Israel Jordan open first road link amid hopes for peace
Israel and Jordan unveiled the first road link between the former adversaries near the Red Sea port, a symbolic opening ceremony with Rabin Hassan and Christopher present. The leaders framed the event as a step toward broader peace while veterans and citizens watched.
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Jordan
Hussein
Assad
Hassan
Red Sea
Yitzhak Rabin
Warren Christopher
Rabin
Zora
Nancy Tayan
Aqaba
Rabin Andert
West Bank
Christopher
Eilat
Fogle seeks reinstatement as Neuse COG director in legal action
Roy Fogle contends the Neuse River COG board must reinstate him or face court action. His eight page grievance seeks a hearing and challenges the suspension, asserting access to personal files and claiming improper grounds for dismissal. An SBI agent and state and federal officials examined COG records on August 1 as part of ongoing investigations.
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Roy Fogle
Neuse River
Tha Page Fogle
Neuse Cog Board
COG
Fogle
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
State Auditors Office
State Auditors Office and the Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Commerce
O.marks
City Hall Bears Seen in Need of Care
A copper pair of City Hall bears shows weather wear with bird droppings and minor damage. Conservator Philippe LaFargue and SOS North Carolina volunteers document the condition from a cherry picker as part of a national preservation project coordinated by the Smithsonian and the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property.
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City Hall
Craven Street
Philippe LaFargue
Tryon Palace
SOS
Save Outdoor Sculpture
North Carolina
LaFargue
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American Art
National Institute For the Conservation of Cultural Property
Pamlico Man Killed in Tree-Impact Crash
A 65 year old Pamlico County man, Albert Lovell of Lowland, died Friday when his 1993 Ford ran off the road and struck a tree near Craven Medical Center. State Highway Patrol notes he was alone, likely below 55 mph, with no alcohol indicated. It marks the fifth local traffic fatality since July 22.
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Pamlico County
Albert Lovell
Craven Medical
Lovell
State Highway Patrol
Sgt
Willard
New Bern
Mitchell
Nation GOP key to crime bill OK hinges on Republicans
Washington report notes Democrats claim progress on a 33.2 billion crime bill while GOP gun control supporters hold leverage. The six year measure would fund 100000 new police, prison construction, and crime prevention, with over 50 new federal death penalties and an assault style weapons ban. President Clinton touts it as tough and smart, but internal party divisions threaten passage.
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Washington
House
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
United States
Senate
Ggg
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Sun Journal
Jesse Avery
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Joe Monette
Douglas Whitford
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Laurie
Thetis
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Ann Landers
Buick
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