30 Years ago

UPPER PENINSULA – Michigan environmental groups Thursday went to court seeking protection for pristine Lake Superior from toxic pollution, saying Gov. John Engler has refused to take the step himself. The suit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. asks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate the lake as an “outstanding natural resource water.” The suit was filed by the National Wildlife Federation, its Michigan affiliate, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs and Great Lakes United. The designation sought in the suit would mean an indefinite freeze on the amount of toxic pollutants allowed into the lake. About 70 pollutants would be covered. “Michigan’s laws are tougher than neighboring states’. The problem has been with Canada,” said Engler spokesman John Truscott. Van Putten said Engler promised four years ago at a meeting of the International Joint Commission in Traverse City that he would take swift action to protect Lake Superior by implementing a “zero discharge” zone. The commission is an association of Great Lakes states and Canada that cooperates on border issues.

60 years ago

MARQUETTE – An Academy Award winning movie, “Henry V,” highlights the foreign film series to be presented at Northern Michigan University during the 1965-66 academic year. Consisting of 10 foreign motion pictures from as many countries, the series will be presented in NMU’s Little Theater on Saturday evenings, beginning Oct. 2, with England’s “Henry V” and concluding June 11 with the French film “Orpheus.” The series is open to the public and a nominal admission fee will be charged. “Henry V,” featuring Laurence Oliver in the title role, will be presented four times with showings scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. and Sunday, Oct 3 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The remaining nine films will be presented at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. on the dates listed, in their original language with English subtitles. The complete Foreign Film Series: “Henry V” (England), Oct. 2-3; “Soldier Schweik” (Germany), Nov. 13; “Ballad of a Soldier” (Russia), Dec. 11; “Pather Panchali” (India), Jan 8; “Antigone” (Greece), Feb. 19; “The Seventh Seal” (Sweden), March 11; “Viridiana” (Spain), April 23; “Aida” (Italy), May 14; and “Orpheus” (France), June 11.