Agreement reached on an urban aid bill
Washington AP Democrats accept Bush demand to trim a $2 billion emergency urban aid bill to $994.65 million. The package includes $500 million for a summer jobs program, with funds targeted to the 75 largest cities. House vote set today, Senate expected to follow. Bush to sign. The plan funds 360,000 summer jobs and replenishes accounts for rebuilding Los Angeles after rioting, while dropping Senate additions for Head Start, summer school, and weed and seed programs.
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Yeltsin Seeks U S Ties as Bush Signs Arms Accord
At a Washington summit the leaders hailed a new friendship after a tense Cold War era. Yeltsin urged U S business and lawmakers to back democracy in Russia while Bush refused to pledge peace dividend spending and kept to arms treaty terms.
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Gaston schools credit high expectations for score gains
Brenda Benton of Gaston schools cites higher expectations from educators parents and the community as key to rising scores. She notes cross subject collaboration new teaching methods and tools like computers. The CAT is being replaced by state tests next year with end of course exams used as final grades. results to be released soon and a district report set for June 30.
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Weather likely warm with regional variations
The forecast covers Greater Gaston Greensboro Hickory Raleigh-Durham and Wilmington with highs from 80s to mid 80s and lows in the 60s. Friday expects partly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 80s and a beach forecast.
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Hostages Return Home From Lebanon Crisis
German relief workers Heinrich Struebig and Thomas Kemptner arrived in Cologne with their families after three years in captivity by Shiite militants in Lebanon. The men were rushed to a Koblenz military hospital as the eight year hostage drama ended.
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Wisconsin tornadoes kill homes and injure dozens
Severe weather across the Midwest destroys at least 50 homes and injuries around 30 in Wisconsin on Wednesday as powerful tornadoes and windstorms leave a trail of damage and outages. Across nearby states, Michigan loses power for more than 100000 customers due to strong winds.
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Heavy shelling ends cease-fire near Sarajevo in new violence
Heavy shelling shook Sarajevo and suburbs on Wednesday ending a brief cease-fire. Serb forces reportedly captured a strategic hill south of the Bosnian capital, as a caretaker government formed for Czechoslovakia signaled federation’s looming demise within a year.
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Barkley trade ends era with 76ers. Suns acquire Hornacek Perry Lang
Charles Barkley’s stormy era with the Philadelphia 76ers ends in a trade that sends Phoenix Suns stars Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry, and Andrew Lang to Philadelphia. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, long intertwined with US Open lore and Pebble Beach, seek to add another chapter to their storied careers.
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Mystery Identity Remains After I-85 Wreck Four Days On
Investigators still seek the dead man’s identity after a wreck on I-85 near Cox Road. Officers say clues could point toward South America as they pursue leads in the case. Local authorities urge caution while the search continues.
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Jefferson-Pilot seeks dismissal in Parsons suit
Jefferson-Pilot Corp filed a motion to dismiss a suit by dissident shareholder Louise Price Parsons, arguing the May 4 suit was barred by the shareholders vote at the annual meeting. Meanwhile, American workers’ productivity rose 2.7 percent in Q1 as those retaining jobs produced more in less time. A new jewelry store, Mark Anthony's Jewelry, opened at Eastridge Mall, competing with Gordon’s Friedman's and Reed’s.
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Sheriff Association Urges Police Boycott Time Warner
A New York state sheriff s association on Wednesday called on police nationwide to boycott Time Warner Inc products as a protest over the song Cop Killer spreads. Mel Gibson, famed for beauty lists, will debut as director and star in a film about a disfigured man, possibly shot in Maine this summer.
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