U.S. Newswire back issues from April 1993:
President's Task Force on Health Care Reform Meeting with Members of Conference of Mayors Health Committee, City Health Directors
Apr 01, 1993 ... NEWS ADVISORY: EVENT: Members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Health Committee and city health directors meet with Ira Magaziner and other members of the President's Task Force on Health Care Reform to discuss task ...
Eli Segal to Address Michigan Students on Friday
Apr 01, 1993 ... News Advisory: On Friday, April 2, Eli Segal, assistant to the president anddirector of the White House Office of National Service, will speak tomembers of the Michigan Campus Compact, a statewide coalition ofcolleges and universities that promotes ...
TVTRACK Network Headlines -- Thursday April 1, 1993
Apr 01, 1993 ... The following headline summary of evening network news programsfor April 1 was prepared by U.S. Newswire. Headlines are inthe order that stories appeared on the broadcast and includethe name of the correspondent, dateline and running time. NETWORK ...
California Insurance Commissioner Endorses Federal Legislation to Protect Consumers from Scam Insurance Companies
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Calling the tens ofmillions of dollars in unpaid insurance claims from last year's LosAngeles disturbances suffered by inner-city Los Angeles businessowners who put their faith in unlicensed insurance companies "aterrible tragedy," California ...
Cisneros Declaration of National Community Development Week
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.Declaration of National Community Development Week April 5th to 11th, 1993Secretary of Housing and Urban ...
Corporate Welfare & Cow Emissions: "Emergency" Concerns of The Clinton Administration
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the Office of Sen. Christopher Bond (R-Mo.). BOND AMENDMENT FACT SHEET * In the "Emergency Stimulus" Package, the Clinton administrationproposes to spend $23.5 million on Environmental ...
Government Employees Union Responds To Budget Resolution Agreement
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- John N. Sturdivant,national president of the American Federation of GovernmentEmployees, AFL-CIO, today issued the following statement in responseto the budget resolution agreement reached yesterday by House andSenate negotiators: "AFGE ...
President Clinton Letter To Congress On Child Immunization Act
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House press office: TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration andenactment the "Comprehensive Child Immunization Act of 1993". ...
Federal Land Managers Fail to Protect Northwest Salmon Says River Conservation Group
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- American Rivers,the nation's leading river conservation organization, todayannounced the results of an exhaustive review of U.S. ForestService and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans for managingsalmon habitat: American Rivers found that the plans ...
Clinton Memo To Secretary Of State On Certification For Major Narcotics Producing And Transit Countries
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House Press Office:MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE: By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 490(b)(1)(B) ofthe Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended ("the Act"), I ...
Four Abu Nidal Members Indicted for Conducting Racketeering Enterprise that Included Murder and Plans for Terrorism
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department ofJustice announced today that a federal grand jury has returned anindictment charging four members of the Abu Nidal Organizationwith conducting a racketeering enterprise whose activitiesincluded the murder of a teenage girl, plans ...
Prepared Text of Remarks by President Clinton to American Society of Newspaper Editors
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the preparedtext of remarks delivered today by President Clinton in Annapolis,Md.:Today I want to speak with you about the events in Russia, ourpolicies toward the new independent states, and my meetings withPresident Boris Yeltsin ...
American Farmland Trust Calls for Merger of Conservation Plans Into Single Resource Agency
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- American Farmland Trusttoday strongly supported the consolidation of existing on-farmconservation plans into a single comprehensive plan under theauthority of a total resource management agency called theAgricultural and Natural Resources ...
NRDC Statement on Clinton's Forest Conference
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statementof John H. Adams, executive director of the Natural ResourcesDefense Council, on President Clinton's forest conference: NRDC welcomes President Clinton's effort to resolve the forestcrisis facing California and the ...
President Clinton Fact Sheet on Comprehensive Child Immunization Act of 1993
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a fact sheetoutlining President Clinton's proposed Comprehensive ChildImmunization Act: The President today sent to the Congress the "Comprehensive ChildImmunization Act of 1993". This bill is the first legislativeproposal he ...
Text of Remarks by President Clinton in Photo Op with Bipartisan Congressional Leaders April 1
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following are remarksby President Clinton in a photo oppotunity with bipartisancongressional leaders today: Cabinet Room 10:30 A.M. ESTQMr. President, is your stimulus package in ...
Transcript of White House Press Briefing by Dee Dee Myers April 1
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof this morning's White House press briefing by Press SecretaryDee Dee Myers: The Briefing Room 9:45 A.M. ESTMS. MYERS: The President cannot fly, so we will take ...
