St Petersburg to return to Leningrad for five WWII holidays
The city will revert to the name Leningrad for five World War II commemorative holidays while remaining St Petersburg the rest of the year. Governor Vladimir Yakovlev signed the decree, preserving the czarist and modern names by date.
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ST Petersburg
Russia
Baltic
St. Peters Urs
Leningrad
Vladimir Yakovlev
Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin
Czar Peter the Great
Milosevic backs peace path in Russia brokered plan
Belgrade signaled eventual acceptance of a peace plan agreed by Russia and Western powers. NATO air strikes continue as antiaircraft fire, blackout, and damage from cluster bombs hit Belgrade Nis and other sites. diplomats plan further talks with Strobe Talbott traveling to Moscow and Viktor Chernomyrdin preparing a European tour.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
NATO
Nis
Russia
Kosovo
Serbia
Tanjug
Slobodan Milosevic
Strobe ‘Talbott
Moscow
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Second wave of Kosovo refugees arrive at Army base
A second plane load of 407 Kosovo refugees arrived at Fort Dix New Jersey as the first group of 453 moved off base. Dr Susan Cookson of the CDC praised their excellent health and the public response to aid.
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Kosovo
Army Base
Fort DIX
N.J
United States
Susan Cookson
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
NATO
America
Col
William Marshall
New Jersey National Guard
Economy Adds Jobs as Unemployment Edges Up
The economy created almost a quarter-million new jobs last month led by gains outside manufacturing and a drop in black unemployment to 7.7 percent, while the overall rate rose to 4.3 percent. President Clinton hailed the report as good news for working families amid continued expansion. Consumer borrowing rose 1.4 percent to 1.32 trillion dollars.
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Washington
Mark Zandi
Regional Financial Associates
West Chester
Labor Department
Clinton
White House
Federal Reserve
Poker industry seeks delay on May 31 monitoring deadline
South Carolina video poker operators told Circuit Court Judge James Williams they cannot meet the May 31 deadline to hook machines to a central monitoring system. About two thirds of the 18,420 Pot Of Gold machines remain unplugged due to lack of sufficient coding from Independent Gaming Technology. Harpootlian urged that state handling with IGT was improper and urged a new hearing after preparation.
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Columbia
South Carolina
James Williams
Dick Harpootlian
Vicki Ringer
Harpootlian
Reno, New
Leisure Time Technology Inc
Hippotlian
Williams
Sipe
Friendship Teams to Help Beach During Bike Week
Myrtle Beach prepares two biker festivals with Friendship Teams to greet Harley riders and Memorial Day participants. Officials hope friendly crowds prompt good behavior, while the National Guard options face political resistance.
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Beach
Myrtle Beach
Happy Faces
Beverly Clark
National Guard
Mark ‘McBride
Connery delivers under budget in action film
Sean Connery doubles as a tightfisted producer to finish a high budget action movie under budget by about 2 million. The film faced stunts exotic locations and a director shakeup but came in at 66 million. He credits old fashioned preparation for the achievement. Balloon incident at Mall of America disrupts N Sync signing with no injuries reported.
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Richland County
Malcom
Frank Barron
Los Angeles
Sean Connery
Hollywood
Connery
Bloomington
Minn
Mall of America
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