Peace envoys renew push as Bosnia crisis deepens
International mediators led by UN envoy Thorvald Stoltenberg and Lord Owen meet Zagreb leaders then plan talks in Belgrade with Slobodan Milosevic. They urge the Bosnian presidency to begin negotiations while fighting and humanitarian needs intensify. Bosnian Serbs and Croats restrict aid and fuel to Sarajevo as remain unresolved.
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United Nations
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Lord Owen
European Community
Franjo Tudjman
Zagreb
Croatia
Belgrade
Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic
Alija Tretbegovic
John Mills
Stoltenberg
Owen
Mills
Powerball ads warn risk of life savings in 14 states
Ads urge responsible play as 14 states plus Washington D C chase a 100 million dollar Powerball jackpot with no weekend winner. The 78 million dollar prize draws players from across state lines and spreads across Iowa and other listed states. The next drawing is Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
District of Columbia
Delaware
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
West Virgina
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Chewing habit leads to poisoning case study
Electrician Elmer Galbraith, 48, from near Johnstown, traced lead poisoning to chewing the plastic insulation stripped from wires. The habit, common among electricians, was documented in the June 25 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the CDC. A 1991 routine blood test showed his lead level more than ten times normal after nearly two decades in the trade.
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Columbus, Ohio
Elmer Galbraith
Johnstown
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Gibson wins apology over tabloid remarks
Mel Gibson secured a public apology from The Daily Express after a April story claimed he criticized Madonna Sharon Stone Kim Basinger and Richard Gere for risque roles. His lawyer said the actor did not make such remarks and the paper agreed to cover his legal costs. Joo Turner and Jane Fonda will speak at the International Bison Conference and Trade Shows with Turner giving a dinner address on the bison industry.
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Turner
Fonda
Buffalo
Ted Turner
Jane Fonda
Mr. Turner
New Mexico
Montana
Weary sandbaggers ordered to evacuate flooded town
Weary sandbaggers gave up fighting the Mississippi River as it surged two miles over its banks and reached West Alton Missouri, prompting evacuation of about 500 residents. The flood toll rose across the Midwest with 14 deaths and massive crop losses in Minnesota, Iowa, and surrounding states.
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West Alton
Midwest
Minnesota
Iowa
Red Cross
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Keith Haas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Iraqi Parliament Demands Return for UN Weapons Tests
Iraqi lawmakers convened an emergency session in Baghdad to press for concessions from the United Nations in exchange for cooperation with long term video monitoring at missile sites. Speaker Saadi Mehd Saleh urged a quid pro quo as Iraq faces a potential Western military response after the June 27 strike. An Iraqi delegation in New York discussed a 16 billion dollar oil sale to fund humanitarian aid, aiming to defuse the standoff over surveillance cameras at two testing sites south of Baghdad.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
National Assembly
U.N
Assembly
Saadi Mehd
Saleh
Special Commission
New York
Cuban patrols shoot at Cuban refugees near Guantanamo Bay
Cuban marine patrols fired grenades and shot at refugees attempting to swim to the United States near Guantanamo Bay. U.S. officials protested the violence, noting multiple deaths in the past month. The State Department and Coast Guard warned smugglers that such crossings are illegal.
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Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
United States
U.S. Navy
State Department
Robert Gelbard
Miami Herald
Cuba
Gelbard
U.S
Coast Guard
Joe Dye
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