Sarajevo Shield Dropped as Peacekeepers Freed
The United Nations abandoned efforts to shield Sarajevo from heavy artillery as the last of over 350 peacekeepers were released by Bosnian Serbs. In exchange, the UN freed four Serbs and withdrew from weapons collection sites after a 16 month effort to police Serb artillery.
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Vir
Radovan Karadzic
Premier orders truce as Chechen hostages freed
Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin ordered a cease fire in Chechnya after two failed attempts to storm a hospital where as many as 1,000 hostages were held. Shamil Basayev released 205 more captives, bringing total freed to about 400 since Wednesday. About 140 killed overall, with 130 wounded and hundreds treated in hospitals. President Yeltsin returned to Moscow from Canada amid public anger over the crisis.
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Russia
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Chernomyrdin
Chechnya
Chechyna
Shamil Basayev
Tages
Interfax
Boris N. Yeltsin
Moscow
Canada
Yeltsin
Welfare reform to require work for Virginia aid recipients
Virginia proceeds with welfare reform to require able bodied recipients to work for checks. officials acknowledge job vacancies are uncertain as the program rolls out in five counties and expands over three years. The plan cites 87 000 new jobs last year while JOBS shows limited success and potential benefit from church and business support.
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Richmond
Clarence H. Carter
Governor's
Virginia
Culpeper
Allen
Back To Life Abortion Fees Mount Legislative Push
Abortion politics return to Congress with Christian Coalition backing. Dozens of bills seek to limit abortion rights through varied means, including overseas military hospital bans and potential criminalization actions, while targeting Title X funding for family planning services.
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Washington
Christian Conservative Movement
The
Christian Co
House
Public Health Service
13 Years After Dove Disappearance Mystery Remains
Elaine Bowman, working a late shift at a convenience store, endures a case that vanished sister Kelly Bergh Dove. Harrisonburg police continue reviewing marginal leads as the 13th anniversary passes with no resolution. Bowman's family recalls Kelly, while hope dims and the search for answers endures.
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Elaine Bowman
Bowman
Kelly Bergh Dove
Harrisonburg
Dove
Imperial Gas Station
South Main Street
Kelly Dove
Dave
Republicans Split Over Budget Tax Cut Scope
Two weeks of negotiations fail to unite Republicans on the tax cut scope in the budget plan. Page 3 references a notable finish by Corey Pavin in the U S Open. Names and ages listed include Addie P Blosser 85 Luray Delphia Boserman 55 Franklin W Va W Franklin Bunch 45 Harrisonburg Floyd A Burkett 31 Folks Run Earl L Coffman 68 Timberville Leonard A Hollen 89 Bridgewater George S Lawson 61 Stanardsville Bertram E Madison 76 Luray Margie E Props 82 Mount Solon Kaylee Reedy infant Mount Crawford Lester J Shenk Sr 82 Williamsburg. Page 5.
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Luray
Delphia Boserman
Franklin
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Franklin Bunch
Harrisonburg
Floyd A. Burkett
Folks Run
Earl L. Coffman
Timberville
Leonard A. Hollen
Bridgewater
George S. Lawson
Stanardsville
Bertram E. Madison
Margie E. Props
Mount Solon
Kaylee Reedy
Mount Crawford
Lester J. Shenk Sr
Williamsburg
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