Six years after the 15 million dollar University expressway was proposed city crews raced to open the first small element and make it in time for Homecoming. Two weeks later on November 18th the first phase opens with four lanes University Avenue one way westbound from Broom Street to Breeze Terrace with an east bound […]
Madison, 1965-Days of Protest
In October the Madison Committee to end the war in Vietnam votes against civil disobedience during the International days of Protest calling civil disobedience impractical at the moment. However a group is formed called the Committee for Direct Action to end the war in Vietnam disagrees and announces an attempted citizens arrest of Lester Arasmith. […]
Madison, 1965- Life On Campus
Madison, 1965. Antiwar protests sweep the nation, and the campus becomes a friendly space for nonviolent leaders. Many performances and presentations take place, by ambassadors, ballet groups, singers, and Bob Dylan cover bands. The contralto singer Marian Anderson visits Madison on her 50-stop international farewell tour, drawing 3000 spectators. Comedians entertain at Homecoming. New dormitories […]
Madison, 1967-Performances and Interviews On Campus
The annual WSA Symposium has many interesting guests giving lectures to the UW students, and the Regents enjoy guitarists and bluegrass groups. Liberal guests give their takes on the Vietnam War and social justice issues. A rock and poetry performance captivates the spectators, then they march and party the next day. Foreign and domestic dance […]
Dateline Madison, 1965
The council rejects a movement to give all state employees the afternoon off on Good Friday. Madison enters the Jet Age: Northwest Airlines begins a jet service to Milwaukee, and residents tour the aircraft before its first voyage. The council also adopts an ordinance prohibiting hiring or being a strikebreaker. Police chief asks mayor to […]
Madison, 1966-In Memoriam
The year starts with a tragedy as a fire in State Street on January 8th claims the life of Madison fireman Daniel Parkinson at the age of 33 due to smoke inhalation. This continued a season of fires starting with a campus fire at the McArdel institute that destroyed 4 years of cancer research, within […]