Today is Monday, April 17, the 107th day of 2006. There are 258 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Monday, April 17, the 107th day of 2006. There are 258 days left in the year. On this date in 1961, about 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launch the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.
In 1521, Martin Luther goes before the Diet of Worms to face charges stemming from his religious writings. In 1790, American statesman Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84. In 1964, Ford Motor Co. unveils its new Mustang model at the New York World's Fair. In 1969, a jury in Los Angeles convicts Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. In 1970, the astronauts of Apollo 13 splash down safely in the Pacific, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank cripples their spacecraft. In 1986, the bodies of American librarian Peter Kilburn and two Britons are found near Beirut; the three hostages had been slain in apparent retaliation for the U.S. raid on Libya.
April 17, 1981:Both Youngstown Superintendent Emanuel Catsoules and Youngstown Education Association bargaining chairman Andy Hamady express optimism that an end to the eight-week teachers' strike is near.
Oil companies capture four of the top five spots on the Fortune 500 ranking of the nation's largest industrial corporations. Exxon Corp. is at the top of the list, followed by Mobil, which knocked General Motors, the long-time leader, into the third spot. Ford dropped from fourth to sixth.
April 17, 1966: Howland Township Police Chief Kenneth Ottney says it will cost $60,000 to operate his department in 1967 and trustees will seek passage of a .5-mill levy to fund the growing department.
Mahoning County voters will be asked to approve a 1-mill levy to support a community college. Meanwhile, the 107th Ohio General Assembly is expected to act on a proposal that Youngstown University be accepted into the state college system sometime after the legislators convene in January.
April 17, 1956: In a four-page report the Columbiana County grand jury severely criticizes the East Liverpool police department as "inefficient, untrained in police work and incapable of enforcing the laws of the city or state of Ohio." The jury had indicted five city patrolmen and two special policemen on burglary charges.
Chuck Tanner, New Castle outfielder, is battling a severe bating slump, but he still figures prominently in the Milwaukee Braves' plans for 1956.
The Youngstown Players announce they are dropping plans for a new theater on land at Wick Park after questions regarding the legality of using the land for anything other than a public park were raised.
April 17, 1931: Frank Hughes, superintendent of Mill Creek Park, announces the park is ready to receive sports lovers, nature lovers and others seeking to enjoy its beauty. Hundreds of golfers have already taken advantage of the beautiful spring weather by getting out on the Mill Creek links.
"The Reward," a playlet by Frank B. Ward, sports editor of The Vindicator, is presented to good reviews over the air from WTAM in Cleveland.