Today is Friday, June 27, the 179th day of 2008. There are 187 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Friday, June 27, the 179th day of 2008. There are 187 days left in the year. On this date in 1957, more than 500 people are killed when Hurricane Audrey slams through coastal Louisiana and Texas.

In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, are killed by a mob in Carthage, Ill. In 1846, New York and Boston are linked by telegraph wires. In 1944, during World War II, American forces complete their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans. In 1950, the U.N. Security Council passes a resolution calling on member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North. In 1969, police raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village; patrons fight back in clashes considered the birth of the gay rights movement. In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, strikes down state laws and bar association rules that prohibit lawyers from advertising their fees for routine services. In 1977, the Republic of Djibouti becomes independent of France. In 1986, the International Court of Justice at The Hague rules that the United States has broken international law and violated the sovereignty of Nicaragua by aiding the Contras. In 1988, Mike Tyson retains the undisputed heavyweight crown as he knocks out Michael Spinks 91 seconds into the first round of a championship fight in Atlantic City, N.J. In 1988, 57 people are killed in a train collision in Paris.

June 27, 1983: A federal affidavit says Youngstown racketeer Joseph “Little Joey” Naples ordered the killing of two men, Paul Clautti in 1968 and Robert Furey in 1979, and the torching of former Youngstown Councilman Robert Spencer’s car.

American Skyship Industries Inc. has a new president, Michael Foster-Turner, an Englishman who has served as chief executive officer of Taylor Woodrow (Saudi Arabia) Ltd.

WYTV, Channel 33, is sold for $8.8 million to New Yorkers Richard Benedek and Robert Dudley.

June 27, 1968: The Youngstown FOP files suit against the city seeking a declaratory judgment that two new deputy chief positions in the police department should fall under Civil Service under provisions of the city charter.

Two district servicemen are reported to have died in Vietnam, Sgt. Charles M. Huzicko, 22, of Struthers, who died while serving with the 60th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, and Sgt. Gregory M. Ross, 20, of Youngstown, who died while swimming in a river near Saigon.

John P. Sederland and his wife, Helene, chief Boardman zoning inspector and zoning office clerk for 18 years, are fired by Boardman trustees at a special meeting.

June 27, 1958: Girard Mayor Joseph Catone fires Police Chief Wallace Flory on charges of insubordination and neglect of duty, citing the operation of a popular gambling spot in the city until it was closed by a federal raid.

About 4,000 Mahoning County jobless workers who have exhausted their unemployment benefits will be eligible for 13 more weeks of payments under a bill that cleared the Ohio Legislature.

Trustees of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County increase the fine for overdue books from two cents to three cents a day for adults.

June 27, 1933: Cyrus H. Neff, wealthy Canfield lumber dealer, is sentenced to life in prison by Judge George H. Gessner on his conviction of second-degree murder in the death of his wife. He remains free on $40,000 bond during an appeal of his conviction.

With new bottling machines in place, Renner Co. begins turning out beer at its Pike Street plant in Youngstown. The beer is said to be as close to 4 percent in alcohol content as federal law will allow.

Youngstown Mayor Mark E. Moore reveals that P.J. Scanlon, water department foreman and “insurgent” Democrat, has been filed, but says Scanlon’s support of those attempting to gain control of the Democratic Party has nothing to do with the firing.