Refugee exodus grows as Croat offensive advances
UN reports large Serb flight from Croatia amid shelling on crowded refugee routes. Estimates top 120,000 Serbs moving, with tens of thousands of renegade Muslims fleeing Bosnian gains near Bihac. Aid groups warn total could reach 200,000. Casualties feared as shells hit refugee columns and a refugee convoy near Topusko. Cease-fire talks slated in Glina amid ongoing fighting.
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Yuri Shishaev
Bihac
Zagreb
Kris Janowski
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Topusko
UNHCR
Leah Melnick
Bosanski Petrovac
Geneva
Krajina
Gojko Susak
Glina
U.N. James Kanu
Craven County Boosts School Bond to 17.05 Million
Craven County commissioners vote to raise the school construction bond issue to 17.05 million dollars for November refer endum. The plan funds Brinson Elementary High School renovations New Bern High School field house Havelock middle school and other upgrades without raising property taxes. The county aims to issue bonds through the Local Government Commission and notes about two million dollars of debt repaid in the past year.
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Craven County
Havelock Middle School
Rick Hemphill
Havelock
Brinson
New Bern High School
Local Government Commission
Hemphill
Evans sworn in as Craven County commissioner in District 3
Frank Evans, of New Bern, was sworn in to replace ousted Parker and take seat as Craven County commissioner in District 3. His first meeting ran nearly six hours with Evans voting on most motions, one split vote on River Bend mayor Bill Ritchie’s Estuarine Study committee appointment.
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Sun Journal
Frank Evans
Craven County
River Bend
Bill Ritchie
Albemarle-Pamlico
Evans
Gary Mattocks Jr
Board of Commissioners
Frank
Cheryl Spencer
North Carolina Worst in U S for Venereal Diseases
Federal data show NC leads the nation in gonorrhea cases through July 23 with 13 333 reports and ranks second in syphilis. Local health officials report Craven Pamlico and Jones counties with modest totals while researchers warn of serious outcomes from untreated infections.
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Catherine Liu
American Social Health Association
Research Triangle Park
Liu
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Ohio
Mississippi
Craven-Jones-Pamlico
Health Department
Craven County
Pamlico County
Doris Oliver
Jones County Health Department
University of
Court Battle Over Cash Incentives Threatens State Jobs
Industry recruitment incentives face a constitutional challenge in Forsyth Superior Court as William F. Maready seeks to end cash incentives used by Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The suit argues public funds diverted to private firms violate open meetings laws and constitutional limits, risking programs backed by Wachovia, RJ Reynolds, Sara Lee, Wake Forest University and others.
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Forsyth Superior Court
William F. Maready
Winston-Salem
Julius Rousseau
Maready
Forsyth County
Wachovia Corp
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Sara Lee
Wake Forest University
North Ne
Clinton to decide on tough federal tobacco rules this week
President Clinton vows a mandatory program to curb teen smoking and weighs regulating tobacco as an addictive drug. Proposals include banning vending machines in youth areas, limiting ads, and proof-of-age requirements, with swift action urged to avoid costly litigation. The decision may come in a Wednesday Charlotte speech amid tobacco state politics.
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White House
United States
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House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
American Medical Association
Charlotte
Tobacco Country
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