Saturday, June 29, 1996

"I was cooperating mainly because I wanted them to know I had nothing to hide," said Mrs. Marife Nichols, a 23-year-old native of the Philippines who met her husband through a mail-order bride agency." -- Mrs. Nichols


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  • A presidential election will be held today in Iceland.

  • Defense Secretary William Perry arrives to visit site of Tuesday's terrorist attack. He will be briefed on the current situation and visit with U.S. forces deployed there, including some of those injured in the bombing. Perry also plans to meet with senior Saudi officials in Riyadh.

  • President Clinton and other industrial nation leaders conclude annual Group of Seven economic summit.

  • Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems sponsor NetDay '96, a one-day conference aimed at helping schools in dozens of states to be wired for Internet access.

  • On Sunday June 30, President Clinton will attend memorial services for the U-S Air Force members killed in the Saudi Arabia bombing.

  • Monday, July 1, is the effective date of the world's first law permitting euthanasia for the terminally ill, in Northern Territory, Australia.

  • On Tuesday, July 2, more than 550 veterans from the U.S. and Britain are expected at 16th National Veterans Wheelchair Games to be held in Seattle, Washington. Through July 6.

  • On Wednesday, July 3, voters cast ballots for Russian President Boris Yeltsin or challenger Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov in presidential runoff elections.

  • On Thursday, July 4, Defense Secretary Perry spends the Fourth of July with American GIs in Bosnia. Entertainment will include the Gin Blossoms, a rock group.

  • Friday, July 5, is the 25th Annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree. A competition for amateur bluegrass musicians that draws contestants from many states. Also a crafts festival.

  • In 1776, the Virginia state constitution was adopted, and Patrick Henry made governor.

  • In 1767, the British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts, which imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America. Colonists bitterly protested the Acts, which were repealed in 1770.

  • In 1941, Polish statesman, pianist and composer Ignace Jan Paderewski died in New York at age 80.

  • In 1946, British authorities arrested more than 2700 Jews in Palestine in an attempt to stamp out alleged terrorism.

  • In 1949, the government of South Africa enacted a ban against racially-mixed marriages.

  • In 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted against re-instating Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer's access to classified information.

  • In 1966, the United States bombed fuel storage facilities near the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong.

  • In 1967, Jerusalem was re-unified as Israel removed barricades separating the Old City from the Israeli sector.

  • In 1970, the United States ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia.

  • In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty, as it was being meted out, could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." (The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.)

  • In 1986, Senator John P. East, a Republican from North Carolina, was found dead in the garage of his home in Greenville, an apparent suicide. He was 55.

  • In 1991, President Bush, speaking to reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine, refused to rule out the possibility of renewed military action against Iraq, calling its interference with U.N. inspectors "very disturbing."

  • In 1992, a divided Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to abortion, but the justices also weakened the right as defined by the Roe versus Wade decision.

  • In 1995, the shuttle "Atlantis" and the space station "Mir" docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth. A department store in Seoul, South Korea collapsed, killing 501 people and injuring more than 900. Actress Lana Turner died in Century City, California, at age 74.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says nothing could have been done to protect the American airmen victimized by the terrorists bomb in Saudi Arabia. If you're a former 0300 in the U.S. Marines or a former 11Bravo in the U,.S. Army, you might wonder about that claim. Those numerical job descriptions refer to infantrymen. Wanta explore the concept of terrorism and decide for yourself what Americans need to feel about the incidents around the world and at home start on the W3 Counter Terrorism Page found at http://www.terrorism.com/.

Invite a friend over to help you with your explorations.

  • Chile, Costa Rica, Rome,Italy, Peru, Switzerland and Vatican City State all celebrate Sts. Peter & Paul Day today.

  • The Seychelles observes Independence Day today.

  • Today is Independence Day in Tahiti.


Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan


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