Two U.S. government workers killed in Karachi shooting
In Karachi, two U.S. government employees were killed when two gunmen in a taxi opened fire on a van carrying three Americans near a busy road. A third worker was wounded and the Pakistani driver unharmed. No group claimed responsibility. motives remain unknown. Police and officials urged restraint as relations with Pakistan face strain.
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U.S
Pakistan
United States
Jackie van Landingham
Gary C. Durell
Mark McCloy
Agha Khan Hospital
Islamabad
National chains eye New Bern growth with new stores
New Bern eyes a flood of chain expansion with Winn Dixie widening on Clarendon Boulevard to anchor two new adjacent stores, Golden Corral moving to a larger fronting the Hampton Inn, Harris Teeter planning its first eastern NC outpost, Baskin Robbins set for South Glenburnie Road, and Target weighing a 97,000 square foot site beside the new Lowe's on Clarendon. City planners note growth signals and NADEP-area influx as signs of ongoing expansion.
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New Bern
Hampton Inn
Harris Teeter
North Carolina
Clarendon
Glenburnie Road
Steve Hicks
New Bern Area
Growth brings traffic fears on Clarendon Boulevard
Vivian Aguilera reports New Bern residents voice concern that a boom in business along Clarendon Boulevard, the southern leg of US 17, will overwhelm roads. Tom Barton of the Chamber of Commerce calls on city planners to address anticipated traffic as commerce expands past Simmons Street past Twin Rivers Mall and Rivertowne Square.
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Clarendon Boulevard
New Bern
Tom Barton
The
New Bern Area
Homes Vie For 50 Nursing Beds In Craven County
Bayview Nursing Center and Britthaven seek 50 state allocated beds for Craven County. Bayview plans new construction on Neuse Boulevard, Britthaven would build a new Havelock facility while retaining existing sites. A public hearing is set for 1 p.m. April 10 in Craven County Courthouse Courtroom 5.
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Craven County
Bayview Nursing Center
Britthaven
State Division of Facility Services
Department of Human Resources
Bayview
Neuse Boulevard
Havelock
Cherry Point Road
North Carolina
River Bend
State Medical Board
Martha Frisone
Governors veto power curb passes amid referendum plan
The North Carolina Assembly approved a compromise to let voters decide in November 1996 whether the governor should retain veto power. Leaders said a tentative deal would shift some appointments to the Legislature to rebalance powers, arguing the governor wields broad influence through many commissions and highway funds.
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Senate
Marc Basnight
House
Basnight
Harold Brubaker
Randolph
Nation Panel Approves Food Stamp Redesign Plan
The House Agriculture Committee backed a GOP bill to overhaul the 27 billion food stamp program by tightening rules and capping automatic benefits increases at 2 percent annually. It would cut spending by about 16 billion over five years, with the Clinton administration disputing the totals. The measure, part of broader welfare reform, keeps the program at the federal level and contemplates states adopting block grants and electronic delivery.
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House Committee
Scotty Baesler
Kentucky
House Agriculture Committee
Bill Emerson
R-Mo
Clinton
GOP
House
Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee
Ways and Means Committee
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