Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2004. There are 115 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2004. There are 115 days left in the year. On this date in 1979, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, ESPN, makes its debut.
In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bids farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House. In 1901, the Peace of Beijing ends the Boxer Rebellion in China. In 1936, rock legend Buddy Holly is born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. In 1940, Nazi Germany begins its initial blitz on London during World War II. In 1963, the National Professional Football Hall of Fame is dedicated in Canton, Ohio. In 1969, Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen dies in Washington, D.C. In 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the United States to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, is signed in Washington. In 1977, convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy is released from prison after more than four years. In 1986, Desmond Tutu is installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. In 1994, after a brief meeting, the United States and Cuba temporarily suspend talks on stemming the Cuban refugee exodus; U.S. Marines assigned to a potential Haiti invasion force begin training on a Puerto Rican island amid talk in Washington of a U.S.-led intervention. In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur is shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he dies six days later. In 1999, Indonesia imposes martial law in East Timor, promising to crack down on rampaging pro-Indonesian militias after the territory's vote for independence, In 2003, in a speech to the nation on Iraq, President Bush says he is asking Congress for $87 billion to fight terrorism and cautions Americans that the struggle would "take time and require sacrifice;" Yasser Arafat taps the Palestinian parliament speaker, Ahmed Qureia, to take over as prime minister following the resignation of Mahmoud Abbas.
September 7, 1979: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's air quality standards could jeopardize the Mahoning Valley's attempts at industrial diversification, says a report submitted to the EDATA citizen's advisory board.
The former Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co. general office and research complex in Boardman, one of the most elaborate such facilities in Ohio, has been put up for sale by the Berger Realty Group of Chicago. It includes a 182,000-square-foot office building and 80,000-square-foot research building.
General Motors unveils the 1980 version of the Chevrolet Monza, a standard version and the racy "Spyder" sport coupe. The station wagon has been dropped from the line, which is built in Lordstown.
September 7, 1964: Col. Lloyd L. Booth, 75, a leader in business, Air Force Reserve and civic activities in the Youngstown area for most of his life, dies at St. Elizabeth Hospital after being stricken at his home at 1350 Fifth Ave. He was a fierce patriot with a distinguished record in both World Wars.
Two tourists from Warren, Robert Hill, 35, and Ruth Alice Jones, 36, drown when their boat overturns in Rock Lake near Kingston, Ont., Canada.
September 7, 1954: Construction crews begin work at Shippingport, Pa., a tiny Ohio River towns, on what will be the first civilian atomic power plant in the United States.
Higher standards of preparation, better salaries to attract qualified young people to the teaching field and a lengthened school year are predicted by Youngstown Superintendent of Schools Paul C. Bunn at a meeting of the public school staff in Rayen School.
Several hundred children who will begin their studies at the new Kirkmere Elementary School at Kirk Road and S. Schenley Avenue will make their way to the school in the street because property in much of the area does not have sidewalks. Concern over the safety of the children, in kindergarten through sixth grade, has been much-discussed in the school district, but no action has been taken.
September 7, 1929: Mildred Powers, teller in the Commercial National Bank in Youngstown, flies to New York and back for a dinner party at a friend's home, not missing a minute's work. She climbed aboard a Stinson-Detroiter at Bernard Airlines at 3:40 p.m., arrived at Newark airport at 6:20 p.m. and left at 4:30 a.m. the next morning, arriving home with plenty of time to be at her window for the opening of business at 9 a.m. The trip is believed to the first for a local girl.
Entries for Youngstown's fall elections close with 13 candidates registered for the two municipal judgeships and 35 candidates seeking seven city council seats.
Youngstown Superintendent of School J.J. Richeson assigns nearly 1,200 teachers to posts in the city schools. Seventeen teachers have not yet been assigned and will meet with Richeson to discuss their status.