Bosnians and Serbs sign nationwide cease-fire
In Sarajevo the Bosnian government and rebel Serbs signed a cease-fire to begin at noon local time and to demilitarize besieged towns Srebrenica and Zepa. Gen. Ratko Mladic and Gen. Sefer Halilovic signed, with Gen. Philippe Morillon as witness. The accord calls for withdrawal or surrender of weapons to UN troops by set deadlines and follows intense pressure amid ongoing shelling and international mediation.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Philippe Morillon
U.N
Bosnia
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
United States
Eor
The
Sunday Times
London
U.S
Washington
Britain
Warren M. Christopher
U.N. Carters
Ratko Mladic
Sefer Halilovic
Morillon
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Srebrenica
Zepa
Mladic
Gorazde
Alija Izetbegovic
Iraq linked to plot to kill Bush in Kuwait
U S officials say evidence points to Iraqi government backing for a 17 member squad aimed at assassinating former President Bush during a Kuwait visit. Most suspects are in Kuwaiti custody. options include trying them in the United States.
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U.S
Bush
Washington
Clinton
Kuwait
Iraq
United States
White House
Bosnia
Administration
CIA
Pentagon
Raqe
Ex-sheriff Thompson marks year in prison
In Pecos federal court Rick Thompson, former sheriff of Presidio County, began a life sentence for cocaine trafficking a year ago after his arrest. Now in a Manchester Kentucky medium security prison, he has moved from high security due to few discipline issues, with daily routines including work, meals, counts, and limited recreation.
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Presidio County
Rick Thompson
Thompson
Marfa
Pecos
Manchester
Don Roerick
Roerick
Law Library
Lompoc
Calif
Terre Haute
Ind
Cinco de Mayo Parade Captures West Clements Street Scene
Anthony Rodriguez and his dad Mark watch the Cinco de Mayo parade move west along West Clements Street. Billy Walles Jr., 3, rides a training wheel bicycle down South Grant Avenue among cars and bikes in the Saturday morning procession.
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Anthony Rodriguez
Mark
West Clements Street
Billy Walles, Jr
South Grant Avenue
Fall of Robin Hood puts schools on the line in Texas
Texas voters rejected Proposition 1 on the May 1 ballot, risking school closures as officials warn without new state funding public schools in Ector County may shut this fall. ECISD Trustee Nick Fowler and Superintendent Gene Buinger note lawmakers face a court cutoff and potential state aid requests. Judge Scott McCown says districts may seek timely court relief if contractual obligations loom.
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Prince of Sherwood Forest
Texas
ECISD
Nick Fowler
Gene Buinger
Ector County Independent School District
Ector County
Buinger
Scott McCown
Associated Press
Fowler
New moms greet births with hope at St. Peter's Medical Center
In New Brunswick, AP describes the birth ward on the hospital's fourth floor where anxious partners bring ice and joy as hundreds of mothers welcome babies each year. The piece notes St. Peter's famed newborn care and its role as the starting point for thousands of families, despite dreary weather outside.
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St. Peter's Medical Center
St. Peter's
United States
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