Peru Ecuador border talks amid renewed river conflict
Foreign ministers and negotiators from Peru and Ecuador met in Rio with guarantor states to discuss a cease-fire and border issues in the Cenepa River region southeast of Quito. Peru has stepped up troop deployments and ships toward Ecuador as talks aim to halt hostilities ahead of Peru’s April elections.
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Peru
Rio
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Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Foreign Ministry
Rio de Janeiro
Lima
Efrain
Alberto Fujimori
Craven aims to revive centralized E911 dispatch plan
Craven County Sheriff Jerry Monette proposed reviving a three-year-old plan for centralized E911 dispatch in Craven County, New Bern, and Havelock to save money by routing calls to the appropriate fire, rescue, or police service from one office. Commissioners backed cost cuts, while New Bern's mayor urged caution to avoid slower responses. The idea stalled in 1991 when funding and structure questions blocked agreement.
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Monette
New Bern
Craven
Havelock
Gary Bleau
Tom Bayliss
Consolidated Dispatch
Charlie Peek
Sun Journal
Harold Blizzard
Don Phillips
Navy Chief Sees Osprey Victory for Marines
Navy Secretary John Dalton at New River hailed the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor as a Marine Corps victory and priority for federal funding. The 40 aircraft order begins delivery in 2003 with 12 to 20 yearly until full delivery, replacing CH-46 helicopters in the 2nd MAW based at Cherry Point.
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Navy
John Dalton
New River Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
Barry Lloyd
Secretary of the Navy
New River Air Station
State Vote Set Today on NC Veto
North Carolina moves toward a floor vote on a gubernatorial veto with a public hearing led by House Republicans. Gov. Hunt and former governors urged a veto power, while opponents fear excessive executive authority and point to existing gubernatorial influence. The Senate and House differ on line item veto scope. a referendum could decide constitutional change in November.
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Jim Hunt
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North Carolina
Jim Holfhouser
Terry Sanford
Bob Scott
Jim Martin
Hunt
P.R. Latta
Latta
House
Legislative Services Office
General Assembly
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