U.S. Newswire back issues from May 2001:
C O R R E C T I O N
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Editors: We are advised that US136 "Air Force Brothers To Receive Republicof Korea War Service Medal" contains errors. Second graf, 1st line should ...
Attorney General Ashcroft To Address ADL National Leadership Meeting In Washington, D.C.
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: What: Annual ADL National Leadership Conference Who: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Where: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. When: Tuesday, May 1 More than 600 ADL leaders from across the country ...
Washington Rally To Be Official Tour De France Sendoff For USPS Pro Cycling Team; Team Flags Presented to Support Races
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: The public and area bike enthusiasts are invited to joinemployees of the U.S. Postal Service and members of the USPS ProCycling team on June 1 for a special rally and team flagpresentation ceremony. This official sendoff will help support theteam's East Coast ...
Largest Union Of Immigrant Workers To Join Rally For Immigration Reform
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Hundreds of SEIU Local 254 members will march along side SEIUInternational President Andrew L. Stern to call for immigrationreform. Included in the march will be workers from Harvard, who havebeen the focus of nearly two-week old student protest. The workers ...
Scientists Urge Congress: Reject Bush's Missile Defense System; Sen. Durbin and Fmr. Pentagon Testing Dir. Coyle to be Honored May 2
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Concerned that the Bush administration may rush ahead withunproven missile defenses following this afternoon's policyannouncement speech, more than 30 scientists and missile expertsfrom over a dozen states will converge on the U.S. Capitol tomorrow,Wednesday, May ...
Study Documents How Shooting Ranges Poison Children; One Of The Nation's Top Lead Polluters
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: The Violence Policy Center (VPC) and the Environmental WorkingGroup (EWG) will release Poisonous Pastime: The Health Risks ofShooting Ranges and Lead to Children, Families, and the Environmenton Tuesday, May 1, at the JW Marriott Hotel at 10:30 a.m. Poisonous ...
Text Of Morality In Media Open Letter To Congress On FCC Failure To Enforce Broadcast Indecency Law
May 01, 2001 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Morality In Media: April 27, 2001 AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Re: FCC failure to enforce the broadcast indecency law Dear Member: If ever there was a time for Congress ...
Chemical Education Discussed At Boston University
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Are American students performing at the level of theirinternational counterparts in science and mathematics? Are teachersadequately prepared in these fields? What can we learn from othercountries to improve science education in America? Join experts from ...
Photo Advisory: BMW Ultimate Drive for Breast Cancer
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: A photo supported by the following caption is available for freeeditorial use at: http://www.wirepix.com/newsphotos The caption for the photo is as follows: BMW Ultimate Drive For Breast Cancer Research Workers at the BMW facility in Woodcliff ...
Health Care Reform Proposed by Nation's Top Physicians; Marcia Angell is Leading Spokesperson for Effort
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A group of nearly two-dozennationally prominent physicians -- including Dr. Marcia Angell,former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. RodneyHood, the President of the National Medical Association whichrepresents African-American ...
The League Of Women Voters To Testify On Voters' Rights, Election Reform, Motor Voter Law
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, president of the League of WomenVoters of the United States, is scheduled to testify before theSenate Governmental Affairs Committee at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 3.Jefferson-Jenkins will participate in a committee hearing examiningthe ...
Study Documents How Shooting Ranges Poison Children; One of the Nation's Top Lead Polluters; Ranges Exempt from Pollution Laws
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Violence Policy Center(VPC) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) today releasedPoisonous Pastime: The Health Risks of Shooting Ranges and Lead toChildren, Families, and the Environment. The 71-page study documentshow shooting ranges are ...
Bond, Pentagon Agree On Black Berets; Future Purchases To Target Domestic Small Businesses
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sen. Kit Bond, chairman ofthe Senate Committee on Small Business, today said an understandinghas been reached with the Department of Defense concerning theArmy's controversial $23 million contract to outfit three millionsoldiers with new black berets ...
