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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Iowa football coachhumble about team

Published August 16, 1996

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Coach Hayden Fry says he likes his 1996 football team, but he stopped short of calling it one of his better teams. "Not at all, no," Fry said at the Hawkeyes' media day. "This will...

Minnesota students score high overall on ACTs

Published August 16, 1996

(AP) -- Minnesota's college-bound students rank near the top on their American College Testing exams despite recent criticism by state officials about the quality of the state's schools. Minnesota students...

Birth defects linked to Gulf War

Published August 16, 1996

BALTIMORE (AP) -- The wives of three Gulf War veterans are suing the government for $60 million, claiming their children suffered birth defects because their husbands were exposed to dangerous chemicals...

Carr ready for season

Published August 16, 1996

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The word "interim" is gone. Lloyd Carr now has a four-year contract to be Michigan's football coach. If he wants it to be extended, all he has to do is win Big Ten championships...

Detroit man puts artand sole into latest craft

by Chris Vetter
Published August 16, 1996

When Detroit artist Tyree Guyton creates a work of art, he likes to make it big and unique so it catches the eye. "I wanted to create a miracle," Guyton said. "I wanted to make something spectacular and...

Two states tangle over Ellis Island bragging rights

Published August 16, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York and New Jersey disagreed over more than 160 years of history Thursday in a unique trial at the Supreme Court to determine which state is the home for most of Ellis Island. At...

Ex-Gophers pitcher is in ‘No-Win’ situation

Published August 16, 1996

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Former Gophers All-Big Ten pitcher Denny Neagle is as frustrated these days as the batters who constantly fail to hit his tantalizingly slow 78-mph changeup. No matter how well he pitches...

Hospital workers rally for union continuance

by Joel Sawyer
Published August 14, 1996

A handful of University Hospital workers protested the planned merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System on Monday by handing out leaflets in front of Fairview Riverside Medical Center...

Laylin gives Blast top seed in playoffs

by Matthew Cross
Published August 14, 1996

Former Gophers hockey player Cory Laylin scored the game-winning goal in a sudden death shootout Monday night to give the Minnesota Arctic Blast a 7-6 win over Empire State. The victory assured the Blast...

Four-year graduation guarantee approved by officials

by Brian Bakst
Published August 14, 1996

Graduating by the year 2000 just became easier for some freshmen entering the University this fall. Administrators announced Tuesday the University will offer a four-year graduation guarantee to freshmen...

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