U S troops land in Kigali to aid Rwanda relief effort
President Clinton ordered 200 American soldiers to Kigali to secure the airport for a broader aid mission as U N and allied troops prepare a larger force. Defense Secretary Perry to inspect the mission while total U S troop strength could reach about 2000. Refugees in Goma face a cholera threat amid efforts to return home.
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Clinton
Kigali
Rwanda
Defense
William Perry
Daniel Schroeder
Joint American Task Force
Shaharyar Khan
U.N
Boutroshali
Goma
Zaire
Kimumba
Red Cross
U S Army Troops Deployed to Kigali Airport for Ops
Two hundred U S Army troops are ordered to Kigali's International Airport to boost air operations and aid humanitarian efforts. Pentagon officials say the move avoids involvement in Rwanda's civil strife.
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Kigali
Rwanda
Pentagon
Fogle Suspended by Neuse COG Board in Misconduct Probe
Roy Fogle, longtime head of the Neuse River Council of Governments, was suspended without pay after the board announced an investigation into reported misconduct. Police briefly escorted him from his office as investigators from SBI, OIG, and State Auditor’s Office prepare to review records.
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Roy Fogle
State Bureau of Investigation
Federal Office of the Inspector General
State Auditors Office
The
Sun Journal
Neuse River
Neuse River Council of Governments
Fogle
COG Board
Bob Swindell
Onslow County
O.marks Square
Neuse Cog
New Bern
Dorothy Pullicino
Jacksonville
Pullicino
COG
Veterans clinics seen in New Bern visit
Secretary Jesse Brown announced in New Bern that veterans and retirees will gain closer health care as the VA and military hospitals plan a joint system of clinics. He noted the VA spends about 2.5 million dollars daily in North Carolina and pledged continued effort to provide the best care.
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North Carolina
Veterans Administration
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Jesse Brown
New Bern
Brown
Inmate Escape Search Probed After Trash Compactor Incident
Two inmates James Stromer and Thomas Bonney may have died after entering a trash compactor at Central Prison and being carried to a Raleigh landfill. Authorities continued work Saturday, noting the shredder room and ram mechanism, with officials calling escape unlikely to survive.
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Raleigh
Central Prison
James Stromer
Thomas Lee Bonney
Department of Correction
Patty McQuillan
Western Boulevard
McQuillan
Senate approves Breyer for Supreme Court after nomination
The Senate voted 87 to 9 to approve Stephen G. Breyer for the Supreme Court, with Breyer thanking President Clinton at a White House Boys Nation ceremony. He will be sworn in next week as the 108th justice, praised by Clinton and colleagues from both parties for his intellect and fidelity to the Constitution, despite some critique over prior Lloyd's of London investments.
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Senate
Supreme Court
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White House
Chamber
Clinton
Boys Nation
Boston
Justice
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph Biden
Del
Committee
Hatch
Lloyd's of London
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