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- The World Almanac And Book Of Facts 1991
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- Some Days Usually Observed
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- Arbor Day (Apr. 26 in 1991). Tree-planting day. First observed April 10,
- 1872, in Nebraska. Now observed in most states, usually on the last Friday
- in Apr.
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- Armed Forces Day (May 18 in 1991). Alw ys third Saturday of May, by
- presidential proclamation. Replaces Army, Navy, and Air Force Days.
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- Bill of Rights Day, Dec. 15. By Act of Congress. Bill of Rights took effect
- Dec. 15, 1791.
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- Bird Day. Often observed with Arbor Day.
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- Child Health Day (Oct. 7 in 1991). Always first Monday in Oct., by
- presidential proclamation.
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- Citizenship Day, Sept. 17. President Truman, Feb. 29, 1952, signed bill
- designating Sept. 17 as annual Citizenship Day. It replaced I Am An American
- Day, formerly 3d Sunday in May, and Constitution Day, formerly Sept. 17.
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- Easter Sunday (Mar. 31 in 1991).
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- Easter Monday (Apr. 1 in 1991). A statutory day in Canada.
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- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day, Nov. 12. Birthday of pioneer leader for equal
- rights for women.
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- Father's Day (June 16 in 1991). Always third Sunday in June.
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- Flag Day, June 14.
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- Forefathers' Day, Dec. 21. Landing on Plymouth Rock, in 1620. Is celebrated
- with dinners by New England societies, especially "Down East."
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- Gen. Pulaski Memorial Day, Oct. 11. Native of Poland and Revolutionary War
- hero; died (Oct. 11, 1779) from wounds received at the siege of Savannah,
- Ga.
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- Grandparents' Day (Sept. 8 in 1991). Always first Sunday after Labor Day.
- Legislated in 1979.
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- Groundhog Day, Feb. 2. A popular belief is that if the groundhog sees his
- shadow on this day, he returns to his burrow and winter continues 6 weeks
- longer.
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- Halloween, Oct. 31. The evening before All Saints or All-Hallows Day.
- Informally observed in the U.S. with masquerading and pumpkin decorating.
- Traditionally an occasion for children to play pranks.
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- May Day. Name popularly given to May 1st. Celebrated as Labor Day in most of
- the world, and by some groups in the U.S. Observed in many schools as a
- Spring Festival.
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- Mother's Day (May 12 in 1991). Always second Sunday in that month. First
- celebrated in Philadelphia in 1908, Mother's Day has become an international
- holiday.
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- National Day of Prayer. By act of Congress, the first Thursday in May.
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- National Freedom Day, Feb. 1. To commemorate the signing of the Thirteenth
- Amendment, abolishing slavery, Feb. 1, 1865. By presidential proclamation.
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- National Maritime Day, May 22. First proclaimed 1935 in commemoration of the
- departure of the SS Savannah, from Savannah, Georgia, on May 22, 1819, on
- the first successful transatlantic voyage under steam propulsion. By
- presidential proclamation.
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- Pan American Day, Apr. 14. In 1890 the First Intl. Conference of American
- States, meeting in Washington, was held on that date. A resolution was
- adopted which resulted in the creation of the organization known today as
- the Pan American Union. By presidential proclamation.
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- Primary Election Day. Observed usually only when presidential or general
- elections are held.
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- Reformation Day, Oct. 31. Observed by Protestant groups.
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- Sadie Hawkins Day (Nov. 2 in 1991). First Saturday in November (the day may
- vary in some places).
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- St. Patrick's Day, Mar. 17. Observed by Irish societies, especially with
- parades.
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- St. Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. Festival of a martyr beheaded at Rome under
- Emperor Claudius. Association of this day with lovers has no connection with
- the saint and probably had its origin in an old belief that on this day
- birds begin to choose their mates.
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- Susan B. Anthony Day, Feb. 15. Birthday of a pioneer crusader for equal
- rights for women.
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- United Nations Day, Oct. 24. By presidential proclamation, to commemorate
- founding of United Nations.
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- Verrazano Day, Apr. 7. Observed by New York State, to commemorate the
- probable discovery of New York harbor by Giovanni da Verrazano in April,
- 1524.
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- Victoria Day (May 20 in 1991). Birthday of Queen Victoria, a statutory day
- in Canada, celebrated the first Monday before May 25.
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- World Poetry Day, Oct. 15.
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- Wright Brothers Day, Dec. 17. By presidential designation, to commemorate
- first successful flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright, Dec. 17, 1903.
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- Addenda, Late News, Changes
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- Aerospace
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- The space shuttle Discovery had a successful 4-day mission, Oct. 6-10.
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- Awards
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- Broadcasting and Theater
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- Emmy Awards, by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for nighttime
- programs, 1989-90: Dramatic series: L.A. Law, NBC; actress: Patricia Wettig,
- Thirtysomething, ABC; actor: Peter Falk, Columbo, ABC; supporting actress:
- Marg Helgenberger, China Beach, ABC; actor: Jimmy Smits, L.A. Law. Comedy
- series: Murphy Brown, CBS; actress: Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown; actor: Ted
- Danson, Cheers, NBC; supporting actress: Bebe Neuwirth, Cheers; supporting
- actor: Alex Rocco, The Famous Teddy Z, CBS. Mini-series: Drug Wars: The
- Camarena Story, NBC; actress: Barbara Hershey, A Killing in a Small Town,
- CBS; actor: Hume Cronyn, Age Old Friends, HBO. Music-variety: In Living
- Color, Fox; performer: Tracey Ullman, The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox. Special
- recognition: Jim Henson.
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- Miscellaneous
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- Country Music Awards, Entertainer: George Strait; single: "When I Call Your
- Name," Vince Gill; album: "Pickin' on Nashville," The Kentucky Headhunters;
- song (songwriters): "Where've You Been," Jon Vezner/Don Henry; female
- vocalist: Kathy Mattea; male vocalist: Clint Black; vocal group: The
- Kentucky Headhunters; Vocal duo: The Judds; vocal event: Keith Whitley and
- Lorrie Morgan; musician: Johnny Gimble, fiddle; horizon award: Garth Brooks;
- music video: "The Dance," Garth Brooks; Hall of Fame: Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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- Nobel Prizes
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- (Each 1990 Nobel Prize included a cash award of around $710,000.)
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- Physiology or Medicine: Joseph E. Murray, a surgeon at the Brigham and
- Women's Hospital in Boston, who performed the first kidney transplants, and
- E. Donnall Thomas, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle,
- who transplanted bone marrow from one person to another, shared the award.
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- Physics: Richard E. Taylor, a Canadian professor at Stanford Univ., and
- Jerome I. Friedman and Henry W. Kendall, both of the Massachusetts Institute
- of Technology, shared the award for their "breakthrough in our understanding
- of matter" achieved by a series of experiments that confirmed the reality of
- quarks.
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- Chemistry: Elias James Corey, a Harvard Univ. professor, received the
- chemistry prize for developing new ways to synthesize complex molecules
- ordinarily found only in nature.
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- Peace: Pres. Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the Soviet Union won, in recognition of
- his initiatives in promoting international peace, including championing
- political change in Eastern Europe and helping to end the Cold War.
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- Literature: Octavio Paz became the first Mexican to win the Nobel Prize in
- Literature, for his poetry and essays, "impassioned writing with wide
- horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity."
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- Memorial Prize in Economics: Three Americans, Harry M. Markowitz, of Baruch
- College, The City Univ. of New York; William F. Sharpe, Stanford Univ., and
- Merton H. Miller, The Univ. of Chicago, shared the prize for their
- pioneering theoretical insights into the economics of finance.
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- Miss America
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- Marjorie Judith Vincent, Miss Illinois, was named Miss America 1991.
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- Boxing
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- Evander Holyfield knocked out James (Buster) Douglas in the 3rd round to win
- the world heavyweight championship in Las Vegas, Oct. 25.
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- Census, 1990
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- Early spot-checks by Census Bureau workers have found that some cities,
- including New York and Boston, have made the same kinds of mistakes (putting
- houses where they do not exist) that the bureau has been accused of making.
- The bureau said it would recanvass nearly 150,000 blocks containing more
- than 5.4 million housing units in response to local governments' challenges.
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- International Organizations
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- The Arab League voted to move its headquarters from Tunis back to Cairo.
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- Portugal is no longer a member of the European Free Trade Association.
- Liechtenstein is a member of the European Free Trade Association.
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- Nations of the World
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- China: The newest census established that the nation's population is a bit
- more than 1.13 billion.
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- Germany: As of the closing date for this section, reunification had not yet
- taken place.
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- India: The post WWI history was mistakenly dropped; for details see Index.
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- Lebanon: Some 750 people were killed in a Syrian-lead offensive that toppled
- Michel Aoun, the Christian militia chief.
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- Liberia: Pres. Samuel K. Doe was killed by rebel forces, Sept. 10.
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- New Zealand: Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer resigned, Sept. 4.
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- Pakistan: Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was ousted, Aug. 6.
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- U.S. Government
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- Elizabeth Dole resigned as Sec. of Labor, Oct. 24.
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- U.S. Population
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- The correct figures for Greece, N.Y. are 75,136 (1970) and 81,367 (1980).
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- Census and Areas of Counties and States: The 1980 census was conducted on
- Apr. 1, 1980, not 1990.
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- Zip Codes
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- The correct zip code for Green River, Wyoming is 82935.
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- Heroes of Young America: The Eleventh Annual Poll
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- Paula Abdul, the dancer, singer, and choreographer of pop music, was named
- the "Top Heroine" of Young America in The World Almanac's eleventh annual
- poll of high school students. The students in grades 8 through 12 were asked
- to select those individuals in public life they admired most. The schools
- chosen to participate represented a geographic cross-section of the United
- States. In addition to choosing a top hero/heroine, the teenagers were asked
- to make selections in 8 other categories as well as answering 10 general
- questions on entertainment and current events and leaders.
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- The Top Heroine/Hero
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- The selection of the 27-year-old Paula Abdul marks the first time in the
- history of the poll that a woman was named as the person most admired. Ms.
- Abdul grew up in California's San Fernando Valley, where she was an
- A-student at Van Nuys High School. While attending California State Univ. at
- Northridge, Abdul became a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers and
- quickly became their choreographer. She went on to become a choreographer
- and dance teacher for such notables as Janet Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and
- George Michael. Her debut album produced four number one singles--"Straight
- Up," "Forever Your Girl," "Cold Hearted," and "Opposites Attract." Ms. Abdul
- has received many entertainment awards and has also produced many hit
- videos.
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- The second place finisher was the write-in vote for "Mom," while the
- write-in for "Dad" finished in fourth place. The third place winner was last
- year's top hero, Michael Jordan, the basketball star of the Chicago Bulls.
- In a tie for fifth place were first lady Barbara Bush and television talk
- show host Oprah Winfrey. For the first time, a political leader of a nation
- other than the U.S. finished in the top ten as South African Nelson Mandela
- placed sixth in the poll. Headline-grabbing real estate tycoon Donald Trump,
- who was the leading vote getter in the newsmaker category, placed seventh,
- and President George Bush was the eighth-place winner. Former top hero Tom
- Cruise finished ninth, followed by Janet Jackson in tenth place. Others who
- received support for top hero/heroine included Soviet leader Mikhail
- Gorbachev, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, British Prime Minister
- Margaret Thatcher, Mother Theresa, and 13-year-old tennis player Jennifer
- Capriati.
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- Issues and Influential Individuals
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- According to the poll, the "most important public issue" facing 8th-12th
- graders is drug abuse, which received more than double the number of votes
- as the second and third choices of AIDSand environmental issues. The quality
- of education, racism, and teen pregnancy also received substantial
- consideration.
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- When asked to name the "foreign political leader you most admire," the teens
- narrowly chose Nelson Mandela over Mikhail Gorbachev. Others receiving
- support included Margaret Thatcher, Corazon Aquino, and Lech Walesa.
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- Best Friends and teachers were named as the "person most directly
- influential in your life" (other than parents).
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- Books, Sports, Songs, and TV Shows
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- The students chose S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders as their "all-time favorite
- book," followed by Stephen King's Pet Semetary, Harper Lee's To Kill a
- Mockingbird, and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
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- The overwhelming choice for "favorite participation sport" was basketball,
- followed by volleyball, football, softball, baseball, and tennis.
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- When it came to "viewing sports events," the students' clear favorites were
- football and basketball, with baseball finishing a distant third.
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- The "favorite song of 1990" was M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This." A close
- second was "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor. The "least favorite
- song of 1990 was "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block.
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- The runaway winner in the "favorite TV show of 1990" was "The Simpsons,"
- which received 4-times as many votes as the second place finisher, "The
- Wonder Years." Finishing in third place was "The Cosby Show." The "least
- favorite TV show of 1990" was "Roseanne" with "Married With Children" coming
- in a close second.
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- Listed below are the top male and female vote-getters in each category. The
- winner is listed first.
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- Top Hero
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- Paula Abdul, singer, dancer, choreographer
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- Michael Jordan, basketball player, Chicago Bulls
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- Politicians and Newsmakers
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- Donald Trump, businessman
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- Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice
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- Artists, Writers, Filmmakers
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- Matt Groenig, "The Simpsons"
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- Judy Blume, Tiger Eyes
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- News and Sports Media
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- Barbara Walters, "20/20"
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- Tom Brokaw, NBC News
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- Sports
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- Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
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- Jennifer Capriati, tennis player
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- Music and Dance
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- Paula Abdul, singer/dancer
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- M.C. Hammer, rap singer
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- Comedy
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- Eddie Murphy, Harlem Nights
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- Roseanne Barr, "Roseanne"
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- Television Performers/Non-Comedy
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- Johnny Depp, "21 Jump Street"
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- Oprah Winfrey, "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
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- Movie Performers/Non-Comedy
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- Mel Gibson, "Lethal Weapon" series
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- Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost
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- Public Opinion Poll of Older Americans
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- A phone survey conducted for The World Almanac and Maturity News Service
- between Oct. 17-28, 1990 polled nearly 1,000 respondents aged 50 years and
- older concerning various public issues, individuals and historic events. A
- summary of the results follows:
-
- 1. Who do you consider to be the most influential political figure of
- your lifetime?--While John F. Kennedy received 25.8 percent of the total,
- Franklin D. Roosevelt was a close second with 21.4 percent. FDR received
- 30.3 percent of the vote from those aged 65 and over, and JFK totalled 41.8
- percent from those between age 50-55.
-
- 2. What would you consider to be the most important political event of
- your lifetime?--JFK's assassination (13.3%) edged out the end of World War
- II (11.8%), and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall received a surprisingly
- low 3.5 percent.
-
- 3. What do you feel would be the most effective resolution to the
- current Middle East crisis?--Over 30 percent of the respondents said that
- the U.S. should continue to pressure allies for tougher sanctions against
- Iraq, while 22.2 percent said the U.S. should use military power to force
- Iraq out of Kuwait. Over 23 percent of the women polled said the U.S. should
- gradually withdraw its troops and hope Iraq has learned its lesson.
-
- 4. Which living ex-president has conducted himself most appropriately
- and effectively since leaving office?--The overwhelming winner was Jimmy
- Carter (45.1%). Ronald Reagan (18.5%), Gerald Ford (14.5%), and Richard
- Nixon (9.0%) trailed Carter, whose approval rating is much higher since
- leaving office.
-
- 5. Which living ex-first lady has conducted herself most graciously and
- effectively since leaving office?--Like their husbands, Rosalynn Carter
- received the most votes (26.0%), with Nancy Reagan and Betty Ford placing
- second and third.
-
- 6. What is the best way to combat the growing problem of drug abuse and
- crime?--Almost half of the respondents (44.3%) said that the U.S. should
- offer more education and job training programs for youth; 22.6 percent said
- the military should be used to wipe out international drug supplies. A small
- percentage of those polled said the U.S. should offer more rehabilitation
- programs and build more and better prisons and hire more police.
-
-
- 1990 Census: Preliminary Results
-
- The preliminary count for the nation's 1990 population, released in late
- August 1990, was about 245.8 million, based on the mail return of census
- forms and follow-up door-to-door head counts. The Census Bureau said that
- efforts to count people missed in those initial surveys would add at least 3
- million people, bringing the total closer to the 250 million it had
- estimated earlier in the year.
-
- The data showed that at least 55 percent of Americans now live in the South
- and West, up from 52 percent in 1980, and that 20 percent live in the
- Northeast, a 1.7 percent decrease from 1980. The Midwest also showed a
- decrease by approximately 2 percent with 24 percent of Americans now
- residing there.
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- The growth in the 1980s centered around metropolitan areas, with nearly 80
- percent of the U.S. population now residing in or near a large city. While
- metropolitan areas were growing in population, rural areas lost more than 1
- million people during the past decade. Reasons for the rural decline
- included the agricultural crises and general economic recession,
- particularly in the early 80s, which had a prolonged impact in states such
- as Iowa, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Louisiana.
-
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- Immigration
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- Almost 40 percent of the nation's population increase (23 million) was due
- to immigration, both legal and illegal, with 7-9 million immigrants (largely
- from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean) arriving between 1980-1990.
- This marked the largest impact on U.S. population by immigration since World
- War I. In California, as much as 30 percent of the state's growth was due to
- immigration. In New York, the estimated 1 million immigrants offset the
- out-migration and were responsible for its limited growth.
-
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- States
-
- The preliminary 1990 census results showed that Nevada (49.1), Alaska
- (35.8), Arizona (33.1), and Florida (31.1) had the largest percentage
- increases in population since 1980. California, with an increase of 23.7
- percent from 1980, and a population of 29,279,000, is the largest state with
- almost 12 percent of the total U.S. population. The state's growth of 5.6
- million people nearly equaled the entire population of Massachusetts, as
- California now has more people than Canada or Australia. The second largest
- state remains New York with 17,627,000 (0.4% increase since 1980), while
- Texas with a 1980-1990 increase of 18.3 percent is the third largest state
- with a population of 16,625,000. Almost 40 percent of the nation's
- population now resides in these three states.
-
- The states that showed the largest percentage decreases in population from
- 1980 to 1990 were West Virginia (-8.6), Iowa (-5.1), and Wyoming (-4.3),
- while Washington D.C. showed a drop of 9.9 percent, losing 63,000 residents.
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- Cities
-
- Among the 12 largest cities in 1990, New York (-0.5) Chicago (-9.3),
- Philadelphia (-8.6), and Detroit (-19.4) showed percentage decreases in
- 1980-1990 population. Los Angeles (15.3), Houston (0.9), San Diego (25.0),
- Dallas (9.6), Phoenix (23.0), San Antonio (17.9), San Jose (21.6), and
- Indianapolis (5.1) grew in population in the 1980s. During the decade, Los
- Angeles passed Chicago and became the country's second-largest city, and San
- Diego moved past Detroit and Dallas to become the sixth-largest. New York
- City is still the nation's largest city with 7,033,000 people, more than
- twice as many as Los Angeles (3,420,000).
-
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- Challenges to Preliminary Results
-
- In mid-September 1990, New York City officials challenged the Census
- Bureau's counts, claiming that they had found 254,534 housing units that
- were not counted. They said that this finding solidified their claim that
- almost 1 million New York City residents had not been counted. In a formal
- challenge to the 1990 count, the city officials, using city records, aerial
- photographs, and data from utility companies, said the Census Bureau had
- missed five or more residences on nearly 12,000 of the more than 28,000
- residential blocks in the city.
-
- All of the 51 largest cities, plus one-seventh of the towns, counties, and
- cities in the U.S., challenged the Census Bureau's counts of their housing
- units. As many as 500,000 housing units, half of them in New York City, may
- have been overlooked, according to figures provided by the 15 largest
- cities. Census Bureau officials stated that they expect the preliminary
- results to rise as a result of some of the challenges. Census Bureau
- director, Barbara Everitt Bryant, appearing before a congressional committee
- in Sept. 1990, said that dwellings in 500,000 census blocks might be
- rechecked. The Bureau also stated that it had set aside money to recheck up
- to 2.1 million individual housing units.
-
- 1990 Census: Preliminary State Totals
- U.S. Bureau of the Census
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- Rank State 1990 % change 1980-90
- Rank State 1990 % change 1980-90
- ────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1 Cal. 29,279,000 23.7
- 2 N.Y. 17,627,000 0.4
- 3 Tex. 16,825,000 18.3
- 4 Fla. 12,775,000 31.1
- 5 Pa. 11,764,000 -0.8
- 6 Ill. 11,325,000 -0.9
- 7 Oh. 10,778,000 -0.2
- 8 Mich. 9,179,000 -0.9
- 9 N.J. 7,617,000 3.4
- 10 N.C. 6,553,000 11.4
- 11 Ga. 6,387,000 16.9
- 12 Va. 6,128,000 14.6
- 13 Mass. 5,928,000 3.3
- 14 Ind. 5,499,000 0.2
- 15 Mo. 5,079,000 3.3
- 16 Wis. 4,870,000 3.5
- 17 Wash. 4,827,000 16.8
- 18 Tenn. 4,822,000 5.0
- 19 Md. 4,733,000 12.2
- Rank State 1990 % change 1980-90
- ────────────────────────────────────────────
- 19 Md. 4,733,000 12.2
- 20 Minn. 4,359,000 6.9
- 21 La. 4,181,000 -0.6
- 22 Ala. 3,984,000 2.3
- 23 Ky. 3,665,000 0.1
- 24 Az. 3,619,000 33.1
- 25 P.R. 3,599,000 12.6
- 26 S.C. 3,407,000 9.1
- 27 Col. 3,272,000 13.2
- 28 Conn. 3,227,000 3.8
- 29 Okla. 3,124,000 3.3
- 30 Ore. 2,828,000 7.4
- 31 Ia. 2,767,000 -5.1
- 32 Miss. 2,535,000 0.6
- 33 Kan. 2,467,000 4.4
- 34 Ark. 2,337,000 2.2
- 35 W.V. 1,783,000 -8.6
- 36 Ut. 1,711,000 17.1
- 37 Neb. 1,573,000 0.2
- Rank State 1990 % change 1980-90
- ────────────────────────────────────────────
- 37 Neb. 1,573,000 0.2
- 38 N.M. 1,490,000 14.4
- 39 Me. 1,218,000 8.3
- 40 Nev. 1,193,000 49.1
- 41 N.H. 1,103,000 19.8
- 42 Ha. 1,095,000 13.5
- 43 Id. 1,004,000 6.4
- 44 R.I. 989,000 4.4
- 45 Mont. 794,000 0.9
- 46 S.D. 693,000 0.3
- 47 Del. 658,000 10.8
- 48 N.D. 634,000 -2.9
- 49 D.C. 575,000 -9.9
- 50 Vt. 560,000 9.6
- 51 Alas. 546,000 35.8
- 52 Wy. 450,000 -4.3
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- Projected Changes in Congressional Apportionment
-
- Based on the Census Bureau's preliminary figures for 1990, these states will
- have changes in their congressional representation: Calif. (+7); Fla. (+4);
- Tex. (+3); Wash., Ariz., Ga., N.C., and Va. (+1 each); N.Y. (-3); Mich.,
- Pa., Oh., and Ill. (-2 each); and W. Va., Ky., La., Kan., Ia., and Mon. (-1
- each).
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- The World Almanac
-
- and Book of Facts for 1991
-
-
- 123rd ANNIVERSARY EDITION
-
- The Top 10 News Stories
-
- After a 45-year division into Communist and non-Communist states, the
- reunification of Germany was formalized on Oct. 3; 1990 also brought
- dramatic movements towards democratization in other Warsaw Pact nations.
-
- Leaving Kuwait in ruins, Saddam Hussein's forces overran and annexed the
- oil-rich nation, which led to UN-backed economic sanctions against Iraq and
- U.S. military intervention to protect Saudi Arabia and American interests in
- the Persian Gulf.
-
- Economic hardships, calls for independence among Soviet republics, and
- political dissent marked a year of domestic conflict; Pres. Mikhail
- Gorbachev, winner of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, attempted to move the USSR
- from a long history of Communist authoritarian rule to democracy and
- capitalism.
-
- Xhosa, Zulu, and other South African tribes continued to clash in the wake
- of Nelson Mandela's release from prison and Pres. de Klerk's attempts to
- unify the nation and eliminate apartheid.
-
- As economists predicted another recession and oil prices rose, the U.S.
- Congress worked out a budget that tried to deal with the growing deficit,
- taxation changes, unemployment, health care, and other domestic problems
- including the huge costs of the S&L crisis.
-
- Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine troops invaded Panama in Dec. 1989, as the
- U.S. overthrew the government of Manuel Noriega and arrested him on
- drug-trafficking charges.
-
- Drug abuse, crime, racial tensions, and financial difficulties plagued large
- U.S. cities, while the 1990 Census reported an increase in homelessness and
- a decline in cities' population.
-
- Exhibitions of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs, 2 Live Crew's obscenity
- trial, NEA grants, and the new NC-17 movie rating were some of the
- particulars that exemplified the continuing debate over censorship and
- defining obscenity in the U.S.
-
- Retiring after almost 34 years on the bench, Supreme Court Justice William
- Brennan was replaced by David Souter; abortion and civil rights issues were
- the focus of the Senate confirmation hearings.
-
- HIV-2, a second strain of the AIDS virus originally found in West Africa,
- was found to be spreading; a report by the Centers for Disease Control
- estimated that 179,000-208,000 new cases of AIDS would be reported through
- the end of 1992.
-
-
- The Decline of Communism
-
- From the time of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th century,
- advocates of communism had written many books on the techniques that
- revolutionaries could utilize to overthrow capitalism and install a
- socialist economic system. In fact, a rather detailed blueprint was offered
- by the founders of communism and by Vladimir Lenin and others that included
- such evolutionary stages as the dictatorship of the proletariat, the
- withering away of the state, and so forth.
-
- In 1990, the American writer George Will pointed out, however, that no one
- had ever written a book on the transfer of power in society from Communist
- authoritarian rule to a democracy. Nor had anyone ever offered a guide to
- the transition from a centrally planned economy to one driven by the demands
- of the marketplace.
-
- The leaders of the nations of Eastern Europe and of the Soviet Union
- itself--still the putative mecca of world communism--could have benefitted
- from such a textbook in 1990, a year of surprise and shock in the shrinking
- Communist sphere, from Germany to Mongolia. In its absence, the leaders and
- street demonstrators in many countries proceeded to write the history of
- their times in a somewhat haphazard way. In Eastern Europe, only the elderly
- had much recollection of the meaning and implementation of democracy and a
- free-market economy. In the Soviet Union, with no relevant history at all,
- these concepts had no meaning. Therefore, despite some individual
- demonstrations of real statesmanship, the whole process of change seemed to
- some degree to be an exercise in which the blind were leading the blind.
-
- In the now-discredited world of communist ideology, a comparative liberal
- was one so bold as to suggest that there was more than one road to
- socialism. It became apparent in 1990 that there were also several roads
- away from it, including a few cluttered with rough rocks and with branching
- byways that threatened to lead to dead ends.
-
- The Soviet Union
-
- The first Communist government had been established in Russia in 1917. Since
- then, leaders or would-be leaders of Marxist-Leninist states around the
- world had looked to the Soviet Union for guidance, and indeed the USSR, from
- Joseph Stalin to Nikita Khrushchev to Leonid Brezhnev, had exercised a form
- of command and control over governments in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin
- America, and Africa that exceeded even the reach of the colonial empires of
- the 19th century. Even the schism with China in the 1960s had not
- jeopardized the Soviet Union's paramount role as the fountainhead of
- Communist thought and practice, backed up with nuclear muscle.
-
- Hence, the inability of the Soviet system by 1990 to so much as put enough
- bread and meat on the tables of its citizens or cigarettes in their pockets
- exposed the ultimate bankruptcy of applied communism in the starkest way
- possible. But the travails of the Soviet Union went beyond the paralysis of
- industrial production and of agricultural planting and harvesting. The
- country, a jigsaw puzzle of 100 ethnic pieces, was at the point of falling
- apart. Almost all of the USSR's 15 constituent republics were demanding full
- independence or some degree of autonomy.
-
- Whatever their grievances, the long-suffering people of the Soviet Union
- were prepared to make use of tools of resistance as diverse as rifles and
- the ballot box. A student of the Kremlin had once observed, "Nothing ever
- happens by accident in the Soviet Union." But in 1990, the process of
- "reform," whatever that meant, appeared to be out of anyone's control.
-
- Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev, lionized in the West for allowing former Soviet
- satellites to choose their future course and for closing the books on the
- 40-year-old Cold War, lost popularity at home when he demonstrated a less
- sure hand in his efforts to create a better life for his people. A brilliant
- tactician in the arcane world of Kremlin politics, he survived many
- predictions that he would be overthrown, and it was instead many of his
- adversaries who disappeared from the upper echelons of the government and
- the Communist Party. But in the larger processes of governing, he was swept
- along by events, yielding to pressure when he had to, somehow conveying the
- impression that the crowd of citizens to his rear were following him, not
- chasing him.
-
- Measured by his offical status in the party and the government, Gorbachev
- seemed firmly in control. As general secretary of the Communist Party, he
- held the post always recognized as the source of ultimate authority in the
- Soviet Union, and being president and chairman of the Defense Council made
- him perhaps less vulnerable to swift overthrow.
-
- Apparently confident that his grip on the reins of power was secure, and
- equally confident that the country would not reject the party that had led
- it for 73 years, Gorbachev supported repeal of the provision in the Soviet
- Constitution granting the Communist Party a monopoly of political power. The
- party's Central Committee agreed to this change in February, and the Soviet
- Congress of People's Deputies followed suit in March. Yegor Ligachev, leader
- of the conservatives within the ruling party Politburo who resisted this and
- other Gorbachev reforms, protested in vain against the party being reduced
- to what he called a "shapeless organization, a political club."
-
- No other political group seemed remotely ready to contest the Communist
- Party in nationwide elections, but it quickly became apparent that the party
- itself might break into factions. Liberals, working within the party,
- constantly pressing Gorbachev for more radical reform, had formed the
- Democratic Platform. They mobilized street demonstrations, and in March they
- scored some stunning upset victories in local elections, winning control of
- city councils in Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev.
-
- May began with an embarrassing (to the leadership) demonstration by
- thousands of marchers in Moscow's May Day Parade, who jeered those on the
- reviewing stand and called for radical reform. The month ended with the
- election of Boris Yeltsin as president of the Russian Republic, by far the
- largest of the 15 republics. Yeltsin, a radical gadfly whose career
- Gorbachev had sought to suppress, thus reemerged as a formidable threat to
- Gorbachev's leadership. The president's attacks on him had helped make
- Yeltsin a hero, a role he exploited. Neither an intellectual nor an
- ideologue, Yeltsin was a man of action who attacked Gorbachev as being timid
- and a lover of the perks of office. As a delegate from Moscow to the
- national legislature, Yeltsin had become an idol of the masses, and the
- presidency of Russia provided the platform to put his ideas into action. He
- favored a loose confederation for the USSR.
-
- Yeltsin spoiled an otherwise successful--for Gorbachev--Congress of the
- Communist Party in July. Ligachev had denounced the draft platform for the
- 28th Congress with its references to the rights of the individual and the
- right to earned private property. Gorbachev was reelected general secretary
- and Ligachev was defeated for the second position in the party. A new
- Politburo was approved with the exclusion of most of its previous
- members--Gorbachev a notable exception-- and the thrust of these changes was
- to strengthen the government at the expense of the party. But then Yeltsin
- renounced the party and walked out of the congress, and was joined by the
- mayors of Moscow and Leningrad.
-
- In a curious footnote to the May summit meeting in the United States between
- Gorbachev and Pres. George Bush, White House Chief of Staff John Sununu
- agreed to go to Moscow to instruct the Soviets on the operation of a
- presidential office. Sununu, during his trip, dealt with such matters as
- scheduling, the flow of documents through the bureaucracy, and the
- techniques of decision-making and implementation of policy.
-
-
- Unrest in the Republics
-
- Paradoxically, as Gorbachev tightened his control at the top, the nation he
- governed began to crumble. Movements arose in almost all of the republics
- for some form of autonomy or even outright independence. During World War
- II, the formerly independent Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
- had been absorbed by the Soviet Union and these, the youngest "republics" of
- the USSR, were the most aggressive in seeking to exploit the loosening of
- the Communist Party's grip on the country. Citizens of the Baltics generally
- seemed more optimistic than the citizens elsewhere in the USSR that their
- agriculture and industry would revive once the burden of central planning
- imposed on them 50 years earlier was removed.
-
- Gorbachev's trip in January to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in an
- attempt to dissuade the Lithuania Communist Party from breaking with the
- mother party, was not a success. Candidates favoring independence for
- Lithuania ran strongly in elections to the Lithuanian parliament, and in
- March parliament voted unanimously for independence and then formed a
- noncommunist government. After Lithuania ignored a deadline to rescind the
- declaration, Gorbachev banned the sale or possession of firearms there, and
- a Soviet military convoy entered the capital. No shots were fired, but
- Soviet troops seized the headquarters of the Lithuanian Communist Party and
- Gorbachev stepped up the economic pressure, cutting off the flow of crude
- oil into Lithuania and shutting down 3 of 4 natural gas pipelines into the
- republic. Lithuania suspended enforcement of its declaration of independence
- in May, and talks with Moscow began. In June, the Lithuanian parliament
- agreed to suspend the declaration, and Moscow lifted the oil imbargo.
-
- Estonia and Latvia proceeded more cautiously, principally because their
- populations had been diluted by a substantial settlement of ethnic Russians
- who opposed secession. Estonia's parliament abolished the drafting of
- Estonians into the Soviet army and in May declared the birth of the Estonian
- Republic (dropping "Soviet Socialist" from the title). Latvia's parliament
- voted for secession in May, but it set no timetable for attaining that goal
- and avoided the brunt of Moscow's wrath.
-
- Elsewhere, the Moldavian Republic, populated mostly by persons of Romanian
- descent, seemed eager to break away and join Romania. The Ukraine, the
- so-called breadbasket of the Soviet Union, and crucial to the economic
- well-being of the USSR, was divided on its future course, and was also split
- between adherents of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches.
-
- Unrest in other republics was punctuated by bursts of violence. Georgia,
- where a number of citizens demonstrating for independence were killed by
- soldiers in 1989, was quieter in 1990. But two neighboring republics,
- Armenia and Azerbaijan, fought each other openly. At issue was the region of
- Nagorno-Karabakh, and enclave populated by Armenians within Azerbaijan. In
- January, the Armenian parliament sought to integrate the economy of
- Nagorno-Karabakh into its own economy. Armenias are mostly Christian, the
- Azerbaijanis mostly Islamic. After Azerbaijanis attacked Armenians in Baku,
- the capital of Azerbaijan, and with guerrillas fighting each other in other
- locations, the Soviet government sent troops into Baku in January. The
- Azerbaijanis responded with a blockade, and 93 were reported killed in the
- ensuing fighting. The army prevailed, but at a price of profound hostility
- for Azerbaijan.
-
- Blood was spilled in two other Central Asian republics. Party and government
- leaders resigned in Tadzhikistan after 18 people were killed in riots in
- February. In Kirghizia, 148 were reportedly killed in June in clashes
- between Uzbeks and Kirghiz citizens. Again, Soviet troops intervened.
-
- The Red Army itself was wounded by the regional upheaval. Recruits from
- ethnic minorities had long been subjected to brutal hazing, and many
- soldiers had no stomach for firing on other Soviet citizens. Desertions and
- resistance to the draft became commonplace in some republics throughout the
- country.
-
-
- Soviet Economy
-
- Ironically, even as nationalist ties threatened to pull the Soviet Union
- apart, its diverse citizenry seemed united only in the common frustration at
- the system's failure to provide basic goods and services. Gorbachev had
- studied law, but had no training in economics. In the economic sphere as
- elsewhere, he had proved to be a rather cautious revolutionary, taking half
- steps that disappointed some of his advisers. His objective was to reform
- the economic system, not scrap it. Five years into his era of perestroika,
- or the restructuring of Soviet institutions, the system of central planning
- was still in place. By early 1990, however, reforms were being drafted that
- would privatize most Soviet industry, sell small businesses to
- entrepreneurs, and lease large companies to their workers.
-
- By late summer, shortages in stores were getting worse. Bread riots had
- played a part in bringing the Bolsheviks to power in 1917. In 1990, long
- bread lines were forming throughout Moscow, and the price of bread, when
- available, rose sharply. Elsewhere, crowds rioted and stormed through stores
- looking for scarce foodstuffs. Meanwhile, tons of grain were rotting in the
- fields because collective farms lacked equipment, fuel, and means of
- transportation. Gorbachev said farmers were withholding grain and ordered
- local officials to take it from them by force. Medicine, coal, and soap were
- also scarce.
-
- The Russian Republic, under Yeltsin's leadership, responded to these
- circumstances with a 500-day plan that would see private property legalized,
- government subsidies abolished, price controls lifted, and the institution
- of private banks and a stock market. Meanwhile, Soviet Prime Minister
- Nikolai Ryzhkov had drawn up a more cautious plan that would preserve much
- of the central planning apparatus. But Gorbachev, in a candid statement to
- the Supreme Soviet in September, said, "The system is no longer there; it's
- gone." He supported an economic plan that would be a compromise between the
- Ryzkhov concept and the 500-day plan. Late in September, the Supreme Soviet
- agreed to work out the compromise, and at Gorbachev's request, it also
- granted the president emergency powers to put into effect new policies on
- wages, prices, finances, and the budget.
-
- Reunification of Germany
-
- The reunification of Germany, after a 45-year division of the German people
- into Communist and non-Communist states, was 1990's biggest headline from
- Eastern Europe. Political union came far more swiftly than most had
- expected, but full economic integration would clearly take longer.
-
- In October 1989, Erich Honecker stepped down as leader of the Socialist
- Unity (Communist) Party in East Germany. His successor, Egon Krenz, who had
- declared, "Without the Communist Party, there is no German Democratic
- Republic," was unable to head off massive public demands for reform or
- removal of the regime. After East Germany opened its border with
- Czechoslovakia, thousands of East Germans sought permission to leave, and on
- Nov. 9 the East German government agreed to issue exit visas to those who
- asked for them. This was the day the Berlin Wall symbolically "came down,"
- with young citizens of both east and west sitting atop it in celebration.
- Throngs of East Berliners flocked into the western sectors of the city to
- taste freedom and enjoy such Western pleasures as fast food and shopping.
-
- The East German government collapsed, and the new premier, Hans Modrow,
- surpassed Krenz in popularity by calling for free elections and a multiparty
- system. The party was shaken up again, with Krenz departing, and parliament
- revoking the constitutional clause assuring the Communists a "leading role"
- in society. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl called for confederation of
- the two Germanys. Public sentiment in East Germany soon rallied to this
- possibility, though a minority opposed any union with West Germany,
- preferring the security of the status quo and job guarantees available under
- communism.
-
- The obstacles to reunion seemed massive, but with the cooperation of the
- U.S., England, France and the USSR, negotiations moved swiftly and agreement
- on the future of one German state became a shocking reality. Strong impetus
- for reunion came in March when Conservatives supported by Kohl won the East
- German parliamentary election. Modrow had favored a united nation that would
- be neutral militarily, but the West German government insisted that the new
- Germany be a part of NATO--as West Germany already was. In April, a
- noncommunist government was installed under Lothar de Maiziere, leader of
- the Christian Democratic Union. At a July meeting with Kohl, Gorbachev
- dropped his objection to a united Germany in NATO. At the same time, Kohl
- agreed to the continued presence of Soviet troops in East Germany for up to
- four years, and the promised limitations on Germany weaponry. West Germany
- and the USSR later signed a pact of "friendship and cooperation," and Bonn
- promised Moscow $10 billion in economic aid.
-
- In still another breakthrough in July, the two Germanys and the four major
- allied powers of World War II guaranteed Poland's border with a united
- Germany. Thus, Poland would keep the former German territory awarded to it
- after World War II.
-
- The details of economic union were troublesome but not insurmountable. In a
- treaty signed in May, the two Germanys established a unified monetary system
- using the West German mark as the sole official currency. The treaty,
- ratified by both parliaments, took effect July 1. East German marks were
- exchanged with the Deutsche Mark at rates of 1-1 or 2-1. The West German
- Bundesbank took control over East German monetary policy. East Germany was
- plugged into West Germany's tax, pension, and unemployment-compensation
- systems.
-
- For all the euphoria and fireworks that accompanied formal reunification on
- Oct. 3, the two parts of the new Germany remained quite different. East
- Germans had no experience with free democratic and economic institutions,
- and their economy, once perceived as the strongest in East Europe, was, in
- fact, in bad shape. Manufactured goods were generally of poor quality, and
- East Germans, given a choice, spent their money on Western products.
- Unemployment in the East soared from almost nothing to 350,000 during the
- first eight months of 1990. Factories in the East were in disrepair and too
- few people had competent business skills.
-
- Eastern Europe
-
- In the other Warsaw Pact countries of Eastern Europe, new leaders were
- thrust to the fore and had to work out their destiny with far less outside
- assistance.
-
- Romania's path to the future was the only one stained with bloodshed, and
- its route by late 1990 led only a short distance from standard
- Marxism-Leninism. Pres. Nicolae Ceausescu, in power for 24 years, was
- unanimously reelected Communist Party secretary in November 1989, but his
- days were numbered. The self-styled "Genius of the Carpathians" and "Danube
- of Thought" had squandered Romania's resources on grandiose public buildings
- and had sold off basic neccessities of life, including textiles and
- chickens, to pay foreign debts. Ceausescu exercised ruthless control through
- the Securitate, 60,000 well-armed police who had better weapons than the
- army and who were fiercely loyal to the president. In a country where it was
- said that half of the people were spying on the other half, even typewriters
- were illegal.
-
- News of the ferment in neighboring countries could not be kept out of
- Romania, and in December an incident occurred that quickly brought Romania
- into the maelstrom. A crowd in Timisoara, in Transylvania, protested the
- deportation of a Protestant minister who had supported the rights of ethnic
- Hungarians in the area. A demonstration for democracy emerged from this, and
- the army and Securitate moved in. A large number of civilians, later put at
- 95, were killed, and the spark fired up the whole country. Within days,
- Ceausescu was shouted down when he attempted to speak at a rally in
- Bucharest. He and his wife, Elena, also a powerful figure in the government,
- fled by helicopter and car, but were captured, tried in an unidentified
- location, and executed on Christmas day on charges of genocide, abuse of
- power, and theft. A mixed bag of former Communists, military officers, and
- students sought to form a government, the National Salvation Front, and Ion
- Iliescu, a former party official, was made interim president. The Securitate
- fought on for days, but eventually was subdued.
-
- Amid the ensuing chaos, some reforms were introduced. Typewriters were back,
- food appeared on shelves, political prisoners were freed, and birth control
- was permitted again. Many citizens became convinced, however, that little
- had really changed, and some contended that the events of December had been
- nothing more than a coup by the Communist establishment against Ceausescu
- and his immediate circle, some of whom were later convicted of various
- charges. Large street protests were not matched by votes at the ballot box,
- however, and in the May election, the National Salvation Front turned back
- the challenge of a large number of parties, retaining about two thirds of
- the seats in parliament. Iliescu won about 85 percent of the vote for
- president.
-
- In a scene reminiscent of the old regime, riot police attacked demonstrators
- in June, the protestors fought back, and four were killed and 200 injured.
- Then, 10,000 miners poured into Burcharest on Iliescu's appeal to save
- Romania from a "fascist rebellion," and sacked the headquarters of
- opposition parties.
-
- Czechoslovakia's transition was accomplished virtually without violence, and
- its rejection of the past was more clear-cut. Here, a genuine popular hero
- emerged in Vaclav Havel, a dissident playwright who had been imprisoned by
- the Communists despite an international reputation based on plays that
- depicted misery under totalitarian rule. Havel organized an opposition
- group, Civic Forum, that began talks with the government in November 1989.
- Public protests in Prague grew swiftly, involving hundreds of thousands of
- people. Police brutality stirred the opposition. Confronted with the option
- of widespread repression, the party and the government backed down. Milos
- Jakes, the party leader, and 12 other members of the ruling Politburo
- resigned. General strikes and the power of Havel's moral leadership brought
- down the government as well, and by early December, Pres. Gustav Husak was
- out and the cabinet had a noncommunist majority.
-
- Another popular figure, Alexander Dubcek, who had led the 1968 reform
- movement known as the Prague Spring, also came to the fore. His attempt to
- introduce "socialism with a human face" had been crushed by Soviet tanks.
- Both he and Havel aspired to lead the new Czechoslovakia, but Dubcek was,
- after all, still a Communist, and the majority of the population appeared to
- want a more thorough break with the past. Dubcek agreed to serve as chairman
- of parliament, and on December 29, Havel was elected president. Havel had
- said, "We want democracy, we want to rejoin the European Community, we want
- social justice and a free-market economy. We may be socialists, but without
- these things there can be no socialism."
-
- Havel moved slowly in dealing with the entrenched bureaucracy, calling for
- forgiveness and saying he did not want a witch hunt. As the government
- explored options in moving to a market economy, and as the economy failed to
- respond to the desires of the people, Havel joined in blaming the
- Communists. In deference to the wishes of 5 million Slovaks, the country was
- formally renamed the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. In June, Havel's
- party, Civic Forum, and its allied party easily won national parliamentary
- elections.
-
- Poland had led the way to a new day in Eastern Europe with ten years of
- ferment created by the Solidarity labor movement, and a noncommunist
- government was in place by mid-1989. Poland also made bold moves in the
- economic sphere. In a country where food shortages had become the norm, the
- new government adopted a free-market economy in one leap. Price controls
- were lifted, and costs of basic commodities skyrocketed. The cost of
- gasoline doubled, and coal was up 600 percent. The government announced a
- timetable for "privatizing" state enterprises. This demonstration of
- commitment to radical reform produced an outpouring of economic aid from the
- United States and West Germany. As prices of food found their proper market
- level and the economy stabilized, a poll put the popularity of the
- government at 85 percent.
-
- The pace was not fast enough, however, for Lech Walesa, the hero of the
- Solidarity movement, who announced in September that he would run for
- president. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, whom he had helped install as prime minister,
- also declared his candidacy for president. Pres. Wojciech Jarulzelski, a
- Communist who had run Poland until 1989, said he would not seek reelection.
-
- In Hungary, another country in which Communist control had collapsed during
- 1989, elections to a national parliament were completed in April 1990. The
- center-right Democratic Forum and its allied parties captured almost 60
- percent of the seats, while the Socialist (formerly Communist) party won
- only 8.5 percent of the seats.
-
- Bulgaria also broke with its Stalinist past, but found both its government
- and economy in a state of uncertain transition. Pres. Todor Zhivkov, who as
- head of the Communist Party had run Bulgaria since 1954, resigned his
- presidency and party post in November 1989. In April, parliament approved
- free multiparty elections, which the Socialist (formerly Communist) Party
- won, but its margin over the opposition coalition was not overwhelming.
- Zhivkov's successor as president, Petar Mladenov, resigned in July after a
- videotape revealed that he had called for tanks to put down a pro-democracy
- demonstration the previous December. Parliament, in August, chose Zhelyu
- Zhelov, the opposition leader, who had been expelled from the Communist
- Party for questioning Lenin's theories, as president.
-
- Bulgaria's economy suffered a setback when Iraq and the Soviet Union cut oil
- supplies. The economy was in decline in late 1990, with the rationing of
- electricity, gasoline, and some food. Bread was short in some areas,
- industrial production fell sharply, and drought reduced the grain harvets.
-
- Albania, the smallest and by far most isolated of the East European
- countries, had long remained aloof even from its neighboring Communist
- "comrades," and yet it also made at least a cosmetic gesture toward reform
- in May. The courts were reogranized, the number of capital offenses reduced,
- restrictions on worship were relaxed (in the only nation in the world that
- had banned religion outright), and citizens were granted the right to obtain
- passports.
-
- In July, police battled thousands of demonstrators in the capital, and, in
- apparent reaction, the regime removed hard-liners from the Workers'
- (Communist) Party Politburo. Albanians demanding the right to leave the
- country were granted their wish, and several thousand left for Italy and
- elsewhere.
-
- Yugoslavia had broken away from Moscow's domination shortly after World War
- II, but had remained both Communist and authoritarian. In 1990, too,
- Yugoslavia began exploring the path toward democracy, but was plagued by the
- polyglot nature of its citizenry. A "nation" containing a number of ethnic
- groups, languages, and religions, Yugoslavia was in danger of fragmenting.
- To complicate matters, the 1974 constitution gave each of Yugoslavia's 6
- republics virtual veto power over the Federal decision-making process. In
- Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, parliaments were drafting new constitutions,
- and the weakening of central authority made any forecast of the future
- difficult.
-
- The turmoil in Eastern Europe contained several common features and trends.
- Despite the show of force in Lithuania, the days of Red Army tanks rolling
- through the streets of Budapest and Prague were over, and the change of
- commands occurred without Soviet intervention. Indeed, Gorbachev repeatedly
- made it explicitly clear that hard-liners who had previously enjoyed
- Moscow's support could not count on a rescue from Big Brother. The Soviet
- News Agency called Romania's Ceausescu "one of the most odious dictators of
- the 20th century."
-
- When forced to leave Czechoslovakia on an early timetable, the soldiers of
- the Red Army were also obliged to take with them soil that they had
- contaminated with toxic chemicals and oil spills. In the Soviet Union, the
- soldiers faced a homecoming literally without homes, given the extent of the
- housing shortage. The East German army nearly fell apart, losing motivation
- and shrinking from 173,000 to 90,000 between November 1989 and March 1990,
- in large part through desertion. Some soldiers were assigned to civilian
- duty to replace refugees.
-
- Communism Elsewhere
-
- China was quiet in 1990, at least on the surface, with public protests a
- thing of the past after the tanks of the People's Army crushed the
- student-led demonstrations in Beijing in June 1989. China's elderly leaders
- did not relax their iron grip on the country, and no reforms were
- introduced. Martial law was lifted in January, but the adoption of other
- laws kept a lid on the population.
-
- The Mongolian People's Republic, a vast and nearly empty land lying between
- the Soviet Union and China, stirred a bit in 1990. Jambyn Batmunh, general
- secretary of the Communist Party, announced in March that the party would
- work with others to seek political reform, and the party voted to drop its
- constitutional monopoly on power. Largely ignored by the world press,
- Mongolia pursued modest change in a communications vacuum.
-
- Cuba was not swept up in the winds of change, after 31 years of tight
- Communist control under Fidel Castro. The economy was a shambles, and the
- regime was forced to tighten food rations, but the availability of
- subsidized medical care, housing, and education apparently was enough to
- satisfy a large portion of the population. An annual $5 billion subsidy from
- the Soviet Union was put at risk by Castro's resistance to Gorbachev-style
- reform and by his patron's own economic woes.
-
- Under the leadership of the Sandinistas since 1979, Nicaragua had taken on
- many characteristics of a Marxist state, but Pres. Daniel Ortega was
- defeated by Violeta Barrios de Chamorro in an election in February. The
- Soviet Union had indicated to Ortega's government that it was no longer
- going to prop up Nicaragua's revolution. Nonetheless, the Sandinistas
- retained a large following, and Chamorro, faced with rehabilitating
- Nicaragua after many years of civil war, reappointed Ortega's brother,
- Humberto, as chief of the armed forces and developed a close working
- relationship with him.
-
- Present and Future Problems
-
- The new governments of Eastern Europe faced the task of recovery under
- arduous circumstances. Addressing the situation in Romania, the dissident
- writer Norman Manea observed, "The dictator destroyed the entire political,
- economic and moral structure and it will be very difficult to reconstruct."
-
- From country to country, decay and deterioration of equipment and
- infrastructure were visible everywhere. Some bridges and roads had not been
- repaired since the Communists took over. Machines broke down and stood idle.
- In some cases, the workers who had operated them had disappeared in the
- night, across an international border.
-
- Businesspeople faced a new world of risk. They were unaccustomed to dealing
- with consumer demand. Almost no one had had the opportunity to acquire
- entrepreneurial skills. Unemployment grew. In several countries, the
- bureaucracies still groaned under the weight of Communist functionaries.
-
- The environment was in bad shape. The land was scarred for miles by deep
- holes dug to extract coal, and dirt was piled high. Towns were ringed by
- smokestacks, their citizens under an umbrella of brown air. Incidence of
- cancer and respiratory disease was high. Factories were often too obsolete
- to be upgraded to meet any environmental requirements.
-
- A Soviet offical said, "Crime is like a thermometer of social
- disintegration," and crime was up in the Soviet Union and elsewhere. So,
- too, was antisemitism. In the Soviet Union, where public antisemitism was
- one of the first results of new-found freedom of speech, Jews took advantage
- of relaxed emigration policies, as thousands left the country to resettle in
- Israel. The skinheads in East Germany, the newly jobless elsewhere, and
- others frustrated with an era of change all too often found familiar
- scapegoats. The Jews, only a few hundred in East Germany, and those in
- Poland, only a few thousand--compared with 3.3 million in 1939, at times
- were blamed for having introduced communism in the first place, and then,
- improbably, as planning to force capitalism on the East.
-
- Although political unrest and divisions within society were still a fact of
- life in Eastern Europe, none of this conflict made communism appear any
- better. In January 1990, in his New Year's Day address to the people of
- Czechoslovakia, Pres. Vaclav Havel looked back:
-
- "Notions such as love, friendship, compassion, humility and forgiveness have
- lost their depth and dimension . . . The previous regime, armed with its
- arrogant and intolerant ideology, denigrated man into a production force and
- nature into a production tool . . . It made talented people who were
- capable of managing their own affairs . . . into cogs in some kind of
- monstrous, ramshackle, smelly machine whose purpose no one can understand."
-
- (See Oct. 90 Chronology for additional details.)
-
-
- Democrats Score Small Gains in 1990 Elections
-
- Democrats added to their majorities in both houses of Congress in elections
- held on Nov. 6, and in races for governor they also maintained their control
- of a majority of the nation's statehouses.
-
- Public-opinion polls had shown that voters were unhappy, and often angry,
- because of the decline of the economy, and because of a prolonged fight over
- the adoption of a federal budget that had ended just 10 days before the
- election. However, only one incumbent senator was defeated and about 96
- percent of the incumbents seeking reelection to the House won.
-
- In the contests for governor, the Democrats, who held a 29-21 advantage
- before the voting, emerged with about the same margin. Displeasure with high
- state taxes seemed to be a common thread in gubernatorial elections in which
- the statehouse shifted from one party to the other.
-
- The results of these races was especially important because governors would
- play an influential role in the redistricting of Congressional and state
- legislative seats that would take place as a result of the 1990 census.
- Democrats captured statehouses in Florida and Texas, where several
- Congressional districts will be added. In Florida, former Sen. Lawton Chiles
- ousted Bob Martinez, whose popularity had plunged in 1989 after he sought
- unsuccessfully to get the legislature to approve curbs on abortion.
-
- In Texas, State Treasurer Ann Richards defeated a wealthy rancher and oil
- man, Clayton Williams, who spent $8 million of his own money in pursuit of
- the governorship.
-
- In California, though, Sen. Pete Wilson held the governorship for the
- Republicans, as he turned back former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
- Wilson opposed, and Feinstein supported, a ballot proposition known as "Big
- Green," which would have imposed a number of strict environmental controls.
- The proposition was defeated.
-
- Gov. Mario Cuomo, a Democrat, easily won a third term in New York against
- Pierre Rinfret. The surprise here was Herbert London, the Conservative
- Party candidate, who got about 20 percent of the vote.
-
- However, Republicans kept the governorships in Illinois and captured the
- statehouses in Ohio and (apparently) Michigan. In Massachusetts, the
- governorship went to William Weld, a former assistant U.S. attorney general.
- He defeated John Silber, the outspoken president of Boston University.
-
- In Minnesota, the Republican candidate for governor, Jon Grunseth, withdrew
- from the race 2 weeks before the election following sexual misconduct
- charges. His replacement, Arne Carlson, defeated the incumbent, Rudy
- Perpich, in a very close race. Two independents, Lowell Weicker in
- Connecticut and Walter Hickel in Alaska, won governorships--both in
- political comebacks.
-
- Minnesota was also the only state to see a change in a U.S. Senate seat.
- Rudy Boschwitz, a Republican, lost narrowly to Paul Wellstone, a college
- professor with strong liberal views. This gave the Democrats a 56-44
- advantage in the new Senate.
-
- Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina swept to victory over Harvey Gantt, the
- former mayor of Charlotte, who was seeking to become the first black senator
- from the South since the Reconstruction era. Helms, the most conservative
- member of the Senate, took a strong stand against quotas in hiring.
-
- Abortion was the key issue in Iowa, where Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat, who
- was "pro-choice," turned back an opponent of abortion, Rep. Tom Tauke. Sen.
- Bill Bradley of New Jersey, a Democrat and strong vote-getter in the past,
- narrowly squeaked through to reelection, apparently because voters were
- angered by a package of state tax increases pushed through by Gov. Jim
- Florio, a Democrat.
-
- In the House of Representatives, the Democrats had held a 257-176 advantage
- before the election, with 2 vacancies. Late returns showed that they would
- control the new House by about 267-167. One Socialist, Bernie Sanders, the
- former mayor of Burlington, who ran as an independent, won in Vermont.
-
- Newt Gingrich of Georgia, the assistant Republican leader in the House,
- barely survived by a thousand votes. Gary Franks of Connecticut became the
- first black Republican elected to the House in more than 50 years.
-
- Sharon Pratt Dixon was elected mayor of Washington, D.C., succeeding Marion
- Barry, who did not seek reelection. She became the first black woman mayor
- of a major city. Barry sought election at-large to the City Council but was
- defeated. The Rev. Jesse Jackson won elective office for the first time,
- becoming the "shadow senator" from the District of Columbia, which gave him
- a voice in Congress but not a vote.
-
-
- CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEAR'S EVENTS
-
- Reported Month by Month in 3 Categories: National, International, and
- General
-
- Oct. 15, 1989 to Oct. 31, 1990
-
-
- OCTOBER
-
-
- National
-
- Severe Quake Hits Northern California -- One of the strongest earthquakes
- ever recorded in California struck along the San Andreas fault in the
- northern part of the state, Oct. 17. More than 60 people were killed and
- several thousand injured. Some 100,000 houses were reported damaged. The
- worst damage was in San Francisco and Oakland, 75 miles north of the
- epicenter of the quake. Most of the deaths, more than 40, occurred when the
- upper level of the double-decker Nimitz Freeway (Interstate Highway 880) in
- Oakland collapsed. The freeway was packed with rush-hour traffic at 5:04
- p.m., when the 15-second quake hit. In San Francisco, several fires broke
- out with the worst being in the Marina district, where a number of buildings
- were destroyed. Other cities that suffered heavily included Santa Cruz,
- where much of the downtown shopping district was leveled; San Jose; and Los
- Gatos. The tragedy struck just minutes before the start of the 3d game of
- baseball's World series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Fransisco
- Giants at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. The game was canceled and the
- crowd of 58,000 evacuated safely. The last survivor to be found, Buck Helm,
- a longshoreman, was pulled from the wreckage of the Nimitz Freeway, Oct. 21.
- The U.S. Geological Survey said, Oct. 24, that its estimate of the quake's
- intensity had been put at 7.1 on the Richter Scale, the 5th strongest of the
- century, though well below the impact of San Fransisco's great earthquake of
- 1906. Congress, Oct. 25, approved an aid package totaling $4.15 billion. The
- World Series resumed, Oct. 27, at Candlestick Park, and Oakland completed a
- 4-game sweep of the Giants, Oct. 28.
-
- Trade Gap Widens Again -- The Commerce Dept. reported, Oct. 17, that the
- U.S. merchandise trade deficit had risen to $10.77 billion in August. The
- gap, the largest in 8 months, was attributed to the stronger U.S. dollar,
- which had made imports cheaper and exports more expensive. The Census Bureau
- said, Oct. 18, that the median U.S. family income stood at $32,191 in 1988,
- a slight decline from the $32,251 in 1987. The figures were adjusted for
- inflation. The Labor Dept. said, Oct. 19, that consumer prices rose 0.2
- percent in September. The Commerce Dept. reported, Oct. 26, that the gross
- national product had grown at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the third
- quarter. The department said, Oct. 31, that its leading economic indicators
- had risen 0.2 percent in September.
-
- Flag Amendment Fails in Senate -- On Oct. 19, a week after Congress had
- completed action on a bill to outlaw desecration of the American flag, the
- Senate failed to approve an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that had the
- same purpose. The vote was 51-48, well below the two-thirds required for
- approval of amendments. Pres. George Bush, who feared that the law could be
- declared unconstitutional, had supported the amendment.
-
- Senate Removes Federal Judge -- U.S. District Judge Alcee Hastings of
- Florida was convicted of 8 articles of impeachment, Oct. 20, by the U.S.
- Senate. The convictions had the effect of removing him from the bench.
- Hastings, the 6th federal judge to be so removed, had been acquitted in 1983
- of accepting a bribe in a case before him. However, a federal judicial panel
- found "clear and convincing evidence" in 1987 that Hastings had conspired to
- accept the bribe.
-
- Congressman Convicted in Wedtech Scandal -- In the last major trial to grow
- out of the Wedtech investigation, Rep. Robert Garcia (D, N.Y.) and his wife,
- Jane Lee, were found guilty of extortion and conspiracy, Oct. 20.
- Prosecutors charged that Garcia, who represented the Bronx district in which
- the company had been located, had demanded payoffs from Wedtech. Mrs. Garcia
- had been accused of receiving payoffs from the company totalling more than
- $75,000.00. More than 20 prominent persons had been convicted in the
- scandal. Federal Judge Leonard Sand Jan. 19 sentenced the Garcias to 3 years
- in prison. On June 29, 1990 a federal appeals court overturned the
- convictions of the Garcias.
