Walterboro honors Tuskegee Airmen with new monument
Fifty years after the Tuskegee Airmen broke aviation’s color ban in World War II a monument in Walterboro South Carolina honors their legacy. Veterans recount racism at the time and praise the tribute noting earlier monuments exist only at Arlington the Air Force Academy and Tuskegee. Many airmen trained in Walterboro in 1943 44 after initial schooling in Alabama.
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Memorial Day honors Confederate soldiers at Mill Springs site
Descendants gather at Nancy Kentucky to dedicate a national cemetery marking over 140 Confederate soldiers buried in unmarked graves after the Battle of Fishing Creek. Union graves lie nearby as crowds recall Gen. Felix Zollicoffer’s fatal clash and the conflict’s first clear northern victory.
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Mother Charged in Baby's Death After Salon Visit
Police say Dianna Meeks ignored a doctor's order to rush her malnourished infant to a hospital. The 25 year old mother of five was charged with involuntary manslaughter after Dontory Jordan, weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces, died at a Sunny Nails salon following alleged neglect and a failed hospital directive.
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Weedstock Fest yields 60 arrests in Wisconsin event
In Ferryville Wisconsin the eighth annual Weedstock Festival ended with 60 arrests and police reporting smoother operations than feared. Organizers cited about 3,500 attendees while authorities logged 42 drug arrests and 1 non drug arrest, 76 traffic citations, and 441 warnings from Friday through Monday.
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Tragic carbon monoxide death of three children in camper shell
Orlando Juarez and his wife returned from Salinas to Los Angeles to discover their three children Natalie six Kimberly two and Kevin one had died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a camper shell attached to the family pickup. Dr Robin Kallas said parents hoped the kids were asleep on long trips and that there was no reason to suspect danger.
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Finch set to complete Earhart style world flight tonight
Linda Finch aims to finish an around the world flight in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra 1-E starting from Honolulu. She plans a 17 hour leg to Oakland California carrying 17 000 pounds of fuel, far beyond the 10 500 pound capacity. Earhart disappeared near Howland Island in July 1937 and the mystery remains unsolved.
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Senate questions focus of new NATO expansion debate
The Senate faces a costly expansion to include former Soviet bloc nations as Hungary Poland and the Czech Republic with Madrid summit expected. Officials warn the debate will test costs and alliance cohesion amid Russia’s opposition and arms control prospects.
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NATO and Russia reach Monday agreement on expansion plan
Russia drops objection to NATO expansion including former Soviet satellites likely starting with Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic. A NATO-Russia Council will meet to discuss security with leaders from NATO and Russia and a representative from a NATO member. NATO says no nukes or storage sites will be placed in new Central European members. NATO will not permanently station large numbers of Western troops on the new members and Russia will have a consultative role without a veto. Some senators question the deal's impact on alliance effectiveness and costs of modernization.
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Unilateral NATO pact sparks East West tension shift
President Clinton praised a new NATO Russia link as a step toward peace while Boris Yeltsin signaled a possible widening of missile targeting. Officials noted the move was symbolic and could alter future NATO expansion and European security dynamics.
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Clinton Urges NATO Russia Pact Do Not Repeat Cold War
President Clinton urged NATO allies to seize the NATO Russia Founding Act as a chance to leave Cold War conflicts behind. He praised Boris Yeltsin for the accord and said NATO will work with Russia to expand European security. Clinton and Tony Blair spoke amid the pact’s signing. later they planned further talks with Yeltsin.
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