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January 23, 1997 - A COALITION OF COMPUTER AND INTERNET COMPANIES SAY INTERNET USERS HAVE PAID THEIR FAIR SHARE TO LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES AND POSE LITTLE THREAT TO THE PHONE SYSTEM. THE COALITION PRESENTED THEIR STUDY TO COUNTER STUDIES BY LOCAL PHONE COMPANIES RELEASED LAST YEAR SEEKING TO JUSTIFY NEW ACCESS FEES ON INTERNET USAGE. PHONE COMPANIES CLAIM INTERNE
January 23, 1997 - ONE OF THE HOTTEST TICKETS ON THE MINNESOTA SPORTS SCENE THESE DAYS IS A SEAT AT A U of M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME. THIS YEAR'S TEAM HAS STIRRED QUITE A BIT OF EXCITEMENT, WHICH WILL BE IN EVIDENCE TONIGHT (THURS) WHEN THE GOPHERS HOST THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IN A GAME FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN HAS A REPORT... --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 0117 | TIME: 4:01 | OUTCUE: standard. --------------------------------------------------------- THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MINNESOTA AND IOWA MAKES ANY BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN THE GOPHERS AND HAWKEYES A BIG DEAL. AND WITH THE SCHOOLS TIED FOR FIRST IN THE MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS, THIS YEAR'S GAME IS EVEN BIGGER TH
January 23, 1997 - Imagine a museum with exhibits ranging from a human horn and a sculpture of Pope John Paul the Second carved from a SINGLE strand of hair....to a mouse pie that, when eaten, supresses stammering in children. It's not imaginary, It's real. The curator of the Museum of Jurrassic Technology in west Los Angeles, has created a collection of bizarre oddities, which is now spawned not only a following, but a book. The book, "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder" is journalist Lawrence Weschler's examination of the museum and the human obsession with the extraordinary. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephen Smith spoke with Weschler who says the building is so unassuming, it might be ignored altogether by passersby. | D-CART ITEM: 0442
January 23, 1997 - Governor Arne Carlson laid out his Budget plan, in a presentation at the Minnesota World Trade Center downtown St. Paul. As Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports, it includes more than 500-million dollars in tax cuts, and significant increases in education and welfare reform: There were no big surprises in the Governor's 20-plus Billion dollar budget...but it's the DETAILS that are most telling both FISCALLY and POLICY WISE! First, the Governor is calling for 535-million in tax cuts Bite: the federal changes 38 secs 0295 ALSO part of the plan, is an eleven and a half percent increase in total education spending over the previous biennium. This
January 24, 1997 - Millions of people will sit down this weekend to watch a football game. But Superbowl Thirty One will come and go, on Sunday, WITHOUT one person. However, commentator Ann Daly Goodwin says she hopes everyone who does watch the game - enjoys it! Commentator Ann Daly Goodwin lives and writes and chooses NOT to watch football, in northern Wisconsin. Sun 28-MAY 20:57:55 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 24, 1997 - This week marked the 24th anniversary of Roe versus Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the U-S. The debate over abortion has taken an unusual turn in Saint Cloud, where the city council has rejected a contract with city workers because it included abortion coverage. Supporters of the move say taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund elective abortions, and some predict other communities will follow suit. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
January 24, 1997 - Minesota's rural legislators say federal regulations and low prices are forcing the state's small and medium-sized dairy farms out of business. Lawmakers met this afternoon (Fri) to discuss what many call a looming crisis in the state's dairy industry; Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports: Dallas Sams, the chairman of the Senate Agriculature Committee, says things are bleak for the dairy farmers in his home district in central Minnesota. He says a sudden drop in milk prices last fall and a simultaneous rise in the price of feed has pushed many producers to the edge of bankruptcy: ((2/48:59 I've heard from a lot of auctioneers that they're getting a lot of calls, and the rumor is around from a lot of farmers that if the price doesn't increase immediately, that they're not going to be around ne
January 24, 1997 - This winter is on track to go down as one of the coldest winters on record. The price of fuel oil and natural gas is up significantly. And that combination is leaving thousands of people around the region unable to pay their heating bills. Nearly HALF of the U.S. Senate has petitioned the President to release hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars in emergency heating assistance to help people make it through the winter. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
January 24, 1997 - About forty miles south of Duluth in the town of Moose Lake is the state's only facility to hold and treat men and women convicted under Minnesota's sexual psychopathic personality law. Since it opened, the facility has raised concerns among residents about it's security. But a new report says it poses no danger to the town. Minnesota Public Radio's Hope Deutscher reports. The audit says the Moose lake treatment center is well designed...and security systems are generally in good order with sufficient staffing to
January 27, 1997 - It seems everyone's a stargazer these days, with all the publicity given to Comet Hale-Bopp. The comet is expected to be visible over the next few months; after that, it's a safe bet most folks will put their telescopes back on the shelf and start concentrating on earthly things again. But Jim Wentworth won't. From a spot north of Brainerd, where the sky is dark and the mood is bright, Mainstreet's Leif Enger reports -- Sun 28-MAY 20:57:51 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001