-
- Funding for Abortion Vetoed -- The Senate and House approved a spending bill
- for the departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services that
- reinstated funding for Medicaid abortions in instances of rape or incest.
- Pres. George Bush vetoed the bill, Oct. 21. The House, Oct. 25, voted
- 231-191 to override the veto, but this fell far short of the two-thirds vote
- needed, and the veto was sustained. Bush had supported federal funding only
- if the mother's life was in danger. Those who had supported the bill said
- the burden of the veto would fall most heavily on poor women who could not
- afford to pay for an abortion.
-
-
- International
-
- German Communists Remove Honecker -- The 18 year rule of Erich Honecker in
- East Germany came to an end, Oct. 18, when he stepped down as head of the
- Socialist Unity (Communist) Party, chairman of the National Defense Council,
- and head of state. The Central Committee of the Party had clearly forced him
- out, though a statement said he had retired because of ill health. Honecker
- was succeeded by Egon Krenz, a member of the ruling Politburo. On Oct. 23
- and 30, 300,000 persons in Leipzig demonstrated on behalf of political
- reform.
-
- Hungary Proclaimed a Free Republic -- The Hungarian National Assembly
- amended the constitution, Oct. 18, to prepare for multiparty free elections
- in 1990 when a new constitution would be drafted. The Assembly ended the
- ruling party's monopoly on power, removed references to the "leading role"
- for the Communists, and renamed the country the Republic of Hungary, without
- reference to a "People's Republic." Acting Pres. Matyas Szuros, Oct. 23,
- proclaimed Hungary a free republic. The Assembly voted Oct. 31, to conduct a
- national referendum on how to choose a president.
-
- Soviets Admit Afghanistan Invasion was Illegal -- Foreign Minister Eduard
- Shevardnadze, in a speech to the Soviet legislature, Oct. 23, said his
- country's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was illegal. Saying that the
- intervention "violated the norms of proper behavior," he blamed it on
- then-Pres. Leonid Brezhnev and some others in the inner circle. He also
- acknowledged that the Soviet radar complex at Krasnoyarsk violated the 1972
- ABM treaty. The foreign minister said that historic changes in Poland and
- Hungary were acceptable to the Kremlin, and that the Soviet Union looked
- toward the eventual dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and NATO. Pres. George
- Bush said, Oct. 31, that he and Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev would hold an
- informal summit on ships in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 2-3.
-
- Police Break Up Prague Demonstration -- On Oct. 25, with political unrest in
- Czechoslovakia on the rise, Premier Ladislav Adamec rejected any dialogue
- between the government and those "who act for the liquidation of the
- socialist system . . . and the Communist Party." On Oct. 27, several
- prominent dissidents were placed under detention. On Oct. 28, some 10,000
- persons gathered in Wenceslas Square in Prague to observe the 71st
- anniversary of the founding of the republic. The demonstration was broken up
- by club-swinging police.
-
- Ortega Announces End to Truce -- On Oct. 27, on the first day of a 2-day
- summit meeting of heads of state of Western Hemisphere countries in San
- Jose, Costa Rica, Pres. Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua said he would end his
- regime's unilateral cease-fire against contra rebels. He claimed the contras
- had repeatedly violated the truce, leaving more than 3,000 Nicaraguans dead,
- wounded, or missing. Pres George Bush, who attended the summit, Oct. 28,
- attacked Ortega as a "little man" and as "an animal at a garden party."
- Ortega announced, Nov. 1, that the cease-fire had ended, and the contras
- reported that the army had resumed operations.
-
-
- General
-
- Spacecraft Begins Journey to Jupiter -- The space shuttle Atlantis was
- launched with a crew of 5 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Oct. 18, It carried
- the spacecraft Galileo, which separated from the shuttle on its 5th orbit
- and began a 6-year journey to the plant Jupiter. After arrival in the
- vicinity of Jupiter in 1995, the craft would explore the planet's atmosphere
- and moons. The shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on
- Oct. 23.
-
- Evangelist Jim Bakker Sentenced -- Television evangelist Jim Bakker, who had
- been convicted of fraud and conspiracy, was sentenced, Oct. 24, to 45 years
- in prison and fined $500,000.00. He would be eligible for parole in 10
- years.
-
- Disasters -- The crash into the Caspian Sea, Oct. 18, of a Soviet military
- transport plane carrying paratroopers resulted in the death of all 57
- aboard. . . . The crash, Oct. 21, of a Honduran jetliner into the side of
- a mountain in Honduras took the lives of 131 of the 146 persons aboard. . .
- . More than 50 people burned to death, Oct. 21, in the Sudan after 2 buses
- collided. . . . A China Airlines Boeing 737 crashed into a mountain after
- taking off from Hualien, in eastern Taiwan, Oct. 26, killing all 54 people
- aboard.
-
-
- NOVEMBER
-
-
- National
-
- Minimum Wage Compromise Approved -- Congress approved a compromise worked
- out with the White House on the minimum wage. The agreement provided that
- the current minimum of $3.35 an hour be increased to $4.25 an hour by 1991.
- A training wage of $3.35 would be permitted for workers 16 to 19 years old
- during their first 3 months on a job. The House approved the bill, Nov. 1,
- and the Senate followed on Nov. 8.
-
- Flurry of Activity as Congress Adjourns -- With concern shifting toward the
- economies of Eastern Europe, the Senate and House, Nov. 20, approved a
- foreign aid bill that contained $532.8 million for Poland and Hungary. The
- House voted, Nov. 21, 352-63, to repeal the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage
- Act of 1988. Many elderly Americans had complained that they had to finance
- it even though it duplicated other coverage. Also on Nov. 21, the House
- approved a deficit-reduction bill aimed at producing $14.6 billion in
- savings and new revenues. By voice vote, Nov. 22, the Senate gave its assent
- to the insurance repeal and the deficit-reduction bill. Congress adjourned,
- Nov. 22.
-
- Cut in Capital Gains Dropped -- Pres. George Bush and Republican leaders in
- Congress, Nov. 2, shelved their effort, for the time being, to win approval
- for a reduction in the capital gains tax. The House, in September, had
- attached a reduction to a deficit-reduction bill, but the Senate had not
- included the capital gains issue in its version of the bill.
-
- Jobless Rate Steady -- The nation's unemployment rate held at 5.2 percent in
- October, the Labor Dept. said, Nov. 3. The department reported, Nov. 9, that
- producer prices had risen 0.4 percent in October. The Commerce Dept., Nov.
- 16, put the merchandise trade deficit in September at $7.94 billion, the
- lowest since 1984. The Labor Dept. said, Nov. 21, that consumer prices had
- risen 0.5 percent in October.
-
- Another Judge Removed by Senate -- On Nov. 3, for the second time in 2
- weeks, the U.S. Senate convicted a federal judge on impeachment charges and
- removed him from the bench. The charges involving U.S. District Judge Walter
- Nixon Jr. of Biloxi, Miss. related to his conviction in 1986 for lying to a
- grand jury about intervening in a drug case on behalf of the son of a
- contractor with whom Nixon had had financial dealings. Nixon asserted that
- he had been "unjustly and wrongfully convicted."
-
- Quake Damage Put at $5.6 Billion -- As Californians continued to repair the
- damage from the October earthquake, Gov. George Deukmejian, Nov. 7, signed a
- bill raising the sales tax temporarily by one-quarter percent as a means of
- obtaining money for earthquake relief. State officials estimated property
- damage, Nov. 11, at $5.6 billion. The insurance industry estimated that only
- $2 billion was covered by insurance. Repair work was completed, Nov. 16, on
- the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Buck Helm, a longshoreman who had been
- trapped in the wreckage of a freeway for 89 hours before being rescued,
- died, Nov. 19. California officials placed the death toll at 62 on Nov. 19.
-
- Democrats Strong in Off-Year Voting -- Democrats won most of the top offices
- at stake in off-year elections, Nov. 7. Black candidates also scored some
- major breakthroughs. In a very close race for governor of Virginia, Lt. Gov.
- L. Douglas Wilder, a black, appeared to be the winner by a few thousand
- votes over J. Marshall Coleman, the Republican nominee. No state had had a
- black governor since the Reconstruction era after the Civil War. Wilder
- appeared to have benefitted from his support of abortion rights for women.
- Abortion was also a major issue in the New Jersey gubernatorial campaign.
- U.S. Rep. James Florio, the Democratic candidate, who favored the right of a
- woman to choose an abortion, won in a landslide over the Republican, U.S.
- Rep. Jim Courter. Manhattan Borough Pres. David Dinkins, a Democrat, became
- the first black to be elected mayor of New York City. He defeated former
- U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, stressing the themes of unity and harmony.
- Seattle, New Haven., Conn., and Durham, N.C. all elected their first black
- mayors. Coleman Young of Detroit and Kathy Whitmire of Houston, both
- Democrats, were among the mayors who were re-elected. On Nov. 27, the
- Virginia Board of Elections certified Wilder as the winner of the
- governorship.
-
- Guilt Admitted in Arms Scandal -- Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Secord (ret.)
- pleaded guilty, Nov. 8, to making a false statement to Congress regarding
- the Iran-contra scandal. He admitted that he lied in June 1987 when he said
- he did not know that Lt. Col. Oliver North had benefitted financially from
- the sale of arms to Iran or from the diversion of profits to contra rebels
- in Nicaragua. Eleven other charges against Secord were dropped as part of a
- plea bargain agreement. He was sentenced, Jan. 24, 1990, to 2 years'
- probation.
-
- Pennsylvania Acts on Abortion -- The Pennsylvania legislature approved a
- bill restricting abortions, and Gov. Robert Casey signed it into law, Nov.
- 18. Pennsylvania became the first state to restrict abortions after the U.S.
- Supreme Court gave states the right to do so in July. Most abortions at
- public hospitals were banned, as were almost all abortions after 24 weeks of
- gestation. For abortions that were permitted, prior notification of the
- spouse and a 24-hour waiting period were required.
-
- Congress Votes Itself a Raise -- Congress approved increases in salaries for
- its own members and for federal judges and top officials in the executive
- branch. At present, members of both the Senate and House received $89,500.
- Under the bill, House salaries would go to $124,400 by 1991, and members
- would be barred from accepting speaking fees. Senators' pay would rise to
- $98,400 in 1990, with limits on speaking fees reduced by a like amount. The
- House and Senate gave their approval on Nov. 16 and 17, respectively.
- Apparently mindful of the storm of criticism that had averted approval of a
- pay increase earlier in the year, Congressional leaders unveiled the new
- plan only a day before the House voted. Pres. George Bush signed the bill,
- Nov. 30.
-
-
- International
-
- East Germany Opens Berlin Wall -- A year of dramatic upheaval in Eastern
- Europe reached a climax in November when the East German Communist regime
- lifted its restrictions on travel and emigration to the West. On Nov. 1,
- East Germany opened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting a sharp
- increase in East German emigration to West Germany through Czech territory.
- In 9 days, some 50,000 joined 150,000 who had previously gone west in 1989.
- On Nov. 3, 5 Politburo members resigned, and East German leader Egon Krenz
- promised economic and political reforms. More than 500,000 joined a peaceful
- pro-democracy rally in East Berlin, Nov. 4. Premier Willi Stoph and the
- entire Council of Ministers resigned, Nov. 7, and were joined by more
- Politburo members, Nov. 8. The Party's Central Committee, Nov. 8, nominated
- Hans Modrow, a reformist, for premier. A spokesman for the Soviet foreign
- ministry said, Nov. 9, that the changes were welcome. The government lifted
- travel and emigration restrictions, Nov. 9, and exit visas were issued to
- those who asked for them. Within hours, thousands of Germans from East and
- West massed at the Berlin wall, many of them sitting atop the barrier that
- had separated the 2 Germanys since 1961. On Nov. 10, East Germany opened
- more crossing points and East Germans by the hundreds of thousands poured
- into the West to shop, look around, and be reunited with family and friends.
- The migration was repeated in subsequent days. Although some East Germans
- remained in the West, most returned home. By Nov. 15, the East German
- government had issued 7.7 million travel visas. On Nov. 28, West German
- Chancellor Helmut Kohl proposed a plan for the confederation of the 2
- Germanys.
-
- Salvadoran Rebels Open Offensive -- The Farabundo Marti National Liberation
- Front (FMLN) began a major offensive against the government of El Salvador
- in November. The leftist rebels pulled out of peace talks, Nov. 2, after 10
- were killed in the bombing of a labor federation headquarters. The FMLN
- began its attack in San Salvador, the capital, and in other cities, Nov. 11
- and 12. Hundreds of combatants and civilians died in the worst urban
- fighting of the 10-year civil war, and the government, Nov. 12, declared a
- state of siege. By Nov. 15, the rebels had been driven from some of their
- strongholds in the capital. Six Jesuit priests as well as a cook and her
- daughter were shot to death by uniformed gunmen at Jose Simeon Canas
- University of Central America in San Salvador, Nov. 16. Democrats in the
- U.S. Congress warned, Nov. 17, that aid to El Salvador would be halted if
- the government failed to bring the killers to justice and end human rights
- abuses by the army and security forces. Rebels seized a hotel in San
- Salvador, Nov. 21, trapping 12 members of the U.S. Special Forces, or Green
- Berets. After being threatened with death, the soldiers were allowed to
- leave, Nov. 22. The rebels resumed their offensive in the capital, Nov. 27,
- and the homes of several U.S. diplomats were seized. On Nov. 30, the United
- States flew 282 embassy officials and dependents out of the country.
-
- New Lebanese President Killed -- Rene Moawad, a moderate Christian who
- enjoyed the support of Syria, was elected president of Lebanon, Nov. 5, but
- he was assassinated 17 days later. When electing Moawad, the Lebanese
- parliament also approved a plan supported by the Arab League to end
- Lebanon's civil war. The plan called for a balancing of political offices
- among the religious factions and would require militias to disband and
- Syrian troops to withdraw within 2 years. Gen. Michel Aoun, the Christian
- army commander, rejected the plan because Syrian troops would not leave at
- once. Moawad was assassinated, Nov. 22, when a bomb exploded along the route
- of his motorcade. It killed 23 other people. Parliament, Nov. 24, elected as
- president Elias Hrawi, like Moawad a moderate Maronite Catholic friendly to
- Syria.
-
- U.S. to Return Iranian Assets -- It was announced, Nov. 6, that the U.S.
- would unfreeze $567 million in Iranian assets that had been held since 1979.
- Pres. Bush said, Nov. 7, that he hoped Iran would use its influence to help
- free U.S. hostages in the Middle East. An Iranian newspaper said, Nov. 9,
- that the unfreezing of assets was an insufficient gesture of U.S. good will.
-
-
- Bulgarian Communist Leader Resigns -- Todor Zhivkov, who had been president
- of Bulgaria since 1971 and leader of the ruling Communist Party since 1954,
- resigned both posts, Nov. 10. The resignations came amid the first stirrings
- of the pro-democracy movement that was flourishing elsewhere in Eastern
- Europe. Zhivkov, 78, had ruled Bulgaria for a longer time than any other
- Eastern European leader. He was regarded as a hard-line Communist and loyal
- supporter of the Soviet Union. Zhivkov resigned at a meeting of the party's
- Central Committee, which named Foreign Minister Petar Mladenov to succeed
- him as the party's general secretary.
-
- Czech Communist Leadership Replaced -- The tide of political reform sweeping
- Eastern Europe engulfed Czechoslovakia in November. Unrest began to build,
- Nov. 17, when police used clubs, tear gas, and dogs to break up a
- demonstration by university students in Prague. More than 200,000 people
- marched in Prague, Nov. 20, calling for free elections. Czech Premier
- Ladislav Adamec met, Nov. 21, with playwright Vaclav Havel and other
- dissidents who had just formed a new opposition group, Civic Forum. Havel,
- addressing 150,000 afterward, said the regime had promised some reforms, but
- Communist Party leader Milos Jakes said on television that evening, "There
- are boundaries that should not be crossed." Alexander Dubcek, leader of the
- short-lived reform movement of 1968 that was crushed by Soviet tanks, spoke
- to pro-democracy crowds in Bratislava, Nov. 23, and Prague, Nov. 24. On Nov.
- 24, at an emergency meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee, Jakes
- and the other 12 members of the policy-making Presidium (politburo)
- resigned. Jakes, an opponent of reform, had been in power since 1987. A new
- Presidium, including 6 holdovers, was named, with Karel Urbanek as general
- secretary of the party. Havel, addressing 800,000 people in Prague, Nov. 25,
- dismissed the personnel shifts as a trick. Millions of workers joined a
- 2-hour general strike, Nov. 27. Adamec opened power-sharing talks with Civic
- Forum, Nov. 28. Parliament, Nov. 29, deleted from the Constitution a
- provision guaranteeing the Communist Party the "leading role" in society.
-
- Communist Leader of Romania Re-Elected -- Seemingly unaffected by turmoil
- elsewhere in Eastern Europe, the Romanian Communist Party opened its 14th
- Congress in Bucharest, Nov. 20. In a 5-hour keynote address, Pres. Nicolae
- Ceausescu proclaimed the party to be the "vital center" of life in Romania.
- Ceausescu, who had been in power since 1965, was unanimously re-elected
- party secretary, Nov. 24.
-
- Prime Minister Gandhi Resigns -- Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India
- resigned after his Congress (I) Party did poorly in parliamentary elections.
- His popularity had been declining for some time amid accusations that his
- government was corrupt and inefficient. In elections to parliament, Nov.
- 22-26, his party lost more than half its seats. Opposition parties won more
- than half the seats. Gandhi announced his resignation, Nov. 29, subject to
- the selection of a new prime minister.
-
- Hungarians Vote on President -- In a national referendum, Nov. 26,
- Hungarians voted in favor of letting their next parliament choose the
- president of the country. Opposition groups had favored this approach,
- rather than the direct election of the president. Parliamentary elections
- would take place in 1990.
-
-
- General
-
- Conference Acts on Global Warming -- Representatives of 68 countries met in
- the Netherlands to consider the threat posed by the warming of the
- atmosphere--the so-called greenhouse effect. This was the first
- ministerial-level meeting held on the problem. A compromise resolution,
- adopted unanimously, Nov. 7, committed the signers to stabilizing levels of
- carbon dioxide emissions by 2000. A stronger resolution that would have set
- specific goals did not get a consensus, meeting resistance from the United
- States and Japan.
-
- Tornadoes Take 29 Lives -- Violent weather, including tornadoes, struck the
- eastern United States in mid-November and claimed 29 lives. A tornado cut
- through downtown Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 15, killing 18 people and injuring
- 500. Outside Newburgh, N.Y. on Nov. 16, a tornado struck the East Coldenham
- Elementary School and knocked down a wall in the cafeteria. Nine students
- were killed and 16 injured.
-
- Vitamin Pills Reduce Birth Defects -- The Journal of the American Medical
- Association reported, Nov. 24, that women who take nonprescription
- multivitamin pills early in pregnancy reduce the risk of having a baby with
- certain neurological defects. These neural tube defects include anencephaly,
- or the absence of nearly all the brain, and spina bifida, in which part of
- the spinal cord protrudes from the spinal column. These defects may cause
- death or paralysis, and affect 1 to 2 babies in every 1,000 born. Mothers
- who took multivitamin pills containing folic acid during the first 6 weeks
- of pregnancy had only one fourth as many babies with these defects as women
- who did not take such pills. Some 23,000 women participated in the study.
-
- Disasters -- A typhoon that stuck Thailand in the first week of November
- took at least 365 lives. . . . A Colombian jetliner exploded in midair,
- Nov. 27, shortly after it took off from Bogota, killing all 107 aboard.
-
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- DECEMBER
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- National
-
- Stocks Score Big Gains in 1989 -- The value of stocks on the major exchanges
- increased in 1989, even though economic data issued by the government
- continued to show no consistent pattern. The Commerce Dept. said, Dec. 1,
- that its leading economic indicators declined 0.4 percent in October. The
- Labor Dept. reported, Dec. 8, that the unemployment rate had edged upward to
- 5.3 percent in November. The department said, Dec. 15, that producer prices
- fell 0.1 percent in November. On Dec. 15, the Commerce Dept. reported that
- the U.S. merchandise trade deficit had jumped to $10.20 billion in October.
- Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in November, the Labor Dept. reported, Dec.
- 19. The leading economic indicators edged upward 0.1 percent in November,
- the Commerce Dept. said, Dec. 29. When the stock exchanges closed on Dec.
- 29, their last trading day of 1989, the Dow Jones industrial average stood
- at 2753.20, up 27 percent for the year. Standard & Poor's index of 500
- stocks was also up 27 percent for the year. The American Stock Exchange
- index was up 23 percent, and the Nasdaq over-the-counter market composite
- index posted a 19 percent gain for 1989.
-
- U.S. Official Resigns S&L Position -- M. Danny Wall, head of the federal
- Office of Thrift Supervision, resigned, Dec. 4. As the official in charge of
- overseeing the thrift industry, Wall had been criticized by members of
- Congress and other regulators for having overlooked signs that the Lincoln
- Savings and Loan Association of Irvine, Calif. was in financial trouble. The
- collapse of Lincoln and many other S&Ls was about to cost taxpayers many
- billions of dollars. Wall said he was being made a "scapegoat for the entire
- thrift crisis."
-
- Bombs Kill Judge, Lawyer -- Judge Robert Vance of the U.S. Court of Appeals
- for the 11th Circuit was killed, Dec. 16, in his home in a suburb of
- Birmingham, Ala., when he opened a package that contained a bomb. The
- explosion of the pipe bomb killed him instantly. Recent rulings by the court
- had angered white supremacists. In Savannah, Ga., Dec. 18, Robert Robinson,
- a lawyer and alderman, was killed by a similar bomb, sent to his office.
- Robinson, a black, had performed legal work for the National Association for
- the Advancement of Colored People. Two more bombs were seized at the federal
- court building in Atlanta, Dec. 18, and at the Jacksonville, Fla., office of
- the NAACP, Dec. 19, before they exploded. Federal investigators said, Dec.
- 19, that "hard forensic evidence" linked the 4 bombs.
-
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- International
-
- Bush, Gorbachev Hold First Summit -- Pres. George Bush and Soviet Pres.
- Mikhail Gorbachev held their first summit meeting in December. The shipboard
- summit took place in Marsaxlokk Bay at the Mediterranean island republic of
- Malta. Bush arrived in Valletta, the capital of Malta, Dec. 1, and met with
- Maltese leaders before boarding the U.S.S. Belknap in the bay. A heavy
- storm, Dec. 2, forced the 2 leaders to hold their talks aboard the large
- Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky, rather than on a smaller cruiser. Bush
- proposed that bilateral treaties on strategic arms and conventional arms in
- Europe be completed during 1990. He offered to waive trade restrictions if
- the Soviets liberalized their emigration laws. The Soviet leader made no
- major proposals then or on the second day of their talks on the same ship,
- Dec. 3. After their second meeting, the 2 leaders held a joint press
- conference, another first for a superpower summit. They both seemed to agree
- that the Cold War was virtually a thing of the past and that the world, in
- Bush's words, was on the "threshold of a brand new era of U.S.-Soviet
- relations." Meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels, Dec. 4, Bush reported on
- the summit, pledged a continued U.S. military presence in Europe, and
- discussed the question of German reunification.
-
- East German Party Shaken Up Again -- December was another month of turmoil
- for the ruling Socialist Unity (Communist) Party in East Germany. On Dec. 1,
- parliament revoked a clause in the constitution guaranteeing the Communists
- a "leading role" in society. On Dec. 2, a committee reported to parliament
- that former party leader Erich Honecker and his associates had lived in
- luxury while they ran the country, and the committee said it had evidence
- that they had hidden $54 billion in Swiss bank accounts. These revelations
- led, Dec. 3, to the resignation of the entire leadership of the party,
- including General Secretary Egon Krenz, Premier Hans Modrow, the rest of the
- Politburo, and the entire Central Committee. Krenz remained head of state
- and Modrow head of government. Honecker and some former aides were put under
- house arrest, Dec. 5. Krenz resigned as head of state, Dec. 6, and was
- replaced by Manfred Gerlach, head of the small Liberal Democratic Party.
- Honecker and former Premier Willi Stoph were among 6 former officials
- charged, Dec. 8, with corruption and abuse of power. The party, Dec. 9,
- elected Gregor Gysi, a lawyer, to succeed Krenz. In Leipzig, Dec. 11,
- 200,000 persons demonstrated for German reunification. U.S. Sec. of State
- James Baker 3d delivered a speech in East Berlin, Dec. 12, and then met in
- Potsdam with Modrow. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl met with Modrow,
- Dec. 19.
-
- Another Coup Fails in Philippines -- Rebel elements within the Philippines
- army launched another coup attempt, the 6th during the presidency of Corazon
- Aquino. Like its predecessors, the coup failed. Rebels attacked military
- positions in suburban Manilla, Dec. 1, and planes dropped a few bombs. One
- struck the presidential palace, but Aquino was unhurt. Responding to a
- request from Aquino, Pres. George Bush authorized 2 U.S. F-4 jet fighters
- from Clark Air Force Base to provide air support for the government. There
- were no reports that the U.S. planes fired any shots. Vice Pres. Salvador
- Laurel, Dec. 3, backed the coup attempt and urged Aquino to resign. Within a
- few days, most rebels had surrendered to regular army troops, and the fall
- of a key airport, Dec. 9, ended the uprising. The official casualty toll for
- both sides was reported as 119 killed and 418 wounded.
-
- Pope and Gorbachev Meet -- In an historic first, Dec. 1, the leader of the
- Soviet Union, Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev, met with the head of the Roman
- Catholic Church at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II endorsed Gorbachev's
- reforms in the Soviet Union, and the 2 agreed to work toward establishing
- diplomatic relations. In a statement, Gorbachev called the meeting
- "extraordinary" and promised a law that would guarantee to Soviet citizens
- the right to "satisfy their spiritual needs."
-
- New Indian Prime Minister Named -- Vishwanath Pratap Singh, a former
- minister in the cabinet of outgoing Pres. Rajiv Gandhi, was chosen as leader
- of the National Front coalition on Dec. 1, and on Dec. 2 he was sworn in as
- prime minister of India. Gandhi had announced that he would step down after
- his Congress (I) Party did badly in the November elections. Singh's
- coalition would include both right- and left-wing groups.
-
- Communists Lose Grip on Czechoslovakia -- Communist domination of
- Czechoslovakia ended in December. In the wake of November's massive
- demonstrations, Premier Ladislav Adamec unveiled a new cabinet, Dec. 3, but
- the opposition Civic Forum rejected it because 16 of the 21 positions were
- still to be filled by Communists. Adamec resigned, Dec. 7, and Pres. Gustav
- Husak named Marian Calfa to replace him. The new cabinet, announced Dec. 7,
- had only 10 (of 21) Communists. In conversations with Civic Forum, Dec. 8,
- the Communists agreed to relinquish power. Husak, who had run the country
- for more than 20 years as Communist leader and president, resigned as
- president, Dec. 10. A hard-liner, he had come to power after Russian tanks
- crushed a reform movement in 1968. Vaclav Havel, a dissident playwright, and
- Alexander Dubcek, who had headed the 1968 reform movement, both declared
- their candidacies for president. The Communist Party, Dec. 20, replaced
- Karel Urbanek as its leader with Adamec. Parliament, Dec. 28, elected Dubcek
- as its speaker and on Dec. 29, it elected Havel president without
- opposition.
-
- Bombings Linked to Drug Cartel -- The government of Colombia said, Dec. 5,
- that it believed that the destruction of an Avianca Airlines jetliner, Nov.
- 27, was caused by the explosion of a bomb. The death toll, possibly
- including several persons on the ground struck by the falling wreckage, was
- put at 110. More than 60 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded when
- a bomb exploded in front of the Dept. of Administrative Security in Bogota,
- Dec. 6. The bomb contained half a ton of dynamite. Authorities believed both
- bombings represented acts of terrorism by drug dealers who were defying
- government efforts to eradicate their operations. On Dec. 15, some 300
- commandos and soldiers attacked a ranch near Tolu, where they killed Jose
- Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, the number two man in the Medellin drug cartel. His
- son and 15 bodyguards were also killed. Rodriguez Gacha was one of those
- believed responsible for acts of terrorism and the killing of several
- prominent Colombians.
-
- Lithuania Looks Toward Independence -- The Baltic republic of Lithuania gave
- strong signals of its eagerness to break free from the Soviet Union. The
- Lithuanian parliament voted overwhelmingly, Dec. 7, to adopt a multiparty
- political system, the first time any republic in the USSR had taken such a
- step. The vote was to remove Article 6 of the republic's constitution
- guaranteeing the Communist Party a monopoly on power. At the federal level,
- at the opening of the Congress of People's Deputies, Dec. 12, in Moscow,
- Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev averted a similar effort to debate the leading role
- of the party in the Soviet Union. Among those opposing Gorbachev and calling
- for a debate was Andrei Sakharov, the nuclear physicist and political
- dissident. Sakharov, an admired figure around the world for his efforts in
- behalf of human rights and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died, Dec.
- 14. In another unprecedented move, the Lithuanian Communist Party declared
- itself independent of the national party, Dec. 20. The party further
- asserted that its goal was creation of an "independent democratic Lithuanian
- state." Gorbachev, Dec. 26, called this action "illegitimate" and ruled out
- secession by any of the nation's 15 republics.
-
- Bush Envoys Meet Chinese Leaders -- Two top Bush administration officials,
- National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft and Deputy Sec. of State Lawrence
- Eagleburger, met with Chinese party and government leaders in Beijing, Dec.
- 9 and 10. Although it was announced that the purpose of the meeting was for
- the U.S. representatives to brief the Chinese on the Malta summit, it was
- widely assumed that an attempt to improve relations between China and the
- United States was the principal focus. The administration announced, Dec.
- 18, that Scowcroft and Eagleburger had also made a secret trip to China in
- July, a month after the Chinese regime had brutally crushed a pro-democracy
- demonstration in the capital.
-
- Central American Leaders Sign Accord -- The presidents of Costa Rica, El
- Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, meeting in San Jose, Costa
- Rica, Dec. 12, signed a new peace agreement for the Central American region.
- The agreement declared that all support for the 10,000 rebels fighting
- against the Nicaraguan regime should be channeled through an international
- commission set up to disband the rebels. The accord included a strong
- endorsement of the government of Pres. Alfredo Cristiani of El Salvador,
- which was also under attack from a rebel force.
-
- Pinochet Era Ending in Chile -- On Dec. 14, Chile held its first
- presidential election since 1970. The result was a victory for opposition
- leader Patricio Aylwin, who received 55 percent of the vote. A more
- conservative candidate, Hernan Buchi, got 29 percent of the vote. Buchi, a
- former finance minister under Gen. Augusto Pinochet, was handicapped by his
- identification with Pinochet's authoritarian rule. Pinochet had come to
- power in a bloody coup in 1973, and the election results appeared to signal
- the end of his domination of the country, although he would remain chief of
- the armed forces.
-
- U.S. Invades Panama, Pursues Noriega -- Pres. George Bush sent U.S. military
- forces into Panama, and they engaged in a brief but bloody conflict with
- troops supporting the Panamanian dictator, Gen. Manuel Noriega. Panama's
- National Assembly of Representatives formally named Noriega head of
- government on Dec. 15, and also proclaimed that Panama "is declared to be in
- a state of war" with the United States. On Dec. 16, 4 off-duty U.S.
- servicemen were confronted at a roadblock by civilians and troops, and when
- they attempted to leave one was killed. U.S. troops stationed in Panama were
- placed on a high alert, Dec. 17. Some 12,000 U.S. military personnel were
- already in Panama, with the primary duty to safeguard the Panama Canal. On
- Dec. 20, in the early morning hours, 12,000 more Army, Navy, Air Force, and
- Marine troops landed. U.S. forces were divided into 5 task forces which
- attacked selected targets. One seized the headquarters of the Panama Defense
- Forces. Other targets included military and strategic locations in and
- around Panama City. An alternative government, headed by Guillermo Endara as
- president, was sworn in by a Panamanian judge at a U.S. military base.
- Endara claimed he had won a presidential election in May, but Noriega had
- annulled the vote. To protect shipping, U.S. troops closed the Panama Canal,
- Dec. 20, but reopened it, Dec. 21. Announcing the invasion, Dec. 20, Bush
- said he had the obligation to safeguard the lives of American citizens. Sec.
- of State James Baker 3d said, Dec. 20, that Noriega reportedly had planned
- to attack U.S. citizens in Panama. Most members of Congress supported the
- invasion, but the Organization of American States deplored it, Dec. 22. The
- U.S. Defense Department said, Dec. 23, that the secret radar-evading F-117A
- Stealth bombers had been used in combat for the first time, and had dropped
- 2 bombs near a barracks. On Dec. 24, Noriega took refuge in the Vatican's
- diplomatic mission in Panama City. When this news came, most remaining
- resistance to the U.S. invasion collapsed. The mission had the right to
- grant Noriega asylum, and negotiations began among U.S., Vatican, and
- Panamanian diplomats as to his future. U.S. officials argued that because he
- had been indicted in the United States for drug trafficking he was not
- eligible for asylum. Casualty figures issued by U.S. military officials,
- Dec. 27, were: 23 U.S. soldiers, 3 American civilians, 297 Panamanian
- soldiers, and at least 400 Panamanian civilians killed; 322 U.S. soldiers, 1
- American civilian, 123 Panamanian soldiers, and 2,000 Panamanian civilians
- wounded or injured. The U.N. Security Council, Dec. 29, voted 75-20, with 39
- abstentions, to "strongly deplore" the U.S. invasion. On Mar. 26, U.S.
- officials confirmed it had lowered its tally of casualties suffered by
- Panamanians. It said about 50 members of the Panama military had been
- killed, and that the civilian death toll had been put at 202.
-
- Gen. Manuel Noreiga surrendered to U.S. authorities and agreed to give
- himself up after being assured that he would not face the death penalty.
- After leaving the mission, Jan. 3, Noriega was taken to a U.S. military base
- in Panama City and arrested on drug-trafficking indictments by U.S. Drug
- Enforcement Administration agents. He was flown to Florida and arraigned,
- Jan. 4, in federal district court in Miami. Noriega's lawyer refused to
- enter a plea, contending he was a political prisoner, and the court entered
- a plea of not guilty. Crowds in Panama City celebrated Noriega's capture.
- The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Colin Powell, said,
- Jan. 5, that with Noriega in custody U.S. troops could be withdrawn from
- Panama within a few weeks. Pres. George Bush, Jan. 25, announced his support
- of a $1 billion package of cash, loans, and other types of aid to help
- rebuild the devastated economy of Panama. U.S. District Judge William
- Hoeveler, Jan. 26, ordered Noriega held without bail. U.S. Vice Pres. Dan
- Quayle visited Panama, Honduras, and Jamaica, Jan. 27-29, to explain
- administration policy on Latin America.
-
- Romanian Leader Overthrown, Executed -- Pres. Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania
- was overthrown in a popular uprising, and he and his wife Elena were
- executed. As first secretary of the Communist Party since 1965, Nicolae
- Ceausescu had ruled Romania for nearly a quarter century. For months,
- Romania had appeared untouched by the political unrest sweeping other
- Communist nations in Eastern Europe. Then, on Dec. 15, in Timisoara, in
- Transylvania, a crowd formed to protest the arrest and deportation of a
- Protestant minister who had been advocating the rights of ethnic Hungarians
- who lived in the region. The protest evolved into a pro-democracy
- demonstration, Dec. 16, and Army and Securitate (internal-security) troops
- moved in. A large number of citizens were shot to death, Dec. 17, during a
- demonstration. Protests spread to 2 other cities, Dec. 19. Ceausescu
- returned from an official visit to Iran, Dec. 20, denounced the
- demonstrators, and then addressed a rally in Bucharest, Dec. 21. He was
- jeered by many in the crowd, an unprecedented event considering how tightly
- he held power. Securitate troops, known for their fierce loyalty to
- Ceausescu, fired on the crowd, drove them elsewhere, and eventually killed
- up to 40. On Dec. 22, as up to 150,000 persons massed to defy Securitate
- forces, it was reported that the defense minister had committed suicide,
- though it was later determined that he had been shot for refusing to order
- the army to fire on the demonstrators. Military units joined the rebels.
- Pres. Ceausescu and Elena, his chief deputy in the government, fled the
- capital by helicopter. They landed and seized a car, but were in turn
- captured by insurgents near Tirgoviste. On Dec. 25, after a brief trial by a
- military tribunal on charges of genocide, abuse of power, and theft, they
- were both shot at an undisclosed location. Meanwhile, on Dec. 22, a
- coalition of former Communist officials, military officers, students, and
- others formed a National Salvation Front to run the country. On Dec. 26, Ion
- Iliescu, a former party official, was named interim president. By the end of
- the month, the rebels were in control, but only after bloody fighting.
- Reports of the number of people killed in the 2 weeks of upheaval varied
- widely, but ran as high as tens of thousands.
-
-
- General
-
- Gunman in Montreal Kills 14 Women -- A man armed with a hunting rifle shot
- 14 women to death on the campus of the University of Montreal, Dec. 6. He
- also wounded 13 others, mostly women, before killing himself. Six of the
- women were killed in one classroom. Police, Dec. 7 identified the gunman as
- Marc Lepine, and said he had left a note in which he had said that women had
- ruined his life. The rampage was the worst mass shooting ever in Canada.
-
- Driver Who Caused 27 Deaths Convicted -- Larry Mahoney, the driver of a
- pickup truck that collided with a church bus near Carrollton, Ky. in May
- 1988 was convicted of 27 counts of manslaughter, Dec. 21. Mahoney's lawyers
- acknowledged that he had been drunk and driving in the wrong direction on an
- interstate highway at the time of the crash, but blamed a faulty gas tank on
- the bus for the fire that took the heavy toll of life, including 24 children
- and 3 adults. Twelve other persons were burned in the crash. The defendant
- was found not guilty of 27 counts of murder. On Feb. 23, Mahoney was
- sentenced to 16 years in prison.
-
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- JANUARY
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- National
-
- Economic Growth Slowed in 1989 -- Figures released in January showed that
- the U.S. economy slowed down in 1989, compared with 1988. The Dow Jones
- industrial average closed, Jan. 2, at 2810.15, an all-time high, before
- beginning a month-long decline. The Labor Dept. said, Jan. 5, that the
- unemployment rate had held steady in December at 5.3 percent. In the first
- shift downward in 6 months, major banks, Jan. 8, lowered their prime lending
- rate by 0.5 percent to 10 percent. The Labor Dept. said, Jan. 12, that for
- all of 1989 producer prices had risen 4.8 percent, the highest annual
- increase since a 7.1 jump in 1981. The Commerce Dept. reported, Jan. 17,
- that the merchandise trade deficit for November was $10.5 billion, the
- largest for any month in 1989. Consumer prices rose 4.6 percent in 1989, the
- highest rate since 1981, the Labor Dept. reported, Jan. 18. The Commerce
- Dept. said, Jan. 26, that the gross national product grew at 2.9 percent
- (later revised to 3.0 percent) for 1989. Thus, economic growth had slowed
- considerably from 1988, when it was 4.4 percent. The department said, Jan.
- 31, that the leading economic indicators had risen 0.8 percent in December.
-
- Marketing of Cigarette to Blacks Deplored -- Sec. of Health and Human
- Services Louis Sullivan, Jan. 18, sharply criticized a plan to market a
- cigarette to black Americans. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. planned to
- test-market the new brand, Uptown, to blacks in Philadelphia. Sullivan,
- speaking to medical students at the University of Pennsylvania, said, "At a
- time when our people desperately need the message of health promotion,
- Uptown's message is more disease, more suffering and more death. . . . "
- Surveys had found that smoking was more common among blacks than whites.
- Reynolds, Jan. 19, canceled its test of the brand, saying that "the unfair
- and biased attention the brand had received" would invalidate the results of
- the test.
-
- Washington, D.C. Mayor Arrested -- City police and FBI agents, Jan. 18,
- arrested Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry on a drug charge. Rumors, which
- Barry denied, had circulated for years that he used drugs. According to
- reports, law enforcement officials utilized a former model and friend of
- Barry's to lure him to the Vista International Hotel in downtown Washington.
- There, according to the FBI, Barry bought a small amount of crack cocaine
- from an undercover agent, put it in a pipe, and smoked it. This incident was
- reportedly videotaped, and Barry was arrested. He was arraigned, Jan. 19, in
- U.S. District Court on one charge of willfully possessing cocaine, a
- misdemeanor.
-
- Agent Pleads Guilty in HUD Inquiry -- Marilyn Louise Harrell, a private
- escrow agent, pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore, Jan. 29, to
- embezzling $4.5 million that was to go to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and
- Urban Development. She also admitted underreporting income on her tax return
- for 1987. She had previously claimed that she had given much of the money to
- charities and the poor, and had been nicknamed "Robin HUD." Prosecutors said
- that Harrell had been "her own biggest charity." On June 22, Harrell was
- sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in restitution.
-
-
- Bush Budget Calls for No Tax Increases -- Adhering to his pledge while
- running for president, George Bush submitted a budget for the 1991 fiscal
- year to Congress, Jan. 29, that called for no increase in taxes. The $1.23
- trillion budget included a small cut in real spending for defense--a 1.9
- percent increase in outlays that was below the rate of inflation. Larger
- cuts were proposed for some domestic programs, but not for environmental
- programs, the war on drugs, and space projects. Overall, the budget adhered
- to the deficit limitation of the Gramm-Rudman law, but the Congressional
- Budget Office and some economists said the deficit projections were based on
- economic forecasts that were far too optimistic.
-
-
- International
-
- Toll High in Sudanese Massacre -- A rebel radio in Sudan reported, Jan. 4,
- that a pro-government Arab militia had killed 2,000 black villagers at the
- end of December. Reportedly, 2 members of the Shilok tribe killed their
- Moslem employer in a dispute, and local militiamen armed with machine guns
- then destroyed the entire village. Western diplomats and relief officials
- put the death toll at 300 to 1,500. The Moslem central government was in a
- sustained war against black Christians and animists.
-
- New Romanian Leadership Assailed -- The National Salvation Front, the new
- leadership group in Romania, became a target of much criticism. By Jan. 5, a
- deadline set by the government, many parties had declared their intention to
- run candidates in elections scheduled for April. During a visit to Romania,
- Jan. 6, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze said Moscow would
- support any form of political system that emerged. Thousands of Romanians
- demonstrated nationwide, Jan. 7, protesting the prominence of ex-Communists
- in the provisional regime. A large crowd gathered in Bucharest, Jan. 12, to
- protest the perceived influence of Communists in the leadership. Ion
- Iliescu, chairman of the front and interim president, managed to calm the
- crowd somewhat by announcing that the Communist Party had been outlawed.
- However, the government then lifted the ban on the party, Jan. 17, and
- canceled a referendum that was to decide its fate. Facing growing public
- unrest, the government, Jan. 24, outlawed unauthorized demonstrations. Vice
- Pres. Dumitru Mazilu resigned, Jan. 26, and accused the regime of using
- "Stalinist practices." A judge investigating the violence in Timisoara in
- December said, Jan. 29, that only 95 civilian deaths had been verified,
- against earlier reports that there had been thousands of victims.
-
- Soldiers Held in Killing of Priests -- Pres. Alfredo Cristiani of El
- Salvador said, Jan. 7, that the military had been involved in the murder of
- 6 Jesuit priests and 2 other people in San Salvador in November. The Jesuits
- had criticized human rights abuses by the government and had supported a
- negotiated settlement of the civil war with leftist guerrillas. Cristiani
- announced, Jan. 13, that a colonel, 2 lieutenants, and 5 other soldiers had
- been arrested in the killings. The 8 soldiers plus a 9th still being sought
- were indicted, Jan. 19. The soldiers in custody pleaded not guilty.
-
- East Germans Sack Police HQ -- An official of the East German government
- disclosed, Jan. 8, that 60,000 (of an original 85,000) secret-police
- personnel were still on the government payroll despite a promise in December
- that they would be disbanded. A party in the ruling coalition confirmed,
- Jan. 10, that the government was forming a new secret security agency.
- Premier Hans Modrow said, Jan. 12, that no new security force would be
- formed before national elections, and admitted that secret police had
- continued to spy on the political opposition. On Jan. 15, 100,000 persons
- gathered outside the East German headquarters of the state security service,
- and the peaceful rally soon turned violent. Many in the crowd stormed the
- headquarters, generally tore up the interior and destroyed or threw out
- thousands of documents. Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, after
- meeting with Modrow, Jan. 30, indicated that German reunification was to be
- expected, adding "No one casts any doubt upon it."
-
- Crises in Soviet Republics Continue -- On Jan. 9, the parliament of the
- republic of Armenia voted to integrate the economy of the region of
- Nagorno-Karabakh into the economy of Armenia. The region, occupied
- predominantly by Armenians, lay within Azerbaijan. After the presidium of
- the national Supreme Soviet declared that step unconstitutional, Armenia's
- parliament, Jan. 11, asserted Armenia's right to override national laws that
- affected the republic. Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in Lithuania,
- Jan. 11, in an attempt to persuade the Lithuanian Communist Party to rescind
- its break with the national party. Some 250,000 persons demonstrated, Jan.
- 11, in Vilnius, the capital of the republic, on behalf of independence. In a
- walk through the streets of the city, Gorbachev denounced independence as a
- dead end and said the Soviet Union could not afford to lose its Baltic
- ports. Before leaving Lithuania, Jan. 13, Gorbachev expressed a willingness
- to accept a multiparty system in the USSR. In Baku, the capital of
- Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani youths, Jan. 13, went on a rampage through the
- Armenian section of town, and some 30 people, mostly Armenians, were
- reported killed. With guerrillas fighting elsewhere in the 2 republics in
- what had virtually become an ethnic civil war, the Soviet government sent
- troops into the area, Jan. 15. The Azerbaijanis resisted, destroying or
- blockading bridges, roads, and rail lines. Some troops were killed. Soviet
- troops led by tanks forced their way into central Baku, Jan. 20. The
- Azerbaijani parliament, Jan. 22, threatened to secede from the Soviet Union.
- By Jan. 23, the death toll in the fighting stood at 93.
-
- Martial Law Ended in Beijing -- Premier Li Peng of China announced, Jan. 10,
- that martial law would be lifted in Beijing. In a televised speech, he said
- that order had been restored and "a great victory has been won in checking
- the turmoil and quelling the counterrevolutionary rebellion." The end of
- martial law, which took effect, Jan. 11, had little practical effect because
- other laws introduced since the June 1989 protests had curtailed
- unauthorized political activity.
-
- Bulgaria Ends Communist Monopoly -- The Bulgarian National Assembly, though
- controlled by Communists, voted unanimously, Jan. 15, to repeal paragraphs
- in the constitution guaranteeing a dominant role for the Communist Party. It
- was reported, Jan. 18, that Todor Zhivkov, the former Communist Party
- leader, had been put under house arrest on charges of malfeasance in office
- and misuse of government property and money. It was announced, Jan. 29, that
- he had been transferred to a prison.
-
- Polish Communists Form New Party -- A congress of the United Workers'
- (Communist) Party opened in Warsaw, Jan. 27. Some 1,600 delegates attended.
- On Jan. 29, the party voted overwhelmingly to disband and create at once a
- new Social Democracy Party. But some former Communist Party members bolted
- and formed yet another new group, the Social Democratic Union.
-
- Bush Proposes Troop Cuts in Europe -- In his State of the Union address,
- Jan. 31, Pres. George Bush proposed a ceiling of 225,000 on the number of
- U.S. and Soviet troops that could be deployed in Europe. Under his plan, no
- more than 195,000 could be deployed by each side in the central zone of
- Europe. At present, the United States had 300,000 troops in Europe and the
- Soviet Union 565,000.
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- General
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- Suicide Adds Bizarre Turn to Murder Case -- A murder case in Boston that had
- gained nationwide attention took an unexpected turn, Jan. 4, when the
- husband of the murder victim leaped to his death from a bridge in Boston
- harbor. The man, Charles Stuart, had learned that he had become the prime
- suspect in the case. In October 1989, Stuart had called from a phone in his
- car to report that his pregnant wife, Carol, had been shot and that he had
- been shot. The tapes of his pleas for help had been played on radio and
- television and had engendered widespread sympathy. Charles Stuart recovered
- from a serious wound but Carol Stuart died at the hospital. Her baby,
- delivered prematurely, also died. Stuart said a black man was their
- assailant. The Stuarts were white. On Jan. 3, Charles Stuart's brother
- Matthew told investigators that he had driven to the neighborhood where the
- shooting occurred and that Charles had given him his wife's bag and a gun,
- which Matthew threw into the Pines River. Matthew said he had decided to
- come forward after his brother had identified a black man in a police
- line-up as resembling the gunman. Based on Matthew's information, police
- divers recovered both the handbag and a .38 caliber revolver from the river.
- It was reported that Charles Stuart had taken out large insurance policies
- on his wife. Some black leaders objected to the intensity with which police
- had conducted investigations in black neighborhoods when it was believed
- that a black was the culprit.
-
- Long Child Abuse Trial Ends -- Peggy McMartin Buckey and her son, Raymond
- Buckey, were found not guilty on 52 counts of child molestation and
- conspiracy in Los Angeles, Jan. 18. The jury was deadlocked on one remaining
- count against Mrs. Buckey and on 13 counts against her son. The trial was
- the longest and costliest in U.S. history. It lasted 33 months, filled
- 60,000 pages of transcript, and cost the state of California about $15
- million. Based on accounts by young children, 7 people had originally been
- indicted on child molestation charges--incidents that had allegedly occurred
- at the McMartin Pre-School in Manhattan Beach. Charges against the other 5
- defendants had been dropped for insufficient evidence. Raymond Buckey had
- spent 5 years in jail and his mother 22 months in jail. Some jurors who were
- interviewed after the verdict said they had reservations about the technique
- used to interview children who may have been molested, especially the
- practice of asking them leading questions. The remaining count against Mrs.
- Buckey was dismissed. A mistrial was declared on the remaining counts
- against Raymond Buckey. He was then retried on 8 of the counts, but on July
- 27, the jury declared that it was deadlocked on all charges. On Aug. 1,
- Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg dismissed all charges against Buckey.
-
- Value of Oat Bran Questioned -- Researchers from Harvard University reported
- in the Jan. 18 New England Journal of Medicine that a study they had
- conducted failed to show that oat bran had any special ability to lower
- blood serum cholesterol levels. Based on the study of 20 adults, the
- researchers concluded that bran or any other starchy carbohydrate was
- beneficial primarily because people who ate it tended to eat less high-fat
- food. The oat bran fad had caught on after a previous study had shown that
- it lowered cholesterol. Manufacturers of oat bran products said the Harvard
- study was too small to be accepted.
-
- Jet Crash on Long Island Kills 73 -- A Colombian jetliner apparently ran out
- of fuel over Long Island in New York, Jan. 25, and crashed into a wooded
- area in the community of Cove Neck. Of the 161 persons aboard, 73 were
- killed and dozens of the rest were injured. The plane, en route from Bogota
- via Medellin, Colombia, was to have landed at Kennedy International Airport.
- The landing was delayed more than an hour because of bad weather. The pilot
- had told controllers about 50 minutes before the crash that he needed a
- priority landing because of low fuel.
-
- Disasters -- A passenger train crashed into a stopped freight train in a
- station in Sangi, Pakistan, Jan. 4, causing the death of 307 people and
- injury to 700 others. . . . About 100 people were killed, Jan. 14, when a
- ferry collided with another vessel in a river near Dhaka, Bangladesh.
-
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- FEBRUARY
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- National
-
- Reagan Testifies in Iran-Contra Trial -- Former Pres. Ronald Reagan provided
- videotaped testimony for use in the trial of Adm. John Poindexter (ret.),
- his former national security adviser. Albert Hakim, who had pleaded guilty
- in November in one of the previous trials in the Iran-Contra case, was
- sentenced, Feb. 1, to 2-years' probation and fined $5,000. He had illegally
- supplemented the salary of former National Security Council staff member
- Oliver North. Poindexter's attorneys had asked Reagan to provide excerpts
- from his diaries, and Judge Harold Greene had directed Reagan to do so, but
- the former president declined, Feb. 5, asserting, in the words of his
- attorneys, a claim "to the constitutionally protected privacy of his
- diaries." Greene, Feb. 5, ordered Reagan to give videotaped testimony,
- agreeing with Poindexter that he possessed evidence unavailable from any
- other source. Reagan, Feb. 9, agreed to comply. In a closed Los Angeles
- courtroom, Feb. 16 and 17, Reagan provided 8 hours of testimony. A
- transcript was made public, Feb. 22. Reagan testified that he had
- authorized, in general, the policies of selling arms to Iran and aiding the
- Nicaraguan contras. But he said he had repeatedly told subordinates to obey
- the law, and he said he had not known that North had been coordinating
- supply missions for the contras and otherwise assisting the contras at a
- time when Congress had banned U.S. support for them. Reagan often testified
- that he was unable to remember key meetings or conversations.
-
- Special Prosecutor Asked in HUD Case -- U.S. Attorney Gen. Richard
- Thornburgh recommended, Feb. 1, that a special prosecutor, or independent
- counsel, be appointed to investigate Samuel Pierce, Jr. and other former
- high officials in the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. In compliance
- with procedures established by law, Thornburgh made his recommendations to a
- special 3-judge panel. He said the prosecutor would investigate charges that
- Pierce, a former secretary of HUD, and other officials had awarded grants to
- developers backed by well-known Republicans. The 3-judge panel, Mar. 2,
- named Arlin Adams, a retired federal judge from Philadelphia, as special
- prosecutor.
-
- 1989 Trade Gap Lowest in 5 Years -- The Labor Dept. reported, Feb. 2, that
- the unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in January. The department
- reported, Feb. 9, that producer prices for finished goods had risen 1.8
- percent in January, the largest monthly increase since November 1974. The
- sharp rise was primarily the result of a jump in heating oil prices during
- very cold weather. The Commerce Dept. said, Feb. 16, that the merchandise
- trade deficit, which stood at $108.58 billion for all of 1989, was the
- lowest since 1984. Exports rose 13 percent in 1989, imports only 7.3
- percent.
-
- ABA Supports Right to Abortion -- At its meeting in Los Angeles, Feb. 13,
- the American Bar Assn. declared its support for a constitutional right to
- abortion. The vote by the ABA's house of delegates was 238-106. The
- resolution opposed legislation or other governmental action "that interferes
- with the confidential relationship between a pregnant woman and her
- physician or with the decision to terminate the pregnancy at any time before
- the fetus is capable of independent life."
-
- Washington, D.C. Mayor Indicted -- Mayor Marion Barry Jr. of Washington,
- D.C., who had been arrested in January, was indicted, Feb. 15, by a federal
- grand jury on 5 counts of cocaine possession and 3 counts of perjury. The
- perjury counts related to testimony he had given to a grand jury in January
- 1989. Barry, meanwhile, had entered an alcohol treatment program in Florida.
- He had denied having a drug problem, and called the indictments "a
- continuation of the political lynching and excesses of the Justice
- Department."
-
-
- International
-
- Reunified Germany Is Nearer to Reality -- Addressing a press conference in
- East Berlin, Feb. 1, East German Premier Hans Modrow outlined a plan for
- reunifying East and West Germany. He described an approach for integrating
- economic and governmental institutions into a country that would become
- militarily neutral. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said, Feb. 1, he
- would not begin any negotiations until after East German elections in March.
- After meeting with Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow, Feb. 10, Kohl
- said that the Soviet leaders supported "the right of the German people
- alone" to choose their form of relationship. Meeting in Bonn, Feb. 13, Kohl
- and Modrow agreed to talks on uniting their 2 monetary systems under the
- West German deutsche mark. At a first-ever meeting of foreign ministers of
- NATO and Warsaw Pact countries, in Ottawa, Feb. 13, a formula for
- reunification talks was established. The 2 Germanys would discuss internal
- and domestic issues relating to reunification. External issues, such as
- "security of the neighboring states," would be expanded to include the "Big
- 4" allies of World War II: the U.S., USSR, Great Britain, and France. In
- another tentative breakthrough at Ottawa, the Soviets agreed to limit their
- troops in Europe to 195,000 and to a larger limit--225,000--for U.S. troops
- in Europe. Kohl met with Pres. George Bush, Feb. 24 and 25. At a press
- conference, Feb. 25, they endorsed the concept of a united Germany within
- NATO. Bush said that the United States formally recognized the current
- German-Polish border. Some Poles were concerned that a united Germany might
- want to regain territory ceded to Poland after World War II.
-
- Bulgarian Communists Elect New Leader -- Alexander Lilov became chairman of
- the Communist Party in Bulgaria, and the party, Feb. 1, ratified a manifesto
- that endorsed democratic ideals but kept its Marxist-Leninist ideology.
- Premier Georgi Atanasov and his cabinet resigned, Feb. 1. Lilov, elected
- Feb. 2, to succeed Petar Mladenov, was seen as a compromise candidate, who
- was not identified with the ousted hard-line regime of Todor Zhivkov, and
- who could better lead the party in upcoming elections. Parliament, Feb. 3,
- confirmed Andrei Lukanov as premier.
-
- Opposition Gains Ground in Romania -- The National Salvation Front agreed,
- Feb. 1, to a power-sharing arrangement prior to elections in Romania. It was
- agreed that the interim legislative body would be increased in size and
- would include representatives of 30 registered political parties. On Feb. 2,
- a military court convicted 4 former top aides to the deposed Pres. Nicolae
- Ceasescu of complicity to commit genocide. The defendants included Emil
- Bobu, 3d-ranking figure in the government. The men were sentenced to life
- imprisonment.
-
- South Africa Frees Mandela -- South African Pres. F. W. de Klerk announced,
- Feb. 2, that black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela, who had been in prison
- for treason for 27 years, would soon be freed. In a surprising speech, de
- Klerk also said his government was lifting its ban on the African National
- Congress, the principal black organization opposing white minority rule. He
- also announced legalization of the South African Communist Party and the
- Pan-African Congress, and the lifting of restrictions on 33 groups and 374
- individuals. He said news censorship would end, executions would be
- suspended, nonviolent political prisoners would be freed, and power-sharing
- talks with black leaders were on the horizon. Mandela, 71, was released from
- prison, Feb. 11. His release was hailed around the world. In his first
- speech, in Cape Town, Feb. 11, he urged that pressure be kept on the white
- government until the apartheid system of racial segregation was destroyed.
- More than 100,000 people welcomed him home to Soweto, Feb. 13. Up to 20,000
- conservative whites protested in Pretoria, Feb. 15, against the legalization
- of ANC and the freeing of Mandela. In his first trip outside of South Africa
- since being released, Mandela went to Zambia, Feb. 27, to meet with ANC
- leaders. He was greeted by official delegations from many countries. Meeting
- with Pres. George Bush in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, Zulu Chief Mangosuthu
- Gatsha Buthelezi called on the president to lift economic sanctions against
- South Africa.
-
- Noriega Ordered to Stand Trial -- The U.S. Justice Dept. announced, Feb. 2,
- that the government would treat ousted Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega
- and one of his co-defendants as prisoners of war. The department noted,
- however, that the Geneva Convention provides that "prisoners of war may be
- prosecuted in the civilian courts of the detaining country." Congress, Feb.
- 7, approved $42 million in emergency aid to Panama and lifted economic
- sanctions against Panama. U.S. District Court Judge William Hoeveler ruled,
- Feb. 8, that Noriega must stand trial in Miami on drug-trafficking charges.
-
- Multiparty System in Sight in USSR -- The Central Committee of the Communist
- Party of the Soviet Union voted to end the party's monopoly on power, as
- guaranteed in the constitution. In Moscow, Feb. 4, 100,000 persons
- demonstrated on behalf of democracy. Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev, who favored
- the constitutional change, told the Central Committee, Feb. 3, that "We
- should abandon the ideological dogmatism that became ingrained during the
- past decades." Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov said, Feb. 6, that a multiparty
- system, in effect, already existed. Conservatives on the committee warned
- that any moves toward a multiparty system or free enterprise could lead to
- the disintegration of the Soviet Union. But the Central Committee endorsed
- Gorbachev's proposal, Feb. 7. Parliament and the standing legislature would
- still have to act. The KGB said, Feb. 13, that 786,098 persons had been shot
- to death as enemies of the state during the rule of Joseph Stalin.
- Tadzhikistan, in central Asia, became the latest Soviet republic to
- experience ethnic violence. On Feb. 15, after 18 people had been killed in
- rioting, party and governmental leaders there resigned. In multiparty
- elections to the Supreme Soviet (parliament) of Lithuania, Feb. 24,
- candidates favoring independence ran very well. Runoff elections would
- determine the final outcome. Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy
- demonstrators turned out in more than 30 cities in the Soviet Union, Feb.
- 25. The Supreme Soviet, the standing Parliament, gave its approval, Feb. 27,
- to Gorbachev's proposal for a popularly elected president having broad
- executive powers.
-
- Bush at Drug Summit in Colombia -- The presidents of Bolivia, Colombia,
- Peru, and the United States signed an accord in Cartagena, Colombia, Feb.
- 15, to work together in the fight against illegal drug traffic. Most coca
- grown for the production of cocaine is found in Bolivia and Peru, and
- three-fourths of the world's cocaine supply is produced in Colombia. The
- presidents agreed to the need for encouraging trade and investment in the 3
- South American countries. The presidents also recognized that reducing
- demand (in the U.S.) was as important as reducing supply. The meeting was
- held under tight security. Pres. George Bush had come under some pressure
- not to attend because of the danger of violence from the drug traffickers.
-
- Japan's Ruling Party Wins Election -- The Liberal Democratic Party won a
- clear-cut victory, Feb. 18, in elections to the lower house of the Diet, the
- parliament of Japan. The long rule of the Liberal Democrats had appeared
- threatened by the Recruit Co. scandal, in which the conglomerate had given
- millions of dollars in cash and stocks to leading political figures.
