Today is Sunday, Sept. 5, the 249th day of 2004. There are 117 days left in the year. On this date in 1972, Arab guerrillas attack the Israeli delegation at the Munich Olympic games; 11 Israelis, five

Today is Sunday, Sept. 5, the 249th day of 2004. There are 117 days left in the year. On this date in 1972, Arab guerrillas attack the Israeli delegation at the Munich Olympic games; 11 Israelis, five guerrillas and a police officer are killed in the siege.
In 1774, the first Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia. In 1793, the Reign of Terror begins during the French Revolution as the National Convention institutes harsh measures to repress counter-revolutionary activities. In 1836, Sam Houston is elected president of the Republic of Texas. In 1905, the Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War, is signed in New Hampshire. In 1914, the First Battle of the Marne begins during World War I. In 1939, the United States proclaims its neutrality in World War II. In 1945, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime broadcaster Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama. (D'Aquino serves six years in prison; she is pardoned in 1977 by President Ford.) In 1975, President Ford escapes an attempt on his life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, Calif. In 1977, the U.S. launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft two weeks after launching its twin, Voyager 2. In 1997, Mother Teresa dies in Calcutta, India, at age 87; conductor Sir Georg Solti dies in France at age 84.
September 5, 1979: Despite a strike by teachers, all schools in the Liberty Local School District remain open, with administrators manning the four buildings.
After more than three years of legal battles, U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti authorizes the start of limited busing to desegregate Cleveland's public schools. About 9,500 of the 88,000 pupils in the district, which is two-thirds nonwhite, will be bused.
Dorothy Ryan of Liberty, president of the Ohio State Council of Senior Citizens, is among community leaders briefed by President Carter at the White House on his proposal for hospital cost containment legislation.
September 5, 1964: Youngstown University will handle the upcoming police promotional examinations, it is determined at a meeting of university representatives and the Youngstown Civil Service Commission.
Detroit authorities are checking into the background of a man who they said earned $85,000 over four years while posing as a physician. Thomas M. Novak, 29, of suburban Livonia, had no degree, but apparently picked up his medical knowledge by visiting medical schools.
Ladbroke's, the London bookies who will take or give odds on almost anything, quotes President Johnson as the 13-2 favorite in the U.S. presidential election. The odds offered against Sen. Barry Goldwater are 4-1.
September 5, 1954: The 1954 Ohio State Fair ends its eight-day run with a total attendance of 415,848, a decrease of 70,000 from the 1953 totals.
Attendance at the Canfield Fair continues to run ahead of the 1953 event, with the three-day total reaching 54,467. Leland Knauf and Gloria Cutsler are crowned 4-H king and queen.
Hickory township, one of the fastest growing residential-commercial areas in western Pennsylvania, is considering construction of a $1 million sanitary sewage system.
New vacation cabins being built by the Ohio State Parks Division at Pymatuning Lake are expected to be ready for use when the 1955 spring vacation season opens.
September 5, 1929: A 13-day drought threatens Youngstown area crops and as Lake Milton's water level falls, a reduction in flow of the Mahoning River could force steel plants to curtail production. Potato and fruit crops are being particularly hard hit.
Rutherford B. Held, 32, of Youngstown, assistant sales manager for Ohio Leather Co. in Girard, dies of a heart attack while visiting relatives in Milwaukee.
The Rev. John J. Lenz is named pastor of St. Joseph Church in Youngstown by Cleveland Bishop Joseph Schrembs. Father Kickel and Father Taylor will remain at St. Joseph as assistants.
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