2003. There are 184 days left in the year. On this date in 1963, Pope Paul VI becomes the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act becomes law. In 1921, President Harding appoints former President Taft chief justice of the United States. In 1934, Adolf Hitler begins his "blood purge" of political and military leaders in Germany. In 1936, the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell is published in New York. In 1952, "The Guiding Light," a popular radio program, makes its TV debut on CBS. In 1971, a Soviet space mission ends in tragedy when three cosmonauts aboard "Soyuz 11" are found dead inside their spacecraft after it returns to Earth. In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the minimum voting age to 18, is ratified as Ohio becomes the 38th state to approve it. In 1985, 39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner are freed in Beirut after being held 17 days. In 1986, the Supreme Court rules that states could outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. In 1994, the U.S. Figure Skating Association strips Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and bans her for life because of the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
June 30, 1978: Bob Crane, the actor who found fame as Col. Hogan in the TV series, "Hogan's Heroes," is found beaten to death in an apartment in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was appearing in a play. He was 49 years old.
A man charged with rape and another serving a sentence for assault escape from the Youngstown City Jail after overpowering a matron when she entered a cell to give one of the prisoners an aspirin.
U.S. Rep. Charles J. Carney loses nine votes in a recount of 19th District Democratic primary, but maintains a 76-vote margin over State Rep. George Tablack in the five-man race.
An anonymous gambler who rolled a record 28-straight passes 28 years ago at a Las Vegas dice table has chosen to remain anonymous and not return to the Desert Inn Hotel to attempt to duplicate his feat, which carries odds of 10 million to one. Had he left his $2 bet ride, he would have won $290 million, but he played
conservatively and walked away with less than $1,000.
June 30, 1963: Robert Spencer, 16-year-old Leetonia High School junior, and John Larson, a Canton mechanic, save Cecil Rogers, 59, of Salem from drowning in Lake Guilford, after he fell from his motorboat.
Two Youngstown district girls, Mary Drew of Columbiana and Patricia Werblan of Girard, win W.T. Grant scholarships totaling more than $2,000. Miss Drew is the daughter of a Grant Co. employee who works at the Boardman store and Miss Werblan works part-time at the Liberty store.
ZIP codes, the five digit numbers speeding U.S. mail delivery, go into effect July 1, the 100th anniversary of home delivery of mail.
June 30, 1953: Youngstown is rated the No. 1 city in traffic safety in its population group for the first five months of 1953 by the National Safety Council. Capt. William Cleary, head of the city police traffic bureau, says his officers will continue to fight the two greatest dangers on the road, speed and drinking.
The D.W. Winkelman Co. of Syracuse, N.Y., is low bidder on construction of 10 miles of the new Ohio Turnpike in Mahoning County at $8.9 million. The first 5-mile section of the 241-mile toll road is under construction by the Harrison Construction Co. of Pittsburgh.
Canton City Council approves a sweeping ordinance banning the sale, lending, possession, publishing or giving away of obscene or lewd literature, including the sale or distribution of so-called "crime" magazines to minors.
June 30, 1928: Youngstown City Council's safety committee will hold a public meeting to discuss a proposal to ban parking on 16 streets in the downtown business district. The Youngstown Safety Council, residents and businessmen are expected to attend.
As weary Democrats head home from Houston after nominating Al Smith of New York as their presidential standard bearer, Southern "dry" forces organize to oppose the New York governor who has called for fundamental changes in Prohibition law.
With precipitation of 7.4 inches, this has been the wettest June since records have been kept, according to the field engineer of Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co. Mean precipitation for the month over 14 years has been 3.59 inches.