- However, the party lost only a few seats and held a majority in the lower
- house. The Socialist Party, the principal opposition, gained ground, but
- mostly at the expense of smaller parties. The results seemed to strengthen
- the position of Premier Toshiki Kaifu.
-
- Czech President Addresses Congress -- Czechoslovak Pres. Vaclav Havel began
- a trip to North America, Feb. 18, in Ottawa, where he conferred with
- Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. On his arrival in Washington, D.C.,
- Feb. 20, he became the first head of state of his country to visit the
- United States. Havel, a leader of the nearly bloodless revolution that had
- ended Communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989, received an enthusiastic
- reception during an address to Congress, Feb. 21. He said he saw the rise of
- democracy in the Soviet bloc as a "historically irreversible process" and he
- foresaw "an era in which all of us, large and small, former slaves and
- former masters, will be able to create what your great President Lincoln
- called the 'family of man.'"
-
- Sandinistas Lose Nicaraguan Election -- The Sandinista National Liberation
- Front (FSLN), which had held power for 10 years in Nicaragua, was defeated
- in national elections, Feb. 25. Pres. Daniel Ortega lost, 55 percent to 41
- percent, to Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of the National Opposition Union
- (UNO), and the UNO also won more seats in the National Assembly. Chamorro
- belonged to no party, and the UNO was a loose coalition. The assassination
- of her husband, an editor, in 1978, helped provoke the overthrow of the
- Somoza dictatorship by the Sandinistas, whom Mrs. Chamorro initially
- supported and then abandoned with their shift toward Marxist thinking.
- Dissatisfaction with the economy was regarded as the prime factor in the
- defeat of the Sandinistas. The election was monitored by some 2,000 foreign
- observers. Ortega conceded defeat, Feb. 26. However, he said, Feb. 27, that
- the contra rebels would have to demobilize before the Sandinistas yielded
- control of the army and the police. Chamorro, Feb. 27, called on the contras
- to disband to help speed the transfer of power.
-
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- General
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- Securities Firm Files for Bankruptcy -- Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc.,
- which made financial history on Wall Street in the 1980s, filed for Chapter
- 11 bankruptcy, Feb. 13. The firm had become highly profitable for a time
- through the utilization of so-called junk bonds, securities that paid high
- interest rates and had high risk. The use of these bonds facilitated the
- corporate takeover boom of the 1980s. Michael Milken, the firm's leading
- junk-bond trader, orchestrated many takeovers. Drexel's slide began after it
- agreed in 1988 to pay the government $650 million to settle insider-trading
- charges; Milken was indicted in 1989 on a variety of charges. Drexel was
- hurt further by the decline in the market value of junk bonds. Company
- officials said that the bankruptcy filing would lead to the liquidation of
- Drexel.
-
- FDA Approves Fat Substitute -- For the first time, Feb. 22, the U.S. Food
- and Drug Administration approved a low-calorie substitute for fat.
- Nutrasweet Company had developed the substance, Simplesse, a blend of
- proteins from egg white and milk. The FDA said Simplesse was safe for use in
- frozen dessert products, and the company said it could be used in other
- foods having a high fat content. Other food manufacturers were reported
- working on fat substitutes in response to concerns about nutrition.
-
- Disasters -- An Indian Airlines passenger jet crashed, Feb. 14, while
- preparing to land at Bangalore, killing 91 of the 146 persons aboard.
-
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- MARCH
-
-
- National
-
- Economic Indicators Show No Trend -- The Commerce Dept. reported, Mar. 2,
- that the leading economic indicators were unchanged in January. The Labor
- Dept. reported, Mar. 9, that unemployment stood at 5.3 percent in February.
- The department said, Mar. 16, that the index of producer prices for
- unfinished goods was unchanged in February. The department reported, Mar.
- 20, that consumer prices had jumped 0.5 percent in February, following an
- even sharper 1.1 percent runup in January. A record rise in oil imports
- caused the merchandise trade deficit to grow to $9.25 billion in January,
- the Commerce Dept. announced, Mar. 20.
-
- North, Meese Testify in Poindexter Trial -- The trial of John Poindexter,
- former national security adviser for Pres. Ronald Reagan, got under way in
- federal district court in Washington, D.C. Poindexter was charged with
- obstructing Congress and making false statements to Congress in connection
- with its investigation of the Iran-contra affair. Oliver North, a former
- aide to Poindexter who had been convicted on Iran-contra charges, was called
- as a witness for the prosecution. North sought to resist implicating
- Poindexter in a coverup, and said, Mar. 9, "No one told me to lie to
- Congress." He admitted, Mar. 12, that he had seen Poindexter destroy an
- order signed by Reagan authorizing U.S. participation in arms sales to Iran.
- Judge Harold Greene ruled, Mar. 21, that Reagan would not be required to
- provide his presidential diaries to Poindexter's defense. Former Attorney
- Gen. Edwin Meese 3d, who had led a Justice Dept. investigation of the Iran
- arms sales, testified for the defense, Mar. 22, that Poindexter had not
- tried to conceal details of the arms scandal from Congress.
-
- Exxon Valdez Captain Guilty of Negligence -- Joseph Hazelwood, who was
- captain of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez on Mar. 24, 1989, when it dumped
- nearly 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound in Alaska, was
- found guilty of negligent discharge of oil in a state court in Anchorage,
- Mar. 22. He was acquitted of criminal mischief and 2 other charges. The
- spill contaminated more than 1,000 miles of coastline and claimed a heavy
- toll of wildlife. Hazelwood, Mar. 23, was sentenced to serve 1,000 hours of
- community service and ordered to make a "token restitution" of $50,000 over
- time.
-
- Idaho Anti-Abortion Bill Vetoed -- Gov. Cecil Andrus of Idaho vetoed, Mar.
- 30, a bill that would have banned most abortions. Under its provisions, an
- abortion in the case of rape would have been allowed only if the rape was
- reported within 7 days, and abortion in the case of incest would be allowed
- only if the victim was under 18. Andrus complained that anti-abortion
- activists had designed the bill for "the sole purpose of getting this issue
- back before the Supreme Court."Andrus said he had not been influenced by
- threats by abortion-rights groups to boycott Idaho potatoes.
-
-
- International
-
- Unrest Grows in South Africa -- In the month after black nationalist leader
- Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, unrest among blacks in South Africa
- increased. On Mar. 2, at a meeting in Zambia, the executive committee of the
- African National Congress named Mandela the ANC's deputy president. Because
- Pres. Oliver Tambo was ill, Mandela in effect became the ANC leader. Mandela
- traveled to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Ethiopia, where he received enthusiastic
- welcomes, then met with Tambo in Sweden, Mar. 12, their first visit in 28
- years. Meanwhile, tensions overflowed in several of the black "homelands"
- created by the minority white government of South Africa. These 10 tribal
- homelands were to become self-governing, but only 4 had been formally
- established. Black nationalists believed to be sympathetic to the ANC
- overthrew the president of one homeland, Ciskei, Mar. 4. After looting and
- arson became widespread, and 27 people were killed, South Africa sent
- soldiers and police into Ciskei, Mar. 5. By Mar. 6, protests had spread to 4
- other homelands, led by pro-ANC activists, who, in turn, clashed with
- security forces in the homelands. In Bophuthatswana, Mar. 7, seven people
- were killed and 450 persons injured when local police opened fire on a crowd
- of 50,000 that had marched on a government office. On Mar. 26, in the black
- township of Sebokeng, 11 people were killed and hundreds wounded when police
- fired on a large crowd of demonstrators. In Natal Province, Mar. 27 and 28,
- fighting among black factions resulted in 25 fatalities.
-
- Mystery Fire Strikes Libyan Plant -- The United States said, Mar. 6 and 7,
- that poison gas was being produced at a plant at Rabta, Libya, about 50
- miles southwest of Tripoli. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said,
- Mar. 7, that evidence indicated that the plant was producing chemical
- weapons and called on the "international community" to "step up its efforts
- to deny Libya the ability to continue operating the plant." Libya claimed
- the plant was a pharmaceutical factory. A fire broke out at the plant, Mar.
- 14, and Pres. George Bush denied "absolutely" that the United States was
- responsible. Libyan and U.S. officials said, Mar. 15, that the plant had
- been damaged extensively and would be out of operation indefinitely. Libya's
- official news agency said at least 2 persons had been killed in the fire.
-
- Britons Protest New Poll Tax -- A new community charge, or poll tax, stirred
- protests across Great Britain. The community charge was to replace the
- previous system of property taxes. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
- contended that the new system was fairer, and she blamed local councils for
- overspending when they set charges at higher levels than the government had
- estimated. Left-wing groups led the protests. Violence occurred in Bristol,
- Southampton, and in several boroughs of London, including Hackney, where 29
- police officers were hurt and 60 people were arrested, Mar. 8. A riot
- involving several thousand people occurred in London on Mar. 31, the day
- before the new rates were to go into effect. More than 400 were injured,
- including 331 police officers, and 341 arrests were made.
-
- Lithuania Declares Independence -- Lithuania, a republic of the Soviet
- Union, declared its independence, Mar. 11. Lithuania and its Baltic
- neighbors, Latvia and Estonia, had been annexed by the USSR in 1940. The
- vote in the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet (parliament) was 124-0, with 6
- abstentions. The deputies then elected Vytautas Landsbergis, a professor of
- music history, as president. The U.S. State Dept., Mar. 12, declined to
- extend diplomatic recognition. Soviet Politburo member Yegor Ligachev, Mar.
- 12, called for a peaceful solution, adding, "Tanks will not help in this
- matter." Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev, Mar. 13, called Lithuania's step
- "illegitimate and invalid." On Mar. 17, the Lithuanian parliament formed a
- noncommunist government. Soviet forces began military maneuvers in
- Lithuania, Mar. 18. The Lithuanian government ignored the Mar. 19 deadline
- set by Gorbachev for rescinding the declaration. On Mar. 21, Gorbachev
- banned all sale of firearms in Lithuania and ordered Lithuanians to
- surrender all their firearms to Soviet officials. A Soviet military convoy
- entered Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Mar. 22. The Soviet government,
- Mar. 23, ordered Western diplomats to leave the republic and restricted
- entry of foreigners into Lithuania. Soviet paratroopers, Mar. 25, seized the
- headquarters and other property of the rebellious Communist Party of
- Lithuania. Ethnic Lithuanians who had deserted the army were rounded up. All
- foreigners were ordered to leave, Mar. 27. Landsbergis, Mar. 28, called for
- talks with Moscow. Soviet troops, Mar. 30, seized the state prosecutor's
- office in the capital and the printing plant of a pro-independence
- newspaper. Estonia's parliament proclaimed, Mar. 30, that it was occupied
- and that it was entering a "transitional period" that would lead to
- independence. Gorbachev warned Lithuania, Mar. 31, of "grave consequences"
- if it did not annul its declaration of independence.
-
- Disbanding of Contras Debated -- Pres.-elect Violeta Barrios de Chamorro met
- with Pres. Oscar Arias in Costa Rica, Mar. 6, to discuss repatriation of the
- contras. She said after the meeting that she would solve the contra problem
- by declaring an amnesty. She called for demilitarization of Central America
- and said she would reduce Nicaragua's army to a small police force. Meeting
- with Vice Pres. Dan Quayle in Santiago, Chile, Mar. 12, Pres. Daniel Ortega
- gave assurances that his government would surrender control of the military
- and the security police to the new government. Pres. George Bush, Mar. 13,
- lifted economic sanctions against Nicaragua and asked Congress for $300
- million in economic aid. The contras, Mar. 23, agreed to dismantle their
- camps in Honduras, and those in Nicaragua would gather in U.N.-supervised
- security zones until absorbed into civilian life. Contra leaders said, Mar.
- 25, that those gathering in the enclaves would remain there for months, and
- would keep their arms. The Sandinista government, Mar. 27, signed an
- agreement recognizing Chamorro's right to have full authority over the army
- and security forces.
-
- Mongolian Communists Relax Grip -- Jambyn Batmunh, general secretary of the
- Communist Party of Mongolia, said, Mar. 12, that the Communists would work
- with opposition forces to make needed political changes. The Central
- Committee of the People's Revolutionary (Communist) Party voted, Mar. 14, to
- drop its monopoly on power as guaranteed by the constitution. Gombojavyn
- Ochirbat, a reformist leader who had been living in Czechoslovakia, was
- selected to replace Batmunh, and an all-new Politburo was chosen.
-
- Communist Monopoly in USSR Ended -- The Soviet Congress of People's Deputies
- voted overwhelmingly (1,771 to 24, with 74 abstentions), Mar. 13, to repeal
- Article 6 of the Soviet constitution that gave the Communist Party a
- political monopoly. The historic change had been included in a platform
- approved by the party's Central Committee in February. Pres. Mikhail
- Gorbachev, who had pressed for the change, also won a victory with the
- approval by the deputies, Mar. 13, of a more powerful presidency with broad
- executive authority. He believed that a strong president could rise above
- partisan politics in the new multiparty system, but many deputies feared
- that his plan would lead to a dictatorship. The congress voted, Mar. 14, to
- begin popular elections for the presidency beginning in 1995. Gorbachev, as
- expected, was chosen president Mar. 15, but barely got the required
- two-thirds vote. Gorbachev already held the title of president. In local
- election results reported Mar. 19, opposition groups scored many victories
- over the Communists. It was reported that insurgents won 281 of 498 seats on
- the Moscow City Council, and the Communists also lost control of city
- councils in Kiev and Leningrad. Nationalist opposition movements continued
- to gain in Estonia, Latvia, and the Ukraine in voting for various local and
- republic offices.
-
- Conservatives Win East German Election -- Conservatives supported by West
- German Chancellor Helmut Kohl won big in East German elections held in
- March. Earlier, onMar. 14, diplomatic representatives from both Germanys,
- France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. began talks on German
- reunification in Bonn. The pace of reunification was apparently the key
- issue in the voting for the East German parliament, Mar. 18. Three
- conservative parties, who had joined together as the Alliance for Germany,
- and who favored rapid reunification, piled up 48 percent of the vote and
- earned an equivalent percentage of the seats in parliament. The Social
- Democratic Party ran a distant second with 22 percent of the vote. The Party
- of Democratic Socialism, the successor to the Communist Party, received 16
- percent.
-
- Shamir Government Falls in Israel -- Israel's coalition government led by
- Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of the Likud Party fell, Mar. 15, when it was
- defeated in a 60-55 no-confidence vote in the Knesset (parliament). The vote
- came after Shamir refused to accept a U.S. plan for peace talks between
- Israel and the Palestinians. Likud's coalition partner, the Labor Party,
- voted against the government, but the key votes were held by the small
- religious parties. Five members of the Shas party withheld their support for
- Shamir after he refused to compromise on the U.S. proposal, and that allowed
- the no-confidence vote to carry.
-
- Namibia Becomes Independent -- Namibia, once known as South-West Africa,
- became independent, Mar 21. Once a German colony, the country was controlled
- from World War I by South Africa, which was granted a League of Nations
- mandate in 1920. The United Nations opposed South Africa's request to annex
- Namibia, and an armed independence struggle ensued. U.N.-supported
- negotiations began in 1978, and culminated in an accord on independence.
- Pres. Sam Nujoma, a former guerrilla leader, took a moderate stance at the
- independence celebration, saying he welcomed "inflows of capital and
- know-how from abroad."
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- General
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- AIDS Epidemic Seen at Its Peak -- Two medical researchers concluded, Mar.
- 16, in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association that
- the AIDS epidemic had reached its peak in the U.S. Dennis Bregman of the
- University of Southern California and Alexander Langmuir, former chief
- epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, foresaw that new cases of
- AIDS, which had been increasing each year, would level off within a few
- years. They cited a theory of epidemiology which says that epidemics fade
- quickly after the disease spreads from highly susceptible members of the
- population to less susceptible members. However, other AIDS specialists were
- less optimistic, noting that hundreds of thousands of persons infected with
- the AIDS virus were expected to show symptoms of the condition in the
- future. The number of new AIDS cases in the U.S. rose by 9 percent in 1989,
- according to the Centers for Disease Control, the lowest rate of increase
- since the CDC began keeping records.
-
- $100 Million in Art Stolen -- Twelve works of art valued at $100 million or
- more were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Mar.
- 18. The robbery, in terms of value of the works, was the largest in the
- history of art. Two Rembrandt paintings, including his only seascape, were
- taken. Several works by Degas and one painting each by Vermeer and Manet
- were also seized. The museum said, Mar. 19, that the works were not insured
- because the premiums would have exceeded the museum's annual budget.
-
- Aspirin Found Effective Against Strokes -- Researchers reported in the New
- England Journal of Medicine, Mar. 22, that taking aspirin daily cut the risk
- of stroke from 50 percent to 80 percent among patients suffering from a
- common heartbeat irregularity, atrial fibrillation. Warfarin, a prescription
- drug that like aspirin thinned the blood, had a similar benefit. Some 70,000
- Americans suffered a stroke each year connected with atrial fibrillation.
- Aspirin had previously been found to be effective against heart attacks and
- another kind of stroke caused by clots in the blood vessels of the brain.
-
- 87 Die in Fire at Bronx Club -- Eighty-seven people died in a fire at a
- social club in the Bronx borough of New York City, Mar. 25. The fire, which
- police said was deliberately set, spread rapidly through the 2-story
- structure, and the victims died within minutes from burning or asphyxiation.
- Only a few persons escaped. The club had been ordered closed in 1988.
- Officials said it had no sprinklers, fire exits, emergency lights, or exit
- signs at the time of the tragedy. The club was popular with immigrants from
- Central America, and the majority of those who died were from Honduras. The
- police, Mar. 25, arrested Julio Gonzalez and charged him with arson and
- murder. They said he had had an argument with a former girl friend who
- worked at the club.
-
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- APRIL
-
-
- National
-
- Consumers Prices Jump Again -- Another sharp increase in consumer prices
- highlighted statistics on the economy released in April. The Commerce Dept.
- reported, Apr. 3, that the leading economic indicators had fallen 1 percent
- in February. The Labor Dept. said, Apr. 6, that unemployment had stood at
- 5.2 percent in March. The department reported, Apr. 13, that the index of
- producer prices for finished goods had declined 0.2 percent in March. The
- department said, Apr. 17, that consumer prices had risen 0.5 percent in
- March, equaling the advance reported for February. The inflation rate for
- the first quarter of 1990, 8.5 percent, was the highest annual rate for any
- quarter since 1982. The Commerce Dept. said, Apr. 18, that the U.S.
- merchandise trade deficit had fallen to $6.49 billion in February, the
- smallest monthly gap since 1983. The department said, Apr. 27, that the
- gross national product had grown at an annual rate of 2.1 percent during the
- first quarter.
-
- Poindexter Convicted on Iran-Contra Charges -- John Poindexter, a former
- national security adviser for Pres. Ronald Reagan, was convicted, Apr. 7, on
- all 5 felony counts facing him at his trial in a federal district court in
- Washington, D.C. These included 2 counts of obstructing Congress, 2 of
- making false statements to Congress, and one of conspiracy to obstruct
- Congress. In one case, for example, he was found guilty of reporting falsely
- that no U.S. officials had known until January 1986 of a November 1985
- shipment of Hawk anti-aircraft missiles to Iran by Israel. Poindexter was
- the highest-ranking official to be convicted in the Iran-contra affair. On
- June 11, he was sentenced to 6 months in prison, becoming the first
- defendent in the case to be sentenced to jail.
-
- U.S. to Keep Records on "Hate" Crimes -- Under a bill signed into law, Apr.
- 23, by Pres. George Bush, the federal government would keep records of
- crimes committed by persons motivated by racial, ethnic, or sexual
- prejudice. Under the Hate Crimes Statistics Act, data would be kept on
- incidents of murder, rape, assault, arson, vandalism, and intimidation. Some
- conservatives in Congress had opposed including "sexual orientation" in the
- bill along with race and religion. Homosexual-rights leaders said that this
- was the first federal law to include the classification of sexual
- orientation.
-
- Foes of Abortion Demonstrate in Capital -- Opponents of abortion came to
- Washington, D.C., Apr. 28, to demonstrate for their cause. The number of
- participants was officially put at 200,000, but organizers claimed the
- figure was closer to 700,000. After the Supreme Court in 1989 had granted
- states wide authority to restrict abortions, supporters of a woman's right
- to choose an abortion had become more active, and the latest rally was aimed
- at countering that sentiment. Pres. George Bush, addressing the rally by
- phone, said that the "widespread prevalence of abortion is a tragedy." Vice
- Pres. Dan Quayle, who attended the rally, said, "The pro-life movement is
- the humanitarian movement of our time."
-
- HUD Described as 'Political Machine' -- DuBois Gilliam, a deputy assistant
- secretary at the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development from 1984 to 1987,
- began testifying before the House Government Operations subcommittee, Apr.
- 30. Gilliam was serving a prison term for accepting payoffs from developers.
- Gilliam told the subcommittee, which was investigating other allegations of
- wrongdoing, that the department "was the best domestic political machine
- I've ever seen. We dealt strictly in politics." Gilliam admitted he had
- accepted about $100,000 in payoffs from developers and consultants who
- wanted to do business with HUD. He disputed testimony by Samuel Pierce, a
- former HUD secretary, who had asserted that he had played no role in
- awarding HUD grants. "I know for a fact that the secretary made decisions,"
- Gilliam said. "We were not allowed to spend any discretionary funds without
- clearing it with him." Gilliam said Pierce transferred an employee who
- became suspicious about a link between politics and the awarding of grants.
- An attorney for Pierce denied the allegations against his client, Apr. 30.
-
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- International
-
- USSR Increases Pressure on Lithuania -- Tensions between the Soviet Union
- and its rebellious Baltic republics remained high in April. The Supreme
- Soviet, the national standing legislature, passed a law, Apr. 2,
- establishing the rules for secession. One would require a two-thirds
- approval in a referendum, and if this majority was not obtained a republic
- would have to wait 10 years before trying again. The parliament of Estonia
- declared, Apr. 2, that the law did not apply to Estonia. Pres. Vytautas
- Landsbergis said, Apr. 2, that the timing of Lithuania's declaration of
- independence was open to discussion, and he called for talks with the Soviet
- leadership. The Latvian Communist Party broke into pro- and
- anti-independence factions, Apr. 7. The Estonian parliament, Apr. 11,
- abolished the drafting of Estonians into the Soviet military. Soviet Pres.
- Mikhail Gorbachev, Apr. 13, threatened to impose an economic embargo on
- Lithuania. Pres. George Bush warned, Apr. 17, that if that happened the
- United States would consider "appropriate responses." On Apr. 18, the Soviet
- government cut off the flow of crude oil into Lithuania, and on Apr. 19, it
- shut down 3 or 4 natural gas pipelines serving Lithuania. On Apr. 24, Bush
- announced an indefinite delay in imposing sanctions on the Soviet Union,
- saying he did not want to add fuel to "an already volatile situation."
- Landsbergis, Apr. 24, called this a modern Munich, a reference to the
- attempt by France and Great Britain to appease Hitler in 1938.
-
- Bulgaria Schedules Elections -- The Bulgarian parliament gave its approval,
- Apr. 3, to free, multiparty national elections that would be held in June.
- Parliament also amended the constitution to create an executive presidency
- and delete the words communist and socialist from the document. Also on Apr.
- 3, parliament elected former Communist Party General Secretary Petar
- Mladenov as executive president. The Communist Party, Apr. 3, changed its
- name to the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
-
- Chamorro Inaugurated in Nicaragua -- Violeta Barrios de Chamorro began her
- term as president of Nicaragua in April. Meeting in Montelimar, Nicaragua,
- Apr. 3, 5 Central American presidents set a deadline 3 weeks hence for the
- demobilization of the Nicaraguan contras. On Apr. 19, representatives of the
- contras, the outgoing Sandinista regime, and the new government agreed to a
- cease-fire, which took effect that day. The contras agreed to move into 5
- security zones by inauguration day, Apr. 25. Mrs. Chamorro's inauguration at
- a baseball stadium was an emotional occasion, with the stands filled with
- supporters of her and of the Sandinista government that she had defeated in
- the campaign. She surprised many by announcing that she would retain Gen.
- Humberto Ortega Saavedra as chief of the armed forces. He was the brother of
- the outgoing president, Daniel Ortega. A contra leader declared, Apr. 25,
- that the contras would not demobilize so long as Ortega stayed in power.
-
- Mandela Meets With Pres. de Klerk -- Pres. F. W. de Klerk of South Africa
- and Nelson Mandela, the black nationalist leader whom he had freed, met in
- Cape Town, Apr. 5. They agreed that formal talks would be held soon between
- the government and the African National Congress. Speaking to Parliament,
- Apr. 18, de Klerk rejected the concept of majority rule, which he said would
- result in black domination, but he endorsed the sharing of power between the
- races. This would include "the requirement of consensus on controversial
- matters." He said the ANC would have to renounce violence before
- participating in negotiations on a new constitution.
-
- Conservatives Win Hungarian Election -- The second round, or runoff,
- elections to the Hungarian parliament were completed, Apr. 8. The
- center-right Hungarian Democratic Forum captured 43 percent of the seats,
- and this party, in alliance with 2 smaller conservative parties, would
- control almost 60 percent of all the seats. The liberal Free Democrats won
- 24 percent of the seats. The ruling Socialist (formerly Communist) Party
- captured only 8.5 percent of the seats.
-
- East Germany Installs New Government -- Lothar de Maiziere, leader of the
- Christian Democratic Union, a conservative party, became premier of East
- Germany, Apr. 12. In coalition with the Social Democratic Party, he headed
- East Germany's first freely chosen government. The Party of Democratic
- Socialism, the successor to the Communist Party, was not included in the
- coalition government. De Maiziere, a lawyer, had formerly been a
- professional viola player. Meeting under its new leadership, Apr. 12,
- parliament asked for forgiveness from Jews and the Soviet Union for the
- policy of genocide practiced by the Nazis in World War II. Parliament also
- acknowledged that East Germany shared the guilt for invading Czechoslovakia
- in 1968, and it pledged "unequivocal recognition" of Poland's current
- border.
-
- 2 U.S. Hostages Freed in Lebanon -- Kidnapers in Lebanon freed 2 U.S.
- hostages in April. The first, Robert Polhill, was freed, Apr. 22, after more
- than 3 years in captivity. Polhill, a diabetic who had received insulin
- injections from his captors, said he had never seen the sun during the time
- that he was held. He had been held with 2 other hostages. President George
- Bush said, Apr. 22, that if Iran wanted better relations with the United
- States it would have to use its influence with its Shiite allies in Lebanon
- to free the remaining hostages. Bush, Apr. 23, thanked Pres. Hafez al-Assad
- of Syria for his role in the release. A 2d U.S. hostage, Frank Reed, was
- freed, Apr. 30. He had disappeared in September 1986. Bush thanked the
- government of Iran for having used its influence to free Reed. Reed said,
- May 2, he had spent his time in captivity with 4 other Western hostages.
- Altogether, some 15 westerners were believed being held in Lebanon.
-
- 3d Candidate Slain in Colombia -- Another presidential candidate was
- assassinated in Colombia, Apr. 26. Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, the candidate
- of the leftist movement known as M-19, was the third presidential aspirant
- to be killed during the current campaign. He was shot while traveling aboard
- an Avianca Airlines flight that had just left Bogota. The gunman was
- immediately killed by Pizarro's bodyguards. An anonymous caller to a radio
- network claimed that the assassination was carried out by leaders of the
- drug cartel, but drug leaders, Apr. 27, issued a statement condemning the
- slaying.
-
-
- General
-
- Museum Indicted for Showing Photos -- An exhibit of photographs by the late
- Robert Mapplethorpe opened at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati,
- Apr. 7, and on that day the museum and its director, Dennis Barrie, were
- indicted by a grand jury on obscenity charges--pandering and illegal use of
- a minor. Prosecutors had concentrated their charges on 7 (of 175)
- photographs in the exhibit that depicted naked children or homosexual acts.
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. had canceled the same
- exhibit in 1989 after some members of Congress objected to the subject
- matter and threatened to restrict funding for the arts. On Apr. 8, U.S.
- District Judge Carl Rubin forbade law enforcement officials from closing the
- exhibit. The exhibit broke records for attendance at the museum.
-
- Fire on Danish Ferry Takes Heavy Toll -- A fire broke out on the Danish
- ferry Scandinavian Star while it was en route, Apr. 7, from Oslo, Norway to
- Frederikshavn, Denmark. Up to 176 persons died, mostly from smoke
- inhalation. About 360 persons escaped in life-boats.
-
- Tuna Canners Act to Protect Dolphins -- Three companies announced, Apr. 12,
- that they would no longer buy tuna that had been caught in nets that also
- trapped dolphins. H. J. Heinz Company, Van Camp Seafood Company, and Bumble
- Bee Seafoods Inc., which produced 70 percent of the canned tuna fish sold in
- the United States, acted in response to protests from enviromentalists. Tuna
- fisherman often used huge nets to capture tuna, and from 80,000 to 100,000
- dolphins also perished each year when caught in the nets.
-
- Pete Rose Pleads Guilty on Taxes -- Pete Rose, one of baseball's greatest
- players, pleaded guilty, Apr. 20, to 2 counts of filing false tax returns.
- The admission, in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, followed a long
- investigation into his gambling habit. Rose had been banned from baseball
- for life in 1989. In the court settlement, Rose agreed to pay $366,000 in
- back taxes, penalties, and interest. He remained subject to a possible
- prison sentence. On July 19, he was sentenced to 5 months in jail, fined
- $50,000, and ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service.
-
- 200 Million Celebrate Earth Day -- In what was believed to be the biggest
- grass-roots celebration ever, some 200 million people in Europe, Asia,
- Africa, and the Western Hemisphere participated in Earth Day activities,
- Apr. 22. Events were planned in some 3,600 cities and towns in 140
- countries. The day marked the 20th anniversary of the original Earth Day in
- 1970. The intent was to focus on growing environmental problems that were
- threatening the quality of life everywhere. Concerts, street fairs,
- festivals, marches, and exhibits stressed such issues as recycling, global
- warming, endangered species of animals, and air and water quality. About
- 750,000 persons attended a rally and concert in Central Park in New York
- City.
-
- Space Telescope Deployed by Shuttle -- The shuttle Discovery lifted off from
- Cape Canaveral, Fla., Apr. 24, with a crew of 5. On Apr. 25, it deployed its
- 12.5-ton cargo, the Hubble Space Telescope. The $1.5-billion telescope,
- which had a 94.5-inch mirror, was put into orbit 381 miles above earth. It
- was anticipated that the telescope, which would be far above any atmospheric
- interference associated with the surface of the planet, would be able to see
- deeper into space than any other telescope, and with unprecedented clarity.
-
- Milken Fined $600 Million in Fraud Case -- Michael Milken, the former "junk
- bond king" at the securities firm of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc., pleaded
- guilty, Apr. 24, to 6 counts relating to securities fraud, and agreed to pay
- a record total of $600 million in fines and restitution. Under the
- agreement, in U.S. District Court in New York, more serious charges against
- Milken were dropped, and a case against his brother, Lowell Milken, was also
- dropped. Michael Milken had helped spur the corporate takeover boom of the
- 1980s through the use of high-yield, high-risk junk bonds. Counts to which
- Milken pleaded guilty included conspiracy, aiding and abetting the filing of
- a false statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and assisting
- the filing of a false tax return. Milken still faced the possibility of
- being sentenced to prison.
-
- Disasters -- An explosion caused by a leaking gas cylinder killed at least
- 80 persons on a commuter train traveling near Kumrahar, Hihar state, India,
- Apr. 16. . . . An earthquake in central China, in Qinghai province, Apr.
- 26, killed 115 people.
-
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- MAY
-
-
- National
-
- More Testimony Heard in HUD Inquiry -- DuBois Gilliam, a former deputy
- assistant secretary at the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, continued
- his testimony before a House subcommittee. He said on May 2, that an
- assistant to then-Vice Pres. George Bush had once intervened on behalf of a
- Bush supporter, Hector Barreto. A developer in Kansas City, Barreto was
- granted $500,000 for a trade center project even though it had initially
- been rejected for HUD funds. Gilliam testified, May 4, that on several
- occasions former HUD Secretary Samuel Pierce had used discretionary funds to
- fund projects supported by friends or Republican figures. Pierce's attorney,
- May 4, said that nothing illegal had occurred. The Justice Dept. said, May
- 29, that Attorney Gen. Richard Thornburgh had asked that the independent
- counsel investigating the HUD allegations expand his inquiry to pursue
- assertions made by Gilliam.
-
- Inflation Fears Ease a Bit -- Figures on consumer and producer prices
- released during May indicated a lessening of inflation pressures. The
- Commerce Dept. reported, May 2, that leading economic indicators had risen
- 0.9 percent in March. The Labor Dept. reported, May 4, that the unemployment
- rate had edged upward to 5.4 percent in April, the highest level in more
- than a year. The department said, May 11, that producer prices for finished
- goods had declined 0.3 percent in April. It said, May 16, that consumer
- prices had risen just 0.2 percent in April, the smallest advance since
- September 1989. The Commerce Dept. reported, May 17, that the U.S.
- merchandise trade deficit had risen to $8.45 billion in March, propelled by
- a 10 percent surge in imports. The department, May 24, revised its estimate
- of the growth of the gross national product in the first quarter, putting
- the annual rate at a lower figure of 1.3 percent. It reported, May 30, that
- the leading economic indicators had fallen 0.2 percent in April. Stock
- prices advanced throughout May, with the Dow Jones industrial average
- setting a string of all-time highs. The highest point during the month was
- reached, May 30, when the Dow closed at 2878.56.
-
- Budget 'Summit' Held at White House -- Pres. George Bush, leaders of his
- administration, and Congressional leaders began a budget "summit" at the
- White House, May 15, amid concern about the growing national budget deficit.
- Administration estimates for the 1991 fiscal budget deficit had jumped from
- $101 billion to at least $123 billion. The administration attributed the
- growing gap to higher interest rates, a falloff in tax receipts, more
- spending on commercial bank failures, and, most of all, the size of the
- savings and loan bailout--although it was not officially a part of
- administration figures. At a news conference, May 16, Bush said, "when you
- take a look at the most recent estimates, the problem is of such a magnitude
- that we have to address it." He said the problem should be addressed now
- while the economy was reasonably strong. Those attending the summit, May 17,
- heard a Congressional Budget Office report putting the 1991 deficit
- projection as high as $159 billion. No agreements on the budget were
- reported from the talks.
-
- S & L Bailout Cost Estimate Rises -- Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady told
- the Senate Banking Committee, May 23, that the cost of bailing out the
- savings and loan industry could run as high as $130 billion, nearly twice
- previous projections. He said the higher figure could become a reality if
- real-estate prices continued to fall and if thrifts continued to fail at an
- accelerating rate. Interest payments, furthermore, could help send the cost
- over the next 10 years toward $300 billion. Neil Bush, the son of the
- president, testified before the House Banking Committee, May 23. He was
- asked about his role as a director of Silverado Banking, an S & L in
- Colorado, which had been taken over by the government in 1988 at a cost to
- taxpayers of perhaps $1 billion. Questioned about possible conflicts of
- interest related to loans Silverado had made to 2 of his business partners,
- Bush denied any wrong-doing.
-
- Navy Reopens Inquiry in Blast Fatal to 47 -- The Navy said, May 24, that it
- was reopening its investigation into the explosion aboard the battleship
- Iowa in April 1989 that took the lives of 47 members of its crew. The
- explosion had occurred in a gun turret during a training exercise. The Navy
- later issued a report stating that it was "most likely" that the explosion
- had been caused by a suicidal crewman, Clayton Hartwig, who, according to
- the theory, had placed some sort of detonating device in the mechanism.
- Hartwig died in the explosion. Hartwig's family had fought to clear his
- name. At the request of the General Accounting Office, the Sandia National
- Laboratories in Albuquerque, N. M. examined 3 battleships and found traces
- of foreign chemical elements in all, undercutting a conclusion by the Navy
- that the presence of such materials on the Iowa suggested that an explosive
- device had been planted. On May 24, the Navy tested Sandia's suggestion that
- the explosion could have been caused because gunpowder was rammed too fast
- into the turret's center gun. The bags of gunpowder exploded on the 18th
- test.
-
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- International
-
- Soviet Referendum on Economy Scheduled -- On May 1, the annual May Day
- parade in Moscow's Red Square came to a surprising climax. As in years past,
- official delegations marched along the parade route, displaying their
- socialist unity. But, for the first time, independent and unofficial
- organizations were permitted to march, and thousands of persons jeered Pres.
- Mikhail Gorbachev and other national leaders as they passed the reviewing
- area atop Lenin's Mausoleum. These marchers, who included ethnic
- nationalists, human-rights and religious activists, and students and
- intellectuals, carried banners of protest, with such slogans as "Down with
- the Cult of Lenin" and "Seventy-two Years on the Road to Nowhere." No May
- Day celebrations were held at all in the capitals of 5 of the restive
- republics. On May 24, Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov presented to the Supreme
- Soviet, the standing national legislature, an economic-reform program that
- included an easing of price controls. Bread prices would triple, and the
- cost of some goods and services would go up 30 percent. Government subsidies
- had kept many prices artificially low. The program also included
- unemployment benefits and tax-indexing to assist workers. It also would set
- in motion a transformation of state enterprises into joint stock companies.
- The program would be subject to approval in a national referendum. Unrest
- flared anew in Armenia, May 27, and by May 29, the official death toll was
- put at 24. On May 29, on the third ballot, Boris Yeltsin was elected
- president of the Russian Republic, the largest and most important of the 15
- republics of the Soviet Union. An advocate of radical reforms, Yeltsin had
- called for economic and political sovereignty for Russia, and said he
- favored turning the USSR into a loose confederation of republics.
-
- Debate Over Baltic Republics Continues -- Pres. Vytautas Landsbergis of
- Lithuania said, May 2, in a letter to French and West German leaders that
- Lithuania would consider suspending some pro-independence laws if that would
- get talks with the Kremlin underway. Premier Kasimiera Prunskiene met with
- Pres. George Bush in the White House, May 3. This was a private visit
- inasmuch as the United States did not recognize Lithuania as an independent
- nation. Bush declined to declare for Lithuanian independence but reiterated
- his support for the republic's "self-determination." Prunskiene indicated a
- willingness to suspend full implementation of Lithuania's declaration of
- independence to get negotiations started. On May 4, the parliament of Latvia
- voted 138-0 to declare its independence from the USSR, thus joining
- Lithuania and Estonia in that move. An unspecified period of transition was
- approved. Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev condemned this move, May 5, and on May 7,
- a column of Soviet tanks entered the Latvian capital of Riga. On May 8, the
- Estonian parliament declared the birth of the "Estonian Republic" and
- dropped the words "Soviet Socialist" from the republic's name. Gorbachev
- asserted, May 14, that the attempts by Latvia and Estonia to break from the
- Soviet Union had no legal basis. Demonstrators supporting unity with the
- Soviet Union, believed to be mostly ethnic Russians, stormed the parliament
- buildings in Estonia and Latvia, May 15. The Lithuanian government suspended
- enforcement of its independence laws, May 16, and on May 17, Gorbachev met
- with Premier Prunskiene in Moscow. She later said that the discussions were
- a big step forward. Gorbachev told Lithuanian leaders in Moscow, May 24,
- that the republic could be independent in 2 years if it suspended its
- declaration of independence.
-
- Unified German Monetary System Approved -- A treaty signed in May cleared
- the way for the unification of the economies of the 2 Germanys. Earlier, on
- May 5, foreign ministers of the 2 Germanys and of the 4 Allied powers in
- World War II met in Bonn to discuss reunification. Foreign Minister Eduard
- Shevardnadze of the Soviet Union reiterated his country's position that a
- united Germany in NATO was not acceptable. On May 18, the finance ministers
- of East and West Germany signed a treaty establishing a unified monetary
- system under the West German mark. The treaty would require approval of
- parliaments of both countries, and would take effect July 1. Under its
- terms, East Germans could exchange up to 4,000 East German marks for West
- German Deutsche marks, one for one. Wages and pensions would also be
- calculated in Deutsche marks at a one-to-one rate. East Germans would pay
- West German federal taxes and would be covered by West German laws on
- pensions and unemployment.
-
- Albanian Parliament Approves Reforms -- The parliament of Albania approved a
- package of legislation, May 8, that appeared to set the isolated Marxist
- nation on the path toward liberalization. Pres. Ramiz Alia, who was also
- first secretary of the Albanian Workers' (Communist) Party, provided the
- impetus for the legislation. Under the new laws, the court system was
- reorganized, the number of capital offenses was reduced from 34 to 11,
- restrictions on the right to worship were apparently relaxed, and citizens
- were guaranteed the right to obtain foreign passports.
-
- Ruling Party Wins Romanian Election -- Romania's National Salvation Front
- retained power in elections held in May. The front had led the country on an
- interim basis since the December 1989 revolution. Dozens of other parties
- competed in the election, but the front was better financed and better
- organized. The campaign was marked by violence, and the 2 major opposition
- parties complained that the front was responsible for beatings and
- harassment of hundreds of its supporters. The U.S. ambassador was withdrawn
- temporarily, May 10, and the State Dept. said it was concerned about
- "irregularities . . . which raise questions about whether those elections
- will be free and fair." In the voting, May 20, the front won about
- two-thirds of the seats in both houses of parliament. Interim Pres. Ion
- Iliescu also retained office, winning about 85 percent of the presidential
- vote.
-
- 2 U.S. Airmen Killed in Philippines -- Two U.S. airmen were shot to death
- near Clark Air Force Base, a U.S. base in the Philippines, on May 13. The
- killings came at a critical time, because negotiations between the U.S. and
- the Philippines on the future of U.S. bases on the islands began in Manila,
- May 14. Many Filipinos wanted the U.S. to give up the bases. On May 15,
- communist rebels claimed responsibility for the deaths of the airmen.
-
- Report Issued on Pan Am Bombing -- A U.S. presidential commission issued a
- report, May 15, on the bombing in December 1988 that destroyed a Pan
- American airliner. All 259 persons aboard the plane and 11 on the ground at
- Lockerbie, Scotland died in the disaster. The commission said it was not
- certain how the bomb was smuggled aboard the plane but cited evidence that
- it was in an unaccompanied suitcase loaded in Frankfurt, West Germany. The
- report said that the security system for U.S. civil aviation "is seriously
- flawed and has failed to provide the proper level of protection to the
- traveling public." The commission called for greatly increased security at
- U.S. airports, the creation of the post of assistant secretary of
- transportation for security and intelligence, and establishment of a
- national system for warning passengers of credible threats against airlines
- or flights.
-
- Bush, Gorbachev Open Summit Talks -- Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet
- Union arrived in Washington, D.C. at the end of May to begin summit
- discussions with Pres. George Bush. Earlier in the month, Secretary of State
- James Baker 3d had visited the USSR, and on May 19, he reported progress on
- several issues. He said all major obstacles had been cleared away on
- strategic arms, opening the way to a treaty that would reduce nuclear
- missile arsenals by 30 percent. The agreement included limitations on both
- air- and sea-launched cruise missiles. The 2 superpowers also agreed to
- begin eliminating their arsenals of chemical weapons in 1992. However, no
- break-through was reported on reducing conventional arms in Europe. Bush
- said, May 24, that he opposed normalizing trade relations with the Soviet
- Union because of the impasse over Lithuanian independence and because the
- Soviet leadership had not pushed for more liberal emigration policies.
- Gorbachev met in Ottawa, May 29 and 30, with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
- of Canada. Canadian officials announced they would extend a line of credit
- to the Soviet Union to facilitate purchase of Canadian goods and services by
- the USSR. Gorbachev and his entourage, including his wife, Raisa, flew to
- Washington, May 30, and on May 31, they were welcomed to the White House by
- President and Mrs. Bush. The 2 leaders and their aides met twice, May 31,
- focusing on German reunification, but failed to resolve the question of a
- united Germany's membership in NATO, which Gorbachev opposed. A number of
- leaders in the arts, entertainment, and politics attended a reception hosted
- by the Gorbachevs at the Soviet Embassy, May 31, and Mrs. Gorbachev helped
- open an exhibit of Russian religious texts at the Library of Congress, May
- 31.
-
- Gorbachev met U.S. congressional leaders for breakfast at the Soviet
- Embassy, June 1, and the Soviet leader also met, June 1, with Vice Pres. Dan
- Quayle.
-
- Bush and Gorbachev signed more than a dozen documents at the White House,
- June 1. One agreement, spelling out broad goals to be incorporated in a
- treaty, would reduce long-range nuclear weapons arsenals. As worked out in
- May during Sec. of State Baker's trip to Moscow, the agreement set a limit
- of 1,600 strategic delivery vehicles per side, with a total of 6,000
- warheads per side for these long-range vehicles. Another agreement called
- for an immediate end to chemical weapons production by both superpowers.
-
- A third agreement was something of a surprise. Bush signed the trade treaty
- Gorbachev wanted so much, even though the Soviet Union had not met the
- condition previously stated--liberalizing emigration laws. Apparently, Bush
- also put aside concerns over Lithuania in signing the treaty. The treaty,
- requiring approval by Congress, would be a step toward granting the Soviet
- Union most-favored-nation status.
-
- Mrs. Gorbachev and Mrs. Bush addressed the graduating class of Wellesley
- College, Wellesley, Mass., June 1. Mrs. Gorbachev spoke on the role of women
- in Soviet society, and Mrs. Bush emphasized the importance of family and
- friends even for career women.
-
- The 2 presidents conducted informal talks at Camp David, in Maryland, June
- 2. At a joint press conference in Washington, June 3, both leaders called
- the summit a success while acknowledging that agreement on German
- reunification had not been reached. Gorbachev said the Soviet Union might
- curb emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel unless Israel gave assurances that
- they would not settle in the occupied territories.
-
- Gorbachev flew to Minnesota, June 3, met with Gov. Rudy Perpich, and visited
- the headquarters of Control Data Corp., a leading company in computer
- technology.
-
- The Gorbachev party then flew to California, and on June 4, the Gorbachevs
- visited with former Pres. Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Reagan. Speaking to 1,700
- students at Stanford University, Gorbachev said, "The cold war is now behind
- us. Let us not wrangle over who won it."
-
- Gorbachev met, June 4, in San Francisco with South Korean Pres. Roh Tae Woo,
- and Roh later said the 2 countries would normalize relations.
-
- New Israeli-Palestinian Violence Flares -- More acts of violence involving
- Israelis and Palestinians added to growing tensions in the region in May. On
- May 20, a former Israeli soldier opened fire on Palestinian workers with an
- automatic rifle. Seven were killed and at least 10 were wounded. The army
- said the gunman had a record of disciplinary problems. Israeli leaders
- condemned the massacre. Riots broke out in the occupied Gaza Strip and the
- West Bank. The army cracked down, sending in reinforcements and imposing
- curfews. ByMay 22, 15 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces. On May
- 30, Palestinian guerillas in speedboats sought to attack the coast of
- Israel. Israeli security forces captured one boat and its 5-man crew, which
- surrendered. Eleven men landed in a second boat, but 4 were killed and the
- rest captured. A radical faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization
- claimed responsibility for the raid, saying it was intended to avenge the 7
- Palestinians killed, May 20. PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat denied, May 31, that
- the PLO had any "official" connection with the raid. Israeli leaders called
- on the United States to end its diplomatic contacts with the PLO.
-
- Foe of Drug Lords Elected in Colombia -- An opponent of the drug cartels,
- Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, was elected president of Colombia. The campaign had
- cost the lives of some 2,000 persons, mostly as a result of violent acts by
- the drug cartels. Three presidential candidates had been killed. Threats of
- more violence kept the turnout for the May 27 voting to 46 percent. Gaviria,
- the nominee of the ruling Liberal Party, received 48 percent of the vote.
- Alone among the 4 main candidates, he had supported extraditing drug
- traffickers to the U.S. Other candidates had advocated negotiating with the
- traffickers. Gaviria had served as minister of finance and as minister of
- government. In his victory speech, May 27, he vowed to put an end to
- terrorism, and he criticized industrialized countries for not doing enough
- to reduce consumption of drugs.
-
-
- General
-
- AIDS Drug Approved for Children -- The Food and Drug Administration, May 3,
- approved the drug AZT for treating children 3 months to 12 years who had
- symptoms of AIDS or who were infected with the AIDS virus. Government
- officials estimated that up to 20,000 children in the U.S. were infected
- with the virus. In approving AZT, the FDA waived its rule requiring separate
- testing of drugs for children
-
- Van Gogh Painting Sells for $82.5 Million -- A record price for a painting
- sold at auction was set, May 15, at Christie's auction house in New York
- City. Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" was sold for $82.5 million
- (including Christie's commission) to a Japanese businessman, Ryoei Saito.
- OnMay 17, at Sotheby's in New York City, Saito was the successful bidder for
- Pierre Auguste Renoir's "Au Moulin de la Galette." The total cost of that
- transaction, $78.1 million, was the second highest for any painting.
-
- Scientists Forecast Global Warming -- A U.N. report issued May 25, by
- scientists from many countries, warned that global temperatures could rise
- by 2 degrees Fahrenheit within 35 years. They foresaw a 6 degrees F increase
- by the end of the next century, with serious consequences that could not be
- forecast now. The report had received nearly unanimous approval from
- scientists representing 39 countries. The authors concluded that emissions
- of carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons would have to be reduced
- by 60 percent in order to just stabilize atmospheric concentrations at
- current levels. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, May 25, set a target for
- Great Britain of a 30 percent reduction in projected emissions of carbon
- dioxide. In doing so, she broke away from the position of the Bush
- administration, which called for more research on the problem.
-
- Disasters -- A cyclone swept through Andhra Pradesh state, in India, May
- 9-11, killing at least 220 persons and leaving about 3 million homeless . .
- . At least 101 persons died in an earthquake that struck northern Peru, May
- 30.
-
-
- JUNE
-
-
- National
-
- Jobless Rate Edges Downward -- The Labor Dept. reported, June 1, that
- unemployment edged downward 0.1 percentage point in May to 5.3 percent. The
- department said, June 14, that producer prices for finished goods rose 0.3
- percent in May, following 3 consecutive monthly drops. It reported, June
- 15, that consumer prices had edged upward 0.2 percent in May. The Dow Jones
- industrial average posted another all-time high, June 15, of 2935.89. The
- Commerce Dept. said, June 15, that the merchandise trade deficit had
- narrowed to $6.94 billion in April. The department reported, June 21, that
- the estimate of the growth in the gross national product, on an annual
- basis, for the first quarter of 1990 had been revised upward from 1.3
- percent to 1.9 percent. This was the second lowest growth rate reported in
- the past 30 months. It reported, June 27, that the leading economic
- indicators had risen 0.8 percent in May.
-
- D.C. Mayor's Drug Trial Opens -- The trial of Marion Barry, the mayor of
- Washington, D.C., on drug charges got underway, June 4. He faced 11
- misdemeanor counts relating to cocaine and 3 felony counts of lying to a
- grand jury. On June 13, Barry announced that he would not seek a 4th term,
- saying that his struggle to overcome dependency on drugs and alcohol was
- more important to him than another campaign. Opening arguments in the trial
- were presented, June 19. The defense attorney said that FBI agents had
- sought to entrap Barry when they videotaped him using cocaine in January. On
- June 28, the prosecution presented its key piece of evidence--the videotape
- apparently showing Barry smoking crack in a hotel room in the Vista
- International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The defense contended that the tape
- supported the entrapment defense.
-
- Flag Amendment Fails in Congress -- A proposed Constitutional amendment to
- permit the federal government or the states to prosecute those who
- desecrated the American flag failed to win approval in both houses of
- Congress. The U.S. Supreme Court, June 11, struck down a 1989 federal law
- barring desecration of the flag. Pres. George Bush renewed his call for an
- amendment to protect the flag. Many other political leaders, mostly
- Republicans, joined him. Democrats generally opposed an amendment, arguing
- that it would represent a compromise of the First Amendment's protection of
- free speech. On June 21, members of the House voted 254-177 in favor of the
- amendment, but this was well short of the two-thirds majority needed for the
- approval of an amendment. The Senate, June 26, voted 58-42 for the
- amendment, again well below the required majority.
-
- Cardinal Issues Warning on Abortion -- Cardinal John J. O'Connor, the Roman
- Catholic archbishop of New York City, said, June 14, that Catholic political
- leaders who supported the right of women to have an abortion "must be warned
- that they are at risk of excommunication." In an article in the
- archdiocese's newspaper, he said that the warning applied to women who
- obtained an abortion, to doctors who performed the procedure, and to
- officeholders who supported abortion or made funds available for it.
-
-
- International
-
- Violence Flares in Soviet Kirghizia -- Violent clashes began, June 4, in the
- city of Osh, in the Soviet republic of Kirghizia, between Uzbeks and Kirghiz
- citizens. The dispute was over a proposed allocation of a large plot of land
- for housing for the Kirghiz. Thousands of Uzbeks rioted, and Soviet troops
- were sent to the area. By June 7, the death toll was reported as 48. On June
- 8, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at a joint press conference
- with Gorbachev during a visit to the Soviet Union, praised the president's
- reform programs as "the most exciting, the biggest, the most historic in
- Europe for a very long time." Tass reported, June 13, that the death toll in
- Kirghizia stood at 148. The Supreme Soviet (standing national legislature),
- June 14, approved the country's first corporate income tax, setting a basic
- rate of 45 percent. The Supreme Soviet, June 14, also rejected the
- government's proposal to triple the price of bread. Although parliament's
- approval was not required, its opposition appeared likely to force a
- revision of the price structure.
-
- State of Emergency Eased in South Africa -- Pres. F. W. de Klerk announced,
- June 7, that he would lift the 4-year-old state of emergency in 3 of South
- Africa's 4 provinces. He made an exception in Natal Province, where more
- than 3,000 blacks had been killed in 3 years of fighting between
- conservative and radical Zulu factions. Nelson Mandela, deputy president of
- the African National Congress, praised the action but urged the West to
- maintain sanctions against the government.
-
- Shamir Forms Cabinet in Israel -- The leadership paralysis in Israel ended,
- June 8, when Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir announced that he had succeeded
- in forming a cabinet. This was to be no "national unity" government similar
- to the one that had fallen, but was composed of Shamir's Likud Party and
- several small nationalist and religious parties. It appeared likely that the
- new government would resist any concessions to reach a peace with the
- Palestinians. Ariel Sharon, an outspoken hardliner, was named housing
- minister and overseer of the influx of Jews from the Soviet Union. The new
- government went on record as favoring expansion of Jewish settlements in the
- occupied territories. The Knesset approved the new government 62-57 on June
- 11. Testifying before a U.S. House committee June 13, Sec. of State James
- Baker expressed his irritation with a statement by Israeli officials that
- the U.S. peace plan was irrelevant. He said, "When you're serious about
- peace, call us," and gave the White House phone number.
-
- Czechoslovak Elections Held -- On June 8 and 9, in the first free voting in
- Czechoslovakia in more than 4 decades, the Civic Forum and its sister party
- in Slovakia, Public Against Violence, won 46 percent of the vote for
- parliament and captured 170 of 300 seats in the bicameral body. Civic Forum
- was the party of Pres. Vaclav Havel. The Communist Party finished a distant
- second with 14 percent of the vote and 47 seats in the Federal Assembly. The
- allied parties also ran well ahead in voting for the legislatures of the
- Czech and Slovak republics. Havel, June 12, reappointed Marian Calfa as
- premier and asked him to form a new government.
-
- Mandela Gets Big U.S. Welcome -- Nelson Mandela, the black nationalist
- leader from South Africa, toured Europe and North America and received an
- enthusiastic welcome, most notably in the United States. Mandela, deputy
- president of the African National Congress, had been freed in February after
- 27 years in prison. He sought during his tour to raise money for the ANC and
- to encourage Western governments to maintain sanctions against the South
- African government. Between June 9 and June 16, he met with officials and
- leaders in Switzerland, West Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands,
- including West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Pope John Paul II. In
- Canada, Mandela addressed parliament, June 19, and met with Prime Minister
- Brian Mulroney. Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City, June
- 20, to begin an extended U.S. tour that proved to be especially inspiring to
- blacks, who acclaimed him as a hero. The Mandelas were given a ticker-tape
- parade up Broadway to City Hall, the scene of a big rally. On June 21,
- events included a rally in Harlem and a rock concert and speech by Mandela
- in Yankee Stadium. On June 22, he met with corporate executives and spoke at
- the United Nations. In Boston, June 23, Mandela spoke at the John F. Kennedy
- Memorial Library at the Univ. of Massachusetts and attended a 6-hour pop
- concert and rally. Mandela met with Pres. George Bush in the White House,
- June 25. The president urged all parties in South Africa to renounce
- violence, but Mandela declined to make that commitment at that time. He
- addressed Congress, June 26, thanking the United States for imposing
- sanctions against the South African government and urging that they be
- maintained until "irreversible" reforms were established. Some members
- stayed away from the speech, objecting, in part, to Mandela's refusal to
- criticize Yasir Arafat, Fidel Castro, and Muammer el-Qaddafi, all of whom
- supported his cause. Before ending his tour of the U.S., June 30, Mandela
- visited Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Oakland.
-
- Miners Rout Students in Bucharest -- On June 13, riot police attacked a tent
- city in downtown Bucharest, the capital that had been set up by
- anti-government demonstrators, most of them students. The police drove out
- some 200 persons, including some hunger strikers. Thousands of students then
- protested, rioting and burning the central police headquarters. Security
- forces killed 4 people, and more than 200 were injured. Pres.-elect Ion
- Illiescu appealed to the working class to save the country from a "fascist
- rebellion." Some 10,000 miners poured into Bucharest, June 14, routed the
- students, set up barricades, ransacked the headquarters of 2 opposition
- parties, and wrecked the offices of an independent newspaper. Members of the
- foreign press were also attacked. The U.S. State Dept. said, June 15, it
- would withhold U.S. economic aid from Romania. Iliescu was sworn in as
- president, June 20.
-
- Most Nicaraguan Contras Disarm -- Pres. Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of
- Nicaragua announced, June 15, that more than 14,000 contra rebels had
- disarmed under an agreement that she had reached with them. Their total
- force had been put at about 16,000. Chamorro also announced, June 15, that
- the Sandinista-trained armed forces would be cut to about 41,000 from its
- estimated strength of 55,000 to 60,000. She also said that an all-volunteer
- army would be created.
-
- Bulgarian Socialists Win Parliament Election -- The Bulgarian Socialist
- Party won parliamentary elections in the nation's first free election since
- the tide of change swept Eastern Europe. The first round of voting was held,
- June 10, and the run-offs were held, June 17. The Socialists were a Marxist
- party, though much reformed from the hard-line party that had run the
- country since World War II. The Socialists captured 211 of the 400 seats in
- the Grand National Assembly, or parliament. The opposition coalition, the
- Union of Democratic Forces, won 144 seats. Other parties ran far behind,
- with one representing ethnic Turks picking up 23 seats.
-
- Bush Breaks Off PLO Talks -- Pres. George Bush announced, June 20, that he
- was breaking off the diplomatic dialogue with the Palestine Liberation
- Organization. The talks, aimed at enhancing the prospects for a Middle East
- peace settlement, had begun in December 1988 after PLO chairman Yasir Arafat
- renounced terrorism. But Arafat and the PLO had failed to condemn an
- unsuccessful speedboat raid on Israel in May that had apparently been the
- work of a radical PLO faction. Israel hailed Bush's decision, June 20. But
- the PLO executive committee complained, June 21, that the U.S. had not
- responded in a similiar way to "Israeli crimes against Palestinians."
-
- Canada Faces Constitutional Crisis -- The failure of 2 provinces to ratify a
- series of constitutional amendments left the future of Canada in doubt. The
- deadline for adoption of the amendments, known as the Meech Lake Accord,
- passed without any approval from the legislatures of Newfoundland and
- Manitoba. The 2 holdout provinces feared that a clause in the accord
- designating Quebec as a "distinct society" within Canada would make Quebec
- too powerful. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had led the fight for the
- amendments in the hopes of persuading Quebec to ratify Canada's 1982
- constitution. Speaking to the nation, June 23, Mulroney urged Canadians to
- "mend the divisions and heal the wounds" caused by the failure of the
- accord. Quebec's premier Robert Bourassa, in a June 23 speech, said he was
- willing to consider all possible options for Quebec. One plan supported by
- separatists in Quebec would give Quebec political independence while
- economic ties to Canada would be maintained.
-
- Chinese Allow Dissidents to Leave -- After living for more than a year in
- the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, a dissident Chinese couple left China, June 25,
- and flew to London on a U.S. Air Force plane. Fang Lizhi, a physicist, and
- his wife, Li Shuxian, had entered the embassy in 1989 to avoid being seized
- by Chinese authorities in the wake of the aborted uprising against the
- regime. The government accused the couple of helping incite the
- pro-democracy movement. In a statement issued as they left, they admitted
- opposing elements of the Chinese constitution and agreed not to participate
- in "activities whose motive lies in opposing China." Fang was to become
- affiliated with Cambridge University.
-
- Bush Backs Tax Revenue Increases -- Pres. George Bush issued a statement,
- June 26, in which he listed "tax revenue increases" as one of the necessary
- components of any plan to reduce the nation's budget deficits. In 1988, Bush
- had run successfully for president while saying repeatedly, "Read my lips.
- No new taxes." But he indicated in his statement that a compromise with
- Congress on the budget was not possible without agreeing to some sort of
- revenue increase. Democratic congressional leaders praised Bush for
- reversing his stand, but many Republicans were incensed. One letter, signed
- by more than half of the Republicans in the House, called a tax increase
- "unacceptable."
