
Friday, May 23, 1997
The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EDT): ECONOMIC REPORTS
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.