NATO Pounds Serbs in Sarajevo Bombardment
NATO warplanes and U.N. rapid reaction forces launched three waves of strikes around Sarajevo in the biggest action since the alliance began in 1949. Initial reports described explosions near Pale and Lukavica with destruction of an ammunition depot southwest of the city.
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Sarajevo
NATO
U.N
U.S. Defense Department
Mostar
Gorazde
Tuzla
United Nations
Pale
Vogosca
Mount Igman
Pierre Briere
Associated Press
Craven County schools seek bond funds for wiring upgrades
Craven County and three schools face overloaded circuits as they push for central air and full computer use. Graham A. Barden Elementary Havelock H J MacDonald Middle Grover C Fields Middle require updated electrical systems to prevent outages and protect equipment. The $17 million school bond includes 30000 for Barden 15000 for Fields and 7000 for MacDonald for electric upgrades along with a new middle school and classroom additions.
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Graham A. Barden
Havelock
Beatrice Smith
Craven County
Craven
Brad Sneeden
H.J. MacDonald
Grover C. Fields
MacDonald
Glenn
Haworth
Haworth Sneeden
Brinson Memorial Elementary
West Craven High
New Bern High School
Smith
Jonathan Thomas
Grover C. Fields Middle School
Kevin Slade
Ralph Bishop
District attorney appeals ouster over racial slur incident
Wilmington district attorney Jerry Spivey plans to appeal a judge’s ruling removing him from office after he was accused of using a racial slur in a Wrightsville Beach bar dispute. Gov. Hunt will begin interviewing candidates as the process moves forward.
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Jerry Spivey
Roger Smith
Spivey
Jim Hunt
Sean Walsh
Ray Jacobs
Denver Broncos
Wrightsville Beach
Superior Court
Richard Allsbrook
North Carolina
New Hanover
Pender Counties
Raleigh
Jim Fuller
Parker gets reduced sentence in resentencing hearing
Gerald Parker, former Craven County commissioner, had six months shaved from his maximum prison time after a U.S. District Court resentencing in Elizabeth City. He received 18 months, down from the prior two years, for conspiracy and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance.
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Gerald Parker
Craven County
Parker
U.S. District Court
Elizabeth City
New Bern
Terrence W. Boyle
Women's forum opens amid protest over Chinese restrictions
From Beijing the biggest ever meeting of world women opens with activists disputing freedom of expression. Supatra Masdit leads 18 000 attendees in a torch ceremony as organizers vow to allow protests, challenging Beijing's limits while pressing for U N Fourth World Conference aims. The event runs ten days with 20 000 activists from private groups seeking influence on UN decisions.
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Supatra Masdit
Supatra
Beijing
Durban
South Africa
China
Irene Santiago
Forum
Huairou
Great Wall
Santiago
U.N
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