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Friday, August 2, 1996

"It takes one more issue off the table for Republicans, who think this is an important matter."

-- Clinton campaign spokesman Joe Lockhart


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Today's Events


  • President Clinton is expected to sign a welfare overhaul bill. The legislation would end a federal welfare guarantee that has existed for six decades.

  • The Labor Department releases July employment figures.

  • The Senate expected to approve compromise health care bill which is designed to broaden access to insurance for millions of Americans and guarantee people don't lose insurance when they change jobs.

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    On the horizon


  • On Saturday August 3, Bob Bell, who played Bozo the Clown on WGN-TV from 1959-1984, will be inducted into the clown hall of fame.

  • On Sunday August 4, the Centennial Summer Olympics in Atlanta officially end.

  • On Monday August 5, a tentative trial date is set for former Dallas police officer Johnnie Hernandez. He is accused of plotting to kill Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin.

  • On Tuesday August 6, Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson is tentatively scheduled to visit Washington. He is expected to meet with President Clinton to discuss European security and developments in the Baltic region.

  • On Wednesday August 7, the Federal Reserve releases the Beige Book regional economic survey and June consumer credit report.

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    On this day


  • In 1552, John Frederick of Saxony and Philip of Hesse were released from imprisonment by Treaty of Passau, and Lutherans were assured of free exercise of their religion in Germany.

  • In 1589, France's King Henry III was assassinated at St. Cloud by Jacques Clement, a Jacobin monk.

  • In 1824, Turkey captured the island of Ipsara from Greece.

  • In 1928, Italy signed a 20-year treaty of friendship with Ethiopia.

  • In 1934, Germany's President Paul von Hindenburg died at age 87, opening way for Adolf Hitler to become dictator.

  • In 1939, scientist Albert Einstein said in a letter to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt that U.S. should start an atomic research program.

  • In 1963, the U.S. told the United Nations it will halt all sales of military equipment to South Africa because of that nation's racial segregation policies.

  • In 1988, the Soviet military unveiled its new top-secret Blackjac bomber to U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci.

  • In 1990, Iraqi tanks and infantry overran Kuwait in a predawn strike after a dispute over oil and frontier

  • In 1993, Serb gunners sank part of a vital bridge severing the only land link between the southern Dalmation coast and the rest of Croatia.

  • In 1995, King Fahd replaced his oil and finance ministers in Saudi Arabia's most significant leadership shakeup since he came to power in 1982.

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    Newslink


    President Clinton on Friday is expected to sign the welfare reform legislation which the Senate passed Thursday. Check out a section of the Electronic Policy Network for indepth information and articles about the sweeping reform measures.

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    Holidays today


  • Today Bermuda celebrates Somers Day.

  • Today is Constitution Day in the Cook Islands.

  • Costa Rica recognizes Our Lady of the Angels today.

  • Today is a National Holiday in Macedonia.

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


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