1991 – 25 years ago
• Tom Week allowed only one hit and struck out 10 batters in going seven innings as Rochester Lourdes won a 4-2 decision over Austin Pacelli in Hiawatha Valley League baseball play.
• Lowell Helgerson, Rochester Airport manager for the past 24 years is retiring and Steve Leqve, assistant airport manager, has been named to the position.
1966 – 50 years ago
• The Rochester Chamber of Commerce will add a new committee to its rolls next week. The new group will be a sports and attractions committee.
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• The new Elgin combined town and fire hall will begin construction in May. The building will have meeting rooms, a fire equipment garage, kitchen facilities and bathrooms. It will be built on Main Street.
1941 – 75 years ago
• A pie baking contest was a feature of the High Forest farm bureau unit meeting in Stewartville. First place went to Mrs. Ennis Ackerman. Nineteen pies were made and entered in the contest using lard as shortening.
• Howard Costello, centerfielder, was chosen captain of the Rochester High School baseball team for the 1941 season. Costello was selected because of his leadership skills and athletic ability.
1916 – 100 years ago
• The Chicago Great Western railway company is planning to erect a new modern depot in Rochester. The structure could cost up to $50,000 and will be between Fourth and Zumbro Streets in the same block as the present station is located.
• "The Broadway Café," recently opened at 112 S. Broadway. It is one of the neatest, most attractive and up-to-date cafés in the city. The establishment also includes a private dining room.
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Ten years ago: The Iraqi parliament elected Jalal Talabani to another term as president. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu won spots in a runoff election for Nagin's job (Nagin won the runoff). Italian actress Alida Valli died in Rome at age 84.
Five years ago: Syrian security forces fired at protesters, killing at least 75 people around the country. Pope Benedict XVI consoled a 7-year-old Japanese girl, reassured a mother about her ailing son's soul and advised a Muslim woman that dialogue was the way to peace in Ivory Coast during an unusual, pre-recorded Good Friday appearance on Italian TV. A tornado ripped through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, causing significant damage to the C Concourse.
One year ago: A federal judge in Philadelphia approved a settlement agreement expected to cost the NFL $1 billion over 65 years to resolve thousands of concussion lawsuits. A federal appeals court in San Francisco overturned home run leader Barry Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction, ruling 10-1 that his meandering answer before a grand jury in 2003 was not material to the government's investigation into illegal steroids distribution.
Today's birthdays: Actress Charlotte Rae is 90. Actress Estelle Harris is 88. Singer Glen Campbell is 80. Actor Jack Nicholson is 79. Singer Mel Carter is 77. Author Janet Evanovich is 73. Country singer Cleve Francis is 71. Movie director John Waters is 70. Singer Peter Frampton is 66. Rock singer-musician Paul Carrack (Mike and the Mechanics; Squeeze) is 65. Actor Joseph Bottoms is 62. Actor Ryan Stiles is 57. Baseball manager Terry Francona is 57. Comedian Byron Allen is 55. Actor Chris Makepeace is 52. Rock musician Fletcher Dragge is 50. Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 50. Actress Sheryl Lee is 49. Actress-talk show host Sherri Shepherd is 49. Country singer-musician Heath Wright (Ricochet) is 49. Country singer Kellie Coffey is 45. Actor Eric Mabius is 45. Actor Ingo Rademacher is 45. Rock musician Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down) is 42. Rock singer-musician Daniel Johns (Silverchair) is 37. Actress Cassidy Freeman is 34. Actress Michelle Ryan is 32. Actress Amber Heard is 30.
