Bygones: Opponents of Duluth's human rights ordinance distributed hateful literature in 1984

A look back at local news from years past.

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News-Tribune, Aug. 30, 1924 A plan under consideration by Duluth bus owners may allow residents to ride for free, with the option to give a donation instead of a fare. The move would make buses no longer "vehicles for hire," and no longer subject to certain laws.

News-Tribune, Aug. 30, 1954 ADVERTISEMENT A 42-year-old woman and her infant granddaughter were killed when they were struck by an out-of-control automobile while checking a rural mailbox on Highway 88, 6 miles west of Ely. News-Tribune & Herald, Aug.



30, 1984 Proponents of Duluth's human rights ordinance say that opponents are distributing hate literature, claiming the law would give homosexuals the right to abuse children and that it would deny employers the right to hire people with "morally acceptable lifestyles." News Tribune, Aug. 30, 2004 Duluth's Laura MacArthur Elementary School has improved test scores to either meet or exceed state averages through data-driven teaching despite 65% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, an indicator of poverty.

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