Years Ago

Today is Monday, June 13, the 164th day of 2011. There are 201 days left in the year.

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1886: King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns in Lake Starnberg.

1911: The ballet “Petrushka,” with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Michel Fokine, is first performed in Paris by the Ballets Russes, with Vaslav Nijinsky in the title role.

1927: Aviation hero Charles Lindbergh is honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.

1935: James Braddock claims the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight in Long Island City, N.Y.

1944: Germany begins launching flying-bomb attacks against Britain during World War II.

1966: The Supreme Court rules in Miranda vs. Arizona that criminal suspects have to be informed of their constitutional rights to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.

1967: President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

VINDICATOR FILES

1986: Michael A. Iberis, community relations director for Ohio Bell, is elected president of the Downtown Lions Club, succeeding Frank Shattuck.

The U.S. House approves an amendment proposed by Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. intended to protect existing federal urban development programs from being replaced by the “enterprise zone” concept favored by the Reagan administration and some in Congress.

1971: Ohio Gov. John J. Gilligan opens Apple Creek Hospital for the Retarded to public inspection, confident that Ohioans will not allow the pitiable conditions there to continue if they know about them.

Beth Jo Cochrane, a junior at Boardman High School, will participate in the 1971 European Concert Tour of the School Band of America and the School Chorus of America.

Ed Menster Jr., No. 1 golfer on the Ursuline High team, shoots a 65, a new course record, at Tanglewood’s par-72 course.

1961: Opponents of a Lake-to-River canal through Youngstown say it is unnecessary and would cost over $1 billion.

The Youngstown Transit Co. files suit against the city of Youngstown seeking $26,069, which the company says it lost during extended litigation over a proposed 6 percent pay increase.

Ricky O’Neill, 8, of 2211 Volney Road is in South Side Hospital with a broken leg suffered when he tried to stop his father’s car, which apparently slipped out of gear and started rolling down the driveway.

1936: Anna Terleski, 15-year-old North Jackson High School freshman, is fatally wounded when her stepfather, Peter Terleski, falls while running to shoot a rat and his shotgun discharges, striking the girl, who bled to death minutes after arriving at the office of Dr. S. G. Patton.

Republic Steel Corp. files suit against Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. and Bethlehem Steel Corp. seeking millions of dollars for alleged violation of the Sloan patents for rolling steel.

The Mahoning County Relief Administration recovers $1,055 from relief chiselers, including one man who collected payment while owning a considerable amount of Ohio Edison Co. Stock.