-
- Oil Pipeline to Lithuania Reopened -- Tensions between the Soviet Union and
- its rebellious republic of Lithuania eased in June. On June 29, the
- Lithuanian parliament agreed to suspend its declaration of independence for
- 100 days in exchange for an agreement by Moscow to negotiate on the issue
- and end economic sanctions. On June 30, the Soviet Union reopened the oil
- pipeline to Lithuania. During the oil embargo, tens of thousands of workers
- had been laid off and many factories had closed. On July 2, the Soviet
- government announced a complete lifting of its economic embargo on
- Lithuania.
-
-
- General
-
- 'Suicide Machine' Used by Ill Woman -- A woman from Oregon, assisted by a
- retired pathologist, committed suicide in Michigan, June 4, triggering a
- medical and ethical debate. Janet Adkins of Portland, Ore. had come to the
- Detroit area to meet with Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who had been promoting a
- suicide machine. Adkins, who was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, had
- decided to take her own life. Her husband supported the decision.
- Kevorkian told police that he drove Mrs. Adkins to a park in his van and
- inserted an intravenous needle into her arm. She then pushed a button that
- fed a fatal combination of drugs into her bloodstream. Unlike many states,
- Michigan had no law prohibiting doctor-assisted suicide, but the American
- Medical Association's code of ethics prohibited doctors from helping
- patients to die.
-
- 33 Believed Dead in Ohio Flood -- Heavy thunderstorms created a flash flood,
- June 14, that tore through a valley and into the town of Shadyside, Ohio, on
- the Ohio River, 10 miles south of Wheeling, W. Va. Almost 200 homes and
- trailers were destroyed, and part of a tavern was swept away with customers
- inside. As of June 23, there were 23 confirmed deaths and 10 others were
- missing.
-
- Protestors Disrupt AIDS Conference -- More than 10,000 specialists and
- public health officials attended the 6th International AIDS Conference in
- San Francisco, and heard 3,000 reports on the disease. Protests, which began
- on June 19, the eve of the conference, were organized in large part by the
- AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP). Demonstrators, who numbered about
- 500 during the week, were primarily concerned about the slow pace of testing
- of anti-AIDS drugs and by the shortage of money for research and treatment.
- Luc Montagnier of France, co-discoverer of the virus that caused AIDS, said,
- June 20, he believed that a second microbe was also responsible, and that
- patients would not become ill until they had become infected with it as
- well. It was reported, June 20, that AIDS was continuing to spread in the
- U.S., especially among teen-agers, women whose sexual partners used
- intravenous drugs, and users of crack cocaine. According to a report, June
- 23, some 30 possible vaccines were being tested around the world. Protestors
- in the audience, June 24, disrupted an address by U.S. Sec. of Health and
- Human Services Louis Sullivan.
-
- Iran Earthquake Kills 40,000 -- An earthquake recorded as high as 7.7 on the
- Richter scale struck Iran, June 21. The epicenter was in the Caspian Sea a
- few miles north of the port city of Rasht. More than 100 communities were
- destroyed or badly damaged. Offers of help came from many countries,
- including the U.S., whose offer was accepted by Pres. Ali Akbar Hashemi
- Rafsanjani even though the 2 countries had no diplomatic relations. Iran
- estimated, June 27, that 40,000 people had been killed and 60,000 injured.
-
- Flaw Found in Space Telescope -- The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in
- April, was found to be suffering from a serious design flaw that would spoil
- many of its experiments. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- said, June 27, that an improper curvature in one or both mirrors in the $1.5
- billion instrument prevented rays of light from meeting at a sharp focus at
- the cameras. The defect appeared to preclude any search for black holes and
- distant quasars, and might also jeopardize a calculation of the size of the
- universe. A camera could be sent up in 3 years to correct for the flaw, but
- the mirrors could not be replaced. The mirrors had not been tested together
- on the ground for reasons of cost, NASA said.
-
-
- JULY
-
-
- National
-
- Governor Vetoes 2 Abortion Bills -- Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana vetoed a
- strong anti-abortion bill, July 6. The bill banned all abortions except to
- save the mother's life. Roemer, who described himself as pro-life, objected
- to the bill because it made no exceptions for victims of rape or incest.
- Both houses of the legislature, July 8, passed a second bill that made
- exceptions for incest and for rape--providing that the rape was reported to
- the police within 7 days. Roemer also vetoed this bill, July 27, saying he
- found the 7-day requirement too restrictive.
-
- Dow Jones Average at 3,000 Level -- The Dow Jones industrial average pushed
- to an all-time high on Wall Street even though most new economic data were
- not too encouraging. The Labor Dept. reported, July 6, that the unemployment
- rate had edged downward to 5.2 percent in May, but added that few new jobs
- had been created and that the labor force was increasing only slowly. The
- department said, July 13, that producer prices had risen 0.2 percent in
- June. On 2 consecutive days, July 16 and 17, the Dow Jones average closed at
- the identical figure of 2,999.75, an all-time high. On both days, the
- average was above 3,000 during the course of the day. Thereafter, the
- average began to decline. The Commerce Dept. reported, July 17, that the
- U.S. merchandise trade deficit had widened to $7.73 billion in May. The
- Labor Dept. said, July 18, that consumer prices had jumped 0.5 percent in
- June. The Commerce Dept. reported, July 27, that the gross national product
- had slowed to a 1.2 percent annual growth rate during the second quarter of
- 1990, a signal to some economists that the country was moving toward
- recession.
-
- Law Protects Rights of Disabled -- The House, July 12, and the Senate, July
- 13, gave overwhelming approval to a bill that would bar discrimination
- against people with physical or mental disabilities. The Americans with
- Disabilities Act defined disability as a condition that "substantially
- limits" an important activity such as walking or seeing. The bill covered
- people with AIDS as well as alcoholics and drug users undergoing treatment.
- Under the bill's provisions, all except small businesses were required to
- hire and promote employees without regard to any disability. Transportation
- systems were required to purchase new vehicles accessible to the disabled.
- Pres. George Bush signed the bill, July 26.
-
- Congress Rebukes 2 of Its Members -- The Senate Ethics Committee, July 18,
- recommended that the full Senate denounce Sen. David Durenberger (R, Minn.)
- for a number of ethical violations. The Committee said Durenberger had
- knowingly violated Senate rules and had "brought the Senate into dishonor
- and disrepute." The charges against him included accepting improper
- reimbursement for travel and housing from the Senate and conspiring to evade
- limits on speaking fees. The Committee advised the Senate to ask Durenberger
- to repay $29,050 in reimbursements and ask him to donate $95,000 to charity
- to compensate for excess fees. The House Ethics Committee, July 19, voted to
- reprimand Rep. Barney Frank (D, Mass.) for using his office improperly to
- assist a male prostitute. The committee found that Frank had used his
- influence to fix parking tickets for the man, Steven Gobie, and that he had
- attempted to influence parole officers to end Gobie's probation on felony
- charges. The Senate, July 25, accepting its committee recommendation, voted
- 96-0 to denounce Durenberger, who apologized for his behavior. The House,
- July 26, took up Frank's case. It rejected, 390-38, a move, supported
- largely by Republicans, that Frank be expelled from the House. A more severe
- penalty, censure, was rejected 287-141. Frank was then reprimanded, 408-18.
- Frank apologized for his conduct, attributing it in part to his efforts
- prior to 1987 to conceal his homosexuality.
-
- Oliver North's Convictions Suspended -- A 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of
- Appeals in Washington, D.C. suspended Oliver North's 3 felony convictions in
- the Iran-contra, July 20. One was overturned outright. North, before being
- tried, had testified before Congress in 1987 under a grant of immunity from
- prosecution. The Appeals Court panel held that the trial judge, Gerhard
- Gesell, had failed to insure that witnesses testifying at North's trial had
- not used North's Congressional testimony to refresh their memories. In its
- decision, the panel was split 2-1. The majority held that if the case were
- to proceed Gesell must demonstrate that North's testimony was not used by
- witnesses or by the office of the prosecutor, Lawrence Walsh. The panel set
- aside convictions for deceiving Congress and for receiving an illegal
- gratuity, and overturned North's conviction for destroying government
- documents.
-
- Brennan Retires From Supreme Court -- Justice William Brennan, Jr.
- announced, July 20, that he was resigning from the U.S. Supreme Court,
- effective immediately. Brennan, 84, had served on the court for almost 34
- years, and was recognized as the leader of the liberal bloc and as one of
- the court's most influential members. Major decisions that he had written
- included the ruling that established the "one person, one vote" principle
- in reapportionment cases and the ruling protecting the press in libel cases.
- His belief that the court must interpret the law in the light of present-day
- circumstances underlay the process by which he reached his conclusions.
- Brennan, who had suffered a mild stroke earlier in July, had incurred the
- opposition of conservatives, who believed that his approach represented an
- intrusion by the judicial branch into lawmaking. With the court closely
- divided on the legality of abortion and on other key issues, Pres. George
- Bush's nomination of a successor to Brennan was awaited with great interest.
- On July 23, he announced his choice, Judge David Souter of the U.S. Court of
- Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. Souter, was a graduate of Harvard
- College and Harvard Law School. He had served as New Hampshire's attorney
- general and as a state Supreme Court judge before being named to the circuit
- court earlier in 1990.
-
- More Money Asked for S&L Bailout -- In testimony before a House committee,
- July 30, Resolution Trust Corp. Chairman William Seidman and Treasury
- Undersecretary Robert Glauber said that the RTC would need up to $100
- billion in fiscal 1991 to continue the savings and loan bailout effort. This
- was twice the amount of money previously allocated for the rescue operation.
- A slump in real-estate values and a higher failure rate among thrift
- institutions were blamed for the need for more money.
-
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- International
-
- Economy of 2 Germanys Unified -- A treaty ratified in June that established
- a unified economic and monetary system for East and West Germany became
- effective, July 1. The West German deutsche mark became the sole legal
- tender for all of Germany. The West German Bundesbank (central bank) was
- given control over monetary policy for East Germany. East Germany also
- became wedded to West Germany's market economy, social security and tax
- systems, and labor and banking laws. East Germans were allowed to exchange
- from 2,000 to 6,000 East marks for deutsche marks at a 1-to-1 rate and the
- rest of their holdings at a rate of 2 East marks for one deutsche mark. The
- East German government, July 2, agreed to all-German elections in December.
- In mid-July, 2 more bold steps were taken toward German reunification.
- Meeting in the southern Russian town of Zhelezonovodsk, July 16, Soviet
- Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl announced
- that they had reached an agreement that would allow a unified Germany to
- join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Kohl called the agreement,
- which had not been anticipated so soon, "fantastic," and Gorbachev said it
- foreshadowed an era of "strong, prolonged peace." Kohl agreed to a
- limitation on German weaponry and military manpower and to a continuing
- presence of Soviet troops on East German soil for up to 4 years. Pres.
- George Bush and other Western leaders hailed the agreement. On July 17, in
- Paris, the 2 Germanys and the 4 Allied powers of World War II approved a
- plan to guarantee Poland's border with a united Germany. Poland had sought
- assurances that Germany would not seek to reclaim onetime German territory
- awarded to Poland after World War II.
-
- Gorbachev Survives Party Congress -- Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev appeared to
- have strengthened his hand during the tumultuous 28th Congress of the
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As the congress opened in Moscow, July
- 2, conservatives were concerned about a draft platform that did not refer
- directly to Marxism-Leninism and supported the right to "earned private
- property" and the "interests and requirements of the individual." Gorbachev,
- speaking July 2, admitted that the party leadership had made mistakes but
- that his program of restructuring was the nation's only hope. He reaffirmed
- the need for a regulated market economy. Foreign Minister Eduard
- Shevardnadze, July 3, criticized defense spending as too high and warned
- against military influence in shaping foreign policy. Yegor Ligachev, a
- conservative, got a positive response from the audience, July 3, when he
- denounced reform as "thoughtless radicalism" and opposed the draft
- platform. Gorbachev said, July 4, he would quit in 2 years if restructuring
- failed to produce positive results. By a 3-1 margin, July 10, the Congress
- approved Gorbachev's reelection as the party's general secretary. By an even
- greater margin, July 11, the congress chose Gorbachev's candidate, Vladimir
- Ivashko, over Ligachev for the number 2 position in the party. In a
- surprise, Boris Yelstin, the president of the Russian republic who had
- criticized the pace of reform as too slow, announced, July 12, that he was
- quitting the party. The mayors of Moscow and Leningrad also left the party,
- July 13. In accord with a plan approved at the congress, the party's central
- committee, July 14, approved a new, expanded, 24-member Politburo that
- included the party leader in each of the 15 republics. Ten of the 12
- previous members of the Politburo (all but Gorbachev and Ivashko) were
- dropped. The changes appeared to have the effect of weakening the party's
- influence over the government.
-
- Mrs. Marcos Not Guilty of Fraud -- Mrs. Imelda Marcos, the widow of former
- Philippine's Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, was found not guilty of charges of
- racketeering, fraud, and obstruction of justice, July 2, in Federal Court in
- New York City. Her codefendant, Saudi Arabian financier Adnan Khashoggi, was
- found not guilty of mail fraud and obstruction of justice. The prosecution
- alleged that Mrs. Marcos had stolen $200 million from the Philippines
- treasury and spent most of it on herself. Khashoggi was said to have helped
- her buy office buildings in the U.S. The defense argued that Mrs. Marcos was
- unaware of any illegal activities on the part of her late husband. Jurors
- were reported to have found this assertion persuasive, and some said they
- did not understand why the trial was being conducted in the U.S.
-
- Bulgaria's Socialist President Resigns -- Although Bulgaria's Socialist
- (formerly Communist) Party had won parliamentary elections (in June),
- hundreds of students erected a tent city in Sofia, the capital, and demanded
- the resignation of Pres. Petar Mladenov and the prosecution of his
- predecessor, the longtime leader Todor Zhivkov. Mladenov's cause was
- undercut when a videotape showed that he had called for military tanks to
- quell a pro-democracy demonstration in December 1989. Mladenov resigned,
- July 6. After a 3-week impasse, Parliament, Aug. 1, chose Zhelyu Zhelov,
- leader of the 16-party opposition coalition, as the new president. A
- philosopher, he had been expelled from the party in 1965 for questioning the
- theories of Lenin.
-
- Albanians Seek Refuge in Embassies -- Thousands of Albanians sought refuge
- in foreign embassies in Tirana, the capital of Albania, in late June and
- early July. Their ranks swelled after pro-democracy demonstrators clashed
- with police several times. OnJuly 6, riot police closed off the embassy
- district and attacked some 10,000 people who were demonstrating in the
- capital. The regime of Pres. Ramiz Alia dismissed hard-liners from the
- Workers' (Communist) Party Politburo, July 7. On July 8, the authorities
- agreed to permit the refugees to emigrate. The evacuation got under way,
- July 9, as 51 refugees were flown to Prague. Several thousand arrived in
- Italy, July 13.
-
- NATO Modifies Its Strategy -- Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty
- Organization, meeting in London, July 5 and 6, approved some shifts in
- strategy that reflected the easing of tensions in Europe. Pres. George Bush
- was among the heads of government attending the meeting. The leaders agreed
- to scale back the number of troops in a front-line position. Essentially
- renouncing the possibility of using nuclear weapons in response to an attack
- by conventional forces, NATO's leaders declared that their nuclear arms were
- "truly weapons of the last resort." The U.S. said it would be willing to
- withdraw all of its nuclear-tipped artillery shells if the Soviet Union did
- the same. The leaders invited Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev and other leaders of
- the dissolving Soviet bloc to address NATO.
-
- Leaders of Democracies Meet in Houston -- The heads of government of the 7
- major industrial democracies met in Houston, July 9-11, for their 16th
- annual summit on international economic issues. The leaders commissioned a
- study of the Soviet economy to determine if economic aid would be useful and
- what forms it might take. Pres. George Bush opposed direct aid to the Soviet
- Union until it made further moves toward a free-market economy. West German
- Chancellor Helmut Kohl had warned other summit leaders before they met that
- the prospect of global warming was "a threat to all mankind." But the U.S.
- position was that imposing strict goals for reducing emissions of carbon
- dioxide and some other gases would hurt the U.S. economy and that scientific
- evidence of global warming was not conclusive in any case. Any commitment to
- cut back emissions was postponed until 1992. The leaders did, however,
- pledge to develop strategies for worldwide reforestation and to help Brazil
- save its imperiled rain forests.
-
- U.S. Shifts Policy on Cambodia -- U.S. Sec. of State James Baker announced
- in Paris, July 18, that the U.S. would no longer recognize the Cambodian
- rebel coalition and would instead open talks with Vietnam in an effort to
- end the civil war in Cambodia. He had met with Soviet Foreign Minister
- Eduard Shevardnadze, whose government was a backer of Vietnam and who
- endorsed Baker's shift in policy. The U.S. had become concerned because of
- the growing success on the battlefield of the Khmer Rouge, the brutal rulers
- of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 who may have caused the deaths of 2 million
- Cambodians. Baker said it was "very important" to prevent the return to
- power of the Khmer Rouge. Vietnam was a supporter of the current Cambodian
- government.
-
- Adviser to Thatcher Killed by Bomb -- Violence attributed to the Provisional
- Irish Republican Army flared anew in Great Britain when the explosion of a
- land mine, July 24, apparently detonated from a nearby house, killed 3
- Northern Ireland policemen in a car near Armagh in Ulster. A Roman Catholic
- nun, traveling in another car, was also killed by the blast. On July 30, Ian
- Gow, a member of Parliament and a close friend and adviser to British Prime
- Minister Margaret Thatcher, who had been a frequent critic of the IRA, was
- killed at his home in Hankham, East Sussex, when a bomb blew up his car.
-
- Coup Fails in Trinidad & Tobago -- A group of black Moslem rebels,
- complaining that the government had impoverished the country, launched a
- coup attempt in Trinidad and Tobago, July 27. The Caribbean island nation, a
- producer of oil, had suffered a recession in recent years as the price of
- oil had declined. The rebels seized the parliament building, July 27, and
- took Prime Minister Arthur Robinson hostage, along with cabinet members and
- other officials. Other hostages were seized at a television station.
- Robinson was shot in the leg. Negotiations began, July 28, and Robinson and
- the other hostages were released. The coup ended, Aug. 1, when 113 rebels
- surrendered. The government, Aug. 2, put the death toll in the coup attempt
- at 30.
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- Stampede Kills 1,426 in Mecca Tunnel -- The government of Saudi Arabia said,
- July 3, that 1,426 Moslem pilgrims had been killed when a stampede occurred
- in a tunnel leading from a nearby tent city to the holy sites in Mecca. Some
- 50,000 people were crowded into the tunnel, which was 500 yards long and 20
- yards wide. The crowd panicked after 7 people fell from a bridge at the
- entrance to the tunnel. The victims, including many from Indonesia,
- Pakistan, Egypt, and Malaysia, were suffocated or trampled to death.
-
- Yankees' Owner Is Disciplined -- Fay Vincent, the commissioner of major
- league baseball, ordered George Steinbrenner, principal owner of the New
- York Yankees, on July 30, to give up day-to-day control of the team. In
- addition to resigning as the team's general partner, Steinbrenner was
- required to reduce his holdings in the Yankees, then at 55 percent, to less
- than 50 percent. Vincent said Steinbrenner's relationship with Howard Spira,
- a "known gambler,"prompted his ruling. Spira said Steinbrenner paid him
- $40,000 after Spira provided information on Dave Winfield, a former Yankee
- with whom Steinbrenner was feuding. Stein-brenner said he paid the money to
- Spira because he was afraid of him and wanted to be rid of him. Vincent also
- said that he had observed in Steinbrenner "a pattern of behavior that
- borders on the bizarre." Under Steinbrenner's stormy rule since 1973, the
- Yankees had won 2 World Series in 1977 and 1978, but had faded in recent
- years and had the worst record in baseball when Vincent made his decision.
- Steinbrenner had changed managers 18 times.
-
- Disasters -- An earthquake whose epicenter was 55 miles north of Manila
- struck the Philippines, July 16, killing more than 600 people and leaving
- 2,600 homeless.
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- AUGUST
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- National
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- Unemployment Rate Up Sharply -- The Labor Dept. reported, Aug. 3, that the
- unemployment rate had increased in July to 5.5 percent from 5.2 percent. The
- 0.3 percent monthly increase, largest in more than 4 years, was taken as a
- sign the country might already be in a recession. The department reported,
- Aug. 10, that producer prices had declined 0.1 percent in July. It reported,
- Aug. 16, that consumer prices had jumped 0.4 percent in July, and that
- prices had risen at an annual rate of 5.8 percent during the first 7 months
- of the year. The Commerce Dept. said, Aug. 17, that the merchandise trade
- deficit had fallen to $5.07 billion in June, the lowest level in 7 years.
- The department reported, Aug. 29, that the index of leading economic
- indicators had not changed in July.
-
- Price of Gasoline Rises in U.S. -- Within a few days of Iraq's invasion of
- Kuwait, the price of fuel rose sharply. OnAug. 6, Pan Am Corp. announced
- that it was raising air fares 10 percent to cover the increase in fuel
- costs. Other air carriers made similar announcements. Executives of oil
- companies, testifying before Congress, Aug. 7, said that the cost of fuel
- had jumped quickly because their companies paid for oil when it was
- delivered to U.S. refineries, rather than when it was contracted for in the
- Middle East, so the worldwide rise in the cost of oil per barrel was
- reflected almost immediately. The American Automobile Association reported,
- Aug. 9, that the retail price for self-service unleaded gasoline had risen
- 18 cents per gallon in the week since the Iraqi invasion. As the price of
- oil fluctuated widely on world markets, the cost of gasoline leveled off. A
- number of economists expressed concern that the Mideast conflict, including
- its great cost to the U.S. Treasury, could hasten a slide into a recession.
- Such fears appeared to be reflected on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones
- industrial average slumped 14 percent in 3 weeks, closing Aug. 23 at
- 2483.42. Concern over the status of the U.S. economy also appeared to be a
- factor in the decline of the dollar against other currencies. On Aug. 23,
- the dollar was trading at 1.56 German marks, the lowest since the mark was
- introduced in 1948.
-
- D.C. Mayor Convicted on One Count -- The trial of Marion Barry Jr., the
- mayor of Washington, D.C., on drug charges ended in August with a split
- verdict. Ten witnesses had testified during the trial that they had seen
- Barry use illegal drugs, and others had told of delivering drugs to him or
- obtaining drugs from him. A video tape had shown him inhaling from a crack
- pipe. The prosecution contended that evidence had been presented of more
- than 200 separate uses of illegal drugs by Barry. The defense conceded that
- the mayor had occasionally used drugs, but contended that there was
- reasonable doubt about each charge of cocaine possession. On Aug. 10, the
- jury found Barry guilty of one count of possession of crack and acquitted
- him on a second count. On 12 other misdemeanor and felony charges, the jury
- was unable to reach a verdict, and Judge Thomas Jackson declared a mistrial
- on those counts. Barry saw himself as largely vindicated, and on Aug. 14, he
- said he would seek an at-large seat on the City Council, running as an
- independent.
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- Gorbachev, Rival Unite on Economy -- Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev and
- Boris Yeltsin, president of the Russian Federation, agreed, Aug. 1, to work
- together to transform the Soviet economy from central planning to a market
- system. The 2 men, who had frequently quarreled over the pace of reform,
- with Yeltsin pushing a more radical approach, signed a unity agreement. They
- set up a commission to draft proposals, and it was reported that a 500-day
- plan developed by Russia would be the basis for the commission's plan. Under
- the Russian Republic's 500-day plan, it would legalize private property,
- abolish government subsidies, lift price controls, and take other as yet
- unspecified steps to stabilize its economy. In the republic of Armenia, the
- Communist-dominated government resigned, Aug. 13, under pressure from
- parliament. On Aug. 23, in a 183-2 vote, the Armenian parliament declared
- the republic's independence from the Soviet Union. It also claimed control
- over the disputed area Nagorno-Karabakh, situated within the republic of
- Azerbaijan. Following the shooting deaths of 5 people, including a member of
- parliament, the Armenian parliament, Aug. 29, declared a state of emergency
- and outlawed the republic's largest paramilitary group.
-
- U.S. Mariners Land in Liberia -- U.S. Marines flew to Liberia to rescue
- American citizens endangered by the bloody civil war in the West African
- country. The war had raged since late 1989 when guerrillas led by Charles
- Taylor launched an effort to overthrow the government of Pres. Samuel Doe.
- The rebels reached the capital of Monrovia in July, but they also split into
- 2 factions, the other led by Prince Johnson, and fought each other as well
- as the government forces. There were many instances of brutality toward
- civilians, and at least 200, possibly many more, were killed when government
- troops stormed a Luthern church in Monrovia, July 30. Johnson said, Aug. 4,
- that he would begin to round up foreigners. Pres. George Bush authorized a
- rescue mission, and onAug. 5, 230 Marines were flown to Monrovia from ships
- off the coast. Without firing a shot or suffering any casualties, the
- Marines evacuated 125 persons by Aug. 8. The Marines remained at the embassy
- in Monrovia.
-
- Cease-Fire Approved in South Africa -- The African National Congress and
- government officials began talks in South Africa, Aug. 6, and on Aug. 7, the
- ANC announced that it was suspending its 30-year armed struggle against the
- white regime. The cease-fire began immediately. Pres. F.W. deKlerk's
- government agreed to free political prisoners, allow exiled dissidents to
- return, and repeal the nation's security laws. Both sides agreed to seek an
- end to the violence in Natal Province, where some 3,000 persons had been
- killed in fighting among factions of the Zulu tribe. Fighting had also
- occurred in Transvaal Province between Zulus and other blacks.
-
- 3 Hostages Freed in Mideast -- On Aug. 8 and 14, 2 Swiss Red Cross workers
- were freed in Damascus after being held in Lebanon for 10 months. On Aug.
- 24, a group called the Organization of Islamic Dawn turned another hostage,
- Brian Keenan, over to Syrian military officers and he was freed in Damascus.
- Keenan, who held both Irish and British citizenship, flew to Dublin, Aug.
- 25. A teacher, he had been held more than 4 years. It was believed that 13
- more Western hostages were being held by Shiite Moslems.
-
- Bhutto Removed as Pakistan's Leader -- Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of
- Pakistan was dismissed, Aug. 6, by Pres. Ghulam Ishaq Khan. He named Ghulam
- Mustafa Jatoi as interim prime minister, and declared a state of emergency.
- The president said that corruption in the Bhutto government had been
- widespread, and the press had reported a number of allegations. Ishaq Khan
- also cited a nationwide increase in crime and violence. Bhutto called her
- removal illegal and unconstitutional.
-
- East Germany Sets Unity Date -- The parliament of East Germany voted 294-62
- on Aug. 23, to set Oct. 3 as the date for unification with West Germany.
- Under the West German constitution, any former German territory could
- declare its wish to unify, and the West German parliament was not required
- to take any action. The October date would fall about 2 months before the
- scheduled all-German elections.
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- 3 Convicted in Attack on Jogger -- Three teen-age boys were convicted in New
- York City, Aug. 18, of charges related to a crime that had shocked the
- public because of its brutality. In April 1989, a 28-year-old investment
- banker, who was jogging in Central Park in Manhattan, was attacked by a gang
- of young men. She was beaten severely and left unconscious. Alleged members
- of the gang, which reportedly numbered as many as 30, were seized by police
- and charged with a variety of crimes involving the attack on the jogger and
- attacks on others in the park. The first 3 defendants, aged 16, 16, and 15,
- were convicted of rape, assault, and other charges. Videotaped confessions
- were key evidence inasmuch as no hard physical evidence placed the accused
- at the scene of the crime. The jogger, who was not publicly identified by
- most members of the news media, testified briefly at the trial. More than a
- year after the attack, she had no memory of it, and she had lost her sense
- of smell, suffered from double vision, and had difficulty walking.
-
- Tornado Kills 27 in Illinois -- Without warning from the National Weather
- Service, which was taken by surprise, a tornado, Aug. 28, cut a
- 700-foot-wide swath across towns and cornfields 35 miles southwest of
- Chicago. Following an 8-mile course through Plainfield, Crest Hill, and
- Joliet, the tornado killed 27 persons and injured more than 350. Fifty
- houses and 500 apartments were destroyed. Some victims died when the
- tornado's vacuum lifted them into the sky and dropped them into nearby
- fields.
-
- Disasters -- An explosion, probably caused by coal dust or methane gas, tore
- through a coal mine 90 miles west of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Aug. 26, killing
- more than 170 miners.
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- SEPTEMBER
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- National
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- Consumer Prices Jump -- Fueled by an increase in energy costs because of the
- Persian Gulf crisis, consumer prices rose sharply in August. The Labor Dept.
- reported, Sept. 7, that the unemployment rate continued to edge up in
- August, to 5.6 percent. The department said, Sept. 14, that producer prices
- for finished goods jumped 1.3 percent in August. It released its report on
- consumer prices, Sept. 18, that showed a 0.8 percent increase in August. The
- Commerce Dept. reported, Sept. 18, that the merchandise trade deficit rose
- to $9.33 billion in July, 75 percent above the June figure. An increase in
- oil imports was a major factor. Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal
- Reserve Board, said, Sept. 19, that the Gulf crisis would likely slow
- economic growth and stimulate inflation. The Commerce Dept. reported, Sept.
- 25, that it had lowered its estimate of economic growth during the second
- quarter to just 0.4 percent on an annual basis from 1.2 percent. The
- department reported, Sept. 28, that the index of leading economic indicators
- had dropped 1.2 percent in August, the biggest monthly decline since 1987.
-
- Negotiators on Budget Agree to Plan -- Pres. George Bush and Congressional
- negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a controversial plan to reduce
- the Federal deficit. It was feared that the deficit in the 1991 fiscal year
- might reach $250 billion, with the bailout of the savings and loan industry
- being a major factor. Under the Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction law, the
- deficit would have to be pared to $64 billion or mandatory spending cuts
- would become automatic. Talks began, Sept. 7, between White House
- representatives and congressional leaders. Bush supported a cut in the
- capital-gains tax rate, but Democrats insisted that any such reduction be
- balanced by an increase in income-tax rates for Americans with high incomes.
- The talks broke down in disagreement, Sept. 17, and resumed, Sept. 19, with
- fewer negotiators. The way to a compromise seemed open, Sept. 29, when Bush
- dropped his position on capital gains. An agreement was announced, Sept. 30.
- It included big increases in taxes on gasoline, tobacco, and alcohol.
- Deductions available to Americans earning more than $100,000 a year would be
- limited, and an excise tax would be imposed on luxury items. Medicare taxes
- would rise. Spending on Medicare and other domestic programs would be cut.
- Members of Congress from both parties quickly announced that they would
- oppose the plan. In a new projection, Sept. 30, the 1991 deficit was put at
- $293.7 billion.
-
- Primary Elections Include Surprises -- Sharon Pratt Dixon, a former
- treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, who was seeking public
- office for the first time, was nominated by the Democratic Party for mayor
- of Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11. Of the 5 candidates, she had been the most
- outspoken in her criticism of the incumbent mayor, Marion Barry Jr., who had
- been convicted in August on a drug charge. In Massachusetts, Sept. 18, both
- gubernatorial primaries were won by candidates who had run poorly in the
- polls. John Silber, president of Boston University, won on the Democratic
- side. More conservative than most Democratic leaders in the state, he had
- criticized the state welfare system as too generous, and had made remarks
- that ethnic groups found offensive. His victory was believed to reflect a
- voter backlash against economic problems of the incumbent governor, Michael
- Dukakis, a liberal Democrat. On the Republican ballot, William Weld, a
- former U.S. attorney who supported abortion rights, prevailed over a more
- conservative opponent. Also, on Sept. 18, Oklahoma voters supported a
- concept that was being considered elsewhere--by approving a limitation of 12
- years on service in the state legislature.
-
- Hearings Held on Court Nominee -- Judge David Souter appeared before the
- Senate Judiciary Committee, which was considering his nomination by Pres.
- George Bush to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. On Sept. 4, the American Bar
- Association gave Souter its highest rating of "well qualified" for the
- Supreme Court. Appearing before the committee, Sept. 13, Souter declined to
- give his views on abortion, but he said, "I believe that the due process
- clause of the 14th Amendment does recognize and does protect an unenumerated
- right of privacy." The right of privacy was the basis for Roe. v. Wade, a
- 1973 decision by the court establishing a woman's right to an abortion.
- Asked, Sept. 14, about his views on judges who "invented" rights, Souter
- said there was a difference between inventing rights and searching the text
- of the Constitution in order to recognize those that are implicitly stated.
- Several abortion-rights and women's-rights groups testified, Sept. 18,
- against the nomination, but other organizations dropped their opposition.
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Sept. 21,
- opposed the nomination, saying Souter had failed to articulate a sufficient
- level of concern "for fairness, equality, and justice for all citizens." The
- Senate committee voted, Sept. 27, to endorse Souter, 13-1.
-
- Former Owner of S&L Indicted -- Charles Keating, one of the most prominent
- figures in the investigation of the savings and loan financial crisis, was
- indicted, Sept. 18, on 42 charges of criminal fraud by a state grand jury in
- Los Angeles. He formerly owned Lincoln Savings & Loan Association. Three
- executives of American Continental, Lincoln's parent company, were also
- indicted. The charges involved an alleged scheme to defraud older persons by
- enticing them to invest in uninsured high-risk bonds. After American
- Continental filed for bankruptcy, the money--$250 million--could not be
- recovered. Keating was unable to pay the $5 million bail, and was put in
- jail. On Sept. 22, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sued Neil Bush,
- the son of the president, and other officials of the defunct Silverado
- Banking, Savings and Loan Association for "gross negligence" that the FDIC
- said could cost taxpayers more than $1 billion.
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- USSR Moves Toward Economic Reform -- The Soviet Union appeared to be well
- on its way toward embracing radical economic reform. The economic crisis was
- underscored, Sept. 3, when bread virtually disappeared from the shelves of
- food stores in Moscow. On Sept. 5, the government newspaper Izvestia
- published details of a plan on which aides to Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev and
- Russian Pres. Boris Yeltsin had been working. What had emerged was the
- "Shatalin plan," named for Stanislav Shatalin, an adviser to Gorbachev, and
- the plan was based on the 500-day plan already adopted by the Russian
- Republic. It would dismantle most central economic planning and stress
- private property and economic freedom. On Sept. 11, Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov
- addressed the Supreme Soviet, warning that the Shatalin plan, if
- implemented, would lead to high unemployment and a decline in the standard
- of living. But then, Gorbachev spoke and endorsed it. On Sept. 14, he
- submitted a modified version of the plan to the Supreme Soviet that would
- retain central authority over financial matters. The parliament of Russia,
- Sept. 19, called on Ryzhkov to resign. Gorbachev, Sept. 21, asked the
- Supreme Soviet for sweeping new powers to govern during the transition to a
- market economy. Ryzhkov said, Sept. 23, that the country faced a potato
- shortage because of a lack of success in collecting the harvest. The Supreme
- Soviet, Sept. 24, granted Gorbachev emergency economic powers, and agreed to
- accept a compromise plan for the economy at Gorbachev's request, heading off
- a showdown between him and the premier. The details of the compromise were
- yet to be worked out.
-
- Rebels Kill President of Liberia -- Pres. Samuel Doe was killed while in the
- hands of rebels in Liberia. A multinational force from black Africa had
- entered Liberia in August in an attempt to help restore order between
- government forces and rebel armies. OnSept. 9, Doe and an entourage of
- bodyguards arrived at the headquarters of the multinational force. Rebels
- led by Prince Johnson arrived, gunfire broke out, and 78 were killed, mostly
- Doe's bodyguards. Doe was wounded and died the next day, under circumstances
- that were not clear. On Sept. 21, Charles Taylor, leader of another rebel
- faction, declared a unilateral cease-fire. But the cease-fire soon broke
- down, and on Sept. 30, Johnson's faction declared a renewal of the war
- against the Taylor rebels and the remnants of Doe's army.
-
- Treaty signed on Germany -- The Allied powers of World War II gave up their
- responsibilities over Germany, and onSept. 10, West Germany and the Soviet
- Union agreed in principle on maintenance and repatriation of Soviet forces
- in East Germany. West Germany agreed to spend $8.2 billion to build 36,000
- houses in the Soviet Union, cover continued cost of soldiers still stationed
- in East Germany, transport the soldiers home, and retrain them. OnSept. 12,
- in Moscow, West Germany, East Germany, France, Great Britain, the Soviet
- Union, and the United States signed the Treaty on the Final Settlement with
- Respect to Germany. The wartime allies pledged to "terminate their rights
- and responsibilities relating to Berlin and to Germany as a whole." The
- united Germany was thus granted full sovereignty over its internal and
- external affairs. OnSept. 13, with formal reunification still 3 weeks away,
- the foreign ministers of West Germany and the USSR signed a friendship pact
- in which the 2 nations pledged not to attack each other and to consult each
- other in time of crisis.
-
- Cambodia Rivals Accept U.N. Plan -- Four factions fighting for control of
- Cambodia agreed, Sept. 10, to accept a U.N. proposal to end their civil
- war. Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, they appointed a 12-member Supreme
- National Council that would run Cambodia until free elections could be held
- under U.N. supervision. The government named 6 to the council, 2 each from
- the 3 rebel groups.
-
- S. Africa Leader Meets With Bush -- Pres. F. W. de Klerk of South Africa met
- with Pres. George Bush in Washington, Sept. 24. De Klerk, who had freed
- black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela and taken other steps to ease South
- Africa's system of racial separation, was cordially received. Bush said that
- if South Africa continued its efforts to meet certain conditions set by
- Congress, he would seek to modify or suspend sanctions imposed on South
- Africa by Congress. De Klerk told members of Congress, Sept. 25, that he
- supported the principle of one man, one vote in elections, but that its
- application must include guarantees to protect the white minority in South
- Africa.
-
- U.N. Summit Seeks to Help Children -- Leaders of more than 70 nations,
- including the largest gathering ever of heads of state at the United
- Nations, met in New York City, Sept. 30, at the World Summit for Children.
- The primary goal of the summit was to improve the lives of children
- everywhere, and especially to reduce the number of children--put at 14
- million--who died each year before the age of 5. The leaders also discussed
- ways to reduce malnutrition among children, reduce the number of mothers
- dying in childbirth, and provide clean water and education for all.
-
-
- General
-
- New Rating Applied to Adult Films -- The Motion Picture Association of
- America announced, Sept. 26, that it had created a new "NC-17" rating that
- would be applied to films that had adult themes and perhaps scenes of sex
- and violence. The rating meant that no children under 17 would be admitted.
- The purpose was to permit "serious" movies to avoid the X rating that was
- also applied to pornographic movies. Many theaters refused to show X-rated
- films, and distributors were complaining that some important films thus
- failed to reach a large audience.
-
- Disasters -- As many as 160 people may have drowned, Sept. 11, when a
- crowded boat capsized in the Mahava River in Uttar Pradesh state in India .
- . . . Some 82,000 persons were homeless and more than 77 persons died after
- heavy rainfall in the vicinity of Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 11, resulted in
- massive flooding.
-
-
- OCTOBER
-
-
- National
-
- Congress Approves Deficit-Reduction Plan -- Congress approved a
- deficit-reduction bill that Pres. George Bush could accept, after an earlier
- plan, announced, Sept. 30, by Bush and endorsed by congressional
- negotiators, ran into trouble. Rep. Newt Gingrich (Ga.), the Republican whip
- in the House, rejected it, Oct. 1, saying it would "kill jobs, weaken the
- economy." He and many other conservatives objected to the inclusion of tax
- increases in the proposal, and many Democrats were concerned that these
- taxes would fall more heavily on the middle class than on wealthier
- Americans. An intense lobbying effort by the president and by congressional
- leaders of both parties failed. The House, Oct. 5, rejected the bill
- 254-179, with a majority from both parties in opposition. Congress passed a
- stopgap spending bill, but Bush vetoed it, Oct. 6, and this had the effect
- of shutting down the government. Congress passed and Bush signed new stopgap
- legislation, Oct. 9, which extended government's borrowing and spending
- power for 10 days. Bush said, Oct. 9, that a higher tax rate for the
- wealthy, perhaps in exchange for a cut in the capital-gains tax, was "on the
- table." Later that day, after meeting with 17 Republican senators, Bush
- pulled back any commitment to raising income taxes. In another shift, the
- White House said, Oct. 10, that it was up to Congress to decide whether to
- couple an increase in rates with a cut in the capital-gains tax. The House,
- Oct. 16, approved a new budget compromise that would increase taxes on
- wealthy Americans. This passed 238-192, with only 10 Republicans supporting
- it. The Senate passed its budget package, Oct. 19, 54-46. This version had
- more of an impact on the middle class through a doubling of the gasoline tax
- and a cut in Medicare benefits. As the House and Senate bills went to
- conference committee, Bush, Oct. 19, signed another stopgap bill to keep the
- government going 5 more days. The president signaled a willingness to accept
- a small increase in the tax rate for the wealthy. On Oct. 27, both the
- Senate (54-45) and the House (228-200) approved the conference committee
- report, but with a majority of House and Senate Republicans in opposition.
- Bush said he would sign the bill, which was designed to reduce deficits by
- nearly $500 billion over 5 years. Under the law, the top tax rate would rise
- from 28 percent to 31 percent, and exemptions for upper-income Americans
- would be phased out. The gasoline tax would jump 5 cents a gallon to 14
- cents, and the cigarette tax would rise by 8 cents a pack to 24 cents. The
- tax on a 6-pack of beer would double to 32 cents. A luxury tax would be
- imposed on top-of-the-line aircraft, cars, boats, furs, and jewelry. The
- increase in Medicare premiums was less than elderly Americans had feared.
-
- Ex-Klansman Loses Bid for Senate -- David Duke, a former grand wizard in the
- Ku Klux Klan, made a strong but unsuccessful showing in an election for the
- U.S. Senate in Louisiana. He was contesting the re-election bid of Sen. J.
- Bennett Johnston, a Democrat. State Sen. Ben Bagert was the official
- Republican candidate, but Duke, a Republican member of the State House of
- Representatives, also entered the race. Duke gained wide support by
- appealing for "equal rights for whites" and focusing on the state's economic
- troubles. Fearing they would be embarrassed by a Duke victory, 8 Republican
- U.S. senators endorsed Johnston, Oct. 2. Bagert dropped out of the race,
- Oct. 4 On Oct. 6, Johnston defeated Duke by 54 percent to 44 percent.
-
- Souter Confirmed for Supreme Court -- The U.S. Senate, Oct. 2, confirmed
- Judge David Souter for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote was 90-9,
- with all those in opposition being Democrats. Souter was sworn in as the
- nation's 105th justice on Oct. 8.
-
- Unemployment Rises Again -- The Labor Dept. reported, Oct. 5, that
- unemployment in September had edged upward to 5.7 percent, the third
- consecutive monthly increase. The jobless rate stood at its highest level
- since the spring of 1988. The department said, Oct. 18, that in September,
- for the second straight month, consumer prices had risen by 0.8 percent. Oil
- prices, affected by the Persian Gulf crisis, accounted for more than half of
- the increase. The Commerce Dept. reported, Oct. 30, that the gross national
- product grew at an annual rate of 1.8 percent during the third quarter, a
- sharp improvement over the 0.4 rate reported during the second quarter. On
- Oct. 31, General Motors reported its greatest quarterly loss ever, $1.98
- billion. It announced that it would close 4 assembly plants permanently and
- said that 5 other plants might be closed.
-
- Bush Vetoes Civil Rights Bill -- Pres. George Bush vetoed a civil rights
- bill, which sought in effect to reverse 6 recent Supreme Court decisions
- that civil rights organizations contended had weakened anti-discrimination
- laws on hiring and promoting. Bush said, Oct. 20, that the bill "will have
- the effect of coercing businesses to adopt quotas in hiring and promotion."
- Bush, who opposed the concept of quotas, said businesses would have to adopt
- quotas to avoid expensive litigation. He vetoed the bill, Oct. 22. The
- Senate voted 66-34, on Oct. 24, to override the veto, but this was one vote
- short of the required two-thirds.
-
- Mayor Receives Prison Term -- Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. of Washington, D.C.
- was sentenced, Oct. 20, to 6 months in prison and fined $5,000 and costs on
- his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of possessing cocaine. Federal
- District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson said that an example should be set
- for other public officials and said that Barry had "given aid, comfort and
- encouragement to the drug culture at large."
-
- Dole Resigns as Labor Secretary -- Elizabeth Dole, the highest-ranking woman
- in the administration of Pres. George Bush, resigned, Oct. 24, as Secretary
- of Labor. She was the first member of the Bush cabinet to step down. Dole
- planned to accept the presidencyof the American Red Cross.
-
- Sweeping Clean Air Act Approved -- Congress, Oct. 27, completed action on
- the 1990 Clean Air Act, a comprehensive updating of the original Clean Air
- Act adopted in 1970. The bill, which Pres. George Bush said he would sign,
- set an overall annual level of emissions of sulfer dioxide from power plants
- at less than one-half of current emissions, with a target date of 2000. In
- another effort to eliminate acid rain, nitrogen oxide emissions would be cut
- by one-third. Oil companies would be required to develop new types of
- gasoline that burn more cleanly, and cities would have to reduce
- concentration of ozone, a component of smog. The bill would halt production
- of chemicals that threatened the earth's ozone sheild.
-
-
- International
-
- Germany United After 45 Years -- The reunification of Germany was completed
- at midnight, Oct. 2-3. Since the end of World War II in 1945 there had been
- 2 Germanys, but the rush to unification had been swift since the collapse of
- the hard-line Communist regime in East Germany late in 1989. The new
- nation, having a population of 78 million, would be known formally as the
- Federal Republic of Germany, previously the official designation of West
- Germany.
-
- Arabs Are Killed Near Holy Shrines -- From 17 to 21 Palestinians were shot
- fatally by Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City, Oct. 8, and more than 100
- were wounded. The shootings took place at a site sacred to both Islam and
- Judaism, where the Western Wall, or Wailing Wall, stands near 2 mosques, Al
- Aksa and Dome of the Rock. A Jewish religious group, the Temple Mount
- Faithful, had declared their intention to raze the mosques and build a new
- temple to replace one destroyed by the Romans. Members of this group came to
- the site, Oct. 8, and thousands of Palestinians came to confront them.
- Israeli authorities barred the Jewish group, but the Palestinians threw
- stones at Jews worshipping at the Western Wall. Some 2 dozen policemen and
- Jewish civilians were reportedly struck. Police fired on the protestors.
- Apparently motivated in part by a desire to retain Arab support in the
- Persian Gulf crisis, the U.S., Oct. 9, asked the U.N. Security Council to
- condemn Israel for the shootings. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir,
- Oct. 10, appointed a commission to investigate the shootings. The Security
- Council, Oct. 12, voted 15-0 to condemn Israel and to support sending a U.N.
- mission to investigate. Shamir said, Oct. 13, that the U.N. delegation would
- receive no help from Israel, and the Israeli cabinet, Oct. 14, denounced the
- mission on the basis that the investigation would call into question
- asserted Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem. The Security Council, Oct.
- 24, voted unanimously to deplore Israel's refusal to cooperate with the
- investigation. An aide to Shamir declared, Oct. 25, that the U.S. in
- supporting the U.N. resolutions, was playing into the hands of Saddam
- Hussein, the ruler of Iraq. A report published, Oct. 26, by the Israeli
- commission criticized Israeli commanders for not having prepared for the
- possibility of trouble. The commission placed the blame for the tragedy on
- the Palestinians even though it also acknowledged that the Jewish
- worshippers had long since fled from the scene before the police had opened
- fire.
-
- Bhutto Fails to Regain Power -- Pakistan's deposed prime minister, Benazir
- Bhutto, failed in an effort to regain power. Her husband, Asif Ali Zandari,
- was arrested, Oct. 10, and charged with extortion and the kidnapping in 1989
- of a British businessman. Bhutto called the investigation a witch hunt. In
- elections to the lower house of parliament, Oct. 24, Bhutto's party was
- defeated, losing more than half of its seats. An opposing party, the Islamic
- Democratic Alliance, won a clear majority of seats.
-
- Lebanese Christian Militia Leader Surrenders -- Gen. Michel Aoun, who led a
- Christian force that fought the government of Lebanon for 11 months,
- surrendered, Oct. 13, after entering the French embassy to seek refuge from
- Syrian air and ground attacks. It was reported, Oct. 18, that at least 750
- people were killed in the final Syrian-led offensive that brought down Aoun.
-
-
- Soviet Parliament Approves Economic Reforms -- OnOct. 16, Soviet Pres.
- Mikhail Gorbachev revealed the details of his economic reform package and
- presented the proposal to the Soviet Parliament. The proposal generally
- reflected the radical views of economists who had presented their plan in
- broad outline in September. It included the selling of state property to
- private individuals, the lifting of price controls, and the transferring of
- many economic decisions to the 15 republics. But some sectors, including
- transportation, communications, defense industries, energy, banking, and
- foreign trade would remain under control of the central government.
- Futhermore, Gorbachev dropped the 500-day timetable for accomplishing the
- goals of the plan that the economists had originally advocated. Parliament,
- Oct. 19, gave its approval to the plan, 333 to 12, with 34 abstentions.
- Boris Yeltsin, president of the Russian Republic, criticized the plan for
- not placing more authority in the hands of the republics.
-
-
- General
-
- 132 Killed in Plane Hijack Attempt -- An attempt to hijack a plane in China,
- Oct. 2, ended in tragedy. One or more hijackers demanded that the Boeing 737
- be flown to Taiwan or Hong Kong, according to reports. As the plane
- attempted to land in Guangzhou (Canton), a struggle for control of the plane
- reportedly occurred, and the plane struck 2 other passenger liners on the
- ground, one empty and another filled with passengers. Chinese officials
- reported that 132 people on the 2 planes were killed and that 95 survived,
- including 50 who were injured.
-
- Juries Decide Obscenity Cases -- A jury in Broward County Court in Fort
- Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 3, found a record store owner, Charles Freeman,
- guilty of obscenity charges. At issue was the sale of an album, As Nasty as
- They Wanna Be, by the rap group 2 Live Crew. The lyrics contained many
- references to sexual intercourse and oral and anal sex, as well as
- unflattering references to woman. On Oct. 5, in Cincinnati, a jury found
- Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center and its director, Dennis Barrie, not
- guilty of obscenity charges. The museum had exhibited 175 photographs by the
- late Robert Mapplethorpe. Five of these depicted sadomasochistic or
- homoerotic acts, and 2 others showed children with exposed genitals. The
- jury agreed that the photos showed serious artistic merit and hence did not
- meet the Supreme Court's definition of obscenity. Another jury in Fort
- Lauderdale concluded on Oct. 20, that the music of 2 Live Crew was art and
- found members of the band not guilty of obscenity charges filed after they
- performed at a nightclub in June.
-
-
- Iraq Overruns and Annexes Kuwait--United States and Other Nations Send
- Military Forces
-
- Iraq invaded and quickly conquered its small but oil rich neighbor Kuwait in
- early August. An Iraqi assault on Saudi Arabia, which could bring nearly one
- half of the world's known oil reserves under its control, appeared possible.
- The United States sent a strong military force to defend Saudi Arabia, and
- some other nations sent smaller contingents. A wide spectrum of nations
- deplored the Iraqi aggression, and Iraq soon found itself virtually isolated
- from the world community.
-
- In a televised speech, July 17, Pres. Saddam Hussein charged that some
- rulers of Persian Gulf states had been "inspired by America" to keep oil
- prices low through over-production. In a letter made public July 18, Iraq
- charged that Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates had participated in an
- "imperialist-Zionist plan" to depress oil prices. It accused Kuwait of
- having stolen $2.4 billion worth of oil from an Iraqi oilfield. Iraq had
- claimed sovereignty over Kuwait in 1961.
-
- Pres. Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, July 25, said that Hussein had assured him
- that he had no intention of invading Kuwait. Oil ministers of the OPEC
- nations, meeting in Geneva July 27, agreed to an increase in the price of
- oil per barrel, from $18 to $21, less than what Iraq had demanded.
-
- Talks between Iraq and Kuwait over oil and border disputes broke off Aug. 1.
- Meanwhile, Iraq had massed 100,000 soldiers on its border with Kuwait.
- Kuwait's entire army contained only 20,000 men, and it was overmatched by
- Iraq in all categories of weaponry.
-
- Iraqi tanks and infantry invaded Kuwait before dawn, Aug. 2, and Iraq
- announced it was responding to a call from Kuwaiti revolutionaries who had
- overthrown the monarchy. Despite resistance from the Kuwaitis, Iraqi forces
- quickly seized key roads and buildings, and soon claimed effective control
- of the country. The emir of Kuwait escaped from the presidential palace by
- helicopter.
-
- Pres. George Bush, Aug. 2, denounced Iraq's action as "naked aggression,"
- and he signed executive orders banning most trade with Iraq and freezing
- Iraq's and Kuwait's assets in the U.S. An aircarft carrier battle group was
- dispatched to the Persian Gulf.
-
- Voting 14-0, the U.N. Security Council, Aug. 2,c ondemned the invasion and
- demanded the withdrawal of Iraqi troops. The Soviet Union, Iraq's biggest
- arms supplier, Aug. 2, suspended sales of military equipment to Baghdad, and
- on Aug. 3, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and U.S. Sec. of
- State James Baker issued a joint statement condemning the invasion.
-
- Reflecting fears that petroleum supplies from the Mideast would be
- disrupted, oil prices began to rise worldwide.
-
- By Aug. 3, Iraqi forces were massing along the Saudi Arabian border. The
- Arab League opposed, Aug. 3, the "aggression" against Kuwait, but the
- resolution was supported by only 14 of the league's 21 members. The 12
- nations of the European Community, Aug. 4, banned oil imports from Iraq and
- Kuwait, embargoed arms, and suspended most trade with Iraq. Most nations in
- the West, as well as Japan, had already frozen Kuwaiti assets, estimated at
- $100 billion.
-
- Kuwaiti radio, controlled by Iraq, announced, Aug. 4, that Kuwait's
- "provisional government" had formed a 9-man military cabinet.
-
- In a 13-0 vote, the U.N. Security Council, Aug. 6, asked all 159 U.N.
- members to end all trade, financial and commercial dealings, and
- transportation links with Iraq and Kuwait. Turkey said it would cut off the
- flow of Iraqi oil from the pipeline that ran from Iraq through Turkey to the
- Red Sea.
-
- U.S. Defense Secretary Richard Cheney met with King Fahd of Saudi Arabia,
- Aug. 6. The king gave permission for the U.S. to deploy a military defense
- force on Saudi soil. Bush ordered such a deployment, and the first U.S.
- forces left for Saudi Arabia Aug. 7. The elements of the U.S. deployment, in
- an operation named Desert Shield, included F-15 fighters, 2,300
- paratroopers, B-52 bombers, F-111 fighter-bombers, and AWACS radar planes.
- On the seas, 2 more carrier groups were bound for the gulf. On Aug. 8, Prime
- Minister Margaret Thatcher ordered British air and naval forces to the gulf
- at King Fahd's request.
-
- Bush, addressing the American people, Aug. 8, said he sought the withdrawal
- of Iraq from Kuwait, restoration of the Kuwaiti government, stability in the
- Persian Gulf region, and protection of Americans living in the region.
-
- Iraq declared, Aug. 8, that it had annexed Kuwait, and the U.N. Security
- Council declared that action "null and void" in an unanimous 15-0 vote, Aug.
- 9.
-
- Throughout August, the U.S. forces on the ground in Saudi Arabia continued
- to build toward a projected total of perhaps 100,000 soldiers.
-
- On Aug. 9, Iraq sealed its borders and said that only foreign diplomats
- would be allowed to leave. Concern rose over the status of thousands of
- foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait.
-
- Pres. Hosni Mubarak of Egypt called for an emergency meeting of the Arab
- League and declared that Egypt would be willing to provide troops for a
- joint Arab force to oppose Iraq and allow Western forces to withdraw. The
- league, Aug. 10, voted to send troops to Saudi Arabia. In a 12-3 vote, only
- Iraq, Libya, and the Palestine Liberation Organization opposed the
- unprecedented decision. Saddam Hussein, Aug. 10, called on "Moslem masses"
- to launch a "holy war" against foreign troops and "corrupt" Arab rulers.
- Troops from Egypt and Morocco began arriving in Saudi Arabia, Aug. 11, and
- Syrian troops followed, Aug. 14.
-
- Hussein, Aug. 12, offered to link an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait to an
- Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and other conditions.
-
- It was reported, Aug. 12, that Bush had ordered the Navy fleet in the
- Mideast to be prepared to use force to prevent any ships from breaking the
- economic embargo of Iraq.
-
- In an apparent effort to mend its relations on another border, Iraq, Aug.
- 15, offered to meet demands made by Iran during the Persian Gulf war of the
- 1980's. Saddam Hussein offered to accept a 1975 agreement giving each
- country sovereignty over half of a waterway dividing the 2 countries. He
- also offered to withdraw Iraqi troops from Iranian territory and to begin
- an exchange of prisoners.
-
- In a speech, Aug. 15, Bush stressed "access to energy resources" and "Our
- jobs, our way of life" as factors related to the intervention in the gulf.
-
- Iraq ordered all foreign embassies in Kuwait to be shut down, and on Aug.
- 16, it ordered 6,500 Americans and Britons in Kuwait to assemble in 2
- hotels. Few of the Westerners responded. OnAug. 17, the speaker of Iran's
- parliament said that Iraq had decided to "play host" to citizens of
- "aggressive nations" as long as Iraq remained threatened. He said they would
- be given"appropriate accommodations" at industrial and military
- installations--potential targets if a war broke out. Bush, Aug. 18,
- denounced this plan as "totally unacceptable" and "contrary to all accepted
- norms of international conduct." France, Aug. 18, warned of "grave
- consequences" if its 560 citizens in Iraq and Kuwait were harmed.
-
- U.S. Navy warships fired warning shots, Aug. 18, past 2 outbound Iraqi oil
- tankers, which kept moving despite the shots. At the Yemeni port of Aden,
- Aug. 21, Yemen refused to unload the oil. Bush, Aug. 22, ordered a limited
- mobilization of U.S. military reserves. Most would fill noncombat support
- roles.
-
- On Aug. 23, a barrel of a benchmark grade of U.S. crude oil stood at almost
- $32, an increase of $14 since early July.
-
- Saddam Hussein met, Aug. 23, with a group of Britons being detained in Iraq
- and assured them in an encounter that was shown on television that they were
- "guests" and not hostages. Several young British children seemed frightened,
- and the British Foreign Office called the broadcast a "repulsive charade."
- Iraqi troops surrounded some foreign embassies in Kuwait, Aug. 24, after
- they refused to shut down. Iraq said women and children dependents of U.S.
- diplomats could leave, but that the men would have to stay. Britain reported
- that hundreds of its citizens were being held hostage in Kuwait and Iraq.
-
- The U.N. Security Council, Aug. 25, authorized the naval armada in the
- Persian Gulf to use force if necessary to prevent violations of U.N.
- economic sanctions imposed on Iraq. The support of the Soviet Union had
- proved crucial in the adoption of the unprecedented resolution--the first
- time the United Nations had approved the use of military force not under the
- U.N. flag or command.
-
- Saddam Hussein, Aug. 28, ordered the release, as a humanitarian gesture, of
- all foreign women and children who were being detained.
-
- On Aug. 29, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries authorized its
- members to increase oil production to maintain normal supplies during the
- crisis.
-
- In resolutions adopted Sept. 1, 12 members of the Arab League called on Iraq
- to leave Kuwait, pay reparations, and free all foreign nationals. Libya
- opposed the resolutions, and 8 members boycotted the meeting.
-
- Beginning Sept. 1, Iraq began freeing hundreds of foreigners from a number
- of countries, but many more were still held as hostages. Some 2,500
- Americans, including many women and children, were believed still stranded
- in Iraq and Kuwait. By early September, some 600,000 refugees had streamed
- through Jordan, and 100,000 still remained there, often going hungry in
- desert camps.
-
- Bush announced, Sept. 4, that, subject to congressional approval, he was
- forgiving Egypt's $7 billion military debt to the U.S. for supporting
- American policy in the Persian Gulf.
-
- Sec. of State James Baker, during a Middle East trip, received large pledges
- of financial support, Sept. 6, from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and, Sept. 7,
- from the exiled emir of Kuwait.
-
- Bush and Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev met at a summit conference in
- Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 9, to discuss the Gulf crisis. The summit was held
- to demonstrate superpower unity on the issue, and an outgrowth was a clear
- U.S. recognition that the Soviet Union had a role to play in the Middle
- East. At a joint press conference, Bush said that no military options had
- been discussed. Gorbachev said that Soviet participation in the area would
- be limited to 2 naval vessels.
-
- Baker, at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Sept. 10, called the
- Soviets reliable partners in the crisis. He said that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
- and the United Arab Emirates had made pledges of support totaling $12
- billion for the rest of 1990. Half of this would go to cover U.S. military
- costs, and the rest would assist the economies of Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey,
- which had been damaged by the trade embargo of Iraq.
-
- Bush, addressing a joint session of Congress, Sept. 11, said the U.S. could
- not allow the oil resource to be controlled by anyone as ruthless as Saddam
- Hussein. He said that in any future action he would not be deterred by
- Iraq's policy of using Western hostages as shields.
-
- After a meeting of the foreign ministers of Iraq and Iran, during which they
- agreed to resume diplomatic relations, Iran's supreme religious leader,
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said, Sept. 12, that a jihad, or holy war, was
- justified in combatting the U.S. military buildup.
-
- After an Iraqi tanker in the Gulf of Oman refused to stop, Sept. 14, U.S.
- and Australian ships fired warning shots at it. The ship stopped, was
- inspected by U.S. and Australian sailors, and then allowed to proceed. U.S.
