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Joan Lunden to leaveafter 17 years as host of ABC morning show

Published May 28, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- After 17 years of greeting bleary-eyed viewers with a smile first thing in the morning, Joan Lunden is leaving ABC's "Good Morning America" to concentrate on prime-time specials for the...

NBC’s Albert gets booked, pleads innocent to sex charges

Published May 28, 1997

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Marv Albert was booked, fingerprinted and photographed on Tuesday after appearing in court, where his lawyer made of point of telling a judge that the sportscaster will plead innocent...

Esteemed professor of mathematics dies at age 60

by Tracy Ellingson
Published May 28, 1997

Mathematics professor Eugene Fabes' colleagues remember their peer as a caring man with a talent for bringing fun to his teaching and an international flavor to the University's School of Mathematics. Fabes,...

U wins suit, could recoup millions

by Jim Martyka
Published May 28, 1997

A federal court ruling in a case that originally could have cost the University up to $18 million now might provide an opportunity for the University and medical residents to retrieve money they have...

Caught…in the act!

Published May 28, 1997

"What a miserable day for visiting the zoo," Elma stated. "Since it's cloudy and it looks like rain, we better go back to my place," Elma said to Primo. After a light snack, they decided to watch some...

Cafe mixed both idealism and food

Published May 28, 1997

It was late last Friday, and University senior Angela Scharfenberger was tired. "I don't know what we could have done," she said. "Things were kind of a mess." Scharfenberger was about to talk about the...

Men’s swimming recruits have big hole to shore up

by Ryan Schuster
Published May 28, 1997

The Gophers men's swimming and diving team has signed four new recruits this spring. Minnesota signed two swimmers and two divers to try to help replace departing senior swimmers Matt Schlessman, Mitch...

Harvey remains upbeat after injury

by Allison Younge
Published May 28, 1997

Early Friday morning, 11 Gophers men's track and field athletes walked away from a nerve-racking van accident unscathed. Unfortunately, there were 12 Minnesota competitors on board. Veteran pole vaulter...

Thirty-dollar smocks do not a hippie make

by By Kristin
Published May 28, 1997

I love the band Phish, yet as my boyfriend once eloquently stated, "I hate everything about Phish except the music itself." Call me closed-minded, but the past few Phish shows I've attended made my stomach...

Yeltsin promises to detarget nuclear missiles

Published May 28, 1997

PARIS (AP) -- In a goodwill gesture to former Cold War foes, President Boris Yeltsin promised Tuesday that Moscow will no longer aim missiles at NATO allies. Western leaders called it a surprise, but "a...