Poll Shows Voters Reject "Spotted Owl Versus Jobs" Argument
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Two out of three votersindicated in a just-released poll that jobs such as those underdiscussion at the Presidential Forest Summit tomorrow "willeventually be lost anyway unless the environment is treatedso that it can sustain the ...
Statement by NCTA President, CEO James P. Mooney On FCC Cable Act Items
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statementby James P. Mooney, president and CEO of the National CableTelevision Association: "Without having seen the written details, it is very difficultto say precisely what the commission has done. "At minimum, it ...
Summary of Comprehensive Child Immunization Act of 1993 Section-by-Section
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following summaryof the Child Immunization Act of 1993 was released today bythe White House press office: COMPREHENSIVE CHILD IMMUNIZATION ACT OF 1993 SECTION-BY-SECTIONShort Title and References in the ...
Remarks by President Clinton as Delivered to American Society of Newspaper Editors April 1
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks by President Clinton as delivered to the AmericanSociety of Newspaper Editors today in Annapolis, Md.: Dahlgren HallUnited States Naval Academy ...
ADL Commends the Justice Department on Abu Nidal Arrests
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Anti-DefamationLeague (ADL) today commended the Justice Department and the FBI forthe arrest and indictment of four suspected members of the AbuNidal Organization. "In the wake of the World Trade Center bombing," said Abraham H.Foxman, ...
Department of Justice Statement on Haitians at Guantanamo
Apr 01, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement wasreleased today by the U.S. Department of Justice: The government will not seek a stay of the United States DistrictCourt for the Eastern District of New York's Interim Order in HaitianCenters Council Inc. vs. Chris ...
TVTRACK Network Headlines -- Friday, April 2, 1993
Apr 02, 1993 ... The following headline summary of evening network news programsfor April 2 was prepared by U.S. Newswire. Headlines are inthe order that stories appeared on the broadcast and includethe name of the correspondent, dateline and running time. NETWORK ...
Oregon Citizens Claim Packwood Committed Election Fraud, Submit Legal Brief to Push Senate Rules Committee to Investigate
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sen. Bob Packwood(R-Ore.) is attempting to prevent the U.S. Senate from exercisingits constitutional power to exclude members who commit electionfraud, a group of Oregon Voters claimed today. The group today filed a reply brief with the Senate ...
Mrs. Clinton to Speak Via Telephone to Participants at National Summit on Children and Families
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Hillary Rodham Clintonwill speak with participants in the National Summit on Children andFamilies via telephone from Little Rock at approximately 11 a.m.today (April 2). Mrs. Clinton, originally scheduled to speak to the ...
National Summit on Children and Families Meets in Washington
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The bipartisan NationalCommission on Children has convened nearly 700 leaders frommany domains and many parts of the country for the April 1-2National Summit on Children and Families in Washington. As the Commission concludes its four-year ...
FBI Announces Arrests of Japanese Crime Figures in Drug Ring
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Investigation by theHonolulu office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)resulted in the arrests of a high-ranking Yakuza boss, MitsuoYoshimura, along with two Yakuza associates, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The investigation, of several months ...
Researcher Outlines Evidence of Link Between Abortion, Breast Cancer
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Dr. Joel Brind, anendocrinologist and biologist now doing cancer research, was inWashington this week to bring his findings on breast cancer to theattention of the Congress. Brind met with both Senate and House staff members during ...
William Soult is New National School Boards Association President
Apr 02, 1993 ... ANAHEIM, CALIF., April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- William M. Soult, amember of the St. Vrain Valley Board of Education in Longmont,Colo., is the new president of the National School BoardsAssociation. Soult took office at the close of NSBA's annual conventionheld in Anaheim, Calif., ...
ADL Wants Response to Call for Investigation of Leading German Doctor's Nazi Past
Apr 02, 1993 ... NEW YORK, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ --The Anti-Defamation League(ADL) criticized the prosecutor's office in Munich, Germany for notresponding to an ADL call for an investigation of the Nazi past ofDr. Hans Joachim Sewering, a prominent German doctor. "ADL called for an investigation ...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Sen. David Durenberger
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department ofJustice announced that a federal grand jury here today indictedU.S. Sen. David F. Durenberger (R-Minn.) and two advisors oncharges of conspiring to make false claims and with making falseclaims to the Senate. The indictment ...
Text of opening Remarks by Vice President at the Forest Conference
Apr 02, 1993 ... PORTLAND, Ore., April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is thetext of the opening remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the ForestConference. Oregon Convention Center Portland, Ore. 10:54 A.M. PST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, it is an honor to join you, tojoin so many ...
Electronic Industry Association Voices Concern Over Administration International Tax Proposals
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Two administration revenueinitiatives appear to be at odds with President Clinton's expressgoals of harnessing technology to drive economic growth and jobcreation, according to Congressional testimony given yesterday by theElectronic Industries ...
Remarks by President Clinton in Q&A with National Association of Broadcasters April 1
Apr 02, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks by President Clinton in a question and answer sessionwith the National Association of Broadcasters April 1: The Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MarylandQ ...
Opening Remarks By President Clinton At Forest Conference
Apr 02, 1993 ... PORTLAND, Ore., April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is atranscript of the opening remarks by President Clinton at the ForestConference here today: Oregon Convention Center Portland, Ore. 10:38 a.m. PST The President: Good morning. I want to thank every one of you whoare in ...
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's Schedule for April 5 Cancelled
Apr 05, 1993 ... News Advisory: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will have no public scheduleon Monday, April ...
Attorney General Janet Reno to Hold News Conference April 2
Apr 05, 1993 ... News Advisory: Attorney General Janet Reno will make several announcements toDepartment of Justice employees at 10 a.m. Friday, April 2,in the department's Great ...
Members of President's Task Force on Health Care Reform Meet with State Legislators Friday
Apr 05, 1993 ... News Advisory:For Planning Purposes Only EVENT:Ira Magaziner and members of the President's Task Force on Health Care Reform meet with State Legislators. DATE/TIME: FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1993 8:45 AM - 1:00 PM ...
April 2 Agenda for National Summit on Children and Families
Apr 05, 1993 ... News Advisory: Following is an agenda for the National Summit on Children forFriday, April 2: 8 a.m. -- Continental breakfast9 a.m. -- When American Invests in Success A discussion with young Americans who have succeeded with ...
Washington Area Company Imports First Medical Component Made in Russian Defense Plant Conversion; CEO Available to Media
Apr 05, 1993 ... News Advisory: Richard Willich, president and chief executive officer ofMedical Development International, a Fairfax County-based firmthat imports and exports medical equipment between the UnitedStates and Russia, is available to comment on this weekend'ssummit between President ...
White House Fact Sheet on START I/NPT Lisbon Protocol
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a fact sheetfrom the White House on the START I/NPT (Lisbon Protocol): In signing the Lisbon Protocol, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine andRussia became parties to START in place of the U.S.S.R.; Belarus,Kazakhstan, and Ukraine also ...
Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes Down for First Quarter in Virginia; Interstate Fatal Crashes Up
Apr 05, 1993 ... RICHMOND, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Based on preliminary figuresfor the first quarter of 1993, 40 people were killed inalcohol-related crashes in Virginia, a 25 percent decrease from the53 fatalities during the same period last year. Although these statistics are encouraging, ...
Transcript of Press Conference by President Clinton and President Yeltsin April 4
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof the press conference held by President Bill Clinton and PresidentBoris Yeltsin in Vancouver April 4: 1:45 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I have just completed two daysof intensely productive ...
Justice Department Files Discrimination Complaint Against Illinois Nightclub
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department ofJustice today filed a complaint and accompanying consent decreeresolving claims that the owners of Bradley's nightclub inChampaign, Ill., engaged in a pattern or practice of racialdiscrimination against black ...
Two Companies, Three Executives Charged with Price Fixing on Wholesale Plumbing Supplies
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department ofJustice filed five one-count felony informations today chargingtwo companies and three individuals with conspiring to fix pricesfor the sale of wholesale plumbing supplies in southeast Texas. The informations, filed in U.S ....
Press Briefing With George Stephanopolous April 5
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is thefirst of two takes of today's press briefing by White HouseCommunications Director George Stephanopolous.MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: As you know, the President is soonto be on his way, on Amtrack to Camden Yards. He'll be throwing ...
Transcript of President Clinton's April 4 Press Conference with Russian MediaTo: National DeskContact: White House Office of the Press Secretary, 202-456-2100
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof President Clinton's press conference with Russian media inVancouver April 4 2:46 P.M. PDTQ I had two questions for both Presidents, so you couldprobably answer for Boris, too. (Laughter.)THE ...
Transcript of Background Briefing by Senior Administration Official at Vancouver Summit April 4
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a background briefing by a senior administration officialat the summit in Vancouver April 4: 9:40 A.M. PSTSENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Good morning. ThePresident -- President Clinton and President Yeltsin ...
Justice Department Charges Ohio Apartment Complex with Housing Discrimination
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department ofJustice today filed a civil rights lawsuit against an Ohiocooperative apartment complex charging it with violating thefederal Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, allegesPark Lane Manor ...
National Archives Exhibition Observes Days of Remembrance
Apr 05, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- To observe the Days ofRemembrance, commemorating the Holocaust, and to honor the openingof the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., theNational Archives will exhibit a document from the NurembergWar Crime Trials in the Rotunda ...
White House Easter Egg Hunt, Egg Roll Scheduled for April 12
Apr 06, 1993 ... News Advisory: The White House will hold its traditional Easter Egg Roll andHunt on Monday, April 12. The Easter activities at the White House this year will beexpanded to allow more families the opportunity to participate. This year, only the Easter Egg Roll and Hunt ...
Expert On Russian Aid Fund Available For Interviews
Apr 06, 1993 ... News Advisory: At his summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin,President Clinton announced the establishment of a $300 millionAmerican-sponsored private sector initiative to aid Russia. TheRussian-American Enterprise Fund will be modeled closely on theexisting American ...
April 6 Briefing to Discuss DOD Contract Affecting Procurement of Open System Products
Apr 06, 1993 ... News Advisory: The open systems consortium SPAG (Standards Promotion andApplication Group) will hold a special briefing Tuesday, April 6to discuss in detail the awarding of a major contract betweenSPAG and the Department of Defense which is expected to havean important impact on ...
Aerosol Spray Products Do Not Contain Chlorofluorocarbons
Apr 06, 1993 ... News Advisory: If you are covering the space shuttle Discovery's missionto measure the level of stratospheric ozone, please remember thatAmerican-made aerosol products are not a source of ozone-depletingchlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). In 1978, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's Schedule For Tuesday
Apr 06, 1993 ... News Advisory: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the guest speakerat the Liz Sutherland Carpenter Distinguished Lectureship serieson Tuesday, April 6. The program will take place at the Universityof Texas's Frank Erwin Center in Austin at 2:00 PM. Ann Richards, Governor ...
Attorney General to Formally Address Justice Department Employees Regarding Her Goals for the Department
Apr 06, 1993 ... News Advisory: Attorney General Janet Reno is scheduled to formally address theemployees of the Department of Justice regarding her goals for thedepartment on Tuesday, April 6, at noon in the Courtyard of MainJustice, 10th & Constitution Avenue, N.W. In the event of rain, the ...
TVTRACK Headlines -- Tuesday April 6, 1993
Apr 06, 1993 ... The following headline summary of evening network news programsfor April 6 was prepared by U.S. Newswire. Headlines are inthe order that stories appeared on the broadcast and includethe name of the correspondent, dateline and running time. NETWORK ...
Transcript of White House A.M. Briefing by Dee Dee Myers April 6 (1 of 2)
Apr 06, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof this morning's White House press briefing by Press SecretaryDee Dee Myers: 10:00 A.M. EDTMS. MYERS: As you know, there will be a pressconference in the East Room at 11:15 a.m., and then there will be ...
Transcript of Remarks by President Clinton in Photo Op with President Hosni Mubarak April 6
Apr 06, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks by President Clinton in a photo opportunity withPresident Hosni MubarakThe Oval Office 9:45 A.M. EDTQ President Mubarak, did you give the United States aspecific ...
Statewide Office of Mediation Opens In Texas
Apr 06, 1993 ... AUSTIN, Texas, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Board of Directorsof the National Institute for Dispute Resolution (NIDR) announcedtoday that Texas, the 12th state to join a network of StatewideOffices of Mediation will formally open its office on April 8, 1993in Austin. Based at ...
Pyrocap Inc. Raises $4 Million Through Combination with Public Company
Apr 06, 1993 ... SPRINGFIELD, Va., April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Pyrocap Inc.and Blackstone Equities Corp. announced today the successfulconclusion of a corporate combination pursuant to which Blackstoneacquired all of the outstanding stock of Pyrocap Inc., in exchangefor 3,672,000 shares of Blackstone's ...
Transcript of Press Conference by President Clinton, President Mubarak of Egypt April 6 (1 of 3)
Apr 06, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a press conference with President Clinton and President Mubarakof Egypt held today: The East Room 11:35 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT CLINTON: Good morning. Today I have the ...
Transcript of Background Briefing on Egypt by Senior Administration Official April 6 (1 of 2)
Apr 06, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a background briefing on Egypt given today by a senioradministration official: The Briefing Room 1:46 P.M. EDTSENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: I'll give you a briefrundown on ...
Defense Department Interim Actions Will Jeopardize Readiness, Reserve Officers Testify
Apr 06, 1993 ... WASHINGTON, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Despite commonunderstanding that roles of the military reserves are expected toincrease, Congress today was told by the Reserve OfficersAssociation that Defense Department interim actions willjeopardize their readiness. In testimony prepared ...