Fairfax County Residents Use New Technology To Tackle Reapportionment
May 01, 2001 ... FAIRFAX, Va., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thanks to the new censusdata, state and local governments all around the country arestruggling with where and how to redraw district boundaries forvarious elected officials. In Fairfax County, Virginia, electedofficials are taking advantage of new ...
PSR: Likely Bush Defense Proposals A Blow To National Security
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Physicians for Social Responsibility: President Bush is expected to lay out his policy priorities fornational security in a speech today. Carefully timed leaks by theadministration indicate that the President ...
National Women's Law Center: Child Care Teachers Deserve Worthy Wages
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the statementby Judith C. Appelbaum, vice-president, National Women's Law Centeron worthy wage day: Today, in the nation's Capitol and around the country, child careworkers are speaking out for better wages, benefits and ...
Concerned Women for America to Hold Victims of Pornography Press Conference
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Concerned Women for America and a coalition of congressmen andpro-family groups will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 2,2001, to show the harmful effects of pornography on men, women andchildren. "We want to show that pornography is not a victimless ...
Structure Consulting Group Changes Name to The Structure Group To Reflect Diverse Offerings
May 01, 2001 ... HOUSTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Structure Consulting Group LLC,an international software and consulting company providingintegrated solutions for the deregulated energy industry, announcedtoday that it will become The Structure Group, effectiveimmediately. Structure chief ...
Knights of Columbus Chief Executive Critical of ACOG President's Push for Morning After Pill
May 02, 2001 ... NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The new head of theAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Dr.Thomas Purdon, Monday called on the nation's Ob/Gyns routinely tooffer their patient's advance prescriptions for the so-called"morning after" pill. Knights of ...
Coalition Discusses How To Expand The Supply Of Affordable Housing; Census Reveals Dwindling Options For Struggling Families
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Local Initiatives Support Corporation will join the NationalHousing Conference and four other organizations to highlight thenation's critical need for more affordable housing. MichaelRubinger, president and CEO of LISC will call on both the public andprivate ...
Gephardt Press Availability Today Following Campaign Finance Testimony
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Following his testimony to the House Administration Committee,Rep. Gephardt will be ...
Mayors Converge On The 'Motor City' For The 69th Annual Conference Of Mayors
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: Hundreds of America's Mayors will arrive in Detroit, the 'motorcity,' to participate in the 69th Annual Meeting of he United StatesConference of Mayors (USCM). The meeting kicks off at the DetroitMarriott Renaissance Center Hotel on June 22nd and concludes on ...
House Committee To Vote On President Bush's Global Gag Rule, May 2; CRLP Urges Members to Overturn Bush's Global Gag Rule
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: What: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) will offer legislation toeliminate the Bush gag rule on family planning funding abroad. Themeasure will take the form of an amendment to the Foreign RelationsAuthorization Act and will be offered during the House ...
Reagan Arms Control Chief Available for Comment on Bush Defense Speech, Missile Defense
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2001--Ken Adelman, the formerhead of President Ronald Reagan's Arms Control and DisarmamentAgency, is available for comment today on President George W. Bush'sspeech on defense priorities. Adelman is also the co-host of James K. Glassman's ...
As Dwindling Die-Hard Communists Celebrate May Day Abroad, Study Shows Marx's Flag Firmly Planted in U.S. Political Soil
May 01, 2001 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The massive May Daymilitary parades of the Cold War era are harder to find in Communistnations today, but die-hard fans of Karl Marx can still take heart.According to an exhaustive statistical and historical comparisonconducted by the ...
Calif. Teacher Training Bias Puts Politically Correct Methods Over Proven Methodology, Study Finds
May 01, 2001 ... SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- California's K-12teachers are trained in student-centered teaching methods that lacksupport in research and undermine learning, according to "Facing theClassroom Challenge: Teacher Quality and Teacher Training inCalifornia's Schools of Education", ...
