1993 – 25 years ago
• Candid histories of the "New Immigrant" in Rochester will be among new features of the 17th World Festival. The event will be held at John Marshall High School.
• Rochester public school students may need to show they completed more courses, including computer literacy and community service, before they can graduate, under an idea being studied.
1968 – 50 years ago
• Rochester school officials have received a preliminary green light to plan for use of a computer for mathematic problem solving in the city’s two public high schools next fall.
ADVERTISEMENT
• James Fisk, a sophomore at John Marshall High School, was elected chairman of the Rochester Teen-age Republican Club.
• Two Catholic priests from Minnesota will leave for a three-week trip to five countries of Africa. They are Rev. Vernon Schaefer of Byron and Rev. Daniel Corcoran.
1943 – 75 years ago
• Asserting "this is probably is one of the most significant bills enacted by the legislature," Governor Stassen today signed into law the bill which creates a Twin Cities metropolitan airport system.
