TUESDAY: Commerce Department releases May housing starts. 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases first-quarter productivity. 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY: Federal Reserve releases the Beige Book survey of regional economic activity. Noon.

THURSDAY: Labor releases weekly jobless claims. 8:30 a.m.; Commerce releases April international trade. 8:30 a.m.

FRIDAY: Treasury Department releases May federal budget. 2 p.m.

Verdun, France - Train-bound exposition of World War I arrives with war material, multimedia displays. Travels across northern France, arriving in Paris on June 25. Organized by Defense Ministry.

Cairo, Egypt - Court considers libel case against editor of leading opposition newspaper and reporter.

Soweto, South Africa - Commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto riots.

Los Angeles - "Million Woman March" focusing on teen pregnancy, drug abuse and single-parent households.

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Gay activists stage pride march to counter the city's reputation as an inhospitable place for homosexuals.

New York - Former senator Eugene McCarthy and others read poems by Daniel Haberman during service to unveil memorial plaque to Haberman in The American Poets' Corner of The Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

New York - Gloria Steinem, City Councilman Tom Duane and others participate in same-sex marriage "Wed-in" at Bryant Park to gather support for same-sex marriage rights.

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles visits with U.S. troops, meets President Rene Preval.

St. John's, Antigua - Trial of Antigua man on charges of murdering Canadian tourist Wendy Newbigging in 1995.

Copenhagen, Denmark - "Islam in a Changing World": conference attended by Islam experts from the Middle East, the United States and Europe, organized by Danish foreign ministry. Through June 18.

Washington - Supreme Court meets to issue decisions.

Knoxville, Tenn. - Lisa Whedbee on trial; she is accused of helping journalist attempt to murder her husband.

Beattyville, Ky. - Actor Woody Harrelson scheduled for arraignment on charges of cultivating marijuana.

Denver - Fourth World Renewable Energy Congress, conference focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency and the environment. More than 600 energy experts from 80 countries expected to participate.

New York - The 1996 Olympic Torch Relay reaches New York City and is ensconced overnight at Rockefeller Center where NBC's Bob Costas co-hosts an evening of entertainment.

Richmond, Va. - Scheduled trial for state legislator indicted on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure in city park.

Denver - Hearing in Oklahoma City bombing case on whether evidence suppression hearing June 26-28 should be closed to the public and media.

Cleveland - Cynthia Presser, widow of Teamsters boss Jackie Presser, to be sentenced on a theft charge.

Nashville, Tenn. - Lloyd's of London asks judge to dismiss suit accusing it of defrauding wealthy Tennessee investors.

New York - Sotheby's sale of Hollywood and rock 'n' roll memorabilia includes John Lennon's 1972 Chrysler station wagon and a pair of fiberglass tablets used in the promotion of "The Ten Commandments."

San Diego - Road safety committee established under NAFTA holds hearing on big rig safety in Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Denver - 1996 Western Economic Roundtable, sponsored by Center for the New West.

Aspen, Colo. - Aspen Music Festival begins, running through Aug. 18.

Washington - Supreme Court meets to issue decisions.

Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Scheduled launch of space shuttle Columbia on 16-day mission.

Omaha, Neb. - National wind technology experts will discuss the potential for commercial wind power in north-central United States.

Los Angeles - Music industry symposium on artist drug abuse.

Vatican City - Pope John Paul II leaves for Germany. Through June 23.

Cairo, Egypt - Arab leaders gather for biggest summit since 1991 Gulf War. Through June 23.

Johannesburg, South Africa - Harlem Globetrotters arrive for two-week tour of South Africa.

Washington - President Clinton leaves for trips to Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

Las Vegas - Scheduled opening of Monte Carlo resort.

Cleveland - Start of four-day U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Rapid City, S.D. - 15th annual reunion for victims of progeria, an incurable disease that ages children at 10 times the normal rate.

Charlotte, N.C. - Promise Keepers convention: Up to 150,000 Christian men expected to attend national gathering at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

St. Louis - National Hockey League draft in St. Louis.

Louisville, Ky. - Public sounding of an array of historic steamboat whistles, many of which have not been heard this century, concludes the Steamboat History Conference.

Cape Town, South Africa - Farewell service for retiring Archbishop Desmond Tutu as archbishop of Cape Town.

Omaha, Neb. - Western Governors' Association annual meeting, through June 24. Governors will discuss state and regional policy issues focusing on the recent federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Denver - Windpower '96, the 26th annual conference and exhibitino of the American Wind Energy Association, begins and runs through June 27.

New York - Gay & Lesbian Pride Rally in Union Square Park marks the start of 1996 Gay & Lesbian Pride Week.