Clinton optimistic on Cuba as boat-people flow eases
The Clinton administration reports a sharp drop in Cuban boat people after a chaotic day that saw 3,200+ leaving. Weather and appeals reduced arrivals. Castro curbs departures. Panama offers refuge for up to 10,000 with U.S. base housing. Talks in New York will focus on immigration questions and expanding legal migration.
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Cherry Point EPA may add base to national priorities list
The EPA may place Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station on its National Priorities List, signaling hazardous waste sites that threaten health. An EPA regional spokesman cites a score from a preliminary soils and groundwater assessment. Cherry Point officials say inclusion could boost funding for the 10 year cleanup program amid limited DoD funds. The base has 32 sites identified or under investigation, with several involving soil and sediment.
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Church celebrates AME Zion's 200th in New Bern conference
Robyn L. Davis reports St. Peter's AME Zion Church in New Bern hosts a weekend conference marking 200 years of church history. The event kicks off a nationwide sequence leading to a 1996 celebration in New York City with visitors from eastern North Carolina. The church traces roots to earlier New Bern congregations, endured a fire, and reflects fluctuating membership over two centuries.
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Caribbean nations pledge troops for Haiti coalition
Seven Caribbean nations with armies agreed to join an Ameri can led coalition to remove Haiti's ruling elite. The pledge came at a Caribbean Community meeting where defense and foreign ministers outlined that Belize and others would contribute, with the force mainly performing police functions.
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Children in nontraditional homes study shows widespread variation
The data indicate nearly half of American children, about 32.3 million, lived outside a traditional nuclear family in summer 1991. It notes that only some children lived in extended families with both parents present, highlighting shifts in household structures across the period.
Blended families rise as traditional homes shrink
A Census Bureau analysis finds 33 million U S children live in nuclear households with both natural parents and full siblings, while over 15 million are in one parent homes and nearly 10 million in blended families. Extended families include uncles cousins and grandparents. The 33.4 million nuclear youngsters represent about 50.8 percent of all youths under 18.
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