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The Minnesota Daily

Old troubles haunt new year

by Joel Sawyer
Published January 6, 1997

and Andrew TellijohnThe federal government made sure the holiday season was anything but jolly for University officials. On Dec. 19 the U.S. Department of Justice sued the University for fraud over its...

Rigorous training helps men’s swim team

by Ryan Schuster
Published January 6, 1997

The goals of most male college students for winter break include, sleeping, watching sporting events on TV and eating a lot of turkey. Not the Gophers men's swimming and diving teams, though. "One of...

Coach brings power to rebuild, experience

by Aaron Kirscht
Published January 6, 1997

Soon after Jim Wacker announced his resignation as Gophers football coach, men's athletics director Mark Dienhart placed a call to Kansas in search of a replacement. He hoped to find an interested Glen...

Western flooding displaces thousands, destroys property

Published January 6, 1997

LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) -- Helicopters plucked stranded farmers from rooftops and sunken pickup trucks Friday after five days of relentless rain sent 100,000 people fleeing their homes across the West. Helicopters...

U hockey powers into WCHA forefront with sweep

by Michael Rand
Published January 6, 1997

Listening to Gophers hockey coach Doug Woog's controlled tirade after the Gophers' 4-3 overtime loss to St. Cloud State on Dec. 15 at Mariucci Arena, it was pretty clear that he saw a difference between...

Horses literally on the chopping block

Published January 6, 1997

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A multimillion-dollar federal program created to save the lives of wild horses is instead channeling them by the thousands to slaughterhouses where they are chopped into cuts of meat. Among...

Manning thinks about turning pro as NFL awaits

Published January 6, 1997

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- After throwing for 408 yards in a bowl game against Northwestern, Peyton Manning appears to have little left to prove at the college level. Well, maybe he does. Manning insists that...

Carlson, legislators divided onplans for $1.4 billion surplus

Published January 6, 1997

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Use the state's $1.4 billion budget surplus to lower property taxes instead of paying for a one-time income tax rebate as Gov. Carlson proposes, many legislators say in a new survey. Carlson...

Mason gets players’ immediate vote

by Michael Rand
Published January 6, 1997

Until Tuesday morning, most members of the Gophers football team will virtually know the same as the general public about the man hired to take the struggling program out of the Big Ten basement. Because...

Sun Devils will have tough time bettering 1996 season

Published January 6, 1997

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Now that Arizona State has had a couple of days to shake off the sting of its Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State, the Sun Devils are facing the challenge of trying to get back. To accomplish...

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