Okinawa preps for Clinton visit amid military crime stir
As President Clinton prepares for a three day summit on Okinawa, bars near Kadena Air Base sit empty due to a midnight curfew and strict drinking limits after a drunken Marine's home intrusion. Local residents warn about the heavy U.S. troop presence and crime, while officials plan base movements and traffic controls to ease tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa City
Japan
Kadena Air Base
Don Jankas
Eeepe
Clinton
Russia
Okinawa
United States
Tokyo
Clintors
Washington
Hitoshi Kanemoto
U N rescue mission ends with peacekeepers safe in Sierra Leone
Rebels repeatedly attack and kidnap U N personnel as a two day operation codenamed Khukri freed 222 Indian troops and 11 observers from Kailahun. A convoy of rescued troops returned to Daru while gunfire subsided and most men walked 20 miles to Pendembu before air evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Daru
Hirat Befecadu
Revolutionary United Front
RUF
Sood
Pendembu
Kailahun
Freetown
Britain
Harrison
Andy Harrison
Sierra Leone
Parents of soldiers threaten to enter rebel held territories
Colombo Sri Lanka AP Parents of missing government soldiers threaten to enter rebel held territory in the Wanni to search for their children. They say more than 500 soldiers are believed captive by LTTE. Spokeswoman Chandani Nanayakkara vows action if approval is not granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Wanni
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Chandani Nanayakkara
Nanayakkara
LTTE
Jaffna
Israel
Pakistan
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Nago
China
Taiwan
North Korea
Southeast Asia
Philippines
Chiken Kakazu
Kakazu
Unamsil
Vijay Jelley
United Nations
Arun
Caas
D&j Automotive
Intouch Telecom Kya XE
Sf Aina
University AT Dixie
Odessa
Ohi-Texei
Bury
Meron
Annies
Nicole
Clarks
SELBY
Easy Spirit
J. Renee
Born Southern Comfort
Hush Puppies
Rockport
Pierre Dumas
Eastland
Trotters
Neea
Town & Country Shopping Center
University