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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Scientists say U.S. nuclear sites vulnerable to natural disasters

Published July 15, 1996

LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) -- U.S. nuclear weapons production and storage centers are vulnerable to earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters, government scientists warn. In worst-case scenarios,...

Carlson’s letter snubs legal, moral concerns

Published July 15, 1996

Here we were, believing the debacle surrounding Dr. John Najarian's storied career at the University of Minnesota had come to an end. But thanks to Gov. Arne Carlson and his ever active imagination, we...

Puckett paraphernalia becoming hot property

Published July 15, 1996

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Fans are snatching up anything with Kirby Puckett on it -- collectors' cards, baseballs, posters, jerseys and other memorabilia. Ripley Peterson, manager of Field of Dreams in the Mall...

Budget cuts sting medical research, scientist says

Published July 15, 1996

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- Medical cost-cutting imposed by managed care organizations is choking off a vital source of money for medical research, a scientist says. Health maintenance organizations and similar...

Internet a helpful tool for U groups

by Paul Sanders
Published July 15, 1996

Albert Alexander-Fryc, chairman of the technology committee for the Disabled Students Cultural Center, is legally blind. But that doesn't stop him from using the Internet to keep in touch with others...

Save the planet — put an end to cars

Published July 15, 1996

In the United States, the automobile is God, and driving is its sacrament. Everyday some 190 million cars fill our roads. Trips by private motor vehicles account for more than 85 percent of the traffic...

Bowel transplants are successful

by Joel Sawyer
Published July 15, 1996

The two recipients of the first successful bowel transplants in Minnesota history were released Friday from University Hospital Dr. Rainer Gruessner, the surgeon in both transplants, said Carl Knutson,...

U considers graduation guarantee

by Brian Bakst
Published July 15, 1996

A select number of incoming University students may be guaranteed graduation in four years under a new program starting this fall. Administrators unveiled the program to the Board of Regents on Friday...

U’s concerns carry into new fiscal year

by Brian Bakst
Published July 15, 1996

There was no champagne or party favors, and the Board of Regents didn't have to wait until midnight for their new year to begin. The regent meetings last week marked the beginning of the University's...

Officials want funding increase

by Brian Bakst
Published July 15, 1996

University officials plan to ask the Legislature to pay half of the University's operating costs under a proposal presented to the Board of Regents on Friday. Although the 1998-99 biennial budget request...

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