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Published November 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

Bygones for Monday, Nov. 12, 2012

News Tribune, Nov. 12, 1972

  • Grand opening ceremonies tomorrow for the recently built $163,000 West End Mall mark the beginning of a new era for one of Duluth’s oldest shopping areas, said Sidney Adelson, president of the West End Business and Civic Club.

  • The rationale for a Minnesota Experimental City will be discussed at a meeting this week at UMD. The Experimental City would be a joint public-private venture with a population of 250,000 people located at least an hour from any metropolitan area.

    News Tribune, Nov. 12, 1992

  • Lakes and rivers in three northern Wisconsin counties contain contaminated fish, according to a report by the state Department of Natural Resources. Tests indicate the designated fish contain unacceptable levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, commonly called PCBs, and mercury, the report says.

  • A state-by-state analysis of public health issued by the American Public Health Association lists Minnesota and Wisconsin as two of the nation’s three leading states in binge drinking. Twenty-one percent of Minnesotans 18 and older qualify as binge drinkers, according to the report.

    Researched by the Reference & Information staff at the Duluth Public Library. Call (218) 730-4200/option 5 or click on Ask Us at www.duluth.lib.mn.us.

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