Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2003. There are 225 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2003. There are 225 days left in the year. On this date in 1861, the capital of the Confederacy is moved from Montgomery, Ala., to Richmond, Va.
In 1506, Christopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain. In 1861, North Carolina votes to secede from the Union. In 1902, the United States ends its three-year military presence in Cuba as the Republic of Cuba is established under its first elected president, Tomas Estrada Palma. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. In 1932, Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland for Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. In 1939, regular transatlantic air service begins as a Pan American Airways plane, the Yankee Clipper, takes off from Port Washington, N.Y., bound for Europe. In 1942, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra record "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" at Victor Studios in Hollywood. In 1961, a white mob attacks a busload of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Ala., prompting the federal government to send in U.S. marshals to restore order. In 1969, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces capture Ap Bia Mountain, referred to as Hamburger Hill by the Americans, following one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. In 1989, comedian Gilda Radner dies in Los Angeles at age 42.
May 20, 1978: Two off-duty Youngstown policemen are under arrest for an early morning shooting outside the Holiday Bowl on Youngstown-Poland Road that left two men badly wounded.
Vindicator Business Editor George R. Reiss marks 50 years of flying by taking the controls of a 1926 Swallow biplane that happened to be at Youngstown Municipal Airport as part of United Airlines promotion. The plane is making the rounds of airports to illustrate how far aviation has come, when the Swallow is compared to United's new three-engined Boeing jet.
Lt. Col. William H. Harvey, divisional commander of the Salvation Army's Eastern Pennsylvania Division, speaks at a dinner attended by 400 persons at the Saxon Club marking the 90th anniversary of the SA in Youngstown. The "Others" Award is presented to Bishop James W. Malone, and the Distinguished Service Award goes to Frank B. Warren, retired president of Bessemer Limestone and Cement Co.
May 20, 1963: No cases of fraud and no ineligible cases are uncovered in Mahoning County during a three-month survey of Aid to Dependent Children cases, Denver White, Ohio's welfare director announces.
Joseph Berkowitz of 1607 Ford Ave. is elected president of the Youngstown District, Zionist Organization of America, at the annual Kfar Silver scholarship dinner at Temple Emanu-El.
In a turnabout on the traditional spring panty raid, 30 to 40 Radcliff College girls march to Winthrop House at Harvard College and stand outside shouting "B.V.D.s for me." They're greeted with a barrage of water and a few B.V.D.s, after which 1,500 Harvard men marched on Radcliff to make their own demands for undergarments.
May 20, 1953: Incidents in the life of a professional football player are recalled by Otto Graham, star quarterback of the Cleveland Browns, before a large crowd at the annual spring banquet of the Youngstown Organization of Protestant Men.
Youngstown is a key target of Communism today and would be a key target in an atomic war with Russian, says Myles J. Lane, the U.S. attorney who obtained the convictions of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, atomic spies. Lane spoke at the 6th annual spring dinner of the Industrial Information Institute in Youngstown.
Albert E. Davies, superintendent of Mill Creek Park, says no oak wilt has been seen yet in the park, but employees are constantly on the lookout for it. Oak wilt has been identified at 12 centers in Mahoning County, two in Trumbull and 17 in Columbiana.
May 20, 1928: Youngstown Finance Director James Jones confirms that William H. Buzard, former city electrical inspector, paid $6,000 to the city in a check to cover a shortage in his department as discovered by state examiners. The shortages covered a period of about eight years.
By a vote of 27 to 19, the Senate approves an amendment to the tax reduction bill moving through Congress that would open all income tax returns to public inspection. Introduced by Sen. Norris, a Nevada Republican, the amendment makes tax returns public records subject to open examination and receives bipartisan support.
A beautiful recreation building will be erected at the YWCA Summer Camp for Girls on Lake Erie in memory of Mrs. George Wick. Mrs. Wick had been president of the YWCA in 1918 and 1919.