Clinton Assad meet on Middle East peace tour in Damascus
President Clinton and Hafez Assad held talks in Damascus amid efforts to promote a wider peace between Israel and Syria. Assad offered full peace but demanded Syria keep its land seized in war. Clinton noted progress but said a peace treaty was not yet within reach and would be pursued in Jerusalem with Rabin.
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Hafez Assad
Clinton
Israel
Assad
Syria
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
Richard Nixon
Middle
East Jerusalem
Ehud Olmert
Base closures pace to slow by new BRAC chief and Lancaster
Alan J. Dixon named chair of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission by President Clinton. Dixon and Rep. Martin Lancaster say 1995 BRAC should reexamine past closures and avoid harming local economies as Cherry Point and NADEP near schedule to receive a Navy F/A-18 wing.
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U.S
Martin Lancaster
Dn.c
Alan J. Dixon
Sena
Tor
Bill Clinton
Lancaster
Dixon
Nadep
Cherry Point
Jordan Treaty Puts Kingdom at Center of Arab World
Jordan redefines regional stance as a new treaty restores central role in Arab affairs. Officials praise strengthened ties with neighbors and international partners while outlining economic and security dividends for the kingdom.
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Jordan
Power Rangers Top Halloween Costume Among Kids
Robyn L. Davis reports youngsters favor Power Rangers outfits with blue green red and white versions selling fast at Kmart and Wal Mart as parents buy matching costumes. Johnston stores also market Lion King Cinderella and Snow White outfits while general holiday fever grows. A toddler Power Ranger costume grabbed early September for Phillip Rice Jr., 4, who declared in July his plan to be a ranger.
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Faerie
Meredith Colon
Blue Ranger
Phillip Rice
Red Ranger
Justin Wooten
First Baptist Church
Power Rangers
Craig Lanier
Kmart
New Berm
Lanier
Mastsinion
Wal-Mart
Johnston
Power
Phillip Rice Jr
RJR chief criticizes Rose buyout plan for tobacco
James Johnston of Reynolds Tobacco slams U S Rep Charlie Rose proposed buyout using higher cigarette taxes as too costly at 7.50 per pound versus current market around 1.60 to 1.80. Arnold Hamm urges Wayne County Farm Bureau to back the flue cured tobacco cooperative amid industry pressure to cut costs.
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North Carolina
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
U.S
Charlie Rose
D-N.c
U.S. Agriculture Department
James Johnston
Reynolds Tobacco
Rose
Tobacco Cooperative
Arnold Hamm
Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corp
Wayne County Farm Bureau
Mortgage bias remains as black borrowers face higher loan rejections
Regulators report in 1993 that black applicants faced a 34 percent rejection rate for mortgages, far above whites at 15.3 percent and Asians at 14.6 percent, with disparities persisting even after income adjustments. Data show shifts since 1990 and note gains in absolute numbers due to lower rates and lender efforts, despite ongoing inequality.
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Allen Fishbein
Center For Change
Donald G. Ogilvie
American Bankers Association
Ogilvie
Correction on Burney no contest plea in Craven County case
In Craven County Superior Court Alvin Wellington Burney entered a no contest plea to charges of assaulting a child. The plea, treated as guilty for sentencing, does not admit guilt. The Sun Journal printed incorrect information on Wednesday.
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Alvin Wellington Burney
Craven County Superior Court
Sun Journal
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