Algae Blooms Drive River Bend Water Concerns
DEM officials monitor river conditions amid blue green algae reports and nutrient runoff from lawns and septic leaks. Mayor Bill Ritchie notes Inland Lake algae covering about 5 percent, worsened by hot dry summers and spring rains while student research seeks pollution sources upstream or local.
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DEM
Nancy Smith
Washington, D.C
Paerl
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River Bend
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Plantation Drive
Ritchie
Mount Olive College
Flood aid study cites large crop loss payments the focus
The report notes total flood related assistance reaching 23.5 million with Texas and North Dakota among states with frequent high crop-loss claims. Nationwide crop insurance and disaster payments total about 2.4 billion annually. The proposal to merge disaster aid with crop insurance aims to lift participation and spread risk, reducing need for direct disaster payouts. Georgia lawmakers stress proportional funding for agriculture damages.
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North Dakota
Congress
Tom Smith
Sanford Bishop
D-Ga
Georgia
Crisis lingers as Bainbridge flood fears ease
Residents celebrate river crest near Bainbridge while officials warn the danger remains and prepare for a cautious return. The Flint River stood around 37 feet, down from earlier projections, with more than 300 homes flooded and a 9 PM to 6 AM curfew kept in place. The toll rose to 29 dead statewide as President Clinton pledged over 60 million dollars in relief for Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
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Flint
Charles Tyson
National Weather Service
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Tyson
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Albany
Pearly Mae Brantley
Clinton
Federal
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Haiti Crisis Deepens as U N Demands Resignations
Cedras rejects calls to quit while the United Nations bans most Haiti trade. Army divisions appear, but leaders deny rifts. U S embassy teams find mass graves near Port au Prince as 92 U N monitors depart amid rising repression. Air France suspends flights and the Coast Guard reports over 15,000 Haitian boat people this July.
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Cedras
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Haiti
Joseph Michel Francois
U.S
U.N
Eric Falr
British
B Corp
Air France
U.S. Coast Guard
Marines practice for invasion in Bahamas amid Haiti talks
U S Marines train on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas as a possible Haiti rescue mission remains under consideration. Pentagon and White House officials briefed leaders on Haiti, with some indicating an invasion is likely while others advocate continued sanctions and peacekeeping planning.
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Bahamas
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Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Senate Intelligence Committee
Larry Pressler
R-S.d
Pentagon
Great Inagua Island
24Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
USS
Inchon
Camp Lejeune
Gillooly jailed two years for Kerrigan attack in Portland
Gillooly Tonya Harding's ex husband received a two year prison term and a $100000 fine in Portland after pleading guilty to the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Judge Donald Londer labeled the act outrageous and cruel while Kerrigan, in Phoenix, did not accept the apology. Harding, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution, drew three years, 500 hours of community service, a $160000 fine and retirement from competitive skating.
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Nancy Kerrigan
Gillooly
Tonya Harding
Portland
Ore
Donald Londer
Lander
Kerrigan
Harding
Ion
Glenn longs for a moon mission after historic orbit
John Glenn, now a U.S. senator, recalled Apollo 11 with awe as he watched from Houston in 1969. He said he would have liked to fly to the Moon and wondered why he stayed on earthbound work after his orbital mission. He noted Kennedy reportedly did not want to risk him on another flight. Glenn still follows shuttle launches and offered to NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin that he is available for geriatric studies.
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U.S
Houston
Ohio Democrat
Space Program
Kennedy
NASA
Daniel Goldin
Goldin
Diffie ordered to list all sexual partners in divorce
In Franklin Tennessee a judge ordered country singer Joe Diffie to name every person he had sex with during the marriage as part of the divorce proceedings. Diffie’s manager called the situation regrettable and said the singer is cooperating to keep the process as painless as possible.
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Joe Diffie
Diffie
Franklin, Tenn
Johnny Slate
Joe
Pope John Paul II to publish Crossings the Threshold of Hope
The New York Times reports Pope John Paul II plans a worldwide fall release for Crossings the Threshold of Hope with Alfred A. Knopf publishing in the United States. The pope’s new book grew from answered interview questions and will donate publishing proceeds to charity. The 74-year-old pontiff drew inspiration from a journalist’s prepared questions, which were expanded into narrative form.
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New York Times
Alfred A. Knopf
United States
Poland
Pope
Times
Karen Loman of Four C's New Bern on sailing and hurricanes
Karen Loman, a sales clerk in New Bern, enjoys sailing and theatre and raising a 3 year old. She notes two hurricanes are expected to hit the North Carolina coast this year, claims average activity, and says she has done little to prepare since she does not live on the waterfront.
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C’s
New Bern
Loman
N.C. Coast
Courtrooms as Entertainment Seeps into Public Life
Bob Greene argues that courtrooms offer absorbing, real life drama comparable to television and movies. He urges public attendance to observe justice in action, noting open access, the roles of judges and lawyers, and the civic purpose of courts as workplaces funded by taxpayers.
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