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Fights Rage Before Bosnian Truce as UN Mediates Airport Pullback
On the eve of a promised ceasefire Sarajevo amid clashes for high ground. UN negotiators seek to withdraw Serbian troops and arms around the airport to enable humanitarian aid. In Belgrade, protests against Milosevic rise. 15,000 killed in the region since June as independence spreads across Slovenia Croatia and Bosnia. A truce was slated to begin at 6 am local time, with Karadzic signaling a cease-fire and the airport pullback conditioned on security.
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Seminars help Odessa Midland businesses slow crime
A series of free seminars co sponsored by the Small Business Development Center and police departments teaches local businesses how to detect forgery and prevent crime. Thursday sessions at 7 p.m. at the Center for Energy and Economic Diversification cover topics from spotting counterfeit money to handling workplace threats and white collar crime.
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Odessa
Midland
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Southwest Energy Inc
Carl Painter
Small Business Development Center
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Earth Summit ends in hopeful yet mixed note
At Rio de Janeiro the Earth Summit wrapped after marathon negotiations on climate and biodiversity treaties. U N Secretary General Boutros-Ghali praised compromise while Canada and the United States questioned scope and the broader impact on global environmental action.
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Rio Summit’s Mixed Legacy Shapes Global Ecology
The Earth Summit of 1992 was hailed as a pivotal moment yet produced mixed results. Critics point to a weakened climate treaty and US resistance to biodiversity accords while leaders failed to forge robust rich versus poor nation partnerships. Still, observers note that Rio's actions may influence future planetary protection and life diversity.
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E. Curtis Bohlen
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Lyme vaccine offers hope to wipe out disease in ticks
Researchers report a synthesized OspA Lyme vaccine protects lab mice and may reduce bacteria in tick reservoirs, suggesting potential eradication in wild mice. The work, to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, moves toward human trials later this year.
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Washington
Richard A. Flavell
Yale University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
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After year in power Yeltsin remains an enigma
MOSCOW a year after Boris Yeltsin became Russia s first elected president observers describe him as a complex figure. He travels widely and grants frequent interviews, yet his leadership style and political moves prompt varied reviews.
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