1991 – 25 years ago
• The Rochester School Board reaffirmed its support for sixth- through eighth-grade middle schools. The board will hold public hearings before adopting a final plan.
• The new pedestrian bridge spanning the Zumbro River is taking shape as a 32-ton middle span was put into place. The bridge will be 155 feet long and will replace one that was removed in the early 1980s in advance of flood-control work.
1966 – 50 years ago
• The members of the Austin Restaurant Association have agreed to raise the price of a cup of coffee to 15 cents. Coffee went from five cents to a dime a cup in 1950. In Rochester, restaurant owners are holding the line on the price of a cup of coffee at 10 cents.
• About 250 class members and their families attended the wrap-up picnic of the Rochester High School Class of 1956 reunion held at Slatterly Park.
1941 – 75 years ago
• A short wave broadcast from Rochester, England, to Rochester, Minn. is scheduled for this week. The broadcast on "London Calling" can be heard on the following short wave length: 25:53 meters, 11 megacycles or 31.32 meters, 9.58 megacycles. A local committee has been formed to coordinate shipping needed supplies to England.
• The Home Bakery has these Saturday specials; Fresh Lime Angel Food Cake with lime icing for 44 cents; Butter Rum Cake for 35 cents, Pecan Crunch and Ice Box cookies for 15 cents a dozen.
1916 – 100 years ago
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• A trapeze, teeter-totter, giant slide and basketball apparatus are now in place on the playground of the Bamber Valley School. Much of the construction and credit goes to Mr. Quimby of the high school who teaches agriculture and manual training.
• The celebration and banquet of 50 years as an organized church was held at the Universalist church. Nearly two hundred members attended the event and the banquet prepared by the ladies of the church.
From news services
Ten years ago:Israeli warplanes buzzed the seaside home of Syria's president and bombed Hamas targets in Gaza to pressure Palestinian militants into freeing a kidnapped Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit. "Miracle on Ice" coach Herb Brooks and Patrick Roy, the NHL's winningest goaltender, were among four honorees elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Star Jones Reynolds was booted from "The View," one day after surprising ABC and Barbara Walters by saying on the air that she wouldn't be returning to the daytime talk show in the fall.
Five years ago:Taliban fighters raided an international hotel in Kabul and killed 10 people on the eve of a conference to discuss plans for Afghan forces to take over security when international troops left by the end of 2014. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was chosen to lead the International Monetary Organization. Former All-Star goalie Ed Belfour was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, joining Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk as inductees.
One year ago:Authorities in upstate New York captured David Sweat, one of two convicted murderers who'd escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6; Sweat was apprehended two days after his fellow escapee, Richard Matt, was shot and killed in a confrontation with law enforcement. After 18 straight successful launches, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket broke apart minutes after soaring away from Cape Canaveral, Florida, while carrying supplies for the International Space Station. Comedian Jack Carter, 93, died in Beverly Hills, California.
Today's Birthdays:Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 90. Former Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 82. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 79. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 78. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 71. Actor Bruce Davison is 70. Actress Kathy Bates is 68. Actress Alice Krige is 62. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 56. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 54. Actress Jessica Hecht is 51. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 51. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 50. Actor John Cusack is 50. Actor Gil Bellows is 49. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 47. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 47. Actress Tichina Arnold is 47. Actor Steve Burton is 46. Actor Alessandro Nivola is 44. Actress Camille Guaty is 40. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 40. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 39. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 33. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 30.
