U.N. Rapid Reaction Force Begins Combat Missions
The first combat troops of the U.N. Rapid Reaction Force positioned with orders to destroy Serb guns firing on peacekeepers. France and Britain reported a French bomber hit Pale, though Paris denied it. About 300 British and French forces moved toward Mount Igman to secure the Sarajevo corridor as Serbs shelled U.N. elements and civilians.
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U.N
Pale
Sarajevo
France
Mount Igman
Chris Vernon
Vernon
Bosnia
Vitez
Zepa
Bihac
White House
United States
Britain
Gilles Carreau
Eric Dorleans
Igman
Netherlands
London
NATO
Gorazde
Ratko Mladic
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Washington
Neuse River reclassification eyed for Craven County
The North Carolina DEHNR may upgrade Craven County Neuse River segments from secondary recreation C to primary recreation B. Public input is sought with a hearing set for Sept 11 at 7 p.m. in the Craven County Courthouse near Streets Ferry Bridge to Johnson Point and Fairfield Harbour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
DEHNR
Neuse River
Craven County
Steve Zoufaly
Neuse
Environmental Management Commission
Streets Ferry
Weyerhaeuser
Johnson Point
McCotter Point
Fairfield Harbour
Mary Ann Harrison
Harrison
Suzanne Hoover
DEM
Bomb attack on Tel Aviv area bus kills six in rush hour
A suicide bombing ripped through a crowded bus in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, killing six and wounding 33. Police found a body fragment possibly from the bomber. An anonymous caller claimed Hamas involvement amid stalled Israeli-Palestinian talks on autonomy. Witnesses described mangled remains and shattered windows.
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Tel Aviv
Ramat Gan
Associated Press
Hamas
Israel
PLO
West Bank
Critics say lagoons are outdated in hog waste sector
North Carolina faces renewed complaints after accidents at three animal waste lagoons. Critics from environmental groups and the state Commission call open lagoons outdated and dangerous, urging reforms to require enclosed waste treatment similar to municipal sewers.
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North Carolina
State Environmental Management Commission
Robert Epting
EMC
Nation Sentence hearing set in Susan Smith trial
A nine man and three woman jury found Susan Smith guilty of murder after 2 1/2 hours of deliberation. The court now moves to the penalty phase to decide life in prison or the electric chair. Prosecution and defense offered contrasting portrayals of Smith as evil or a tragic figure, with testimony planned to influence jurors for the second phase.
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Urers
Susan Smith
Smith
Michael
Alex
Es Iene Harpootlian
Jack Swerling
David Bruck
Bruck
Tommy Pope
Pope
Harpootiian
David
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World UN
N.C. Environmental Management
The
Neuse River Foundation
James City
Charlie
Patricia D. White
Mary Barbour
Trent River
Brinson School
Israeli
Shlomi Uziel
Uziel
Wilmington
Ann Landers
Marlin
Talladega
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