Haiti's first regular election tests democracy after violence
Haitians vote in the first democratic election since 1990 with 28 parties contesting 101 national seats and 2,000 local posts. U.N. troops and police back the process as monitors from many nations observe. Aristide seeks sweeping victory amid concerns about past fraud and political tensions.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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Clinton
United States
United Nations
BRAC vote hinges on 300 million spread to bases
BRAC chairman Alan Dixon cited the $300 million cost difference between Cherry Point and Oceana as the decisive factor in the commission's 1600 F A 18s relocation decision. The BRAC vote was unanimous, confirming an earlier Defense Department recommendation to move aircraft to Oceana Naval Air Station.
BRAC-93 Jets and Jobs Redirected to Coastal Bases
Se omeeeeT Point lost 11 squadrons of F A 18 jets redirected to Oceana in Virginia and Atlanta and Beaufort in South Carolina. New River won H 53 helicopters and about 700 jobs redirected from Miramar. Cherry Point NADEP lost a helicopter whirl tower and 400 jobs moved from Pensacola. Governor Hunt condemned the BRAC decision as political pressure and outrage swept North Carolina officials.
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Oceana Naval Air Station
Atlanta Naval Air Station
Beaufort
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Marine Corps Air Station
New River
Miramar Naval Air Station
Cherry Point Nadep
Pensacola
Nobody Notable In Transplant Race Says It Is Need Based
L D Worley, a Belle of New Bern cruise attendee, says fame or status does not boost transplant priority. Carolyn Conway, a kidney recipient, confirms luck and need drive organ access. COPA coordinator Jose Lopez notes donor lists, with a computer matching availability to urgency.
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Mickey Mantle
L.D. Worley
COPA
Jose Lopez
Greenville
Waiting list grows to over forty thousand organ candidates
On June 1 the United Network for Sharing organs waiting list stood at 40,233 registrations. The piece recalls L D Worley receiving a life saving heart call in July 1993 after a fatal car crash in Fayetteville, and describes his decades long battle with heart disease and breathless struggles.
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United Network For Organ Sharing
L.D. Worley
Trent Woods
East Carolina University Medical Center
Fayetteville
Worley
Parker resigns from Craven County Board of Commissioners
Gerald Parker quit Friday afternoon after a Dec 9 arrest on federal drug charges and a May 26 conviction. The resignation, accepted 4-2, takes effect July 5 at 7 30 pm. Commissioners later voted 5-1 to deem the seat vacant at that time.
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Craven County Board of Commissioners
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U.S. District Court
Elizabeth City
Sun Journal
Chuck Tyson
Don Phillips
Earl Wright
Craven County
Trawick “Buzzy” Stubbs
Democratic Party
Fair trial doubts voiced by McVeigh in first interview
Nation McVeigh told Newsweek he heard of the federal building bombing from the trooper who stopped him for no license plate. He said he is horrified by images of slain children and fears a fair trial, denying he ever called himself a prisoner of war.
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Karl G. Granse
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Waco
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Decker
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