Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2006. There are 36 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2006. There are 36 days left in the year. On this date in 1963, the body of President Kennedy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1758, in the French and Indian War, the British capture Fort Duquesne in present-day Pittsburgh. In 1783, the British evacuate New York, their last military position in the United States during the Revolutionary War. In 1944, baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis dies at age 78. In 1973, Greek President George Papadopoulos is ousted in a bloodless military coup. In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupts as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese reveal that profits from secret arms sales to Iran have been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels. In 1999, 5-year-old Elian Gonzalez is rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off Florida, setting off an international custody battle between relatives in Miami and Elian's father in Cuba. In 2002, President Bush signs legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security, and appoints Tom Ridge to be its head.
November 25, 1981: Gov. James A. Rhodes, in Youngstown to discuss economic development, says he'll recommend hat the state provide 500,000 to the Western Reserve Transit Authority to help restore bus service in Youngstown.
Thieves use baseball bats to smash their way into Raymond Brenner's jewelry store, shatter the jewelry cases and make off with the contents. In minutes, they emptied four display cases and fled before police arrived.
Girard Mayor Joseph Melfi tells city council that the city is very close to reaching an agreement to purchase water from Youngstown at the rate of 64 cents per 1,000 gallons.
November 25, 1966: Youngstown Mayor Anthony B. Flask says the Crab Creek Flood Control project has come to a standstill because of the reluctance of the New York Central Railroad to donate easements across its land.
Completion of Interstate 80, the Ohio connection to the Keystone Shortway, involving some 30 million in projects, is not expected to be affected by President Johnson's order for a 17.5 percent cut in aid for federal highways.
November 25, 1956: Mahoning County will need 10 sewage treatment plants by 1975, says County Planning Director David Rhodes.
The downtown Youngstown Christmas buying rush is on and local merchants are predicting an all-time sales record.
November 25, 1931: About 8,000 depositors in the City Trust & amp; Savings Bank are being sent letters from a committee working to reopen the bank asking them to sign power of attorney forms needed to reorganize the bank and get it reopened.
C.S. Hanson, manager of the Youngstown municipal airport, has installed powerful floodlights at the airport to aid air travelers flying at night. The project was undertaken after Robert G. Hall of Chicago was killed when his plane crashed at night in Tod Homestead Cemetery several months ago.
The Allied council of Youngstown expects to provide Thanksgiving dinners to more than needy 4,000 families.