Bosnian government massed troops near Sarajevo
More than 15,000 Bosnian government soldiers gather north and west of Sarajevo amid fears of a Serb assault. UN officials note uncertainty on attack timing while delivering aid through Serb blockades. Washington debates a plan to restrict U.S. role to evacuations, with Dole and Lugar proposing a binding resolution. Former President Carter and Gen. Galvin testify on Bosnia policy.
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Sarajevo
U.N
Bosnia
Paul D’orsonnens
Canada
Visoko
Ilijus
United Nations
Washington
United States
Congress
U.S
Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
Foreign Relations Committee
GOP
Carter
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Galvin
NATO
Parker sues Craven board over resignation demand
Craven County Commissioner Gerald Parker, recently convicted in U S District Court, sues five board members for allegedly pressuring his resignation at a regular meeting without a proper agenda. He seeks voiding of the resolution and attorney fees, while critics call the move controversial and secretive.
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Ly Robyn L. Davis
Sun Journal
Craven County
Gerald Parker
Board of Commissioners
Parker
U.S. District Court
Elizabeth City
Earl Wright
Charles Tyson
Gary Bleau
Don Phillips
Lee K. Allen
Albert Toon
Tyson
Felon
North Carolina
Earl Whitted Jr
Gerald
Whitted
Rain and heat hit Craven tobacco and cotton profits
Farmers report 10 to 25 percent crop damage from Tropical Storm Allison and ensuing heat. Donald Heath of Vanceboro cites 8.2 inches of rain and stressed tobacco plants. Craven County estimates suggest one quarter of cotton and tobacco may be lost, with tobacco losses possibly over $5 million based on 16,000 acres of cotton and 5,000 of tobacco. Damage assessments wait on field access and dry out.
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Donald Heath
Vanceboro
Heath
Allison
Billy Dunham
Craven
Cooperative Extension Service
Elvin Lee
Cove City
Trenton
Lee
John Walston
Craven County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Tobacco seen as here to stay
In western Craven County tobacco farmers vow the crop will endure amid health concerns and anti-smoking drives during the Clinton era. Farmers like Hubert Sanderson cite the economic importance of tobacco and say criticism won’t reduce flue cured acreage in the tri county area.
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Robert Tyndall
Craven County
Clinton
Hubert Sanderson
Jones County
Tri-County
Sanderson
Clinton budget plan splits Democrats over reform and deficit path
President Clinton unveils a 10 year plan to save 1.2 trillion by cutting Medicare Medicaid and other programs. He pitches gentler cuts than GOP plans while offering child tax relief and health care reforms. Gore defends the plan amid intra party criticism as Armey cautions on tone while GOP negotiators seek a bipartisan balanced budget compromise.
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Clinton
House
Senate
al Gore
Gore
White House
Dick Armey
Texas Republican
CBS
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