Today is Saturday, May 15, the 136th day of 2004. There are 230 days left in the year. This is Armed

Today is Saturday, May 15, the 136th day of 2004. There are 230 days left in the year. This is Armed Forces Day. On this date in 1911, the Supreme Court orders the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it is in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In 1918, U.S. airmail begins service between Washington, Philadelphia and New York. In 1940, nylon stockings go on general sale for the first time in the United States. In 1942, gasoline rationing goes into effect in 17 states, limiting sales to three gallons a week for nonessential vehicles. In 1963, astronaut L. Gordon Cooper blasts off aboard Faith Seven on the final mission of the Project Mercury space program. In 1970, Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green, two black students at Jackson State University in Mississippi, are killed when police open fire during student protests. In 1972, George C. Wallace is shot by Arthur Bremer and left paralyzed while campaigning in Laurel, Md., for the Democratic presidential nomination.
May 15, 1979: A Pennsylvania environmental official says the U.S. Steel Corp. must help clean Erie County's air before executing plans to open the world's largest steel mill at Conneaut on Lake Erie's southern short.
The Lakeview Board of Education hires Joseph Guido as principal of Cortland Elementary School, succeeding John Bell, who is retiring.
The Youngstown Board of Education approves a resolution opposing the section of the Ohio Senate school funding bill that would let boards of education impose an unvoted 1 percent income tax to raise money.
May 15, 1964: Henry A. Roemer retires after 63 years in the steel business, 33 of them as chief executive of Sharon Steel Corp. He is credited with saving Sharon as a major and thriving steel firm.
The remains of two British soldiers whose heads were hacked off by rebel tribesmen are buried in Aden with full military honors. In London, Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home tells the House of Commons that the Middle East is ready to erupt into war.
Frost touches a few low lying areas in the Youngstown district as the mercury reaches 35 degrees at Youngstown Municipal Airport. Damage to crops is light.
May 15, 1954: Speaking at an Armed Forces Day dinner in Washington, President Eisenhower says that the heart of America is sound, "even if at times our attention is diverted by unworthy scenes in our National capital." The apparent reference to Sen. Joseph McCarthy touched off an ovation.
A Massillon shopping center owned by William Cafaro Co. of Youngstown is mysteriously damaged by a homemade bomb for the second time in 10 days. A stick of dynamite damaged the W.T. Grant Co. unit at the Towne Plaza Shopping Center.
Sharon Tube Co. is celebrating its 25th birthday as one of the nation's most important producers of tube and pipe.
May 15, 1929: Seventy-six people are known to have lost their lives and scores were injured in an explosion and fire at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Police say the death toll may reach 91. Among the known dead is J. Barker Smith, former manager of the Youngstown Club.
Coming by train, auto, interurban trolley and bus, more than 500 Lions and their wives pour into Youngstown as the annual state convention of Lions' Clubs.
After juvenile court officials approve the use of boys as decoys where necessary to secure evidence against bootleggers, Youngstown Police Chief James J. McNicholas issues a general order to police forbidding the practice except in the most extreme cases.