Quiet end to a tense school year in Aiken County
Teachers finish the 1998 99 year with students gone as school leaders report a safe year. Superintendent Dr Linda Eldridge cites supportive law enforcement and plans to reduce pupil teacher ratios next year. Students reflect on bomb threats and end of year events including a field day and upcoming college plans.
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Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
Beth Purvis
Wagener-Salley High
Graniteville
Tiffany Gibbs
Leavelle McCampbell Middle
South Aiken High
Natalie Odom
Silver Bluff High
Clemson University
NATO to ease campaign over Yugoslavia likely by Sunday
NATO leaders signaled a slowing air campaign against Yugoslavia as Milosevic pledged to begin withdrawing forces from Kosovo. Disputes over Russian peacekeepers and the UN resolution risk delaying the Kosovo peace plan, with Moscow insisting Russian troops not be under NATO command. The G eight ministers planned a Sunday draft, while White House and State Department noted Russia’s late readiness.
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Security Council
Kosovo
Milosevic
NATO
Moscow
Russia
U.N
Madeleine Albright
Germany
Igor Ivanov
Britain
Canada
France
Italy
Japan
James P. Rubin
Washington
White House
Joe Lockhart
NATO aims to halt bombing with Serb cooperation by weekend
Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said Serbs could end bombing by weekend or early next week if they cooperate, while warning delays could extend the campaign. NATO generals from the alliance, Russia, and Yugoslavia were to meet Saturday to discuss Serb withdrawal from Kosovo, with EU envoy Martti Ahtisaari involved. Belgrade signaled Yugoslav forces could depart Kosovo within seven days.
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NATO
Russia
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Michael Jackson
Macedonia
Martti Ahtisaari
Belgrade
Kosovo
Conferees Try To Break Stalemate On Video Gambling Rules
South Carolina lawmakers, still negotiating after adjournment, face a stalemate on video gambling regulations. Conference committees plan to resume talks the week of June 14 and aim to resolve outstanding issues by June 22 or craft a year end package if agreement is reached.
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Tom Moore
North Augusta
House
South Carolina approves tougher well drilling rules
Lawmakers in Columbia vote for stricter regulations to protect drinking water as high percentage groundwater supplies face contamination risks. The plan requires a 70 dollar permit before private wells are drilled and authorizes new state inspections, pending governor Hodges approval.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Jim Hodges
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