Bosnian Serb Leaders Move To Restore NATO Ties
In Sarajevo, Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Rajko Kasagic announced at a special session that the Serb government would restore NATO relations. The move comes as U S mediator Richard Holbrooke arrives to push adherence to the peace plan amid arrests of Serb officials by the Bosnian government.
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Slobodan Bieccein
IRA Bomb Disrupts Northern Ireland Peace Hopes
A deadly IRA bombing in Britain's Docklands upended hopes for peace a day after the group ended its cease-fire. Two men were found dead, dozens hospitalized as authorities counted extensive damage and urged a renewed cease-fire. Leaders, including Britain’s John Major and Ireland’s John Bruton, pressed the IRA and Sinn Fein to recommit to nonviolence.
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Sex Offender Publication Law Confuses Officials in Texas
Forty four Ector County offenders registered since September amid a state public notification law that went into effect Sept 1 1995. Gov Bush amendments create contradictions between House and Senate versions, making it unclear which offenders must be published and under which criteria. Authorities must decide notices based on crime date conviction age victim and sentence, but differing guidelines exist in each bill.
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Parolees’ Names Withheld Under Texas Sex Offender Law
By 2005 more than 7000 new sex offenders will be on Texas streets yet most will not have their names or addresses published in local papers upon release. Law exempts many offenders convicted before 1995 or 1989 from notices or registration. Miller notes nonretroactive rules limit public alerts, though studies show offenders are less likely to reoffend than burglars.
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AIDS study flags HIV among young male homosexua ls in Baltimore
A Baltimore based AP report notes preliminary results from a national survey finding 7 percent of young males who have sex with men are HIV positive. CDC expert Dr. Linda Valleroy calls prevalence high versus peers, with over a third engaging in condomless anal sex in six months.
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HIV Infections High Among Young Men In Study
The study finds HIV rates of 5 percent for ages 15 to 19 and 9 percent for ages 20 to 22 among young men, with 4 percent whites 7 percent Hispanics and 11 percent blacks infected. About 38 percent reported unprotected anal sex in the past six months, prompting concerns over continued risk despite HIV awareness. The research involved interviews and tests of youths who gather at clubs bars beaches and street corners frequented by homosexuals as investigators seek reasons for not protecting against AIDS.
Dogs missing after kennel fire in West Odessa
A West Odessa kennel fire left more than two dozen dogs unaccounted for after flames swept through a home and kennel on Southern Trail. Firefighters battled 40 mph winds as the roof collapsed. Joseph Fuller, 18, got two dogs to safety before crews arrived.
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