World Bosnia UN clash over Gorazde pledge and troop pullout
Bosnian government and the United Nations clash over pledges to protect Gorazde as peacekeepers withdraw from the safe area. Bosnian Foreign Minister Sacirbey condemns what he calls a betrayal as Serb shelling kills three in the Muslim enclave. U.N. monitors may replace some troops while NATO keeps threatening airstrikes to deter attacks.
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Muhamed Sacirbey
NATO
U.N. Security Council
Nugrodo Wisnumurti
Srebrenica
Zepa
Sarajevo
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Philip Arnold
Balkans
Western
Europe
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Hunt vows to shield rivers on eastern North Carolina tour
Governor Jim Hunt pledged to protect the Trent Neuse and New River from hog farm pollution during a New Bern stop. He met with Neuse River Foundation officials on a public dock while touring Craven County and announced reallocating 205000 to fund operator training and certification for animal waste operations through the state department.
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Jim Hunt
North Carolina
Hunt
Neuse River Foundation
Trent River
Lawson Creek Park
Foundation
Trent and
Neuse
New River
Onslow County
Craven Community College
Nt of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Cabinet meeting marks first outside Raleigh in 203 years
Governor Jim Hunt’s cabinet met at Craven Community College in New Bern, the first time a North Carolina cabinet session convened outside Raleigh since the capital moved there 1792. The trip honors Tryon Palace and commemorates the commission’s 50th anniversary during a three day eastern North Carolina stay.
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Jim Hunt
Raleigh
New Bern
North Carolina
Tryon Palace
Hunt
24 Survive Crash Pilot Credited With Saves
A survivor credits pilot Ed Gannaway for saving lives in a fiery Atlantic Southeast Airlines crash that killed four others. Twenty four aboard survived after the turboprop damaged by engine failure plummeted into a hayfield near Carrollton. NTSB teams recovered flight data and cockpit voice recorders as investigators planned site visits.
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Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Chuck Pfisterer
Frances Boone
Washington, D.C
National Transportation Safety Board
Alan Pollock
NTSB
Carrollton
Atlanta
Gulfport
Parker sentenced to two years in federal case
Former Craven County commissioner Gerald Parker was sentenced to two years in prison by U S District Judge Terrence W. Boyle after a four day May trial in which a jury convicted him of conspiracy and possession related to a controlled substance. Evidence showed Parker attended drug transactions at his house and witnessed 13 pounds of marijuana change hands while a witness testified he received small amounts of money. He faced a federal case centered on New Bern drug rings and related activity.
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Gerald Parker
New Bern
Parker
U.S. District Court
Terrence W. Boyle
Elizabeth City
Education Secretary disputes Nation at Risk claims
Education Secretary Richard W. Riley cites the annual Condition of Education report to show gains in high school core course completion, math and science coursework, and test scores since 1982. He cautions minority students must improve to reach white levels, and English skills remain stagnant.
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Richard W. Riley
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