Trade Road to summit bumpy amid Americas talks
The Miami summit to map a hemispheric free trade zone faces friction as 33 heads of state gather. Brazil balks at timing, Caribbean nations protest banana sales, Cuba is excluded, and Argentina urges Cuba on the agenda. Clinton aims to announce Chile joining the zone and to curb staffer participation in leaders’ meetings.
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Samuel Berger
White House
Miami
Mack McLarty
Brazil
Cuba
Argentina
Clinton
Fidel Castro
U.S
Indonesia
Chile
Canada
Mexico
Sewer hardship list to be drawn in Craven County
The Neuse River Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 p.m. to draft a hardship list for Township 7 residents affected by the moratorium on system expansion since 1993. DEM seeks to identify the most needy cases as it reviews limits on new sewer taps amid failed septic systems and ongoing capacity debates.
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Neuse River Water and Sewer District Board
State Division of Environmental Management
DEM
Harold Blizzard
al Hodge
Washington
Hodge
Sewer Board
County Water and Sewer
Craven Street
Don Reuter
Neuse
Ramada Inn
Trent River
Craven Regional Airport eyes record year in 1994
Craven Regional Airport projects a 15 percent rise in passengers, aiming for about 80 000 enplanements by December end. Through October 1994 boarding passengers reached 67 212, up from 58 476 last year, with economic growth and Cherry Point expansion boosting travel. Airport director John Price credits improved economy and local efforts to attract tourists as key factors.
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Craven Regional
John Price
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Price
Naval Aviation Depot
Farmers won't get more for good crops in 1994
Winston-Salem NC farmers produced one of their biggest crops in years but will have no more money to spend than last year, said N C Farm Bureau Federation president W B Jenkins after a four day convention. Delegates urged a low 1995 flue cured tobacco quota and tighter supplies to spur bids, while environmental and conservation measures were also advanced. Jenkins was re elected president with Gene Lanier and Elton Braswell named vice presidents.
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North Carolina
N.C. Farm Bureau Federation
W.B
Bob’ Jenkins
Federation
Beesins
Jenkins
Farm Bureau
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Gene Lanier
Pender County
Elton Braswell
Union County
GOP Eyes Early 1995 Lobby Reform Push
Senate Republicans plan a revised anti lobbyist bill early in 1995 aiming to curb gifts to lawmakers and tighten reporting. Leaders like Bob Dole and Mitch McConnell cite aim to advance reform under the Contract With America while balancing rights to petition Congress.
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Senate
GOP
Bob Dole
Mitch McConnell
American Civil Liberties Union
McConnell
Congress
ACLU
Senate Democrats
Dole
House
America
Newt Grich
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