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lawmakers Croatian government officials Sara and rebel Serbs were to meet in feels Geneva today for talks But Croatia betrayed has made clear that it will accept is th nothing less than Serb agreement to IlY submit to Croatian government West rule And the Serbs who seized one-third of Croatia in a six-month- 16A long war in 1991 have vowed never to yield Tired of waiting for the United Nations to reintegrate the Serb-held lands Croatia has been warning for months that it is ready to use force to accomplish that goal Croatia has mobilized 100000 soldiers for a possible attack on the rebel Serbs who have 50000 men ready for battle UN spokesman Chris Gunness said Wednesday Those numbers are supported by independent estimates Pasic described by the state-run Croatian news agency HINA as the government official responsible for Knin urged Serbs to submit to Zagreb's rule and "turn your back on your leaders who are pushing you toward suffering and hell" He warned that Serb civilians could face a similar fate as Muslim refugees chased from Srebrenica and Zepa two Bosnian "safe areas" overrun by Serbs last month While claiming to help the Bosnian government army defend itself against Serb attacks in Bosnia Croatian troops also have positioned themselves inside Bosnia within artillery range of Knin Tens of thousands of Croatian troops also are massed southeast and southwest of Zagreb at the northern tip of Serb holdings in Croatia UN officials said Croatia also has troops near the Adriatic coast who could thrust eastward into Serb-held territory With the Croatian troops across the border in Bosnia positioned to strike west they could launch a pincer attack to cut off Knin Also Wednesday UN peacekeepers decided Sara 'eve feels betrayed by the West 16A IItit -0 Reversal of fortune Here's a look at how UNC's turnaround in the legislature' benefited the system thii year: SI Proposed budget cuts totaling more than $1 00 million two years were reduced to $36 million A bill allowing the General Assembly to appoint trustees to the 16 campuses was dropped MI A move to revive a year study of the university system was defeated tem was lawmakers refusing to help cut university spending But by the time the state budget was passed Saturday the 16-campus system had regained favor with lawmakers and emerged as one of the surprising winners in this year's legislative session Instead of facing major budget cuts it received more money for building projects than ever before Instead of losing its autonomy it retained complete control over its own affairs And instead of ending the session on bad terms with lawmakers UNC officials now talk of an improved relationship with their bosses "We've come out of the General Assembly feeling like we're ready for the fall season and maybe even another Final Four" said an enthusiastic CD Spangler Jr SEE UNC PAGE 17A After a bumpy start to its relationship with the General Assembly the system emerges as a surprise winner of the 1995 session BY THOMAS HEALY STAFF WRITER Just a few months ago the University of North Carolina system was being assailed by state lawmakers as a symbol of the very elitism arrogance and unrestrained growth they were intent on eliminating One of its professors had admitted to sleeping with students and was let off with only a reprimand Other faculty members were planning a how-to seminar on regulating tobacco the state's leading crop And top UNC officials had turned up their noses at Contemplating a tuition hike: The newly adopted state budget -allows UNC-CH and NC State to charge students up to $400 a year more and trustees at the state schools are taking a look at the idea Os 113 a Staff reorganized: Chancellor Michael Hooker deletes a senior public relations and fund-raising position 101 5B 11 Proposed tuition hikes for out-of-state students at UNCChapel Hill and NC State were reduced from 26 percent over two years to 13 percent In addition the two schools were given the power to raise tuition on their own to pay for faculty raises and library resources 41 Threts to kill capital improvement prolects were withdrawn-: and the university received $203 million for new buildings and renovations The News Observer SEE CROATIA PAGE 1 6A ERIN'S LEGACY Paternity scam has officials reviewing hundreds of tests Edmisten faces flak for hiring his friend Woman 23 got series of jobs BY BILL KRUEGER AND JOHN WAGNER STAFF WRITERS 111P 4i'l V4ftolt A13410 ar 1 orloN t-j ')kal ft-- 1-1'S 444N'i '64 1r' "tIJ '''f'- 7 i'i' Ayr f' IS ii' i 4 7 '44" 1- P-A-'' '-'0" $7- '''( "4" i 7 iyik 11 'i -i: Ai P34 v4 4 2 A444-- 4'''' k'1' -1-' 1' 'k' '''kl 44' '4 '''A' 1 41 Oqi'i 'L: ::141 Anitri ')'6' Thi1 4- 'f 4 1 r--wi' '1 1' 1 i IP 4 i IL A A' 'f c-- -11 -1 zi k--: S14: 4 it t' ''31 4 4 tr-1 '11 1 11 1444044 i' IIy A 1" 1' ('C 'P '1: 4 --e i i 1 1 4:: 31 to do everything I make that no in suffering of this woman' to do it no )thers 'ering 91 this convicted of submitting a false blood sample Karen Weary was sentenced to six months in jail and also received a 10-year sus-flake pended sentence Today Joshua knows who his father is And Melton sends a support check every month But the case isn't closed Weary failed a lie detector test leading investigators to believe the Melton case was not an isolated incident They fear that dozens of other women might have been victimized by a system that is supposed to be infallible "I'm a mother myself" said Jeannie Brown the Mecklenburg County assistant district attorney who prosecuted Wears "I want to do everything I can to make sure that no BY CHRIS O'BRIEN STAFF WRITER WO CHARLOTTE While the other children at the day care center every talked about their fathers can tl Joshua Victor Fleming could only sit quiet and listen sure Joshua sometimes came home crying and asking questions other about his father His mother kept are st the man's identity secret by say- ing he "went away a long time becau6 ago" Sheila Fleming wasn't sure of WO) the answer herself The only man who could be Joshua's Jeann father had taken a paternity test MecklenbL that had come back negative What she didn't know was that the father Larry Melton had paid somebody to rig the paternity test so he could avoid paying child support Last month a Hillsborough woman was want can to sure other are because Jeannie Mecklenburg INSIDE Richard Petty may run against Edmistem 3A 11 RALEIGH Secretary of State Rufus Edmisten found himself at the center of a political storm Wednesday for helping a 23-year-old INSIDE female friend get a series of state government jobs both inside and outside Richard his department Petty may Edmisten regularly called the woman run at home on his state-owned cellular against phone and he took her to a conference in Edmiston Montana at taxpayers' expense while she 3A was a part-time employee in his office WRAL-TV first reported the story Tuesday night The television report also indicated that Edmisten created a new full-time position in his department that he was considering offering to the woman Rosemary McBryde Edmisten acknowledged in an interview Wednesday that he had hired McBryde to work in his office while she was a student at NC State University and SEE EDMISTENt PAGE 16A Brown prosecutor 3 rown prosecutor Randy Parker of Holly Hill Ha works to patch the roof of his home after Hurricane Erin passed by Erin downgraded to a tropical storm and in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night is blamed in Florida for two deaths minor property damage and widespread power outages Story page 4A THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEE PATERNITY PAGE 1 6A We 'tie I 11: 1 411 01 Business BC Metro IB Classified IF People 2E Comics 6E Sports IC Deaths 68 ThursDAY IE Editoriah IBA TV SE Landers 21 Weather 711 spy charges: China orders the expulsion of two US Air Force officers who it said were caught by troops as they spied on military sites World Page 12A Aid scandal: The state freezes Smart Start money earmarked for a nonprofit agency while it investigates allegations of embezzling Norm Carolina Page 3A MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING Some old song: Sunny humid and hot again today High 90 low 74 Page 7B e1995 The News and Obsefeer Pub Whin Company All nide reserved NCAA penalty: Coach Gene Stallings is shaken as Alabama's football program is cited for three violations It loses scholarships postseason eligibility for a year and must forfeit 1993 wins when an ineligible player was used Sports Page IC A oii Lor i- i i 11 1 -e --te1 1 1 I 7 4 $1: 1 -1' I ti 1 to It Grocery wars: Food Lion strengthens its Triangle market share Winn-Dixie stays No 2 and Kroger moves past Harris Teeter for third Business Page BC Packwood case: The Senate votes to reject an unprecedented request for public hearings on the sexual misconduct of Sen Robert Packwood Notion Pogo 10A 11 1 II I 28021 00100 Saying goodbye: Friday night at summer camp means one last bonfire one last walk through the woods one last chance to hold on to the friends you've made 7 7 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