- forces were boarding several ships a day, mainly in the Red Sea.
-
- Iraqi troops raided several Western embassies in Kuwait City, Sept. 14. Four
- French citizens were seized, then released. French Pres. Francois Mitterrand
- denounced the incident, Sept. 14, and Britain announced, Sept. 14, it was
- sending an armored brigade of 8,000 troops and 120 tanks to Saudi Arabia.
- West Germany, Sept. 15, announced a $2 billion package of aid for the Gulf
- effort, and Mitterrand ordered 4,000 soldiers, as well as planes,
- helicopters, and tanks, sent to Saudi Arabia.
-
- Iraq, Sept. 15, opened the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and
- allowed thousands of Kuwaitis to flee into exile. But the refugee flow
- dwindled when Iraqis began seizing military-age Kuwaiti men. The refugees
- reported widespread incidences of torture and execution by Iraqi troops.
-
- A video tape recorded by Bush was played on Iraqi TV, Sept. 16. Iraq had
- offered the time after Bush complained that Hussein was getting too much
- exposure on American television. In the 8-minute tape, Bush warned the Iraqi
- people that Hussein had brought them to the brink of war and that ultimately
- Iraq would have to withdraw from Kuwait.
-
- Defense Secretary Cheney, Sept. 17, removed Gen. Michael Dugan as Air Force
- chief of staff after Dugan had discussed details of the gulf operation that
- were later published. He had also referred to a contingency plan to kill
- Hussein.
-
- Hussein warned, Sept. 23, that Iraq might attack oilfields in Saudi Arabia,
- other Arab countries, and Israel if economic sanctions "strangled" Iraq.
-
- Shevardnadze warned the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, that war was close
- in the Gulf unless Iraq withdrew from Kuwait. The U.N. Security Council
- voted 14-1 to impose an embargo on air traffic on Iraq.
-
- Bush, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Oct. 1, said he hoped for a
- diplomatic solution to the crisis. OnOct. 1, the House adopted a resolution
- endorsing Bush's actions in the gulf, 380-29. The Senate did the same, Oct.
- 2, 96-3. Hussein, visiting Kuwait, Oct. 3, said there would be "no
- compromise" and vowed not to give up "one inch" of what was now called
- province 19.
-
- On Oct. 10, Iraq allowed about 360 people, mostly American men of Arab
- descent, to leave Kuwait.
-
- Secretary of State James Baker said, Oct. 16, that a reported compromise
- offer from Iraq was unacceptable. It involved Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait
- if it could retain a strategic island.
-
- The Iraqi government announced, Oct. 19, that it would introduce gasoline
- rationing because of a lack of the chemicals needed to refine oil.
-
- Cheney announced, Oct. 25, that the number of American troops in the Persian
- Gulf area would be increased by up to 100,000, which could bring the total
- to 340,000 and give the U.S. forces an offensive capability.
-
- Hussein, Oct. 28, canceled the rationing of gasoline and fired his oil
- minister, saying he had made a miscalculation. Some observers thought that
- the original announcement was a ruse to make it appear that sanctions were
- working so that a military attack on Iraq would not be necessary.
-
- The U.N. Security Council, Oct. 29, passed a resolution, 13-0 with 2
- abstentions, warning Iraq that "further measures" might be taken under the
- U.N. Charter--by implication, including military action. In separate
- statements, Oct. 29, Bush and Baker warned that in light of barbarous acts
- by the Iraqis in Kuwait, the use of force remained a possibility.
-
-
- Major Actions of the 101st Congress, 1990
-
- (As of Oct. 28, 1990. For further information, see Congress, Chronology, and
- Addenda.)
-
- The 101st Congress reconvened Jan. 23.
-
-
- Legislation Passed by Congress and Signed or Vetoed by Pres. Bush
-
- Chinese Exchange Student Deportation. The Senate voted, Jan. 25, 62-37, to
- uphold Pres. Bush's veto of a 1989 bill that would have barred the
- deportation of Chinese exchange students from the U.S. The House had voted,
- Jan. 24, 390-25, to override the veto. Pres. Bush cited his earlier
- executive order that would protect Chinese students who feared persecution
- if forced to return to their homeland when their visas expired. If the bill
- became law, the pres. said, China would cut off all student exchange
- programs with the U.S.
-
- "Hate Crime" Statistics. Pres. Bush signed into law, Apr. 23, a bill
- requiring the federal government to keep records of crimes motivated by
- ethnic, racial, or sexual prejudice. The Hate Crimes Statistics Act had been
- passed by the House, Apr. 4, 408-18; and by the Senate, Feb. 8, 92-4. The
- law required the Justice Dept. to compile and publish data for the next five
- years on crimes including murder, rape, assault, arson, vandalism and
- intimidation. Several states already required such monitoring, but the new
- bill marked the first time the federal government would collect data
- nationwade as to the motivation behind such crimes, in order to monitor
- their extent, determine law enforcement priorities, and suggest possible
- legal changes.
-
- Supplemental Spending. Congress cleared, and Pres. Bush signed, May 25, a
- bill providing $4.3 billion in fiscal 1990 supplemental appropriations,
- including $720 million in economic aid for Panama and Nicaragua. The House
- had approved the bill, May 24, 308-108; the Senate, May 25, by voice vote. A
- House-Senate conference committee had approved the legislation, May 22,
- after deleting controversial amendments on the death penalty and abortion
- rights, May 17. The final measure was partially financed via $2 billion in
- defense cuts.
-
- Amtrak Fund Authorization. Pres. Bush vetoed a bill, May 24, that would
- authorize funds for Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, for the next
- 2 fiscal years. Pres. Bush cited a provision authorizing the Interstate
- Commerce Commisision to review freight-railroad takeovers by nonrail
- companies as "an unwarranted regulatory roadblock to financial restructuring
- of the industry." The bill would have authorized $684 million for Amtrak for
- fiscal 1991, beginning Oct. 1, and $712 million for fiscal 1992. The measure
- had been approved by the House, May 9, 322-93; and by a Senate voice vote,
- May 10. The Senate, June 12, upheld the veto by 2 votes, after the House had
- voted, June 7, 294-123, to override the veto.
-
- Family Emergency "Time Off." Pres. Bush vetoed a bill, June 29, that would
- have required workers to be allowed unpaid time off for births, adoptions,
- and major medical emergencies at home. The president cited strong objections
- to the government's dictating such a policy to employers. The bill would
- have required businesses with 50 or more employees to grant workers up to 12
- weeks of unpaid leave to care for newborn or adopted children or seriously
- ill family members. The House failed to override the veto, July 25, 232-195.
-
-
- Discrimination Against Disabilities Banned. Pres. Bush signed into law, July
- 26, The Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibited discrimination in
- employment, public accomodations, telecommunications, and transportation
- against people with a physical or mental condition that "substantially
- limited" a major life activity, such as seeing or walking. The definition of
- disabled would include AIDS victims, and drugs addicts and alcoholics
- undergoing treatment. Some 43 million Americans were expected to be
- affected. The Senate had approved, 91-6, July 13; the House, July 12,
- 377-28.
-
- Emergency Federal Funds for AIDS. Pres. Bush signed into law, Aug. 18, a
- bill authorizing emergency federal aid to help cities and states deal with
- the rising costs of treating and preventing AIDS. The Senate had passed the
- bill, 95-4, May 16; the House, 408-14, June 13. The measure provided a total
- of $4 billion over the next five years, mostly toward testing, counseling,
- and early drug treatment for those found infected with the virus causing
- AIDS.
-
- Civil Rights. Pres. Bush vetoed, Oct. 20, the Civil Rights Act of 1990. The
- measure would have allowed women and members of minority groups to collect
- damages if they could prove intentional discrimination. Workers accusing
- their employers of discrimination would have had to cite the specific
- practices that excluded women, blacks, or other minorities, however, and
- could not have won damages if employers could show that the practice was not
- intended to discriminate. The pres. contended that the legislation would
- have led to the widespread use of quotas in hiring and promotion. The
- Senate, Oct. 24, failed by one vote to override the veto.
-
-
- Other Legislation
-
- Constitutional Amendment. The Senate rejected, 58-42, a proposed
- constitutional amendment, June 26, that would have permitted states to
- prosecute those who destroyed or desecrated the American flag. The House had
- rejected the amendment, June 21, 254-177. (See Chronology.)
-
- Puerto Rico Status Decision. The House passed a bill, Oct. 10, by voice
- vote, calling for a referendum in 1991 under which the people of Puerto Rico
- could choose statehood, independence, or continuation of their commonwealth
- status, the first time either house of Congress had voted to hold such a
- referendum.
-
- Ads on Children's TV Restricted. Pres. Bush allowed a bill that limited TV
- commercials on children's programming to become law without his signature,
- Oct. 17. The law imposed a limit of 10 minutes of TV commercials an hour for
- children's programming on weekends and 12 minutes an hour on weekends. Both
- House and Senate approved by voice vote, July 23 and July 19, respectively.
-
- Budget. Congress approved a budget bill, Oct. 27, The House, 228-200, and
- the Senate, 54-45. The measure would raise taxes by more than $140 billion
- over the next five years, the core of a plan to reduce the federal deficit
- by $40 billion this year and $500 billion over five years. The measure
- included higher taxes, with the top income tax rate increased to 31 percent
- from 28 percent, a phaseout of exemptions for upper-income taxpayers, and
- the top capital gains rate set at 28 percent; an increase in excise taxes on
- gasoline, gas-guzzling cars, cigarettes, and alcohol; increased passenger
- airline ticket tax and domestic air cargo tax; and a new "luxury tax" on
- such items as expensive cars, airplanes, yachts, and furs. The measure also
- included spending cuts in Medicaid, Medicare, federal pensions, student
- loans, federal housing, and military spending. Pres. Bush said that he would
- sign the bill.
-
- Immigration. The House approved, 264-118, a major revision of the country's
- immigration law, Oct. 27. The bill would permit 700,000 people to immigrate
- each year from 1992 to 1994, compared with 500,000 under current law. The
- bill also would reduce the severity and scope of restrictions on new
- citizens and other immigrants. The Senate had approved the measure, Oct. 26.
- Pres. Bush indicated that he would sign it.
-
- As of Oct. 29, 1990, Congress was continuing to work on bills concerning
- several major issues, including crime, clean air, housing, foreign aid, and
- the financing of the National Endowment for the Arts.
-
-
- Major Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1989-90
-
- (For further information, see Supreme Court, Chronology, and Addenda.)
-
- The Supreme Court began its 1989-90 term on Oct. 2. Summaries of notable
- actions follow. The Court:
-
- Ruled, unanimously, that universities accused of discriminating in faculty
- tenure decisions had no special status under the First Amendment right of
- academic freedom that would allow them to withhold peer-review materials
- from federal investigators. (Jan. 9)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, to reaffirm its exclusion of illegally obtained evidence in a
- criminal trial, except for the specific purpose of contradicting testimony
- in court by a defendant. (Jan. 10)
-
- Ruled, unanimously, that state taxes on religious materials sold by
- religious organizations failed to violate the First Amendment's guarantee of
- religious freedom. (Jan. 17)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that the Sixth Amendment required not a "representative" jury
- reflecting a cross-section of the community, but an "impartial" jury. (Jan.
- 22)
-
- Ruled, 7-2, that a parent under court supervision for having previously
- abused a child could not cite his or her Fifth Amendment rights as
- justification for evading court orders to reveal the child's whereabouts.
-
- Declined to review, thus let stand, a federal appeals court prohibition
- against biographers' or historians' use of quotations from unpublished
- materials without permission. (Feb. 20)
-
- Declined to review, thus let stand, the military's policy of barring
- homosexuals from service. (Feb. 26)
-
- Ruled, 7-2, that police arresting a suspect in his home could make a
- warrantless search of the premises to make certain that they were not in
- danger, and that evidence seized at this time could be used against the
- defendant. (Feb. 28)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that Pennsylvania's death penalty, which required a death
- sentence if a jury found that a murder was committed with at least one
- "aggravating" circumstance and no "mitigating" circumstances, was
- constitutional. The law was similar to those in at least 12 other states.
- (Feb. 28)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, in two cases, that federal judges, in deciding habeas corpus
- petitions, could not give retroactive application to court decisions that
- came after the date of an inmate's conviction, even if a later decision
- indicated that the inmate might have been tried or sentenced
- unconstitutionally. (Mar. 5)
-
- Ruled, 6-3, that a state death penalty law could not require the jury's
- unanimous consent for the consideration of "mitigating" circumstances. (Mar.
- 5)
-
- Ruled, unanimously, that the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech
- disallowed the prohibition of grand jury witnesses from discussing the
- "content, gist, or import" of their testimony following the completion of
- the investigation. (Mar. 21)
-
- Ruled, unanimously, that migrant farm workers injured on the job were not
- restricted to what they could recover under state workers' compensation
- laws, but were entitled to sue their employers for damages under the Migrant
- and Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Protection Act. (Mar. 21)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that state appeals courts were permitted to weigh "aggravating"
- factors against "mitigating" factors of a crime and decide whether to impose
- the death penalty, if a jury had considered factors that were improper.
- (Mar. 28)
-
- Declined to review, thus let stand, a ban on school dances allegedly derived
- from a Christian fundamentalist belief that social dance was sinful. (Apr.
- 16)
-
- Ruled, 9-0, that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring
- employment discrimination on the basis of sex, did not prohibit the filing
- of such discrimination suits in state as well as federal courts. (Apr. 17)
-
- Ruled, 6-3, that a state may ban the use of the drug peyote, containing the
- hallucinogenic substance mescaline, in Native American religious rituals.
- The sacramental use of peyote was exempted from criminal penalties by
- federal law and the laws of 23 states. (Apr. 17)
-
- Ruled, 6-3, that states could make unlawful the possession of pornographic
- photos of children even in private homes, the first time the court banned
- the private possession of pornography, already prohibited by 19 states.
- (Apr. 18)
-
- Declined to review, thus let stand, a decision permitting a lawsuit for
- parental rights by a man who had donated sperm for the artificial
- insemination of a woman to whom he was not married. (Apr. 23)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that the prosecution of a drunk driver for homicide, after he
- had pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in a fatal traffic accident, would
- constitute double jeopardy. (May 29)
-
- Ruled, 8-1, that the 1984 Equal Access Act, requiring public high schools to
- give student religious and political groups the same access to facilities as
- other student organizations, did not violate the Constitution's requirement
- of separation between church and state. (June 4)
-
- Ruled, 8-1, that police need not have provided the Miranda warning as to
- rights against self-incrimination in the case of a jailed suspect who
- confessed to an undercover police officer posing as a fellow inmate, since
- this involved "strategic deception" and not "coercion." (June 4)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that a 1989 federal law making it a crime to burn or deface the
- American flag was unconstitutional, since it violated the First Amendment's
- guarantee of free speech. (June 11)
-
- Ruled, 6-3, that an anonymous tip was sufficient grounds for suspicion to
- permit police legally to stop and question a suspect. (June 11)
-
- Ruled, 6-3, that police checkpoints to examine drivers for evidence of
- intoxication, although resulting in a "seizure," were nevertheless
- "reasonable" in view of the merely "slight" intrusion on motorists, combined
- with the state's interest in decreasing drunken driving. (June 14)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that hospitals and nursing homes could sue states for higher
- Medicaid Reimbursement rates. (June 14)
-
- Ruled, 6-2, that an exemption from patent infringement for drugs, to permit
- testing, also could be applied to medical devices, both of which were
- regulated under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (June 16)
-
- Ruled, 8-1, that the police could videotape drunk-driving suspects and use
- evidence of their slurred speech against them at a trial, without having
- advised the drivers first of their constitutional rights. However, in a
- separate decision, the court ruled, 5-4, against the use of a defendant's
- videotaped response to a police request to name the year in which he had
- turned six years old. (June 18)
-
- Ruled, 7-2, that editorial statements of opinion were not automatically
- exempted by the First Amendment from libel lawsuits. (June 21)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that it was unconstitutional to use partisan political
- considerations as the basis for hiring, promoting, or transferring public
- employees in non-policy-making positions. (June 21)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that a person whose wishes were clearly known had a
- constitutional right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. However,
- in this first ruling on a "right to die" case, the court also ruled that
- there was no such "clear and convincing evidence" as to the wishes of the
- individual in question. (June 25)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that states could require a teenage girl to notify both parents
- before having an abortion, if the law offered the alternative of a court
- hearing for those who did not want their parents involved. The court also
- held, 5-4, that a state law requiring notification of both parents was
- constitutional only because it provided the alternative of a court hearing.
- Further, the court upheld a provision that the states could require minors
- to wait 48 hours for an abortion after parental notification. In a separate
- decision, the court ruled, 6-3, that states could require a minor either to
- notify one parent or to seek permission from a court because she believed
- she was mature enough to make her own decision or because notifying a parent
- would not be in her best interest. (June 25)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that states could permit alleged victims of child abuse to
- testify on closed-circuit TV or via other indirect methods, in order to
- avoid confronting the defendant in court, if this was absolutely necessary
- to prevent emotional trauma to a child and if the defendant's attorney had
- an opportunity to cross-examine the child. In a separate ruling, 5-4, the
- court barred a physician's testimony about statements made to him by an
- alleged child-abuse victim who was considered incapable of testifying in
- person, unless prosecutors explained why the child could not testify and why
- the third-party testimony should be considered reliable. (June 27)
-
- Ruled, 5-4, that affirmative action policies created to increase the number
- of broadcast licenses held by minorities and women could be adopted by
- Congress, the first court approval of an affirmative action program for a
- reason other than simply correcting the effects of past discrimination.
- (June 27)
-
- The court concluded the 1989 session June 28, having issued 129 signed
- majority opinions, the smallest number in a decade. Justice William J.
- Brennan resigned from the Court, July 20, after nearly 34 years of service,
- citing his age of 84 and a stroke suffered that month. On July 23, Pres.
- Bush named David H. Souter, 50, of New Hampshire, and on Oct. 3. the Senate
- voted, 90-9, to confirm him as Justice Brennan's successor. Issues facing
- the court in the 1990-91 session included school desegregation, sex
- discrimination, and the authority of federal judges and agencies.
-
-
- Historical Anniversaries
-
- 1971--20 Years Ago
-
- U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon imposes a 90-day wage and price freeze.
-
- U.S. planes bomb Vietcong supply routes in Cambodia; fighting in Indochina
- spreads to Laos and Cambodia; and the U.S. conducts large-scale bombing
- against North Vietnam;
-
- The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing 18-year-olds to vote, is
- ratified.
-
- The Supreme Court upholds the busing of schoolchildren to achieve racial
- balance. The Court rules federal and state aid to parochial schools
- unconstitutional.
-
- The "Pentagon Papers" are excerpted in the New York Times.
-
- The U.S. Postal Service replaces the Post Office Department; rates rise from
- 6 to 8 cents per ounce.
-
- Amtrak (The National Railroad Passenger Corp.) takes over almost all U.S.
- passenger railroad traffic.
-
- Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, N.Y., is the scene of a riot, and Gov.
- Nelson Rockefeller calls in the state police; 10 guards, 32 inmates are
- killed, 80 people wounded.
-
- Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist are named to the U.S. Supreme
- Court.
-
- The U.S. Senate stops federal funding of the supersonic transport.
-
- The U.S. and USSR sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons on the ocean floor.
-
- China hosts the U.S. table tennis team, starting a new era of U.S.-China
- detente.
-
- China is admitted to the U.N.
-
- Kurt Waldheim becomes U.N. Secretary General.
-
- Charles Manson and three co-defendants are found guilty of the Sharon Tate
- murders.
-
- Lt. William Calley Jr. is found guilty of premeditated murder in the Mylai
- killings.
-
- The Republic of Zaire is created from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
-
- Maj.-Gen. Idi Amin establishes himself as head of Uganda.
-
- Haiti's "Papa Doc" Duvalier dies, and is succeeded by his 19-year-old son
- Jean-Claude, "Baby Doc," as "President for life."
-
- Cigarette ads are banned from U.S. TV
-
- The Jesus Movement becomes popular in the U.S.
-
- The Fillmore East and Fillmore West are closed.
-
- Billie Jean King becomes the first woman athlete to win $100,000 in a single
- year.
-
- The Washington Senators become the Texas Rangers.
-
- Books: nonfiction: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown; fiction: Love
- Story, Erich Segal; The Book of Daniel, E.L. Doctorow; The Winds of War,
- Herman Wouk; Rabbit Redux, John Updike; The Tenants, Bernard Malamud; The
- Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath.
-
- Movies: Woody Allen's "Bananas", Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange",
- Mike Nichols's "Carnal Knowledge", Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture
- Show", William Friedkin's "The French Connection."
-
- Theater: "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," Neil Simon; "Butley," Simon Gray;
- musicals: "Follies," "Godspell," "Jesus Christ Superstar."
-
- Music: "Tapestry," Carole King; "Take Me Home, Country Roads," John Denver;
- "Imagine," John Lennon.
-
- 1941--50 Years Ago
-
- World War II becomes a worldwide conflict as German troops invade Soviet
- Russia and Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor. A Lend-Lease program to aid
- the Allies is recommended by U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, despite
- widespread isolationism. German troops lay seige to Leningrad in June,
- confidently carrying no winter clothing, but in December are still fighting.
- Pearl Harbor, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu is attacked Dec. 7 (Dec. 8,
- Tokyo time) from 360-carrier based Japanese planes, which sink the battle
- ships U.S.S. Arizona, Oklahoma, California, Nevada, and West Virginia;
- damage 3 others as well as 3 cruisers and 3 destroyers, destroy 200 U.S.
- planes, and kill 2,344 men. The attack precedes Japan's declaration of war.
- FDR calls Dec. 7 "a date that will live in infamy," and declares war on
- Japan. Germany declares war on the U.S., Dec. 11, Italy follows; the U.S.
- declares war on Germany and Italy; Romania declares war on the U.S., Dec.
- 12; Bulgaria, Dec. 13. The Japanese invade the Philippines Dec. 22; Wake
- Island falls Dec. 23, Hong Kong, Dec. 25. In the Soviet Union, German SS
- units machine-gun some 3,000 Jewish men, women and children, and from
- 50,000-96,000 Ukrainians, at least 60% Jews. In Estonia, Galicia, Latvia,
- Lithuania, Poland, and Russia, Jews flee from advancing German troops; those
- caught are forced into labor gangs, ghettos, military brothels,
- machine-gunned, or shipped in freight cars to detention camps where many are
- found dead on arrival. Jewish stores, factories, libraries, synagogues, and
- cemeteries are damaged or destroyed. FDR calls for a world with Four
- Freedoms protected: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from
- want, and freedom from fear. The U.S. Treasury issues war bonds. U.S. tax
- rates are increased sharply to raise billions for war-related expenditures.
-
- Grand Coulee Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric installation, begins
- generating power on the Columbia River in Washington.
-
- A U.S. Fair Employment Practice Committee is created by FDR, after a march
- of 50,000 blacks on Washington is threatened by A. Philip Randolph, pres. of
- the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, to protest unfair employment
- practices in the war industry and the government.
-
- The first U.S. diesel freight locomotives go into service for the Atchinson,
- Topeka and Santa Fe.
-
- The Lincoln Continental is introduced by Ford.
-
- Mount Rushmore sculptor John Gutzon Borglum dies, his son continues, but
- leaves the work incomplete.
-
- Dacron is introduced.
-
- Quality Inns motel company is established.
-
- Cheerios cereal is introduced.
-
- Casserole Cookery by Marian Tracy is published, and will become the war
- bride's favorite.
-
- Le Pavillon opens in New York.
-
- Stan Musial begins playing for the St. Louis Cardinals.
-
- The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, D.C.
-
- Books: nonfiction: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, James Agee and Walker
- Evans; Escape from Freedom, Erich Fromm; fiction: The Last Tycoon, F. Scott
- Fitzgerald (posthumously); Mildred Pierce, James M. Cain; The Keys of the
- Kingdom, A.J. Cronin; What Makes Sammy Run?, Budd Shulberg; juvenile:
- Curious George, H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey.
-
- Movies: Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane," John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon,"
- Chaplin's "The Great Dictator," Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca"; "Sergeant
- York," "How Green Was My Valley," "The Sea Wolf," "The Little Foxes," "Penny
- Serenade," "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break," "The Lady Eve," Walt
- Disney's "Dumbo."
-
- Theater: "Arsenic and Old Lace," Joseph Kesselring; "Native Son," Richard
- Wright and Paul Green; "Watch on the Rhine," Lillian Hellman; "Mother
- Courage," Bertolt Brecht; "Blithe Spirit," Noel Coward; musicals: "Lady in
- the Dark."
-
- Radio: "Duffy's Tavern" begins.
-
- Music: "Lili Marlene," "Blues in the Night," "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over)
- the White Cliffs of Dover," "I Don't Want to Walk Without You," "Take the A
- Train," "I'll Remember April," "Deep in the Heart of Texas," "Jersey
- Bounce," "Cow-Cow Boogie," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," "Boogie-Woogie Bugle
- Boy," "Anniversary Waltz."
-
- 1891--100 Years Ago
-
- U.S. workers strike for higher wages, shorter hours.
-
- "Jim Crow" anti-black laws are enacted in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and
- Tennessee.
-
- Chicago's Provident Hospital, founded by black surgeon Daniel Hale Williams,
- becomes the first U.S. interracial hospital, and incorporates the first U.S.
- nursing school for black women.
-
- A gasoline engine that will power a road vehicle is designed by Charles
- Edward Duryea, a bicycle designer, and his brother Franklin, a toolmaker, in
- Chicopee, Mass.
-
- The world's first old age pension plan takes effect in Germany.
-
- In Java, a Dutch anthropologist discovers Pithecanthropus erectus, called
- Java Man.
-
- The Young Turk movement, aiming to secure liberal reforms, is founded in
- Geneva.
-
- Gauguin settles in Tahiti.
-
- The University of Chicago is founded.
-
- The American Express Traveler's Cheque is copyrighted by the 41-year-old
- American Express Company.
-
- The first full-service advertising agency is founded in New York City.
-
- W.L. Judson, an American, invests the clothing zipper, but it will not be
- put to practical use until 1919.
-
- The first electric oven for commercial use is introduced in St. Paul, Minn.
-
- Basketball is invested in Springfield, Mass. by James Naismith, a
- Canadian-American physical education director, who sets up fruit baskets on
- ladders and makes rules that will be used in the first public game in March,
- 1892.
-
- The first football rulebook is written by Walter Camp, who invents the
- 11-man team, signals, the scrimmage line, and the quarterback position.
-
- Books: Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy; New Grub Street, George
- Gissing; The Light That Failed, Rudyard Kiping; The Picture of Dorian Gray,
- Oscar Wilde.
-
- Art: "The Bath," Mary Cassatt; "Toilers of the Sea," Albert Pinkham Ryder;
- "Hail Mary," Paul Gauguin; first music hall posters, Henri de
- Toulouse-Lautrec.
-
- Theater; "Hedda Gabler," Henrik Ibsen; "The American," Henry James.
-
- 1791--200 Years Ago
-
- Louis XVI accepts the French constitution, France annexes Avignon and
- Venaissin, and the National Assembly dissolves.
-
- British orator Edmund Burke criticizes the French Revolution; America's
- Thomas Paine replies with the pamphlet "The Rights of Man."
-
- The Society of United Irishmen is founded to agitate for independence from
- Great Britain.
-
- The Canada Act of the British Parliament divides Canada at the Ottawa River
- into Upper, mainly English, and Lower, mainly French.
-
- Odessa is established by Russian pioneers on the Black Sea.
-
- Blacks born of free parents in the French West Indies gain the vote and the
- same privileges of all French citizens, but Saint Domingue's white colonists
- threaten to cecede; the blacks and mulattoes revolt, and in several months
- some 2,000 whites, 10,000 blacks and mulattoes are killed.
-
- More humane treatment of the insane is proposed by French physician Philippe
- Pinel.
-
- The waltz becomes fashionable in England.
-
- Vermont is admitted to the Union as the 14th state.
-
- The Bill of Rights becomes law as Virginia ratifies the first 10 Amendments
- to the Constitution.
-
- The first U.S. crop report is prepared by Pres. George Washington.
-
- Books: biography: The Life of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell; poetry: "Tam
- O'Shanter," Robert Burns.
-
- Music: opera: "Cosi Fan Tutte," and "The Magic Flute," Mozart.
-
- 1691--300 Years Ago
-
- The Massachusetts colony extends religious liberty to all but Catholics.
-
- 1591--400 Years Ago
-
- The systematic use of letters in algebra to represent both coefficients and
- unknown quantities is introduced by the French mathematician Francois Viete,
- who will be called "the father of algebra."
-
- Dublin's Trinity College is founded by Queen Elizabeth.
-
- Shakespeare writes "The Comedy of Errors."
-
- Pamplona, in northern Spain, begins the custom of running the bulls through
- the streets to the local bullring--the local men running in front of them.
-
- 1491--500 Years Ago
-
- France's Charles VIII annexes Brittany by marrying Anne, Duchess of
- Brittany; England's Henry VII goes to war to stop the annexation, making
- peace with Scotland to free his troops for action.
-
- Girolamo Savonarola begins denouncing the corruption in Florence, especially
- by Lorenzo de'Medici.
-
- 1391--600 Years Ago
-
- Switzerland begins, with the League of the Three Forest Cantons formed by
- Uri, Schwz, and Unterwalden for mutual defense, but not yet independent from
- Austria.
-
- 1291--700 Years Ago
-
- The Crusades end, as the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem settle in Cyprus.
-
- 1191--800 Years Ago
-
- England's Richard the Lion-Hearted embarks on the Third Crusade with a fleet
- of 100 ships. He conquers Cyprus and sells it to the Templars.
-
- Zen Buddhism is introduced to Japan from China by the priest Aeisai, who
- also plants tea seeds in Japan.
-
- 1091--900 Years Ago
-
- The Treaty of Caen ends hostilities between England's William II and
- Normandy's Robert Curthose.
-
- Sicily becomes free of the Moslems who have held the island for 130 years.
-
-
- CONGRESS
-
- The One Hundred and Second Congress
-
- With 1990 Election Results
-
- The Senate
-
-
- Terms are for 6 years and end Jan. 3 of the year preceding name. Annual
- salary $98,400, with a cost-of-living increase scheduled for Jan. 1, 1991;
- President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader $109,500, with a
- cost-of-living increase scheduled for Jan. 1, 1991. To be eligible for the
- U.S. Senate a person must be at least 30 years of age, a citizen of the
- United States for at least 9 years, and a resident of the state from which
- he is chosen. The Congress must meet annually on Jan. 3, unless it has, by
- law, appointed a different day.
- Senate officials (101st Congress): President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd;
- Majority Leader George Mitchell; Majority Whip Alan Cranston; Minority
- Leader Bob Dole; Minority Whip Alan Simpson.
- 1 Jan. 3, unless otherwise noted. 2 Elected governor; seat tobe filled.
-
-
- (News Election Service)
- Preliminary Totals
- Dem., 56; Rep., 44; Total, 100. *Incumbent. Bold face denotes winner.
-
-
- ╓┌────────────────┌────────────────────────────────────┌─────────────────────╖
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Alabama Alabama Alabama
- 1997 Howell Heflin* (D)/1979 708,982
- Bill Cabaniss (R) 461,421
- 1993 Richard C. Shelby (D)/1987
- Alaska Alaska Alaska
- 1997 Ted Stevens* (R)/12/24/68 106,465
- Michael Beasley (D) 51,966
- 1993 Frank Murkowski (R)/1981
- Arizona Arizona Arizona
- 1993 John S. McCain (R)/1987
- 1995 Dennis DeConcini* (D)/1977
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1995 Dennis DeConcini* (D)/1977
- Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
- 1997 David Pryor* (D)/1979 Unopposed
- 1993 Dale Bumpers (D)/1975
- California California California
- 1993 Alan Cranston (D)/1969
- 1995 2Pete Wilson* (R)/1983
- Colorado Colorado Colorado
- 1997 Hank Brown (R) 568,095
- Josie Heath (D) 425,543
- 1993 Timothy E. Wirth (D)/1987
- Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut
- 1993 Christopher J. Dodd (D)/1981
- 1995 Joe Lieberman (D)/1989
- Delaware Delaware Delaware
- 1997 Joseph R. Biden Jr.* (D)/1973 112,128
- M. Jane Brady (R) 64,682
- 1995 William V. Roth Jr.* (R)/1/1/71
- Florida Florida Florida
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Florida Florida Florida
- 1993 Bob Graham (D)/1987
- 1995 Connie Mack (R)/1989
- Georgia Georgia Georgia
- 1997 Sam Nunn* (D)/1972 Unopposed
- 1993 Wyche Fowler Jr. (D)/1987
- Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii
- 1993 Daniel K. Inouye (D)/1963
- 1995 Daniel K. Akaka* (D)/5/16/90 188,900
- Patricia Saiki (R) 155,978
- Ken Schoolland (B) 4,787
- Idaho Idaho Idaho
- 1997 Larry E. Craig* (R) 178,653
- Ron J. Twilegar (D) 112,752
- 1993 Steven D. Symms (R)/1981
- Illinois Illinois Illinois
- 1997 Paul Simon* (D)/1985 2,075,493
- Lynn Martin (R) 1,120,179
- 1993 Alan J. Dixon (D)/1981
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1993 Alan J. Dixon (D)/1981
- Indiana Indiana Indiana
- 1997 Dan Coats* (R)/1989 799,410
- Baron P. Hill (D) 692,246
- 1995 Richard G. Lugar* (R)/1977
- Iowa Iowa Iowa
- 1997 Tom Harkin* (D)/1985 525,098
- Tom Tauke (R) 446,892
- 1993 Charles E. Grassley (R)/1981
- Kansas Kansas Kansas
- 1997 Nancy L. Kassebaum* (R)/12/23/78 575,231
- Dick Williams (D) 206,428
- 1993 Robert J. Dole (R)/1969
- Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky
- 1997 Mitch McConnell* (R)/1985 476,812
- G. Harvey I. Sloane (D) 436,542
- 1993 Wendell H. Ford (D)/12/28/74
- Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
- 1997 J. Bennett Johnston* (D)/11/14/72
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1997 J. Bennett Johnston* (D)/11/14/72
- 1993 John B. Breaux (D)/1987
- Maine Maine Maine
- 1997 William S. Cohen* (R)/1979 308,783
- Neil Rolde (D) 194,932
- 1995 George J. Mitchell* (D)/5/17/80
- Maryland Maryland Maryland
- 1993 Barbara A. Mikulski (D)/1987
- 1995 Paul S. Sarbanes* (D)/1977
- Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
- 1997 John F. Kerry* (D)/1/2/85 1,180,209
- Jim Rappaport (R) 892,624
- 1995 Edward M. Kennedy* (D)/11/7/62
- Michigan Michigan Michigan
- 1997 Carl Levin* (D)/1979 1,450,319
- Bill Schuette (R) 1,036,169
- 1995 Donald W. Riegle Jr.* (D)/12/30/76
- Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota
- 1997 Paul David Wellstone (D) 862,525
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1997 Paul David Wellstone (D) 862,525
- Rudy Boschwitz* (R)/12/30/78 802,407
- 1995 David Durenberger* (R)/11/8/78
- Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
- 1997 Thad Cochran* (R)/12/27/78
- 1995 Trent Lott (R)/3/3/89
- Missouri Missouri Missouri
- 1993 Christopher S. Bond (R)/1987
- 1995 John C. Danforth* (R)/12/27/76
- Montana Montana Montana
- 1997 Max Baucus* (D)/12/15/78 217,451
- Allen Kolstad (R) 93,984
- 1995 Conrad Burns (R)/1989
- Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
- 1997 J. James Exon* (D)/1979 342,642
- Hal Daub (R) 237,244
- 1995 J. Robert Kerrey (D)/1989
- Nevada Nevada Nevada
- 1993 Harry M. Reid (D)/1987
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1993 Harry M. Reid (D)/1987
- 1995 Richard H. Bryan (D)/1989
- New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire
- 1997 Robert Smith (R) 188,854
- John Durkin (D) 91,786
- 1993 Warren Rudman (R)/12/31/80
- New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey
- 1997 Bill Bradley* (D)/1979 969,363
- Christine Todd Whitman (R) 911,247
- 1995 Frank R. Lautenberg* (D)/12/27/82
- New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico
- 1997 Pete V. Domenici* (R)/1973 294,226
- Tom R. Benavides (D) 109,375
- 1995 Jeff Bingaman* (D)/1983
- New York New York New York
- 1993 Alfonse M. D'Amato (R)/1981
- 1995 Daniel Patrick Moynihan* (D)/1977
- North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
- 1997 Jesse Helms* (R)/1973 1,071,332
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1997 Jesse Helms* (R)/1973 1,071,332
- Harvey Gantt (D) 969,620
- 1993 Terry Sanford (D) 11/5/86
- North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota
- 1993 Kent Conrad (D)/1987
- 1995 Quentin N. Burdick* (D)/8/8/60
- Ohio Ohio Ohio
- 1993 John Glenn (D)/12/24/74
- 1995 Howard M. Metzenbaum* (D)/12/29/76
- Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
- 1997 David L. Boren (D)/1979 735,644
- Stephen Jones (R) 148,814
- 1993 Don Nickles (R)/1981
- Oregon Oregon Oregon
- 1997 Mark O. Hatfield* (R)/1/10/67 541,035
- Harry Lonsdale (D) 463,438
- 1993 Bob Packwood (R)/1969
- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
- 1993 Arlen Specter (R)/1981
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1993 Arlen Specter (R)/1981
- 1995 John Heinz* (R)/1977
- Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island
- 1997 Claiborne Pell (D)/1961 216,253
- Claudine Schneider (R) 133,552
- 1995 John H. Chafee* (R)/12/29/76<
- South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina
- 1997 Strom Thurmond* (R)/11/7/56 475,510
- Bob Cunningham (D) 241,847
- 1993 Ernest Fritz Hollings* (D)/11/9/66
- South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota
- 1997 Larry Pressler* (R)/1979 135,443
- Ted Muenster (D) 116,431
- Dean L. Sinclair (I) 6,548
- 1993 Thomas A. Daschle (D)/1987
- Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
- 1997 Albert Gore Jr.* (D)/1985 526,869
- William R. Hawkins (R) 229,714
- 1995 James R. Sasser* (D)/1977
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1995 James R. Sasser* (D)/1977
- Texas Texas Texas
- 1997 Phil Gramm* (R)/1985 2,293,144
- Hugh Parmer (D) 1,425,395
- 1995 Lloyd Bentsen* (D)/1971
- Utah Utah Utah
- 1993 Jake Garn (R)/12/21/74
- 1995 Orrin G. Hatch* (R)/1977
- Vermont Vermont Vermont
- 1993 Patrick J. Leahy (D)/1975
- 1995 James M. Jeffords (R)/1989
- Virginia Virginia Virginia
- 1997 John W. Warner* (R)/1/2/79 872,764
- Nancy Spanaus (I) 196,258
- 1995 Charles S. Robb (D)/1989
- Washington Washington Washington
- 1993 Brock Adams (D)/1987
- 1995 Slade Gorton (R)/1981
- West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
- Term ends Senator (Party)/Service from1 1990 Election
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
- 1997 John D. Rockefeller IV* (D)/1/15/85 274,614
- John Yoder (R) 126,035
- 1995 Robert C. Byrd* (D)/1959
- Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
- 1993 Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R)/1981
- 1995 Herbert H. Kohl (D)/1989
- Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming
- 1997 Alan K. Simpson* (R)/1979 100,800
- Kathy Helling (D) 56,692
- 1995 Malcolm Wallop* (R)/1977
-
-
-
-
- The House of Representatives
-
-
- Members' terms to Jan. 3, 1993. Annual salary $96,600 increasing to at least
- $120,800 on Jan. 1, 1991; Speaker of the House, $124,000, increasing to
- $155,000 on Jan. 1, 1991; Majority Leader and Minority Leader $107,300,
- increasing to $134,100 on Jan. 1, 1991. To be eligible for membership, a
- person must be at least 25, a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years, and a
- resident of the state from which he or she is chosen.
- House Officials (101st Congress): Speaker Thomas S. Foley; Majority Leader
- Richard A. Gephardt; Majority Whip William H. Gray 3d; Minority Leader
- Robert H. Michel; Minority Whip Newt Gingrich.
- D-Democrat; R-Republican; AI-American Independent; ASI-Amer. System
- Independent; B-Libertarian; C-Conservative; I-Independent; IC-Ind.
- Conservative; IS-Illinois Solidarity; JW-Jim Wham; L-Liberal; LP-Liberty
- Party; LU-Liberty Union; NA-New Alliance; PO-Populist; PF-Peace & Freedom;
- T-Right to Life; TB-Tax Break; TC-Tax Cut.
- In Louisiana, all candidates of all parties run against each other in an
- open primary, unless they are unopposed incumbents in which case they are
- declared elected. All candidates who receive more than 50 percent of the
- primary vote are also declared elected, and do not appear on the General
- Election ballot.
-
-
- (News Election Service)
- Preliminary Totals, write-ins not included.
- Dem., 267, Rep., 167, Ind., 1. Total 435. *Incumbent.Bold face denotes
- winner.
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────────────┌───────────────────────────┌───────────────────────╖
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Alabama Alabama Alabama
-
- 1. H.L."Sonny" Callahan* (R) Unopposed
-
- 2. William L. Dickinson* (R) 87,277
-
- Faye Baggiano (D) 82,883
-
- 3. Glen Browder* (D) 100,408
-
- Don Sledge (R) 35,857
-
- 4. Tom Bevill* (D) Unopposed
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 4. Tom Bevill* (D) Unopposed
-
- 5. Bud Cremer (D) 112,065
-
- Albert McDonald (R) 55,081
-
- 6. Ben Erdreich* (D) 134,412
-
- David A. Alvarez (I) 8,640
-
- Nathaniel Ivory (NA) 1,745
-
- 7. Claude Harris Jr.* (D) 125,549
-
- Michael D. Barker (R) 52,391
-
- Alaska At Large Alaska At Large Alaska At Large
-
- Don Young* (R) 82,549
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Don Young* (R) 82,549
-
- John C. Devens (D) 79,086
-
- Arizona Arizona Arizona
-
- 1. John J. Rhodes III (R) Unopposed
-
- 2. Morris K. Udall* (D) 75,642
-
- Joseph D. Sweeney (R) 38,763
-
- 3. Bob Stump* (R) 132,004
-
- Roger Hartstone (D) 101,219
-
- 4. John Kyl* (R) 139,569
-
- Mark Ivey Jr. (D) 87,767
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Mark Ivey Jr. (D) 87,767
-
- 5. Jim Kolbe* (R) 138,500
-
- Chuck Phillips (D) 75,398
-
- Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
-
- 1. Bill Alexander* (D) 91,393
-
- Terry Hayes (R) 51,774
-
- 2. Ray Thornton (D) 102,790
-
- Jim Keet (R) 68,312
-
- 3. John Paul Hammerschmidt* 129,285
- (R)
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Dan Ivy (D) 54,013
-
- 4. Beryl Anthony Jr.* (D) 102,862
-
- Roy Rood (R) 40,079
-
- California California California
-
- 1. Frank Riggs (R) 91,891
-
- Douglas H. Bosco* (D) 89,918
-
- Darlene G. Comingore (PF) 31,505
-
- 2. Wally Herger* (R) 128,943
-
- Erwin E. "Bill" Rush (D) 63,720
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Ross Crain (B) 10,473
-
- 3. Robert T. Matsui* (D) 122,412
-
- Lowell Patrick Landowski 70,075
- (R)
-
- David M. McCann (B) 10,033
-
- 4. Vic Fazio* (D) 108,113
-
- Mark Baughman (R) 77,328
-
- Bryce Bigwood (B) 11,965
-
- 5. Nancy Pelosi* (D) 112,738
-
- Alan Nichols (R) 32,460
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Alan Nichols (R) 32,460
-
- 6. Barbara Boxer* (D) 128,446
-
- Bill Boerum (R) 59,973
-
- 7. George Miller* (D) 114,872
-
- Roger A. Payton (R) 73,588
-
- 8. Ronald V. Dellums* (D) 111,526
-
- Barbara Galewski (R) 68,575
-
- 9. Fortney H. "Pete" Stark* 89,572
- (D)
-
- Victor Romero (R) 62,689
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 10. Don Edwards* (D) 77,184
-
- Mark Patrosso (R) 45,228
-
- 11. Tom Lantos* (D) 93,992
-
- G.M. "Bill" Quraishi (R) 40,025
-
- June R. Genis (B) 7,962
-
- 12. Tom Campbell* (R) 114,238
-
- Robert Palmer (D) 64,474
-
- Chuck Olson (B) 10,412
-
- 13. Norman Y. Mineta* (D) 92,255
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- David E. Smith (R) 56,131
-
- John H. Webster (B) 10,025
-
- 14. John T. Doolittle (R) 110,808
-
- Patricia Malberg (D) 105,730
-
- 15. Gary A. Condit* (D) 82,883
-
- Cliff Burris (R) 42,873
-
- 16. Leon E. Panetta* (D) 122,667
-
- Jerry M. Reiss (R) 36,085
-
- Brian H. Tucker (B) 6,276
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 17. Calvin Dooley (D) 77,092
-
- Charles "Chip" Pashayan* 63,894
- (R)
-
- 18. Richard H. Lehman* (D) Unopposed
-
- 19. Robert J. "Bob" 82,053
- Lagomarsino* (R)
-
- Anita Perez Ferguson (D) 68,655
-
- 20. Bill Thomas* (R) 100,046
-
- Michael A. Thomas (D) 58,710
-
- William H. Dilbeck (B) 9,489
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 21. Elton Gallegly* (R) 107,531
-
- Richard D. Freiman (D) 64,043
-
- Peggy Christensen (B) 14,249
-
- 22. Carlos J. Moorhead* (R) 97,495
-
- David Bayer (D) 57,012
-
- William H. Wilson (B) 6,139
-
- Jan B. Tucker (PF) 3,643
-
- 23. Anthony C. Beilenson* (D) 94,688
-
- Jim Salomon (R) 51,399
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- John Honigsfeld (PF) 6,304
-
- 24. Henry A. Waxman* (D) 66,103
-
- John N. Cowles (R) 23,953
-
- Maggie Phair (PF) 5,277
-
- 25. Edward R. Roybal* (D) 44,657
-
- Steven J. Renshaw (R) 15,166
-
- Robert H. Scott (B) 3,300
-
- 26. Howard L. Berman* (D) 72,529
-
- Roy Dahlson (R) 40,833
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Bernard Zimring (B) 4,920
-
- 27. Mel Levine* (D) 84,556
-
- David Barrett Cohen (R) 53,090
-
- Edward E. Ferrer (PF) 6,618
-
- 28. Julian C. Dixon* (D) 64,849
-
- George Zandivar Adams (R) 19,339
-
- William R. Williams (PF) 2,539
-
- Bob Weber (B) 1,993
-
- 29. Maxine Waters (D) 48,769
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Bill De Witt (R) 11,186
-
- Waheed R. Boctor (B) 1,194
-
- 30. Matthew G. Martinez* (D) 42,263
-
- Reuben D. Franco (R) 26,279
-
- G. Curtis Feger (B) 3,437
-
- 31. Mervyn M. Dymally* (D) 53,239
-
- Eunice N. Sato (R) 25,488
-
- 32. Glenn M. Anderson* (D) 63,536
-
- Sanford W. Kahn (R) 39,093
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 33. David Dreier* (R) 93,094
-
- Georgia Houston Webb (D) 46,619
-
- Gail Lightfoot (B) 7,338
-
- 34. Esteban E. Torres* (D) 51,840
-
- John Eastman (R) 33,334
-
- 35. Jerry Lewis* (R) 117,302
-
- Barry Norton (D) 64,379
-
- Jerry Johnson (B) 12,606
-
- 36. George E. Brown Jr.* (D) 68,956
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Bob Hammock (R) 60,779
-
- 37. Al McCandless* (R) 104,407
-
- Ralph Waite (D) 95,226
-
- Gary R. Odom (AI) 5,874
-
- Bonnie Flickinger (B) 5,569
-
- 38. Robert K. "Bob" Dornan* (R) 53,745
-
- Barbara Jackson (D) 38,669
-
- 39. William E. "Bill" 99,402
- Dannemeyer* (R)
-
- Francis X. "Frank" Hoffman 47,985
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Francis X. "Frank" Hoffman 47,985
- (D)
-
- Maxine B. Quirk (PF) 5,947
-
- 40. Christopher Cox (R) 121,828
-
- Eugene C. Gratz (D) 59,674
-
- 41. Bill Lowery* (R) 93,897
-
- Dan Kripke (D) 85,022
-
- Karen S.R. Works (PF) 14,021
-
- 42. Dana Rohrabacher* (R) 99,239
-
- Guy C. Kimbrough (D) 62,206
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Richard Gibb Martin (B) 7,118
-
- 43. Ron Packard* (R) 133,424
-
- Doug Hansen (PF) 36,069
-
- Richard L. "Rick" Arnold 27,684
- (B)
-
- 44. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R) 46,171
-
- Jim Bates* (D) 45,189
-
- Donna White (PF) 4,796
-
- John Wallner (B) 3,961
-
- 45. Duncan Hunter* (R) 111,274
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 45. Duncan Hunter* (R) 111,274
-
- Joe Shea (B) 41,769
-
- Colorado Colorado Colorado
-
- 1. Patricia Schroeder* (D) 81,859
-
- Gloria Gonzales Roemer (R) 46,780
-
- 2. David E. Skaggs* (D) 105,245
-
- Jason Lewis (R) 68,220
-
- 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell* 127,137
- (D)
-
- Bob Ellis (R) 49,801
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
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- 4. Wayne Allard (R) 88,911
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- Richard R. "Dick" Bond (D) 75,720
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- 5. Joel Hefley* (R) 127,736
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- Cal Johnston (D) 57,771
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- 6. Daniel Schaefer* (R) 104,969
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- Don Jarrett (D) 57,771
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- Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut
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- 1. Barbara Bailey Kennelly* 126,343
- (D)
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- James P. Garvey (R) 50,644
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
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- James P. Garvey (R) 50,644
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- 2. Samuel Gejdenson* (D) 103,945
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- John M. Ragsdale (R) 70,642
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- 3. Rosa L. De Lauro (D) 89,702
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- Thomas Scott (R) 82,135
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- 4. Christopher Shays* (R) 106,396
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- Al Smith (D) 32,963
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- 5. Gary A. Franks (R) 93,041
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- Anthony "Toby" Moffett (D) 84,746
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- William G. Hare (LP) 1,914
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- William G. Hare (LP) 1,914
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- 6. Nancy L. Johnson* (R) 138,758
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- Paul Kulas (D) 48,604
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- Delaware At Large Delaware At Large Delaware At Large
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- Thomas R. Carper* (D) 116,423
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- Ralph O. Williams (R) 57,552
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- Florida Florida Florida
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- 1. Earl Hutto* (D) 83,899
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- Terry Ketchel (R) 76,833
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- 2. Pete Peterson (D) 101,615
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
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- 2. Pete Peterson (D) 101,615
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- Bill Grant* (R) 76,518
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- 3. Charles E. Bennett* (D) 80,983
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- Rod Sullivan (R) 30,011
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- 4. Craig T. James* (R) 89,637
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- Reid Hughes (D) 70,457
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- 5. Bill McCollum* (R) 93,627
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- Bob Fletcher (D) 62,956
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- 6. Cliff Stearns* (R) 136,675
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- Art Johnson (D) 94,403
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Art Johnson (D) 94,403
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- 7. Sam M. Gibbons* (D) 96,248
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- Charles D. Prout (R) 45,426
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- 8. C. W. Bill Young* (R) Unopposed
-
- 9. Michael Bilirakis* (R) 140,837
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- Cheryl Davis Knapp (D) 101,670
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- 10. Andy Ireland* (R) Unopposed
-
- 11. Jim Bacchus (D) 121,013
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- Bill Tolley (R) 111,950
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- 12. Tom Lewis* (R) Unopposed
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 12. Tom Lewis* (R) Unopposed
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- 13. Porter J. Goss* (R) Unopposed
-
- 14. Harry A. Johnston* (D) 156,025
-
- Scott Shore (R) 80,182
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- 15. E. Clay Shaw Jr.* (R) Unopposed
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- 16. Larry Smith* (D) Unopposed
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- 17. William Lehman* (D) 73,759
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- Earl Rodney (R) 21,290
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- 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* (R) 55,780
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- Bernard "Bernie" Anscher 34,394
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Bernard "Bernie" Anscher 34,394
- (D)
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- 19. Dante B. Fascell* (D) 87,221
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- Bob Allen (R) 53,436
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- Georgia Georgia Georgia
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- 1. Lindsay Thomas* (D) 82,056
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- Chris Meredith (R) 32,278
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- 2. Charles Hatcher* (D) 73,546
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- Jonathan Perry Waters (R) 27,443
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- 3. Richard Ray* (D) 71,752
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- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Paul Broun (R) 41,702
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- 4. Ben Jones* (D) 96,525
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- John Linder (R) 87,569
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- 5. John Lewis* (D) 86,037
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- J. W. Tibbs Jr. (R) 27,781
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- 6. Newt Gingrich* (R) 78,463
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- Dave Worley (D) 77,480
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- 7. George "Buddy" Darden* (D) 95,767
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- Al Beverly (R) 63,563
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- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 8. J. Roy Rowland* (D) 80,428
-
- Robert F. "Bob" Cunningham 36,474
- (R)
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- 9. Ed Jenkins* (D) 95,156
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- Joe Hoffman (R) 75,000
-
- 10. Doug Barnard Jr.* (D) 88,829
-
- Sam Jones (R) 63,099
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- Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii
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- 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) 97,622
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- Mike Liu (R) 62,982
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Mike Liu (R) 62,982
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- 2. Patsy Takemoto Mink* (D) 118,155
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- Andy Poepoe (R) 54,625
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- Idaho Idaho Idaho
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- 1. Larry LaRocco (D) 76,987
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- C.A. "Skip" Smyser (R) 67,991
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- 2. Richard Stallings* (D) 91,751
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- Sean McDevitt (R) 53,402
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- Illinois Illinois Illinois
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- 1. Charles A. Hayes* (D) 93,804
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1. Charles A. Hayes* (D) 93,804
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- Babette Peyton (R) 6,152
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- 2. Gus Savage* (D) 75,182
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- William T. Hespel (R) 21,219
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- 3. Martin A. Russo* (D) 106,294
-
- Carl L. Klein (R) 44,109
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- 4. George E. Sangmeister* (D) 76,796
-
- Manny Hoffman (R) 52,824
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- 5. William O. Lipinski* (D) 70,832
-
- David J. Shestokas (R) 33,621
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- David J. Shestokas (R) 33,621
-
- 6. Henry J. Hyde* (R) 96,042
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- Robert J. Cassidy (D) 48,059
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- 7. Cardiss Collins* (D) 77,175
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- Michael Dooley (R) 19,742
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- 8. Dan Rostenkowski* (D) 66,932
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- Robert Marshall (B) 17,894
-
- 9. Sidney R. Yates* (D) 92,015
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- Herbert Sohn (R) 37,470
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- 10. John E. Porter* (R) 103,281
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 10. John E. Porter* (R) 103,281
-
- Peg McNamara (D) 47,057
-
- 11. Frank Annunzio* (D) 78,838
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- Walter W. Dudycz (R) 66,223
-
- 12. Philip M. Crane* (R) 111,950
-
- Steve Pedersen (IS) 24,273
-
- 13. Harris W. Fawell* (R) 115,307
-
- Steven K. Thomas (D) 59,976
-
- 14. J. Dennis Hastert* (R) 112,355
-
- Donald J. Westphal (D) 55,580
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Donald J. Westphal (D) 55,580
-
- 15. Edward R. Madigan* (R) Unopposed
-
- 16. John W. Cox Jr. (D) 83,061
-
- John W. Hallock Jr. (R) 69,105
-
- 17. Lane Evans* (D) 102,003
-
- Dan Lee (R) 51,341
-
- 18. Robert H. Michel* (R) Unopposed
-
- 19. Terry L. Bruce* (D) 113,958
-
- Robert F. Kerans (R) 55,680
-
- Brian James O'Neill II (IS) 2,250
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Brian James O'Neill II (IS) 2,250
-
- 20. Richard J. Durbin* (D) 130,023
-
- Paul Jurgens (R) 66,389
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- 21. Jerry F. Costello* (D) 93,536
-
- Robert H. Gaffner (R) 48,365
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- 22. Glenn Poshard* (D) 137,792
-
- Jim Wham (JW) 26,790
-
- Indiana Indiana Indiana
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- 1. Peter J. Visclosky* (D) 68,920
-
- William "Bill" Costas (R) 35,524
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- William "Bill" Costas (R) 35,524
-
- 2. Philip R. Sharp* (D) 92,653
-
- Mike Pence (R) 63,408
-
- 3. Timothy J. Roemer (D) 80,422
-
- John Hiler* (R) 77,613
-
- 4. Jill L. Long* (D) 97,179
-
- Richard Walter Hawks (R) 63,514
-
- 5. James Jontz* (D) 81,204
-
- John Johnson (R) 71,632
-
- 6. Dan Burton* (R) 114,796
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 6. Dan Burton* (R) 114,796
-
- James Philip Fadely (D) 66,363
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- 7. John T. Myers* (R) 88,589
-
- John William Riley Sr. (D) 65,239
-
- 8. Francis X. McCloskey* (D) 97,980
-
- Richard E. Mourdock (R) 80,811
-
- 9. Lee H. Hamilton* (D) 107,175
-
- Floyd Coates (R) 48,315
-
- 10. Andrew Jacobs Jr.* (D) 66,519
-
- Janos Horvath (R) 33,626
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Janos Horvath (R) 33,626
-
- Iowa Iowa Iowa
-
- 1. Jim Leach* (R) Unopposed
-
- 2. Jim Nussle (R) 80,829
-
- Eric Tabor (D) 79,349
-
- 3. David R. Nagle* (D) Unopposed
-
- 4. Neal Smith* (D) Unopposed
-
- 5. Jim Ross Lightfoot* (R) 99,534
-
- Rod Powell (D) 47,966
-
- 6. Fred Grandy* (R) 111,878
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 6. Fred Grandy* (R) 111,878
-
- Mike D. Earll (D) 43,935
-
- Kansas Kansas Kansas
-
- 1. Pat Roberts* (R) 102,224
-
- Duane E. West (D) 61,340
-
- 2. Jim Slattery* (D) 98,949
-
- Scott Morgan (R) 58,570
-
- 3. Jan Meyers* (R) 88,679
-
- Leroy Jones (D) 58,876
-
- 4. Dan Glickman* (D) 109,601
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 4. Dan Glickman* (D) 109,601
-
- Roger M. Grund Sr. (R) 45,512
-
- 5. Dick Nichols (R) 90,476
-
- George D. Wingert (D) 62,162
-
- Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky
-
- 1. Carroll Hubbard Jr.* (D) 85,323
-
- Marvin Seat (PO) 12,954
-
- 2. William H. Natcher* (D) 77,023
-
- Martin A. Tori (R) 39,721
-
- 3. Romano L. Mazzoli* (D) 84,205
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 3. Romano L. Mazzoli* (D) 84,205
-
- Al Brown (R) 54,811
-
- 4. Jim Bunning* (R) 101,598
-
- Galen Martin (D) 44,866
-
- 5. Harold Rogers* (R) Unopposed
-
- 6. Larry J. Hopkins* (R) Unopposed
-
- 7. Carl C. Perkins* (D) 60,933
-
- William T. "Will" Scott (R) 58,878
-
- Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
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- 1. Bob Livingston* (R) Declared Elected
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1. Bob Livingston* (R) Declared Elected
-
- 2. William J. Jefferson (D) 55,371
-
- Marc H. Morial (D) 50,197
-
- 3. Billy Tauzin* (D) Declared Elected
-
- 4. Jim McCrery* (R) Declared Elected
-
- 5. Jerry Huckaby* (D) Declared Elected
-
- 6. Richard Baker* (R) Unopposed
-
- 7. James A. "Jimmy" Hayes* (D) Declared Elected
-
- 8. Clyde C. Holloway* (R) Declared Elected
-
- Maine Maine Maine
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Maine Maine Maine
-
- 1. Thomas H. Andrews (D) 162,686
-
- David F. Emery (R) 105,830
-
- 2. Olympia J. Snowe* (R) 119,131
-
- Patrick K. McGowan (D) 115,125
-
- Maryland Maryland Maryland
-
- 1. Wayne T. Gilchrest (R) 85,576
-
- Roy Dyson* (D) 65,272
-
- 2. Helen Delich Bentley* (R) 112,477
-
- Ronald P. Bowers (D) 38,918
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Ronald P. Bowers (D) 38,918
-
- 3. Benjamin L. Cardin* (D) 79,915
-
- Harwood Nichols (R) 34,911
-
- 4. Thomas McMillen* (D) 83,539
-
- Robert P. Duckworth (R) 58,204
-
- 5. Steny H. Hoyer* (D) 83,079
-
- Lee F. Breuer (R) 19,817
-
- 6. Beverly B. Byron* (D) 103,497
-
- Christopher P. Fiotes Jr. 54,933
- (R)
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 7. Kweisi Mfume* (D) 58,092
-
- Kenneth Kondner (R) 10,341
-
- 8. Constance A. Morella (R) 125,626
-
- James Walker Jr. (D) 38,197
-
- Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
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- 1. Silvio O. Conte* (R) 129,137
-
- John R. Arden (D) 36,857
-
- 2. Richard E. Neal* (D) Unopposed
-
- 3. Joseph D. Early* (D) Unopposed
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 4. Barney Frank* (D) 137,420
-
- John R. Soto (R) 70,848
-
- 5. Chester G. Atkins* (D) 104,369
-
- John F. MacGovern (R) 96,529
-
- 6. Nicholas Mavroules* (D) 138,456
-
- Edgar L. Kelley (R) 71,378
-
- 7. Edward J. Markey* (D) Unopposed
-
- 8. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D) 94,470
-
- Glenn W. Fiscus (R) 31,063
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 9. John Joseph Moakley* (D) 115,598
-
- Robert Horan (I) 48,101
-
- 10. Gerry E. Studds* (D) 110,616
-
- Jon L. Bryan (R) 101,794
-
- 11. Brian J. Donnelly* (D) Unopposed
-
- Michigan Michigan Michigan
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- 1. John Conyers Jr.* (D) 76,510
-
- Ray Shoulders (R) 7,290
-
- 2. Carl D. Pursell* (R) 76,831
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Elmer White (D) 43,147
-
- 3. Howard Wolpe* (D) 82,409
-
- Brad Haskins (R) 60,060
-
- 4. Fred Upton* (R) 75,877
-
- JoAnne McFarland (D) 55,230
-
- 5. Paul B. Henry* (R) 126,092
-
- Thomas Trzybinski (D) 41,109
-
- 6. Bob Carr* (D) Unopposed
-
- 7. Dale E. Kildee* (D) 90,298
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- David J. Morrill (R) 41,749
-
- 8. Bob Traxler* (D) 98,369
-
- James White (R) 45,229
-
- 9. Guy Vander Jagt* (R) 89,107
-
- Geraldine Greene (D) 73,638
-
- 10. Dave Camp (R) 99,605
-
- Joan Louise Dennison (D) 51,022
-
- 11. Robert W. Davis* (R) 94,599
-
- Marcia Gould (D) 59,753
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 12. David E. Bonior* (D) 97,990
-
- Jim Dingeman (R) 50,962
-
- 13. Barbara-Rose Collins (D) 53,321
-
- Carl R. Edwards Sr. (R) 7,590
-
- 14. Dennis M. Hertel* (D) 72,185
-
- Kenneth C. McNealy (R) 36,819
-
- 15. William D. Ford* (D) 55,930
-
- Burl C. Adkins (R) 32,589
-
- 16. John D. Dingell* (D) 87,599
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Frank Beaumont (R) 42,976
-
- 17. Sander Levin* (D) 76,910
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- Blaine L. Lankford (R) 36,487
-
- 18. William S. Broomfield* (R) 126,627
-
- Walter O. Briggs IV (D) 64,189
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- Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota
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- 1. Timothy J. "Tim" Penny* (D) 137,656
-
- Doug Anderson (R) 38,182
-
- 2. Vin Weber* (R) 121,828
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Jim Stone (D) 73,625
-
- 3. Jim Ramstad (R) 165,140
-
- Lou Demars (D) 84,429
-
- 4. Bruce F. Vento* (D) 142,249
-
- Ian Maitland (R) 76,996
-
- 5. Martin Olav Sabo* (D) 137,833
-
- Raymond C. "Buzz" 51,487
- Gilbertson (R)
-
- 6. Gerry Sikorski* (D) 153,009
-
- Bruce D. Anderson (R) 84,250
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Bruce D. Anderson (R) 84,250
-
- 7. Collin C. Peterson (D) 102,275
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- Arlan Strangeland*(R) 88,811
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- 8. James L. Oberstar* (D) 148,090
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- Jerry Shuster (R) 55,123
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- Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
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- 1. Jamie L. Whitten* (D) 43,567
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- Bill Bowlin (R) 23,594
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- 2. Mike Espy* (D) 58,352
-
- Dorothy Benford (R) 11,026
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Dorothy Benford (R) 11,026
-
- 3. G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery* Unopposed
- (D)
-
- 4. Mike Parker* (D) 56,939
-
- Jerry "Rev" Parks (R) 13,665
-
- 5. Gene Taylor* (D) 89,566
-
- Sheila Smith (R) 20,563
-
- Missouri Missouri Missouri
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- 1. William "Bill" Clay* (D) 62,547
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- Wayne G. Piotrowski (R) 40,157
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 2. Joan Kelly Horn (D) 94,300
-
- Jack Buechner* (R) 94,248
-
- 3. Richard A. Gephardt* (D) 88,892
-
- Malcolm L. "Mack" Holekamp 67,656
- (R)
-
- 4. Ike Skelton* (D) 105,541
-
- David Eyerly (R) 65,093
-
- 5. Alan Wheat* (D) 71,957
-
- Robert H. Gardner (R) 43,980
-
- 6. E. Thomas Coleman* (R) 79,028
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 6. E. Thomas Coleman* (R) 79,028
-
- Bob McClure (D) 72,937
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- 7. Melton D. "Mel" Hancock* 83,605
- (R)
-
- Thomas Patrick "Pat" 76,918
- Deaton (D)
-
- 8. Bill Emerson* (R) 81,020
-
- Russ Carnahan (D) 60,490
-
- 9. Harold L. Volkmer* (D) 94,060
-
- Don Curtis (R) 70,187
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- Montana Montana Montana
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Montana Montana Montana
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- 1. Pat Williams* (D) 100,371
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- Brad Johnson (R) 63,794
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- 2. Ron Marlenee* (R) 96,451
-
- Don Burris (D) 56,644
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- Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
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- 1. Douglas K. Bereuter* (R) 127,330
-
- Larry Hall (D) 69,565
-
- 2. Peter Hoagland* (D) 109,955
-
- Ally Milder (R) 79,258
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Ally Milder (R) 79,258
-
- 3. Bill Barrett (R) 95,361
-
- Sandra K. Scofield (D) 91,478
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- Nevada Nevada Nevada
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- 1. James H. Bilbray* (D) 84,519
-
- Bob Dickinson (R) 47,293
-
- 2. Barbara F. Vucanovich* (R) 103,133
-
- Jane Wisdom (D) 59,365
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- New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire
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- 1. "Bill" Zeliff (R) 81,239
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1. "Bill" Zeliff (R) 81,239
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- Joseph F. Keefe (D) 65,409
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- 2. "Dick" Swett (D) 75,802
-
- Chuck Douglas* (R) 66,764
-
- New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey
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- 1. Robert E. Andrews (D) 72,391
-
- Daniel J. Mangini (R) 57,188
-
- 2. William J. Hughes* (D) 97,625
-
- William A. Kanengiser (PO) 13,128
-
- 3. Frank Pallone Jr.* (D) 77,866
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 3. Frank Pallone Jr.* (D) 77,866
-
- Paul A. Kapalko (R) 73,696
-
- 4. Christopher H. Smith* (R) 100,089
-
- Mark Setaro (D) 55,073
-
- 5. Marge Roukema* (R) 118,101
-
- Lawrence Wayne Olsen (D) 35,010
-
- 6. Bernard J. Dwyer* (D) 61,383
-
- Paul "Daniels" Danielczyk 56,531
- (R)
-
- 7. Matthew J. Rinaldo* (R) 98,156
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Bruce H. Bergen (D) 30,856
-
- 8. Robert A. Roe* (D) 55,797
-
- Stephen Sibilia (IC) 13,180
-
- Bruce Eden (PO) 3,563
-
- 9. Robert G. Torricelli* (D) 82,535
-
- Peter J. Russo (R) 59,658
-
- 10. Donald M. Payne* (D) 42,313
-
- Howard E. Berkeley (R) 8,872
-
- 11. Dean A. Gallo* (R) 91,786
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Michael Gordon (D) 47,414
-
- 12. Dick Zimmer (R) 107,851
-
- Marguerite Chandler (D) 52,256
-
- 13. H. James Saxton* (R) 99,688
-
- John H. Adler (D) 67,587
-
- 14. Frank J. Guarini* (D) 56,455
-
- Fred J. Theemling Jr. (R) 24,870
-
- New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico
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- 1. Steven H. Schiff* (R) 97,270
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Rebecca Vigil-Giron (D) 41,258
-
- 2. Joe Skeen* (R) Unopposed
-
- 3. Bill Richardson* (D) 102,194
-
- Phil T. Archuletta (R) 35,054
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- New York New York New York
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- 1. George J. Hochbrueckner* 73,709
- (D,TB)
-
- Francis W. Creighton (R) 45,431
-
- Clayton Baldwin Jr. (C) 6,997
-
- Peter J. O'Hara (T) 5,178
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
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- Peter J. O'Hara (T) 5,178
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- 2. Thomas J. Downey* (D) 55,307
-
- John W. Bugler (R,T,TC) 36,820
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- Dominic A. Curcio (C) 8,186
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- 3. Robert J. Mrazek* (D,L) 71,844
-
- Robert Previdi (R,C) 58,550
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- Francis A. Dreger (T) 5,083
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- 4. Norman F. Lent* (R,C) 79,015
-
- Francis T. Goban (D) 41,065
-
- John J. Dunkle (T) 6,718
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- John J. Dunkle (T) 6,718
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- Ben-Zion J. Heyman (L) 2,420
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- 5. Raymond J. McGrath* (R,C) 72,086
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- Mark S. Edstein (D,L) 53,823
-
- Edward K. Kitt (T) 6,185
-
- 6. Floyd H. Flake* (D,L) 43,665
-
- William Sampol (R) 13,788
-
- John Cronin (T) 3,062
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- 7. Gary L. Ackerman* (D,L) Unopposed
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- 8. James H. Scheuer* (D,L) 55,126
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 8. James H. Scheuer* (D,L) 55,126
-
- Gustave Reifenkugel (R,C) 21,202
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- 9. Thomas J. Manton* (D) 34,902
-
- Ann Pfoser Darby (R) 12,974
-
- Thomas V. Ognibene (C) 6,190
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- 10. Charles E. Schumer* (D,L) 59,587
-
- Patrick J. Kinsella (R,C) 14,808
-
- 11. Edolphus Towns* (D,L) 35,484
-
- Ernest Johnson (C) 1,629
-
- Lorraine Stevens (NA) 1,002
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Lorraine Stevens (NA) 1,002
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- 12. Major R. Owens* (D,L) 39,494
-
- Joseph N.O. Caesar (C) 1,090
-
- Mamie Moore (NA) 944
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- 13. Stephen J. Solarz* (D,L) 46,983
-
- Edwin Ramos (R,C) 11,874
-
- 14. Susan Molinari* (R,C) 56,605
-
- Anthony J. Pocchia (D,L) 33,549
-
- Christine Sacchi (T) 4,457
-
- 15. Bill Green* (R,IN) 50,845
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 15. Bill Green* (R,IN) 50,845
-
- Frances L. Reiter (D,L) 32,581
-
- Michael T. Berns (C) 3,879
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- 16. Charles B. Rangel* (D,R,L) 53,896
-
- Alvaader Frazier (NA) 1,514
-
- 17. Ted Weiss* (D,L) 76,430
-
- William W. Koeppel Jr. (R) 14,576
-
- Mark Goret (C) 2,947
-
- John Patterson (NA) 1,231
-
- 18. Jose Serrano* (D,L) 36,694
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 18. Jose Serrano* (D,L) 36,694
-
- Joseph Chiavaro (R) 1,181
-
- Mary Rivera (NA) 959
-
- Anna Johnson (C) 715
-
- 19. Eliot L. Engel* (D,L) 44,249
-
- William J. Gouldman (R) 16,483
-
- Kevin Brawley (C,T) 11,602
-
- 20. Nita M. Lowey* (D) 73,740
-
- Glenn D. Bellitto (R) 32,979
-
- John M. Schafer (C,T) 12,524
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- John M. Schafer (C,T) 12,524
-
- 21. Hamilton Fish Jr.* (R,C) 89,315
-
- Richard L. Barbuto (D) 30,763
-
- Richard S. Curtin (T) 5,829
-
- 22. Benjamin A. Gilman* (R) 91,548
-
- John G. Dow (D) 35,803
-
- Margaret M. Beirne (T) 6,594
-
- 23. Michael R. McNulty* (D,C) 114,555
-
- Margaret B. Burhmaster (R) 64,765
-
- 24. Gerald B. Solomon* (R,C,T) 118,335
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 24. Gerald B. Solomon* (R,C,T) 118,335
-
- Bob Lawrence (D) 55,603
-
- 25. Sherwood L. Boehlert* (R) 83,964
-
- William L. Griffin (L) 16,172
-
- 26. David O'B. Martin* (R,C) Unopposed
-
- 27. James T. Walsh* (R,C) 95,267
-
- Peggy L. Murray (D,L) 51,992
-
- Stephen K. Hoff (T) 3,152
-
- 28. Matthew F. McHugh* (D) 88,147
-
- Seymour Krieger (R) 48,219
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Seymour Krieger (R) 48,219
-
- 29. Frank Horton* (R) 85,857
-
- Alton F. Eber (D) 33,750
-
- Peter DeMauro (C) 12,256
-
- Donald M. Peters (T) 4,780
-
- 30. Louise M. Slaughter* (D) 95,144
-
- John M. Regan Jr. (R,C,T) 65,877
-
- 31. William Paxon* (R,C,T) 88,922
-
- Kevin P. Gaughan (D,L) 68,607
-
- 32. John J. LaFalce* (D,L) 67,015
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 32. John J. LaFalce* (D,L) 67,015
-
- Michael T. Waring (R) 39,287
-
- Kenneth J. Kowalski (C,T) 16,731
-
- 33. Henry J. Nowak* (D,L) 83,951
-
- Thomas K. Kepfer (R) 18,165
-
- Louis P. Corrigan Jr. (C) 6,563
-
- 34. Amory Houghton Jr.* (R,C) 87,591
-
- Joseph P. Leahey (D) 37,492
-
- Nevin K. Eklund (L) 1,764
-
- North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
-
- 1. Walter B. Jones* (D) 106,380
-
- Howard D. Moye (R) 57,349
-
- 2. I.T. "Tim" Valentine Jr.* 127,617
- (D)
-
- Hal C. Sharpe (R) 43,620
-
- 3. Martin Lancaster* (D) 83,585
-
- Don Davis (R) 57,105
-
- 4. David E. Price* (D) 139,189
-
- John Carrington (R) 100,420
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 5. Stephen Neal* (D) 110,725
-
- Ken Bell (R) 73,633
-
- 6. Howard Coble* (R) 125,817
-
- Helen R. Allegrone (D) 62,995
-
- 7. Charles G. Rose III* (D) 94,077
-
- Robert C. Anderson (R) 49,644
-
- 8. W. G. "Bill" Hefner* (D) 98,264
-
- Ted Blanton (R) 80,752
-
- 9. J. Alex McMillan* (R) 131,298
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- David P. McKnight (D) 80,476
-
- 10. T. Cass Ballenger* (R) 105,676
-
- Daniel R. Green Jr. (D) 65,278
-
- 11. Charles H. Taylor (R) 102,248
-
- James McClure Clarke* (D) 98,923
-
- North Dakota At Large North Dakota At Large North Dakota At Large
-
- Byron L. Dorgan* (D) 149,241
-
- Edward T. Schafer (R) 79,623
-
- Ohio Ohio Ohio
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 1. Charles Luken (D) 82,992
-
- J. Kenneth Blackwell (R) 79,807
-
- 2. Willis D. Gradison Jr.* (R) 103,245
-
- Tyrone K. Yates (D) 56,974
-
- 3. Tony P. Hall* (D) Unopposed
-
- 4. Michael G. Oxley* (R) 102,510
-
- Thomas E. Burkhart (D) 63,682
-
- 5. Paul E. Gillmor* (R) 113,880
-
- P. Scott Mange (D) 41,913
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 6. Bob McEwen* (R) 116,276
-
- Ray Mitchell (D) 47,221
-
- 7. David L. Hobson (R) 96,239
-
- Jack Schira (D) 58,746
-
- 8. John A. Boehner (R) 99,174
-
- Gregory V. Jolivette (D) 63,044
-
- 9. Marcy Kaptur* (D) 116,652
-
- Jerry D. Lammers (R) 33,621
-
- 10. Clarence E. Miller* (R) 104,954
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- John M. Buchanan (D) 61,197
-
- 11. Dennis E. Eckart* (D) 111,260
-
- Margaret R. Mueller (R) 58,163
-
- 12. John R. Kasich* (R) 129,623
-
- Mike Gelpi (D) 50,699
-
- 13. Donald J. Pease* (D) 92,349
-
- William D. Nielsen (R) 60,387
-
- 14. Thomas C. Sawyer* (D) 97,365
-
- Jean E. Bender (R) 66,103
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 15. Chalmers P. Wylie* (R) 98,331
-
- Thomas V. Erney (D) 68,064
-
- 16. Ralph Regula* (R) 100,425
-
- Warner D. Mendenhall (D) 70,081
-
- 17. James A. Traficant Jr.* (D) 132,446
-
- Robert R. DeJulio Jr. (R) 37,949
-
- 18. Douglas Applegate* (D) 119,694
-
- John A. Hales (R) 41,634
-
- 19. Edward F. Feighan* (D) 132,038
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Susan M. Lawko (R) 71,755
-
- 20. Mary Rose Oakar* (D) 108,697
-
- Bill Smith (R) 39,609
-
- 21. Louis Stokes* (D) 102,076
-
- Franklin H. Roski (R) 25,698
-
- Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
-
- 1. James M. Inhofe* (R) 75,714
-
- Kurt G. Glassco (D) 59,521
-
- 2. Mike Synar* (D) 90,820
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Terry M. Gorham (R) 57,337
-
- 3. Bill Brewster (D) 107,406
-
- Patrick K. Miller (R) 26,497
-
- 4. Dave McCurdy* (D) 100,879
-
- Howard Bell (R) 36,232
-
- 5. Mickey Edwards* (R) 114,608
-
- Bryce Baggett (D) 50,086
-
- 6. Glenn English* (D) 110,120
-
- Robert Burns (R) 27,540
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Oregon Oregon Oregon
-
- 1. Les AuCoin* (D) 135,143
-
- Earl Molander (R) 62,703
-
- Rick Livingston (I) 13,934
-
- 2. Bob Smith* (R) 123,351
-
- Jim Smiley (D) 58,339
-
- 3. Ron Wyden* (D) 154,779
-
- Phil Mooney (R) 36,038
-
- 4. Peter A. DeFazio* (D) 151,839
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Tonie Nathan (B) 24,283
-
- 5. Mike Kopetski (D) 110,543
-
- Denny Smith* (R) 89,904
-
- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
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- 1. Thomas M. Foglietta* (D) 69,385
-
- James Love Jackson (R) 18,491
-
- 2. William H. Gray III* (D) 90,977
-
- Donald Bakove (R) 8,266
-
- 3. Robert A. Borski* (D) 84,285
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Joseph Marc McColgan (R) 58,106
-
- 4. Joseph P. Kolter* (D) 73,992
-
- Gordon R. Johnson (R) 58,429
-
- 5. Richard T. Schulze* (R) 74,988
-
- Samuel C. Stretton (D) 50,548
-
- Lewis duPont Smith (ASI) 5,789
-
- 6. Gus Yatron* (D) 72,928
-
- John F. Hicks (R) 54,736
-
- 7. Curt Weldon* (R) 105,469
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- John Innelli (D) 56,209
-
- 8. Peter H. Kostmayer* (D) 84,872
-
- Audrie Zettick Schaller (R) 64,925
-
- 9. Bud Shuster* (R, D) Unopposed
-
- 10. Joseph M. McDade* (R,D) Unopposed
-
- 11. Paul E. Kanjorski* (D) Unopposed
-
- 12. John P. Murtha* (D) 80,485
-
- Willeam A. Choby (R) 50,005
-
- 13. Lawrence Coughlin* (R) 87,741
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Bernard Tomkin (D) 58,266
-
- 14. William J. Coyne* (D) 76,605
-
- Richard E. Caligiuri (R) 30,363
-
- 15. Don Ritter* (R) 76,431
-
- Richard J. Orloski (D) 50,497
-
- 16. Robert S. Walker* (R) 85,382
-
- Ernest Eric Guyll (D) 43,837
-
- 17. George W. Gekas* (R, D) Unopposed
-
- 18. Rick Santorum (R) 85,251
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Doug Walgren* (D) 80,764
-
- 19. William F. Goodling* (R) Unopposed
-
- 20. Joseph M. Gaydos* (D) 82,040
-
- Robert C. Lee (R) 43,034
-
- 21. Thomas J. Ridge* (R) Unopposed
-
- 22. Austin J. Murphy* (D) 78,234
-
- Suzanne Hayden (R) 45,387
-
- 23. William F. Clinger Jr.* (R) 78,130
-
- Daniel J. Shannon (D) 53,352
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island
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- 1. Ronald K. Machtley* (R) 86,793
-
- J. Scott Wolf (D) 70,566
-
- 2. John F. Reed (D) 103,968
-
- Gertrude M. Coxe (R) 71,537
-
- South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina
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- 1. Arthur Ravenel Jr.* (R) 78,763
-
- Eugene Platt (D) 41,880
-
- 2. Floyd D. Spence* (R) 90,970
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Geb Sommer (B) 11,095
-
- 3. Butler Derrick* (D) 72,316
-
- Ray Haskett (R) 52,215
-
- 4. Liz J. Patterson* (D) 81,129
-
- Terry E. Haskins (R) 51,068
-
- 5. John Spratt* (D) Unopposed
-
- 6. Robin Tallon* (D) Unopposed
-
- South Dakota At Large South Dakota At Large South Dakota At Large
-
- Tim Johnson* (D) 173,429
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Donald Frankenfeld (R) 83,474
-
- Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
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- 1. James H. "Jimmy" Quillen* Unopposed
- (R)
-
- 2. John J. Duncan Jr.* (R) 61,993
-
- Peter Hebert (I) 14,892
-
- 3. Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 49,700
-
- Grady L. Rhoden (R) 36,835
-
- 4. Jim Cooper* (D) 52,057
-
- Claiborne "Clay" Sanders 22,948
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Claiborne "Clay" Sanders 22,948
- (R)
-
- 5. Bob Clement* (D) 55,387
-
- Tom Stone (I) 13,539
-
- Al Borgman (I) 5,365
-
- Maurice C. Kuttab (I) 2,182
-
- 6. Bart Gordon* (D) 60,381
-
- Gregory Cochran (R) 26,323
-
- 7. Don Sundquist* (R) 65,694
-
- Ken Bloodworth (D) 40,587
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 8. John Tanner* (D) Unopposed
-
- 9. Harold E. Ford* (D) 48,620
-
- Aaron C. Davis (R) 25,727
-
- Texas Texas Texas
-
- 1. Jim Chapman* (D) 88,505
-
- Hamp Hodges (R) 57,709
-
- 2. Charles Wilson* (D) 76,463
-
- Donna Peterson (R) 61,365
-
- 3. Steve Bartlett* (R) Unopposed
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 4. Ralph M. Hall* (D) Unopposed
-
- 5. John Bryant* (D) 65,151
-
- Jerry Rucker (R) 41,205
-
- 6. Joe Barton* (R) 126,913
-
- John E. Welch (D) 63,299
-
- 7. Bill Archer* (R) Unopposed
-
- 8. Jack Fields* (R) Unopposed
-
- 9. Jack Brooks* (D) 79,739
-
- Maury Meyers (R) 58,320
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 10. J. J. "Jake" Pickle* (D) 152,642
-
- David Beilharz (R) 73,754
-
- 11. Chet Edwards (D) 73,699
-
- Hugh D. Shine (R) 63,329
-
- 12. Pete Geren* (D) 98,026
-
- Mike McGinn (R) 39,438
-
- 13. Bill Sarpalius* (D) 81,459
-
- Dick Waterfield (R) 62,982
-
- 14. Greg Laughlin* (D) 89,211
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Joe Dial (R) 75,151
-
- 15. E. "Kika" de la Garza* (D) Unopposed
-
- 16. Ronald Coleman* (D) Unopposed
-
- 17. Charles W. Stenholm* (D) Unopposed
-
- 18. Craig A. Washington* (D) Unopposed
-
- 19. Larry Combest* (R) Unopposed
-
- 20. Henry B. Gonzalez* (D) Unopposed
-
- 21. Lamar Smith* (R) 141,906
-
- Kirby J. Roberts (D) 47,543
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 22. Tom DeLay* (R) 93,130
-
- Bruce Director (D) 37,612
-
- 23. Albert G. Bustamente* (D) 71,104
-
- Jerome L. "Jerry" Gonzales 40,833
- (R)
-
- 24. Martin Frost* (D) Unopposed
-
- 25. Mike Andrews* (D) Unopposed
-
- 26. Dick Armey* (R) 147,609
-
- John Wayne Caton (D) 62,040
-
- 27. Solomon P. Ortiz* (D) Unopposed
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 27. Solomon P. Ortiz* (D) Unopposed
-
- Utah Utah Utah
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- 1. James V. Hansen* (R) 82,315
-
- Kenley Brunsdale (D) 69,210
-
- 2. Wayne Owens (D) 85,080
-
- Genevieve Atwood (R) 58,830
-
- 3. Bill Orton (D) 79,102
-
- Karl Snow (R) 49,369
-
- Vermont At Large Vermont At Large Vermont At Large
-
- Bernie Sanders (I) 117,374
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Bernie Sanders (I) 117,374
-
- Peter Smith* (R) 82,774
-
- Dolores Sandoval (D) 6,290
-
- Peter Diamondstone (LU) 1,980
-
- Virginia Virginia Virginia
-
- 1. Herbert H. "Herb" Bateman* 71,790
- (R)
-
- Fox (D) 69,233
-
- 2. Owen B. Pickett (D) 54,895
-
- Broskie (I) 15,741
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 3. Thomas J. "Tom" Bliley 77,124
- Jr.* (R)
-
- Starke (D) 36,254
-
- Simpson (I) 4,317
-
- 4. Norman Sisisky* (D) 71,371
-
- McReynolds (I) 12,217
-
- Chandler (I) 7,487
-
- 5. L. F. Payne Jr.* (D) Unopposed
-
- 6. James R. "Jim" Olin* (D) 91,446
-
- Berg (I) 17,932
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Berg (I) 17,932
-
- 7. D. French Slaughter* (R) 81,200
-
- Smith (D) 58,675
-
- 8. Moran (D) 88,470
-
- Stan Parris* (R) 76,391
-
- Murphy (I) 5,962
-
- 9. Frederick C. "Rick" Unopposed
- Boucher* (D)
-
- 10. Frank R. Wolf* (R) 103,705
-
- Canter (D) 56,970
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Minnich (I) 5,282
-
- LaRouche (I) 2,290
-
- Washington Washington Washington
-
- 1. John Miller* (R) 87,998
-
- Cynthia Sullivan (D) 83,358
-
- 2. Al Swift* (D) 84,282
-
- Doug Smith (R) 67,642
-
- 3. Jolene Unsoeld* (D) 87,062
-
- Bob Williams (R) 74,205
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 4. Sid Morrison* (R) 93,748
-
- Ole H. Hougen (D) 38,494
-
- 5. Thomas S. Foley* (D) 102,453
-
- Marlyn Derby (R) 46,114
-
- 6. Norman D. Dicks* (D) 64,096
-
- Norbert "Bert" Mueller (R) 38,774
-
- 7. Jim McDermott* (D) 96,434
-
- Larry Penberthy (R) 30,807
-
- 8. Rod Chandler* (R) 82,705
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- David Giles (D) 65,497
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- West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
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- 1. Alan B. Mollohan* (D) 72,562
-
- Howard K. Tuck (R) 35,387
-
- 2. Harley O. Staggers Jr.* (D) 62,846
-
- Oliver Luck (R) 50,409
-
- 3. Bob Wise* (D) Unopposed
-
- 4. Nick J. Rahall II * (D) 39,696
-
- Marianne R. Brewster (R) 36,723
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
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- 1. Les Aspin* (D) Unopposed
-
- 2. Scott L. Klug (R) 96,603
-
- Robert W. Kastenmeier* (D) 85,011
-
- 3. Steven C. Gunderson* (R) 94,581
-
- James L. Ziegeweid (D) 60,385
-
- 4. Gerald D. Kleczka* (D) 95,893
-
- Joseph L. Cook (R) 43,003
-
- 5. Jim Moody* (D) 77,552
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Donalda Arnell Hammersmith 31,245
- (R)
-
- 6. Thomas E. Petri* (R) Unopposed
-
- 7. David R. Obey* (D) 100,093
-
- John L. McEwen (R) 60,893
-
- 8. Toby Roth* (R) 96,051
-
- Jerome Van Sistine (D) 83,413
-
- 9. F. James Senstenbrenner Unopposed
- Jr.* (R)
-
- Wyoming At Large Wyoming At Large Wyoming At Large
-
- Dist. Representative (Party) 1990 Election
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Craig Thomas* (R) 87,010
-
- Pete Maxfield (D) 70,903
-
-
-
-
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- Resident Commissioner (Non-Voting)
-
-
- Puerto Rico
- Jaime B. Fuster* (PDP)
- Non-Voting Delegates
-
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- District of Columbia
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
- Guam
- Ben G. Blaz* (R)
- Virgin Islands
- Ron de Lugo* (D)
- American Samoa
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega* (D)
- Political Divisions of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
- From 1927 (70th Cong.) to 1993 (102nd Cong.)
- Clerk of the House of Representatives; Secretary of the Senate
-
-
- ╓┌─────────┌────────┌─────────────────────┌──────────┌────────────┌──────────
- Senate Senate Senate Senate
-
- Congress Years Number of Senators Democrats Republicans Other partie
-
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 70th 1927-29 96 47 48 1
-
- 71st 1929-31 96 39 56 1
-
- Senate Senate Senate Senate
-
- Congress Years Number of Senators Democrats Republicans Other partie
-
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 72d 1931-33 96 47 48 1
-
- 73d 1933-35 96 59 36 1
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- 74th 1935-37 96 69 25 2
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- 75th 1937-39 96 75 17 4
-
- 76th 1939-41 96 69 23 4
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- 77th 1941-43 96 66 28 2
-
- 78th 1943-45 96 57 38 1
-
- 79th 1945-47 96 57 38 1
- Senate Senate Senate Senate
-
- Congress Years Number of Senators Democrats Republicans Other partie
-
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 79th 1945-47 96 57 38 1
-
- 80th 1947-49 96 45 51
-
- 81st 1949-51 96 54 42
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- 82d 1951-53 96 48 47 1
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- 83d 1953-55 96 46 48 2
-
- 84th 1955-57 96 48 47 1
-
- 85th 1957-59 96 49 47
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- 86th 1959-61 98 64 34
-
- Senate Senate Senate Senate
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- Congress Years Number of Senators Democrats Republicans Other partie
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- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 87th 1961-63 100 64 36
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- 88th 1963-65 100 67 33
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- 89th 1965-67 100 68 32
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- 90th 1967-69 100 64 36
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- 91st 1969-71 100 58 42
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- 92d 1971-73 100 54 44 2
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- 93d 1973-75 100 56 42 2
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- 94th 1975-77 100 61 37 2
- Senate Senate Senate Senate
-
- Congress Years Number of Senators Democrats Republicans Other partie
-
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 94th 1975-77 100 61 37 2
-
- 95th 1977-79 100 61 38 1
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- 96th 1979-81 100 58 41 1
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- 97th 1981-83 100 46 53 1
-
- 98th 1983-85 100 46 54
-
- 99th 1985-87 100 47 53
-
- 100th 1987-89 100 54 46
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- 101st 1989-91 100 57 43
-
- Senate Senate Senate Senate
-
- Congress Years Number of Senators Democrats Republicans Other partie
-
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 102nd 1991-93 100 56 44
-
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- 2Democrats organized House due to Republican deaths. 3Proclamation declaring
- Alaska a State issued Jan. 3, 1959.4Proclamation declaring Hawaii a State
- issued Aug. 21, 1959.
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- Congressional Committees
-
-
- Senate Standing Committees
-
- (As of June 12, 1990)
-
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
-
- Chairman: Patrick J. Leahy, Vt.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Richard G. Lugar, Ind.
-
- Appropriations
-
- Chairman: Robert C. Byrd, W.V.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Mark O. Hatfield, Ore.
-
- Armed Services
-
- Chairman: Sam Nunn, Ga.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John W. Warner, Va.
-
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
-
- Chairman: Donald W. Riegle Jr., Mich.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Jake Garn, Utah
-
- Budget
-
- Chairman: Jim Sasser, Tenn.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Pete V. Dominici, N.M.
-
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation
-
- Chairman: Ernest F. Hollings, S.C.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John C. Danforth, Mo.
-
- Energy and Natural Resources
-
- Chairman: J. Bennett Johnston, La.
-
- Ranking Rep.: James A. McClure, Ida.
-
- Environment and Public Works
-
- Chairman: Quentin N. Burdick, N.D.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John H. Chafee, R.I.
-
- Finance
-
- Chairman: Lloyd Bentsen, Tex.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Bob Packwood, Ore.
-
- Foreign Relations
-
- Chairman: Claiborne Pell, R.I.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Jesse Helms, N.C.
-
- Governmental Affairs
-
- Chairman: John Glenn, Ohio
-
- Ranking Rep.: William V. Roth Jr., Del.
-
- Judiciary
-
- Chairman: Joseph R. Biden Jr., Del.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Strom Thurmond, S.C.
-
- Labor and Human Resources
-
- Chairman: Edward M. Kennedy, Mass.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
-
- Rules and Administration
-
- Chairman: Wendell H. Ford, Ky.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Ted Stevens, Alas.
-
- Small Business
-
- Chairman: Dale Bumpers, Ark.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Rudy Boschwitz, Minn.
-
- Veterans' Affairs
-
- Chairman: Alan Cranston, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Frank H. Murkowski, Alas.
-
-
- Senate Select and Special Committees
-
- (As of June 12, 1990)
-
- Aging
-
- Chairman: David H. Pryor, Ark.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John Heinz, Pa.
-
- Ethics
-
- Chairman: Howell Heflin, Ala.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Warren Rudman, N.H.
-
- Indian Affairs
-
- Chairman: Daniel K. Inouye, Ha.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John McCain, Ariz.
-
- Intelligence
-
- Chairman: David L. Boren, Okla.
-
- V. Chairman: William S. Cohen, Me.
-
-
- Joint Committees of Congress
-
- Economic
-
- Chairman: Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D), Ind.
-
- V. Chairman: Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D), Md.
-
- Library
-
- Chairman: Rep. Frank Annunzio (D), Ill.
-
- V. Chairman: Sen. Claiborne Pell (D), R.I.
-
- Printing
-
- Chairman: Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D), Ky.
-
- V. Chairman: Rep. Frank Annunzio (D), Ill.
-
- Taxation
-
- Chairman: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D), III.
-
- V. Chairman: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D), Tex.
-
-
- House Standing Committees
-
- (As of June 14, 1990)
-
- Agriculture
-
- Chairman: E de la Garza, Tex.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Edward R. Madigan, Ill.
-
- Appropriations
-
- Chairman: Jamie L. Whitten, Miss.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Silvio O. Conte, Mass.
-
- Armed Services
-
- Chairman: Les Aspin, Wis.
-
- Ranking Rep.: William L. Dickinson, Ala.
-
- Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
-
- Chairman: Henry B. Gonzalez, Tex.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Chalmers P. Wylie, Ohio
-
- Budget
-
- Chairman: Leon E. Panetta, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Bill Frenzel, Mich.
-
- District of Columbia
-
- Chairman: Ronald V. Dellums, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Stan Parris, Va.
-
- Education and Labor
-
- Chairman: Augustus F. Hawkins, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: William F. Goodling, Pa.
-
- Energy and Commerce
-
- Chairman: John D. Dingell, Mich.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Norman F. Lent, N.Y.
-
- Foreign Affairs
-
- Chairman: Dante B. Fascell, Fla.
-
- Ranking Rep.: William S. Broomfield, Mich.
-
- Government Operations
-
- Chairman: John Conyers Jr., Mich.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Frank Horton, N.Y.
-
- House Administration
-
- Chairman: Frank Annunzio, Ill.
-
- Ranking Rep.: William M. Thomas, Cal.
-
- Interior and Insular Affairs
-
- Chairman: Morris K. Udall, Ariz.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Don Young, Alas.
-
- Judiciary
-
- Chairman: Jack Brooks, Tex.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Hamilton Fish Jr., N.Y.
-
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries
-
- Chairman: Walter B. Jones, N.C.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Robert W. Davis, Mich.
-
- Post Office and Civil Service
-
- Chairman: William D. Ford, Mich.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Benjamin A. Gilman, N.Y.
-
- Public Works and Transportation
-
- Chairman: Glenn M. Anderson, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John Paul Hammerschmidt, Ark.
-
- Rules
-
- Chairman: John Moakley, Mass.
-
- Ranking Rep.: James H. Quillen, Tenn.
-
- Science, Space, and Technology
-
- Chairman: Robert A. Roe, N.J.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Robert S. Walker, Pa.
-
- Small Business
-
- Chairman: John J. LaFalce, N.Y.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Joseph M. McDade, Pa.
-
- Standards of Official Conduct
-
- Chairman: Julian C. Dixon, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: John T. Myers, Ind.
-
- Veterans' Affairs
-
- Chairman: G.V. Montgomery, Miss.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Bob Stump, Ariz.
-
- Ways and Means
-
- Chairman: Dan Rostenkowski, Ill.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Bill Archer, Tex.
-
-
- House Select Committees
-
- Aging
-
- Chairman: Edward R. Roybal, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Matthew J. Rinaldo, N.J.
-
- Children, Youth, and Families
-
- Chairman: George Miller, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Thomas J. Bliley Jr., Va.
-
- Hunger
-
- Chairman: Tony P. Hall, Ohio
-
- Ranking Rep.: Bill Emerson, Mo.
-
- Intelligence
-
- Chairman: Anthony C. Beilenson, Cal.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Henry J. Hyde, Ill.
-
- Narcotics Abuse and Control
-
- Chairman: Charles B. Rangel, N.Y.
-
- Ranking Rep.: Lawrence Coughlin, Pa.
-
- Congress: Selected Characteristics, 1975-1989
- Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Directory
- (As of beginning of first session of each Congress. Figures for
- Representatives exclude vacancies.)
-
-
- ╓┌──────────────────┌─────┌───────┌──────┌─────────┌──────┌──────┌──────┌────
- Age Age Age Age Age
- Male Female Black Under 40 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Age Age Age Age Age
- Male Female Black Under 40 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Representatives
-
- 94th Cong., 1975 416 19 15 69 138 137 75 14
-
- 95th Cong., 1977 417 18 16 81 121 147 71 15
-
- 96th Cong., 1979 417 16 16 86 125 145 63 14
-
- 97th Cong., 1981 416 19 17 94 142 132 54 12
-
- 98th Cong., 1983 413 21 21 86 145 132 57 13
-
- 99th Cong., 1985 412 22 20 71 154 131 59 17
-
- 100th Cong., 1987 412 23 23 63 153 137 56 24
-
- 101st Cong., 1989 410 25 24 41 163 133 74 20
-
- Age Age Age Age Age
- Male Female Black Under 40 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Senators
-
- 94th Cong., 19752 100 - 1 5 21 35 24 15
-
- 95th Cong., 1977 100 - 1 6 26 35 21 10
-
- 96th Cong., 1979 99 1 - 10 31 33 17 8
-
- 97th Cong., 1981 98 2 - 9 35 36 14 6
-
- 98th Cong., 1983 98 2 - 7 28 39 20 3
-
- 99th Cong., 1985 98 2 - 4 27 38 25 4
-
- 100th Cong., 1987 98 2 - 5 30 36 22 5
-
- 101st Cong., 1989 98 2 - - 30 40 22 6
- Age Age Age Age Age
- Male Female Black Under 40 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 101st Cong., 1989 98 2 - - 30 40 22 6
-
-
-
-
- -Represents zero. NA=Not available. 1Represents consecutive years of
- service. 2Includes Senator Durkin. NH., seated Sept. 1975.
-
-
-
- Congress: Measures Introduced and Enacted, and Time in Session, 1971-1988
- Calendars of the U.S. House of Representatives and History of Legislation;
- Vital Statistics on Congress, 1987-89.
- (excludes simple and concurrent resolutions)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────────┌───────────────────┌───────────────────┌───────────────
- 92nd Cong., 93rd Cong., 94th Cong.,
- 92nd Cong., 93rd Cong., 94th Cong.,
- 1971-72 1973-74 1975-76
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Measures 22,969 23,396 21,096
- introduced
-
- Bills 21,363 21,950 19,762
-
- Joint resolutions 1,606 1,446 1,334
-
- Measures enacted 768 774 729
-
- Public 607 651 588
-
- Private 161 123 141
-
- House of
- Representatives
-
- Number of days 298 318 311
-
- 92nd Cong., 93rd Cong., 94th Cong.,
- 1971-72 1973-74 1975-76
-
- Number of hours 1,429 1,487 1,788
-
- Number of hours 4.8 4.7 5.7
- per day
-
- Senate
-
- Number of days 348 334 320
-
- Number of hours 2,294 2,028 2,210
-
- Number of hours 6.6 6.1 6.9
- per day
-
-
-
-
- NA=Not available.
-
-
-
- Congressional Bills Vetoed, 1789-1990
- Senate Library
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────────┌───────────────┌──────────────┌─────────────┌──────────
- Regular vetoes Pocket vetoes Total vetoes Vetoes overr
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Washington 2 -- 2 --
- John Adams -- -- -- --
- Jefferson -- -- -- --
- Madison 5 2 7 --
- Monroe 1 -- 1 --
- John Q. Adams -- -- -- --
- Jackson 5 7 12 --
- Van Buren -- 1 1 --
- William Harrison -- -- -- --
- Tyler 6 4 10 1
- Polk 2 1 3 --
- Regular vetoes Pocket vetoes Total vetoes Vetoes overr
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Polk 2 1 3 --
- Taylor -- -- -- --
- Fillmore -- -- -- --
- Pierce 9 -- 9 5
- Buchanan 4 3 7 --
- Lincoln 2 5 7 --
- Andrew Johnson 21 8 29 15
- Grant 45 48 93 4
- Hayes 12 1 13 1
- Garfield -- -- -- --
- Arthur 4 8 12 1
- Cleveland 304 110 414 2
- Benjamin Harrison 19 25 44 1
- Cleveland 42 128 170 5
- McKinley 6 36 42 --
- Theodore Roosevelt 42 40 82 1
- Taft 30 9 39 1
- Wilson 33 11 44 6
- Harding 5 1 6 --
- Regular vetoes Pocket vetoes Total vetoes Vetoes overr
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Harding 5 1 6 --
- Coolidge 20 30 50 4
- Hoover 21 16 37 3
- Franklin Roosevelt 372 263 635 9
- Truman 180 70 250 12
- Eisenhower 73 108 181 2
- Kennedy 12 9 21 --
- Lyndon Johnson 16 14 30 --
- Nixon 26 17 43 7
- Ford 48 18 66 12
- Carter 13 18 31 2
- Reagan 39 39 78 9
- Bush1 14 1 15 0
- Total 1,452 1,052 2,485 103
-
-
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- 1As of Oct. 11 1990.
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-
-
- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
-
-
- The Bush Administration
-
- As of mid-1990
-
- Terms of office of the president and vice president, from Jan. 20, 1989 to
- Jan. 20, 1993. No person may be elected president of the United States for
- more than two 4-year terms.
-
- President -- George Bush of Texas receives salary of $200,000 a year
- taxable; in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying
- expenses resulting from his official duties. Also there may be expended not
- exceeding $100,000, nontaxable, a year for travel expenses and $20,000 for
- official entertainment available for allocation within the Executive Office
- of the President. Congress has provided lifetime pensions of $69,630 a year,
- free mailing privileges, free office space, and up to $96,000 a year for
- office help for former Presidents except for the first 30 month period
- during which a former President is entitled to staff assistance for which an
- amount up to $150,000 a year may be paid, and $20,000 annually for their
- widows.
-
- Vice President -- Dan Quayle of Indiana receives salary of $115,000 a year
- and $10,000 for expenses, all of which is taxable.
-
- For succession to presidency, see Succession in Index.
-
-
- The Cabinet
-
- (Salary: $99,500 per annum)
-
- Secretary of State -- James A. Baker 3d, Tex.
-
- Secretary of Treasury -- Nicholas F. Brady, N.J.
-
- Secretary of Defense -- Richard B. Cheney, Wyo.
-
- Attorney General -- Richard "Dick" Thornburgh, Pa.
-
- Secretary of Interior -- Manuel Lujan, N.M.
-
- Secretary of Agriculture -- Clayton K. Yeutter, Neb.
-
- Secretary of Commerce -- Robert A. Mosbacher, Tex.
-
- Secretary of Labor -- Elizabeth Hanford Dole, N.C.
-
- Secretary of Health and Human Services -- Louis W. Sullivan, Ga.
-
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development -- Jack F. Kemp, N.Y.
-
- Secretary of Transportation -- Samuel K. Skinner, Ill.
-
- Secretary of Energy -- James D. Watkins, Cal.
-
- Secretary of Education -- Lauro F. Cavazos, Tex.
-
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs -- Edward J. Derwinski, Ill.
-
-
- The White House Staff
-
- 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 20500
-
- Chief of Staff -- John H. Sununu.
-
- Asst. to the President & Deputy to the Chief of Staff -- Andrew Card Jr.,
- James W. Cicconi.
-
- Assistants to the President
-
- Counsel to the President-- C. Boyden Gray.
-
- Presidential Personnel-- Charles G. Untermeyer.
-
- Public Events & Initiatives-- Sigmund A. Rogich.
-
- Science & Technology-- Allan Bromley.
-
- Press Secretary-- Max Marlin Fitzwater.
-
- Legislative Affairs-- Frederick D. McClure.
-
- Communications-- David Demarest Jr.
-
- Economic & Domestic Affairs-- Roger B. Porter.
-
- Management & Admin.-- J. Bonnie Newman.
-
- Cabinet Secy.-- Edith Holiday.
-
- National Security-- Brent Scowcroft.
-
-
- Executive Agencies
-
- Council of Economic Advisers -- Michael J. Boskin.
-
- Central Intelligence Agency -- William H. Webster, dir.
-
- Office of National Drug Control Policy -- William J. Bennett.
-
- Office of Management and Budget -- Richard G. Darman.
-
- U.S. Trade Representative -- Carla Hills.
-
- Council on Environmental Quality -- Michael Deland, chmn.
-
-
- Department of State
-
- 2201 C St. NW 20520
-
- Secretary of State -- James A. Baker 3d.
-
- Deputy Secretary -- Lawrence S. Eagleburger.
-
- Under Sec. for Political Affairs -- Robert M. Kimmitt.
-
- Under Sec. for Security Assistance, Science and Technology -- Reginald
- Bartholomew.
-
- Under Sec. for Economic Agricultural Affairs -- Richard T. McCormack.
-
- Under Secretary for Management -- Ivan Selin.
-
- Legal Advisor -- vacant.
-
- Assistant Secretaries for:
-
- Administration-- Arthur W. Forte.
-
- African Affairs-- Herman J. Cohen.
-
- East Asian & Pacific Affairs-- Richard H. Solomon.
-
- Consular Affairs-- Elizabeth Tamposi.
-
- Diplomatic Security-- Sheldon Krys.
-
- Economic & Business Affairs-- Eugene J. McAllister.
-
- European & Canadian Affairs-- Richard Seitz.
-
- Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs-- Richard Schifter.
-
- Intelligence & Research-- Douglas P. Mulholland.
-
- Legislative Affairs-- Janet Mullins.
-
- Inter-American Affairs-- Bernard Aronson.
-
- International Narcotics Matters-- Melvin Levitsky.
-
- International Organizations-- John R. Bolton.
-
- Near-Eastern & S. Asian Affairs-- John H. Kelly.
-
- Political-Military Affairs-- Richard Clarke.
-
- Public Affairs & Spokesman-- Margaret DeB. Tutwiler.
-
- Oceans, International Environmental & Scientific Affairs-- Frederick M.
- Bernthal.
-
- Dir. General, Foreign Service & Dir. of Personnel -- Edward J. Perkins.
-
- Management Policy -- C. Edward Dillery, dir.
-
- Inspector General -- Sherman M. Funk.
-
- Policy Planning Staff -- Dennis Rose.
-
- Refugee Programs -- Princeton Lyman.
-
-
- Treasury Department
-
- 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 20220
-
- Secretary of the Treasury -- Nicholas F. Brady.
-
- Deputy Sec. of the Treasury -- John E. Robson.
-
- Under Sec. for Finance -- Robert R. Glauber.
-
- Under Sec. for International Affairs -- David C. Mulford.
-
- General Counsel -- Jeanne Archibald, act.
-
- Assistant Secretaries: -- Roger Bolton (Public Affairs & Public Liaison);
- Charles H. Dallara (Intl. Affairs); Michael Basham, act. (Domestic Finance);
- Peter Nunez (Enforcement); Gerald Murphy (Fiscal); Kenneth W. Gideon (Tax
- Policy); Bryce Larry Harlow (Legislative Affairs); Sidney Jones (Economic
- Policy); Hollis S. McLoughlin (Policy Management).
-
- Bureaus:
-
- Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms-- Stephen E. Higgins, dir.
-
- Comptroller of the Currency-- Robert Clarke.
-
- Customs-- Carol Hallett, comm.
-
- Engraving & Printing-- Peter H. Daley, dir.
-
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center-- Charles F. Rinkevich, dir.
-
- Financial Management Service-- William E. Douglas, comm.
-
- Internal Revenue Service-- Fred T. Goldberg, comm.
-
- Mint-- Donna Pope, dir.
-
- Public Debt-- Richard L. Gregg, comm.
-
- Treasurer of the U.S.-- Catalina Villalpando.
-
- U.S. Savings Bond Division-- Jerrold B. Speers, dir.
-
- U.S. Secret Service-- John R. Simpson, dir.
-
-
- Department of Defense
-
- The Pentagon 20301
-
- Secretary of Defense -- Richard B. Cheney.
-
- Deputy Secretary -- Donald J. Atwood Jr.
-
- Special Assistant -- David S. Addington.
-
- Under Secy. for Acquisition -- John A. Betti.
-
- Under Secy. for Policy -- Paul Wolfowitz.
-
- Asst. Secretaries:
-
- Atomic Energy-- Robert B. Barker.
-
- Command Control Communications & Intelligence-- Duane P. Andrews.
-
- Force Management & Personnel-- Christopher Jehn.
-
- Health Affairs-- Enrique Mendez Jr.
-
- International Security Affairs-- Henry S. Rowen.
-
- International Security Policy-- Stephen J. Hadley.
-
- Legislative Affairs-- David Gribbin 3d.
-
- Products & Logistics-- Colin R. McMillan.
-
- Program Analysis & Evaluation-- David S.C. Chu.
-
- Public Affairs-- Pete Williams.
-
- Reserve Affairs-- Stephen M. Duncan.
-
- Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA.
-
- General Counsel -- Terrance O'Donnell.
-
- Admin. & Management -- David O. Cooke, dir.
-
- Operational Test & Evaluation -- Robert C. Duncan, dir.
-
-
- Department of the Army
-
- The Pentagon 20310
-
- Secretary of the Army -- Michael P.W. Stone.
-
- Under Secretary -- John W. Shannon.
-
- Assistant Secretaries for:
-
- Civil Works-- Robert W. Page.
-
- Installations & Logistics -- Susan Livingstone.
-
- Financial Management-- Douglas A. Brook.
-
- Research, Development and Acquisition-- Stephen Conver.
-
- Manpower & Reserve Affairs-- G. Kim Wincup.
-
- Chief of Public Affairs -- Brig. Gen. Charles W. McClain.
-
- Chief of Staff -- Gen. Carl E. Vuono.
-
- Inspector General -- Lt. Gen. J.H. Corns.
-
- Deputy Chiefs of Staff:
-
- Logistics-- Lt. Gen. Jimmy D. Ross.
-
- Operations & Plans-- Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Reymer.
-
- Personnel-- Maj. Gen. William H. Reno.
-
- Intelligence-- Lt. Gen. Charles B. Eichelberger.
-
- Commanders:
-
- U.S. Army Materiel Command-- Gen. William G.T. Tuttle Jr.
-
- U.S. Army Forces Command-- Gen. Edwin Burba.
-
- U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command-- Gen. John W. Foss.
-
- First U.S. Army-- Lt. Gen. James E. Thompson.
-
- Second U.S. Army-- Lt. Gen. James W. Crysel.
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- Third U.S. Army-- Lt. Gen. John J. Yeosock.
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- Fourth U.S. Army-- Lt. Gen. James R. Hall.
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- Fifth U.S. Army-- Lt. Gen. George R. Stotser.
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- Sixth U.S. Army-- Lt. Gen. William H. Harrison.
-
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- Department of the Navy
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- The Pentagon 20350
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- Secretary of the Navy -- H. Lawrence Garrett 3d.
-
- Under Secretary -- J. Daniel Howard.
-
- Assistant Secretaries for:
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- Financial Management-- Robert C. McCormack.
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- Installations & Environment-- Jacqueline Schafer.
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- Manpower, Reserve Affairs-- Barbara Spyridon Pope.
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- Research, Development & Acquisition-- Gerald Cann.
-
- Judge Advocate General -- RADM E. D. Stumbaugh.
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- Chief of Naval Operations -- ADM Frank B. Kelso 2d.
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- Chief of Information -- RADM Brent Baker.
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- Military Sealift Command -- VADM Francis R. Donovan.
-
- Chief of Naval Personnel -- VADM Jeremy M. Boorda.
-
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- U.S. Marine Corps:
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- (Arlington Annex 20380)
-
- Commandant -- Gen. A.M. Gray.
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- Asst. Commandant-- Gen. John R. Dailey.
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- Chief of Staff-- Lt. Gen. L.H. Buehl.
-
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- Department of the Air Force
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- The Pentagon 20330
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- Secretary of the Air Force -- Donald B. Rice.
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- Under Secretary -- Anne N. Foreman.
-
- Assistant Secretaries for:
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- Financial Management-- Michael B. Donley.
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- Space-- Martin C. Faga.
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- Manpower & Reserve Affairs-- Jerome G. Cooper.
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- Acquisition-- John J. Welch Jr.
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- Public Affairs -- Brig. Gen. Hallie E. Robertson.
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- Office of Space Systems -- Brig. Gen. Donald R. Walker.
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- Chief of Staff -- vacant.
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- Inspector General -- Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer.
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- Deputy Chiefs of Staff:
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- Logistics & Engineering-- Lt. Gen. Henry Viccellio Jr.
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- Programs & Resources-- Lt. Gen. Robert L. Rutherford.
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- Personnel-- Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Hickey.
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- Plans & Operations-- Lt. Gen. Jimmie V. Adams.
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- Major Air Commands:
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- AF Logistics Command-- Gen. Charles C. McDonald.
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- AF Systems Command-- Gen. Bernard P. Randolph.
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- Strategic Air Command-- Gen. John T. Chain.
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- Tactical Air Command-- Gen. Robert D. Russ.
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- Alaskan Air Command-- Lt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney.
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- Pacific Air Forces-- Gen. Merrill A. McPeak.
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- USAF Europe-- Gen. Robert C. Oaks.
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- Electronic Security Command-- Maj. Gen. Gary W. O'Shaughnessy.
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- AF Communications Command-- Maj. Robert H. Ludwig.
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- Air Training Command-- Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Ashy.
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- Military Airlift Command-- Gen. Duane H. Cassidy.
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- AF Space Command-- Lt. Gen. Donald J. Kutyna.
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- Department of Justice
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- Constitution Ave. & 10th St. NW 20530
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- Attorney General -- Richard "Dick" Thornburgh.
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- Deputy Attorney General -- William P. Barr.
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- Solicitor General -- Kenneth W. Starr.
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- Liaison Services --William Lucas.
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- Intelligence Policy & Review -- Mary Lawton.
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- Professional Responsibility --Michael E. Shaheen Jr.
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- Assistants:
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- Antitrust Division-- James F. Rill.
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- Civil Division-- Stuart M. Gerson.
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- Civil Rights Division-- John R. Dunne.
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- Criminal Division-- vacant.
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- Justice Programs--Richard Abell.
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- Justice Management Division-- Harry H. Flickinger.
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- Environment & Natural Resources Division-- Richard B. Stewart.
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- Policy Development-- Thomas M. Boyd.
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- Legal Counsel-- William B. Bark.
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- Legislative Affairs-- Bruce Navarro, act.
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- Tax Division-- Shirley D. Peterson.
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- Fed. Bureau of Investigation -- William S. Sessions, dir.
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- Exec. Off. for Immigration Review -- David L. Milhollan, dir.
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- Bureau of Prisons -- J. Michael Quinlan.
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- Comm. Relations Service -- Grace F. Hughes.
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- Office of Inspector General -- Richard J. Hankinson.
-
- Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment
- Practices -- Andrew Strotny, act.
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- Exec. Off. for U.S. Trustees -- John Logan, act. dir.
-
- Exec. Off. for U.S. Attorneys -- Laurence S. McWhorter.
-
- Public Affairs -- David R. Runkel, dir.
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- Immigration and Naturalization Service -- Gene McNary.
-
- Pardon Attorney -- David C. Stephenson.
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- U.S. Parole Commission -- Benjamin F. Baer, chmn.
-
- U.S. Marshals Service -- K. Michael Moore, dir.
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- Foreign Claims Settlement Comm. -- Stanley J. Glod.
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- Interpol, U.S. Natl. Central Bureau -- Richard C. Stiener, chief.
-
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- Department of the Interior
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- C St. between 18th & 19th Sts. NW 20240
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- Secretary of the Interior -- Manuel Lujan.
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- Under Secretary -- Frank A. Bracken.
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- Assistant Secretaries for:
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- Fish, Wildlife and Parks-- Constance Harriman.
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- Policy, Budget, and Administration-- Lou Gallegos.
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- Indian Affairs-- Eddie Frank Brown.
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- Territorial & Intl. Affairs-- Stella Guerra.
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- Bureau of Land Management -- Cy Jamison, dir.
-
- Bureau of Mines -- T.S. Ary, dir.
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- Bureau of Reclamation -- Dennis C. Underwood.
-
- Fish & Wildlife Service -- John F. Turner, dir.
-
- Geological Survey -- Dallas L. Peck, dir.
-
- National Park Service -- James M. Ridenour.
-
- Public Affairs -- I. Stephen Goldstein, dir.
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- Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs -- James F. Spagnole.
-
- Solicitor -- Thomas L. Sansonetti.
-
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- Department of Agriculture
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- The Mall, 12th & 14th Sts. 20250
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- Secretary of Agriculture -- Clayton Yeutter.
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- Deputy Secretary -- Jack C. Parnell.
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- Administration -- Adis Vila.
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- Internatl. Affairs & Commodity Programs -- Richard T. Crowder.
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- Food & Consumer Services -- Catherine A. Bertini.
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- Marketing & Inspection Services -- Jo Ann Smith.
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- Small Community & Rural Development -- Roland Vautour.
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- Economics -- Bruce L. Gardner.
-
- Congressional Relations -- Franklin E. Bailey.
-
- Natural Resources & Environment -- Patricia Kearney, act.
-
- General Counsel -- Alan Raul.
-
- Science & Education -- Charles Hess.
-
- Inspector General -- Leon Snead.
-
- Public Affairs -- Paul E. Kindinger.
-
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- Department of Commerce
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- 14th St. between Constitution & E St. NW 20230
-
- Secretary of Commerce -- Robert Mosbacher.
-
- Deputy Secretary -- Thomas Murrin.
-
- General Counsel -- Wendell Willkie.
-
- Assistant Secretaries:
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- Administration-- Thomas Collamore.
-
- Economic Development Adm.-- L. Joyce Hampers.
-
- Intl. Economic Policy-- Thomas Duesterberg.
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- Import Administration-- Eric I. Garfinkel.
-
- Legislative Affairs-- vacant.
-
- Natl. Telecommunications Information Adm.-- Janice Obuchowski.
-
- Patent & Trademark Office-- Harry F. Manbeck.
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- Trade Development-- Michael Skarzynski.
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- Bureau of the Census -- Dr. Barbara E. Bryant, dir.
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- Bureau of Economic Analysis -- Allan H. Young, dir.
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- Under Secy. for International Trade -- J. Michael Farren.
-
- Under Secy. for Econ. Affairs -- Michael Darby.
-
- Under Secy. for Technology -- Robert M. White.
-
- Natl. Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. -- John A. Knauss.
-
- Natl. Technical Info. Service -- Joseph F. Caponio, dir.
-
- Natl. Institute For Standards & Technology -- John W. Lyons.
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- Minority Business Development Agency -- Kenneth Bolton.
-
- Public Affairs -- Marion Blakey, dir.
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- Consumer Affairs -- John Gibbons.
-
-
- Department of Labor
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- 200 Constitution Ave. NW 20210
-
- Secretary of Labor -- Elizabeth Dole.
-
- Deputy Secretary -- Roderick A. DeArment.
-
- Assistant Secretaries for:
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- Administration and Management-- Thomas C. Komarek.
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- Congressional Affairs-- Kathleen M. Harrington.
-
- Employment & Training-- Roberts Jones.
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- Employment Standards-- William C. Brooks.
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- Labor-Management Standards-- William C. White.
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- Mine Safety & Health-- William Tattersall.
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- Occupational Safety & Health-- Gerard F. Scannell.
-
- Pension & Welfare Benefit Programs-- David Ball.
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- Policy-- Jennifer Lynn Dorn.
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- Public and Intergovernmental Affairs-- Dale Triber Tate.
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- Veterans Employment-- Thomas E. Collins 3d.
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- Solicitor of Labor -- Robert P. Davis.
-
- Dep. Under Secy. for International Affairs -- Shellyn Gae McCaffrey.
-
- Dep. Under Secy. for Labor-Management Relations & Cooperative
- Programs -- John R. Stepp.
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- Office of Information & Public Affairs -- Johanna Schneider, dir.
-
- Women's Bureau -- Jean Curtis, act. dir.
