Saturday, August 28, 2004
Today is Sunday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2004. There are 124 days left in the year. On this date in 15,000 American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continues to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, is murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. In 1632, philosopher John Locke is born in Somerset, England. In 1877, the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young, dies in Salt Lake City. In 1943, responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark manages to scuttle most of its naval ships. In 1957, South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond (then a Democrat) ends a filibuster against a civil rights bill after talking for more than 24 hours. In 1965, Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad, splashes down in the Atlantic after eight days in space. In 1966, the Beatles conclude their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In 1987, Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, Ariz., at age 63.
August 29, 1979: The Department of Housing and Urban Development orders Youngstown to stop using community development funds to operate the Mill Creek Health Clinic because many of the patients do not live in a Neighborhood Strategy Area.
Fifty-nine striking Trumbull county deputy sheriffs end their week-long strike after Sheriff Richard Jakmas agrees to continue recognizing their union. Judge Reed Battin is still considering contempt of court charges against the deputies, who defied his back-to-work order.
After 75 hours of negotiations between Warren and Bazetta officials, local leaders agree that there will be no K mart distribution center unless a third party with clout, possibly Gov. James A. Rhodes, steps in.
August 29, 1964: Sixteen Youngstown area men are among 326 people who passed the Ohio State Medical Board examinations. They are: Leroy B. Bloomberg, Daniel C. Dunlap, Jerold W. Shagrin, Ronald F. Shoots, G. Fouras, Howard L. Aubrey, Paul A. Beale, Peter R. Bringewald, James J. Hodge, George A. Hunter, Robert W. Crow, Robert J. Ailes, Windsor A. Holt, Julio E. Cuesta, Benjamin S. Francisco and Francisco J. Martija.
English will be used in administering the Catholic sacraments outside of Mass beginning Sept. 14. English is expected to be incorporated in the Mass on the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 29.
A contract to develop the site for the Chevrolet and Fisher Body assembly plant at Lordstown is awarded to F.H. McGraw & amp; Co. of Hartford, Conn. Work will begin in 10 days on the first 300 acres of the 1,100-acre site.
August 29, 1954 : The Youngstown district's economy would be strengthened by a minimum of $1.5 million annually if the Air Force establishes a jet fighter-bomber reserve squadron at the Youngstown Municipal Airport.
The Youngstown District is catching a dose of pennant fever as the Cleveland Indians retain a 31/2 game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League.
As organizers prepare for the 108th annual Canfield Fair, they expect attendance to top 100,000 over five days, drawing the faithful from a 75-mile radius.
August 29, 1929: The first step toward the building of a home for working girls provided for in the will of Lucy R. Buechner is taken by trustees with the purchase of a site on Bryson Street in the rear of the First Church of Christ Scientist. Two plots were purchased for $50,000.
The home of Constable Bill Edwards at Hillsville is bombed, apparently by bootleggers in reprisal for liquor raids Edwards has been conducting in the area.
A large gathering of friends and members of the congregation of Rev. Maston Rhodes, the former Mount Zion Baptist Church minister, collects funds needed to fight for a new trial. Rhodes was convicted of murder in the death of Otto Campbell and has been sentenced to die.
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