Today is Sunday, May 30, the 151st day of 2004. There are 215 days left in the year. On this date in 1854, the territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established.

Today is Sunday, May 30, the 151st day of 2004. There are 215 days left in the year. On this date in 1854, the territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established.
In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, is burned at the stake in Rouen, France. In 1539, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida. In 1883, 12 people are trampled to death when a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in imminent danger of collapsing triggers a stampede. In 1911, Indianapolis sees its first long-distance auto race; Ray Harroun is the winner. In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., by Chief Justice William Howard Taft. In 1943, American forces secure the Aleutian island of Attu from the Japanese during World War II. In 1958, unidentified soldiers killed in World War II and the Korean conflict are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1971, the American space probe Mariner Nine blasts off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on a journey to Mars. In 1982, Spain becomes NATO's 16th member. In 1996, Britain's Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.
May 30, 1979: The Richley administration offers Youngstown police and fire personnel a 4 percent pay raise in an effort to avoid a strike. The safety force unions have demanded 10 percent increases.
James Daniell, president of RMI Co., denies that his company is ready to petition for annexation of the plant from Weathersfield Township to Niles. "I'm not even close to signing," Daniell says in response to a Chamber of Commerce statement that the annexation is imminent.
"If I could, I would destroy the EPA totally," Congressman Lyle Williams tells a dinner meeting of the Home Builders Association of the Mahoning Valley. The EPA has exceeded the intent of Congress by creating thousands of regulations that stifle business, Williams says.
May 30, 1964: The steel industry's traditional "dog days" are apparently not going to be as severe in 1964 as in past years, says George R. Reiss, Vindicator business editor. The usual summer slump costs the Youngstown steel plants millions of dollars in sales and brings heavy layoffs.
Youngstown's 25 police cars are displaying triangular black flags in a new campaign to increase public awareness of the need for highway safety. The flags will fly from the cruisers for 72 hours after a traffic fatality in the city.
Youngstown playgrounds and pools may not open as scheduled June 15 unless funds can be found to meet payroll. About $40,000 is needed to pay playground directors, pool managers and other personnel.
Eleven valedictorians of Youngstown high schools are honored by the Downtown Kiwanis Club. They are Ruth Ann Roth and Richard Riley of Ursuline; Stephanie Hrinko and John Himes of Cardinal Mooney, Rosemary Ruggieri of East, Carol Jean Spiezio of Wilson, Robert Klivans and Joel Moranz of Rayen, Louis C. McDavid Jr. of North, Robert Walker of South and Ronald Bliss of Chaney.
May 30, 1954: J.L. Mauthe, president of Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co., announces that the company will build a second 76-oven by-products coke battery at its Campbell Works. The cost is estimated at nearly $10 million.
Fears that the U.S. Air Force will take over the Youngstown Municipal Airport for a major military base at which reserve units from Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown will be stationed are expressed by Forest S. Beckett, president of Youngstown Airways. Such a development could crowd out civilian aviation, Beckett says.
Ohio Gov. Frank J. Lausche calls for a concentrated effort to stop a wave of terror bombings in the Youngstown district. A Vindicator survey shows 26 unexplained bombings of homes and business since 1951.
May 30, 1929: Paramount Pictures Corp. buys the Liberty Theater in Youngstown and announces plans to spend more than $200,000 on renovations.
John Lutton of Leavittsburg is killed when an airplane in which he was a passenger crashes at the King Flying Field on the Niles-Cortland Road, a mile north of Howland Corners. The pilot, John Stafford of Youngstown, is in City Hospital with a broken jaw and possible internal injuries.
The Vindicator will distribute free tickets to the Correll Circus to 75 Youngstown children who write the best letters or essays saying why they like the circus. The circus will play in Youngstown under the auspices of Aut Mori Grotto.
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