Bygones for March 2

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

March 01, 2012 at 11:00 PM

News Tribune

March 2, 1972

New hockey boards and glass for the Duluth Arena came closer to reality yesterday when the Duluth Kiwanis Club pledged $15,000 for the equipment. The club will raise the money at their fourth annual television auction April 29.

Name changes for 23 streets in Duluth Heights went into effect yesterday. The changes were initiated by the Duluth Heights Community Club, recommended by the City Planning Commission, and finally approved by the City Council.

News Tribune

March 2, 1992

A year after a pipeline rupture spilled 1.7 million gallons of crude oil into the Prairie River near Grand Rapids, legal and financial battles continue. Lakehead Pipe Line Co. faces a lawsuit filed by residents and a possible fine.

From November through April, automobile manufacturers and suppliers flock to northern Minnesota to prove their products really do work when it's icy and 30 below. Cold-weather testing has recently flourished into a multimillion-dollar business in Minnesota.

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Bygones for March 2

News Tribune March 2, 1972 New hockey boards and glass for the Duluth Arena came closer to reality yesterday when the Duluth Kiwanis Club pledged $15,000 for the equipment. The club will raise the money at their fourth annual television auction A...