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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2004
Page
9
Economists at a research center release A Revealed Preference Ranking of U S Colleges and Universities assessing 3240 high schoolers choices. The method mirrors chess style scoring and ranks schools by how often top students pick them over multiple offers. Harvard leads as top seed.
Economists and statisticians present a tournament style ranking using how admitted students choose among rival colleges. Harvard Princeton Brown Penn Stanford Berkeley and others are compared by student selections, resembling chess rating methods. The study tracks 3240 high achieving students from 396 high schools, noting alignment with top schools but shifts in order.
A commuter Jetstream 32 crashed four miles south of Kirksville Regional Airport in northeast Missouri killing at least five of the 12 aboard. FAA said the foursive crash occurred shortly after 7 30 p m while the plane, on a St Louis to Kirksville route, reported a normal approach with no problems.
A judge ruled Robert Blake's constitutional rights were violated when police invited a book author into Blake's home during a search after his wife's murder. The violation does not require suppressing evidence found, as Miles Corwin testified he recalls little about the night.
The National Audubon Society reports almost 30 percent of North American bird populations are in significant decline. Analyzing data from 1966 to 2003 across 654 species, grassland birds like the Eastern Meadowlark Bobolink Short-eared Owl and Greater Prairie Chicken show the strongest declines.
In Redwood City California an AP report notes defense testimony that Scott Peterson was not experiencing money problems and stood to gain financially. The statement counters claims of financial hardship surrounding the case.
Geologists say a kimberlite deposit at the 80 acre Homestead property near Lewistown may yield Montana’s first commercial diamond operation and the nation’s only working diamond mine. Delta Mining plans large scale exploration next month with hopes high due to exposed deposits and low excavation costs.
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