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2A Daily News – Thursday, October 31, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2013. There are 61 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. On this date: In 1795, English poet John Keats was born in London. In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state. In 1887, Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek was born in Zhejiang Province. In 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. In 1938, the day after his ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast had panicked radio listeners, Orson Welles expressed ''deep regret'' but also bewilderment that anyone had thought the simulated Martian invasion was real. In 1959, a former U.S. Marine showed up at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to declare he was renouncing his American citizenship so he could live in the Soviet Union. His name: Lee Harvey Oswald. In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, saying he hoped for fruitful peace negotiations. In 1992, Pope John Paul II formally proclaimed that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in condemning the astronomer Galileo for holding that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Ten years ago: A man angry at a lawyer over the handling of his trust fund was captured on videotape shooting and wounding the attorney by crews covering actor Robert Blake's murder case in Van Nuys, California. Five years ago: President George W. Bush signed an executive order restoring the Libyan government's immunity from terror-related lawsuits and dismissing pending compensation cases. Today's Birthdays: Actress Lee Grant is 88. Former astronaut Michael Collins is 83. Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 82. Actor David Ogden Stiers is 71. Actor Brian DoyleMurray is 68. Movie director Peter Jackson is 52. Rock musician Mikkey Dee (Motorhead) is 50. Rock singer-musician Johnny Marr is 50. Actor Rob Schneider is 49. Country singer Darryl Worley is 49. Rap performer Vanilla Ice is 45. Thought for Today: ''I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.'' — Virginia Woolf, English author and critic (1882-1941). Through a Child's Eyes… A special contest bringing Tehama County school children and local businesses together … to the delight of Daily News readers! Selected student-designed ads published in a stand-alone section of the Daily News Saturday, December 21, 2013 • Participating businesses agree to let school children in grades 2-8 create and draw a special ad for them. • Participating businesses choose the winner from the ads designed by the children. • Winning children's ads appear in a special section of The Daily News on Saturday, December 21, one for each participating business. • First and Second place winners in three separate age categories receive cash awards and special recognition in the newspaper. • Ads published are all the same size (apx. 5" wide x 3 1/4" tall) Business Operators: Deadline to commit to participate: TUES., NOV. 19 …so we can provide list of businesses to local classrooms $ 00 Business Sponsorship/Advertising cost: Includes publication in the Daily News Online Digital Edition 99 Call your Advertising Representative TODAY! DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 527-2151 advertise@redbluffdailynews.com Santa "Paws" is coming to Town! One Day Only Picture your Pooch or Pussycat on Santa's lap in a digital photo for your Christmas card or email Holiday greetings. $5.00 donation per photographed pet Sponsoring pet owners welcome to bring cameras and take their own photos as well! Proceeds to benefit P.E.T.S. (Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter) supporting homeless pets where we live. At the Rotary Club of Red Bluff's Cone & Kimball Plaza Main & Walnut Streets, Red Bluff Saturday, November 2 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM Phototography by Mandi Selvester sent to your email address Event sponsored by: DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY