NATO Intensifies Strikes as Bosnian Serbs Hold Sarajevo Line
NATO and UN forces pressed airstrikes across Bosnia including near Tuzla and around Sarajevo. France's President Chirac urged a temporary halt to allow Serbs to withdraw heavy weapons, while Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic insisted on maintaining guns around the capital. Russia’s Ivanov cited Mladic’s need to defend civilians.
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Hispanics Build Churches and Communities in Greater Gaston
Hispanics form Spanish language ministries across Belmont Lincolnton and Gastonia. Ministerio la Roca grows weekly. Manantial de Vida expands in Lincolnton. translation and bilingual services spread across churches. Census shows rising Spanish speaking population. locals cite better life and spiritual needs met.
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Barbecue as Culture Across the Southern States
Rene Willis of Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby and a Bridges waitress discuss barbecue as a defining regional badinage. Rufus Edmisten recalls an 1984 campaign misstep about barbecue. Maurice Bessinger cites Old Testament sacrifices as divine barbecue.
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Diary excerpt details Packwood lobbying ties and scandal
Sen Bob Packwood documented back room dealings with lobbyists. A diary entry dated December 10 1990 reveals how influence and rewards shaped political favors, including a controversial claim about a job to a senator's wife.
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Russian troops exit Chechnya after withdrawal pact
Long columns of Russian troops rolled from Chechnya on Sunday, the first since a July 30 accord calling for partial withdrawal. The French military seized a protest yacht carrying seven lawmakers from Australia, Japan and Europe near Mururoa. Police monitor possible Lord Lucan sightings as trips by his children are checked in southern Africa.
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Stem town pondering disbandment in November vote
The town of Stem, 84 years old, faces a November vote on whether to disband the municipality and allow 240 residents to join nearby communities. A proposal asks whether dissolution would improve services and growth prospects while preserving local identity.
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Starving Artist Festival Draws Thousands to Gaston County
Aroma of burgers and bar offerings filled the air as the 24th annual festival attracted thousands of Greater Gaston area residents seeking bargains. At East Lincoln High School, four young adults who died Friday night had all passed through its halls.
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Rusty Wallace Warns Rules Curbing Title Run
Rusty Wallace says NASCAR rules prevented another season with 10 to 12 victories and a shot at the points championship. Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in four sets to win the U.S. Open men's final, securing another major title.
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Prosecutors Seek New Links in Simpson Gloves Case
Prosecutors say they will bolster their case against O J Simpson with another attempt to connect him to the bloodied gloves, plus more scientific testimony and perhaps the first mention of the slow speed Bronco pursuit. A plane carrying at least 10 skydiving students crashed into a house, killing a man on the porch and everyone aboard.
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Aftermath at Simon and Jude’s Church Cathedral Ruin
Vivid street scene shows a hymn echoing from pews as workers clear uprooted palms, fallen street signs and debris from shattered windows at Simon and Jude’s Anglican church. The destruction hints at an event leaving substantial wreckage and a somber mood.
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Weather Forecast for Greater Gaston and Raleigh-Durham
Variably cloudy with a high near 79 degrees in Greater Gaston and a low around 61. Raleigh-Durham expected high 82 with a 67 low and light precipitation at 0.00 inches. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies with a high about 76 and a low near 59.
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