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Minnesota Orchestra
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Minnesota (river)
Minnesota river, 332 mi (534 km) long, rising in Big Stone Lake at the W boundary of Minnesota and flowing SE to Mankato, then NE to the Mississippi S of Minneapolis. Earlier called the St. Peter or St. Pierre, it was an important route of explorers and fur traders. The river follows the valley of... Read more |
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Semisonic
SEMISONIC Formed: 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota Members: Dan Wilson, guitar, lead vocals (born Guam, 20 May 1961); John Munson, vocals, guitar, bass (born St. Paul, Minnesota); Jacob Slichter, drums (born 5 April 1961). Genre: Rock Best-selling album since 1990: Feeling Strangely Fine... Read more |
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University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota main campus at Minneapolis-St. Paul; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1851 and 1868, opened as a university 1869. Other campuses are at Duluth (1947), Morris (1959), and Crookston (1965). The university is affiliated with the Mayo Foundation for... Read more |
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The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters LaVerne Andrews Born July 6, 1911 Minneapolis, Minnesota Died May 8, 1967 Brentwood, California Maxene Andrews Born January 3, 1916 Minneapolis, Minnesota Died October 21, 1995 Cape Cod, Massachusetts Patricia (Patty) Andrews Born February 16,... Read more |
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Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Company
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company 3M CenterSt. Paul, Minnesota 55144U.S.A.(612) 733-1110 Public CompanyIncorporated: June 25, 1929Employees: 85,466Sales: $779 millionMarket Value: $15.055 billionStock Index: New York Frankfurt Dusseldorf Geneva Zurich Basle Amsterdam... Read more |
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Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Company (3M)
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company (3M) 3M CenterSt. Paul, Minnesota 55144-1000U.S.A.(651) 733-1110(800) 364-9436Fax: (651) 736-2133Web site: http://www.3M.com Public Company Incorporated: 1929Employees: 75,639Sales: $15.07 billion (1997)Stock Exchanges: New York Pacific Chicago Tokyo... Read more |
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Tower Automotive Inc
Tower Automotive, Inc. 4508 IDS CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota 55402U.S.A.(612) 342-2310Fax: (612) 332-2012 Public Company Incorporated: 1993 as Tower Automotive, Inc. Employees: 8,750 Sales: $1.23 billion (1997) Stock Exchanges: New York Ticker Symbol: TWR SICs: 3714 Motor Vehicle Parts... Read more |
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Minntech Corp
Minntech Corporation 14605 28th Avenue NorthMinneapolis, Minnesota 55447U.S.A.(612) 553-3300Fax: (612) 553-3387 Public Company Incorporated: 1974 as Renal Systems, Inc.Employees: 350Sales: $65.9 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 3589 Service Industry Machinery, Not Elsewhere... Read more |
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Allan Bakke
BAKKE, ALLAN 1940- M EDICAL STUDENT AND LITIGANT From Engineer to Doctor Allan Bakke was a symbol of the white backlash to civil rights and affirmative action programs. Son of a Minneapolis mailman and a teacher, Bakke originally was graduated from the University of ... Read more |
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Walker shows fascinating new collection.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Walker Art Center is exercising...last year by Minneapolis arts patrons Margaret...neglected in Minnesota. A funky...Norsten and John Snyder. Book your...flights now The Art ... |
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Photography giant talks tonight
John Szarkowski...of Modern Art: Harry Callahan...curator." The Center for Creative...retrospective "John Szarkowski...photographer for Minneapolis' Walker Art Center...The Face of ... |