Blindfolds Found At Suspected Bosnian Mass Grave Site
Bosnian Serb war crimes investigators uncovered blindfolds and clothing in Sahinici eastern Bosnia likely linked to mass killings near Srebrenica. Survivors say up to 7,000 Muslim men were executed after being brought to a school gym and marched to fields for burial. Evidence is being prepared for the Hague tribunal.
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Sahinici
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Srebrenica
Bosnia
International War Crimes Tribunal
Netherlands
Radovan Karadzic
Ratko Mladic
Serbia
Tanjug
U.N
Unabomber case detailed material found in cabin
FBI affidavit describes an explosives ordnance team X raying items before handling them. Evidence includes a partly assembled pipe bomb, chemicals, and meticulous notes on making explosives. Ten three ring binders hold diagrams of explosive devices along with galvanized metal pipes and copper components. Two manual typewriters were recovered for comparison with previously sent letters.
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FBI
Donald J. Sachtleben
Sachtleben
Road delegation demands vote on Schedule 2 road projects
Sen Thomas L Moore and fellow lawmakers urge a recorded vote on Schedule 2 items turned over to the Transportation Committee. They complain about missing or downgraded projects, urging equal treatment as the committee ranks priorities. Ryberg and Clyburn joined the call for a meeting with the panel.
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Transportation Committee
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
D-Clearwater
Moore
Wagener
Charles Sharpe
Road Committee
Moore Moore
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Smith
Sharpe
SRS Faces Major Job Cuts Across DOE Sites
Community leaders warn of a three to one job loss impact for Savannah River Site workers as SRS plans 1 950 layoffs by Sept 30 and a further 30 000 reductions by year end. DOE funding decisions hinge on submitted projects, with Los Alamos, Idaho National Lab, and Pinellas Plant already earmarked 5 million each. Hepner notes SARDI has requested 15 million for fiscal 1996 while Hanford and SRS face the largest cuts.
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Tinue
Savannah River
Samsung
SRS
DOE
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Pinellas
Florida
Hepner
Sardi
Hanford Reservation
Washington State
British Cruise Liner Stranded After Reef Hit in Red Sea
The 37845 ton Royal Viking Sun struck a coral reef in the Strait of Tiran near Aqaba damaging engines and lights. Cunard plans to evacuate 950 passengers using a 350 passenger catamaran while Egyptian and Red Sea authorities assist. The ship, on a round the world cruise since January, anchored for two tugs as backup power remained.
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Reef
Red Sea
London
Issam Qawar
Cunard Line
Aqaba
Royal Viking Sun
Strait of Tiran
Cunard
Peter Bates
Sanaa Kamal
Lloyd's of London
Ter
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Cunard Line Ltd
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Priscilla Hoye
New York
Expedition To Examine Hunley Gains Support
The state will spend 31000 to fund an expedition to survey the Hunley Confederate submarine sunk off Charleston in 1864. Senator Glenn McConnell said the effort, backed by the Navy Park Service and wildlife department, will assess condition and raise prospects while dates remain undisclosed.
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Hunley
Columbia
Glenn McConnell
U.S. Navy
U.S. Park Service
State Wildlife Department
McConnell
Charleston
Clinton Joins Mourners of Oklahoma Bombing
President Clinton addresses families of Oklahoma City bombing victims and urges Congress to pass tough anti-terrorism measures while visiting sites of tragedy. He plans a wreath at the Murrah site, dedicates a memorial plaque, and travels to South Korea Japan and Russia on the anniversary.
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Clinton
Oklahoma
Washington
Oklahoma City
Congress
Commerce
Ron Brown
Croatia
Brown
White House
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
South Korea
Japan
Russia
YMCA
Mike McCurry
University of Central Oklahoma
Senate
House
U N weapons monitors say conflict in Iraq may endure
In Baghdad U N inspectors retrieved gyro scopes from the Tigris and uncovered weapon documents at a chicken farm as they endure years of standoff with Iraqi officials. The mission grows to a permanent Iraqi presence with fifty staffers as talks in New York resume on oil for food amid pressure for cooperation.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Tigris
U.N
Irrigation Ministry
United Nations
New York
Saddam Hussein
Statehouse may host African American monument beside Tillman statue
The Senate approved a proposal to create an African American monument on the Statehouse grounds, honoring black South Carolinians alongside Tillman and other white commemorations. If approved by the House, SC would be the second Southern state with such a monument, following Georgia. Senators Darrell Jackson and Verne Smith defend the measure as a step toward unity and pride while race issues remain hot in the legislature.
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Columbia
Ben” Tillman
Statehouse
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Georgia
Darrell Jackson
Laurens
House
David Beasley
Sen
Verne Smith
Greer
Jackson
Dueling Versions Set Up On S C Judicial Reform
In Columbia AP reports a new South Carolina judicial reform version enters the Senate, pitting lawmakers against a House plan. Both seek public inclusion on an evaluating commission. McConnell adds 13 members and bans recent legislators from candidacy.
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S.C
Judicial Reform
Columbia
Senate
Glenn McConnell
House
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