Trade House races to big margin on GATT vote
Lawmakers seek a 100 vote House victory to push the 124 nation GATT pact forward as key senators remain unsure. President Clinton ramps up pressure with senior aides and former presidents backing ratification amid a lame duck session and a four hour floor debate led by Rep. Sam Gibbons. The pact slashes tariffs, broadens rules to agriculture and services, and creates a World Trade Court to referee disputes. Major supporters include House leaders from both parties and onetime opponents say a 150 to 180 vote showing would be a win.
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Jimmy Carter
Marines Move to Adriatic as Bosnia crisis lingers
The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, about 2,200 Marines and sailors, has been repositioned from a Mediterranean routine deployment to the Adriatic Sea aboard the USS Nassau USS Ponce and USS Gunston Hall. Navy and DoD officials say no buildup is underway. the force is a contingency able to protect UN personnel or evacuate civilians if needed.
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White House pushes peace talks with Bosnia Serbs
Clinton aides seek to draw Bosnia Serbs into talks by offering to reopen a rejected peace plan with changes acceptable if Serbia recognizes Bosnia as an independent state. Warne and NATO ministers discuss ideas in Brussels while a cease-fire for Bihac is sought and Marines near Croatia are kept offshore.
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Rehearsals Begin for Handel's Messiah by Local Choir
Hank Waters and Bill Harris rehearse at Centenary United Methodist Church for the 14th annual Messiah performance directed by James Ogle. The Boise Philharmonic Association presents the 150-member chorus, sponsored by four New Bern churches, with the North Carolina Symphony orchestra. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday and 4:30 p.m. Monday with tickets at the Bank of the Arts.
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Bank of the Arts
Crab Shells Turned Into Bioplastic and Wound Dressings
Researchers at North Carolina State University convert crab shell chitin into chitosan to produce biodegradable plastic wrap and wound dressings. They extract chitin from blue crab shells, process it into chitosan, and mold it into films and fibers, highlighting chitosan as a natural plastic with wide potential.
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NABE forecasters see slower growth and tame inflation through 1999
A NABE survey of 47 top forecasters indicates US growth cooling to 2.7 percent in 1995 from 3.8 this year, with GDP expanding 2.4 to 2.6 percent each quarter. Inflation trims to about 3.4 percent through 1999, while unemployment slips to 5.8 percent by 1995, amid higher rates and modest wage gains.
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