Serbs pound safe area as NATO airpower falters
In northwest Bosnia Serb forces press on the Bihac enclave as NATO airstrikes fail to halt the ground advance. U.N. peacekeepers fear withdrawal if fighting escalates with Serbs seizing territory and Muslim-held areas shrinking. U.S. officials acknowledge the mission’s limited leverage amid stalled attempts at a cease-fire.
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U.N
Bosnia
U.S
NATO
William Perry
Michael Rose
Bihac
Michael Williams
Yasushi Akashi
Yx Via
Croatia
Associated Press
United Nations
Perry
U.N. Security Council
Haris Silajdzic
Bihar
Sarajevo
Eastern
Adriatic Sea
Holiday trees fill New Bern area lots and farms
In New Bern and surrounding counties families flock to tree lots and farms for Fraser firs and pines. Bill McClinton and Bill Ellis secure an eight foot Fraser fir to a small gray car while Tina Paschal and Ray Huffman watch, joking about the car’s strength. Cindy Jones notes shoppers often bring saws for a family event, filming the moment as they select and chop their own tree.
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Ray Huffman
Tina Paschal
New Bern
Bill McClinton
The
New Bern Civitans
Bill Ellis
Chii
Cindy Jones
Moore
NC 55 West
Tornadoes kill two at Germantown reunion in Tennessee
A tornado demolished a Germantown home where 16 relatives gathered for a reunion, killing two and burying others in debris. Western Tennessee saw six twisters with three more deaths and widespread destruction. Mississippi mobile home losses and nationwide weather toll added to the weekend outcry as 32,000 travelers were stranded.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Tree sale at Twin Rivers Mall by Civitan Club
The New Bern Civitan Club offers Fraser firs and white pines at a lot beside J C Penney. Six to seven foot trees are $35 and seven to eight foot trees are $40 with prices varying by size and type.
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The
New Bern Civitan Club
J.C. Penney
Twin Rivers Mall
Fallen TV preacher Jim Bakker to be freed soon
Five years after his conviction for bilking followers of 158 million dollars, Jim Bakker will be released this week from federal prison. Attitudes toward his return vary from doubt about drawing crowds to hope from his father and supporters. Heritage USA, once a 2200 acre retreat built by the Bakkers, drew millions in 1986 for its attractions. Bakker has not stated plans to return to the resort or give interviews after serving time in Minnesota Georgia and a Salvation Army halfway house.
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Jim Bakker
University of Virginia
Haddon
Bakker
Heritage USA
Bakkers
Minnesota
Georgia
Salvation Army
Nation Deals shaping GATT approval years early
Washington struck deals with legislators and various interest groups to secure fast track approval for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Critics call it pork barrel politics while supporters claim the pact lowers tariffs and boosts U.S. wages though it may shift jobs to low wage nations. The House vote is scheduled and the Senate debate looms as lawmakers forged compromises to offset lost tariff revenue.
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Clinton
Bob Dole
TWA
U.S
Congress
White House
Ralph Nader
House
Senate
Ira Shapiro
Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative
Nader
Casablanca
Dole
R-Kan
World Trade Organization
Parents blame gulf war for children’s health woes
Parents of Desert Storm veterans report nine Gulf War children born since 1992 have died at Fort Bragg or suffer serious health problems. Doctors say defect rates at Fort Bragg match national averages, while parents insist Gulf service harmed their kids. Pentagon notes a Persian Gulf war registry and compares veteran health to nondeployers.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
Gulf
Col
Sharon Cooper
Womack Army Medical Center
The
Persian Gulf
Melanie Ayers
U.S. Senate
Waynesboro
Miss
National Guard Quartermaster Corps
Defense Department
Pentagon
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Sun Journal
Huffman
Tri-County
North Caroli
Twister Kills
Reunion
Germantown, Tenn
Marilyn Clark
Shelby County Emergency Task Force
Germantown
Tenn
Charlotte
Gatt OK
Washington
Ann Landers
New York
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