U.S. Newswire back issues from May 1997:
Clinton Memo on Excused Absence for Employees Affected by Red River
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedby the White House:MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Excused Absence for Employees Affected by theFlooding of the Red River and its AftermathI am deeply concerned about the ...
National Small Business Week Honors America's Leading Entrepreneurs
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Small BusinessAdministration (SBA) will honor 52 of America's top small-businessowners at national ceremonies in Washington, D.C., during SmallBusiness Week, June 1-7. The theme for Small Business Week1997 is "Small Business: Building ...
Coalition Says Administration Budget Proposals Undercut Quality of Care for Medicare Home Oxygen Patients
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Medicare homeoxygen patients will suffer a sharp decline in their quality ofcare if Congress adopts the 40 percent reduction in the homeoxygen program proposed by the administration, according to abroad group of health professionals, senior citizens, ...
NFIB President to Host Small-Business Roundtable on Welfare-to-Work
May 01, 1997 ... News Advisory:Who: House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas) What:Major speech on Welfare-to-Work and Small BusinessWhen:Tuesday, May 6 -- luncheon and program will be from12 - 1:30 p.m.Where: 345 Cannon House Office BuildingContact: Kristin Hogarth or Angela ...
Clinton Remarks at Library of Congress Gala
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following are remarksby President Clinton at the Library of Congress Gala:Library of Congress, Jefferson Building THE PRESIDENT: I ask you tonight to listen to these wordsas if you had never heard them before and try to imagine what ...
New Study Shows Shifting Tax Burden to Polluters Could Cut Wage, Profit Taxes by 15 Percent; Worldwatch Briefing May 8
May 01, 1997 ... News Advisory:Who: Worldwatch Institute Senior Rearcher David Malin Roodman and President Lester R. BrownWhat: Briefing and luncheon for press to announce "Getting theSignals Right: Tax Reform to Protect the Environment andthe Economy"Where: Worldwatch Institute, ...
HHS: Study Shows Teen Sex Down; Shalala Announces Pregnancy Prevention Grant Programs
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The percentage of teenagerswho have had sexual intercourse has declined for the first timeafter increasing steadily for more than two decades, HHS SecretaryDonna E. Shalala announced today. These findings are part ofa major new study of childbearing ...
Statement by Acting Labor Secretary Cynthia Metzler
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement byacting Labor Secretary Cynthia Metzler:It has been a unique honor and singular pleasure to have served asthe acting secretary of labor. I am extraordinarily grateful toPresident Clinton for giving me the opportunity to ...
Millions of Holocaust Victims Remembered One-by-One in 230 Ceremonies Across the U.S. Sunday, May 4, in B'nai B'rith Program
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "The black smokebecame thicker and darker and choking, bringing with it thesmell of burning fat and bone and hair. As evening came thewhole sky was red. Smoke and flames were pouring out of allthe chimneys now. None of us slept that night. It was ...
Chicago Teens Youngest to Win RFK Journalism Grand Prize Award
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Seventeen-year-olds LeAlanJones and Lloyd Newman, along with producers David Isay and EllenWeiss, will receive the Grand Prize of the 29th Annual Robert F.Kennedy Journalism Award, announced Edwin O. Guthman, chairman oftheRFK Memorial. The ...
Earthquake Hits Mexican Coast
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An earthquake with apreliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred off the coast of Mexico,today (May 1), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 7:38 a.m. EDT (6:38 a.m. local Mexicotime), in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, ...
OSM Brochure Warns Public of Abandoned Mine Dangers
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Interior Department'sOffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) isdistributing a brochure designed to warn people to stay outof abandoned mines because of the deadly dangers lurking inside. OSM Acting Director Kathrine L ....
Journalists Memorial to be Rededicated Friday; 39 Names Added (Part 1 of 2)
May 01, 1997 ... ARLINGTON, Va., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following wasreleased today by The Freedom Forum (Part 1 of 2):The names of 39 international journalists who died pursuing thenews in 1996 will be added to The Freedom Forum JournalistsMemorial,in Freedom Park adjacent to the Newseum in ...
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's Schedule for Friday
May 01, 1997 ... News Advisory:First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will host an event in honor ofNational Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Mrs. Clinton will highlight the 12 honorees of the 1997 NationalCampaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. The awardees have been chosenas a result of their ...
Statement by White House Press Secretary on UNHCR Ogata Meeting
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House:STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARYUNHCR Ogata MeetingSadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, metat the White House today with Deputy National Security ...
Small-Business Owner Says Health Care Purchasing Groups Would Lower Premiums
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "I only want to buyhealth insurance for my employees the same way big businessdoes -- purchasing power, no state mandates or rules, and nopremium taxes," Virginia small-business owner Dale Gillillandsaid in a press conference on Capitol Hill ...
Advocates Denounce NRA's Stand on Domestic Violence
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the National RifleAssociation (NRA) gathers this weekend at its annual meeting inSeattle, it will attempt to portray itself as a protector ofAmerica's abused women and children. But its recent actions,including lobbying to weaken or eliminate the ...
Department of Education Study Finds Students Willing to Volunteer
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- What does it take toget youth to volunteer to help others and improve America'scommunities? Just ask them, and most will say "yes." According to a study released today by the U.S. Department ofEducation's National Center for Education ...
PNA State Nurses Petition PLRB to Join SEIU
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More than 2,000 registerednurses, currently represented by the Pennsylvania Nurse Association(PNA), petitioned the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) tohold an immediate election to join the Service EmployeesInternational Union (SEIU), the ...
Border Patrol Job Application Hotline Open
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A 24-hour job hotline is nowopen for applicants interested in applying for positions as BorderPatrol agents with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.The hotline is part of a streamlined application process to helprecruit nearly 1,000 new ...
Journalists Memorial to be Rededicated Friday; 39 Names Added (Part 2 of 2)
May 01, 1997 ... ARLINGTON, Va., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following wasreleased today by The Freedom Forum (Part 2 of 2):PARAG KUMAR DAS, ASOMIYA PRATIDIN (INDIA) IN INDIA Gunned down May 17 in Guwahati as he picked up his 8-year-old sonfrom school. Assailants fired at least eight bullets ...
Sen. Abraham's Volunteer Protection Act Passes Senate
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham(R-Mich.) said he was pleased the Senate passed the VolunteerProtection Act, relieving volunteers from lawsuit abuse. The bill, which Abraham co-sponsored and helped write, passed byanear-unanimous 99-to-1 ...
Sen. Abraham Says INS Should Fire Those Responsible for Naturalization Breakdown
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham(R-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, todayasked INS Commissioner Doris Meissner when she will begin firingthose INS officials responsible for the breakdown in thenaturalization system, as documented in a ...
Transcript of White House Press Briefing by Mike McCurry (1 of 4)
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a White House press briefing by Mike McCurry (1 of 4):The Briefing Room 2:14 P.M. EDTMR. MCCURRY: I've got nothing for you on the budget.Q Oh, come on. (Laughter.)Q Mike, the Democrats -- the blue dog Democrats ...
NEA President Applauds Court's Halt to Cleveland Voucher Plan
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National EducationAssociation (NEA) President Bob Chase hailed the ruling today by anOhio appellate court that the use of public tax dollars to sendCleveland children to religious schools is unconstitutional. "We need to direct our energies ...
Ohio Court Rules School Vouchers Unconstitutional
May 01, 1997 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Franklin CountyCourt of Appeals in a unanimous decision ruled today that theCleveland school voucher program is in violation of both the UnitedStates and Ohio constitutions "because it is skewed towardreligion." This ruling will halt the ...
Transcript of White House Briefing on Mexico (1 of 4)
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a White House press briefing by National Security AdvisorSamuel Berger, Secretary of Treasury Bob Rubin, President'sSpecial Envoy to the Americas Mack McLarty and Director of theOffice of Drug Control Policy, Gen. Barry ...
Clinton Proclamation on Loyalty Day
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is text ofPresident Clinton's proclamation of Loyalty Day 1997:LOYALTY DAY, 1997 - - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONEach year, Americans dedicate the first day of ...
Transcript of White House Press Briefing by Mike McCurry (3 of 4)
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a White House press briefing by Mike McCurry (3 of 4):Q In the beginning of his new term, I believe thePresident said that it is his goal with regard to a balanced budget,was not only to achieve it by the year 2002, but ...
Statement by FDR Wheelchair Campaign of National Organization on Disability
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statementfromthe FDR In A Wheelchair Campaign of the National Organization onDisability, in celebration of the opening of the FDR Memorial andcommending President Clinton and the Congress for their pledge toinclude a statue of ...
TV TRACK -- Network TV Headlines From Thursday, May 1, 1997
May 01, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following headlinesummary of evening network news programs for May 1 was preparedby U.S. Newswire. Headlines are in the order that stories appearedon the broadcast and include the name of the correspondent,dateline,and running ...
Transcript of President Clinton's Remarks at DNC Gala May 1
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof President Clinton's remarks at a Democratic National CommitteeGala May 1:D.C. Armory Washington, D.C.9:20 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Mr. Vice President, thank you for that overlygenerous ...
