Today is Sunday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2003. There are 213 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Sunday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2003. There are 213 days left in the year. On this date in 1813, the commander of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, Captain James Lawrence, says, "Don't give up the ship" during a losing battle with a British frigate.
In 1792, Kentucky becomes the 15th state of the union. In 1796, Tennessee becomes the 16th state. In 1801, Mormon leader Brigham Young is born in Whitingham, Vt. In 1868, James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, dies near Lancaster, Pa. In 1926, actress Marilyn Monroe is born in Los Angeles. In 1943, a civilian flight from Lisbon to London is shot down by the Germans during World War II, killing all aboard, including actor Leslie Howard. In 1958, Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France. In 1967, the Beatles release their album, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." In 1977, the Soviet Union formally charges Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason. Shcharansky is imprisoned, then released in 1986. In 1980, Cable News Network makes its debut.
June 1, 1978: The wanderings of a 250-pound black bear end at the intersection of state Route 5 and Braceville-Robinson Road west of Warren when the animal is struck by a hit-skip motorist. Game Warden Stephen Ver says the bear was the first spotted in Trumbull County in about five years.
Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes says his plan to loan state surplus funds to money starved schools that otherwise might not open in the fall is not a "bailout," but a fiscally responsible way to keep schools open.
The Sharon School Board passes a tentative $6.6 million budget by a vote of 6-3. It includes a 5-mill tax hike, despite demands from a large and vocal crowd that a budget requiring no increase in taxes be drafted.
Warren will be getting its youngest police chief ever, Richard Galgozy, 38, who got the highest test score of the seven captains who sought the job. Galgozy will replace retiring chief Jack Gardner.
June 1, 1963: The Squeeze Inn on South Ave. is closed for good after its state liquor license is revoked for alleged Sunday sales and hindering an investigation.
Following a recount of absentee ballots, the margin of victory by J. Bradley McGonigle over William J. Watkins in the Republican race for New Castle City Council is trimmed to three votes, 3,425 to 3,422. Election night, the margin was five votes.
An Ursuline High football player is stabbed near Idora Park by a group of 20 Negroes in an attack that is condemned by Nathaniel C. Lee, president of the Youngstown NAACP. John Franken, 16, who was cut on the face and stabbed in the back, said he may have been killed had a Negro football player from South High who recognized him not stepped in.
June 1, 1953: Walter E. Dawson, 35, the chief radio operator at the Warren Post of the state highway patrol, is killed when the patrol car in which he was riding during pursuit of a speeding motorist is struck by a car entering Route 422 from Route 534.
Youngstown firemen, members of Local 312 of the City Fire Fighters Association, ask Mayor Charles P. Henderson for a 121/2 percent salary increase. The raise would amount to $40 a month for firemen, who now receive $324 a month.
Two New Castle men are sentenced to 90 days in Mahoning County Jail after pleading guilty to assault and battery on William Thomas, business agent of the ironworkers union, during a brawl at union headquarters in Youngstown.
June 1, 1928: Youngstown will get a taste of college football, with the announcement that Youngstown College will field a team come fall. Al Fairfield of the YMCA physical department will be the head coach.
Coach Dave Williams, well-known developer of high school athletic teams in Girard, is appointed general supervisor of playgrounds for the city.
The search for John J. Green, Sharon banker who disappeared May 20, centers in Pittsburgh, with police and Knights of Columbus from all over the state joining in the hunt. He dropped out of sight while traveling to a Knights of Columbus convention in York, Pa.