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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Family members take to the tabs to revile 8-baby couple

Published August 14, 1996

LONDON (AP) -- Greedy. Exploitative. Naive and embarrassing. And that's just what their families are saying as the ruckus roars on over an unmarried couple who are expecting eight babies -- and have peddled...

Fleeing hospital, man fights with guards, police officer

by Jessica Steeno
Published August 14, 1996

A man tried to attack a University Police Officer on Aug. 7 at the University Hospital where the man and his wife, who were both described by hospital workers as suicidal, were being treated. The 59-year-old...

Dole’s VP choice lifts hopes of Republicans

Published August 12, 1996

By our reckoning, no presidential candidate in recent history has had as much riding on his selection of a running mate. Republican stalwart Bob Dole -- dogged continually by concerns about his age (73)...

Nader for president in 1996

Published August 12, 1996

Bob Dole is peddling Reaganesque tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthy as the solution to middle-class financial insecurity. Bill Clinton has pledged to sign a welfare-reform bill analysts...

Mysteryletter sparks anger

by Brian Bakst
Published August 12, 1996

An anonymous group that claims to represent faculty members has circulated a document in recent weeks demanding drastic changes in the University's tenure policy. The group, which calls itself the Independent...

Lehman shoots 7-under at PGA Championships

by Matthew Cross
Published August 12, 1996

Former Gophers golfer Tom Lehman was stuck in a four-way tie for 15th place going into Sunday's final round of the PGA Championships at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., and stayed there in the...

Pact aims for clean campaign ads

by Chris Vetter
Published August 12, 1996

As the 1996 general election inches closer, one focus of Minnesota elections is on cleaning up dirty campaign advertising. Increasingly negative campaigns have led to the Citizens Campaign Advertising...

New volleyball coach takes to the court

by Scott Bradley
Published August 12, 1996

Since beginning his coaching career 20 years ago, Mike Hebert has become as identifiable with Big Ten volleyball as Superman is with Metropolis. Hebert, who was hired as the Gophers' head volleyball coach...

U professor lauds nicotine patch

by Brian Vats-Fournier
Published August 9, 1996

University psychiatry professor Dorothy Hatsukami thinks that last week's Food and Drug Administration approval of Nicoderm nicotine patches, the second brand to receive approval for over-the-counter...

In Londonderry, past and present collide — again

Published August 9, 1996

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Eight months ago President Clinton told a jubilant crowd of Protestants and Catholics that he saw Londonderry as "a peaceful city; a safe city; a hopeful city." Back...

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