Today is Monday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2004. There are 95 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Monday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2004. There are 95 days left in the year. On this date in 1964, the Warren Commission issues a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.
In 1779, John Adams is named to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain. In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean liner occurs when the steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people aboard. In 1928, the United States says it is recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government. In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrenders after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra perform together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, N.J., prior to Miller's entry into the Army. In 1954, "Tonight!" hosted by Steve Allen, makes its debut on NBC. In 1959, a typhoon batters the main Japanese island of Honshu, killing nearly 5,000 people. In 1979, Congress gives final approval to forming the Department of Education, the 13th Cabinet agency in U.S. history. In 1989, Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. agrees to a $3.4 billion cash buyout by Sony Corp. In 1995, the government unveils its redesigned $100 bill, featuring a larger, off-center portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
September 27, 1979: Youngstown City Council gives final authorization for the sale of urban renewal land to developer Richard Mills, clearing the way for construction of a $3.25 million downtown office building that will be leased by IBM.
A U.S. Senate committee unanimously rejects a proposed $3,200 per year pay raise for congressmen, but the issue hasn't been killed.
Youngstown officials are in Washington to fight a threatened cutback in federal grants to the city because of the city's alleged failure to meet public housing goals. Mayor J. Phillip Richley says the threat is based on outdated data.
September 27, 1964: Anthony C. Radich, formerly of Waterbury, Conn., is named executive director of the Youngstown Heart Association.
The Youngstown area Chamber of Commerce gives Rodef Sholom Temple on Elm Street its civic improvement award in recognition of the addition of a beautiful front portico to the temple. The project cost $40,000 and was completed by Ben Rudick & amp; Son Inc.
September 27, 1954: Ohio Gov. Frank J. Lausche tells Youngstown Mayor Frank X. Kryzan that Kryzan will find continued support from the public and the state if he fights vice and rackets in Youngstown.
The Ohio Water Service Co. announces plans for a $5 million reservoir in Hartford Township. The company also tells Trumbull County commissioners that it has a proposal to solve Girard's water shortage by providing water from its Girard and Liberty lakes to the city. Girard has called on residents to limit water use to absolute necessities, has cut back industrial use and has closed schools to conserve water.
Vandals break into Youngstown's new Chaney High School, destroying property valued at $1,000. Superintendent of schools Paul C. Bunn says the destruction was "not a Halloween prank, but a carefully thought out plan to ruin a new school."
September 27, 1929: Using tear bombs and axes, seven state prohibition officers and four deputy sheriffs arrest 37 men and women in Salem in one of the biggest liquor raids in the history of the county.
The immediate outlook of the business world is not as bright as it was some months ago, in the opinion of James A. Campbell, president of Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co., who has just returned from several conferences in New York with business and financial leaders.
Trumbull County commissioners and Youngstown officials agree to share the cost of paving Gypsy Lane from the new North Side Unit of Youngstown Hospital to Belmont Ave.