Hotel fire at Pattaya kills six with exits locked
A 17 story Royal Jomtien Hotel fire in Pattaya Thailand killed six and injured over 50 as locked exits trapped guests. Rescue teams searched eight hours through smoking ruins of the 450 room hotel on Jomtien Beach, while interior minister blamed locked fire exits for many deaths.
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Clinton urges Poland to join NATO by 1999
In Warsaw crowds cheered as President Clinton pledged Western security for Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joining NATO by 1999. Polish leader Alexander Kwasniewski hailed Clinton, while veterans recalled the price of freedom and Clinton urged tolerance toward Russia. France’s cost share for expansion was disputed by U S officials.
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War crime suspect captured in NATO raid at Hague
Milan Kovacevic, a Bosnian Serb linked to war crimes, was jailed in the Hague after a Thursday NATO raid led by British troops. The operation, aided by American support, signals renewed drive by the UN tribunal to arrest fugitives despite Bosnia's 30,000 foreign troops. Bosnian Serb Prijedor camps are noted as early war sites. President Clinton backed the raid as appropriate.
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NEA funding fight as House votes to slash budget
Defenders of the National Endowment for the Arts urge the Senate to preserve funding after the House approved a major spending bill cutting the NEA budget from 99.5 million to 10 million. Supporters had earlier failed to win a separate funding vote, but rely on Senate support where the agency has strong backing. The NEA oversees the government arts grants program.
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Dog's chain strangled Greenville County boy to death
A 10-year-old boy, Charles Edgar Honeycutt of Greenville County, died after his dog's chain wrapped around his neck while he played near a doghouse. Guardians said the incident occurred within minutes of the guardian leaving him briefly.
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Information about office hours switchboard subscriptions and editors for the Aiken Standard includes phone numbers and extensions. Publisher details and address, subscription rates for various zones, delivery expectations, and customer service hours are provided in this notice.
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