Jim Kershner

From 1974: Edgecliff Hospital was selected as the site of the new Spokane County Detoxification Center.

From 1974: About 50 people showed up for a public hearing on noise pollution, and the crowd became, well, noisy.

This day in history: Caretaker at Spokane cemetery nearly died in frigid cold snap

From 1974: Two miners died in a terrifying “rock burst” 4,000 feet deep in the Galena Mine near Wallace, Idaho.

From 1974: The Pacific-8 conference – later to evolve into the Pac-12 – was showing its dominance in college basketball during preconference matchups.

A daring bank robber – described as a young blond woman – absconded with about $1,000 from the American Commercial Bank in downtown Spokane, The Spokesman-Review reported on Dec. 24, 1974.

By Jim Kershner The Spokesman-Review From 1974: A Christmas Eve snowfall made for a white Christmas in Spokane.

From 1974: Comedian George Jessel spent Christmas visiting patients at the Spokane Veteran's Administration Hospital.

From 1974: The Ice Capades dominated the entertainment scene in the week after Christmas.

From 1974: Tennis superstar Billie Jean King flew into Spokane for a brief meeting with another sports star, Karen Magnussen, the Canadian figure skater who was performing in the Ice Capades at the Coliseum.