National & World Events
Here is the Associated Press list
of national and foreign events for this week.
Please note that many events, especially court appearances,
are subject to change at the last minute.

Friday, May 23, 1997



ECONOMIC REPORTS

The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EDT):

TUESDAY: National Association of Realtors releases April existing home sales. 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY: Commerce Department releases April durable goods orders. 8:30 a.m.

THURSDAY: Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims. 8:30 a.m.

FRIDAY: Commerce releases 1st-quarter GDP (1st revision). 8:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, May 25:

Warsaw -- Poles are to vote on a new constitution approved last month by Parliament.

Paris -- First round of parliamentary elections. Final round on June 1.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- Second round of legislative elections.

Berlin -- Internet World Berlin '97 exposition. Through May 29.

Christchurch, New Zealand -- The Antarctic Treaty conference discusses environmental issues. Through May 30.

Johnston, S.C. -- U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, who becomes longest-serving senator, will also celebrate town's centennial.

MONDAY, May 26:

Rome -- Preparatory conference for June 18 International Conference on Albania.

Paris -- OECD annual ministerial meeting.

Washington -- President Clinton travels to Paris to meet with Russian President Boris Yeltsin to sign the NATO-Russia Founding Act.

Boston -- Start of weeklong activities at the John F. Kennedy Library, beginning with a ceremony honoring Green Berets.

Hampton, Va. -- The four-pound brass lock to the Watergate Complex which burglars bypassed during the burglary of the Democratic campaign headquarters -- the event that led to the end of Nixon's presidency -- is auctioned. Minimum acceptable bid: $25,000.

Walterboro, S.C. -- Unveiling of monument to the Tuskegee Airmen at the former Army airfield where they got flight training.

TUESDAY, May 27:

Budapest, Hungary -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet starts two-day visit.

Zagreb, Croatia -- Yugoslav Foreign Minister Milan Milutinovic visits to meet his Croatian counterpart Mate Granic.

Paris -- Signing of NATO-Russia agreement. U.S. President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and other heads of state attending. Afterward, Clinton travels to the Netherlands.

Washington -- Supreme Court will issue orders and decisions. It also will hear arguments on president's authority for line-item veto.

Arlington, Va. -- Scheduled court appearance for sportscaster Marv Albert on forcible sodomy and assault charges.

Manassas, Va. -- Trial of first of five youths charged with murder in the drive-by shooting death of a man at a Christmas party.

Kansas City, Mo. -- Federal court corruption trial resumes for former Missouri House Speaker Bob Griffin.

Charleston, S.C. -- Tentative federal court trial on legal fees in the case to get The Citadel to accept women.

Lincoln, Neb. -- Nebraska Legislature to debate building new 960-bed, $64 million prison to ease overcrowding.

WEDNESDAY, May 28:

The Hague, Netherlands -- President Clinton leads a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, the U.S.-led program to rebuild a devastated Europe after World War II. Afterward, Clinton travels to London to meet with Prime Minister Blair and then returns to Washington.

Paris -- Postal strike to be called.

Paris -- OECD ministerial summit.

Roanoke, Va. -- Virginia Military Institute's quarterly status report on accommodating women is due in federal court.

Norfolk, Va. -- Trial of suit filed by student challenging the Norfolk school system's policy of student searches.

Huntsville, Texas -- Scheduled execution of Robert Madden for 1985 fatal shooting and stabbing of a Leon County man and his son.

Phoenix -- Testimony resumes in fraud trial of Gov. Fife Symington.

THURSDAY, May 29:

Jakarta, Indonesia -- Parliamentary elections.

Boston -- Eighth annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award given to Montgomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price.

Omaha, Neb. -- National conference on combatting methamphetamine use to feature Attorney General Janet Reno and drug czar Barry McCaffrey.

FRIDAY, May 30:

Kiev, Ukraine -- President Boris Yeltsin visits to discuss the division of the Black Sea and other lingering problems in bilateral relations.

Columbus, Ohio -- Actor Christopher Reeve speaks at statewide conference for people with disabilities.

Virginia Beach, Va. -- Former Navy SEAL Michael Bond to attempt swimming 15 miles across Chesapeake Bay to raise money for children with muscular dystrophy.

Ashland, Ky. -- Sentencing scheduled for two brothers convicted of growing more than $2 million worth of marijuana in their house.

Knoxville, Tenn. -- Knoxville Summit, regional economic development conference. U.S. Energy Secretary Frederico Pena, Sens. Bill Frist and Fred Thompson among speakers.

Omaha, Neb. -- College World Series, the 10-day NCAA Division I baseball championship tournament, begins. Through June 7.

SATURDAY, May 31:

Warsaw, Poland -- Pope John Paul II visits. Through June 10.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- ASEAN foreign ministers meet to discuss admission of Burma, Cambodia and Laos.

New Zealand -- China's economics chief Zhu Rongji on trade visit.

Paris -- National march against Maastricht Treaty on European Union integration.

Boston -- JFK Library opens new, expanded exhibit on "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy: First Lady."

Wisconsin Dells, Wis. -- 22nd Annual Great Wisconsin Dells Balloon Rally.

Kansas City, Mo. -- NCAA announces whether it will keep its headquarters in Kansas City or move to Indianapolis.

SUNDAY, June 1:

Amsterdam, Netherlands -- The World Newspaper Congress holds its 50th annual international forum for newspaper editors. Through June 4.

New York -- Tony Awards telecast.

Albuquerque, N.M. -- Celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day.




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