Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
Monday, January 8, 2018
Past News Stories
July 1972 -- Top stories on the front page of
the newspaper…. The US Senate voted to increase the hourly minimum wage to
$2.20 which would give much bigger paychecks to many people however the House
wanted a minimum wage of $2.00 per hour
….. Speed Limits were being painted on some streets in addition to the
standard metallic signs….. the State Fair attendance had surpassed 100,000 and
was on track to beat the previous record of 157, 884 – events still to happen
that year included Auto racing, an auto destruction derby, tractor pulling
contest and Grand Ole Opry stars Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely also Appearing were Tommy Cash, Liz Anderson, Carl Smith and David
Rogers
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