NATO strikes near Pale amid escalating Bosnian war
NATO warplanes hit an ammunition dump near Pale for a second day in retaliation for Serb attacks. Serbs threatened to kill UN peacekeepers if air strikes continue, while dozens of troops were surrounded at Sarajevo weapon points. NATO described major strikes using missiles and heavy bombs and warned the Serbs to halt attacks.
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Radovan Karadzic
Karadzic
Yugoslavia
Rome
William Perry
Reliving the past costs in family art and NASCAR
A feature on a watercolorist named as the library’s artist of the month explores nostalgic art collecting. In sports coverage, NASCAR drivers prepare for the Coca‑Cola 600 race signaling season momentum and fan interest.
Parker case jury halts on one count in federal drug trial
A Craven County Commissioner Gerald Parker trial jury told Judge Terrence Boyle it had reached verdicts on two of three drug charges but remained hung on the third count, with confusion over the date “fall of 93” for a dwelling violation. Deliberations stretched into a fifth hour as supporters prayed and waited.
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Gerald Parker
Elizabeth City
U.S. District Court
Terrence Boyle
Boyle
Parker
New Bern
Johnnie Sampson
Sampson
Whitted
Federal Building
U.S. Attorney's Office
U.S
Hog farms cut value of homes study says
NC State researchers find hog farms harm nearby home values up to 7.7 percent, creating a manure index to measure cumulative farm manure impacts within two miles. The strongest impact occurs where hog farming was rare before a new operation. Effects on air and water pollution remain debated.
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N.C. State
Raymond Palmquist
Loaded pistol hidden in killer’s typewriter after execution
An hour after Willie Lloyd Turner was executed for the 1978 jewelry store murder, a .32 caliber revolver with six bullets was found concealed behind a typewriter sleeve in his motel room. Turner's attorney said the weapon and a note reading "Smile" were hidden in a secret compartment.
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Walter Walvick
Turner
Warvick
Jim Jones
State Corrections Department
Budget deal looms as Congress seeks deficit cut milestone
Washington lawmakers edge toward a sweeping budget plan aimed at ending a quarter century of deficits. Senate and House Republicans prepare for tough intra party talks on tax cuts while Democrats vow veto resistance to protect Medicare parks and education. The Senate cleared a roughly 1 trillion dollar seven year plan after 59 amendments, with only a few GOP backed changes.
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Olympia Snowe
Maine
Paul Simon
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Newt Gingrich
Bob Dole
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Dole
Kan
Charles Robb
Virginia
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
Sam Nunn
Georgia
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