Bosnian peace talks gain momentum amid truce tensions
In Sarajevo, government and Bosnian Serbs trade accusations of cease-fire violations after weeks of heavy fighting. U.N. officials call violations minor as rival leaders clash in public while parties meet under U.N. auspices to firm up the fragile truce. Washington leads the peace effort, raising optimism after 34 years of conflict.
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U.N
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Washington
U.S. Japan clash over military laws on Okinawa case
U.S. and Japanese negotiators held a third round of talks on how to handle American personnel charged under Japanese law. The debate centers on off base crimes and custody while Okinawans protest the Okinawa gang rape case involving U.S. Marines and a sailor, challenging Prime Minister Murayama as the issue tests local investigations and sovereignty.
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U.S
Okinawa
Tomiichi Murayama
Somali airstrip near Mogadishu changes hands in fighting
Gen Mohamed Farrah Abdullahi's forces reclaim Bali Dogle airstrip southwest of Mogadishu after a day of clashes with rival militias. Osman Ato, once Aidid ally, said his militia seized the field in a dawn raid. The Soviet built airstrip, a primary Mogadishu gateway 60 miles northeast, has been closed since U N withdrawal last March.
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Somalia
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Aidid
Osman Ato
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FBI widens search for saboteur in Arizona derailment
In Hyder Arizona FBI agents broaden the probe after a Sunset Limited derailment on a trestle near a dry riverbed. About 70 investigators interview residents, Amtrak and Southern Pacific staff as plaster casts of tracks are made and the track is cleared for repair.
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Amtrak
Arizona Desert
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Robert ‘Walsh
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State sells mansion at auction for 810000
Gov Pataki calls the Tudor Revival mansion a symbol of state excess as the state auctioned the residence that housed education commissioners for over 30 years. Architect David Darrin of Latham purchased it for 810000, well above the 400000 minimum, with the home listed on the National Historic Registry for its architecture. Richard Mills, the new education commissioner, has bought a home nearby in the Albany area.
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Richard Mills
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Troubled youth shoots teacher and self at South Carolina school
In BLACKVILLE South Carolina 16 year old Toby Sincino shot a math teacher and killed himself after a suspension. A second teacher died possibly of a heart attack. Sincino had threatened peers and idolized Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer. He lived with his father and sister in a town of 2700 about 45 miles south of Columbia.
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Trash pickers scam aids counterfeit documents
In Atlanta authorities report a fraud ring that rummaged through trash for discarded checks and financial papers to forge counterfeit pens licenses and credit reports. Led by a group moved from New Jersey five years ago, the scheme allegedly netted $10 million across seven states. Forty people charged. twenty four pleaded guilty.
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Hotel workers testify in chaotic Selena shooting scene
Houston witnesses describe Selena bleeding from a bullet wound fleeing through a motel lobby pursued by a gunwoman. Norma Martinez and Sandra Avalos, housekeepers at the motel, recount screams and a second woman seen with a gun as Espinoza, a maintenance worker, notes a young woman with loose hair fleeing the area. Yolanda Saldivar, former Selena fan club president, is cited in connection to the case.
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Yolanda Saldivar
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Reiner
Norma Martinez
Sai Var
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Programs on slavery in Williamsburg auction era planned
Williamsburg plans a new series of events on slavery and the colonial era a year after a widely watched 18th century slave auction. Director Niel Matthews says the program will avoid reenactment and focus on activities, a videotape, and scholarly discussion during a weekend in October.
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Colonial Williamsburg
Niel Matthews
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