NATO arrests Serb forces in Kosovo and other clashes
NATO says five Serb soldiers strayed into Kosovo and six Yugoslav police were detained by Dutch forces amid a wider breach of the June troop-pullout. protests in Novi Sad followed NATO’s 78 day bombing. A cable-car disaster in Saint-Etienne killed 20 workers en route to an observatory. Barak plans to follow Rabin and revive Middle East talks. A dorm fire in Seoul killed 19 children and 4 adults. Lithuania reports nearly 200 drownings during a June heat wave, many young men with alcohol.
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Russia retools fails to shore up fading militarymight
Moscow signals a bid to bolster security spending as it battles a deteriorating armed forces. Two TU-95 bombers and two TU-160 jets joined long range drills near Iceland and Norway, while fleets and subs from the Baltic Fleet took part, underscoring a shrinking, aging force and rising reliance on nuclear weapons.
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Bush disclosure shows millions in notes and trust
George W. Bush details wealth including 7.2 to 14 million dollars in U.S. Treasury notes and a blind trust over 1 million. He lists two money market accounts, three checking accounts, no debts, and a 1998 tax year with 18 million income and 3.7 million taxes. He donated initial advance earnings to youth charities.
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Stroke of pen settles video poker squabbling
Governor Jim Hodges signed a bill ending months of conflict over video gambling in South Carolina. The measure sets a 1999 referendum on legality, caps cash payouts, and limits bets while plans for a statewide monitoring system unfold. Casinos face ban unless counties approve them after 2004.
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Thurmond clown painting refused by Clemson institute
Sen Strom Thurmond declined a request to display a clown makeup portrait of him at the Strom Thurmond Institute Clemson University Paul Adams 26 bought the painting at an auction his gesture honored by Thurmond who said mementos belong in a museum or institute GOP chair Mark Hartley offered to donate items Adams said the portrait not negative despite makeup
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Asia Markets Rally as Crisis Anniversary Hits 21 Months
Asia stock markets reach multi月 high on the crisis anniversary, signaling renewed optimism. PK Basu of Credit Suisse First Boston in Singapore sees a regional uplift, while Bruce Gale of Political and Economic Risk Consultancy cautions the rally may outpace fundamentals.
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Carter bicycles to Plains visitors surprise students
PLAINS Georgia visitors found President Jimmy Carter riding a bicycle to meet student volunteers at a national historic site on his boyhood farm. Students asked about segregation, gnats, and other topics as the site develops under Interior Department oversight.
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