Powell to meet Arafat and push for rapid peace talks
Secretary of State Colin Powell urged accelerated negotiations toward a Palestinian state while pressing for a cease-fire in the Israel Palestine conflict. He planned to meet Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon this week and offered to deploy civilian monitors to support any cease-fire, signaling a shift in U S policy toward quicker peacemaking.
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Colin Powell
Middle East
Israel
Powell
Yasser Arafat
Ariel Sharon
United States
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Sharon
West Bank
Hosni Mubarak
Ramallah
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Washington
White House
Ari Fleischer
U.S
Fierce fighting in Jenin camp as Israeli assault continues
Widespread clashes erupt in Jenin camp as gunmen fight Israeli soldiers for a week. Dozens of Palestinians are killed and bodies pile up while residents struggle for food and water. Israeli forces also press operations in Nablus and Dura with demolitions and arrests reported.
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Powell
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Jenin
Jamal Abdel Salam
Hamas
Ron Kitrey
Kitrey
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Dura
Hebron
Gaza Strip
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Gaza City
Roswell forum on growth reveals water, education as bar to business
An economic development forum in Roswell featured Janet Seagrave and Dr. Judy Armstrong among others highlighting county training programs, census gaps, and RISD efforts to curb truancy. Water supply emerged as a critical issue alongside business renovations and city planning insights. Participants sought answers from 11 panelists over nearly three hours.
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Roswell
Janet Seagrave
Judy Armstrong
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Mike Gottlieb
Roswell Independent School District
RISD
Gottlieb
Foley
Chaves County
Harold Hobson
Zack Montgomery
Montgomery
Bill Owen
Judy Stubbs
Air Center
Dan Foley
Fire injures family as child starts blaze in apartment
A fire at an apartment left a child in critical condition after playing with matches in a playpen. The family was treated for smoke inhalation at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. a nonworking smoke alarm in the unit hampered early warning. The girl was later transferred to Lubbock for burn unit care.
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Cobb
Montafio
Lubbock
Puckett
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