Friday, September 20, 1996
MONDAY: Treasury Department releases its monthly statement. 2 p.m.
TUESDAY: Commerce Department releases 1995 revised per capita income. Time uncertain.
WEDNESDAY: National Association of Realtors releases August existing home sales. 10 a.m.
THURSDAY: Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims. 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases August durable goods. 8:30 a.m.
FRIDAY: Commerce releases 2nd quarter GDP. 8:30 a.m.
Stockholm, Sweden - U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry on visit.
Munich, Germany - Oktoberfest begins.
Athens, Greece - Nationwide polls to elect a new Greek government and 300-member unicameral Parliament.
Macau - The Portuguese enclave of Macau votes in its last legislative election before returning to Chinese sovereignty in 1999. Voters directly elect 8 of the 23 members.
Andover, Kan. - Students at Andover Middle School will talk to astronauts on Space Shuttle Atlantis as part of Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Hearing of lawsuit by opposition figure Megawati Sukarnoputri against general who accused her of plotting a coup.
Copenhagen, Denmark - U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry takes part in seminar on NATO. Through Sept. 24.
Washington - Congress in session.
San Antonio - Texas A&M University and San Antonio Housing Authority unveil new college courses offered at housing projects.
Las Vegas - Trial of panhandler accused of murdering Scottish tourist.
Singapore - Offshore oil and gas conference and exhibition. Through Sept. 27.
Vantaa, Finland - 8th European Union contest for young scientists. Through Sept. 30.
Washington - Federal Open Market Committee reviews interest rates.
Cleveland - Auction of memorabilia from Cleveland Stadium, which is being torn down later this year.
Albuquerque, N.M. - International Petroleum Environmental Conference at which petroleum company representatives will discuss their concerns about regulatory compliance with U.S. Department of Energy officials. Through Sept. 27.
Staunton, Va. - Preliminary hearing for Catherine Ann Christianson, former soap opera actress accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband.
Roanoke, Va. - Tobacco and Health Symposium. Health, agriculture and economic development experts from six Southern states discuss competing concerns.
Santa Maria, Calif. - Opening statements in the Michael Jackson fired-bodyguards trial.
Johannesburg, South Africa - Expelled ANC leader Bantu Holomisa addresses Foreign Correspondents Association.
Washington - Senate tentatively scheduled to take up continuing resolution.
Washington - President Clinton scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Manhattan, Kan. - 16th Annual National Rural Families Conference begins.
Columbus, Ohio - Rescheduled trial date for a man accused of ordering bubonic plague by mail.
Los Angeles - Debate at Cal State University Northridge on California's anti-affirmative action initiative featuring former KKK leader David Duke, who supports the measure.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Resumption of lawsuit against government by opposition politician Megawati Sukarnoputri for her ouster as leader of Democratic Party.
Paris - European Space Agency to announce modifications for new Ariane 5 rocket in light of aborted launch in June.
Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen's hippy enclave of Christiania turns 25. Squatters plan celebrations.
Billund, Denmark - Toymaker Lego holds conference on children and television ads.
Bonn, Germany - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds talks with Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Tentative landing of shuttle Atlantis.
Windhoek, Namibia - Trial resumes in discrimination case involving advertisement honoring Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.
Bonn, Germany - Bundesrat, upper house of parliament, to vote on moving itself to Berlin.
Berlin - Final report of International Commission on the Balkans, sponsored by Aspen Institute and Carnegie Endowment.
Beijing - First international music festival held in China's former imperial palace.
St. Louis - National Political Convention organized by Ben Chavis, head of the African-American Leadership Summit. Through Sept. 29.
Denver - Oliver North debates Jesse Jackson.
Los Angeles - 12th annual Quality TV Awards.
Brisbane, Australia - "Cities of Asia-Pacific" conference on urban growth problems. Through Oct. 1.
Oklahoma City - Olympic gold women's gymnasts perform as part of national tour.