Today is Saturday, March 26, the 85th day of 2005. There are 280 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Saturday, March 26, the 85th day of 2005. There are 280 days left in the year. On this date in 1979, the Camp David peace treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House.
In 1804, the Louisiana Purchase is divided into the Territory of Orleans and the District of Louisiana. In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna. In 1874, poet Robert Frost is born in San Francisco. In 1892, poet Walt Whitman dies in Camden, N.J. In 1911, playwright Tennessee Williams is born in Columbus, Miss. In 1958, the U.S. Army launches America's third successful satellite, Explorer 3. In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court gives federal courts the power to order reapportionment of seats in a state legislature, a decision that eventually leads to the doctrine of "one man, one vote." In 1964, the musical play "Funny Girl," starring Barbra Streisand, opens on Broadway. In 1971, East Pakistan proclaims its independence, taking the name Bangladesh. In 1982, groundbreaking ceremonies take place in Washington, D.C., for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
March 26, 1980: Voters in Boardman's Precinct 51 agree to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption. The precinct includes the commercial area at U.S. 224 and I-680.
A comprehensive program to revitalize the industrial Mahoning Valley with massive infusions of federal and private funds is approved by the Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp. The plan would enable the MVEDC to tap at least $125 million in federally guaranteed loans promised to the Valley.
For the first time since taking office, Mayor George Vukovich gives his unequivocal support to the development of 204 units of low- and moderate-income housing in the 4th and 7th wards.
March 26, 1965: Mrs. Edward A. Przelomski, assistant city editor of The Vindicator, is named chairman of the Radio and Television Guild of the Youngstown Diocese by Bishop Emmet M. Walsh. Thomas Murphy, a Niles reporter, is named assistant director of the Bureau of Information of the diocese.
The city of Selma, Ala., files a $100,000 lawsuit against Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders in an effort to recover money the city spent to police demonstrations over a period of two months.
March 26, 1955: The cashier and three employees of First National Bank in West Middlesex have identified two bandits who held up the bank last year, escaping with $4,000. The FBI drove the employees to Indiana and Michigan, where they picked the suspects out of police line-ups.
The worst ice jam on the Niagara River in 20 years has caused more than $1 million in damage to houses, buildings and docks along the 12-mile stretch of river starting at the base of Niagara Falls.
Century Food Markets of Youngstown will pursue a $1.5 million expansion program in 1955, says Jules A. Aron, president of the company. Eight supermarkets will be remodeled or replaced and the warehouse on N. Meridian Road will be expanded to 229,000 square feet of space.
March 26, 1930: Charles Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel Corp., arrives in Youngstown to make his case for a merger of his company, the nation's second largest steel producer, and Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co. He tells members of the board of directors of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce that Youngstown products will gain national distribution through the merger, improving the area's economy.
The city of Campbell is in a financial crisis and recommendations include the elimination of a number of city jobs, drastic salary cuts for other officials and increased water rates. A committee of the chamber of commerce also recommends a central purchasing system with an accurate check-up of funds. The city faces a $100,000 debt by year's end.
Akron has given up its minor league basketball team in the Central League. The franchise has been shipped to Richmond, Ind. At one time, promoters had attempted to lure Youngstown interests into joining the Central League, but Youngstown was not as big a glutton for punishment as Akron, writes sports editor Frank B. Ward.