City liquidates bonds amid rising rates and volatility
Finance officer Mary Bratcher notes the city earned 42842 over two years from bonds but faces losses as rates rise. Aldermen debate lack of prior approval and weigh liquidity against potential emergencies. Hartman cites market volatility and prudent timing to avoid possible daily losses up to 10000. Parham supports the sale as in the city’s best interests while seeking funds for emergencies.
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Mary Bratcher
Local Government Commission
Robert Raynor
Board of Aldermen
Julius Parham
Helms Faces Pushback From Hatch and Dodd Over Foreign Policy
Amid criticisms of President Clinton on foreign policy, Senator Helms defends stance against foreign aid and GATT. Senator Hatch urges restraint in rhetoric while Panetta questions Helms’ broad support. Senator Dodd labels Helms' remarks reckless as Clinton’s military relationship remains tense.
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Middle East
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Helms
Clinton
North Korea
CBS
State Department
CNN
Panetta
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Drug sweep nets dozens in New Bern roundup
Detention hearing set for those arrested as federal indictments name Ronnie Boston Timothy Milton Roger Butler and Carmilo Barnett for supplying cocaine to Berry Cordell Bryant who allegedly sold to 36 customers in the New Bern area. Most arrests occurred in the city with some out of state cases pending. The North Carolina Counter Drug Task Force and National Guard arm aided the roundup and charged a fleeing Texas woman.
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Broughton
Ronnie “R.B
Leon Boston
Timothy Milton
Roger Butler
Carmilo Rudolf
NATO Strikes Escalate as Bosnia War Worsens
The conflict in Bosnia intensifies as NATO airstrikes target Serb positions across the border in Croatia and airfields used for attacks. UN forces tighten security amid shells and missile threats on Sarajevo Tuzla and surrounding areas, while casualties rise and the war’s human toll deepens.
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Bihac
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Bosnia
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Cazin
Willy Claes
Sarajevo
Tuzla
Jan-Dirk von Merveldt
Yugoslavia
Air Force Troops Return Home From Gulf Mission
About 320 air force personnel from the 74th Fighter Iron returned to Pope AFB Fayetteville after a Gulf deployment. Families welcomed them at 1 30 am with emotional scenes as father and son reunited. Additional airmen were set to fly back in coming days while hundreds remain deployed.
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Air Force
Fayetteville
Gulf
Pope Air Force Base
Persian Gulf
74Th Fighter Iron
Charles Kelly
Charles Kelly Jr
Crosby receives liver transplant after drug damage
Rock singer David Crosby underwent a seven hour transplant at UCLA Medical Center after a deteriorating liver. Crosby from Crosby Stills and Nash was listed in critical condition but the surgeon said the operation went well. Publicist Elliot Mintz asked fans to send prayers while bandmate Stephen Stills voiced optimism about Crosby's recovery.
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David Crosby
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Crosby
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Warren Robak
Elliot Mintz
Iniemes
Busuttil
Stephen Stills
Stills
David
Mintz
Graham Nash
Morehead City resident on quilting church and fishing
Mann said she enjoys quilting church related activities and fishing in spare time. She reflected that voters last week conveyed dissatisfaction with current leadership, suggesting Democrats had governed and failed.
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Mann
Morehead City
Gere Crawford marriage rift amid tabloid claims
British tabloid photos allege strain in Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford marriage with a 22-year-old model visiting Gere’s home. Gere, 45, and Crawford, 28, have defended their union, while Gere films First Knight in Britain. Also noted: Davy Jones steeplechase interests and Ellen DeGeneres’ network show changes. Former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young hospitalized for irregular heartbeat. From wire reports.
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Richard Gere
Cindy Crawford
News of the World
Laura Bailey
Gere
Bailey
Dalai Lama
Crawford
Times of London
Mes
Churchill Downs
Davy Jones
Monkees
Love Dancing
Burk Kessinger
Jones
Louisville
England
Detroit
Coleman Young
Young
Prayer in public places shows broad right to pray
Mike Royko argues that Americans can pray anywhere from cabs to taverns and restaurants, challenging Newt Gingrich on school prayer. He says prayer should be unrestrained, practical, and not restricted to designated spaces, urging lawmakers to focus on spending less rather than limiting prayer.
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Newt Gingrich
Congress
Gingrich
Clinton
Mike Royko
HelmsCriticized for Clinton Commander in Chief Claim
A reader poll inquires if Natalee Sen Jesse Helms is right to call President Clinton incapable as commander in chief. The piece includes reaction prompts and debate on whether Nicole Simpson attacked O J Simpson in self defense and whether police would listen to him.
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Jesse Helms
Clinton
Nicole
O.J. Simpson
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