Today is Wednesday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2006. There are 263 days left in the year. The Jewish

Today is Wednesday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2006. There are 263 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset. On this date in 1606, England's King James I decrees the design of the original Union Flag (also referred to as the Union Jack), which combines the flags of England and Scotland.
In 1861, the American Civil War begins as Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. In 1862, Union volunteers led by James J. Andrews steal a Confederate train near Marietta, Ga., but are later caught. (This episode inspires the Buster Keaton comedy "The General.") In 1934, "Tender Is the Night," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is first published. In 1945, President Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., at age 63; he is succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.
April 12, 1981: The Vukovich administration is seeking federal funds to tear down vacant structures and clear the 34-acre Albert Street Industrial Park for potential development. It will cost up to $1 million to demolish the buildings that once housed Aeroquip Corp.'s Republic Rubber Division.
The Schwebel Baking Co. marks its 75th year in Youngstown, one of the very few family businesses able to cope with the increasingly complex demands of modern food marketing and competition.
April 12, 1966: A series of 12 burglaries with more than $3,000 lost in the South Avenue area in recent months has been solved, Youngstown police say, with the apprehension of two men during a burglary at Danica's tavern.
Timothy Crowley, a senior at Boardman High School, and Susan Richter, sophomore from Canfield High, receive $25 U.S. Savings Bonds from Frank Haber of the Haber Furniture Co. for winning top local honors in the United Nations High School Essay Contest.
April 12, 1956: Seventh Ward Councilman Michael Dudash accuses the Youngstown Park and Recreation Commission of attempting to turn Lake Milton into a private lake by entering into extensive leases of land as sites for expensive cottages.
Law Director Felix Mika tells city council that under the terms of the Wick lease, the city stands to lose Wick Park if it allows a portion of the park to be the site of a new proposed Youngstown Players playhouse.
April 12, 1931: The best and brightest from every high school in Mahoning County gather at South High in Youngstown for 15 different academic tests. High-scorers will go on to district competition at Kent and, possibly state competition after that.
Youngstown employment is one of the steadiest in the state in the period from 1926 to mid-1930, the Industrial and Commercial Ohio Yearbook, compiled by Ohio State University, reports. Based on an index of 100, Youngstown's employment ranges from a high of 109 in August 1929 to 88 in January 1928.
Mahoning County's criminal court is expected to be kept busy in coming months, with 35 criminal cases pending on the court docket and 57 persons awaiting grand jury action, 33 of whom are held in jail.