Breakthrough halts Haiti invasion with peacekeeper role
U S troops poised to enter Haiti as peacekeepers to restore democracy and rebuild the crippled economy. Defense Secretary Perry says actions will rest on necessity, while Haiti’s rulers vow to relinquish power by Oct 15 under a Carter brokered, late hour deal. Carter and Clinton debate the negotiations as plans for an invasion were recalled after leaders agreed to step aside and allow Aristide to return.
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Haiti
Clinton
Defense
William Perry
Carter
Raoul Cedras
CNN
Pentagon
Port-Au-Prince
Jean- Bertrand Aristide
Troops Disappointed As Haiti Invasion Called Off
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne expressed disappointment and frustration after the Haiti invasion was canceled. About 30 C 130 planes were dispatched from Pope AFB before turning back as President Clinton reached an agreement with Haitian leaders.
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Timothy Porter
82Nd Airborne
Haiti
Caribbean
Marcus Castro
Fayetteville Observer-Times
Pope Air Force Base
North Carolina
82Nd Airborne Division
Clinton
Cpl
Carl Renshaw
Mobile
Ala
Renshaw
Hong Kong's first democratic vote yields mixed gains
The Associated Press reports Hong Kong's Sunday local elections produced strong wins for pro democracy candidates with 106 of 173 seats, while pro China forces led by Democratic Alliance captured 36 of 83. Tsang Yok-sing praised a balanced result as turnout hit a record 33.1 percent of 2.4 million eligible voters ahead of 1997 transition.
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Ang Kong
Chris Patten
China
Hong Kong
pro-China Democratic Alliance For the Betterment of
Radio
Tsang Yok-sing
Legislative Council
Patten
Preservation group targets Union Station area for rehab
New Bern Preservation Foundation concentrates on seven two story homes within a three block radius near Union Station. The group seeks city cooperation to restore the depot and adjacent building at its expense with city liability sharing and $100000 in services over five years.
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Barbara Howlett
New Bern Preservation Foundation
Union Station
City’s Preservation Foundation
Teamenee
Foundation
New Bern
Howlett
Preservation Foundation
U S regains leadership in key technologies report says
A Council on Competitiveness study released today says the United States has dramatically regained leadership in many critical technologies after years of lag. The report notes progress since 1991 when the U S was weak in many tech areas and cites renewed efforts across industry government and academia led by Paul Allaire of Xerox.
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United States
Council On Competitiveness
U.S
World Economic Forum
Geneva
America
Adm
Bobby Inman
Council
Critical Technologies
Paul Allaire
Xerox Corp
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