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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 31

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Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. The Super Park Study Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Center, 30 Providence Road.

2. The Secondary School Building Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Center, 30 Providence Road.

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3. On this day in 1971, Memorial Day was celebrated for the first time on the last Monday of May, rather than the traditional May 30. Congress made the change in 1968.

4. Do you remember who Deep Throat was? We always thought maybe Gerald Ford, but no, little-known Mark Felt was Woodward and Bernstein's secret source. Well, not so secret after his identity was revealed in Vanity Fair on this date in 2005.

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5. Today's forecast: Make sure to sneak out for some sunshine, high, 78, low 58.

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