Today is Sunday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2003. There are 66 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Sunday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2003. There are 66 days left in the year. On this date in 1881, the "Gunfight at the OK Corral" takes place in Tombstone, Ariz., as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confront Ike Clanton's gang. Three members of Clanton's gang are killed; Earp's brothers are wounded.
In 1825, the Erie Canal opens in upstate New York, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River. In 1942, the U.S. ship Hornet is sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands during World War II. In 1958, Pan American Airways flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours and 41 minutes. In 1967, the Shah of Iran crowns himself and his queen after 26 years on the Peacock Throne. In 1972, national security adviser Henry Kissinger declares, "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam. In 1977, the experimental space shuttle "Enterprise" glides to a bumpy but successful landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1979, South Korean President Park Chung-hee is shot to death by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Kim Jae-kyu. In 1994, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan sign a peace treaty.
October 26, 1978: Stanjim Homes, a major Youngstown area home builder, will begin construction of the first of 315 home in Presidential Estates, part of the 260-acre, $18 million complex being developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Co. at McKay's Corners.
Gov. James A Rhodes comes to Youngstown to sign papers giving Mahoning County $2 million in state funds for a $6 million North Jackson sewer project that the governor says will bring development of the "finest industrial park in the Midwest."
October 26, 1963: Two Newton Falls men admit their part in the embezzlement of at least $1,000 in tolls at the Streetsboro Interchange of the Ohio Turnpike. One tolltaker has been charged, a state trooper has resigned and two other tolltakers are being questioned.
Youngstown racketeer Joey Naples asks the Ohio Supreme Court to reverse his convictions for receiving stolen goods and promoting a numbers game, claiming that the warrant to search his home for evidence was flawed.
Dr. Robert White is inaugurated as the sixth president of Kent State University, which he described as "the state's outstanding and most readily available asset" for any new technological education programs and research in Northeastern Ohio.
October 26, 1953: County Prosecutor William A. Ambrose puts his entire staff into action to bring padlock proceedings against the notorious Lipkey Road house of prostitution. Sheriff Paul Langley, who has never raided the place, asked the prosecutor to seek a padlock order.
Susie Sidesaddle, star of Buckaroo Time on Youngstown Channel 73, will begin appearing in a noon show during which she will display and read the Vindicator comics.
Municipal Judge Forrest J. Cavalier rejects a motion for dismissal of obscene literature charges against Bernard Bloch on grounds that the city discriminated against paperback publications in filling charges.
October 26, 1928: Charles M. Schwab, in an address before the American Iron & amp; Steel Institute, of which he is president, declares the United States "as a whole is still in the high tide of prosperity and prospects for the immediate future are unusually favorable."
Both parties will be bringing big guns to Youngstown prior to the election, with Senator Atlee Pomerene, Martin L. Davey and Charles V. Truax making appearances for the Democrats, and Senator Simon D. Fets and Nicholas Whalen representing the Republicans.
Authorities in Alliance are at a loss over what to do with a 12-year-old boy who kidnapped a two-month-old boy and, when caught, was hunting for an ax with which to behead the infant. His only explanation was that he felt a desire to kill something. The boy, who has only advanced to second grade, was returned to his parents for the time being.