Peace talks in Belfast push for IRA timetable to disarm by May 2000
British prime minister Tony Blair and Irish premier Bertie Ahern led daylong discussions aimed at turning the Good Friday accord into action. Obstacles include Ulster Unionists resisting a Sinn Fein share in government until IRA disarmament is pledged and Sinn Fein’s refusal to commit to disarmament. The plan envisions a timetable for disarmament by May 2000, tying to accord deadlines amid political tension.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Tony Blair
Ireland
Bertie Ahern
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Unionist Party
Blair
Ahern
IRA
Suez Lyonnaise to Acquire Nalco in $4.1 Billion Deal
French utility Suez Lyonnaise announces an all cash $4.1 billion purchase of Nalco Chemical Co. and merger with Calgon Corp. and Aquatur to create a global water treatment leader. Nalco serves 45,000 customers in 120 countries with 1999 revenues near $1.94 billion.
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Camus
Rrenen Vanues
Lyonnaise Des Eaux SA
Nalco Chemical Co
U.S
Suez Lyonnaise
Calgon Corp
Pittsburgh
Nalco Chemical
Naperville
Ill
Nalco
Aquatur
Chicago
UN organizes first Kosovo refugee return from Macedonia
Seven UNHCR escorted buses carried about 500 refugees from Stenkovec camps to Pristina marking the first organized return as NATO winds down in Kosovo. About 860,000 refugees fled amid Serb crackdown, with many returning despite mine fears and continued unrest.
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Pristina
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Kosovo
Serbia
U.N. High Commissioners For
Stenkovec 1
Macedonia
Stenkovec 2
NATO
UNHCR
Lukjeta Sherif
Goran Arnau‘lovski
Azem Hotl
Emine Guta
Mike Jackson
Belo Polje
Pavle
Vidovdan
Kosovo Polje
Thurmond attacks Wicca in military training
Sen. Strom Thurmond urges a ban on Wicca at boot camp amid First Amendment concerns. The letter from Rev. Bob Jones III cites Fort Hood training materials while Fort Jackson chaplain Lt. Col. David Golden notes rare recruits identifying as Wiccan and says training adheres to a uniform standard for all religions.
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Sen. Strom Thurmond
Columbia
S.C
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
South Carolina
Bob Jones III
Bob Jones University
Greenville
Thurmond
Fort Hood
Texas
Chaplains
Europe
Jones
Fort Jackson
Army
David Golden
Golden
Hospitals tighten newborn safety with new bracelets and drills
St Francis Health System in Greenville deploys infant security measures including leg bracelets matching a wrist tag and alarms. Dr. Robert Cummings calls infant security vital while parents express fear of losing a baby. In other news, Carolina First plans to open a dozen Florida branches, Radio Shack manager Lara killed, and Nick Theodore’s brother improved after fiery crash that killed two.
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Deborah Galt
St. Francis Health System
Katherine Gamble
Kamera
Gamble
St. Francis Hospital
Greenville
St. Francis
Robert Cummings
Center For Women
Greenville Hospital
S.C
Charleston
South Carolina
Palmetto State
Carolina First
Florida
Citrus Bank
William S. Hammers Ill
Columbia
Nick Theodore
John Theodore
Katherine Pepper
New York
Michal Legakis
Angeliki
Theodore
Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Tom Cruise develops ulcer from Eyes Wide Shut filming
Tom Cruise revealed to Time magazine that the intense experience of filming Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut caused him to develop an ulcer. He said Kubrick was difficult to work with and that discussing the director after his death in March left both Cruise and Nicole Kidman teary.
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New York
Tom Cruise
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley
Cruise
Time Magazine
Nicole Kidman
Kubrick
Cher meets young cancer patient in Tampa concert
In Tampa 11 year old Eric Campbell battling an inoperable brain tumor met Cher after a concert. He and Cher shared a kiss and he gave her a rose pin and a thank you card. Fulfill a Wish Foundation arranged the meeting during his radiation treatment journey begun in December. Doctors say his therapy is showing progress.
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Cher
Tampa
Fla
Eric Campbell
Campbell
Fulfill
Elizabeth Taylor Withdraws From Munich Benefit Concert
Elizabeth Taylor and Luciano Pavarotti pulled out at the last minute due to health reasons. Michael Jackson led 30 international stars in an eight hour show in Munich to aid UNESCO the Red Cross and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund with 62 000 tickets sold and telecast to 20 nations.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Munich
Germany
Luciano Pavarotti
Michael Jackson
Unesco
The
Red Cross
Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund
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India
Kargil
Islamabad
Foreign Ministry
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New Delhi
Nawaz Sharif
Indian Foreign Ministry
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Vajpayee
Suez Eee
U.S. Nal
U.N
Ibrahim Medhunni
United Nations High Commission For Refugees
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Cairo
Egypt
United States
America
Yasser Tawfiq el-Siri
al Hayat Daily
Elsiri
London
Islamic Observation Center
International Islamic Front
Osama bin Laden
Mus
El-Siri
White House
Atef Sedki
Palmetto
Arrenville — Electron
Barnett Bank
Jacksonville
NationsBank
BankAmerica
Barnett
Hummer
Radio Shack
Jonathan Lemuel Lara
Lara
Anthony Segars
Segars
James L. LaFay
Taylor
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