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1940s, 1970s and 1980s vintage images.


?Shuttle forecasts 1985 IU endeavor

April. 12, 1981: While thousands of interested people around the world focused their attention on Sunday’s launching of the space shuttle, members of the IU Astronomy Department had a special stake in the shuttle’s successful liftoff. 


THEY’RE OFF! -Cars three and four abreast on College and Walnut streets will be no rarity from now on as both streets •are now one way. The ruling transforming the streets from  two-way went into effect Monday morning. PHOTO By MARV GOODMAN

?Walnut and College-Now One-Way

April. 17, 1956: Downtown Bloomington took on a slightly more metropolitan look Monday noon as the city’s two main north-south traffic arteries became one-way streets.

?Astronauts receive cheers

April 15, 1981: With fists clenched, the calm, normally stoic men of Mission Control stood as one Tuesday to cheer the return of the Columbia to space.











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PCBs in local water continue to spur controversy

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By Annie Garau agarau@indiana.edu  |  @agarau6 It’s been 36 years since the chemicals were banned,  28 years since the city's first lawsuit against Westinghouse Electric Corporation took place and six years since a plan for cleaning up the chemicals was finally agreed upon.  Yet the controversy on polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, rages on in Bloomington.



Matisyahu performs during Israelpalooza in Dunn Meadow on Tuesday.  The event was hosted by the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at Indiana University.

Matisyahu sings at Israelpalooza festival

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Gathering people together to celebrate the culture of Israel and hear music from a variety of artists, including the international rock star Matisyahu, Israelpalooza was a platform for the Israeli voice on Bloomington’s campus.