Today is Monday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2005. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. On this date in 1517, Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace

Today is Monday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2005. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. On this date in 1517, Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. In 1795, English poet John Keats is born in London. In 1864, Nevada becomes the 36th state. In 1926, magician Harry Houdini dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. In 1941, the U.S. Navy destroyer Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat off Iceland with the loss of 115 lives, even though the United States had not yet entered World War II. In 1955, Britain's Princess Margaret ends weeks of speculation by announcing she would not marry Royal Air Force Captain Peter Townsend. In 1968, President Johnson orders a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, saying he hopes for fruitful peace negotiations. In 1980, Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the late shah of Iran, proclaims himself the rightful successor to the Peacock Throne. In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. In 1994, a Chicago-bound American Eagle ATR-72 crashes in northern Indiana, killing all 68 people aboard. In 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, bound from New York to Cairo, crashes off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people aboard. October 31, 1980: Packard Electric Division of General Motors announces a series of management changes to help the division capitalize on worldwide business opportunities. Donald R. Dedow is named general manager of North American operations and Robert Van Wingerden is named acting director of sales and engineering. Sharon receives a $162,000 federal Urban Development Action Grant to help with the expansion of the Shenango Inn on Kimberly Road. The second-half Vindicator straw poll indicates Mahoning County voters have edged a little toward President Carter and will give him a margin of about 1,200 votes over Republican Ronald Reagan. October 31, 1965: Robert Todd, 41, of Warren is in North Side Hospital for treatment of shock after being buried a short time in a ditch cave-in on N. Main St. in Hubbard. The Rev. Norbert Clemens, one of three children orphaned when their father, Youngstown police officer Henry Clemens was shot on duty in 1927, has been named to head a new Catholic seminary in Mexico. The seminary will do remedial work with boys from poor neighborhoods whose education has left them unable to do college-level work straight-away. More than 1,000 Mahoning County women crowd into the banquet room of the Voyager Motor Inn to honor Roberta Messerly. Secretary to Rep. Michael J. Kirwan since 1936. October 31, 1955:Mayor Frank X. Kryzan says Youngstown & quot;is almost at the front door of every world seaport & quot; with the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. Twelve persons die in automobile accidents in the Youngstown district over a single weekend. Jack A. Mylott and John Nischwitz of Youngstown win the open pair event of the Eastern Ohio Bridge Tournament. The tournament, sponsored by the Youngstown Bridge Club, is one of the largest in the state. October 31, 1930: Youngstown City Council reaffirms its endorsement of the proposed $200,000 bond issue that will provide money to create jobs for the unemployed, saying the fund will be handled fairly, equally and with no element of favoritism. With the election less than four days away, candidates for county offices on the Republican and Democratic tickets are waging an 11th hour fight. The going is especially hot and heavy in the race between Peter J. Corll, the Democratic nominee, and Adam Stone, the Republican nominee for Mahoning County sheriff. Christian Citizenship Sunday will be marked in Protestant churches throughout Youngstown. Pastors are expected to speak on the ideals of good citizenship and the duty of every citizen to vote.