Army opens 32000 jobs to women amid combat role shift
Pentagon sources say the Army will admit women to 32 000 positions previously open only to men, including attack helicopter crews and air defense units, while barring them from MLRS and special operations helicopters. The move, a compromise between Secretary West and General Sullivan, leaves 27 percent of combat units off limits.
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City to launch own trash program in New Bern
New Bern will switch from Craven County disposal to a city run program with 64 gallon carts starting Sept 1. Aldermen extended ARS contract to include residential service for three years amid questions from Waste Industries of Newport about bidding practices.
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River Bend murder case probes reappointment of counsel
Accused slayer Ehgin Mohamed Youssef, 22, says he is pleased with attorney Reginald Frazier but requests reinstatement of his court appointed counsel. He wrote to Craven County district attorney W. David McFadyen Jr. and William Ward III seeking Ward back, as a Craven County Superior Court hearing weighs who will represent him in the murder case.
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NC Leaders See Bright Tobacco Future Amid Tax Fight
Gov Jim Hunt declared a future for tobacco at Eastern Belt market opening, praising NC congressmen fighting cigarette tax hikes and urging continued growth. Opening carryover leaf sold for about a penny above support. most was last year’s crop. Clinton taxes seen waning as anti tobacco sentiment eases.
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UN seeks US help to bury Rwanda refugees dead
The UN appeals for U S troops to supervise burials and deliver mass grave digging equipment as cholera kills thousands daily in eastern Zaire camps. Safe water from Lake Kivu begins reaching refugees amid rotting corpses and soaring death tolls. French and Zairian forces aid in mass grave efforts while U S troops prepared to assist with burials and logistics.
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Nurse fights cholera amid dying refugees in Goma camp
In Goma Zaire a nurse works amid hundreds dead or dying from cholera and other diseases. Jody Prakow wades through excrement and bodies, lacking gloves as she treats patients, while UN says 14,000 have died in a week and the crisis demands massive aid.
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