Spokane

From 1975: Spokane’s Chad Mitchell, founder of the Chad Mitchell Trio, was sentenced to five years in prison and five years probation for possessing 480 pounds of marijuana. He had been arrested while in a truck transporting the marijuana.

From 1975: The Trentwood plant of the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., a major area employer, announced that it would lay off between 200 and 250 men.

A microphone in one hand and a finger pointing to the sky, Okíčíze Mátó, also known as War Bear, spoke to decry U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Monday at a rally in downtown Spokane.

From 1975: Spokane City Council member Jack M. O’Brien Jr. touched off a controversy when he proposed his “Trap a Pooch” plan.

The Spokane Black Voices Symposium – an annual celebration of art, poetry and essays from Black students across the region – has come a long way since the first event debuted in February 2022. What makes that growth impressive is that first event set a high bar on many different levels.

On Monday, Oct. 6, 1952, the private train “Eisenhower Express,” carrying Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie, rolled into the Great Northern Railway depot in downtown Spokane. Just a month before Election Day, the general got out for a quick speech, striding past rows of Boy Scouts standing at attention at the station.

From 1975: “When will it ever end?”

From 1975: The Spokesman-Review reprinted a story from Pravda, the Soviet newspaper, in which the Russian correspondent gave his impressions of Spokane after his Expo ’74 visit.

From 1975: Gonzaga Law professor Gary Randall resigned a day after the resignation of the law school’s dean, the Rev. Francis J. Conklin.

From 1975: The Rev. Francis J. Conklin resigned as the dean of the Gonzaga Law School, triggering a protest from some students.

Ever wondered why your newly planted perennials often just sit and seem to do nothing for a year?

From 1975: “Tears, long faces and brave smiles” greeted a momentous announcement at the Holy Names Academy gymnasium.

From 1975: Spokane School District voters approved a special levy by a margin of more than 70% to 30%. The unofficial tally the day after the vote showed it winning with 20,232 votes in favor and 8,534 opposed.

Snowy streets, heavy coats and runny noses punctuated the ringing cries and responding honks Tuesday as about 70 people gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Spokane to protest the unusual involvement by billionaire Elon Musk in the early workings of the second administration of Donald Trump.

From 1975: Two of golf’s superstars – Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller – were coming to Spokane to play an exhibition match at the Spokane Country Club.

Spokane doesn’t need Punxsutawney Phil to declare whether or not winter is coming to a close – just ask the 200-some skiers who on Sunday whizzed through the annual Langlauf cross country ski race on Mount Spokane.

In 1936, the Great Depression had taken its toll on retail business. The Spokane Chamber of Commerce’s Retail Trade Bureau created a new holiday to spur shopping: Inland Empire Days.

From 1975: For the second time in a week, two young skiers became lost on Mount Spokane.

Whether it was the food, dances or dozens of vendors, hundreds of people embraced and celebrated Asian culture as part of the Lunar New Year celebration Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center.