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30 years ago MARQUETTE — A public demonstration of what’s being called the world’s longest pendulum will be offered by the Northern Michigan University Physics Club in the Superior Dome from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. Fastened at the apex of the dome — itself the largest wooden dome in the world — the pendulum will have a length of about 140 feet with a total maximum mass of about 300 pounds, said Dr. David Lucas, a physics professor and advisor to the physics club. Some of the things measured will be acceleration due to the Earth’s gravity; Earth’s rotation rate; and ...

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30 years ago PALMER — Cost-cutting measures at the Tilden and Empire iron mines have prompted safety concerns and increased grievances from the United Steelworkers of America. “I think management is putting production over safety in many cases,” said Charles Prusi, grievance chairman for USW Local 4950 at the Empire Mine near Palmer. “For example, [CCI] proposed one electrician where two worked before for safety reasons. Our grievance load has more than doubled.” CCI officials maintain that safety has not been compromised. “We will not jeopardize safety for production. ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago ESCANABA — Someday, they may call it the “Registration Revolution.” Starting Wednesday, Bay de Noc Community College will allow current students to sign up for fall semester classes by telephone. Instead of heading to campus to wait in long lines, students will be able to use the phone to punch in their fall course selections. College officials think the new system will be hugely popular. “We tried out the system with a selected group in the winter ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula’s population changed little during the last century, and preliminary state estimates show that trend will continue through the year 2020. Since the 1930 census, the U.P.’s population has varied only by about 17,000 people. The high was 319,757 residents recorded in 1980; the low was nearly 302,000 residents in 1950. “There has been no more than a 6 percent change” in the overall U.P. population, said Dr. Steve DeGoosh, Northern Michigan University assistant professor of geography. The predictions were made in April 1994 by state ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE — Marquette police are tapping a time-honored method to ward off warm-weather problems along North Third Street before they get started. For the first time In about 20 years, city police are walking an assigned beat each day. With the onset of unseasonably warm weather last week, the Village Business District along North Third Street was targeted because of past difficulties with youth, said Police Chief Sal Sarvello. “We’re looking for cooperation from everyone,” Sarvello said. “We’re not trying to lower the boom on anybody (but) when the weather ...

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30 years ago SAWYER AIR FORCE BASE — The Michigan Jobs Commission has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Six County Consortium for Employment and Training. The grant will be used to develop a program of adjustment to assist civilian workers at Sawyer Air Force Base who have been or will be laid off due to the October closure of the base. As many as 900 civilians had jobs at the base at its peak several years ago. The grant is funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and will be administered by the Michigan Jobs Commissions. 90 years ago MARQUETTE— The public is ...