Barrett Chase

Fifty years ago, the City Council, mayor and citizens disapproved of a proposed mine planned by Pickands Mather & Co.

Fifty years ago, the bus routinely carried 5,000 books to 28 stops across the city.

Lakes ports handled 68 million pounds of government relief cargo in August 1976.

Fifty years ago, an unknown assailant clubbed an officer unconscious and set fire to his house.

Fifty years ago, the Tri-State Fair also hosted a woman who allegedly transformed into a gorilla.

Experts in 1976 said the disease was still in its infancy in the area.

The seven-foot cake was made to mark the whaleback's 80th birthday.

The ordinance requiring minors under 16 to return home by 11 p.m. was considered impossible to enforce.

The project in 1926 was expected to cost $4,000.

The 1976 demolition made way for the Holiday Center.