-
- Inspector General -- vacant.
-
- Comm. of Labor Statistics -- Janet L. Norwood.
-
-
- Department of Health and Human Services
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- 200 Independence Ave. SW 20201
-
- Secretary of HHS -- Louis W. Sullivan.
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- Under Secretary -- Constance Horner.
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- Assistant Secretaries for:
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- Management and Budget-- Kevin E. Moley.
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- Public Affairs-- Kay C. James.
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- Health-- James Mason.
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- Planning and Evaluation-- Martin Gerry.
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- Human Development Services-- Mary Sheila Gall.
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- Legislation-- vacant.
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- Personnel Administration-- Thomas McFee.
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- General Counsel -- Michael Astrue.
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- Inspector General -- Richard P. Kusserow.
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- Civil Rights -- Edward Mercado.
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- Surgeon General -- Antonia C. Novello.
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- Social Security Adm. -- Gwendolyn S. King.
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- Consumer Affairs -- Bonnie Guiton.
-
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- Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- 451 7th St. SW 20410
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- Secretary of Housing & Urban Development -- Jack Kemp.
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- Under Secretary -- Alfred A. DelliBovi.
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- Deputies-- Edwin I. Gardner, Stephen A. Glaude.
-
- Assistant Secretaries for:
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- Administration-- vacant.
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- Community Planning & Development-- S. Anna Kondratas.
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- Housing & Federal Housing Commissioner-- C. Austin Fitts.
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- Legislation & Congressional Relations-- Timothy L. Coyle.
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- Policy Development & Research-- John Weicher.
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- Public Affairs-- vacant.
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- Public & Indian Housing-- Joseph G. Schiff.
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- Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity-- Gordon H. Mansfield.
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- President, Govt. Natl. Mortgage Assn. -- Arthur J. Hill.
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- International Affairs -- Theodore Britton Jr.
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- General Counsel -- Francis A. Keating 2d.
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- Inspector General -- Paul A. Adams.
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- Indian & Alaska Native Programs -- Elaine Dudley.
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- Board of Contract Appeals -- David T. Anderson.
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- Chief Administrative Law Judge -- Alan W. Heifetz.
-
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- Department of Transportation
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- 400 7th St. SW 20590
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- Secretary of Transportation -- Samuel K. Skinner.
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- Deputy Secretary -- Elaine Chao.
-
- Assistant Secretaries -- Jeffrey Shane (Policy and International Affairs);
- Kate Moore (Budget and Programs); John H. Seymour (Administration); vacant
- (Public Affairs); Galen Reser (Governmental Affairs).
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- National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. -- Jerry Curry.
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- U. S. Coast Guard Commandant -- Adm. Paul A. Yost Jr.
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- Federal Aviation Admin. -- James Busey.
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- Federal Highway Admin. -- Thomas Larson.
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- Federal Railroad Admin. -- Gilbert Carmichael.
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- Maritime Admin. -- Capt. Warren LeBack.
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- Urban Mass Transportation Admin. -- Brian Clymer.
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- Research & Special Programs Admin. -- Travis Dungan.
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- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. -- James L. Emery.
-
-
- Department of Energy
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- 1000 Independence Ave. SW 20585
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- Secretary of Energy -- James D. Watkins.
-
- Deputy Secy. -- W. Henson Moore.
-
- Under Secretary -- John C. Tuck.
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- General Counsel -- Stephen A. Wakefield.
-
- Inspector General -- John C. Layton.
-
- Assistant Secretaries -- Jacqueline Knox Brown (Congressional,
- Intergovernmental & Public Affairs); John C. Tuck (Defense Programs); James
- J. Easton Jr. (International Affairs & Energy Emergencies); William A. Young
- (Nuclear Energy); Robert H. Gentile (Fossil Energy); J. Michael Davis
- (Conservation & Renewable Energy); Peter N. Brush (Environment, Safety &
- Health).
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- Energy Information Adm. -- Helmut A. Merklein.
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- Economic Regulatory Adm. -- C. L. Van Orman, adm.
-
- Federal Energy Regulatory Comm. -- Martin L. Allday, chmn.
-
- Hearings & Appeals -- George B. Breznay, dir.
-
- Energy Research -- James F. Decker.
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- Civilian Radioactive Waste Management -- John W. Bartlett.
-
- Minority Economic Impact -- Melva G. Wray, dir.
-
- Board of Contract Appeals -- E. Barclay van Doren, chmn.
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- Public Affairs -- M.J. Jameson, dir.
-
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- Department of Education
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- 400 Maryland Ave. SW 20202
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- Secretary of Education -- Lauro F. Cavazos.
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- Under Secretary -- John Theodore Sanders.
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- Chief of Staff -- Chino Chapa.
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- Deputy Under Secretaries -- George Pieler, Michelle Easton, Thomas E.
- Anfinson.
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- General Counsel -- Edward C. Stringer.
-
- Assistant Secretaries:
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- Legislation-- Nancy Mohr Kennedy.
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- Elementary and Secondary Education-- John T. MacDonald.
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- Postsecondary Education-- Leonard L. Haynes 3d.
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- Educational Research and Improvement-- Christopher T. Cross.
-
- Adult & Vocational Education-- Betsy Brand.
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- Special Education and Rehabilitative
- Services-- Robert Davila.
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- Civil Rights-- William Smith, act.
-
- Bilingual & Minority Languages-- Rita Esquivel.
-
-
- Department of Veterans Affairs
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- 810 Vermont Ave. NW 20420
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- Secretary of Veterans Affairs -- Edward J. Derwinski.
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- Deputy -- Anthony J. Principi.
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- Inspector General -- Dean Trodden.
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- Veterans Benefits Adm. -- D'Wayne Gray.
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- Veterans Health Services & Research Adm. -- James W. Holsinger Jr.
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- General Counsel -- Raoul L. Carroll.
-
-
- Judiciary of the U.S.
-
- Data as of July 23, 1990
-
-
- Justices of the United States Supreme Court
-
- The Supreme Court comprises the chief justice of the United States and 8
- associate justices, all appointed by the president with advice and consent
- of the Senate. Salaries: chief justice $124,000 annually, associate justice
- $118,600.
-
-
-
- ╓┌─────────────────────────────┌───────────┌────────┌─────┌──────────────────╖
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- John Jay, N.Y. 1789-1795 5 1745 1829
- John Rutledge, S.C. 1789-1791 1 1739 1800
- William Cushing, Mass. 1789-1810 20 1732 1810
- James Wilson, Pa. 1789-1798 8 1742 1798
- John Blair, Va. 1789-1796 6 1732 1800
- James Iredell, N.C. 1790-1799 9 1751 1799
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- James Iredell, N.C. 1790-1799 9 1751 1799
- Thomas Johnson, Md. 1791-1793 1 1732 1819
- William Paterson, N.J. 1793-1806 13 1745 1806
- John Rutledge, S.C. 1795a - 1739 1800
- Samuel Chase, Md. 1796-1811 15 1741 1811
- Oliver Ellsworth, Conn. 1796-1800 4 1745 1807
- Bushrod Washington, Va. 1798-1829 31 1762 1829
- Alfred Moore, N.C. 1799-1804 4 1755 1810
- John Marshall, Va. 1801-1835 34 1755 1835
- William Johnson, S.C. 1804-1834 30 1771 1834
- Henry B. Livingston, N.Y. 1806-1823 16 1757 1823
- Thomas Todd, Ky. 1807-1826 18 1765 1826
- Joseph Story, Mass. 1811-1845 33 1779 1845
- Gabriel Duval, Md. 1811-1835 22 1752 1844
- Smith Thompson, N.Y. 1823-1843 20 1768 1843
- Robert Trimble, Ky. 1826-1828 2 1777 1828
- John McLean, Oh. 1829-1861 32 1785 1861
- Henry Baldwin, Pa. 1830-1844 14 1780 1844
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Henry Baldwin, Pa. 1830-1844 14 1780 1844
- James M. Wayne, Ga. 1835-1867 32 1790 1867
- Roger B. Taney, Md. 1836-1864 28 1777 1864
- Philip P. Barbour, Va. 1836-1841 4 1783 1841
- John Catron, Tenn. 1837-1865 28 1786 1865
- John McKinley, Ala. 1837-1852 15 1780 1852
- Peter V. Daniel, Va. 1841-1860 19 1784 1860
- Samuel Nelson, N.Y. 1845-1872 27 1792 1873
- Levi Woodbury, N.H. 1845-1851 5 1789 1851
- Robert C. Grier, Pa. 1846-1870 23 1794 1870
- Benjamin R. Curtis, Mass. 1851-1857 6 1809 1874
- John A. Campbell, Ala. 1853-1861 8 1811 1889
- Nathan Clifford, Me. 1858-1881 23 1803 1881
- Noah H. Swayne, Oh. 1862-1881 18 1804 1884
- Samuel F. Miller, Ia. 1862-1890 28 1816 1890
- David Davis, Ill. 1862-1877 14 1815 1886
- Stephen J. Field, Cal. 1863-1897 34 1816 1899
- Salmon P. Chase, Oh. 1864-1873 8 1808 1873
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Salmon P. Chase, Oh. 1864-1873 8 1808 1873
- William Strong, Pa. 1870-1880 10 1808 1895
- Joseph P. Bradley, N.J. 1870-1892 21 1813 1892
- Ward Hunt, N.Y. 1872-1882 9 1810 1886
- Morrison R. Waite, Oh. 1874-1888 14 1816 1888
- John M. Harlan, Ky. 1877-1911 34 1833 1911
- William B. Woods, Ga. 1880-1887 6 1824 1887
- Stanley Matthews, Oh. 1881-1889 7 1824 1889
- Horace Gray, Mass. 1881-1902 20 1828 1902
- Samuel Blatchford, N.Y. 1882-1893 11 1820 1893
- Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Miss. 1888-1893 5 1825 1893
- Melville W. Fuller, Ill. 1888-1910 21 1833 1910
- David J. Brewer, Kan. 1889-1910 20 1837 1910
- Henry B. Brown, Mich. 1890-1906 15 1836 1913
- George Shiras Jr., Pa. 1892-1903 10 1832 1924
- Howell E. Jackson, Tenn. 1893-1895 2 1832 1895
- Edward D. White, La. 1894-1910 16 1845 1921
- Rufus W. Peckham, N.Y. 1895-1909 13 1838 1909
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Rufus W. Peckham, N.Y. 1895-1909 13 1838 1909
- Joseph McKenna, Cal. 1898-1925 26 1843 1926
- Oliver W. Holmes, Mass. 1902-1932 29 1841 1935
- William R. Day, Oh. 1903-1922 19 1849 1923
- William H. Moody, Mass. 1906-1910 3 1853 1917
- Horace H. Lurton, Tenn. 1909-1914 4 1844 1914
- Charles E. Hughes, N.Y. 1910-1916 5 1862 1948
- Willis Van Devanter, Wy. 1910-1937 26 1859 1941
- Joseph R. Lamar, Ga. 1910-1916 5 1857 1916
- Edward D. White, La. 1910-1921 10 1845 1921
- Mahlon Pitney, N.J. 1912-1922 10 1858 1924
- James C. McReynolds, Tenn. 1914-1941 26 1862 1946
- Louis D. Brandeis, Mass. 1916-1939 22 1856 1941
- John H. Clarke, Oh. 1916-1922 5 1857 1945
- William H. Taft, Conn. 1921-1930 8 1857 1930
- George Sutherland, Ut. 1922-1938 15 1862 1942
- Pierce Butler, Minn. 1922-1939 16 1866 1939
- Edward T. Sanford, Tenn. 1923-1930 7 1865 1930
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Edward T. Sanford, Tenn. 1923-1930 7 1865 1930
- Harlan F. Stone, N.Y. 1925-1941 16 1872 1946
- Charles E. Hughes, N.Y. 1930-1941 11 1862 1948
- Owen J. Roberts, Pa. 1930-1945 15 1875 1955
- Benjamin N. Cardozo, N.Y. 1932-1938 6 1870 1938
- Hugo L. Black, Ala. 1937-1971 34 1886 1971
- Stanley F. Reed, Ky. 1938-1957 19 1884 1980
- Felix Frankfurter, Mass. 1939-1962 23 1882 1965
- William O. Douglas, Conn. 1939-1975 36 1898 1980
- Frank Murphy, Mich. 1940-1949 9 1890 1949
- Harlan F. Stone, N.Y. 1941-1946 5 1872 1946
- James F. Byrnes, S.C. 1941-1942 1 1879 1972
- Robert H. Jackson, N.Y. 1941-1954 12 1892 1954
- Wiley B. Rutledge, Ia. 1943-1949 6 1894 1949
- Harold H. Burton, Oh. 1945-1958 13 1888 1964
- Fred M. Vinson, Ky. 1946-1953 7 1890 1953
- Tom C. Clark, Tex. 1949-1967 18 1899 1977
- Sherman Minton, Ind. 1949-1956 7 1890 1965
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Sherman Minton, Ind. 1949-1956 7 1890 1965
- Earl Warren, Cal. 1953-1969 16 1891 1974
- John Marshall Harlan, N.Y. 1955-1971 16 1899 1971
- William J. Brennan Jr., N.J. 1956-1990 33 1906 -
- Charles E. Whittaker, Mo. 1957-1962 5 1901 1973
- Potter Stewart, Oh. 1958-1981 23 1915 1985
- Byron R. White, Col. 1962-- - 1917 -
- Arthur J. Goldberg, Ill. 1962-1965 3 1908 -
- Abe Fortas, Tenn. 1965-1969 4 1910 1982
- Thurgood Marshall, N.Y. 1967-- - 1908 -
- Warren E. Burger, Va. 1969-1986 17 1907 -
- Harry A. Blackmun, Minn. 1970-- - 1908 -
- Lewis F. Powell Jr., Va. 1972-1987 15 1907 -
- William H. Rehnquist, Ariz. 1972-1986 14 1924 -
- John Paul Stevens, Ill. 1975-- - 1920 -
- Sandra Day O'Connor, Ariz. 1981-- - 1930 -
- William H. Rehnquist, Ariz. 1986-- - 1924 -
- Antonin Scalia, Va. 1986-- - 1936 -
- Name; apptd from Service Service Born Died
- Chief Justices in italics Term Yrs.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Antonin Scalia, Va. 1986-- - 1936 -
- Anthony M. Kennedy, Cal. 1988-- - 1936 -
- David H. Souter 1990-- - 1939 -
-
-
-
- aRejected Dec. 15, 1795.
-
-
-
-
- U.S. Court of International Trade
-
- New York, NY 10007 (Salaries, $96,600)
-
- Chief Judge -- Edward D. Re.
-
- Judges -- James L. Watson, Gregory W. Carman, Jane A. Restani, Dominick L.
- DiCarlo, Thomas J. Aquilino Jr., Nicholas Tsoucalas, R. Kenton Musgrave.
-
-
- U.S. Claims Court
-
- Washington, D.C. 20005 (Salaries, $96,600)
-
- Chief Judge -- Loren A. Smith.
-
- Judges -- James F. Merow, John P. Wiese, Robert J. Yock, Reginald W. Gibson,
- Lawrence S. Margolis, Christine C. Nettesheim, Moody R. Tidwell 3d, Marian
- Blank Horn, Eric G. Bruggink, Bohdan A. Futey, Wilkes C. Robinson, Roger B.
- Andewelt, James T. Turner, Randall R. Rader.
-
-
- U.S. Tax Court
-
- Washington DC 20217 (Salaries, $96,600)
-
- Chief Judge -- Arthur L. Nims 3d.
-
- Judges -- Herbert L. Chabot, Edna G. Parker, Jules J. Korner 3d, Meade
- Whitaker, Mary Ann Cohen, John O. Colvin, Perry Shields, Charles E. Clapp
- 2d, Lapsley W. Hamblen Jr., Stephen J. Swift, Joel Gerber, Julien I. Jacobs,
- Lawrence A. Wright, Carolyn Miller Parr, Robert P. Ruwe, Thomas B. Wells,
- Laurence J. Whalen, B. John Williams Jr.
-
-
- U.S. Courts of Appeals
-
- (Salaries, $102,500. CJ means Chief Judge)
-
- Federal Circuit -- Howard T. Markey, CJ; Giles S. Rich, Helen W. Nies;
- Pauline Newman, Glenn L. Archer Jr., H. Robert Mayer, Paul R. Michel, S. Jay
- Plager; Clerk's Office, Washington, DC 20439.
-
- District of Columbia -- Patricia M. Wald, CJ; Abner J. Mikva, Harry T.
- Edwards, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Laurence H. Silberman; James L. Buckley,
- Stephen F. Williams, Douglas Ginsburg, David B. Sentelle; Clerk's Office,
- Washington, DC 20001.
-
- First Circuit (Me., Mass., N.H., R.I., Puerto Rico) -- Stephen Breyer, CJ;
- Levin H. Campbell, Hugh H. Bownes, Juan R. Torruella, Bruce M. Selya, Conrad
- K. Cyr; Clerk's Office, Boston, MA 02109.
-
- Second Circuit (Conn., N.Y., Vt.) -- James L. Oakes, CJ; Wilfred Freiberg,
- Thomas J. Meskill, Jon O. Newman, Amalya Lyle Kearse, Richard J. Cardamone,
- Ralph K. Winter Jr., George C. Pratt, Roger J. Miner, Frank X. Altimari, J.
- Daniel Mahoney, John M. Walker; Clerk's Office, New York, NY 10007.
-
- Third Circuit (Del., N.J., Pa., Virgin Is.) -- A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., CJ;
- Dolores K. Sloviter, Edward R. Becker, Carol Los Mansmann, Walter K.
- Stapleton, Morton I. Ginsberg, Anthony J. Scirica, William D. Hutchinson,
- Robert E. Cowen, Richard L. Nygaard; Clerk's Office, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
-
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- Fourth Circuit (Md., N.C., S.C., Va., W.Va.) -- Sam J. Ervin 3d, CJ; Kenneth
- K. Hall, Donald Stuart Russell, H. Emory Widener Jr., James D. Phillips Jr.,
- Francis D. Murnaghan Jr., James M. Sprouse, Robert F. Chapman, J. Harvie
- Wilkinson 3d, William W. Wilkins Jr.; Clerk's Office, Richmond, VA 23219.
-
- Fifth Circuit (La., Miss., Tex.) -- Charles Clark, CJ; Thomas G. Gee, Alvin
- B. Rubin, Thomas M. Reavley, Henry A. Politz, Carolyn D. King, Samuel D.
- Johnson, Jerre S. Williams, William L. Garwood, E. Grady Jolly, Patrick E.
- Higginbotham, W. Eugene Davis, Jerry E. Smith, Edith Hollan Jones, John M.
- Duhe Jr.; Clerk's Office, New Orleans, LA 70130.
-
- Sixth Circuit (Ky., Mich., Ohio, Tenn.) -- Gilbert S. Merritt, CJ; Damon J.
- Keith, Boyce F. Martin Jr., Nathaniel R. Jones, Robert B. Krupansky, Harry
- W. Wellford, Cornelia G. Kennedy, H. Ted Milburn, Ralph B. Guy Jr., David A.
- Nelson, James L. Ryan, Danny J. Boggs, Alan E. Norris; Clerk's Office,
- Cincinnati, OH 45202.
-
- Seventh Circuit (Ill., Ind., Wis.) -- William J. Bauer, CJ; Walter J.
- Cummings, Harlington Wood Jr., Richard D. Cudahy, Richard A. Posner, John L.
- Coffey, Joel M. Flaum, Frank H. Easterbrook, Kenneth F. Ripple, Daniel A.
- Manion, Michael S. Kanne; Clerk's Office, Chicago, IL 60604.
-
- Eighth Circuit (Ark., Ia., Minn., Mo., Neb., N.D., S.D.) -- Donald P. Lay,
- CJ; Theodore McMillian, Richard S. Arnold, John R. Gibson, George C. Fagg,
- Pasco M. Bowman 2d, Roger L. Wollman, Frank J. Magill, C. Arlen Beam;
- Clerk's Office, St. Louis, MO 63101.
-
- Ninth Circuit (Alaska, Ariz., Cal., Ha., Ida., Mont., Nev., Ore., Wash.,
- Guam, N. Mariana Islands) -- Albert T. Goodwin, CJ; James R. Browning, J.
- Clifford Wallace, Procter Hug Jr., Thomas Tang, Jerome Farris, Betty B.
- Fletcher, Mary M. Schroeder, Harry Pregerson, Arthur L. Alarcon, Cecil F.
- Poole, Dorothy W. Nelson, William C. Canby Jr., William A. Norris, Stephen
- Reinhardt, Robert R. Beezer, Cynthia M. Hall, Charles E. Wiggins, Melvin
- Brunetti, Alex Kozinski, David R. Thompson, John T. Noonan, Diarmuid F.
- O'Scannlain, Edward Leavy, Stephen S. Trout, Ferdinand F. Fernandez; Clerk's
- Office, San Francisco, CA 94101.
-
- Tenth Circuit (Col., Kan., N.M., Okla., Ut., Wy.) -- William J. Holloway
- Jr., CJ; Monroe G. McKay, James K. Logan, Stephanie K. Seymour, John P.
- Moore, Stephen H. Anderson, Deanell R. Tacha, Bobby R. Baldock, Wade Brorby,
- David M. Ebel; Clerk's Office, Denver, CO 80294.
-
- Eleventh Circuit (Ala. Fla., Ga.) -- Gerald B. Tjoflat, CJ; Peter T. Fay,
- Robert S. Vance, Phyllis A. Kravitch, Frank M. Johnson Jr., Joseph W.
- Hatchett, R. Lanier Anderson 3d, Thomas A. Clark, J.L. Edmondson, Emmett R.
- Cox; Clerk's Office, Atlanta GA 30303.
-
- Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals -- Reynaldo G. Garza, CJ; Clerk's
- Office, Washington, DC 20001 .
-
-
- U.S. District Courts
-
- (Salaries, $96,600. CJ means Chief Judge)
-
- Alabama -- Northern: Sam C. Pointer Jr., CJ; James Hughes Hancock, Robert B.
- Propst, E. B. Haltom Jr., U. W. Clemon, William M. Acker Jr., Edwin L.
- Nelson; Clerk's Office, Birmingham 35203. Middle: Truman M. Hobbs, CJ;
- Myron H. Thompson, Joel F. Dubina; Clerk's Office, Montgomery 36101.
- Southern: Alex T. Howard Jr., CJ; Charles R. Butler Jr.; Clerk's Office,
- Mobile 36602.
-
- Alaska -- H. Russel Holland, CJ; Andrew J. Kleinfeld; Clerk's Office,
- Anchorage 99513.
-
- Arizona -- Richard M. Bilby, CJ; Charles L. Hardy, Alfredo C. Marquez, Earl
- H. Carroll, William D. Browning, Paul G. Rosenblat, Robert C. Bloomfield,
- Roger G. Strand; Clerk's Office, Phoenix 85025.
-
- Arkansas -- Eastern: Garnett Thomas Eisele, CJ; Henry Woods, George Howard
- Jr., Stephen M. Reasoner; Clerk's Office, Little Rock 72203. Western:H.
- Franklin Waters, CJ; George Howard Jr., Morris S. Arnold; Clerk's Office,
- Fort Smith 72902.
-
- California -- Northern: William A. Ingram, CJ; William W. Schwarzer, Robert
- P. Aguilar, Thelton E. Henderson, Marilyn H. Patel, Eugene F. Lynch, John P.
- Vukasin Jr, Charles A. Legge, D. Lowell Jensen, Fern M. Smith, Vaughn R.
- Walker; Clerk's Office, San Francisco 94102. Eastern: Robert E. Coyle, CJ;
- Lawrence K. Karlton, Edward J. Garcia; Clerk's Office, Sacramento 95814.
- Central: Manuel L. Real, CJ; Wm. Matthew Byrne Jr., Robert M. Takasugi,
- Mariana R. Pfaelzer, Terry J. Hatter Jr., A. Wallace Tashima, Consuelo Bland
- Marshall, David V. Kenyon, Richard A. Gadbois, Edward Rafeedie, Harry L.
- Hupp, Alicemarie H. Stotler, James M. Ideman, William J. Rea, William D.
- Keller, Stephen V. Wilson, J. Spencer Letts, Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr., John
- G. Davies, Ronald S.W. Lew, Robert C. Bonner; Clerk's Office, Los Angeles
- 90012. Southern: Gordon Thompson Jr., CJ; William B. Enright, Judith N.
- Keep, Earl B. Gilliam, J. Lawrence Irving, Rudi M. Brewster, John S. Rhoades
- Sr.; Clerk's Office, San Diego 92189.
-
- Colorado -- Sherman G. Finesilver, CJ; Richard P. Matsch, Jim R. Carrigan,
- Zita L. Weinshienk, Lewis T. Babcock, Edward W. Nottingham; Clerk's Office,
- Denver 80294.
-
- Connecticut -- Ellen B. Burns, CJ; T.F. Gilroy Daly, Warren W. Eginton, Jose
- A. Cabranes, Peter C. Dorsey, Alan H. Nevas; Clerk's Office, New Haven
- 06510.
-
- Delaware -- Joseph J. Longobardi, CJ; Joseph J. Farnan Jr., Jane R. Roth;
- Clerk's Office, Wilmington 19801.
-
- District of Columbia -- Aubrey E. Robinson Jr., CJ; Gerhard A. Gesell,
- Charles R. Richey, Louis F. Oberdorfer, Harold H. Greene, John Garrett Penn,
- Joyce Hens Green, Norma H. Johnson, Thomas P. Jackson, Thomas F. Hogan,
- Stanley S. Harris, George H. Revercomb, Stanley Sporkin, Royce C. Lamberth;
- Clerk's Office, Washington DC 20001.
-
- Florida -- Northern: William H. Stafford Jr. CJ; Maurice M. Paul, C. Roger
- Vinson; Clerk's Office, Tallahassee 32301. Middle: Susan H. Black, CJ;
- William Terrell Hodges, Howell W. Melton, William J. Castagna; John H. Moore
- 2d, Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, George K. Sharp, Patricia C. Fawsett; Clerk's
- Office, Jacksonville 32201. Southern: James Lawrence King, CJ; Norman C.
- Roettger Jr.; William M. Hoeveler, Jose A. Gonzalez Jr., James C. Paine,
- James W. Kehoe, Eugene P. Spellman, Edward B. Davis, Lenore C. Nesbitt,
- Stanley Marcus, Thomas E. Scott, William J. Zloch, Kenneth L. Ryskamp;
- Clerk's Office, Miami 33128.
-
- Georgia -- Northern: William C. O'Kelley, CJ; Richard C. Freeman, Harold
- L. Murphy, Marvin H. Shoob, G. Ernest Tidwell, Orinda Dale Evans, Robert L.
- Vining Jr., Robert H. Hall, Harold T. Ward, J. Owen Forrester, Jack T. Camp;
- Clerk's Office, Atlanta 30335. Middle: Wilbur D. Owens Jr., CJ; J. Robert
- Elliott, Duross Fitzpatrick; Clerk's Office, Macon 31202. Southern: B. Avant
- Edenfield, CJ; Anthony A. Alaimo, Dudley H. Bowen Jr.; Clerk's Office,
- Savannah 31412.
-
- Hawaii -- Harold M. Fong, CJ, Alan C. Kay, David A. Ezra; Clerk's Office,
- Honolulu 96850.
-
- Idaho -- Harold L. Ryan, CJ; Edward J. Lodge; Clerk's Office; Boise, 83724.
-
- Illinois -- Northern: John F. Grady, CJ; Nicholas J. Bua, Stanley J.
- Roszkowski, James B. Moran, Marvin E. Aspen, Milton I. Shadur, Charles P.
- Kocoras, John A. Nordberg, William T. Hart, Paul E. Plunkett, Ilana Diamond
- Rovner, Charles R. Norgle Sr., James F. Holderman Jr., Ann C. Williams,
- Brian Barnett Duff, Harry D. Lienenweber, James B. Zagel, James H. Alesia,
- Suzanne B. Conlon, George M. Marovich, George W. Lindberg; Clerk's Office,
- Chicago 60604. Central: Harold Albert Baker, CJ; Michael M. Mihm, Richard
- Mills; Clerk's Office, Springfield 62705. Southern: James L. Foreman, CJ;
- William L. Beatty, William D. Stiehl; Clerk's Office, E. St. Louis 62202.
-
- Indiana -- Northern: Allen Sharp, CJ; William C. Lee, James T. Moody, Robert
- L. Miller Jr., Rudy Lozano; Clerk's Office, South Bend 46601. Southern:
- Gene E. Brooks, CJ; S. Hugh Dillin, Sarah E. Barker, Larry J. McKinney, John
- D. Tinder; Clerk's Office, Indianapolis 46204.
-
- Iowa -- Northern: Donald E. O'Brien, CJ, David R. Hansen; Clerk's Office,
- Cedar Rapids 52401. Southern: Harold D. Vietor, CJ; Charles R. Wolle;
- Clerk's Office, Des Moines 50309.
-
- Kansas -- Earl E. O'Connor, CJ; Dale E. Saffels, Patrick F. Kelly, Sam A.
- Crow, C. Thomas Van Bebber; Clerk's Office, Wichita 67202.
-
- Kentucky -- Eastern: Eugene E. Siler Jr., CJ; William Bertelsman, Henry R.
- Wilhoit Jr., Karl S. Forester; Clerk's Office, Lexington 40586. Western:
- Edward H. Johnstone, CJ; Thomas A. Ballantine, Ronald E. Meredith, Charles
- R. Simpson 3d; Clerk's Office, Louisville 40202.
-
- Louisiana -- Eastern: Frederick J. R. Heebe, CJ; Charles Schwartz Jr.,
- Morley L. Sear, Adrian A. Duplantier, Robert F. Collins, George Arceneaux
- Jr., Veronica D. Wicker, Patrick E. Carr, Peter Beer, A J. McNamara, Henry
- A. Mentz Jr., Martin L. C. Feldman, Marcel Livaudais Jr.; Clerk's Office,
- New Orleans 70130. Middle: John V. Parker, CJ; Frank J. Polozola; Clerk's
- Office, Baton Rouge 70821. Western: Tom Stagg, CJ; Earl Ernest Veron, John
- M. Shaw, F. A. Little Jr., Donald E. Walter; Clerk's Office, Shreveport
- 71101.
-
- Maine -- Conrad K. Cyr, CJ; Gene Carter; Clerk's Office, Portland 04112.
-
- Maryland -- Alexander Harvey 2d, CJ; Joseph C. Howard, Norman P. Ramsey,
- William E. Black Jr., John R. Hargrove, J. Frederick Motz, Frederic N.
- Smalkin, Paul V. Niemeyer, Marvin J. Garbis; Clerk's Office, Baltimore
- 21201.
-
- Massachusetts -- Frank H. Freedman, CJ; Joseph L. Tauro, Walter Jay Skinner,
- A. David Mazzone, Robert E. Keeton, John J. McNaught, Rya W. Zobel, David S.
- Nelson, William G. Young, Mark L. Wolf, Douglas P. Woodlock, Edward F.
- Harrington; Clerk's Office, Boston 02109.
-
- Michigan -- Eastern: Julian A. Cook Jr., CJ; Stewart A. Newblatt, Avern
- Cohn, Anna Diggs Taylor, Horace W. Gilmore, George E. Woods, Richard F.
- Suhrheinrich, George La Plata, Barbara K. Hackett, Lawrence P. Zatkoff,
- Patrick J. Duggan, Bernard A. Friedman, Paul V. Gadola; Clerk's Office,
- Detroit 48226. Western: Douglas W. Hillman, CJ; Benjamin F. Gibson, Richard
- A. Enslen, Robert H. Bell; Clerk's Office, Grand Rapids 49503.
-
- Minnesota -- Donald D. Alsop, CJ; Harry H. MacLaughlin, Robert G. Renner,
- Diana E. Murphy, Paul A. Magnuson, James M. Rosenbaum, David S. Doty;
- Clerk's Office, St. Paul 55101.
-
- Mississippi -- Northern: L. T. Senter Jr., CJ; Neal Biggers, Glen H.
- Davidson; Clerk's Office, Oxford 38655. Southern: William H. Barbour Jr.,
- CJ; Harry T. Wingate, Tom S. Lee, Walter J. Gex 3d; Clerk's Office, Jackson
- 39201.
-
- Missouri -- Eastern: John F. Nangle, CJ; Edward D. Filippine, William L.
- Hungate, Clyde S. Cahill Jr., Stephen N. Limbaugh, George F. Gunn Jr.;
- Clerk's Office, St. Louis 63101. Western: Scott O. Wright, CJ; Russell G.
- Clark, Howard F. Sachs, Joseph E. Stevens Jr., D. Brook Bartlett, Dean
- Whipple; Clerk's Office, Kansas City 64106.
-
- Montana -- Paul G. Hatfield, CJ; Charles C. Lovell; Clerk's Office, Billings
- 59101.
-
- Nebraska -- Lyle E. Strom, CJ; Warren K. Urbom, William G. Cambridge;
- Clerk's Office, Omaha 68101.
-
- Nevada -- Edward C. Reed Jr., CJ; Lloyd D. George, Howard D. McKibben,
- Philip M. Pro; Clerk's Office, Las Vegas 89101.
-
- New Hampshire -- Shane Devine, CJ; Martin F. Loughlin; Clerk's Office,
- Concord 03301.
-
- New Jersey -- John F. Gerry, CJ; Stanley S. Brotman, Anne E. Thompson, D. R.
- Debevoise, H. Lee Sarokin, Harold A. Ackerman, John W. Bissell, Maryanne
- Trump Barry, Joseph H. Rodriguez, Garrett E. Brown Jr., Alfred J. Lechner
- Jr., Nicholas H. Politan, Alfred M. Wolin, John C. Lifland; Clerk's Office,
- Newark 07102.
-
- New Mexico -- Juan G. Burciaga, CJ; Santiago E. Campos, John E. Conway,
- James A. Parker; Clerk's Office, Albuquerque 87103.
-
- New York -- Northern: Neal P. McCurn, CJ; Howard G. Munson, Thomas J.
- McAvoy, Con G. Cholakis; Clerk's Office, Albany 12201. Eastern: Thomas C.
- Platt Jr., CJ; Jack B. Weinstein, Charles P. Sifton, Eugene H. Nickerson,
- Joseph M. McLaughlin, Israel Leo Glasser, Raymond J. Dearie, Leonard D.
- Wexler, Edward R. Korman, Reena Raggi; Clerk's Office, Brooklyn 11201.
- Southern: Charles L. Brieant, CJ; David N. Edelstein, Thomas P. Griesa,
- Robert J. Ward, Kevin Thomas Duffy, Leonard B. Sand, Mary Johnson Lowe,
- Gerard L. Goettel, Charles S. Haight Jr., Pierre N. Leval, Robert W. Sweet,
- John E. Sprizzo, Shirley Wohl Kram, John F. Keenan, Peter K. Leisure, John
- M. Walker, Louis L. Stanton, Miriam G. Cedarbaum, Michael B. Mukasey,
- Kenneth Conboy, Kimba Wood, Robert P. Patterson Jr.; Clerk's Office N. Y.
- City 10007. Western: Michael A. Telesca, CJ; Richard J. Arcara, David G.
- Larimer; Clerk's Office, Buffalo 14202.
-
- North Carolina -- Eastern: W. Earl Britt, CJ; James C. Fox, Terrence W.
- Boyle, Malcolm J. Howard; Clerk's Office, Raleigh 27611. Middle: Richard C.
- Erwin, CJ; Frank W. Bullock, N. Carlton Tilley Jr.; Clerk's Office,
- Greensboro 27402. Western: Robert D. Potter, CJ; Richard L. Woorhees;
- Clerk's Office Asheville 28801.
-
- North Dakota -- Patrick A. Conmy, CJ, Rodney S. Webb; Clerk's Office,
- Bismarck 58502.
-
- Ohio -- Northern: Thomas D. Lambros, CJ; Frank J. Battisti, John M. Manos,
- George W. White, Ann Aldrich, Alvin I. Krenzler, John W. Potter, David D.
- Dowd Jr., Sam H. Bell, Alice M. Batchelder; Clerk's Office, Cleveland 44114.
- Southern: John D. Holschuh, CJ; Carl B. Rubin, Walter H. Rice, S. Arthur
- Spiegel, Herman J. Weber, James L. Graham, George C. Smith; Clerk's Office,
- Columbus 43215.
-
- Oklahoma -- Northern: H. Dale Cook, CJ; James O. Ellison, Thomas R. Brett,
- Clerk's Office, Tulsa 74103. Eastern: Frank H. Shey, CJ; Clerk's Office,
- Muskogee 74401. Western: Ralph G. Thompson, CJ; Wayne Alley, Lee R. West,
- Layn R. Phillips; Clerk's Office, Oklahoma City 73102.
-
- Oregon -- Owen M. Panner, CJ; James A. Redden, Helen J. Frye, Malcolm F.
- Marsh; Clerk's Office, Portland 97205.
-
- Pennsylvania -- Eastern: Louis Charles Bechtle, CJ; Joseph L. McGlynn Jr.,
- Edward N. Cahn, Louis H. Pollak, Norma L. Shapiro, James T. Giles, James
- McGirr Kelly, Thomas N. O'Neill Jr., Marvin Katz, Edmund V. Ludwig, Robert
- F. Kelly, Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, Robert S. Gawthrop, Lowell A. Reed Jr.,
- Jan E. Dubois, Herbert J. Hutton; Clerk's Office, Philadelphia 19106.
- Middle: Richard P. Conaboy, CJ; Sylvia H. Rambo, William W. Caldwell, Edward
- M. Kosik; Clerk's Office, Scranton 18501. Western: Maurice B. Cohill Jr.,
- CJ; Paul A. Simmons, Gustave Diamond, Donald E. Ziegler, Alan N. Bloch,
- Glenn E. Mencer, William L. Standish, D. Brooks Smith, Donald J. Lee;
- Clerk's Office, Pittsburgh 15230.
-
- Rhode Island -- Francis J. Boyle, CJ; Ronald R. Lagueux, Ernest C. Torres;
- Clerk's Office, Providence 02903.
-
- South Carolina -- Solomon Blatt Jr., CJ; C. Weston Houck, Falcon B. Hawkins,
- Matthew J. Perry Jr., George R. Anderson Jr., Clyde H. Hamilton, Karen L.
- Henderson, Joseph F. Anderson Jr.; Clerk's Office, Columbia 29202.
-
- South Dakota -- Donald J. Porter, CJ; Richard H. Battey, John Bailey Jones;
- Clerk's Office, Sioux Falls 57102.
-
- Tennessee -- Eastern: Thomas G. Hull, CJ; James H. Jarvis, R. Allan Edgar,
- Leon Jordan; Clerk's Office, Knoxville 37901. Middle: Thomas A. Wiseman Jr,
- CJ; Thomas A. Higgins, John T. Nixon; Clerk's Office, Nashville 37203.
- Western: Odell Horton, CJ; Julia S. Gibbons, James D. Todd, Jerome Turner;
- Clerk's Office, Memphis 38103.
-
- Texas -- Northern: Barefoot Sanders, CJ; Robert W. Porter, Mary Lou
- Robinson, David O. Belew Jr., Jerry Buchmeyer, A. Joe Fish, Robert B.
- Maloney, Sidney A. Fitzwater, Samuel R. Cummings; Clerk's Office, Dallas
- 75242. Southern: James De Anda, CJ; Norman W. Black, George P. Kazen,
- Filemon B. Vela, Hayden W. Head Jr., Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Lynn N. Hughes,
- David Hittner, Kenneth M. Hoyt, Simeon T. Lake 3d, Melinda Harmon; Clerk's
- Office, Houston 77208. Eastern: William Wayne Justice, CJ; Robert M. Parker,
- Howell Cobb, Sam B. Hall Jr., Paul N. Brown, Richard A. Schell; Clerk's
- Office, Tyler 75702. Western: Lucius D. Bunton 3d, CJ; Harry Lee Hudspeth,
- Hipolito F. Garcia, James R. Nowlin, Edward C. Prado, Walter S. Smith Jr.,
- Emilio M. Garza; Clerk's Office, San Antonio 78206.
-
- Utah -- Bruce S. Jenkins, CJ; J. Thomas Greene, David Sam, David K. Winder;
- Clerk's Office, Salt Lake City 84101.
-
- Vermont -- Franklin S. Billings Jr., CJ; Clerk's Office, Burlington 05402.
-
- Virginia -- Eastern: Albert V. Bryan Jr., CJ; J. Calvitt Clarke, Richard L.
- Williams, James C. Cacheris, Robert G. Doumar, Claude M. Hilton, James R.
- Spencer, Thomas S. Ellis 3d, Rebecca Beach Smith; Clerk's Office, Alexandria
- 22320. Western: James C. Turk, CJ; James H. Michael Jr., Jackson L. Kiser;
- Clerk's Office, Roanoke 24006.
-
- Washington -- Eastern: Justin L. Quackenbush, CJ; Robert J. McNichols, Alan
- A. McDonald; Clerk's Office, Spokane 99210. Western: Barbara J. Rothstein,
- CJ; Jack E. Tanner, John C. Coughenour, Carolyn R. Dimmick, Robert J. Bryan,
- William L. Dwyer, Thomas Zilly; Clerk's Office, Seattle 98104.
-
- West Virginia -- Northern: Robert Earl Maxwell, CJ; Clerk's Office, Elkins
- 26241. Southern: Charles H. Haden 2d, CJ; Robert J. Staker, John T.
- Copenhaver Jr., Elizabeth V. Hallanan; Clerk's Office, Charleston 25329.
-
- Wisconsin -- Eastern: Robert W. Warren, CJ; Terence T. Evans, Thomas J.
- Curran, J.P. Stadtmueller; Clerk's Office, Milwaukee 53202. Western: Barbara
- B. Crabb, CJ; John C. Shabaz; Clerk's Office, Madison 53701.
-
- Wyoming -- Clarence A. Brimmer, CJ; Alan B. Johnson; Clerk's Office,
- Cheyenne 82001.
-
-
- U.S. Territorial District Courts
-
- Guam -- Cristobal C. Duenas; Clerk's Office, Agana 96910.
-
- Puerto Rico -- Juan M. Perez-Gimenez, CJ; Gilberto Gierbolini, Carmen
- Consuelo Cerezo, Jaime Pieras Jr., Raymond L. Acosta, Hector M. Laffitte,
- Jose Antonio Fuste; Clerk's Office, San Juan 00904.
-
- Virgin Islands -- vacancy CJ; Clerk's Office, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
- 00801.
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- U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
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- (established by Congress in 1989)
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- State Officials, Salaries, Party Membership
-
- Governors reflect results of Nov. 6, 1990 elections; other officials are as
- of mid-1990; | Ind. or other party.
-
-
- Alabama
-
- Governor -- Guy Hunt, R., $70,222.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Jim Folsom Jr., D., $40 per legislative day, plus annual salary
- of $1,900 per month plus $1,500 per month for expenses.
-
- Sec. of State -- Perry Hand, R., $36,234.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Don Siegelman, D., $77,420.
-
- Treasurer -- George Wallace Jr., D., $49,500.
-
- Legislature: meets annually the 3d Tuesday in Apr. (first year of term of
- office, first Tuesday in Feb. (2d and 3d years), 2d Tuesday in Jan. (4th
- year) at Montgomery. Members receive $10 a day salary, plus $1,900 per month
- expenses, plus $40 per day expenses during legislative sessions, and mileage
- of 10c per mile.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 27; Rep., 8. Total, 35.
-
- House -- Dem., 83; Rep., 22. Total, 105.
-
-
- Alaska
-
- Governor -- Walter Hickel, | $81,648.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Stephen McAlpine, D., $76,188.
-
- Atty. General -- Douglas Baily, D., $77,304.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Juneau, for 120 days with a 10-day
- extension possible upon vote. First session in odd years. Members receive
- $22,140 per year plus $80 a day per diem.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 8; Rep., 12. Total, 20.
-
- House -- Dem., 24; Rep., 16. Total, 40.
-
-
- Arizona
-
- Governor -- Fife Symington, R., $75,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Jim Shumway, $50,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Bob Corbin, R., $70,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Ray Rottas, R., $50,000.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Phoenix. Each member receives an
- annual salary of $15,000.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 13; Rep., 17. Total, 30.
-
- House -- Dem., 26; Rep., 34. Total, 60.
-
-
- Arkansas
-
- Governor -- Bill Clinton, D., $35,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Winston Bryant, D., $14,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- W. J. "Bill" McCuen, D., $22,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Steve Clark, D., $26,500.
-
- Treasurer -- Jimmie Lou Fisher, D., $22,500.
-
- General Assembly: meets odd years in January at Little Rock. Members receive
- $7,500 per year, $74 a day while in regular session, plus 21 cents a mile
- travel expense.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 31; Rep., 4. Total, 35.
-
- House -- Dem., 88; Rep. 11; 1 ind. Total, 100.
-
-
- California
-
- Governor -- Pete Wilson, R., $102,079.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Leo T. McCarthy, D., $87,068.
-
- Sec. of State -- March Fong Eu, D., $87,068.
-
- Controller -- Gray Davis, D., $87,068.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- John Van de Kamp, D., $93,073.
-
- Legislature: meets at Sacramento; regular sessions commence on the first
- Monday in Dec. of every even-numbered year; each session lasts 2 years.
- Members receive $44,898 per year plus mileage and $65 per diem.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 24; Rep., 14, 1 ind., 1 vac.; Total, 40.
-
- Assembly -- Dem., 46; Rep., 33, 1 vac.; Total, 80.
-
-
- Colorado
-
- Governor -- Roy Romer, D., $70,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Mike Callihan, D., $48,500.
-
- Secy. of State -- Natalie Meyer, R., $48,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Duane Woodard, D., $60,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Gail Schoettler, D., $48,500.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Denver. Members receive
- $17,500 annually.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 11; Rep., 24. Total, 35.
-
- House -- Dem., 26; Rep., 39. Total, 65.
-
-
- Connecticut
-
- Governor -- Lowell Weicker, | $78,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Joseph J. Fauliso, D., $55,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Julia H. Tashjian, D., $50,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Francisco Borges, D., $50,000.
-
- Comptroller -- J. Edward Caldwell, D., $50,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Clarine Nardi Riddle, Act., $60,000.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually odd years in January and even years in
- February at Hartford. Salary $15,200 per year plus $4,500 (senator), $3,500
- (representative) per year for expenses, plus travel allowance.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 23; Rep., 13. Total, 36.
-
- House -- Dem., 86; Rep., 65. Total, 151.
-
-
- Delaware
-
- Governor -- Michael N. Castle, R., $80,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Dale E. Wolf, R., $35,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Michael Harkins, R., $69,900.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Charles Oberly 3d, D., $81,400.
-
- Treasurer -- Janet C. Rzewnicki, R., $63,000.
-
- General Assembly: 55 day session beginning the 2d Tuesday in January until
- June 30. Members receive $23,000 base salary, plus $5,500 expense account.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 13; Rep., 8. Total, 21.
-
- House -- Dem., 18; Rep., 23. Total, 41.
-
-
- Florida
-
- Governor -- Lawton Chiles, D., $100,883.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Bobby Brantley, R., $91,301.
-
- Sec. of State -- Jim Smith, R., $91,301.
-
- Comptroller -- Gerald Lewis, D., $91,301.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Robert Butterworth, D., $91,301.
-
- Treasurer -- Tim Gallagher, R., $81,967.
-
- Legislature: meets annually at Tallahassee. Members receive $21,648 per year
- plus expense allowance while on official business.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 23; Rep., 17. Total, 40.
-
- House -- Dem., 72; Rep., 48. Total, 120.
-
-
- Georgia
-
- Governor -- Zell Miller, D., $88,872.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- vacant, $56,293.
-
- Sec. of State -- Max Cleland, D., $71,186.
-
- Insurance Comm. -- Warren Evans, D., $71,174.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Michael J. Bowers, $72,824.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually at Atlanta. Members receive $10,000 per
- year, $59 per diem, and $4,800 expense reimbursement. During session $59
- per day for expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 45; Rep., 11. Total, 56.
-
- House -- Dem., 144; Rep., 36. Total, 180.
-
-
- Hawaii
-
- Governor -- John Waihee, D., $80,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Benjamin Cayetano, D., $76,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Warren Price, $68,400.
-
- Comptroller -- Russel Nagata, $68,400.
-
- Dir. of Budget & Finance -- Yukio Takemoto, $68,400.
-
- Legislature: meets annually on 3d Wednesday in January at Honolulu. Members
- receive $27,000 per year plus expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 22. Rep., 3. Total, 25.
-
- House -- Dem., 45. Rep., 6. Total, 51.
-
-
- Idaho
-
- Governor -- Cecil D. Andrus, D., $55,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- C. L. "Butch" Otter, R., $15,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Pete T. Cenarrusa, R., $45,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Lydia Justice Edwards, R., $45,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Jim Jones, R., $48,000.
-
- Legislature meets annually the Monday on or nearest the 9th of January at
- Boise. Members receive $30 per day during session, $15 per day when not in
- session, plus certain travel and living allowances.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 19; Rep., 23. Total, 42.
-
- House -- Dem., 20; Rep., 64. Total, 84.
-
-
- Illinois
-
- Governor -- Jim Edgar, R., $93,266.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- George H. Ryan, R., $65,835.
-
- Sec. of State -- Jim Edgar, R., $82,294.
-
- Comptroller -- Roland W. Burris, D., $71,321.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Neil F. Hartigan, D., $82,294.
-
- Treasurer -- Jerry Cosentino, D., $71,321.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Springfield. Members receive
- $35,661 per annum.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 31; Rep., 28. Total, 59.
-
- House -- Dem., 67; Rep., 51. Total, 118.
-
-
- Indiana
-
- Governor -- Evan Bayh, D., $77,000 plus discretionary expenses.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Frank O'Bannon, D., $64,000 plus discretionary expenses.
-
- Sec. of State -- Joseph Hogsett D., $46,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Linley E. Pearson, R., $51,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Marjorie H. O'Laughlin, R., $46,000.
-
- Auditor -- Ann G. Devore, R., $46,000.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January. Members receive $11,600 per
- year plus $75 per day while in session, $15 per day while not in session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 24; Rep., 26. Total, 50.
-
- House -- Dem., 50; Rep., 50. Total, 100.
-
-
- Iowa
-
- Governor -- Terry E. Branstad, R., $72,500.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Jo Ann Zimmerman, D., $25,100.
-
- Sec. of State -- Elaine Baxter, D., $55,700.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Tom Miller, D., $69,700.
-
- Treasurer -- Michael L. Fitzgerald, D., $55,700.
-
- Auditor -- Richard D. Johnson, R., $55,700.
-
- Secy. of Agriculture -- Dale M. Cochran, D., $53,000.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Des Moines. Members receive
- $16,600 annually plus maximum expense allowance of $40 per day for first 110
- days of first session, and first 100 days of 2d session; mileage expenses at
- 21c a mile.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 30; Rep., 20. Total, 50.
-
- House -- Dem., 61; Rep., 39. Total, 100.
-
-
- Kansas
-
- Governor -- Joan Finney, D., $73,138.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Jack Walker, R., $20,688.
-
- Sec. of State -- Bill Graves, R., $56,400.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Robert T. Stephan, R., $65,345.
-
- Treasurer -- Joan Finney, D., $56,816.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Topeka. Members receive $59 a day
- plus $69 a day expenses while in session, plus $600 per month while not in
- session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 18; Rep., 22. Total, 40.
-
- House -- Dem., 57; Rep., 68. Total, 125.
-
-
- Kentucky
-
- Governor -- Wallace G. Wilkinson, D., $69,730.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Brereton Jones, D., $59,262.
-
- Sec. of State -- Bremer Ehrler, D., $59,262.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Fred Cowan, D., $59,262.
-
- Treasurer -- Robert Meade, D., $59,262.
-
- Auditor -- Bob Babbage, D., $59,262.
-
- General Assembly: meets even years in January at Frankfort. Members receive
- $100 per day and $100 per day during session and $950 per month for expenses
- for interim.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 30; Rep., 8. Total, 38.
-
- House -- Dem., 71; Rep., 29. Total, 100.
-
-
- Louisiana
-
- Governor -- Charles "Buddy" Roemer, D., $73,440.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Paul Hardy, R., $63,367.
-
- Sec. of State -- Fox McKeithen, D., $60,169.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- William J. Guste Jr., D., $60,169.
-
- Treasurer -- Mary Landrieu, D., $60,169.
-
- Legislature: meets annually for 60 legislative days commencing on 3d Monday
- in April. Members receive $75 per day and mileage plus annual salary of
- $16,800.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 33; Rep., 6. Total, 39.
-
- House -- Dem., 87; Rep., 18. Total, 105.
-
-
- Maine
-
- Governor -- John R. McKernan Jr., R., $70,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- G. William Diamond D., $37,523.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- James Tierney, D., $58,073.
-
- Treasurer -- Samuel Shapiro, D., $50,044.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in December at Augusta. Members receive $9,000
- for first regular sessions, $6,000 for second regular session plus expenses;
- presiding officers receive 50% more.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 20; Rep., 15. Total, 35.
-
- House -- Dem., 97; Rep., 54. Total, 151.
-
-
- Maryland
-
- Governor -- William Donald Schaefer, D., $85,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Melvin Steinberg, D., $72,500.
-
- Comptroller -- Louis L. Goldstein, D., $72,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- J. Joseph Curran Jr., D., $72,500.
-
- Sec. of State -- Winfield M. Kelly Jr., D., $45,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Lucille Maurer, D., $72,500.
-
- General Assembly: meets 90 consecutive days annually beginning on the 2d
- Wednesday in January at Annapolis. Members receive $25,000 per year plus
- expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 40; Rep., 7. Total, 47.
-
- House -- Dem., 125; Rep., 16. Total, 141.
-
-
- Massachusetts
-
- Governor -- William Weld, R., $75,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Evelyn Murphy, $60,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Michael Joseph Connolly, D., $60,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- James M. Shannon, D., $65,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Robert Q. Crane, D., $60,000.
-
- Auditor -- A. Joseph DeNucci, D., $60,000.
-
- General Court (Legislature): meets each January in Boston. Salaries $30,000
- per annum.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 32; Rep., 8. Total, 40.
-
- House -- Dem., 129; Rep., 31. Total, 160.
-
-
- Michigan
-
- Governor -- John Engler, R., $100,100.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Martha W. Griffiths, D., $67,400.
-
- Sec. of State -- Richard H. Austin, D., $89,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Frank J. Kelley, D., $89,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Robert A. Bowman, N-P, $80,300.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Lansing. Members receive $42,670
- per year, plus $8,100 expense allowance.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 18; Rep., 20. Total, 38.
-
- House -- Dem., 61; Rep., 49. Total, 110.
-
-
- Minnesota
-
- Governor -- Arne Carlson, R., $103,860.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Marlene Johnson, DFL, $57,125.
-
- Sec. of State -- Joan Anderson Growe, DFL., $57,125.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Hubert H. Humphrey 3d, DFL., $81,138.
-
- Treasurer -- Michael McGrath, DFL., $54,042.
-
- Auditor -- Arnie Carlson, IR, $62,320.
-
- Legislature: meets for a total of 120 days within every 2 years at St. Paul.
- Members receive $26,395 per year, plus expense allowance during session.
-
- Senate -- DFL., 44; IR, 23. Total, 67.
-
- House -- DFL., 80; IR, 54. Total, 134.
-
- (DFL means Democratic-Farmer-Labor. IR means Independent Republican.)
-
-
- Mississippi
-
- Governor -- Ray Mabus, D., $63,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Brad Dye, D., $40,800.
-
- Sec. of State -- Dick Molpus, D., $54,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Mike Moore, D., $61,200.
-
- Treasurer -- Marshall Bennett, D., $54,000.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Jackson. Members receive $10,100
- per regular session plus travel allowance, and $500 per month while not in
- session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 45; Rep., 7. Total, 52.
-
- House -- Dem., 115; Rep., 7. Total, 122.
-
-
- Missouri
-
- Governor -- John D. Ashcroft, R., $88,851.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Mel Carnahan, D., $53,277.
-
- Sec. of State -- Roy D. Blunt, R., $70,909.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- William L. Webster, R., $76,786.
-
- Treasurer -- Wendell Bailey, R., $70,909.
-
- State Auditor -- Margaret Kelly, R., $70,909.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in Jefferson City on the first Wednesday
- after first Monday in January. Members receive $22,414 annually.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 22; Rep., 12. Total, 34.
-
- House -- Dem., 104; Rep., 59. Total, 163.
-
-
- Montana
-
- Governor -- Stan Stephens, R., $50,452.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Alan Kolstad, R., $36,141.
-
- Sec. of State -- Mike Cooney, D., $33,342.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Marc Racicot, R., $46,016.
-
- Legislative Assembly: meets odd years in January at Helena. Members receive
- $59.12 per legislative day plus $50 per day for expenses while in session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 27; Rep., 23. Total, 50.
-
- House -- Dem., 52; Rep., 48. Total, 100.
-
-
- Nebraska
-
- Governor -- Ben Nelson, D., $58,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- William Nichol, R., $40,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Allen J. Beermann, R., $40,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Robert Spire, R., $57,500.
-
- Treasurer -- Frank Marsh, R., $35,000.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Lincoln. Members receive salary of
- $12,000 annually plus travelling expenses.
-
- Unicameral body composed of 49 members who are elected on a nonpartisan
- ballot and are classed as senators.
-
-
- Nevada
-
- Governor -- Robert Miller, D., $77,500.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- vacant, $12,500.
-
- Sec. of State -- Frankie Sue Del Papa, D., $50,500.
-
- Comptroller -- Darrel Daines, R., $49,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Brian McKay, R., $62,500.
-
- Treasurer -- Ken Santor, R., $49,000.
-
- Legislature: meets odd years in January at Carson City. Members receive $130
- per day for 60 days (20 days for special sessions).
-
- Senate -- Dem., 8; Rep., 13. Total, 21.
-
- Assembly -- Rep., 12; Dem., 30. Total, 42.
-
-
- New Hampshire
-
- Governor -- Judd Gregg, R., $72,146.
-
- Sec. of State -- William M. Gardner, D., $50,675.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Stephen E. Merrill, $58,940.
-
- Treasurer -- Georgie A. Thomas, R., $50,675.
-
- General Court (Legislature): meets every year in January at Concord. Members
- receive $200; presiding officers $250.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 8; Rep., 16. Total, 24.
-
- House -- Rep., 281; Dem., 119. Total, 400.
-
-
- New Jersey
-
- Governor -- James J. Florio, D., $85,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Joan Haberle, D., $95,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Robert J. Del Tuso, D., $95,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Douglas C. Berman, D., $95,000.
-
- Legislature: meets throughout the year at Trenton. Members receive $25,000
- per year, except president of Senate and speaker of Assembly who receive 1/3
- more.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 23; Rep., 17. Total, 40.
-
- Assembly -- Dem., 43; Rep. 36, 1 vacancy; Total, 80.
-
-
- New Mexico
-
- Governor -- Bruce King, D., $90,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Jack Stahl, R., $65,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Rebecca Vigil-Giron, D., $65,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Hal Stratton, R., $72,500.
-
- Treasurer -- James Lewis, D., $65,000.
-
- Legislature: meets on the 3d Tuesday in January at Santa Fe; odd years for
- 60 days, even years for 30 days. Members receive $75 per day while in
- session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 26; Rep., 16. Total, 42.
-
- House -- Dem., 45; Rep., 25. Total, 70.
-
-
- New York
-
- Governor -- Mario M. Cuomo, D., $130,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Stan Lundine, D., $95,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Gail S. Shaffer, D., $87,338.
-
- Comptroller -- Edward V. Regan, R., $110,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Robert Abrams, D., $110,000.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Albany. Members receive $57,500
- per year.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 27; Rep., 34. Total, 61.
-
- Assembly -- Dem., 93; Rep., 57. Total, 150.
-
-
- North Carolina
-
- Governor -- James G. Martin, R., $109,728 plus $11,500 per year expenses.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- James C. Gardner, R., $66,972 per year, plus $11,500 per year
- expense allowance.
-
- Sec. of State -- Rufus L. Edmisten, D., $66,972.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Lacy Thornberg, D., $66,972.
-
- Treasurer -- Harlan E. Boyles, D., $66,972.
-
- General Assembly: meets odd years in January at Raleigh. Members receive
- $11,124 annual salary and $5,500 annual expense allowance, plus $81 per diem
- subsistence and travel allowance while in session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 37; Rep., 13. Total, 50.
-
- House -- Dem., 74; Rep., 46. Total, 120.
-
-
- North Dakota
-
- Governor -- George A. Sinner, D., $65,200.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Lloyd B. Omdahl, D., $53,500.
-
- Sec. of State -- Jim Kusler, D., $49,300.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Nicholas Spaeth, D., $55,700.
-
- Treasurer -- Robert Hanson, D., $49,300.
-
- Legislative Assembly: meets odd years in January at Bismarck. Members
- receive $90 per day expenses during session and $180 per month when not in
- session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 32; Rep., 21. Total, 53.
-
- House -- Dem., 45; Rep., 61. Total, 106.
-
-
- Ohio
-
- Governor -- George Voinovich, R., $65,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Paul R. Leonard, $44,903.
-
- Sec. of State -- Sherrod Brown, D., $67,005.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., D., $67,005.
-
- Treasurer -- Mary Ellen Withrow, D., $67,005.
-
- Auditor -- Thomas E. Ferguson, D., $67,005.
-
- General Assembly: meets odd years at Columbus on first Monday in January; no
- limit on session. Members receive $34,905 per annum.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 14; Rep., 19. Total, 33.
-
- House -- Dem., 59; Rep., 40. Total, 99.
