Croatia Braces as Rocket Attacks Widen Conflict in Zagreb
Reuters reports Zagreb battered by 11 missiles destroying a Children’s Hospital and a ballet rehearsal room, injuring 64 including 21 dancers. The clash sparks warnings from U N and calls for cease fire while Croats seize several UN posts and threaten further action.
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NC plans rounds at hearing on 160 Navy jets
North Carolina consultants challenge Virginia’s push for 160 F A 18s at Oceana arguing the 1993 BRAC decision favored Cherry Point and Cecil Field. Gov Hunt and lawmakers will testify at BRAC 95 regional hearing near Baltimore with U S representatives and senators leading the state’s case and a bus caravan funding by Allies.
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Lauch Faircloth
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House OKs main state spending plan for next year
The state House approved its $9.5 billion budget by a 79-38 vote, championed by Republicans as taxpayer friendly and criticized by Democrats as harmful to children, universities, and the poor. The plan cuts 217 million from existing programs and includes a Smart Start funds rule delaying 20 percent until private matching funds are raised.
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Scaffolding Breaks Rescue At Raleigh Jail Window Caulk
Two workers James Tony Whitworth of Smyrna South Carolina and Mike Peterson of Shelby were rescued unharmed after scaffolding broke while caulking windows at Wake County Jail in Raleigh on Wednesday.
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Public backs expansion of government terrorism powers
An Associated Press poll of 1,009 adults finds 54 percent prioritize public safety over civil liberties amid fears of another Oklahoma City style attack. Sixty-three percent favor FBI infiltration of potential terror groups, 65 percent back seizing weapons from suspected plots, and 58 percent support expelling foreigners suspected of terrorism, despite civil rights concerns.
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