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Minneapolis Parks to get historic bell, wheel back from Minnetonka HS


Minneapolis Parks to get historic bell, wheel back from Minnetonka HS
The bell and wheel were stolen years ago and were discovered last year at Minnetonka High School.
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May 6, 2021
The bell from the USS Minneapolis, one of the most decorated U.S. Naval Ships in World War II. 
The wheel from the USS Minnesota, presented to the Minneapolis parks department in the 1930s. 
The bell and wheel, which the American Legion gifted to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) in 1928 and 1932, respectively, were displayed at the Navy Memorial on the northeast corner of Bde Maka Ska for decades.  ....

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Custody battle over pieces of war memorial heats up between Minneapolis Parks, Minnetonka schools


Custody battle over pieces of war memorial heats up between Minneapolis parks, Minnetonka schools
Ship s wheel, bell disappeared from Mpls. memorial and ended up at Minnetonka school. 
March 10, 2021 4:56am
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A battle is brewing over military artifacts that once stood at a Minneapolis memorial but now grace the halls of a suburban high school.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation officials have made repeated unheeded requests for Minnetonka Public Schools to return the items. Now they are hinting at war.
We re starting to exhaust diplomatic means here, Commissioner Brad Bourn said during the March 3 Park Board meeting. It looks like the olive branches may have fallen off the vine at this point, and so I think the board should start taking some more proactive steps. ....

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