Years Ago
Today is Saturday, May 19, the 140th day of 2012. There are 226 days left in the year.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
On this date in:
1536: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, is beheaded after being convicted of adultery.
1780: A mysterious darkness envelopes much of New England and part of Canada in the early afternoon.
1921: Congress passes, and President Warren G. Harding signs, the Emergency Quota Act, which establishes national quotas for immigrants.
1943: In an address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledges his country’s full support in the fight against Japan.
1962: Actress Marilyn Monroe sings a sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday to You” to guest-of-honor President John F. Kennedy during a star-studded Democratic fundraiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1967: The Soviet Union ratifies a treaty with the United States and Britain banning nuclear and other weapons from outer space as well as celestial bodies such as the moon.
1992:Vice President Dan Quayle sparks controversy by criticizing the CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown” for having its title character, played by Candice Bergen, decide to have a child out of wedlock.
VINDICATOR FILES
1987: Despite impassioned pleas from students and parents during a lengthy meeting, the Brookfield Board of Education and two striking unions fail to reach a settlement; the strike is in its 12th day.
Daniel DeSantis, executive director of the Warren Redevelopment and Planning Corp., says pursuing development one deal at a time is the key to long term success.
During a visit to Farrell, Victor Posner, chairman of the board of Sharon Steel Corp., tells employees that he and his son, Stephen, a vice president, will forgo their corporate salaries, which total $1.1 million a year.
1972: The Youngstown Board of Education approves a new pay scale for teachers, increasing the starting salary from $6,750 to $7,034.
William F. Zarbaugh, retiring president of the Youngstown Rotary Club, will head the 1972-73 United Appeal campaign for the Youngstown Area.
Capt. Sam Ravella suffers a sprained ankle and Fireman John Charles escapes injury when they fall from the third story to the second while fighting a fire at the vacant Lutz building in the 100 block of W. Liberty Street.
1962: The Rev. David Born, assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Youngstown exchanges pistol shots with an intruder at the rectory. It is unknown if the burglar was wounded; the priest was unhurt.
Mahoning County taverns say an impending increase in the wholesale price of beer will likely mean an increase from 30 cents to 35 cents a bottle at the bar.
The Youngstown Area Chamber of Commerce urges city council to find the $103,000 needed to win a federal grant of the same amount toward resurfacing runways at the Youngstown Municipal Airport.
1937: Youngstown College is recognized by the Ohio State Department of Education as a college of arts and sciences, giving it the right to grant bachelor of science degrees.
A 40-year-old Youngstown man is arrested and charged with malicious destruction of property when he is found with a basket picking flowers from the Mill Creek Park rock garden.
Youngstown renters, already cramped and crowded by the growing housing shortage, are being forced to pay more than they can afford — or are being forced to buy or build houses before they are ready.