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Thursday, September 2, 1999

ISU kicks off engineering celebration at football game

by admin on September 2, 1999

in Education, Sports

Iowa State University kicks off its year-long celebration of technology attonight’s football game. The college of engineering is sponsoring tonight’shalftime show with the theme “Advancing Technology to Become the Best.”University spokesperson Pam Reinig says they have found the rightentertainment to fit their motto.Next month the College of Engineering will open Howe Hall which is the firstphase of the University’s 61-million dollar engineering, teaching andresearch complex.

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NASCAR track in Quad Cities loses backing

by admin 09/2/99 3:16 PM

The effort to build a 42-million dollar NASCAR stock car racing track inthe Davenport area has run out of gas. The stock car association didn’t want the proposed Quad City track tocompete with another one being built in the Chicago area.

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PETA goes after Al Gore in Iowa

by admin 09/2/99 3:15 PM

An animal rights group says it will set up an office in Des Moines toprotest the policies of Vice President Al Gore. People for the EthicalTreatment of Animals spokeswoman Tracy Rieman says the democratpresidential candidate backs a chemical testing program using animals.Reiman (rye-man) says Gore is the main force behind getting the programapproved. She [...]

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Harvey’s to buy another Council Bluffs casino

by admin 09/2/99 3:13 PM

Harvey’s Casino Resorts plans to buy and operate Bluffs Run Casino inCouncil Bluffs for 165-million dollars. It’d give Harvey’s two of the threecasinos in Iowa’s biggest gaming market.Jim Rafferty, Harvey’s senior vice president of marketing, says the deal hasbeen in the works for several months.Rafferty says Bluffs Run includes a greyhound track and casino that [...]

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It’s showtime for ISU football

by admin 09/2/99 3:10 PM

The Iowa State Cyclones open their season at home tonight against IndianaState. Cyclone coach Dan McCarney says Indiana State’s option game has themworried.McCarney says the linebackers will be the key against the option includingtwo freshmen, Matt Word and Chris Whitaker. Senior linebacker Jesse Beckom says the game will be won or lost on stoppingSycamore quarterback [...]

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New livestock disease center opens at ISU

by admin 09/2/99 3:09 PM

A livestock disease research center is being dedicated today at Iowa StateUniversity. Richard Ross, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, saysI-S-U has been one of the world’s major players in this field for the pastcentury.Ross says the six-and-a-quarter million dollar facility will help I-S-Uregain its status as the nation’s leader in livestock disease research.He [...]

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Attorney General says Publishers Clearing House settlement a poor deal

by admin 09/2/99 3:08 PM

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is advising Iowans to reject a proposedlegal settlement being offered by Publishers Clearing House. Thousands of Iowans have received postcards telling them they’re part of anIllinois settlement with Publishers Clearing House. That settlement issupposed to pay back people who mistakenly thought they had to buy amagazine or other items to [...]

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