Transcript of President Clinton's Remarks to Saxophone Club May 1
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof President Clinton's remarks to the Saxophone Club May 1:Hyatt Regency Hotel Washington, D.C.10:30 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: I was sitting there pondering -- standing therepondering -- ...
Text of Presidential Proclamation on Older Americans Month
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedby the White House May 1:OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, 1997 - - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONEach year we set aside the month of May as a special timeto ...
Federal Court Orders Trustees to Pay $2.2 Million in New Jersey Teamster Local 125 Pension Fund Case
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Laborhas obtained a final judgment against trustees of the InternationalBrotherhood of Teamsters Local 125's pension fund who allegedly usedpension assets to make an improper $2 million loan. Since the department received ...
Transcript of President Clinton's Remarks Upon Departure
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof President Clinton's remarks upon departure:The South Lawn 9:40 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As all of you know, I'm on my wayto the dedication of our nation's memorial to President FranklinRoosevelt. It ...
Prominent Virginians Create Foundation to Support Virginia Wildlife Management
May 02, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A group of prominentVirginians has organized The Wildlife Foundation of Virginia, whichwill work cooperatively with the Board of Game and Inland Fisherieson important wildlife and fisheries management issues. The announcement of the formation ...
Survey of Third Graders' Reading Habits Yields Insights for Parents
May 02, 1997 ... ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary ofEducation Richard Riley today received the results of a survey ofAmerican third graders that provide important and somewhatunexpectedfindings and insights about children's reading habits, experiencesand preferences. The ...
Transcript of Clinton Remarks at FDR Memorial Dedication Ceremony
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks made by President Clinton today at the dedicationceremony of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial:West Potomac ParkWashington, D.C.10:50 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you very ...
Bulls Coach Phil Jackson To Appear in PSA for Flood Victim Relief
May 02, 1997 ... News Advisory:In the midst of his effort to win a fifth NBA World Championship,Chicago Bulls Coach Phil Jackson has signed on with a new team --the Grand Forks flood relief team. In a public service announcement that will air across thenation, the North Dakota native will ask ...
Statement of DOL Secretary Herman Regarding Monthy Employment Situation
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statementby Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman on the monthly employmentsituation:Today's employment situation report shows that theadministration's programs and America's families are, indeed,working. The announcement that the ...
Labor Department Radio Actuality Available
May 02, 1997 ... News Advisory:Radio stations across the country can access a sound bite ofU.S. Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman commenting on the monthlyemployment situation by calling the department's 24-hour radionews service at 1-800-877-9002. ...
American Legion Criticizes New Gulf War Panel
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The leader of the nation'slargest veterans group criticized plans to create another blue-ribbonfederal investigation of Gulf War illnesses, calling it "moreoversight, less action." "Plans to create a new Gulf War illness czar won't help ...
American Jewish Committee Annual Meeting Slated for May 6-9 (1 of 2); Highlights
May 02, 1997 ... News Advisory:What: 91st Annual Meeting of the American Jewish Committee When: Tuesday, May 6 - Friday, May 9Where:The Capital Hilton HotelWashington, D.C. (unless otherwise indicated)Details:Press Rooms -- Ohio and CaliforniaPress credentials requried at all ...
Trout Unlimited Blasts New Attack on Endangered Species Act
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedby Trout Unlimited:In a move that recalls the worst of the "bad old days" ofthe 104th Congress, members of the House and Senate this weeklaunched bills aimed at gutting key provisions of the federalEndangered Species ...
American Jewish Committee Annual Meeting May 6-9 (2 of 2); Agenda
May 02, 1997 ... News Advisory:What: 91st Annual Meeting of the American Jewish Committee When: Tuesday, May 6 - Friday, May 9Where:The Capital Hilton HotelWashington, D.C. (unless otherwise indicated)Details:Press Rooms -- Ohio and CaliforniaPress credentials requried at all ...
NPCA Lawsuit Challenges Glacier Bay Cruise Ship Rules
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The nation's leadingnationalpark advocacy group today filed suit in federal district court torevoke a plan to allow more cruise ships into Alaska's Glacier BayNational Park without proper environmental protection. The National Parks and ...
Statement by American Federation of Teachers on Herman Confirmation
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement byEdward J. McElroy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federationof Teachers on the confirmation of Alexis Herman as the secretaryof labor:We're delighted that the Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirmAlexis Herman as ...
Latest Science Assessment Emphasizes 'Hands-On' Experiments
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedby the Department of Education:A new, comprehensive assessment that allows students to applytheir knowledge in "hands-on" experiments has provided an in-depthlook at what students really know and can do in science ...
