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60 years ago MARQUETTE — The struggle within a white church over one of the biggest issues of contemporary America — race relations— will be the subject of dramatic documentary, “A Time for Burning,” to be presented at 8 tonight on Northern Michigan University’s educational television network, WNMR-TV. The program, a part of National Educational Television’s series, “NET Journal,” was film series, “Net Journal,” was filmed as it evolved in the churches, living rooms, and barbershops of Omaha, Neb. Another outstanding program during the week has been scheduled for ...

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60 years ago MARQUETTE — Marquette area residents interested in putting their skills to use in developing nations around the world are invited to take the peace corps place,ent test at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the U.S. Post Office Building. The Peace Corps uses the placement test to determine how an applicant can best be utilixed overseas. The test meaures general aptitude and the ability to learn a language, not education or achievement. (If test scores indicate a limited language-learning ability, for example, he Peace Corps tries to place the applicant in an English – ...

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60 years ago 
MUNISING — Heavy snow whipped by 40-mile-an-hour winds, brought activities here to a standstill yesterday as one of the worst storms to be recorded this early in November hit the Alger area. Extremely high winds blew all Wednesday night, then early Thursday morning heavy snow started to fall. By noon, visibility was practically zero and many cars had become stuck in drifts from two to three feet high. All Munising public and parochial schools were dismissed at noon and children from rural areas were rushed home by bus. The second working shift at the Forrest Center ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago MUNISING—Miss Barbara Pangborn, 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pangborn of this city, Sunday morning saved the lives of four of her cousins during a fire which destroyed the seven-room home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thunander, 213 E. Chocolay St. According to Fire Chief George MacKinzie, Miss Pangborn, who was spending the night at the home of her uncle and aunt, was awakened at about 2:30 a.m. by heavy smoke which had filled the bedroom. She immediately awoke the four Thunander children, ranging in age from 9 to 14, and led them out of the burning building. ...

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60 years ago ESCANABA — Caravans of cars from all 22 counties of the 11th Congressional District are expected to converge here Saturday for a Democratic rally headed by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The rally is expected to attract more than 4,000 persons. Large crowds are expected both at the airport, where Kennedy will land at 4 p.m., and at Escanaba Area High School, where the rally will be held. Kennedy and his party of Democratic candidates will form a motorcade and go directly to the gymnasium of the high school, a distance of about one mile. Also on hand will be Democratic state ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago 
MARQUETTE — Electric power in most of Marquette was cut off in mid-afternoon yesterday when a large crane owned by the Don Britton Construction Co. of Marquette accidentally struck a high voltage line, city officials reported today. Power was cut off from about 3 to 3:18 p.m. in most of North Marquette, along Third and Fourth Sts. And in the downtown business area. Ron Lindeblad, office manager of Light and Power, said the circuit breaker at the city’s hydro-electric plant on Wright St. opened when the Britton crane struck the high voltage power line at the corner of ...