Today is Thursday, April 29, the 120th day of 2004. There are 246 days left in the year. On this

Today is Thursday, April 29, the 120th day of 2004. There are 246 days left in the year. On this date in 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberate the Dachau concentration camp; that same day, Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun and designates Adm. Karl Doenitz his successor.
In 1429, Joan of Arc enters the besieged city of Orleans to lead a victory over the English. In 1861, Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from the Union. In 1862, New Orleans falls to Union forces during the Civil War. In 1916, the Easter Rising in Dublin collapses as Irish nationalists surrender to British authorities. In 1946, 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted as war criminals. In 1974, President Nixon announces he is releasing edited transcripts of some secretly made White House tape recordings related to Watergate. In 1983, Harold Washington is sworn in as the first black mayor of Chicago. In 1992, deadly rioting erupts in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley, Calif., acquits four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King. In 1994, Israel and the PLO sign an agreement in Paris granting Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. In 1996, former CIA Director William Colby is presumed drowned by authorities in Maryland after an apparent boating accident; his body is later recovered. In 1997, a worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons goes into effect.
April 29, 1979: Questions are being asked as to whether the retirement of Edgar B. Speer as chairman of U.S. Steel Corp. will affect the company's plans for a $7 billion "green fields" steel plant at Conneaut. Also in question, the short- and long-range future of the Ohio Works and McDonald Mills in the Youngstown district.
A new two-year program in labor studies and a new Bachelor of Science degree in nursing are authorized by the board of trustees of Youngstown State University.
Youngstown Postmaster Anthony J. Schiavone doesn't think much of Liberty Township Trustee Phil Adler's proposal for a single ZIP code for Liberty Township, but Adler says he won't give up because township residents deserve better than to have five ZIP codes.
April 29, 1964: More than an inch of rain in 24 hours brings April's total rainfall in Youngstown to 5.43 inches with another day to go. The normal rainfall for the month is 3.7 inches.
Pennsylvania Gov. William W. Scranton easily sweeps Pennsylvania's Republican presidential preference primary, scoring a state record for write-in votes.
Nearly 1,500 persons, the largest turnout in history, attend the annual recognition banquet of the Mahoning Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America. Henry McNicholas, Dr. Barclay Brandmiller, Earl R. McCleery and Richard P. Shorts receive the Silver Beaver, highest honor in Scouting.
April 29, 1954: Youngstown's popular music supply store, Dusi Music, moves into its remodeled store at 1824 Market St. The store includes seven music studios constructed with acoustic sounding board.
Flashboards 15 inches high are erected atop the spillway at Meander Reservoir to permit storing an addition three to four days of domestic water supply.
President Eisenhower declares anew that there will be no war in Indo-China unless Congress declares it. However, Eisenhower says a proposal in Congress to forbid him to send American troops to Indo-China or anywhere else without prior Congressional approval would damage his flexibility in handling the situation.
April 29, 1929: High winds, lightning and a heavy rain squall break over Youngstown and though no serious losses were reported, minor fires broke out, an airplane was wrecked and a five-year-old girl narrowly escaped being struck by lightning.
A portrait of President Rutherford B. Hayes will be presented to Hayes Junior High School in Youngstown by President Hayes' son, Col. Webb C. Hayes of Freemont.
The Central Store Co. buys the entire stock of the I.G. Goldsmith Co., E. Federal Street department store that has been in the hands of a receiver for several weeks. The merchandise, which includes men's and women's ready-to-wear, notions, floor coverings and furniture, will be moved to the Central Store.
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