Saturday, August 21, 2004
Today is Sunday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2004. There are 131 days left in the year. On this date in 1775, Britain's King George III proclaims the American colonies in a state of open rebellion.
In 1485, England's King Richard III is killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses. In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrates his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates of the Continental Congress. In 1846, the United States annexes New Mexico. In 1851, the schooner America outraces the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that becomes known as the America's Cup. In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. chief executive to ride in an automobile, in Hartford, Conn. In 1904, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is born in Sichuan province. In 1911, it is announced in Paris that Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" had been stolen from the Louvre Museum the night before. The painting turns up two years later, in Italy. In 1956, President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon are nominated for second terms in office by the Republican national convention in San Francisco. In 1978, President Jomo Kenyatta, a leading figure in Kenya's struggle for independence, dies; Vice President Daniel Arap Moi is sworn in as acting president. In 1989, Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton is shot to death in Oakland, Calif. Gunman Tyrone Robinson is later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.
August 22, 1979: Trumbull County sheriff's deputies go on strike, shortly after the noneconomic phase of their union contract expired. Other county employees are honoring the picket line and the county administration building is virtually shut down.
Two men found guilty of failing to pay Youngstown's income tax are sentenced to three days in jail by Municipal Judge Leo P. Morley. They are believed to be the first jail terms imposed in the city for tax evasion. One man owed $408 in taxes, the other $250.
The ambulance service run by the city of Youngstown receives a new lease on life from City Council, which will keep it operating after CETA funds being used to pay employees run out at the end of September.
August 22, 1964: The Police Planning Council appointed by Youngstown Mayor Anthony Flask will review results of a study of the police department by the International Association of Police Chiefs and will make recommendations on which parts of survey can be implemented at no cost.
Edward Stevens, 35, of West Farmington in Trumbull County is killed in his own garage when the car he was working on slipped off a jack and crushed him.
August 22, 1954: U.S. Rep. Oliver T. Bolton of Mentor, an avowed volunteer fireman, tells delegates to the Ohio State Firemen's Association meeting at the Pick-Ohio Hotel in Youngstown that arms must be joined in fighting the biggest fire of all, Communism in this country.
The test of American defense in the next decade will probably be whether its reserve forces are adequately trained and available to fill the immediate mobilization requirements that are beyond the capabilities of regular military services. To meet that need, 50 Air Force reserve centers are being established, one of which is proposed for the Youngstown Municipal Airport.
Seven entrants in the recent Mahoning County 4-H demonstrations held at the Canfield Fairgrounds are competing at the Ohio State Fair. They are Sam Mitchell, Helena McCrarry, Barbara Ann Repasky, Kathy Groves, Carol Ann Puttkamer, Mary Frondorf and Barbara Johnson.
August 22, 1929: The establishment of a new water supply for Youngstown and Niles by the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District will cost between $700,000 and $1 million less than the original estimate of $9.2 million approved by the court in the official plan. Buying the necessary land cost more than anticipated, but construction costs have been held to $3.1 million, nearly $1.5 million less than anticipated.
Adam Stone Jr., 15, son of Mahoning County Sheriff Ada Stone, sets claim to being the youngest flyer in this district by successfully making his first solo flight at Bernard Field. He has been studying under pilot W.J. Jones.
City voters will be asked to approve a five-mill tax levy to cover a five-year period to pay for Youngstown's portion of widening and repaving Market Street from Wayne Avenue to Southern Boulevard
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