Marines land in Sarajevo under NATO peace mission
U S Marines arrive in Sarajevo as part of the NATO force to enforce the Dayton peace accord. Twenty two Marines fly from Naples to set up operations, flares used to ensure a safe runway, joined later by 32 U S Army Special Forces from Germany to coordinate allied forces.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
Sarajevo
Naples
Italy
NATO
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
U.S. Army
Germany
Dayton
Ohio
Radovan Karadzic
Iowa Guard Units Alerted for Bosnia Deployment
Two Iowa Army National Guard units, the 34th Transportation Detachment from Camp Dodge and the 186th Military Police Company, are alerted for possible deployment to Bosnia. The police unit will assist in enforcing the terms of the Paris peace accord as NATO forces prepare to enter the region.
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ES Moines
Iowa Army National Guard
Europe
U.S
Bosnia
34Th Transportation
Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Army Reserve
Iowa Air National Guard
Des Moines
Eighth Victim Dies From Saturday Crash in Washington County
Gazette reports Marnell Dye age 69 of Robins died Sunday at University Hospitals Iowa City becoming the eighth death from a Saturday crash in southern Washington County. Dye joined seven Linn County residents including her husband Jack Dye in a semi truck wreck when a jackknifed truck blocked a motor home. Weather and icy roads blamed. All eight Linn County victims were members of the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association en route to Mount Pleasant for its annual meeting.
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Virgil Coonrod
E Ave. NW
James E. Patton
E Ave
William Benishek
Lewellen Dr
Steve Barron
Bowler St
Hiawatha
Douglas Wiley
Mary Lou Wiley
Jordan’s Grove Rd
Marion
Linn County
Mount Pleasant
Coonrod
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association
Hope for averted shutdown as talks show progress
After weeks of acrimony the White House and Republicans signaled optimism they can prevent a holiday government shutdown. Clinton spoke with Gingrich and Dole and may meet them on Tuesday as budget talks continue with a midnight deadline and surprising projections from the Congressional Budget Office could bring more money to negotiators.
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White House
Clinton
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Gingrich
Congressional Budget Office
Farmers face payout risk as subsidies expire without budget deal
The Washington Post reports that with a budget fight ongoing, farm subsidies may lapse and permanent law from 1949 could trigger. If no agreement occurs, the government would buy the 1996 wheat and much of the corn crop, creating a doomsday payout and political backlash.
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Washington Post
Washington
Congress
Clinton
America
China
Nat King Cole
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago Board of Trade
Chuck Conner
Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Tragic Crash Haunts Regis Coach Tom Lilly
Regis High School basketball coach Tom Lilly recounts the fatal Nov 28 crash in Cedar Rapids that killed 20 year old Suzanne Horak. Lilly says he is not at fault but struggles with sleep and guilt while continuing his youth casework at Tanager Place. Horak, a Kirkwood Community College student, crossed the street in a motorized wheelchair after missing a city bus.
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Tom Lilly
Lilly
Regis High School
Cedar Rapids
Suzanne Horak
Zee Spur
C.R. Regis
Tanager Place Treatment Center
Horak
Kirkwood Community College
C St
Holiday balancing act in school celebrations guides
Schools navigate Christmas celebrations to include or respect diverse faiths. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City districts publish guidelines to avoid exclusion. Also noted: over 100 area families benefited from a Homeless Children's Trust Program.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Eagles edge Cowboys in controversial Sunday showdown
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys 20 to 17 in a tense game decided late amid controversy. Dallas officials protested a late play as the game ended, while the Eagles secured the win at home.
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Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Iowa City graduate earns Rhodes Scholarship elite list
Ramin Toloui, 21, City High School alumnus and Harvard economics senior, joined 32 Americans named to the Rhodes class. He plans a politics master’s at Oxford. Toloui recalled his interview in Minneapolis and said his mother was the first person he called.
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Cindy Hadish
City High School
Iowa City
Ramin Toloui
Alyce
Ahmad Toloui
E. Court St
Rhodes
Toloui
Harvard University
Oxford University
England
Oxford
Minneapolis
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