Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2003. There are 55 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2003. There are 55 days left in the year. On this date in 1888, Benjamin Harrison wins the presidential election, defeating incumbent Grover Cleveland with enough electoral votes, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote.
In 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeats three other candidates for the presidency. In 1861, Jefferson Davis is elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederacy. In 1900, President McKinley is re-elected, beating Democrat William Jennings Bryan. In 1906, Republican Charles Evans Hughes is elected governor of New York, defeating newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. In 1928, in a first, the results of Herbert Hoover's election victory over Alfred E. Smith are flashed onto an electric sign outside the New York Times building. In 1956, President Eisenhower wins re-election, defeating Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson. In 1962, Democrat Edward M. Kennedy is elected senator from Massachusetts. In 1976, Benjamin L. Hooks is chosen to be the new executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, succeeding Roy Wilkins.
November 6, 1978: Fire engulfs a mobile home in Clarkson, Columbiana County, killing five children between the ages of 3 and 7, and Mrs. Betty Watts, the mother of two of the children and grandmother of three.
Vincent M. Doria, 30, a former varsity basketball player and graduate of Boardman High School, is named sports editor of the Boston Globe.
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November 6, 1963: Anthony B. Flask, president of the Union Distributing Co. and president of council for six years, wins election as mayor, defeating incumbent Harry Savasten by 6,000 votes. Democrat George Vukovich is the new clerk of Youngstown Municipal Court, defeating George W. Cailor.
Four incumbent members of the Youngstown Board of Education easily win re-election. They are Charles B. Cushwa Jr., Hugh A. Frost, George W. Brown and Mrs. Helen D. Marshall. A 3-mill school levy is approved 25,754 to 20,669.
Ohio voters approve a $250 million bond issue that will provide money for educational and conservation facilities. Youngstown State University is expected to benefit from the issue and Mahoning County voters gave the issue strong support, 51,700 to 30,285.
November 6, 1953: Officials of the W.T. Grant Co. are attempting to determine the amount of money stolen when burglars broke into the Boardman store and burned open a small office safe.
President Eisenhower issues an order designed to give citizens a freer flow of information about their government without jeopardizing national security. Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell said an order put into effect by President Truman on Sept. 24, 1951, could be used by government officials to cover up dereliction of duty and mistakes.
The old ramshackle farmhouse at Henry Stambaugh Golf Course is being dismantled to make room for a modern clubhouse and recreation center that will be built on the site.
November 6, 1928: Stirred by the presidential race and a bitter state gubernatorial contest, Ohio voters turn out in record breaking numbers early on Election Day.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventive genius whose 82nd birthday is looming, rises before dawn to cast the first ballot in West Orange, N.J. He did not state for whom he voted, but he has been an active supporter of Herbert Hoover.
Novelty items from around the world that are particularly adapted for use as Christmas gifts are on display in the show windows of the G.M. McKelvey Co. Delicate brass works, beautifully tooled leather and distinctive writing paper are among the items from France, Germany, Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Japan and Italy.