Kozyrev Pushes Iraq Peace Plan Amid Gulf Tension
Russian foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev pressed Saddam Hussein’s peace offer in the Persian Gulf as Kuwait and the United States demand United Nations guarantees and a full Iraqi troop withdrawal to positions eight days earlier. U.S. and Kuwaiti officials warn of consequences if Iraq ignores the Security Council draft, with more than 80,000 troops having advanced toward Kuwait before retreating, and the Republican Guard's fate under dispute.
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Andrei Kozyrev
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Iraq
U.S
United States
Kuwait
Kozyrev
Russia
Saddam
Saddam Long
Sheik Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Associated Press
U.N. Security Council
Warren Christopher
New York
Defense
William Perry
Abu Dhabi
United Stnes
Perry
Republican Guard
Nasiriyah
Havelock Chili Festival Draws Thousands Despite Weather
Utility chili vendors Deshele Sumpter and Kelly Martin showcase a bowl as Havelock hosts the chili festival. Cooler winds kept attendance near 8,000, well below last year’s 25,000, yet visitors enjoyed ample chili and activities while awaiting coverage on story A3.
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Havelock City
Deshele Sumpter
Kelly Martin
Havelock
Mother Nature
North Carolina
Plot cited in base firing at Cherry Point Air Station
Gerald W. Johnson, a civilian personnel officer at Cherry Point Marines base, files an administrative action accusing Sherri Mason, her husband Paul, Col. David Jones, and Brig. Gen. Fred McCorkle of conspiring to have him fired. Johnson, on forced leave during an MSPB appeal, alleges Mason plotted against him after a base investigation supported sexual harassment charges against him and Gerald Both Wingate and Johnson were disciplined.
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Marine Corps Air Station
Gerald W. Johnson
Sherri Mason
Paul
Col
David Jones
Fred McCorkle
Johnson
Merit System Protection Board
Gerald
Wingate
Cherry Point files appeal on harassment charges
The Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station appeal argues administrative judge Richard Vitaris erred on six points in ruling against a secretary who filed sexual harassment charges against the base’s assistant civilian personnel officer. The appeal contends credibility, Title VII standards, and hostile environment determinations were misapplied.
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Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Richard Vitaris
Remembering Hurricane Hazel and its North Carolina toll
Robyn L. Davis notes Oct 15 1954 storm Hazel as a wife’s birthday memory and topsail island disaster. North Carolina officials recall 155 mph winds wiping out hundreds of homes, carving inlets, and prompting improvements in coastal construction and emergency response.
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Long Beach
Hazel
Tom Ditt
North Carolina
John
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Creagh
North
Canada
Wilmington
Aristide Returns to Haiti as Democracy Dawn Promises Rise
Aristide arrives back in Port-au-Prince aboard U.S. escort after three years in exile. Thousands greet him outside the National Palace as American troops secure the capital. He appeals for unity, condemns past violence, and envisions a new era with the U.N. sanctions lifted and democracy advancing.
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Haiti
Clinton
Aristide
U.N. Security Council
National Palace
Rightis
Marie- Helene Sterilus
U.S. Blackhawk
Cap-Haitien
Anstide
Jean-Claude Duperval
Jodel Lesage
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Virginia Tech
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