Today is Monday, June 23, the 174th day of 2008. There are 191 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Monday, June 23, the 174th day of 2008. There are 191 days left in the year. On this date in 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for his “Type-Writer.”

In 1757, forces of the East India Co. led by Robert Clive defeat troops loyal to the provincial governor of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey, which effectively marks the beginning of British colonial rule in India. In 1836, Congress approves the Deposit Act, which contains a provision for turning over surplus federal revenue to the states. In 1931, aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from New York on a round-the-world flight that lasts eight days and 15 hours. In 1938, the Civil Aeronautics Authority is established. In 1947, the Senate joins the House in overriding President Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act, designed to limit the power of organized labor. In 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser is elected president of Egypt.

June 23, 1983: The state auditor’s office says financial records of the Canfield School District were “manipulated” by a former treasurer, resulting in payment of $50,500 to three companies for office supplies that were neither authorized nor delivered.

The Vukovich administration and City Council appear on a collision course over the spending of $2 million allocated to the city under a federal jobs bill. The administration wants to improve the city’s infrastructure and create long-term employment; council wants to bail-out the general fund and avoid layoffs.

The Rev. Dr. Donald P. Montgomery, a retired minister who saw the membership of Pleasant Grove United Presbyterian Church more than double during his 39-year pastorate, dies of a heart attack in South Side Hospital. He was 88.

June 23, 1968: More than 600 Youngstown area youth are attending orientation meetings for summer jobs under the Youngstown Area Community Action Council’s Summer Youth Opportunity Program.

Geauga County Sheriff Louis A. Robusky says the sniper who killed police figure Pierino DiGravio as he was ready to tee off on the 16th hole of the Orchard Hills Golf and Country Club in Chesterland was a “cold-blooded professional” who even trimmed branches to give himself a clear shot.

Youngstown Bishop James W. Malone falls while jogging at the Central YMCA and breaks his right forearm.

June 23, 1958: Youngstown Patrolman William Campanizzi, who was at an FOP stag that involved a crooked dice game in Farrell when he should have been on duty, is suspended for 30 days and his partner, who covered up for him, is suspended for 15 days.

The Rev. Donald Caracolo, 38, a Youngstown evangelist, dies in South Side Hospital, becoming Columbiana County’s 12th traffic fatality of the year.

Mahoning County commissioners pass a resolution creating the county Building Inspection Department and authorizing five personnel positions in the new agency.

June 23, 1933: The Truscon Steel Co. receives a $50,000 order for steel pier doors for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Baltimore and another order worth $5,000 for hangar doors for the Boeing Aircraft Co.

“Dicky” Bedo, son of R.E. Bedo, an employee of the George Renner Co. in Youngstown, is the model pictured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Bedo has posed for many national magazines.

Albert Kulib, 8, is injured in an accident along the Y S Railroad tracks at South Side Park. The accident occurred at a spot where children have been congregating, attracted by construction of a nearby culvert.