Gunmen seize Budyonnovsk hospital as Chechnya war escalates
Gunmen demanding a Russian withdrawal from Chechnya and cease-fire talks seized Budyonnovsk hospital, taking hundreds of hostages and killing civilians. Police and troops surrounded four locations, while Moscow deployed thousands to protect the capital and captured the Chechen envoy. Dozens dead or wounded, with negotiations ongoing and threats to execute hostages if troops advance.
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Russia
Chechnya
Budyonnovsk
Yevgeny Abramov
Abramov
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Interior Ministry
Moscow
Dudayev
Khamad Kurbanov
Kurbanov
Ornovsk
Parker May Face Jail If He Resigns From Craven County Board
Craven County Commissioner Gerald Parker said he may choose jail over resigning his seat if a federal judge upholds his drug-conviction. He argued he would rather go to jail than relinquish his post, voicing a defiant stand on principle outside the Elizabeth City courthouse.
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Craven County
Gerald Parker
U.S. District Court
Elizabeth City
Parker
Federal Courthouse
Fish Fry Prep At Bangert Elementary For Children's Hospitals
Roy Whitford and Robert Lee help prepare a Bangert Elementary School fish fry as New Bern Shriners assemble 1 000 pounds of fish 2 400 pounds of French fries 75 cases of hush puppies and 3 000 pounds of cole slaw for 1 000 plates. Plates will be sold 4 30 to 7 p m at the Sudan Temple New Bern Shrine Club Broad Creek Service Station and Trent East Crossing.
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Roy Whitford
Robert Lee
Bangert
New Bern Area
Negotiators Near Deal on Smart Start Funding
Gov Jim Hunt urged Smart Start supporters to lobby for full funding as House and Senate budget negotiators pressed toward a final compromise. Hunt spoke to about 350 supporters across from the Legislative Building amid a budget stalemate that has slowed the Legislature for weeks. House leaders said they would accept any written deal, hoping a new agreement could end the standoff.
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House
Senate
Jim Hunt
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Hunt
Leaders weigh school bond options for new construction
House leaders turned to borrowing options for needed school construction after a proposal to let counties fund schools with a 1 percent sales tax was frozen in committee. State Treasurer Harlan Boyles proposed a $1 billion financing plan as lawmakers study ways to help districts catch up.
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Harlan Boyles
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Connie Wilson
R-Mecklenburg
Boyles
Crash kills SBI agent en route to Havelock roundup
Sharon L. Alston 32 of Kenansville died from injuries suffered in a single vehicle wreck near Comfort Jones County while en route to assist in a drug roundup at Havelock. She was two weeks from transfer to Henderson. Police continued the investigation.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Sharon L. Alston
Kenansville
Havelock
Comfort
Jones County
SBI
Henderson
al Stephens
Jacksonville
Bosnian crisis tests U S credibility after O Grady rescue
Washington lauds Air Force Captain Scott O Grady for courage but he calls himself a scared bunny as Clinton Perry face tough questions. Analysts say the rescue reinforces perceived U S timidity amid Bosnian Serb actions. Bosnian forces clash north of Sarajevo as Serbs hold 26 UN hostages and demand release of four Serbs before talks. The battle heats around Vogosca and Ilijas as government troops try to sever Serb supply lines near Pale.
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Sident Clinton
Air Force
Scott O’grady
Defense
William Perry
O’grady
Bosnia
Clinton
U.S
Warren Zimmermann
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Zimmermann
State Department
North Carolina
Haris Silajdzic
NATO
United Nations
Ilijas
Sarajevo
Vogosca
U.N
Pale
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