Bygones for June 2, 2010

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

June 01, 2010 at 11:00 PM

News Tribune

June 2, 1970

Duluth's public school teachers last night rejected a proposed contract that provided for salary increases of 8.66 percent. Members of the teacher negotiating committee say if an agreement isn't reached this week it probably won't come until the fall.

State Sen. Raymond J. Higgins of Duluth said yesterday that introduction of additional exotic fish species in Lake Superior is under consideration by the Minnesota Conservation Department. The decision will rest on the success of the current coho salmon program. News Tribune

June 2, 1990

Top Minnesota business and agricultural leaders will meet tomorrow with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev when he visits the Twin Cities. Nick Smith of Duluth's Lake Superior Center and Blandin Paper Co. President Al Wallace are the only invitees from Northeastern Minnesota.

Workers put up tiles yesterday on part of the Image Wall adorning a section of the Interstate 35 extension in downtown Duluth. The wall consists of thousands of tiles that form images from the city's maritime past. Researched by the Reference & Information staff at the Duluth Public Library. Call 730-4202 or click on Ask Us at www.duluth.lib.mn.us

Bygones for June 2, 2010

News Tribune June 2, 1970 Duluth's public school teachers last night rejected a proposed contract that provided for salary increases of 8.66 percent. Members of the teacher negotiating committee say if an agreement isn't reached this week it prob...