Today is Tuesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2003. There are 218 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2003. There are 218 days left in the year. On this date in 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., is opened to the public.
In 1896, 255 people are killed when a tornado strikes St. Louis, Mo., and East St. Louis, Ill. In 1933, Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning animated short "The Three Little Pigs" is first released. In 1935, the Supreme Court strikes down the National Industrial Recovery Act. In 1936, the Cunard liner Queen Mary leaves England on its maiden voyage. In 1941, amid rising world tensions, President Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency."
May 27, 1978: Special prosecutors win their first case in a joint Mahoning-Trumbull county program to get habitual criminals off the streets, winning convictions for burglary and receiving stolen property against a Girard man.
Failure of a 23,000 volt underground cable forces St. Elizabeth Hospital onto auxiliary power for seven hour. Normal power is restored about midnight by stringing a temporary above ground line to the hospital.
A.J. Foyt makes a record 21st start at the Indianapolis 500 motor race. He ran 16th the first year, taking home a purse of $2,969. Since then he has won a record four times and taken home a total of $1.1 million. No other driver is within $300,000 of that total.
May 27, 1963: The Youngstown mayor's Safety Committee has endorsed a 100-day spiritual crusade for safety, sending letters to area pastors asking that they include "A Motorist's Prayer" in their church bulletins. Dashboard stickers of the prayer are also being distributed. It reads, in part, "keep my hand steady, my eyes clear and my mind alert at all times."
The Rev. Hunsdon Cary Jr., rector of St. John Episcopal Church, speaking at the annual baccalaureate service, calls on Youngstown University graduates to worship, to live as one family under God, to tackle the nation's racial problems and to be politically active.
The Montgomery, Ala., Advertiser-Journal announces that it will cease publication of a separate edition containing news of interest to Negroes and will incorporate those stories and columns in its two remaining general circulation editions.
May 27, 1953: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that the Berlin Dam saved Warren and Youngstown from serious flooding in recent days of heavy rain. Fifth Ward Councilman Harry Jacobs complains that the corps diverted water to Lake Milton, causing the level to rise three feet, with damage to docks and other shoreline installations.
Two local building experts predict that 1953 wage increases among building trades and crafts will cause an increase of $300 to $350 in the cost of the average $10,000 new home.
May 27, 1928: Four young athletes from the Youngstown district hold the spotlight in Ohio athletic events. Carl Dennison, Rayen tennis star, wins the state scholastic singles, while Floyd Moore and Earl Brownlee of Struthers, win the doubles title. Lowell Allen of Salem High School breaks the Ohio scholastic record for the pole vault with a leap of 12 feet, 10 inches.
The Youngstown area Poppy Day sale by the Veterans of Foreign Wars raises $2,120 to benefit injured war veterans.