NHC Press Conference Highlights Critical Need for Affordable Housing
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: The National Housing Conference (NHC), a leader in the fight toensure quality affordable housing for all Americans, will hold apress conference tomorrow, May 2 at 9:30 a.m. in the Holeman Loungeof the National Press Club. A June 2000 report issued by the NHC ...
American Family Driving Data Examined
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Looking for a culprit forrising gas prices? Don't blame the federal gas tax, last raisedeight years ago. When adjusted for inflation, the average Americanfamily in 2001 is paying almost the same amount each week in federalgas taxes -- about $4 -- ...
Census 2000 Undercount Rate Estimates Released
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, the PresidentialMembers of the U.S. Census Monitoring Board released Census 2000undercount rates in metropolitan areas in ten large states. The undercount rates were calculated by Census Monitoring Boardconsultant Dr. Eugene P. Ericksen, ...
Cloning Adam's Rib: Religious Perspectives on Human Cloning
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: In just the past few years, the idea of human cloning has movedfrom the pages of science fiction novels to the realm ofpossibility. Scientific advances have been accompanied by greaterconcern about the ethics of human cloning. Last week, Senator SamBrownback ...
Tommy G. Thompson's Statement Regarding HHS' Celebration of Older Americans Month, 2001: `The Many Faces of Aging'
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement byHHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding HHS' celebration of OlderAmericans Month, 2001: `The Many Faces of Aging' Today, as we celebrate Older Americans Month, we recognize one ofAmerica's greatest resources, our ...
Analysts Worry Bush Proposal on NMD and Deep Cuts Will Decrease US Nuclear Security
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: In a major speech today before the National Defense UniversityPresident Bush will outline his plan for pursuing a multi-layered,robust national missile defense, coupled with unilateral deep cutsin US nuclear arsenals. But worried nuclear policy experts and ...
Taxpayers for Common Sense Statement In Response to President Bush's Speech on Missile Defense
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Statement by Alise Frye,director of the National Security Project at Taxpayers for CommonSense in response to President Bush's speech on missile defense: President Bush's announcement today is old news. The UnitedStates has been pursuing a ...
Nation's Scientists Urge Bush Administration To Uphold Critical Forest Protection Rule
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nearly 300 of the nation'smost pre-eminent scientists joined World Wildlife Fund and otherleading conservation groups today in calling on the BushAdministration to support and implement the Roadless AreaConservation Rule. In a letter sent to ...
Brothers Survive Combat Together In Skies Over Korea
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary of the KoreanWar Commemoration Committee: -- Written by Gina M. DiNicolo and Navy Chief Journalist MilindaD. Jensen "There's a feeling of security knowing that ...
Air Force Brothers To Receive Republic of Korea War Service Medal
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- When Donald and Herb Greerofficially receive the Republic of Korea War Service Medal May 5 inAnderson, Calif., the brothers will remember that to serve theircountry, their mother -- not the newly formed Air Force -- calledthe shots. Nellie ...
Newstream Features for Tuesday, May 1
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: The following multimedia news stories are for free andunrestricted use on your news or information site (and for print orbroadcast, too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video,audio, text, graphics, and photos for the following features: FDA ...
American Veterinary Medical Association to Host Update on BSE, Foot and Mouth Disease, and West Nile Virus
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: WHAT: Join the American Veterinary Medical Association for thelatest update on: -- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) -- Foot and Mouth Disease -- West Nile Virus WHO: From the government's top three veterinary experts on ...
Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers: Security Experts Say Bush Missile Defense Plan Will Decrease Overall Security
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An alliance of 16 leadingnuclear non-proliferation organizations said President Bush's callfor a massive and expensive, air-, sea-, and space-based nationalmissile defense system will decrease, rather than increase, overallAmerican and international ...
