Years ago

May 4, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

Today is Tuesday, May 4, the 124th day of 2010. There are 241 days left in the year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

1886: At Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turns into a deadly riot when a bomb explodes.

1904: The United States takes over construction of the Panama Canal.

1946: A two-day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay ends, the violence having claimed five lives.

1960: Actress-comedian Lucille Ball divorces her husband, Desi Arnaz, after 20 years of marriage.

1970: Ohio National Guardsmen open fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.

VINDICATOR FILES

1985: A Vindicator poll of 350 registered Democrats shows U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. is riding a wave of popularity, with 61 percent rating his performance good or excellent, compared to 22 percent for Gov. Richard Celeste and 15 percent for President Reagan.

Bob Cene, president of the Class B League and a longtime booster-sponsor of area sandlot baseball, is honored as King of the Realm by the Youngstown Baseball Oldtimers at their banquet.

1970: Common Pleas Judge Sidney J. Rigelhaupt grants a preliminary injunction ordering striking Youngstown teachers to return to work.

American Motors Corp. reports a $10 million quarterly loss despite increased car sales and income.

1960: U.S. Rep. Michael J. Kirwan defeats Ross Pichero 38,626 to 3,521, in the Democratic primary and will face Republican Atty. Paul E. Stevens in November.

Probate Judge Clifford M. Woodside wins a sweeping victory for renomination over Avetis G. Darvanan, city prosecutor, and City Traction Commissioner James W. Cannon.

1935: A federal judge in Grand Rapids, Mich., denies a request for an injunction by the U.S. Justice Department to bar the merger of Republic Steel Corp. and Corrigan, McKinley Steel Co., ruling that the merger wouldn’t constitute a monopoly.

Mildred Bothwell, a senior at Youngstown College, is crowned queen of the junior prom at Stambaugh Auditorium.