Bygones: Controversial rock concert canceled in 1976

Bygones: Controversial rock concert canceled in 1976

News-Tribune, Sept. 3, 1926 “Human fly” Billy O’Brine, who has been climbing the nation’s tallest buildings for the past 14 years, is expected to scale the 10-story Holland Hotel at Fifth Avenue West and Superior Street in Duluth. The climb will raise funds to obtain uniforms for the Veterans of Foreign Wars drum corps. O’Brine claims he will make the climb in 10 minutes. News-Tribune, Sept. 3, 1956 John “Dad” Leighton, 108, Minnesota’s senior c…