Clinton vows veto on lifting Bosnian arms embargo
President Clinton vows to veto a bill lifting the Bosnian arms embargo despite large Congressional margins. The House 298 to 128 and Senate 69 to 29 support the measure, while White House officials say a veto will be sustained to avoid broader U.S. military involvement. NATO considers air power to protect U.N. safe areas as Croatia mobilizes 100,000 troops against Serb forces.
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U.S
U.N. Security Council
NATO
General Assembly
Bosnia
Brussels
Belgium
Gorazde
Croatia
Chris Gunness
Geneva
United Nations
Balkan
Community Watch Aims To Cut Crime In New Bern
Donna Simon leads a Ghent neighborhood watch in New Bern, promoting proactive crime fighting after her car break-in. Police credit the approach with reduced crime in 1994 and expanded community policing, including more bike officers and beat walks, as National Night Out events unfold. In 1993 to 1995, New Bern saw murders rise to two in 1995 with rapes steady at 16 and robberies 80 to 110, while aggravated assaults and property crimes declined.
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Ghent
New Bern
Ken Bumgarner
West New Bern Recreation Center
Bumgarner
Havelock
Two hurt as car hits bridge in New Bern crash
A New Bern woman Martha Colucci 61 is listed in critical condition and her husband Robert Colucci 62 is in guarded but stable condition after their car crashed head on into a concrete bridge railing late Tuesday afternoon. Martha Colucci was flown to Pitt County Memorial Hospital by East Care helicopter. The couple from 565 Sand Ridge Road were headed west into New Bern across the Alfred A. (rest of readable text)
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Martha Colucci
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
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East Care
Robert Colucci
Sand Ridge Road
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Veterans dispute Gulf War illness findings and care
Advocates say the Defense Department should continue offering care to Persian Gulf War veterans despite the conclusion that no single gulf illness exists. A study of over 10,000 veterans found no unique disease, only common ailments such as back pain, headaches, and fatigue, with overlapping causes.
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Joseph P. Kennedy II
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Steve Robertson
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Persian Gulf
Richard Haines
Gulf Veterans International
New Albany
Ind
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