1956- 1985
1970 - Brandt, Skeate reelected to legislature
Incumbents return to house; Holsten reelected to senate The Minnesota Daily November 4, 1970 excerpt - "Incumbent state representative John Skeate, liberal, and Edward Brandt, conservative, were reelected yesterday by voters in the 41st District. Conservative Roly Holsten won reelection in the state senate in a close race. Skeate, elected to his 10th term in the house, was aided by strong labor and senior citizen support from the northern part of the district which includes the University area, southeast and parts of northeast Minneapolis. Brandt was elected to his second term. In the senate race, Holsten, who ran well in the primary, kept a 200-vote edge over DFL-endorsed James Ferrara. . . ." |
1973 - Aldermanic candidates meet, give views on transit, 2nd Ward problems
By Dennis Hall The Minnesota Daily October 16, 1973 excerpt - "Candidates for city council in the 2nd Ward sat down together for the first time in the campaign Monday night to discuss mass transit, the University and related problems in the Southeast Minneapolis community. The discussion was part of an aldermanic forum held at Hope Lutheran Church . . . before about 30 people and many vacant seats. Carrolyn Anderson, Marty Anderson, Jack Baker, Tom Johnson and Jack Lindgren expressed a diversity of opinion on all issues. A sixth candidate, independent Nels Christianson, did not appear. . . . Johnson, the DFL-endorsed candidate, criticized freeway construction as disruptive to the Southeast community. "The immediate effect of the I-35W construction has been division of the Southeast neighborhood, the loss of housing and a park, air, noise and visual pollution," Johnson said. . . All five candidates offered sharp criticism of careless University expansion into the Southeast community. Carrolyn Anderson offered three alternatives to force the University to cooperate and consult with the community concerning expansion plans, including community input, using the office of alderman as a spearhead of community involvement with the University and getting the Minnesota Legislature to cooperate with the community in blocking careless expansion. . . . |
1973 - Appointments please reps
The Minnesota Daily, January 3, 1973 excerpt - "University-area legislators seem uniformly pleased with their committee appointments. Sen. Allan Spear submitted a list of five standing committees he would prefer joining and said all three of his appointments were included on that list. Spear will be a member of the Senate Committees on Education; Health, Welfare and Corrections; and Commerce and Labor. Rep. Phyllis Kahn will become a member of the House Committees on Appropriations; Environmental Preservation and Natural Resources; Transportation; and City Government. Kahn expressed pleasure with her appointments adding she had requested each. . . ." |
1961 - Alderman halts new construction in campus area
Headline in The Minnesota Daily on Wednesday, October 4, 1961. Article by Maurice Hobbs. Alderman in the headline refers to Second Ward Alderman Robert MacGregor For an excerpt and map of area see https://sites.google.com/home/history-announcements/aldermanhaltsnewconstructionincampusarea1961 |
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