The Minnesota Daily

Suicide bombers die in failed Middle East attacks

Published April 2, 1997

NETZARIM, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians and two others blew themselves up in bungled suicide bombings Tuesday, one of the deadliest days yet in a growing crisis in...

Spring snowstorm blasts eastern states

Published April 2, 1997

BOSTON (AP) -- New England towns had begun putting away their plows after a winter of below-average snowfall, and hardware stores had set up their displays of patio furniture. Then, April Fool's! Boston...

U to get tough on chronic abusers of parking policy

by Lynne Kozarek
Published April 2, 1997

University Police plan to crack down on illegal parking starting Thursday. Students, staff and faculty members who repeatedly park illegally in University contract lots without a permit will be targeted...

Gophers tennis team in the running for a Big Ten title

by Aaron Kirscht
Published April 2, 1997

The season is more than two-thirds complete, but as far as Gophers women's tennis coach Martin Novak is concerned, things are just getting started. After going undefeated through their first nine matches...

First female U.S. ambassador, 87, dies

Published April 2, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) --Eugenie Anderson, the nation's first woman ambassador and an organizer of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, died at her home in Red Wing, Minn. She was 87. Anderson, who was...

Even sides are safe again for parking

Published April 2, 1997

Drivers can once again park on both sides of residential streets in Minneapolis. The city has lifted its ban against parking on the even side of residential streets. The parking ban was imposed in December...

Middle East peace process on the brink

Published April 2, 1997

Prospects for peace in the Middle East were severely undermined last month, when a bomb ripped through a crowded Tel Aviv cafe killing three Israeli women and the young Palestinian man responsible for...

Heaven’s Gate visit a warning sign to all

by Staff Editorial
Published April 2, 1997

"We know whatever happens to us after we leave our bodies is a step forward" -- videotaped message by Marshall Applewhite, leader of Heaven's Gate. Driven by the belief that the comet Hale-Bopp was actually...

Hunt for private food vendor moves slowly

by Nancy Ngo
Published April 2, 1997

Delays are plaguing the process to select a private-sector partner for University Food Services. Officials expected to have a vendor chosen before spring quarter began, which raised concern within several...

Only two tickets vie for MSA leadership

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 2, 1997

In a little more than three weeks, the University's undergraduate student body will elect its newest president and vice president. Two pairs of candidates vying for these top positions on the Minnesota...