Cease-fire agreed as Croats and Serbs route refugees south of Zagreb
U N officials said Croatian forces and rebel Serbs reached a cease-fire effective at 7 am to allow tens of thousands of refugees to move out. Serb weapons to be turned over to the U N, a corridor opened into Yugoslavia, and UN fuel and escorts pledged. About 120 000 Serbs were moving with potential to reach 200 000, while Bosnian forces and refugees faced uncertainty and danger near the front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roatian
U.N
Yuri Shishaev
Zagreb
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Shishnev
Croatia
Milan Martic
Bosnia
Former
Yasushi Akashi
Topusko
Itar-Tass
Franjo Tudjman
Slobodan Milosevic
Boris Yeltsin
Moscow
Bag dispute ends in killing in Jones County
A neighbor fight over a duffle bag left Michael Bryant dead from a chest wound. Vancine Cannon Jr. is charged with murder and held without bond after witnesses testified a 9 mm pistol was fired at a home near SR 1002.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Michael Bryant
Dover
R-2
Vancine Cannon Jr
Bryant
Smith
Cannon
Kinston
Annette Boyd
Independence St
Boyd
Contractor considers suing base over Cherry Point fuel contract
Dan Sable of Maytag Aircraft Corp alleges Cherry Point MCAS ended his four year, 500000 dollar jet fuel contract to train Marines for the job. He claims the base did not use proper privatization procedures and questions the cost analysis for Marines to supply fuel on base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Dan Sable
Maytag Aircraft Corp
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sable
Marine Corps
Beaufort
Craven County grants cut to one New Bern school security
An $82,000 grant intended to place law enforcement officers in four Craven County schools over two years will instead fund security at New Bern High only. Havelock West Craven High and West Craven Middle will go without the program for now as the county and Craven school board assess options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craven County
New Bern High
Havelock
West Craven
County Or Craven School
City shifts grant funds to New Bern for school safety program
Bus Schedules would provide 20717 in matching funds. The grant shifts to the city of New Bern with 11534 the first year and 9183 the second. New Bern manager Bill Hartman said revised grant approved in concept and the Governor's Crime Commission agreed the total remains the same. Officer Chandler Powell returned to his post after school started. No funds found to pay for a peace officer at West Craven and Havelock schools. Havelock Chief Mike Campbell says grants are still sought. Superintendent Brad Sneeden notes board not prioritizing the program and questions funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
New Bern
Bill Hartman
Governor’s Crime Commission
Hartman
Chandler Powell
West Craven Middle School
Havelock
Mike Campbell
Brad Sneeden
Clinton to meet teens at clinic funded by tobacco money
President Clinton will meet Charlotte teenagers at the Teen Health Connection clinic, funded by a 290000 seed grant from the Kate B Reynolds Charitable Trust linked to the Reynolds tobacco family. The clinic has treated about 6000 teens since June 1991, reflecting ongoing tobacco industry ties to local health efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Leaf Money
Charlotte
Tobacco Money
Teen Health Connection
North Carolina
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of
Winston-Salem
Janice Mullin
Kate B. Reynolds
William Reynolds
R.J. Reynolds
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Waste spills into Cape Fear River tributaries
The state investigates a leak sending 2 million gallons of hog waste into swamps and creeks feeding the Cape Fear River. Tuesday marked the seventh spill at North Carolina livestock farms since late June. Broadwater Farm near Town Creek reported the incident after a resident call, with eight hog houses and a four acre lagoon. Officials noted no spraying activities and urged avoiding contact with Harris Swamp Mill Creek Rice Creek waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Fear
North Carolina
Broadwater Farm
Town Creek
Don Reuter
Env
Reuter
Brunswick County
Michael Rhodes
Harris Swamp
Mill Creek
Rice Creek
Welfare reform delayed as Senate stalls over costs and criteria
Senate Republicans race to overhaul welfare but fail to agree on child care funding and immigrant and teen mother eligibility. Leader Bob Dole pushes action to September after disputes with Phil Gramm and moderates, while Democrats line up amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Phil Gramm
Texas
Tom Daschle
House
Joseph Lieberman
Dconn
Gramm
Lauch Faircloth
R-N.c
John Ashcroft
R-Mo
Paper delayed by computer problems at press start
Delays in today's edition were caused by computer problems at the press with no fault attributed to the delivery carrier.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trenton
Lenoir County
Roger Smith
Lenoir Memorial Hospital
Ven SO
Cape Fear River
The
Associated Press
Wilmington
Ann Landers
Den
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!