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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Planned tower raises aesthetic concerns

by Rick Saf
Published June 28, 1996

A 150-foot tower that might be built on the east bank of the Mississippi, just west of the Interstate 35W bridge and the East Bank campus, is a cause for concern to some nearby residents. Members of the...

Former Iowa star heads to the Heat

Published June 28, 1996

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Chris Kingsbury wasn't chosen in the NBA draft, but that doesn't mean his dream is over just yet. Kingsbury, a 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard who is skipping his senior season at...

Report: UMD fund-raiser siphoned profits

Published June 28, 1996

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The head of a University of Minnesota-Duluth athletic booster club diverted profits from charitable gambling to his own business, according to a report published Thursday. The copyright...

U doctors perform rare bowel transplant

by Joel Sawyer
Published June 26, 1996

University surgeons performed what they believe to be the world's first father-to-son bowel transplant Friday when they removed a 6-foot section of small intestine from a father and transplanted it to...

Daily editor declares eligibility for NBA draft

Published June 26, 1996

I have had a simple life, with simple hopes and simple dreams. Few major interruptions have prevented me from achieving my goals, which, as I mentioned, have been simple. But not long ago I decided that...

Terrorist truck bomb kills 11 Americans at facility in Saudi Arabia

Published June 26, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A truck bomb exploded Tuesday night at a U.S. Air Force housing complex in Saudi Arabia, killing 11 Americans and injuring about 160, officials said. President Clinton vowed, "The cowards...

O.J.’s event mocksvictims of violence

Published June 26, 1996

O.J. Simpson will host a fund-raising event Thursday night at his Brentwood, Calif., estate for the Stop the Violence-Increase the Peace Foundation, a group that works to prevent spousal abuse and other...

U gymnast favored in U.S. Olympic trials

by Chet Decker
Published June 26, 1996

With four world championships and Olympic experience already under his belt, former Gophers gymnast John Roethlisberger is more than ready to continue to dominate the United States gymnastics scene. And...

Steam plant renovation plans printed for public review

by Bei Hu
Published June 26, 1996

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is accepting public feedback on a proposed permit to allow the University to renovate one of its steam plants, which it uses for heating and cooling buildings. A...

U cosponsors conference on family issues

by Charlie Saeger
Published June 26, 1996

President Bill Clinton proposed two new measures to make the workplace more family friendly Monday at a conference cosponsored by the University's Children, Youth and Family Consortium. Vice President...

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