Looking Backward

The north

10 years ago

Nov. 5, 1999:About 150 residents of Carthage and West Carthage met to discuss the findings of the villages' consolidation study. The study is considered a resource the residents and village officials can use to cooperate and share some village services.

25 years ago

Nov. 5, 1984:The Watertown Correctional Facility has become the first prison in the state to require every inmate to be enrolled in an educational program. The 512-inmate facility offers one of the largest curriculums of any of the prisons: 10 academic and 15 vocational courses.

50 years ago

Nov. 5, 1959:Chevrolet's Massena branch is tied closely to the development of the new General Motors car, the Corvair, with the north foundry turning out a dozen different aluminum parts for the revolutionary new Corvair engine. To date, more than 50,000 Corvair automobiles with their six-cylinder, air-cooled engines have been distributed by Chevrolet to some 7,500 dealers.

75 years ago

Nov. 5, 1934:Less censorship of undergraduate publications is being sought by St. Lawrence University students, Canton, and a petition requesting greater editorial freedom will be sent to the administration officials as a result of a motion passed by the student body of the Thelomathesian Society.

100 years ago

Nov. 5, 1909:When the board of supervisors of Jefferson County convenes as a board of county canvassers, the members will have several problems to unravel, and it is possible that some of the contests will get into the courts before they are decided. Tie votes appear, and rejected ballots must be examined.

125 years ago

Nov. 5, 1884:There was a drizzling rain throughout the northern and western states yesterday. Nature, quite aware of what was going on among the voters, shed oceans of tears. In the evening, when the returns were coming in, the elements set up a regular boohoo.

The world

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Today is Thursday, Nov. 5,the 309th day of 2009. There are 56 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Nov. 5, 1605, the "Gunpowder Plot" failed as Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament.

Thought for Today:"Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than no taste at all." — Arnold Bennett, English poet, author and critic (1867-1931).