Marines rescue US pilot in Bosnian rescue mission
US Marines from Cherry Point and New River aided in the early morning rescue of Capt. Scott F. O Grady, shot down over Bosnia. Two CH 53E helicopters landed near the pilot, Berndt led the pickup, and NATO aircraft provided air support. No casualties reported. mission conducted by the 24th MEU aboard USS Kearsarge with Harriers from Cherry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Point Marine Corps
New River Air Stations
U.S. Air Force
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Camp Lejeune-based
24Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
MEU
Scott F
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
HMM)-263
New River
HMM-263
Uss Kearsarge
Marine Attack Squadron
VMA)-231
Cherry Point
NATO
David Evans
Sixth Fleet Public Affairs Office
Takis Theodorakivis
Europe
USS
Kearsarge
Navy
Phyllis Zagano
Camp Lejeune
U.S.S. Kearsarge
Adriatic Sea
Bosnia
Extradition sought for Newport murder suspect in Tennessee
Tennessee plans to sign a governor's extradition order next week for Orin Eugene Ross, alias Travis Williams, held in Knoxville after North Carolina charged him with the murder of Connie Mae Melton, a Newport grandmother found in Croatan National Forest. Ross faces murder and auto theft counts and could be sent back to Carteret County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Newport
Croatan National Forest
W. David McFadyen Jr
North Carolina
Nashville
Tenn
Don Sundquist
Orin Eugene Ross
Travis Williams
Knoxville
Ross
Connie Mae Melton
Doc
McFadyen
Carteret County
Orin Ross
Melton
Chapel Hill
Bumper blueberry crop hits area farms this season
Area blueberry farmers report a bumper crop as bushes overflow with fruit. Debbie Gustafon and her mother Larue Nelson of Nelson Blueberry Farm in Bridgeton praise the yield, noting last winter’s cold kept damage minimal. Jane Morris of Morris Brothers Blueberry Farm confirms strong prospects, with North Carolina also reporting a favorable outlook and migrant workers benefiting from the busy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Gustafon
Gustafon
Larue Nelson
Nelson Blueberry Farm
Bridgeton
Jane Morris
Morris Brothers
North Carolina
Willie
Pop” Martin
James Ballenger
School fall kills worker at Jones Senior High
A Jones County maintenance worker, George Dove 55 of Kinston, died after being knocked from a six foot ladder while dismantling a steam pipe at Jones Senior High School. He was pronounced dead at Pitt Memorial Hospital after an earlier transfer from Lenoir Hospital. The district investigates the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
George Dove
Kinston
Pitt Memorial Hospital
Norma Sermon- Boyd
Dove
Jones Senior High School
Sermon-Boyd
Lenoir Hospital
Pitt
Clinton vetoes first bill in 27 months
President Clinton vetoed a $16.4 billion spending cut measure, saying it would slash education environmental and housing programs and privilege pet projects. Republicans admitted they cannot override and seek a deficit reduction compromise with congressional leaders amid talks to avoid politics. Both sides share aim to curb the deficit and may meet to strike a deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Congressional Republicans
GOP
White House
Jerry Lewis
Rcalif
House Appropriations Committee
Haley Barbour
Republican National Committee
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O’grady
O'Grady
Kamenge
Rwanda
Burundi
Melchoir Ndadaye
Nicodemus Nduhirubusa
Bujumbura
Ings
By Robyn L. Davis
Sun Journal
Charlie Peek
Sun Journa
Ann Landers
Jones
Erick Gill
Son Journal
The
Associated Press
Washington
Due East
King George
Palace
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