News-Tribune, April 17, 1925 Four Duluth motorists were arrested for violation of traffic laws that went into effect yesterday. Three were charged with having improper license plates and the fourth with parking in a prohibited district. ADVERTISEMENT News-Tribune, April 17, 1955 Dr.
P.G. Boman, a Duluth physician, said in a speech at the Medical Arts Building that the effects of cigarette smoking on health is still a controversial subject in the medical profession, although surveys show that some diseases are more common among smokers.
Boman emphasized that the evidence is "suggestive rather than conclusive." News-Tribune, April 17, 1975 A threatened student walkout at Duluth Cathedral High School to protest teacher dismissals failed to materialize. Instead, students gathered to hear Director Francis Lovett explain why 10 of the school's 43 teachers were given notice this week.
News Tribune, April 17, 2005 Area school district budgets are all squeezed by increasing expenses, declining student enrollment, and flat state and federal spending. Lake County school district is $1.3 million short; Proctor schools might cut $1 million; Cloquet's shortfall is $800,000; and Hermantown schools are looking to cut $300,000.
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Bygones: Duluth Cathedral students threatened walkout in 1975

Fifty years ago, a quarter of the school's teachers were given notice.