Refugees in Rwanda face cholera as U S aid arrives
U N HCR says camps at the Rwanda border suffer filth and famine with cholera killing thousands since Wednesday. US airlift starts from Goma and Entebbe to sustain months of relief, while sanitation lags. Latrines are scarce and disease spreads among Hutu refugees in the crowded camps.
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U.S
Rwanda
U.N. High Commissioner
United States
Goma
Entebbe
Uganda
Rupert Colville
UNHCR
Geneva
Colville
Air Force
Jerome Boone
Suffolk
Zanobia Randolph
Martinsville
McGuire
N.J.) Air Force Base
Path laid for transpark roads in North Carolina
The Global TransPark in Lenoir County seeks federal funds for roads and rails to connect the facility to interstates, ports, and a 13-county economic zone. U S Rep Nick Rahall and Rep Martin Lancaster spearhead efforts while planners propose an interstate-quality bypass realignment to link US 70 at Dover and U S 95 40 corridors.
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North Carolina
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
Sheraton Grand
New Bern
Rahall
Martin Lancaster
D-N.c
Lancaster
Lenoir County
West Virginia
Ing
Transpark
Satur
Kinston
Town
Dover
Henson Barnes
Goldsboro
State Senate
Transpark Commission
Barnes
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Aid: U S Military Mounting Costly Rwanda Relief Effort
The United States broadens a costly relief operation for Rwanda, mobilizing additional troops, equipment, and funding. Officials say the aim is rapid food aid distribution, medical support, and civil stabilization. The effort signals a major international response amid ongoing humanitarian needs.
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Rwanda
Summer romances a matter of timing
Lisa Blockus and Steve Lindsley, Camp Seafarer staff, began as casual companions but grew closer as summer romance. He praises her jokes and listening, she finds him cute, and they expect a brief fling before September school days end. New Bern psychologist notes seasonal romance patterns in coastal North Carolina.
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Lisa Blockus
Steve Lindsley
Blockus
Lindsley
Camp Seafarer
North Carolina
New Bern
David Novak
Novak
Carteret man dies in wreck near Vanceboro
Conrado W. Natividad III, 25, of Morehead City died after his Toyota Tercel ran off rain slick US 17 three miles south of Vanceboro. He died at Craven Regional Medical Center of multiple trauma. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. after the car traveled south at 60 mph and struck a tree. The driver reportedly lost control.
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Morehead City
Vanceboro
Conrado W. Natividad III
1707
Bay St
Craven Regional Medical Center
Gene Ennett
State Highway Patrol
Natividad
One year delay in Jordan murder case lingers in Robeson County
A year after Michael Jordan Sr. was killed, James Jordan and Larry Demery face no trial date as Robeson County courts remain crowded. Prosecutors have not scheduled a trial and maintain silence. District Attorney Richard Townsend has not discussed the case, with his successor to take office next January. Green and Demery, both 19, were among 33 murder detainees in the jail amid backlogs and contested deadlines. Michael Jordan continues to pursue his late father’s memory, saying he feels his presence.
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Jordan
Michael Jordan
James Jordan
Wilmington
Union County
Hugh Rogers
Larry
Robeson County
Demery
Daniel Green
News & Observer
Raleigh
Connee Brayboy
Carolina Indian Voice
Green
Richard Townsend
Townsend
Johnson Britt
The
Chicago Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
Nation Renamed health bill better off
Congressional Democrats move to kill President Clinton's health care bill to salvage a new Democratic version likely retaining core ideas. Polls show mixed public views while talks pivot to a Mitchell led compromise using elements from Clinton era bills.
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Clinton
Rep
Benjamin Cardin
D-Md
House
Ways and Means Committee
USA Today
Gallup
New York Times
CBS News
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Congress
Mitchell
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Finance Committee
Labor Committee
Ther
Heee
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