Today is Thursday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2005. There are 51 days left in the year. On this date



Today is Thursday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2005. There are 51 days left in the year. On this date in 1775, the U.S. Marines are organized under authority of the Continental Congress.
In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley finds missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa. In 1919, the American Legion holds its first national convention, in Minneapolis. In 1928, Hirohito is enthroned as Emperor of Japan. In 1942, Winston Churchill delivers a speech in London in which he says, "I have not become the King's First Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire." In 1954, the Iwo Jima Memorial is dedicated by President Eisenhower in Arlington, Va. In 1969, the children's educational program "Sesame Street" makes its debut on PBS.
November 10, 1980: Gun store owners in Columbus report more and more elderly residents of the city are buying guns to protect themselves following the killings of five elderly people over a period of several months.
Ohio Budget Director William D. Kelp orders a 3 percent cut in spending as the state faces a $400 million budget deficit.,
Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report they have little to go on in the murder of Alphonse E. Price St., 48, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a wooded area just south of Route 551 in Mahoning Township.
November 10, 1965: A Boardman woman, co-owner of a Struthers tavern, is robbed of $5,000 as she goes to her car after withdrawing the money from the Boardman branch of Home Savings and Loan. The money was to be used to cash pay checks at the tavern.
Boardman Township trustees approve a zone change to permit construction of a $1.5 million department store on 13 acres across from the Boardman Plaza. The name of the store has not been released.
The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross and Local 4300, Communications Workers of America, are joining forces to allow families of servicemen overseas to make a half-hour recording to send to their soldiers. Five of the families that participate will also be chosen to make free-long distance calls to their servicemen at Christmas time.
November 10, 1955: Atty. Kenneth M. Lloyd, secretary of the Mahoning Valley Industrial Council, calls on a House of Representative subcommittee to find out what special interests are behind a Hoover Commission proposal to charge tolls on the Ohio River and its tributaries.
Police Chief Paul Cress has authorized Joseph J. "Fats" Aeillo to apply for reinstatement of a telephone in his Tasty Sandwich Shop. The phone was removed several years ago on the orders of Police Chief Edward J. Allen because the phone was being used in gambling operations.
Common Pleas Judge Erskine Maiden hands down a 32-page ruling given East Fairfield Coal Co. permission to strip mine an estimated $1 million worth of coal in Canfield Township.
November 10, 1930: Although considerable money will be saved in future years because of the new election law, which provides for permanent registration, the election cost Mahoning County $16,000 in 1930, about the same as in past years.
A second automobile manufacturer calls back some employees. Willys-Overland now has 6,000 men working in Toledo. Hudson Motor Co. was the first to call back employees. Chevrolet is introducing its 1931 line this week, a month and a half earlier than usual, hoping to stimulate sales.