Kosovo Peace Talks Accelerate Amid NATO Strikes
In Washington President Clinton urged verifiable Serb withdrawal as the key to halting the 11 week conflict. NATO intensified strikes near Belgrade while Moscow signaled concessions on peacekeeping and Russia backed the U.N. resolution but urged bombing to stop before final approval.
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U.N
Security Council
Cook
Washington
Clinton
NATO
U.S
Kosovo
Igor Ivanov
Moscow
Ivanov
Russia
McDowell Results Show Write-In Victory and Local Races
In McDowell Dillon defeated write-in opponent Betty Head by six votes, 66 to 60. Anawalt had nine candidates for five council seats with incumbents Hastings, Witten, and two others leading but with tight totals. Gary voters mostly unopposed, Henry Paul re-elected mayor with 111 votes. council seats split among Smith, Wade, Cloyd, Orr, and Randall David. Saeger saw Mayor Kennedy survive a challenge by James Stafford, Kennedy 87 to 58. Ruby Fanning won town recorder with 89 votes. nine candidates for town council produced five winners including Danny Kennedy and John.
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Dillon
Betty Head
Anawalt
Donald R. Hastings
Bonnie Hatfield
Irene Witten
Dorris Revels
Emma Lee
Gary
Lawrence Barber III
Henry Paul
William Smith
Edward Wade
Leodis B. Cloyd
Bobbie Orr
James Randall David
Saeger
Raymond Kennedy
James
Jim
Stafford
Kennedy
Ruby Fanning
Town Recorder
Kristy R. Kennedy
Mercer and Oakvale Election Totals In Local Races
In Mercer 218 ballots cast with Joe Vinciquerra winning the fifth seat after 94 votes and Mercer incumbents Reginald Sexton 62 and Harry Miller 63 lagging behind. Oakvale saw former Mayor O Bee Boothe lose to Mayor Mary Nelson 41 to 18 with Nelson seeking another two year term. Incumbent Recorder Tammy Meadows led Oakvale with 49 votes. council winners include Randolph Honaker 40, Ronnie Rumley 34, Jack Thomas 43, plus newcomers Vickie Rose 42 and Debbie Rachael 31. Other Oakvale hopefuls trailed. War Mayor Tom Hatcher and Recorder Peggy Deel ran unopposed, Hatcher at 112 and Deel at 99, with six candidates for five council seats, Ruth Pack leading at 88 and incumbents Stutso 82, Collins 89, Beavers 88, Stutso 81. Matoaka Mayor Jack Coburn beat Daniel A Russo 37 to 3. incumbents Recorder Betty Shrewsbury 41, council Hawkes 40, Atwood 41, Howell 39, Hurst 39, Davis 38. Athens unopposed incumbents reelected Mayor Robert Richardson 30 and councilmembers Geiger 32, Fredeking 31. Polls said turnout around 65 percent and unofficial totals continue.
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Bramwell
Oakvale
O. Bee Boothe
Mary Nelson
Nelson
Boothe
Tammy Meadows
Randolph Honaker
Ronnie
Mayhew
Kenny Muncy
Jimmy Cline
Eugene Shaw
City of War
Tom Hatcher
Peggy Deel
Hatcher
Deel
Ruth Pack
Jim Stutso
Manuel Collins
Margaret Beavers
Joseph “Joe Boy” Stutso
Kathy Perkins
Matoaka
Jack Coburn
Daniel A. Russo
Betty Shrewsbury
Douglas Hawkes
William Atwood
Marsha Howell
Trevis Hurst
Samuel Davis
Athens
Robert Richardson
Mary Lu Geiger
Jack Fredeking
Pentagon sees signs Serbs may withdraw from Kosovo
The Pentagon reported indications that Serb forces plan to withdraw from Kosovo though no withdrawal has begun. Signs include mobilization of Serb transport vehicles in Kosovo to move troops. NATO talks with Yugoslav authorities on conditions for withdrawal would resume that night at a Macedonia border town. About 1,900 Marines from the 26th MEU would lead U.S. peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo.
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Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Kosovo
Bacon
NATO
Belgrade
Milosevic
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Washington
USS
Macedonia
United Nations
U.S
26Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Aegean Sea
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