Nader Issues Statement on Tobacco Settlement Meeting
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ralph Nader today issuedthe following statement:The National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids today met with a numberof public health groups at the O'Hare Marriott in Chicago regardingthe ongoing settlement negotiations with the tobacco ...
Journalists Memorial Rededicated Today; 39 Names Added in 1996
May 02, 1997 ... ARLINGTON, Va., May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The names of 39international journalists who died pursuing the news in 1996 wereadded today to The Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial in an annualrededication ceremony. The glass-and-steel memorial, in Freedom Park adjacent to theNewseum ...
Leaders to Call for German Pensions for Holocaust Survivors in Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union
May 02, 1997 ... News Advisory:Who: U.S. Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), Peter King (R-N.Y.) andRobert Menendez (D-N.J.); Alexander Bergmann, chairman ofConcentration Camp and Ghetto Survivors, Riga, Latvia; Tomas Kraus,executive director of the Jewish Communities of Slovakia,Bratislava; Volker ...
AJCommittee, Members of Congress to Announce Support for Holocaust Education Video Project
May 02, 1997 ... News Advisory:Who: Members of Congress including U.S. Reps. Mark Foley(R-Fla.), Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) and RobertEhrlich (R-Md.) will be joined by Hyman Bookbinder, American JewishCommittee Washington Representative Emeritus; Richard T. Foltin,AJC ...
Transcript of Clinton Remarks on Balanced Budget Agreement (1 of 2)
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks made by President Clinton today on the balanced budgetagreement (Part 1 of 2):Baltimore, Maryland 3:58 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: For more than four years now, I have worked hardto pursue a strategy that ...
NFIB Hails Balanced Budget Agreement
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The nation's largestsmall-business advocacy organization today praised Congress and theClinton administration for a budget agreement that will balance thebudget, provide death tax and capital gains tax relief for smallbusinesses and trim the growth of ...
President Clinton Statement on Tobacco
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House:STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTToday the Department of Justice filed a notice in theGreensboroU.S. District Court appealing the part of Judge Osteen's order thatinvalidated the Food and Drug ...
President Clinton Delivers First Balanced Budget in a Generation
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedbythe White House:President Clinton has achieved a balanced budget agreement thatincludes critical investments in education, health care and theenvironment while strengthening and modernizing Medicare andMedicaid-- ...
Transcript of Clinton Remarks on Balanced Budget Agreement (2 of 2)
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks made by President Clinton today on the balanced budgetagreement (Part 2 of 2):THE PRESIDENT: Let me just say, I think what Senator Daschlesaid is accurate, but let me try to recast it a little bit. We hadsome ...
Transcript of Clinton Remarks Upon Arrival at the White House
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof President Clinton's remarks upon arrival at the White House:The South Lawn 6:05 P.M. EDTQ Mr. President, have you got all the Democrats on boardnow?THE PRESIDENT: A lot of them. I feel good about it.Q Do you ...
Women's Group to Hold Mother's Day Event on Capitol Steps
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Mother's Day, May11, women representing nearly all 50 states will gather on theCapitol steps to draw attention to increasing numbers of womenwho are losing custody of their children to batterers and childabusers. The event is being held to ...
AARP Statement on the Budget Agreement
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statementby AARP Executive Director Horace Deets:AARP is pleased that the bipartisan budget agreement reachedtoday by the president and the congressional leadership securesthe financial health of Medicare and balances the budget. ...
Transcript of White House Press Briefing by Mike McCurry and the President's Budget Team (1 of 6)
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a White House press briefing held today by Press Secretary MikeMcCurry and President Clinton's budget team (1 of 6):The Briefing Room 4:30 P.M. EDTMR. MCCURRY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Beforewe ...
Transcript of White House Press Briefing by Mike McCurry and the President's Budget Team (5 of 6)
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof a White House press briefing held today by Press Secretary MikeMcCurry and President Clinton's budget team (5 of 6):Q Are you saying the lion's share goes to the middle class? MR. BOWLES: No, what I'm saying ...
Transcript of President Clinton's Weekly Radio Address (Part 1 of 2)
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedby the White House (Part 1 of 2):RADIO ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATIONFOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS FROM THE POOLOval Office10:06 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Yesterday, we took a ...
TV TRACK -- Network TV Headlines From Friday, May 2, 1997
May 02, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following headlinesummary of evening network news programs for May 2 was preparedby U.S. Newswire. Headlines are in the order that stories appearedon the broadcast and include the name of the correspondent,dateline,and running ...