Today is Tuesday, March 29, the 88th day of 2005. There are 277 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, March 29, the 88th day of 2005. There are 277 days left in the year. On this date in 1973, the last United States combat troops leave South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War.
In 1638, Swedish colonists settle in present-day Delaware. In 1790, the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler, is born in Charles City County, Va. In 1847, victorious forces led by Gen. Winfield Scott occupy the city of Vera Cruz after Mexican defenders capitulate. In 1867, the British Parliament passes the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada. In 1882, the Knights of Columbus is chartered in Connecticut. In 1943, World War II meat, butter and cheese rationing begins. In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (They are executed in June 1953.) In 1962, Jack Paar hosts NBC's "Tonight" show for the final time. In 1971, Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is convicted of murdering at least 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre. (Calley ends up spending three years under house arrest.) In 1974, eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted on charges stemming from the shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University. (The guardsmen are later acquitted.)
March 29, 1980: Ann Aldrich, a Cleveland State University professor of law, is nominated by President Carter for a federal judgeship in Ohio. If confirmed by the Senate, she will become the first woman judge in any of Ohio's federal court districts.
Dr. Allan W. Oster, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, tells 864 graduates of Youngstown State University that tight fiscal times will mean budget cuts and tuition increases at public universities over the next decade. He notes that Ohio is 45th among the 50 states in its per capita appropriation for higher education.
The Rev. Norman E. Crewson, 58, senior pastor of Boardman United Methodist Church, is in guarded condition in South Side Hospital with injuries suffered in an accident near Grove City, Pa.
March 29, 1965: More than 5,000 dog fanciers attend the 28th annual Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club at Idora Park. CH. Ammon Hall Judas, an Afghan hound owned by Dr. Joseph Pols of Pittsburgh and handled by Mrs. Kay Kohn of Youngstown, wins best of show honors.
The 16-year-old son of Richmond Heights Ohio Mayor Donald Zimmerman is dragged from an automobile and beaten by six youths. He is treated at Euclid-Glenville Hospital.
March 29, 1955: Secretary of State Ted W. Brown grants nonprofit corporate status to the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Institute to open a children's boarding school at the Clarence J. Strouss estate in Warner Road.
A Cleveland building supply sales manager holds up the Seaboard Finance Co., 71 W. Federal St., and is captured minutes later by a patrolman in Central Square. A roll of bills totaling $404 and a pistol are found on the man.
Forty-three workmen are overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at the National Malleable & amp; Steel Castings Co. in Cleveland.
March 29, 1930: Helen T. Kane of Ellenwood Avenue, is crowned "Miss Legion" at the American Legion dance at Stambaugh Auditorium. The title carries with it a new automobile.
The Mahoning County Agriculture Society is cooperating with County Agricultural Agent J.C Hedge in planting 5,000 trees on the county fairgrounds near Canfield.
Mahoning County is facing a $1 million deficit in its tax collection, with only $4.7 million collected. The shortfall will necessitate a cut of 15 percent in city, county and school budget requirements.