Today is Sunday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2003. There are 59 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Sunday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2003. There are 59 days left in the year. On this date in 1976, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter becomes the first candidate from the Deep South since the Civil War to be elected president. He defeats incumbent Gerald R. Ford.
In 1783, Gen. George Washington issues his "Farewell Address to the Army" near Princeton, N.J. In 1795, the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk, is born in Mecklenburg County, N.C. In 1865, the 29th president of the United States, Warren Gamaliel Harding, is born near Corsica, Ohio. In 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota respectively become the 39th and 40th states. In 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expresses support for a "national home" for the Jews of Palestine in what comes to be known as "The Balfour Declaration." In 1930, Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia. In 1947, Howard Hughes pilots his huge wooden airplane, known as the "Spruce Goose," on its only flight, which lasts about a minute over Long Beach Harbor in California. In 1948, President Truman surprises the experts by being re-elected in a narrow upset over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey. In 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem is assassinated in a military coup. In 1983, President Reagan signs a bill establishing a federal holiday on the third Monday of January in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
November 2, 1978: Sharon City Council offers the Shenango Cable TV Co. a 50-cent per month increase in the basic subscriber rate. The company requested a $1.25 increase in the present charge of $6.25 a month.
Steelworkers at Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co.'s Brier Hill Works ask the National Center for Economic Alternatives and the Ecumenical Coalition of the Mahoning Valley for help in saving the condemned plant.
The Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. announces that it will purchase Polsky's downtown Akron store and garage, following a report by Allied Stores Corp., parent company, that it will close its four Polsky stores, two in Akron and two in Canton.
November 2, 1963: The first measurable snow fall of the season hits the Youngstown district, leaving up to two-tenths of an inch in some isolated areas.
A bevy of frozen but undaunted Sadie Hawkinses (actually, Salem High School senior girls) pursue their boyfriends through the snow in Salem's first Sadie Hawkins Day. The Jaycees sponsored a parade, after which any girl who caught her man could drag him before Marryin' Sam (actually, Hank Willard).
Youngstown Mayor Harry N. Savasten gives an accounting of his administration and Anthony B. Flask, his rival, declares he would be "mayor of all the people without reservation" in talks to the Downtown Kiwanis Club.
Youngstown Municipal Judge Don L. Hanni Jr. dismisses a Sunday sale charge against Samuel J. Louff of the Welles Department Store saying that Ohio's Blue Law is unconstitutional. Atty. Philip Millstone says both the Ohio Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court have found Sunday sales laws to be constitutional, and Hanni's ruling will be appealed.
November 2, 1953: The Vindicator straw poll indicates that unless there has been a decided change in sentiment within the last week, Frank X. Kryzan, Democrat, will be elected mayor of Youngstown over the incumbent Republican, Charles P. Henderson.
Youngstown Police Chief Edward J. Allen is named the nation's law officer of the month by Police Detective magazine for breaking up Democratic politicians' stronghold on the rackets in Youngstown.
Philip S. Stambaugh Jr., vice president of the Stambaugh-Thompson Co., his wife, Eda, and son Dan, 15, escape from their burning home at 6 Bishop Road in the middle of the night. Damage is estimated at $20,000. The fire was apparently sparked by a short circuit in the garage.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Edward S. Matthias, 80, dies in Grant Hospital, Columbus, after falling from a third floor window of his home. He was showing exterminators where squirrels were getting into the house when he became faint and fell.
November 2, 1928: Said to have become despondent because he was unable to collect several bills due him, August Albacker, age 60, a painter, leaps from the Market St. bridge during the noon rush hour and dies on the rocks below.
The Haselton Sokols win the Slovak League Baseball championship, sweeping both halves of a split season. The season will officially close with a banquet at the Ohio Hotel.
The legislative committee of the Ohio Safety Council draws up a bill for the licensing of all automobile drivers in Ohio, which will be submitted to the General Assembly.