The much-anticipated Hwy 371 expressway, providing a faster and safer link between Little Falls and Brainerd, opened at noon yesterday. A teacher for 11 years, Doug is the fourth teacher from the Brainerd area to be so honored. ADVERTISEMENT80 years ago (1945)A grand celebration will mark the opening of the new Greyhound Bus Terminal at 5th and Laurel Streets on Oct. 6. The 35-member Greyhound Bus Girls’ Chorus will sing, the flag will be raised by a color guard and band from the Minn. State Guard, and the first bus will be released by Miss Brainerd and the Warrior Homecoming Queen. It is installing “War Gas Protection,” a non-lethal tear gas that causes no permanent injury but blinds those who come in contact with it.