Administration's SBA Budget Cuts, New Program Fees Burden Firms Least Able To Pay, Bond Says
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a hearing today examiningthe Administration's plan to pare the Small BusinessAdministration's budget by approximately 40 percent, Sen. Kit Bondsaid the reduced funding proposed simply will not support criticalprograms, including SBA guaranteed ...
World Press Freedom Day Celebrating Diversity in The Media
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: In observance of World Press Freedom Day, The Freedom ForumInternational Division is holding a special luncheon program tocelebrate diversity in media. Among the journalists to speak at the celebration are: PoliaAlexandrova, legal reporter and editor for the ...
Leahy Comment on FBI Director Louis Freeh's Announced Retirement
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the comment ofSenator Patrick Leahy, ranking Democratic Member, Senate JudiciaryCommittee, on FBI Director Louis Freeh's announced retirement fromthe bureau: He has been a hard-working director, and he has served at thehelm ...
Gephardt Statement on the National Missile Defense System
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statementreleased today by House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt on theNational Missile Defense System: "I am concerned that the President's approach to strategicnuclear and missile defense policy may have the effect ...
Gephardt Statement on Immigration
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement wasreleased today by the office of House Democratic Leader Richard A.Gephardt: "We welcome President Bush's statement in support of extendingthe deadline to allow eligible individuals to adjust theirimmigration status ...
Historian-Journalist Harold Evans To Speak At World Press Freedom Day Event; Names of Journalists Who Died in 2000 Added to Memorial
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: WHAT: On May 3, the names of 26 journalists who died coveringthe news in 2000 will be added to The Freedom Forum JournalistsMemorial in dedication ceremonies marking World Press Freedom Day.The Journalists Memorial now pays tribute to 1,395 reporters,editors, ...
House Committee To Consider Acting To Nullify Global Gag Rule; Move Could Overturn Bush's First Official Act
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 2, 2001,the House International Relations Committee will consider anamendment to the State Department Authorization Act that wouldessentially overturn the "Global Gag Rule." The amendment, whichwill be introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee ...
Gephardt Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform Before Committee on House Administration
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the text oftestimony of House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt on campaignfinance reform before the Committee on House Administration: "Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Hoyer, Members of the Committee: "Thank you for this ...
Planned Parenthood Web Sites Nominated for Prestigious WEBBY Awards
May 01, 2001 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Webby Awards, honoringexcellence in Web site development and individual achievement intechnology and creativity around the world, has announced thenomination of www.teenwire.com, the youth-oriented Web site ofPlanned Parenthood Federation of America ...
Second Amendment Foundation Applauds Gov. Jeb Bush For Signing Lawsuit Legislation
May 01, 2001 ... BELLEVUE, Wash., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Second AmendmentFoundation (SAF) today applauded Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for signinglegislation that prevents metropolitan mayors in the Sunshine Statefrom filing frivolous lawsuits against the firearms industry. Gov. Bush signed the ...
CAGW Calls For Fresh Look At Antitrust Enforcement
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citizens Against GovernmentWaste (CAGW) today called on the U.S. Senate to keep politics out ofthe confirmation hearings for President Bush's nomination of CharlesJames to be assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division ofthe U.S. Department ...
NAACP President Says Justice Is Finally Served In Birmingham Case
May 01, 2001 ... BALTIMORE, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kweisi Mfume, President &CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP), said that with the guilty verdict of former Ku KluxKlansman Thomas Blanton, Jr., "justice has finally been served inone of the most vile and vicious ...
NOBLE to Brief Legislators, Law Enforcement Officials and Civil Rights Groups on Racial Profiling
May 01, 2001 ... News Advisory: The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives(NOBLE) will hold a briefing on Racial Profiling at the U.S.Capitol. The architect of NOBLE's Strategy, Captain Ronald Davis ofthe Oakland, Calif., Police Department will present the NOBLE plan ....
Women's Groups Question Social Security Commission Appointments
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Council ofWomen's Organizations (NCWO), the oldest and largest umbrellacoalition of the nation's major women's groups, urges the new SocialSecurity Commission to listen to the public's concerns aboutprivatizing the nation's most important ...
