Serbs Free 108 Hostages Across Drina Bridge
In Mali Zvornik Yugoslavia Bosnian Serbs sent 108 U N peacekeepers to Serbia early today. The 108 came from Britain France Ukraine and Spain and crossed the Drina River into the border town shortly after 1 a m. More hostages of 148 remaining were expected to be released soon according to Jovica Stanisic the Serbian president's security chief.
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Mali Zvornik
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
U.N
Serbia
Drina
Britain
France
Ukraine
Spain
Jovica Stanisic
First Bosnian Serb peacekeepers released from Drina border
The first busload of 58 peacekeepers near Zvor nic was reported. SRNA said more troops must join the convoy. Milosevic urged freedom for all UN hostages within days as Stanisic negotiated their release and planned transport to Novi Sad.
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Drina
Zvornic
Milosevic
Stanisic
Novi Sad
Belgrade
U N Peacekeeper Release Follows Serb Pressure and Talks
After days of U N pressure and talks led by Serbian President Milosevic, 108 peacekeepers are released and authorities promise the release of all U N hostages in the next few days. Bosnian Serbs will not confirm concessions. air raids reportedly to end. Fighting persists Tuesday in Bihać and Gorazde.
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SRNA
U.N
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Bihac
Gorazde
Virginia Court Rejects Fries Appeal in 1993 Murder Case
The Virginia Court of Appeals unanimously denied Camellia Fries’s appeal of her first degree murder conviction for the Sept. 4, 1993 stabbing of her mother Mari lyn Stearn Fries. Camellia, then 15, Shawn Roadcap, then 16, and Stephanie Fries, then 13, were all convicted and remain in custody with release by age 21 per state law. The court held that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision cited by defense did not affect the outcome.
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Virginia Court of Appeals
Camellia Fries
Marilyn Stearn Fries
State Attorney General’s Office
James W. Benton Jr
Alexandria
U.S. Supreme Court
Walter F. Green IV
Shawn Roadcap
Camellia
Stephanie
Virginia Department of Youth and Family Services
Green
Supreme Court
Williamson
U.S
Roadcap
Virginia Supreme Court
Chandler
Commonwealth
Rockingham County
Anti-terrorism bill stalls over handgun amendment demands
In a bid to balance conciliation between President Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, discussion on the anti-terrorism bill stalls as Democrats push for amendments to tighten handgun controls. Obituaries listed include Hazel B. Crider, Vera B. Good, Winogene B. Mauck, and Robert L. Strickler.
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Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
Hazel B. Crider
Wake Forest
Vera B. Good
South Boston
Winogene B. Mauck
Harrisonburg
Robert L. Strickler
Luray
Campaign Launched To Dump Income Tax
Rep. Bill Archer opened hearings on replacing the federal income tax with a consumption based system. He said the goal is to pull the income tax code out by its roots though sweeping changes remain unlikely this year. The plan envisions a national sales or value added tax, or a flat tax supported by some Republicans, but Archer favors taxing spending and warns the current system is too broken to fix.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Archer
Texas
Archer
Capitol
White House
Congress
Europe
Japan
Japan Faces Deepening Financial Crisis Amid Bank Losses
Five years after a sharp downturn Japan's economy, banks report losses, housing lenders fail, and thousands of loans sour. Bailouts proceed for several failing credit unions while analysts warn total bad debts may be 60 to 100 trillion yen, equal to the national budget, as property prices fall.
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Tokyo
Japan
Bank of Japan
Yoshimasa Nishimura
Finance Ministry
Moody’s Investor Service
Moody’s
Yukiko Ohara
UBS Securities
Washington County veterans hold D-Day reunion at Pano's
In Harrisonburg on D-Day plus 51, remnants of Company C 116th Infantry gather at Pano's Restaurant to share memories. Joe Gambill, organizer, lists fallen comrades while recalling Pearl Harbor era enlistment and the unit’s Omaha Beach landing. Many members are in nursing homes or in poor health. a few, like Henry Miller, live far away.
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Harrisonburg
Joe Gambill
Henry Miller
Nittany, Pa
Company C
Gambill
Omaha Beach
175Th Infantry
Pearl Harbor
France
175Th
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