Iowa 85 residents sworn in as new Americans at museum ceremony
Jun Nguyen and 84 other Iowa petitioners took the oath at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library as 24 nationalities were represented. Families welcomed new citizens including Feti Baftiri of Yugoslavia and former UNI professor Karl Odwarka, who emphasized education and opportunity.
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Nguyen
Feti Abedin Baftiri
Yugoslavia
United States
Brothers Family Restaurant
16Th Ave
America
Baftiri
University of Northern Iowa
Karl Odwarka
Czechoslovakia
Odwarka
Battiri
Bosnian Serbs Take 200 Peacekeepers Hostage at Sarajevo Post
Bosnian Serbs in disguises seized a U.N. observation post in Sarajevo using a stolen armored vehicle. 40 French peacekeepers were killed and 10 wounded as troops tried to recapture the post. The 200 plus UN personnel are now reportedly held hostage. NATO conducted no new airstrikes while diplomacy continued.
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Croatia
United Nations
U.N
Sarajevo
NATO
New York
U.N. Security Council
Jean-Bernard Merimee
France
United Nation
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
Adriatic Sea
William Perry
Handgun debate deepens across states
The article surveys state actions on concealed carry as Texas moves to permit armed citizens with Gov. Bush support, Oklahoma debates gun permits, and Vermont allows no license. It notes a split nation with eight states bans, sixteen permit states, twenty two license states, and Colorado resisting an anti gun lobby.
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Associated Press
America
Texas
George W. Bush
Oklahoma
Timothy McVeigh
Handgun Control Inc
Vermont
Colorado
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Most Boring Husband Wins National Enquirer Contest
Michael Colangelo topped 603 entrants to win the Most Boring Husband in America prize. his wife Denise accepted the $150 award after describing his obsession with fire ant mounds and photography. Colangelo, 37, has worked in pest control for about two decades and praised the ants for their persistence while noting the couple’s oddball fame.
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America
Michael Colangelo
National Enquirer
Denise
Colangelo
Everly Hills
Fla
Bridges of Madison County film hype hits Winterset crowd
Winterset Iowa hosts advance screenings of The Bridges of Madison County as locals prepare a festival style celebration. Officials praise the film’s prospective impact while streets and theaters receive a makeover and posters.
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Madison County
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