Earthbound Shuttle Discovery Set for Edwards Landing Today
Globe wire reports the space shuttle Discovery returns from a four day mission landing at Edwards Air Force Base California at 11 37 a m CDT. Vice President Bush will greet the crew as 100000 spectators watch the touchdown with a cooling system issue noted earlier possibly still active.
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Hawkeyes expect Marv Cook back for homecoming Wisconsin
Iowa tight end Marv Cook, who sprained his right ankle in the second game of the year, plans to return for the homecoming game against Wisconsin this Saturday.
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United Nations observance to highlight AIDS education
Metro Iowa AIDS Education will anchor the 43rd anniversary observance of the United Nations founding with Dr. Lydia Bond of the Pan American World Health Organization delivering the keynote at Coe College on Thursday. An unrelated Cornell College art project may have unsettled local mail carriers with recent deliveries.
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Today's Chuckle Purely a light joke about psychics and bartenders
A humorous quip notes that some seek contact with the spirit world through psychics while others rely on bartenders for a similar effect. The line playfully contrasts spiritual guidance with barroom counsel.
Glaucoma drug quest offers case study
In 1978 Charles Barfknecht and colleagues at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy pursued a glaucoma treatment. Ten years and half a million dollars later progress remains slow. He notes the odds against a marketable drug, yet the project underpins Iowa’s hope to diversify its economy through research and new products.
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University of Iowa aims for Silicon Valley status in Midwest
The University of Iowa shifts from liberal arts focus to economic development role. President Hunter Rawlings III cites competition with North Carolina and California research hubs and stresses high tech R&D under state policy to attract clean industry and growth.
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One vote decides Massachusetts Governor's Council race
Herbert Connolly 67 failed to vote by minutes as polls closed September 15. He lost to Edward Kennedy Kennedy by one vote in the Massachusetts Governor's Council primary. A recount confirmed 14,715 for Connolly and 14,716 for his opponent.
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