Invasion views differ on Haiti intervention
Two U S Marine generals expressed opposing views on sending troops to Haiti after the U N Security Council backed invasion to oust Haiti s military rulers. Fontana supported U N and U S action while Mead warned of a sticky long term commitment, urging caution. About 2 000 Marines were offshore awaiting orders as the debate continued.
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Paul J. Fontana
Haiti
Fontana
U.N
U.S
Jim Mead
United States
Mead
Marine Corps
1St Marine Aircraft Wing
MAW
Vietnam
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Camp Lejeune
New River Air Station
World refugee camp scenes highlight peril at Kibumba
In Kibumba camp near Goma, 3 month old Tendresse Ngilinshuti lies dead in a road ditch as cholera and plague-like conditions devastate Hutu refugees. Oguma Ngilinshuti recalls the day, while residents fear for returns to Rwanda and wrestle with reports of atrocities and shifting safety under the RPF and refugee flows.
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Tendresse Ngilinshuti
Oguma Ngilinshuti
Kibumba
Goma
Ngilinshuti
Agnes
Rwanda
Gisenyi
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Kigali
Ngilinshuu
RPF
Nega
Prison escape inmates missing in Virginia search tightens
State Bureau of Investigation agents sought clues in central Virginia after a car found by a fisher man raised hopes of locating two Central Prison escapees. Convicted rapist James Stromer and murderer Thomas Lee Bonney remained at large after fleeing Friday morning in a trash container.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Virginia
Central Prison
Waynesboro
James Stromer
Thomas Lee Bonney
Pentagon budget shortfall under Clinton plan eyed
A General Accounting Office report says the Pentagon will lack funds to meet basic goals through year 2100 under Clinton era plans. It projects a $21.6 billion shortfall this year and about $144 billion over five years to 1999, citing overestimated base closures savings and underestimated costs like pollution cleanup.
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Pentagon
Clinton
General Accounting Office
Congressional
New Bern Vendor Feels Slow Day At Kidsville Snack Stand
De Anna Verneison of New Bern waits out a quiet Sunday at Kidsville in West New Bern Recreation Center. She attributes the slowdown to overcast skies while running Mustard's Last Stand, watching children play nearby.
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De-Anna Verneison
New Bern
Kidsville
West New Bern
Mustard
FDA panel weighs tobacco as a drug concept
Washington advisers examine if cigarettes are drug-delivery systems and vote on a recommendation for FDA regulation. The panel reflects growing momentum for broader control of tobacco, aligning cigarette oversight with drugs and potentially enabling regulation of distribution, sale and promotion.
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FDA
Food and Drug Administration
Ciga
Kessler
Congress
U S Ready to Lead Invasion of Haiti Over Ousted Government
The United States and allies seek to restore the elected Haitian government after the U N Security Council approved using all necessary means to force the military rulers out. Haiti’s de facto leader Raoul Cedras urged defense while declaring a state of siege and vowing to fight.
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Haiti
U.S
Security Council
Madeleine Albright
White House
Leon Panetta
CNN
Panetta
Clinton
Rwanda
Emile Jonassaint
Haitian
Jonas Saint
U.N
Fritz Longchamp
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Raoul Cedras
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