Sarajevo Under Siege As Serbs Defy Weapons Ban
NATO and UN warn of new air strikes after Bosnian Serbs retrieve weapons from a U.N. depot near Sarajevo, violating a ban on heavy arms in the exclusion zone. U.S. A-10s destroyed an anti tank vehicle and a gun, while snipers patrol high rise streets and streetcar service suffers delays.
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NATO
U.N
Sarajevo
Maj
Rob Annink
Serbia
Bosnia
United Nations
Mystery Tremor Shakes North Carolina Coast Likely Sonic Boom
A 3:50 PM tremor shook Beaufort, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico and Onslow counties, blamed on a possible sonic boom though not confirmed. National Weather Service forecaster Ed Delgado said an east coast earthquake would show sensors everywhere, while seismologist Russ Needham noted a Chapel Hill disturbance. military jets could not be ruled out as a cause.
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Beaufort
Craven
Carteret
Pamlico
Onslow
National Earthquake Center
Ed Delgado
National Weather Service
Delgado
Russ Needham
Golden
Colo
Chapel Hill
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Newport
North Carolina Festival at Cherry Point Draws Crowds
Thousands of Marines and civilians packed Cherry Point Marine Air Station for the first North Carolina Festival. The all-day event from 10 a.m. to midnight featured vendors, music from five bands spanning bluegrass to jazz, food, and activities showcasing southern hospitality. MWR organized the event to let vendors sell wares and for military members to see nonmilitary offerings in North Carolina.
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Cherry Point Marine Air Corps Station
North Carolina
MWR
Haigh
Escapee vows to fight to the death in Virginia manhunt
North Carolina danger fugitive James Wallace Stromer, a rapist, slipped from Raleigh Central Prison on July 29. Armed with a knife and using aliases Ed Skinner and Wallace Stromer, he has been sighted in Beckley West Virginia and possibly headed toward Iowa. The SBI issued a flier to FBI and law enforcement from North Carolina to Iowa detailing the manhunt.
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North Carolina
West Virginia
James Wallace Stromer
Raleigh
Central Prison
State Bureau
Iowa
SBI
Stromer
Ed Skinner
J.W
Wallace Stromer
Swromer
Beckley
W.va
Starr vows fair, objective probe as independent counsel
Kenneth Starr, chosen to replace Robert Fiske, promises a fair, objective, and even handed investigation into President Clinton's Arkansas business dealings. He aims to start work quickly, meet with Fiske, and proceed without bias, saying he learned of the appointment last Friday and will work assiduously.
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Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Starr
American Bar Association
Robert Fiske
Star
Fiske
Washington
Atlanta
Joe D. Whitley
U.S
Clinton
Arkansas
William K. Slate
New York
American Arbitration Association
E. Barrett Prettyman Jr
Washington, D.C
Miami
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