Tenants face wrecked roofs as landlord skips town
HUD assisted tenants in a New Bern complex coping with a leaky roof and unpaid mortgages after landlord Blackburn allegedly fled. Residents describe broken promises, missed repairs, and rent funds drawn from a post office box without mortgage payments made. Many rely on HUD support and fear relocation.
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Clifton Keyes
HUD
Potter
Blackburn
New Bern
Margaret Best
Best
Keyes
Bosnia arms embargo clash marks fraught U S debate
Congress split over lifting the Bosnian arms embargo as House and Senate measures clash with the Clinton administration. supporters applaud a new policy direction while opponents warn of a risky move risking American troops and NATO allies. Bosnian leaders urge relief and praise the pilot’s survival amid the diplomatic dispute.
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Clinton
America
Senate
Benjamin Gilman
R.N.Y
House International Affairs Committee
Gilman
House
Bosnia
U.N
Steny Hoyer
D-Md
Silajdzic
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
U.S
Hamilton
Britain
France
North Carolina Honors Rescue Marines of the 24th MEU
Governor Jim Hunt awards The Order of the Longleaf Pine to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Lejeune for rescuing Captain Scott F. O Grady in Bosnia Herzegovina. About 2,100 leathernecks aboard three Navy ships participated in NATO TRAP operation.
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Jim Hunt
24Th Marine ‘Expeditionary Unit
North Carolina
U.S
Bosnia
Camp Lejeune
Cherry Point
New River Marine Corps Air Stations
Scott F.)O’grady
Hunt
24Th
MEU
O'Grady
U.S. Air Force
Marines praised for Bosnia rescue mission and TRAP success
Marines say the Bosnia operation that rescued Air Force Captain Scott O Grady demonstrates the value of constant training. Col Jan Huly of the II MEF notes readiness as a six hour base response and two hour ship response. Ground fire during lift off caused no injuries.
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Camp Lejeune
Jan Huly
Martin Berndt
24Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Scott O’grady
O'Grady
O’grady
Huly
Haly
Vesco Arrest Report Surfaces In Cuba After Long Fugitive Run
Reports say fugitive financier Robert Vesco, who fled the United States in 1972 amid civil charges over a $224 million mutual fund scheme, has been arrested in Cuba and could be handed to the U.S. authorities. Cuban officials appeared surprised by the news as FBI and Justice Department sources discuss possible extradition. Vesco settled in Havana in 1982 after years of roaming countries.
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Robert Vesco
Vesco
United States
Fidel Castro
U.S
Havana
Cuba
FBI
Justice Department
ABC News
Bert Brandenburg
ABC
Ricardo
O J Simpson trial juror issue discussed by Burke
Burke, a Ruth's Chapel Christian School teacher, favors proceeding with the O J Simpson trial if jurors run out, stating she thinks they should continue. She enjoys reading and swimming in her spare time.
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Burke
Ruth’s Chapel Christian School
Havel urges grads to ignore crowd disfavor at Harvard
Czech President Vaclav Havel told Harvard graduates to think boldly and not fear crowd disfavor. He urged media to avoid sound bite thinking as he received an honorary degree alongside J M Pei Doris Lessing Hanna Gray and 9 others.
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Vaclav Havel
Harvard
Havel
Czechoslovakia
J.M. Pei
Doris Lessing
Hanna Gray
The
University of Chicago
Wilder opens Gildas Club honoring late Gilda Radner
Gene Wilder launches a Gilda's Club in New York to honor his late wife Gilda Radner. He recalls her joking dream about the club and notes future branches in Detroit Fort Lauderdale Austinburg Nashville and Toronto. A mural features Radner and a street sign reading Its Always Something.
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Gilda Radner
Gene Wilder
New York
Gilda
Wilder
Radner
Roseanne Roseannadana
Detroit
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Austinburg
Ohio
Nashville
Roseannadana
Power struggle rocks United We Stand America chapter unity
Ross Perot’s United We Stand America faces internal discord as a recommendation to dissolve state corporations would place chapters under handpicked state executives. National director Russ Verney calls it optional and denies turmoil while backers claim it centralizes Dallas control and sparks conflict over who truly represents the movement.
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Ross Perot
United We Stand America
Perot
United We Stand
Russ Verney
Dallas
United We
America
Ed Stanek
Ohio
Prom Night Limo Fiasco Ends With Police Stop
A Chicago prom night ended in chaos as a brand-new 1995 limo failed to arrive, was replaced by a subcontracted vehicle, and was ultimately pulled over when its driver’s license was suspended. The party faced delays, miscommunication, and a disrupted search for a ride home, with refunds offered but no satisfaction.
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Westin
Chicago
Amadeo
Palatine
the Tribune
Harold
Claude
Edens Expressway
Deerfield
Lake Cook
Jewel
Tony Amadeo
State vegetable debate and Cherry Point defense poll notes
A reader poll asks if sweet potato should be NCs state vegetable with a call number for votes. Separate comment shows support for Alfies in Defense of Cherry Point to continue beyond their mission and funding views.
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North Carolina
Alfies
Cherry Point
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Rcolp
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Haris Silajdzic
Jovan Zametica
Radovan Karadzic
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Mike McCurry
O’ Grady
Bosnia- Herzegovina
24Th Meu
8Th Marines
HMM
HMM-263
Navy
Uss
Kearsarge
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Stewart
Jon Stewart
Paramount Domestic Television
Jon
Kerry Uggage
Susan Burke
Paramount Television Group
MTV
Mike Royko
Nadep
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Freedom
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