Looking Backward

The north

10 years ago

Oct. 26, 1999:Wal-Mart officials have asked the Potsdam village board to alter the scope of an environmental impact study required before it can build a new superstore.

25 years ago

Oct. 26, 1984:Like most of its counterparts on campus, its name is Zenith 100, and its campuswide nickname is "the Z." The computer is compulsory equipment for all incoming freshmen at Clarkson University, Potsdam.

50 years ago

Oct. 26, 1959:William Lounsbury, Black River, notified the sheriff's office that he had taken a car from in front of the Clayton American Legion and had driven past Depauville before he realized the car was not his. Mr. Lounsbury had mistaken the car, a 1958 Chevrolet, for his own, a 1958 Buick. He discovered the mistake when the car, owned by Grendel Natali, Clayton, ran out of gas on Route 12.

75 years ago

Oct. 26, 1934:Alterations and repairs amounting to $7,000 are being made to the main floor of the New York Air Brake Co. building on Beebee Island. It is reported the structure has been leased to a large grocery concern, but Air Brake officials will not reveal who will occupy the building.

100 years ago

Oct. 26, 1909:Fourteen towns of Jefferson County will have to raise $3,350 for the repair and maintenance of state roads within their boundaries, according to the state Highway Commission. A statement sets forth the number of miles of state and county highways in each town improved by state aid and the amount each town is required to pay in 1910.

125 years ago

Oct. 26, 1884:Yesterday was a cold day in Carthage, and the rays of the sun were not sufficient to dispel the gloom. Services were held in the Catholic and Methodist churches, the only two remaining. People felt more like opening their hearts to their Maker than on the Sunday before, when no one dreamed that one-third of the most beautiful part of the village would be laid in ashes in less than 24 hours.

The world

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Monday, Oct. 26,the 299th day of 2009. There are 66 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Oct. 26, 1979, South Korean President Park Chung-hee was shot to death during a dinner party along with his chief bodyguard by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Kim Jae-kyu, who later was executed.

Thought for Today:"Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret." — Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman (1804-1881).