Friday, March 7, 1997
The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EDT): ECONOMIC REPORTS
TUESDAY: Labor Department releases 4th-quarter productivity (revised). 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: Federal Reserve releases Beige Book survey of regional economic activity. 2 p.m.
THURSDAY: Labor releases weekly jobless claims. 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases February retail sales. 8:30 a.m.; Commerce releases 4th-quarter trade current account. 10 a.m.
FRIDAY: Labor releases February producer prices. 8:30 a.m.; Commerce releases January business inventories. 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases February industrial production. 9:15 a.m.
SUNDAY, March 9:
Singapore - U.S.-ASEAN Business Council delegation visits. Through March 10.
Dallas - International Conference on Fund Raising. Through March 12.
MONDAY, March 10:
Shoal Water Bay, Queensland, Australia - Largest combined United States-Australian military exercise on Australian soil since World War II.
Bonn, Germany - Holocaust researcher Daniel Goldhagen receives Democracy Prize from the leftist "Journal of German and International Politics" for his book "Hitler's Willing Executioners."
Paris - French President Jacques Chirac speaks on fighting unemployment among youth.
Los Angeles - ACLU and two local universities release what is described as "one of the largest surveys ever conducted" of high school students regarding their experiences and attitudes towards campus and community violence.
New York - Jury selection starts in trial of Pong You Zhong, accused of murder and being member of Chinese "Plum Blossom Boys" gang that kidnapped, raped and murdered a mother of two after delay in delivery of ransom.
TUESDAY, March 11:
Miami Beach, Fla. - Start of five-day Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention.
Newark, N.J. - Citywide referendum to decide whether city should guarantee $11 million to build a new sports complex.
Beverly Hills, Calif. - Annual Oscar nominee luncheon.
San Francisco - Seventh Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy. Through March 14.
WEDNESDAY, March 12:
Jakarta, Indonesia - Association of Southeast Asian Nations business summit. Through March 13.
Oslo, Norway - North Korea's deputy foreign minister Kim Chang-Ryong to visit.
Boulder, Colo. - Restaurant owner accused of threatening a television news reporter is scheduled to appear in court.
Huntsville, Texas - Scheduled execution of John Kennedy Barefield for 1986 abduction-rape-slaying of a Rice University student.
Boston - Celebration of 125th anniversary of Boston Municipal Court, regarded as first court in nation to institute probation.
Los Angeles - Producers Guild Awards.
THURSDAY, March 13:
San Juan, Purto Rico - U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee members meet with politicians on status of Puerto Rico.
Denver - Rocky Mountain Institute holds sixth annual land conference.
Boulder, Colo. - Boulder police schedule weekly news conference on JonBenet Ramsey murder case.
Huntsville, Texas - Scheduled execution of Michael Blair for 1993 abduction and strangling of 7-year-old Dallas girl.
Albuquerque, N.M. - More than 75 top Army cooks meet to receive awards.
Los Angeles - Kenneth Starr, independent counsel for Whitewater, gives luncheon address on "The Role of the Independent Counsel."
Los Angeles - American Society of Travel Agents holds conference on travel scams.
FRIDAY, March 14:
Bergen, Norway - Ministerial meeting on fisheries and the environment in the North Sea.
Wichita, Kan. - Gina Herrman, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of millions in crop subsidies, scheduled for sentencing.
SATURDAY, March 15:
Katmandu, Nepal - Opening of weeklong Indian trade exhibition.
Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Telekom to announce 1996 results.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Start of annual Haj pilgrimage airlift to Mecca. Through April 10.
Banda Aceh, Indonesia - Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand businessmen confer on regional growth triangle. Through March 16.
San Antonio - Special election to fill seat of Rep. Frank Tejeda.
Portland, Ore. - Second Russian military flight to land in the United States since Cold War arrives to pick up humanitarian aid supplies.
Beverly Hills, Calif. - 47th annual Eddie movie editing awards.
SUNDAY, March 16:
Beverly Hills, Calif. - Writers Guild awards.