Remarks by the President to Students and Faculty at National Defense University
May 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following transcript wasreleased today by the White House: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY Fort Lesley J. McNairWashington, D.C. 2:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you ...
Millions Of Americans Contemplate Suicide; NMHA Organizes Experts to Confront Health Epidemic
May 02, 2001 ... ADVANCE for release at 12:01 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 2 /ADVANCE/ ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As many as8.4 million American adults (4 percent) have contemplated suicide,according to a startling new survey for the National Mental HealthAssociation (NMHA). In ...
Nationally Televised Town Hall Meeting Will Focus on Lupus
May 02, 2001 ... News Advisory: Public attention will focus on the urgent health problem of lupuswhen the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) and the Department ofHealth and Human Services Office on Women's Health host a two-hournational town hall meeting on Wednesday, May 16. Leaders ...
Millions Of Americans Contemplate Suicide; NMHA Organizes Experts to Confront Health Epidemic
May 02, 2001 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As many as 8.4 millionAmerican adults (4 percent) have contemplated suicide, according toa startling new survey for the National Mental Health Association(NMHA). In addition, more than 6.3 million American adults (threepercent) have had ...
Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition to Speak in Front of Planned Parenthood on Thursday, May 3
May 02, 2001 ... News Advisory: -- Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates FederalInjunction Against Pro-life Activists -- Three Judge Panel Gives Pro-life Activists Significant Victoryand Hands Former Attorney General Reno Stinging Defeat -- Pro-life Leaders Call for ...
Network Seeks National Standards to Protect Fish, Fishermen; Bill on Individual Fishing Quota to Privatize Public Fisheries
May 02, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Three members of the MarineFish Conservation Network testified today to urge Congress toprotect both fish and fishermen in legislation, which would setnational standards on Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) programs, whichgive certain fishermen an ...
Swift Repeal of the Global Gag Rule Urged
May 02, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Family Planningand Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) fully supports thecongressional effort to repeal the Global Gag Rule. NFPRHA applaudsRep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) for offering this important amendment to theState Department ...
Coalition Of Leading Environmental Groups Speaks Out Against Navy's Sonar Threat To Whales And Other Marine Life
May 02, 2001 ... News Advisory: WHAT: Final public hearing on plans by the U.S. Navy to deployLow Frequency Active sonar ('LFA') -- a dangerous new sonar systemthat the U.S. Navy intends to deploy in as much as 80 percent of theworld's oceans. Researchers fear that LFA may have dramatic, ...
Morality in Media: To Reduce The Number Of Victims Of Pornography, Enforce The Federal And State Obscenity Laws
May 02, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Morality in Media issued thefollowing statement today at a Capitol Hill press conference to markMay as Victims of Pornography Month: Millions of Americans, young and old, are slaves to pornographyaddiction; and "thanks" to the Internet, the ...
United Seniors Applauds Creation Of Bipartisan Social Security Reform Commission
May 02, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Charles Jarvis, presidentand CEO of the United Seniors Association -- with more than 550,000members nationwide -- today applauded President Bush for creating abipartisan Social Security reform commission. The commission is made up of seven ...
2,000th Congregation Welcomes People With Disabilities; National Organization on Disability Meets Ambitious Millennial Goal May 3
May 02, 2001 ... News Advisory: The National Organization on Disability's AccessibleCongregations Campaign will meet its target of 2,000 CommittedCongregations on Thursday, May 3. Since its inception as amillennial challenge less than three years ago, the Campaign hasenlisted 2,000 large and ...
International Network Of Independent PR Firms Elects The Aker Partners As Its Washington Firm
May 02, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On the anniversary of its18th year of operation, The Aker Partners Inc. was elected as theexclusive Washington firm of The Phoenix Network, an internationalnetwork of independent public relations firms, at a meeting inDelray Beach, Florida, last week ....