Duplication issue resurfaces at Iowa public universities
State Board of Regents president Marvin Pomerantz calls for review of a 1989 Peat Marwick Main and Co. efficiency audit as universities recount duplication despite distinct program focuses. The University of Iowa faced a dental hygiene program closure and related federal trial damages, while ISU initially proposed selling WOI-TV before withdrawing and later selling the station amid legal challenges.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings
Regents
Marvin Pomerantz
U of I
Des Moines
ISU
Woi-Tv
Pomerantz
Bosnian envoy killed as Serbs seize more U.N. peacekeepers
Bosnian Foreign Minister Irfan Ljubijankic and three aides were killed when a helicopter was shot down near Bihac amid a wave of Serb attacks. Rebels also seized 33 more U.N. peacekeepers near Gorazde, with five injured in a car crash. NATO planes faced attack as the U.N. and international forces weigh their next steps.
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Arajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
U.N
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Sardinia
Adriatic Sea
Theodore Roosevelt
Pentagon
ISKRA
Bihac
NATO
Gorazde
United Nations
Alexander Ivanko
Zagreb
Ljubljankic
Miranda Sidran
Haris Silajdzic
NATO airstrikes in Bosnia fail to deter Serbs say analysts
Analysts in Washington and London contend NATO air power has been ineffective in Bosnia as limited strikes amount to pinpricks. They warn that insufficient intensity risks escalation without achieving decisive military or diplomatic goals.
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Washington Post Brlin
NATO
Bosnia
Ken Petrie
International Institute For Strategic Studies
Petrie
London
Earthquake Traps 2500 on Sakhalin Island Town
A 7.5 magnitude quake struck Sakhalin Island early Sunday, devast ating Neftegorsk. Officials report 70 dead, 200 injured, with 2500 unaccounted for as rescuers search rubble. 39 bodies recovered, 144 hospitalized. epicenter 90 miles south of Okha.
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Moscow
Russia
Far East
Neftegorsk
Sakhalin
Itar-Tass
Pacific
Eleonora Budrina
Pacific Island
Okha
Raisa Mikhailova
Sakhalin Island
Harvard student kills roommate and hangs self in dorm
Sinedu Tadesse, 20, an Addis Ababa born Harvard pre-med student, stabbed roommate Trang Ho to death and wounded guest Thao Nguyen, then hanged herself in a dorm bathroom. Ho and Nguyen were Juniors. graduation is June 8. The motive is unclear and no prior problems were reported.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Sinedu Tadesse
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tadesse
Martin Murphy
Trang Ho
Thao Nguyen
Murphy
Nguyen
Harvard Crimson
Branstad to Attend 100th Anniversary Ceremony at Czech Cemetery
Gov. Terry Branstad will attend Memorial Day ceremonies today at Cedar Rapids Czech National Cemetery which marks its 100th year of incorporation. Page 1B lists Memorial Day services in Eastern Iowa with further holiday features on pages 5B and 6B.
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Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Czech National Cemetery
Iowa
the Nation
Smokers Unfazed by Philip Morris Recall Worldwide
Smokers and retailers show little concern over Philip Morris recall of 8 billion cigarettes due to tainted filters. Brands affected include Marlboro Merit and Virginia Slims. Details continue on page 7A.
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Philip Morris
Marlboro
Merit
Virginia Slims
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