-
-
- Oklahoma
-
- Governor -- David Walters, D., $70,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Robert S. Kerr 3d, D., $40,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Hannah Diggs Atkins, D., $37,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Robert H. Henry, D., $55,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Ellis Edwards, D., $50,000.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Oklahoma City. Members receive
- $32,000 annually.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 33; Rep., 15. Total, 48.
-
- House -- Dem., 69; Rep., 32. Total, 101.
-
-
- Oregon
-
- Governor -- Barbara Roberts, D., $80,000, plus $500 monthly expenses.
-
- Sec. of State -- Barbara Roberts, D., $61,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- David B. Frohnmayer, R., $66,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Tony Meeker, R., $61,500.
-
- Legislative Assembly: meets odd years in January at Salem. Members receive
- $989 monthly and $66 expenses per day both during & out of session.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 19; Rep., 11. Total, 30.
-
- House -- Dem., 32; Rep., 28. Total, 60.
-
-
- Pennsylvania
-
- Governor -- Robert Casey, D., $85,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Mark S. Singel, D., $67,500.
-
- Sec. of the Commonwealth -- James J. Haggerty, D., $58,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Ernest R. Preate, R., $84,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Catherine Baker Knoll, D., $84,000.
-
- General Assembly -- convenes annually in January at Harrisburg. Members
- receive $35,000 per year plus expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 23; Rep., 27. Total, 50.
-
- House -- Dem., 103; Rep., 99; 1 vacancy. Total, 203.
-
-
- Rhode Island
-
- Governor -- Bruce Sundlun, D., $69,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Roger N. Begin, D., $52,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Kathleen S. Connell, D., $52,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- James E. O'Neil, D., $55,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Anthony J. Solomon, D., $52,000.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Providence. Members receive
- $5 per day for 60 days, and travel allowance of 8c per mile.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 41; Rep., 9. Total, 50.
-
- House -- Dem., 83; Rep., 17. Total, 100.
-
-
- South Carolina
-
- Governor -- Carroll A. Campbell Jr., R., $83,232.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Nick Theodore, D., $36,414.
-
- Sec. of State -- John T. Campbell, D., $70,447.
-
- Comptroller Gen. -- Earle E. Morris Jr., D., $70,447.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- T.T. Medlock, D., $70,447.
-
- Treasurer -- G.L. Patterson Jr., D., $70,447.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Columbia. Members receive
- $10,000 per year and expense allowance of $74 per day, plus travel and
- postage allowance.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 35; Rep., 11. Total, 46.
-
- House -- Dem. 83; Rep., 40; 1 vacancy. Total, 124.
-
-
- South Dakota
-
- Governor -- George S. Mickelson, R., $60,819.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Walter Miller, R., $52,915.
-
- Sec. of State -- Joyce Hazeltine, R., $41,308.
-
- Treasurer -- David Volk, R., $41,308.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Roger Tellinghuisen, R., $51,625.
-
- Auditor -- Vernon Larson, R., $41,308.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Pierre. Members receive $4,267 for
- 40-day session in odd-numbered years, and $3,733 for 35-day session in
- even-numbered years, plus $75 per legislative day.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 15; Rep., 20. Total, 35.
-
- House -- Dem., 24. Rep., 46. Total, 70.
-
-
- Tennessee
-
- Governor -- Ned Ray McWherter, D., $85,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- John S. Wilder, D., $49,500.
-
- Sec. of State -- Bryant Millsaps, D., $65,500.
-
- Comptroller -- William Snodgrass, D., $65,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Charles W. Burson, D., $65,650.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Nashville. Members receive
- $16,500 yearly plus $78.00 per diem plus office expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 22; Rep., 11. Total, 33.
-
- House -- Dem., 58; Rep., 41. Total, 99.
-
-
- Texas
-
- Governor -- Ann Richards, D., $93,342.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Bill Hobby, D., $7,200.
-
- Sec. of State -- George S. Bayoud Jr., R., $64,890.
-
- Comptroller -- Bob Bullock, D., $74,698.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Jim Mattox, D., $74,698.
-
- Treasurer -- Ann W. Richards, D., $74,698.
-
- Legislature: meets odd years in January at Austin. Members receive annual
- salary not exceeding $7,200, per diem while in session, and travel
- allowance.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 23; Rep., 8. Total, 31.
-
- House -- Dem., 93; Rep., 57. Total, 150.
-
-
- Utah
-
- Governor -- Norman Bangerter, R., $70,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- W. Val Oveson, R., $52,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- R. Paul Van Dam, D., $56,000.
-
- Treasurer -- Edward T. Alter, D., $53,000.
-
- Legislature: convenes for 45 days on 2d Monday in January each year; members
- receive $25 per day, $15 daily expenses, and mileage.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 7; Rep., 22. Total, 29.
-
- House -- Dem., 28; Rep., 47. Total, 75.
-
-
- Vermont
-
- Governor -- Peter Snelling, R., $75,800.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Howard Dean, D., $31,600.
-
- Sec. of State -- James H. Douglas, R., $47,700.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Jeffrey Amestoy, R., $57,300.
-
- Treasurer -- Paul W. Ruse Jr., D., $47,700.
-
- Auditor of Accounts -- Alexander V. Acebo, R., $47,700.
-
- General Assembly: meets odd years in January at Montpelier. Members receive
- $6,750 plus $90 per day for special session, plus specified expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 16; Rep., 14. Total, 30.
-
- House -- Dem., 75; Rep., 75. Total, 150.
-
-
- Virginia
-
- Governor -- L. Douglas Wilder, D., $85,000.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Donald S. Beyer Jr., $28,000.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Mary Sue Terry, D., $75,000.
-
- Sec. of the Commonwealth -- Pamela Womack, D., $53,085.
-
- Treasurer -- Eddie N. Moore Jr., $65,000.
-
- General Assembly: meets annually in January at Richmond. Members receive
- $18,000 annually plus expense and mileage allowances.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 30; Rep., 10. Total, 40.
-
- House -- Dem., 59; Rep., 39; Ind., 2. Total, 100.
-
-
- Washington
-
- Governor -- Booth Gardner, D., $96,700.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Joel Pritchard, D., $51,100.
-
- Sec. of State -- Ralph Munro, R., $52,600.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Ken Eikenberry, R., $75,700.
-
- Treasurer -- Daniel K. Grimm, D., $65,000.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Olympia. Members receive $17,900
- annually plus per diem of $66 per diem and 24[cent ] per mile while in
- session, and $66 per diem for attending meetings during interim.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 24; Rep., 25. Total, 49.
-
- House -- Dem., 63; Rep., 35. Total, 98.
-
-
- West Virginia
-
- Governor -- Gaston Caperton, D., $72,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Ken Hechler, D., $43,200.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Roger W. Tompkins, D., $50,400.
-
- Treasurer -- Tom Loehr, D., $50,400.
-
- Comm. of Agric. -- Cleve Benedict, R., $46,800.
-
- Auditor -- Glen B. Gainer Jr., D., $46,800.
-
- Legislature: meets annually in January at Charleston. Members receive
- $6,500.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 29; Rep., 5. Total, 34.
-
- House -- Dem., 79; Rep., 21. Total, 100.
-
-
- Wisconsin
-
- Governor -- Tommy G. Thompson, R., $86,149.
-
- Lt. Gov. -- Scott McCallum, R., $46,360.
-
- Sec. of State -- Douglas La Follette, D., $42,089.
-
- Treasurer -- Charles P. Smith, D., $42,089.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Donald Hanaway, R., $73,930.
-
- Superintendent of Public Instruction -- Herbert J. Grover, $66,536.
-
- Legislature: meets in January at Madison. Members receive $31,236 annually
- plus $55 per day expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 19; Rep., 14. Total, 33.
-
- Assembly -- Dem., 55; Rep., 42.; 2 vacancies. Total, 99.
-
-
- Wyoming
-
- Governor -- Mike Sullivan, D., $70,000.
-
- Sec. of State -- Kathy Karpan, D., $52,500.
-
- Atty. Gen. -- Joseph Meyer, $52,500.
-
- Treasurer -- Stan Smith, R., $52,500.
-
- Auditor -- Jack Sidi, R., $52,500.
-
- Legislature: meets odd years in January, even years in February, at
- Cheyenne. Members receive $75 per day while in session, plus $60 per day for
- expenses.
-
- Senate -- Dem., 11; Rep., 19. Total, 30.
-
- House -- Dem., 23; Rep. 41. Total, 64.
-
-
- Puerto Rico
-
- Governor -- Rafael Hernandez-Colon.
-
- Secretary of State -- Antonio J. Colorado-Laguna.
-
- Secy. of Justice -- Hector Rivera-Cruz.
-
- These officials belong to the Popular Democratic Party.
-
- Legislature: composed of a Senate of 27 members and a House of
- Representatives of 53 members. Majority of the members of both chambers
- belongs to the Popular Democratic Party. They meet annually on the 2d Monday
- in January at San Juan.
-
-
- U.S. Government Independent Agencies
-
- National Archives & Records Administration
- Address: Washington, DC. Location and ZIP codes of agencies in parentheses;
- as of mid-1990.
-
- ACTION -- Jane A. Kenny, dir. (1100 Vermont Ave., NW, 20525).
-
- Administrative Conference of the United States -- Marshall J. Breger, chmn.
- (2120 L St. NW, 20037).
-
- African Development Foundation -- Leonard H. Robinson Jr., pres. (1625
- Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20036).
-
- American Battle Monuments Commission -- Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, chmn.
- (2020 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20314).
-
- Appalachian Regional Commission -- Winifred A. Pizzano, federal co-chmn.;
- Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. of South Carolina, states' co-chmn. (1666
- Connecticut Ave. NW, 20235).
-
- Board for International Broadcasting -- Malcolm S. Forbes Jr., chmn. (1201
- Connecticut Ave. NW. 20036).
-
- Central Intelligence Agency -- William H. Webster, dir. (Wash., DC 20505).
-
- Commission of Fine Arts -- J. Carter Brown, chmn. (708 Jackson Pl. NW,
- 20006).
-
- Commission on Civil Rights -- Arthur A. Fletcher, chmn. (1121 Vermont Ave.
- NW, 20425).
-
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission -- Wendy L. Gramm, chmn. (2033 K St.
- NW, 20581).
-
- Consumer Product Safety Commission -- Jacquline Jones-Smith, chmn. (5401
- Westbard Ave., Bethesda, MD 20207).
-
- Environmental Protection Agency -- William K. Reilly, adm. (401 M St., SW,
- 20460).
-
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -- Evan J. Kemp. Jr., chmn. (1801 L
- St. NW., 20507).
-
- Export-Import Bank of the United States -- John D. Macomber, pres. and chmn.
- (811 Vermont Ave. NW 20571).
-
- Farm Credit Administration -- Harold B. Steele, chmn., Federal Farm Credit
- Board (1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102).
-
- Federal Communications Commission -- Alfred C. Sikes, chmn. (1919 M St. NW,
- 20554).
-
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -- L. William Seidman, chmn. (550 17th
- St. NW, 20429).
-
- Federal Election Commission -- Lee Ann Elliott, chmn. (999 E. St. NW,
- 20463).
-
- Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Robert H. Morris, act. dir. (500 C
- St. SW, 20472).
-
- Federal Housing Finance Board -- Jack Kemp, act. chmn. (777 F St. NW.,
- 20006).
-
- Federal Labor Relations Authority -- Jean McKee, chmn. (500 C St. SW,
- 20424).
-
- Federal Maritime Commission -- James J. Carey, act. chmn. (1100 L St. NW
- 20573).
-
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service -- Bernard E. DeLury, dir. (2100
- K St. NW, 20427).
-
- Federal Reserve System -- Chairman, board of governors: Alan Greenspan.
- (20th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, 20551).
-
- Federal Trade Commission -- Janet D. Steiger, chmn. (Pennsylvania Ave. at
- 6th St. NW, 20580).
-
- General Accounting Office -- Comptroller General of the U.S.; Charles A.
- Bowsher (441 G St. NW, 20548).
-
- General Services Administration -- Richard G. Austin, act. adm. (18th & F
- Sts. NW, 20405).
-
- Government Printing Office -- Public printer: Robert W. Houk. (North Capitol
- and H Sts. NW, 20401).
-
- Inter-American Foundation -- Victor Blanco, chmn. (1515 Wilson Blvd.,
- Rosslyn, VA 22209).
-
- Interstate Commerce Commission -- Edward J. Philbin, chmn. (12th St. &
- Constitution Ave. NW, 20423).
-
- Library of Congress -- James H. Billington, librarian (101 Independence Ave.
- SE, 20540).
-
- Merit Systems Protection Board -- Daniel R. Levinson, chmn. (1120 Vermont
- Ave. NW, 20419).
-
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Richard H. Truly, adm. (600
- Independence Ave., SW 20546).
-
- National Archives & Records Administration -- Don W. Wilson archivist (7th &
- Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20408).
-
- National Credit Union Administration -- Roger W. Jepsen, chmn. (1776 G St.
- NW, 20456).
-
- National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities -- John E. Frohnmayer,
- (arts) 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20506; Lynne V. Cheney, chmn. (humanities)
- same address. Institute of Museum Services: Daphne W. Murray, dir., same
- address.
-
- National Labor Relations Board -- James M. Stephens, chmn. (1717
- Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20570).
-
- National Mediation Board -- Joshua M. Javits, chmn. (1425 K St. NW, 20572).
-
- National Science Foundation -- Mary L. Good, chmn., National Science Board
- (1800 G St. NW, 20550).
-
- National Transportation Safety Board -- James L. Kolstad, chmn. (800
- Independence Ave. SW, 20594).
-
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Kenneth M. Carr, chmn. (1717 H St. NW,
- 20555).
-
- Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission-- Edwin G. Foulke Jr.,
- chmn. (1825 K St. NW, 20006).
-
- Office of Personnel Management -- Constance B. Newman, dir., (1900 E St. NW,
- 20415).
-
- Peace Corps -- Paul D. Coverdell, dir. (1990 K St. NW, 20526).
-
- Postal Rate Commission -- George W. Haley, chmn. (1333 H. St. NW,
- 20268-0001).
-
- Railroad Retirement Board -- Glen L. Bower, chmn. (2000 L. St. NW, 20036),
- Main Office (844 Rush St., Chicago, IL 60611).
-
- Securities and Exchange Commission -- Richard C. Breeden, chmn. (450 5th St.
- NW, 20549).
-
- Selective Service System -- Samuel K. Lessey Jr., dir. (1023 31st St. NW,
- 20435).
-
- Small Business Administration -- Susan S. Engeleiter, adm. (1441 L St. NW,
- 20416).
-
- Smithsonian Institution -- Robert McC. Adams, secy. (1000 Jefferson Dr. SW,
- 20560).
-
- Tennessee Valley Authority -- Chairman, board of directors: Marvin Runyon.
- (400 W. Summit Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37902 and Capitol Hill Office Bldg.,
- Room 300, 412 1st St. SE, Washington, DC 20444).
-
- United States Arms Control & Disarmament Agency -- Ronald F. Lehman 2d, dir.
- (320 21st St. NW 20451).
-
- United States Information Agency -- Bruce S. Gelb, dir. (301 4th St. SW,
- 20547).
-
- United States International Development Cooperation Agency -- Mark Edelman,
- act. dir. (320 21st St. NW 20523).
-
- United States International Trade Commission -- Anne E. Brunsdale, chmn.
- (500 E St. NW, 20436).
-
- United States Postal Service -- Anthony M. Frank, postmaster general (475
- L'Enfant Plaza West SW, 20260).
-
- Governors of States and Possessions
- (Reflecting Preliminary Results of Nov. 6, 1990 Elections)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────┌─────────────────┌────────────────────────┌──────┌─────────
- State Capital Governor Party Term years
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Alabama Montgomery Guy Hunt Rep. 4
- Alaska Juneau Walter Hickel Ind. 4
- Arizona Phoenix Fife Symington Rep. 4
- Arkansas Little Rock Bill Clinton Dem. 4
- California Sacramento Pete Wilson Rep. 4
- Colorado Denver Roy Romer Dem. 4
- Connecticut Hartford Lowell Weicker Ind. 4
- State Capital Governor Party Term years
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Connecticut Hartford Lowell Weicker Ind. 4
- Delaware Dover Michael N. Castle Rep. 4
- Florida Tallahassee Lawton Chiles Dem. 4
- Georgia Atlanta Zell Miller Dem. 4
- Hawaii Honolulu John Waihee Dem. 4
- Idaho Boise Cecil D. Andrus Dem. 4
- Illinois Springfield Jim Edgar Rep. 4
- Indiana Indianapolis Evan Bayh Dem. 4
- Iowa Des Moines Terry E. Branstad Rep. 4
- Kansas Topeka Joan Finney Dem. 4
- Kentucky Frankfort Wallace G. Wilkinson Dem. 4
- Louisiana Baton Rouge Charles "Buddy" Roemer Dem. 4
- Maine Augusta John McKernan Jr. Rep. 4
- Maryland Annapolis William Donald Schaefer Dem. 4
- Massachusetts Boston William Weld Rep. 4
- Michigan Lansing John Engler Rep. 4
- Minnesota St. Paul Arne Carlson Rep. 4
- Mississippi Jackson Ray Mabus Dem. 4
- Missouri Jefferson City John D. Ashcroft Rep. 4
- State Capital Governor Party Term years
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Missouri Jefferson City John D. Ashcroft Rep. 4
- Montana Helena Stan Stephens Rep. 4
- Nebraska Lincoln Ben Nelson Dem. 4
- Nevada Carson City Robert Miller Dem. 4
- New Hampshire Concord Judd Gregg Rep. 2
- New Jersey Trenton James Florio Dem. 4
- New Mexico Santa Fe Bruce King Dem. 4
- New York Albany Mario M. Cuomo Dem. 4
- North Carolina Raleigh James G. Martin Rep. 4
- North Dakota Bismarck George A. Sinner Dem. 4
- Ohio Columbus George Voinovich Rep. 4
- Oklahoma Oklahoma City David Walters Dem. 4
- Oregon Salem Barbara Roberts Dem. 4
- Pennsylvania Harrisburg Robert Casey Dem. 4
- Rhode Island Providence Bruce Sundlun Dem. 2
- South Carolina Columbia Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Rep. 4
- South Dakota Pierre George S. Mickelson Rep. 4
- Tennessee Nashville Ned Ray McWherter Dem. 4
- Texas Austin Ann Richards Dem. 4
- State Capital Governor Party Term years
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Texas Austin Ann Richards Dem. 4
- Utah Salt Lake City Norman Bangerter Rep. 4
- Vermont Montpelier Peter Snelling Rep. 2
- Virginia Richmond L. Douglas Wilder Dem. 4
- Washington Olympia Booth Gardner Dem. 4
- West Virginia Charleston Gaston Caperton Dem. 4
- Wisconsin Madison Tommy G. Thompson Rep. 4
- Wyoming Cheyenne Mike Sullivan Dem. 4
- Amer. Samoa Pago Pago Peter T. Coleman Rep. 4
- Guam Agana Joseph Ada Dem. 4
- Puerto Rico San Juan Rafael Hernandez Colon P.D. 4
- Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie Alexander Farreley Dem. 4
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-
-
-
- The Race for Governor: 1990
- News Election Service (preliminary returns)
- (bold face denotes winner, write-ins not included.)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────┌─────────────────────────┌──────────┌──────────────────────
- State Republican Vote Democrat
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Alabama Guy Hunt* 629,554 Paul R. Hubbert
- Alaska Arliss Sturgylewski 4,156 Tony Knowles
- Arizona Fife Symington 519,558 Terry Goddard
- Arkansas Sheffield Nelson 285,324 Bill Clinton*
- California Pete Wilson 3,435,145 Dianne Feinstein
- Colorado John Andrews 362,670 Roy Romer*
- Connecticut John G. Rowland 426,448 Bruce Morrison
- Florida Bob Martinez* 1,487,302 Lawton Chiles
- Georgia Johnny Isakson 638,573 Zell Miller
- Hawaii Fred Hemmings 131,310 John Waihee*
- Idaho Roger Fairchild 96,069 Cecil Andrus*
- Illinois Jim Edgar 1,633,706 Neil Hartigan
- Iowa Terry Branstad* 583,897< Donald Avenson
- Kansas Mike Hayden* 332,351 Joan Finney
- Maine John McKernan Jr.* 235,736 Joseph Brennan
- State Republican Vote Democrat
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Maine John McKernan Jr.* 235,736 Joseph Brennan
- Maryland William Shepard 435,361 William Donald Schaefer*
- Massachusetts William Weld 1,056,971 John Silber
- Michigan John Engler 1,253,525 James J. Blanchard*
- Minnesota Arne Carlson 753,265 Rudy Perpich*
- Nebraska Kay Orr* 281,827 Ben Nelson
- Nevada Jim Gallaway 95,445 Bob Miller*
- New Hampshire Judd Gregg* 176,560 J. Joseph Grandmaison
- New Mexico Frank M. Bond 187,549 Bruce King
- New York Pierre Rinfret 851,482 Mario Cuomo*
- Ohio George Voinovich 1,924,198 Anthony Celebrezze Jr.
- Oklahoma Bill Price 296,588 David Walters
- Oregon Dave Frohnmayer 402,384 Barbara Roberts
- Pennsylvania Barbara Hafer 986,010 Bob Casey*
- Rhode Island Edward DiPrete* 87,961 Bruce Sundlun
- South Carolina Carroll A. Campbell Jr.* 520,493 Theo Mitchell
- South Dakota George Mickelson* 150,953 Bob Samuelson
- Tennessee Dwight Henry 286,668 Ned McWherter*
- Texas Clayton Williams 1,816,856 Anne Richards
- State Republican Vote Democrat
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Texas Clayton Williams 1,816,856 Anne Richards
- Vermont Richard Snelling 108,208 Peter Welch
- Wisconsin Tommy G. Thompson* 801,426 Thomas Loftus
- Wyoming Mary Mead 55,426 Mike Sullivan*
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-
-
- *Incumbent.
-
-
-
- Mayors and City Managers of Selected U.S. Cities
- Reflecting Nov. 6, 1990 elections
- D, Democrat; R, Republican; N-P, Non-Partisan
-
-
- ╓┌────────────────────────┌──────────────────────────────────┌───────────────╖
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Abilene, Tex. Gary McCaleb, N-P 1993, May.
- Abington, Pa. *Albert Herrmann 1978, May
- Akron, Oh. D.L. Plusquellic, D 1991, Nov.
- Alameda, Cal. Chuck Corica, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Albany, Ga. *Nicholas M. Meiszer 1985, Sept.
- Albany, N.Y. Thomas M. Whalen,3d,D 1993, Nov.
- Albuquerque, N.M. Louis Saavedra, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Alexandria, La. Edward Randolph Jr., D. 1994, Oct.
- Alexandria, Va. *Vola Lawson 1985, Sept.
- Alhambra, Cal. *Kevin J. Murphy. 1983, May
- Allentown, Pa. Joseph S. Daddona, D 1993, Nov.
- Altoona, Pa. Alan Mikula, D 1991, Nov.
- Amarillo, Tex. *John Ward 1983, June
- Ames, Ia. *Steven L. Schainker 1982, Oct.
- Anaheim, Cal. *James Roth 1990, May
- Anchorage, Alas. Tom Fink, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Anderson, Ind. J. Mark Lawler, D 1991, Nov.
- Anderson, S.C. *Richard Burnette 1976, Sept.
- Ann Arbor, Mich. *Del Borgsdorf 1988, Aug.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Ann Arbor, Mich. *Del Borgsdorf 1988, Aug.
- Appleton, Wis. Dorothy Johnson, N-P 1992, Apr.
- Arcadia, Cal. *George J. Watts 1981, Feb.
- Arlington, Mass. *Donald R. Marquis 1966, Nov.
- Arlington, Tex. *William Kirchhoff 1985, Oct.
- Arlington Hts., Ill. William Maki, N-P 1993, Apr.
- Arvada, Col. *Neal G. Berlin 1986, Mar.
- Asheville, N.C. *Douglas Bean 1986, Apr.
- Athens, Ga. Dwain Chambers, D 1991, Nov.
- Atlanta, Ga. Maynard Jackson, D 1993, Oct.
- Atlantic City, N.J. Jim Whelan, N-P 1994, May
- Auburn, N.Y. *Bruce Clifford 1966, Aug.
- Augusta, Ga. Charles Devaney, D 1993, Nov.
- Aurora, Col. *James Griesemer 1984, Jan.
- Aurora, Ill. David L. Pierce, N-P 1993, Apr.
- Austin, Tex. *Camille Barnett 1989, Mar.
- Bakersfield, Cal. *J. Dale Hawley 1988, Jan.
- Baldwin Park, Cal. *Donald Penman 1990, Jan.
- Baltimore, Md. Kurt Schmoke, D 1991, Nov.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Baltimore, Md. Kurt Schmoke, D 1991, Nov.
- Bangor, Me. *John W. Flynn 1977, Feb.
- Baton Rouge, La. Tom Ed McHugh, D 1992, Oct.
- Battle Creek, Mich. *Rance L. Leaders 1988, June
- Bay City, Mich. *David D. Barnes 1979, May
- Bayonne, N.J. Richard Rutkowski, N-P 1994, May
- Baytown, Tex. *Bobby Rountree 1989, May
- Beaumont, Tex. *Ray A. Riley 1989, Feb.
- Belleville, Ill. Terry Lukens, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Bellevue, Wash. *Phillip Kushlan 1985, Feb.
- Bellflower, Cal. *Jack Simpson 1980, July
- Beloit, Wis. *David Wilcox 1986, Feb.
- Berkeley, Cal. *Hal Cronkite 1986, Apr.
- Bessemer, Ala. Quittman Mitchell, N-P 1994, July
- Bethlehem, Pa. Kenneth Smith, R. 1993, Nov.
- Beverly Hills, Cal. *Edward Kreins 1979, Oct.
- Billings, Mont. *Alan Tandy 1985, May
- Biloxi, Miss. Peter Halat, D 1993, May
- Binghamton, N.Y. Juanita M. Crabb, D 1993, Nov.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Binghamton, N.Y. Juanita M. Crabb, D 1993, Nov.
- Birmingham, Ala. Richard Arrington Jr., D 1991, Oct.
- Bismarck, N.D. Bill Sorensen, N-P 1994, Apr.
- Bloomfield, N.J. James Gasparini, D 1993, Nov.
- Bloomington, Ill. Jesse Smart, D 1993, Apr.
- Bloomington, Ind. Tomilea Allison, D 1991, Nov.
- Bloomington, Minn. *John Pidgeon 1967, Dec.
- Boca Raton, Fla. Emil Danciu, N-P 1991, Mar.
- Boise, Ida. Dirk Kempthorne, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Boston, Mass. Raymond L. Flynn, D 1991 Nov.
- Boulder, Col. *Joseph deRaines 1989, Apr.
- Bowie, Md. *Charles Moore 1976, Mar.
- Bowling Green, Ky. *Charles W. Coates 1977, Feb.
- Bridgeport, Conn. Mary Moran, R. 1991, Nov.
- Bristol, Conn. John Leone, D 1991, Nov.
- Brockton, Mass. Carl Pitaro, D 1991, Nov.
- Brooklyn Center, Minn. *Gerald G. Splinter 1977, Oct.
- Brownsville, Tex. *Steve Fitzgibbons 1987, Jan.
- Bryan, Tex. *Ernest R. Clark 1979, Feb.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Bryan, Tex. *Ernest R. Clark 1979, Feb.
- Buena Park, Cal. *Kevin O'Rourke 1985, Nov.
- Buffalo, N.Y. James D. Griffin, D 1993, Nov.
- Burbank, Cal. *Bud Ovrom 1984, June
- Burlington, Vt. Peter Clavelle, N-P 1991, Mar.
- Calumet City, Ill. Robert C. Stefaniak, D 1993, Apr.
- Cambridge, Mass. *Robert Healy, 1981, July
- Camden, N.J. Melvin Primas Jr., D 1993, May
- Canton, Oh. Sam Purses, D 1991, Nov.
- Cape Girardeau, Mo. *J. Ronald Fischer 1988, Feb.
- Carson, Cal. *Jack Smith 1988, Dec.
- Casper, Wyo. *Thomas Forslund 1988, June
- Cedar Rapids, Ia. Jon Crews, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Champaign, Ill. *Steven C. Carter 1985, Feb.
- Charleston, S.C. Joseph P. Riley Jr., D 1991, Nov.
- Charleston, W. Va. Charles Gardner, R 1991, Apr.
- Charlotte, N.C. Sue Myrick, R 1991, Nov.
- Charlottesville, Va. *Cole Hendrix 1970, Jan.
- Chattanooga, Tenn. Gene Roberts, R 1991, Apr.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Chattanooga, Tenn. Gene Roberts, R 1991, Apr.
- Chesapeake, Va. *James W. Rein 1987, Mar.
- Chester, Pa. Willie Mae James Leake, R 1991, Nov.
- Cheyenne, Wyo. Gary Schaeffer, R 1992, Nov.
- Chicago, Ill. Richard M. Daley, D 1993, Apr.
- Chicago Hts., Ill. Charles Panici, R 1991, Apr.
- Chicopee, Mass. Joseph Chessey, D 1991, Nov.
- Chino, Cal. *Richard Rowe 1985, Feb.
- Chula Vista, Cal. *John Goss 1983, Jan.
- Cincinnati, Oh. *Gerald Newfarmer 1990, Sept.
- Clearwater, Fla. *Ronald H. Rabun 1988, Apr.
- Cleveland, Oh. Michael Wright, N-P. 1993, Nov.
- Cleveland Hgts., Oh. *Robert Downey 1985, Jan.
- Col. Spgs., Col. *Roy Pederson 1989, Jan.
- Columbia, Mo. *Raymond A. Beck 1985, Aug.
- Columbia, S.C. *Miles Hadley 1989, Dec.
- Columbus, Ga. Frank Martin, D 1994, Nov.
- Columbus, Oh. Dana Rinehart, R 1991, Nov.
- Commerce, Cal. *Robert Hinderliter 1973, Aug.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Commerce, Cal. *Robert Hinderliter 1973, Aug.
- Compton, Cal. *Howard Caldwell 1989, June
- Concord, Cal. *Michael Uberuaga 1986, May
- Coon Rapids., Minn. *Richard Thistle 1979, July
- Coral Gables, Fla. *H.C. Eads Jr. 1988, May
- Corpus Christi, Tex. *Juan Garza 1988, Apr.
- Corvallis, Ore. *Gerald Seals 1988, Feb.
- Costa Mesa, Cal. *Allan L. Roeder 1985, Oct.
- Council Bluffs, Ia. Tom Hanafan, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Covington, Ky. *Arnold Simpson 1986, Nov.
- Cranston, R.I. Michael Traficante, R 1994, Nov.
- Crystal, Minn. *John Irving 1963, Jan.
- Culver City, Cal. *Dale Jones 1967, Sept.
- Cuyahoga Falls, Oh. Don L. Robart, R 1993, Nov.
- Dallas, Tex. *Richard Knight 1986, Dec.
- Daly City, Cal. *David R. Rowe 1969, Sept.
- Danbury, Conn. Gene Eriquez, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Danville, Va. *Charles Church 1981, June
- Davenport, Ia. Thomas W. Hart, R 1991, Nov.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Davenport, Ia. Thomas W. Hart, R 1991, Nov.
- Dayton, Oh. Richard Clay Dixon, D. 1993, Nov.
- Daytona Bch., Fla. *Howard D. Tipton 1978, Oct.
- Dearborn , Mich. Michael Guido, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Dearborn Hts., Mich. Lyle Van Houton, R 1993, Nov.
- Decatur, Ill. *James Bacon Jr. 1988, Oct.
- Denton, Tex. *Larry Harrell 1986, Feb.
- Denver, Col. Federico Pena, D 1991, May
- Des Moines, Ia. John Dorrian, D 1991, Nov.
- Des Plaines, Ill. Michael Albrecht, N-P 1993, Apr.
- Detroit, Mich. Coleman A. Young, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Dotham, Ala. *Don J. Marnon 1987, May
- Dover, Del. *vacant
- Downers Grove, Ill. *James R. Griesemer 1972, Sept.
- Downey, Cal. *Gerald Caton 1989, Oct.
- Dubuque, Ia. *W. Kenneth Gearhart 1979, Aug.
- Duluth, Minn. John Fedo, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Durham, N.C. *Orville Powell 1983, Mar.
- E. Chicago, Ind. Robert A. Pastrick, D 1991, Nov.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- E. Chicago, Ind. Robert A. Pastrick, D 1991, Nov.
- E. Hartford, Conn. Susan Kniep, R. 1991, Nov.
- E. Lansing, Mich. Liz Schweitzer, N-P 1991, Nov.
- E. Orange, N.J. Cardell Cooper, D 1993, Nov.
- Eau Claire, Wis. *Eric Anderson 1984, Jan.
- Edina, Minn. *Kenneth Rosland 1977, Nov.
- Edison, N.J. Thomas Paterniti, D 1993, Nov.
- El Cajon, Cal. Joan Shoemaker, R. 1994, June
- El Monte, Cal. Don McMillen, N-P 1994, Apr.
- El Paso, Tex. Suzie Azar, N-P 1991, May
- Elgin, Ill. *Larry L. Rice 1989, Oct.
- Elizabeth, N.J. Thomas G. Dunn, D 1992, Nov.
- Elkhart, Ind. James Perron, D 1992, Nov.
- Elmhurst, Ill. Charles Garrigues, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Elmira, N.Y. *W. Gregg LaMar 1987, July
- Elyria, Oh. Michael Keys, D 1991, Nov.
- Enfield, Conn. *Robert J. Mulready. 1983, Feb.
- Enid, Okla. *Jim Ferree 1990, May
- Erie, Pa. Joyce Savocchio, D 1994, Nov.
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Erie, Pa. Joyce Savocchio, D 1994, Nov.
- Escondido, Cal. Jerry Harmon, D 1992, June
- Euclid, Oh. David Lynch, R 1991, Nov.
- Eugene, Ore. *Michael Gleason 1981, Jan.
- Evanston, Ill. *Joel Asprooth 1982, May
- Evansville, Ind. Frank McDonald, D 1991, Nov.
- Everett, Mass. John McCarthy, D 1991, Nov.
- Everett, Wash. Pete Kinch, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Fairborn, Oh. *Michael Hammond 1985, Dec.
- Fairfield, Cal. *Charles Long 1988, Sept.
- Fair Lawn, N.J. *Joseph Garger 1979, Oct.
- Fall River, Mass. Carlton Viveiros, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Fargo, N.D. Jon Lindgren, D 1994, Apr.
- Farmington Hills, Mich. *William M. Costick 1981, Jan.
- Fayetteville, Ark. *Scott Linebaugh 1990, May
- Fayetteville, N.C. *John P. Smith 1981, Jan.
- Fitchburg, Mass. Jeffrey Bean, D 1991, Nov.
- Flagstaff, Ariz. *Frank Abeyta 1981, Jan.
- Flint, Mich. Matthew Collier, N-P 1991, Nov.
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- Flint, Mich. Matthew Collier, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Florissant, Mo. James J. Eagan, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Fond du Lac, Wis. *Jack Howley 1989, Aug.
- Ft. Collins, Col. *Steven Burkett 1986, Apr.
- Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. *George Hanbury 2d 1990, Apr.
- Ft. Lee, N.J. Nicholas Corbiscello, R 1991, Nov.
- Ft. Smith, Ark. *William Vines, N-P 1990, Nov.
- Ft. Wayne, Ind. Paul Helmke, R 1991, Nov.
- Ft. Worth, Tex. *David Ivory 1989, Sept.
- Fountain Valley, Cal. *Judy Kelsey 1984, May
- Fremont, Cal. *Charles Kent McClain 1981, May
- Fresno, Cal. *vacant
- Fullerton, Cal. *William C. Winter 1979, Oct.
- Gadsden, Ala. David Nolen, D 1994, July
- Gainesville, Fla. *W.D. Higginbotham Jr. 1984, Sept.
- Galesburg, Ill. *Robert Knabel 1989, Feb.
- Galveston, Tex. *Douglas W. Matthews 1985, Mar.
- Gardena, Cal. *Kenneth Landau 1985, Apr.
- Garden Grove, Cal. *Delbert L. Powers 1980, July
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- Garden Grove, Cal. *Delbert L. Powers 1980, July
- Garfield Hts., Oh. Thomas Longo, D 1993, Nov.
- Garland, Tex. *James K. Spore 1985, Mar.
- Gary, Ind. Thomas Barnes, D 1991, Nov.
- Gastonia, N.C. *Gary Hicks 1973, Dec.
- Glendale, Ariz. *Martin Vanacour 1985, Mar.
- Glendale, Cal. *David Ramsay 1988, May
- Grand Forks, N.D. Michael Polovitz, D 1992, Apr.
- Grand Island, Neb Ernie Dobesh, N-P 1994, Nov.
- Gr. Prairie, Tex. *Wendel Hulse 1987, Apr.
- Gr. Rapids, Mich. *Kurt Kimball 1987, Apr.
- Great Falls, Mont. *G. Allen Johnson 1981, Jan.
- Greeley, Col. *Sam Sasaki 1987, Mar.
- Green Bay, Wis. Samuel Halloin, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Greensboro, N.C. *W.H. Carstarphen 1984, June
- Greenville, S.C. *John Dullea 1971, Oct.
- Greenwich, Conn. John Margenot, D, first selectman 1991, Nov.
- Groton, Conn. Catherine Kolnaski, D. 1991, May
- Gulfport, Miss. Ken Combs, R. 1993, June
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- Gulfport, Miss. Ken Combs, R. 1993, June
- Hackensack, N.J. *James Lacava 1990, Feb.
- Hagerstown, Md. Stephen Sager 1993, May
- Hamden, Conn. John L. Carusone, D 1991, Nov.
- Hamilton, Oh. *Hal Shepherd 1989, Apr.
- Hammond, Ind. Thomas McDermott, R 1991, Nov.
- Hampton, Va. James Eason, D. 1992, May
- Harlingen, Tex. *Mike Perez 1989, July
- Harrisburg, Pa. Stephen Reed, D 1993, Nov.
- Hartford, Conn. Carrie Saxon Perry, D 1991, Nov.
- Hattiesburg, Miss. Ed Morgan, D 1993, June
- Haverhill, Mass. Theodore Pelosi, R 1991, Nov.
- Hawthorne, Cal. *James Mitsch 1990, Dec.
- Hayward, Cal. *Louis Garcia 1989, Jan.
- Hialeah, Fla. Raul Martinez, D 1993, Nov.
- High Point, N.C. *H. Lewis Price 1983, July
- Hollywood, Fla. *Irving Rosenbaum 1988, Aug.
- Holyoke, Mass. Michael Dunn, D 1991, Nov.
- Honolulu, Ha. Frank Fasi, R 1992, Nov.
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- Honolulu, Ha. Frank Fasi, R 1992, Nov.
- Hot Springs, Ark. *Gus Pappas 1989, Mar.
- Houston, Tex. Kathryn Whitmire, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Huntington, W. Va. Robert Nelson, D 1993, June
- Huntington Beach, Cal. *Michael Ubervaga 1990, Feb.
- Huntsville, Ala. Steve Hettinger, N-P 1992, Aug.
- Hutchinson, Kan. *Joe Palacioc 1989, Jan.
- Idaho Falls, Ida. Thomas Campbell, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Independence, Mo. *L.C. Kaufman 1990, Aug.
- Indianapolis, Ind. William Hudnut, R 1991, Nov.
- Inglewood, Cal. *Paul Eckles 1975, Nov.
- Inkster, Mich. *S. Thomas White 1990, Feb.
- Iowa City, Ia. *Stephen Atkins 1986, July
- Irving, Tex. *Jack Huffman 1974, Jan.
- Irvington, N.J. Michael Steele, D 1994, May
- Jackson, Mich. *William P. Buchanan 1985, Nov.
- Jackson, Miss. Kane Ditto, D 1993, May
- Jackson, Tenn. Charles Farmer, D 1991, May
- Jacksonville, Fla. Tommy Hazouri, D 1991, May
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- Jacksonville, Fla. Tommy Hazouri, D 1991, May
- Janesville, Wis. *Steven Sheiffer 1987, May
- Jersey City, N.J. Gerald McCann, N-P 1993, May
- Johnson City, Tenn. *John G. Campbell 1984, June
- Johnstown, Pa. Herbert Pfuhl Jr., R 1993, Nov.
- Joliet, Ill. *John M. Mezera 1987, Jan.
- Joplin, Mo. *Leonard A. Martin 1986, Sept.
- Kalamazoo, Mich. *James Holgersson 1989, June
- Kansas City, Kan. *David Isabell 1985, June
- Kansas City, Mo. Richard Berkley, R 1991, Apr.
- Kenner, La. Aaron Broussard, N-P 1994, June
- Kenosha, Wis. Patrick Moran, N-P 1992, Apr.
- Kettering, Oh. Richard Hartmann, R. 1993, Nov.
- Key West, Fla. *G. Felix Cooper 1990, May
- Killeen, Tex. *Daniel Hobbs 1990, Jan.
- Knoxville, Tenn. Victor Ashe, R 1991, Nov.
- Kokomo, Ind. Robert Sargent, D 1991, Nov.
- LaCrosse, Wis. Patrick Zielke, N-P 1993, Apr.
- La Habra, Cal. *Lee Risner 1970, Nov.
- City Name Term
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- La Habra, Cal. *Lee Risner 1970, Nov.
- La Mesa, Cal. *David Wear 1990, Apr.
- La Mirada, Cal. *Gary K. Sloan 1981, Apr.
- Lafayette, Ind. James Riehle, D 1991, Nov.
- Lafayette, La. Dud Lastrapes, R 1992, Mar.
- Lake Charles, La. James Sudduth, D 1993, Apr.
- Lakeland, Fla. *E.S. Strickland 1986, Feb.
- Lakewood, Cal. *Howard L. Chambers 1976, June
- Lakewood, Col. *Larry Rice 1986, May
- Lakewood, Oh. Anthony Sinagra, R 1991, Nov.
- Lancaster, Pa. Janice Stork, D. 1993, Nov.
- Lansing, Mich. Terry John McKane, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Laredo, Tex. *Marvin Townsend 1982, June
- Largo, Fla. George McGough, R 1991, Apr.
- Las Cruces, N.M. *Dana Miller 1983, Feb.
- Las Vegas, Nev. Ron Lurie, D 1991, June
- Lawrence, Kan. *Buford M. Watson Jr. 1970, Jan.
- Lawrence, Mass. Kevin Sullivan, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Lawton, Okla. *Robert Hopkins 1990, Jan.
- City Name Term
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- Lawton, Okla. *Robert Hopkins 1990, Jan.
- Lewiston, Me. James Howaniec, D 1991, Nov.
- Lexington, Ky. Scotty Baesler, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Lima, Oh. David Berger, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Lincoln, Neb. Bill Harris, D 1991, May
- Little Rock, Ark. *Thomas Dalton 1986, June
- Livermore, Cal. *Leland Horner 1978, Oct.
- Livonia, Mich. Robert Bennett, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Lombard, Ill. *William Lichter 1985,Jan.
- Long Beach, Cal. *James Hankla 1987, Mar.
- Long Beach, N.Y. *Edwin Eaton 1979, June
- Longmont,Col. *Geoff Dolan 1987, Jan.
- Longview, Tex. *C. Ray Jackson 1980, Apr.
- Lorain, Oh. Alex Olejko, D 1991, Nov.
- Los Angeles, Cal. Thomas Bradley, N-P 1993, June
- Louisville, Ky. Jerry Abramson, D 1993, Nov.
- Lowell, Mass. *James Campbell 1987, Jan.
- L. Merion, Pa. *Thomas B. Fulweiler 1968, Jan.
- Lubbock, Tex. *Larry Cunningham 1976, Sept.
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- Lubbock, Tex. *Larry Cunningham 1976, Sept.
- Lynchburg, Va. *E. Allen Culverhouse 1979, June
- Lynn, Mass. Albert DiVirgilio, D 1991, Nov.
- Lynwood, Cal. *Charles Gomez 1982, Mar.
- Macon, Ga. William L. Robinson, D 1991, Nov.
- Madison, Wis. Paul Soglin, R 1991, Apr.
- Malden, Mass. James S. Conway, D 1991, Nov.
- Manchester, N.H. Ray Wiecvorek, R 1991, Nov.
- Manitowoc, Wis. Kevin Crawford, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Mansfield, Oh. Edward Meehan, R 1991, Nov.
- Marion, Ind. Robert Mitchell, D 1991, Nov.
- Marion, Oh. Robert S. Brown, R 1991, Nov.
- McAllen, Tex. Othal Brand, R 1993, Apr.
- McKeesport, Pa. Lou Washowich, D 1991, Nov.
- Medford, Mass. Michael McGlynn, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Melbourne, Fla. *Samuel Halter 1978, July
- Memphis, Tenn. Richard C. Hackett, N-P 1991, Oct.
- Mentor, Oh. *Julian Suso 1990, Mar.
- Meriden, Conn. *Michael Aldi 1988, Mar.
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- Meriden, Conn. *Michael Aldi 1988, Mar.
- Meridian, Miss. Jimmy Kemp, R 1993, June
- Mesa, Ariz. *C.K. Luster 1979, June
- Mesquite, Tex. *James Prugel 1987, Dec.
- Miami, Fla. *Cesar H. Odio 1985, Dec.
- Miami Beach, Fla. *Rob Parkins 1982, Apr.
- Middletown, Oh. *William Klosterman 1988, July
- Midland, Tex. Carroll M. Thomas, N-P 1992, May
- Midwest City, Okla. *Charles Johnson 1984, Nov.
- Milford, Conn. Frederick Lisman, R. 1991, Nov.
- Milwaukee, Wis. John Norquist, D 1992, Apr.
- Minneapolis, Minn. Donald Fraser, D 1993, Nov.
- Minnetonka, Minn. *James F. Miller 1980, Jan.
- Minot, N.D. *Robert Schempp, R 1977, Nov.
- Mobile, Ala. Michael Dow, N-P 1993, Aug.
- Modesto, Cal. *Garth Lipsky 1974, Jan.
- Monroe, La. Robert Powell, D 1992, Apr.
- Montclair, N.J. *Bertrand Kendall 1980, Sept.
- Montebello, Cal. *Richard Torres 1989, May
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- Montebello, Cal. *Richard Torres 1989, May
- Monterey Park, Cal. *Mark Lewis 1988, July
- Montgomery, Ala. Emory Folmar, R 1991, Nov.
- Mt. Lebanon, Pa. *James Cain 1982, Apr.
- Mt. Prospect, Ill. *John F. Dixon 1987, Mar.
- Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Roland Blackwood, D 1991, Nov.
- Mountain View, Cal. *Bruce Liedstrand 1976, June
- Muncie, Ind. James Carey, D 1991, Nov.
- Muskegon, Mich. Norman Kruse, R. 1991, Nov.
- Muskogee, Okla. *Walter Beckham 1984, Feb.
- Napa, Cal. *Patricia Thompson 1989, Oct.
- Naperville, Ill. *Ralph DeSantis 1986, June
- Nashua, N.H. James Donchess, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Nashville, Tenn. Bill Boner, D 1991, Aug.
- National City, Cal. *Tom McCabe 1979, Mar.
- New Bedford, Mass. John Bullard, D 1991, Nov.
- New Britain, Conn. Donald DeFronzo, D 1991, Nov.
- New Castle, Pa. Richard Christofer, D 1991, Nov.
- New Haven, Conn. John Daniels, D 1991, Nov.
- City Name Term
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- New Haven, Conn. John Daniels, D 1991, Nov.
- New London, Conn. *C.F. Driscoll 1969, May
- New Orleans, La. Sidney Barthelemy, D 1994, Mar.
- New Rochelle, N.Y. *C. Samuel Kissinger 1975, Apr.
- New York, N.Y. David Dinkins, D 1993, Nov.
- Newark, N.J. Sharpe James, D 1994, May
- Newark, Oh. William Moore, R 1991, Nov.
- Newport, R.I. *Francis Edwards 1987, Jan.
- Newport Beach, Cal. *Robert L. Wynn 1971, Aug.
- Newport News, Va. *Ed Maroney 1987, Jan.
- Newton, Mass. Theodore Mann, R 1993, Nov.
- Niagara Falls, N.Y. Michael O'Laughlin, D 1991, Nov.
- Norfolk, Va. *James B. Oliver Jr. 1987, Jan.
- Norman, Okla. *Ron Wood 1989, May
- Norristown, Pa. William DeAngelis, D. 1993, Nov.
- North Charleston, S.C. John Bourne Jr., R 1994, May
- North Las Vegas *Michael Dyal 1982, May
- No. Little Rock, Ark. Patrick Hayes, D 1992, Nov.
- Norwalk, Cal. *Ray Gibbs 1984, Feb.
- City Name Term
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- Norwalk, Cal. *Ray Gibbs 1984, Feb.
- Norwalk, Conn. Frank Esposito, R 1991, Nov.
- Norwich, Conn. *Ernert Zmyslinski 1988, July
- Novato, Cal. *Phillip J. Brown 1975, May
- Oak Park, Ill. *J.N. Nielsen 1986, July
- Oak Ridge, Tenn. *Jeffrey J. Broughton 1986, Sept.
- Oakland, Cal. *Henry L. Gardner 1981, June
- Oceanside, Cal. *James Turner 1990, Aug.
- Odessa, Tex. *William Brown Jr. 1987, Nov.
- Ogden, Ut. Scott Sneddon, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Oklahoma City, Okla. *Paula Hearn 1989, Oct.
- Omaha, Neb. P.J. Morgan, D 1993, May
- Ontario, Cal. *Roger Hughbanks, N-P 1975, July
- Orange, Cal. *J. William Little 1984, Jan.
- Orange, N.J. Robert L. Brown, D 1992, May
- Orlando, Fla. Bill Frederick, N-P 1992, Sept.
- Oshkosh, Wis. *W. O. Frueh 1976, Aug.
- Overland Park, Kan. *Donald Pipes 1977, June
- Owensboro, Ky. *Max Rhoads 1959, Sept.
- City Name Term
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- Owensboro, Ky. *Max Rhoads 1959, Sept.
- Oxnard, Cal. *Vernon Hazen 1990, Aug.
- Pacifica, Cal. *Daniel Pincetich 1985, Dec.
- Palm Springs, Cal. *Dallas Flicek 1990, Aug.
- Palo Alto, Cal. *William Zaner 1979, Sept.
- Park Ridge, Ill. *Martin Butler, N-P 1993, Apr.
- Parkersburg, W. Va. Helen Albright, R 1993, Nov.
- Parma, Oh. Michael Ries, D 1991, Nov.
- Pasadena, Cal. Jeff Hughston, N-P 1992, May
- Pasadena, Tex. John Ray Harrison 1993, May
- Paterson, N.J. William Pascrell, D 1994, May
- Pawtucket, R.I. Brian Sarault, D. 1991, Nov.
- Peabody, Mass. Peter Torigian, D 1991, Nov.
- Pekin, Ill. Larry Homerin, D 1991, Apr.
- Pensacola, Fla. *Steve Garman 1986, June
- Peoria, Ill. *Thomas Mikulecky 1987, July
- Perth Amboy, N.J. George J. Otlowski, D 1992, May
- Petersburg, Va. *Richard M. Brown 1984, Oct.
- Philadelphia, Pa. W. Wilson Goode, D 1991, Nov.
- City Name Term
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- Philadelphia, Pa. W. Wilson Goode, D 1991, Nov.
- Phoenix, Ariz. Terry Goddard, N-P 1991, Oct.
- Pico Rivera, Cal. *Dennis Courtemarche 1984, Nov.
- Pine Bluff, Ark Carolyn Robinson, D 1992, Nov.
- Pittsburgh, Pa. Sophie Masloff, D 1993, Nov.
- Pittsfield, Mass. Anne E. Wojtkowski, D. 1991, Nov.
- Plainfield, N.J. Harold Mitchell, D. 1993, Nov.
- Plano, Tex. *Thomas Muehlenbeck 1987, Dec.
- Pocatello, Ida. Peter Angstadt, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Pomona, Cal. *Julio Fuentes 1989, Dec.
- Pompano Beach, Fla. *Roy Stype 1989, Oct.
- Pontiac, Mich. Wallace Holland, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Port Arthur, Tex. *Cornelius Boganey 1990, Apr.
- Port Huron, Mich. *Gerald R. Bouchard 1965, June
- Portland, Me. *Robert Ganley 1986, Sept.
- Portland, Ore. Bud Clark, N-P 1992, Nov.
- Portsmouth, Oh. Franklin Gerlach, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Portsmouth, Va. *George Hanbury 1982, June
- Poughkeepsie, N.Y. *William J. Theysohn 1982, Mar.
- City Name Term
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- Poughkeepsie, N.Y. *William J. Theysohn 1982, Mar.
- Prichard, Ala. Margie M. Wilson D. 1992, Aug.
- Providence, R.I. Undecided 1994, Nov.
- Provo, Ut. Joseph Jenkins, R 1993, Nov.
- Pueblo, Col. *Lewis A. Quigley 1987, Jan.
- Quincy, Ill. Verne Hagstorm, D. 1993, Apr.
- Quincy, Mass. James Sheets, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Racine, Wis. N. Owen Davies, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Raleigh, N.C. *Dempsey Benton 1983, Dec.
- Rapid City, S.D. Keith Carlyle, N-P 1991, Apr.
- Reading, Pa. William Haggerty Jr., D. 1991, Nov.
- Redding, Cal. *Robert Christofferson 1987, Jan.
- Redlands, Cal. *vacant
- Redondo Beach, Cal. *R.H. Griest 1990, July
- Redwood City, Cal. *James M. Smith 1982, Feb.
- Reno, Nev. *Harold Schilling 1986, Mar.
- Revere, Mass. George V. Colella, D 1992, Nov.
- Richardson, Tex. *Bob Hughey 1974, Jan.
- Richfield, Minn. *James Prosser 1986, Sept.
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- Richfield, Minn. *James Prosser 1986, Sept.
- Richmond, Cal. *Larry Moore 1987, Aug.
- Richmond, Ind. Frank Waltermann, D 1991, Nov.
- Richmond, Va. *Robert C. Bobb 1986, July
- Riverside, Cal. *John E. Holmes 1990, Oct.
- Roanoke, Va. *W.R. Herbert 1985, Nov.
- Rochester, Minn. *Steven Kvenvold 1979, June
- Rochester, N.Y. Thomas Ryan Jr., D 1993, Nov.
- Rock Hill, S.C. *Joe Lanford 1979, July
- Rock Island, Ill. *John Phillips 1986, Nov.
- Rockford, Ill. Charles Box, D 1993, Apr.
- Rockville, Md. *Bruce Romer 1988, Sept.
- Rome, N.Y. Carl Eilenberg, R 1991, Nov.
- Roseville, Mich. Jeanne Riesterer, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Roswell, N.M. *Ralph Fresquez 1986, Jan.
- Royal Oak, Mich. *William Baldridge 1975, Sept.
- Sacramento, Cal. *Walter Slipe 1976, Mar.
- Saginaw, Mich. *Vernon E. Stoner 1987, Feb.
- St. Clair Shores, Mich. *Mark Wollenweber 1990, Jan.
- City Name Term
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- St. Clair Shores, Mich. *Mark Wollenweber 1990, Jan.
- St. Cloud, Minn. Charles Winkleman, N-P 1993, Nov.
- St. Joseph, Mo. Glenda Kelly, N-P 1994, Apr.
- St. Louis, Mo. Vincent Schoemehl, D 1993, Apr.
- St. Louis Park, Minn. *William C. Dixon 1988, Oct.
- St. Paul, Minn. James Scheibel, N-P 1993, Nov.
- St. Petersburg, Fla. *Robert Obering 1985, Oct.
- Salem, Mass. Neil Harrington, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Salem, Ore. *Gary Eide 1988, Jan.
- Salina, Kan. *Dennis Kissinger 1988, Jan.
- Salinas, Cal. *Roy Herte 1988, Sept.
- Salt Lake City, Ut. Palmer DePaulis, D 1991, Nov.
- San Angelo, Tex. *Stephen Brown 1982, May
- San Antonio, Tex. Lila Cockrell, D 1991, Apr.
- San Bernardino, Cal. Bob Holcomb, D 1993, May
- San Bruno, Cal. *Lew Pond 1990, May
- San Diego, Cal. Maureen O'Connor, N-P 1992, Nov.
- San Francisco, Cal. Art Agnos, D 1991, Nov.
- San Jose, Cal. *Leslie White 1989, May
- City Name Term
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- San Jose, Cal. *Leslie White 1989, May
- San Leandro, Cal. *Richard H. Randall 1986, July
- San Mateo, Cal. *Richard Delong 1976, Sept.
- San Rafael, Cal. *Pamela Nicolai 1985, Dec.
- Sandusky, Oh. *Frank Link 1972, Jan.
- Sandy City, Ut. Larry Smith, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Santa Ana, Cal. *David Ream 1986, July
- Santa Barbara, Cal. *Richard Thomas 1977, Jan.
- Santa Clara, Cal. *Jennifer Sparacino 1987, Mar.
- Santa Cruz, Cal. *Richard Wilson 1981, June
- Santa Fe, N.M. Sam Pick, D 1994, Mar.
- Santa Maria, Cal. *Wayne Schwammel 1989, June
- Santa Monica, Cal. *John Jalili 1984, Dec.
- Santa Rosa, Cal. *Kenneth Blackman 1970, July
- Sarasota, Fla. *David Sollenberger 1987, Mar.
- Savannah, Ga. *Arthur A. Mendonsa 1962, July
- Schenectady, N.Y. Karen Johnson, D 1991, Nov.
- Scottsdale, Ariz. *Jorge Carrasco 1988, Oct.
- Scranton, Pa. James Connors, R 1992, Nov.
- City Name Term
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- Scranton, Pa. James Connors, R 1992, Nov.
- Seattle, Wash. Norman Rice, N-P 1993, Nov.
- Shaker Heights, Oh. Stephen Alfred, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Sheboygan, Wis. Richard Schneider, N-P 1993, Apr.
- Shreveport, La. *Judy Purgerson 1988, Aug.
- Simi Valley, Cal. *M.L. Koester 1979, Sept.
- Sioux City, Ia. Robert Scott, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Sioux Falls, S.D. Jack White, R 1991, June
- Skokie, Ill. *Albert Rigoni 1987, Jan.
- Somerville, Mass. Michael Capuano, D 1991, Nov.
- South Bend, Ind. Joseph Kernan, D 1991, Nov.
- South Gate, Cal. *vacant
- Southfield, Mich. *Robert Block 1985, Jan.
- Sparks, Nev. *Patricia Thompson 1983, Sept.
- Spartanburg, S.C. *Wayne Bowers 1984, Sept.
- Spokane, Wash. *Terry Novak 1978, July
- Springfield, Ill. Ossie Langfelder, D 1991, Apr.
- Springfield, Mass Mary Hurley, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Springfield, Mo. *Thomas Tinnie 1990, Apr.
- City Name Term
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- Springfield, Mo. *Thomas Tinnie 1990, Apr.
- Springfield, Oh. *Matthew Kridler 1988, Oct.
- Springfield, Ore. *Michael Kelly 1989, Jan.
- Stamford, Conn. Thom Serrani, D 1991, Nov.
- Sterling Hts., Mich. *Steve Duchane 1987, Nov.
- Stillwater, Okla. *Carl Weinaug 1983, Apr.
- Stockton, Cal. *Alan N. Harvey 1988, Aug.
- Stratford, Conn. *Ronald Owens 1984, July
- Sunnyvale, Cal. *Thomas Lewcock 1980, Apr.
- Syracuse, N.Y. Thomas G. Young, D 1993, Nov.
- Tacoma, Wash. *Ray Corpuz Jr. 1990, Jan.
- Tallahassee, Fla. *Daniel A. Kleman 1974, Aug.
- Tampa, Fla. Sandra Friedman, N-P 1991, Mar.
- Taunton, Mass. Richard Johnson, D 1991, Nov.
- Taylor, Mich. Cameron Priebe, D 1993, Nov.
- Teaneck, N.J. *Werner H. Schmid 1959, Mar.
- Tempe, Ariz. Harry E. Mitchell, D 1992, Mar.
- Temple, Tex. *Jack Parker 1985, Apr.
- Terre Haute, Ind. P. Pete Chalos, D 1991, Nov.
- City Name Term
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- Terre Haute, Ind. P. Pete Chalos, D 1991, Nov.
- Thousand Oaks, Cal. *Grant Brimhall 1978, Jan.
- Titusville, Fla. *Norman Hickey 1974, June
- Toledo, Oh. *Thomas Hoover 1990, Sept.
- Topeka, Kan. Butch Felker, N-P 1993, Apr.
- Torrance, Cal. *Leroy J. Jackson 1983, Jan.
- Trenton, N.J. Douglas Palmer, N-P 1994, May
- Troy, Mich. *Frank Gerstenecker 1970, Feb
- Troy, N.Y. *Steven Dworsky 1986, July
- Tucson, Ariz. *Thomas Wilson 1990, July
- Tulsa, Okla. Rodger Randle, D 1994, Apr.
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alvin DuPont, D 1993, Oct.
- Tyler, Tex. *Gary Gwyn 1982, Nov.
- Union City, N.J. Robert Menendez, D 1994, May
- Univ. City, Mo. *Frank Ollendorff 1980, Mar.
- Upland, Cal. *Ray Silver 1988, Dec.
- Upper Arlington, Oh. *Richard King 1984, Aug.
- Utica, N.Y. Louis La Polla, R 1991, Nov.
- Vallejo, Cal. *Edward Wohlenberg 1989, Apr.
- City Name Term
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- Vallejo, Cal. *Edward Wohlenberg 1989, Apr.
- Vancouver, Wash. *Paul Grattet 1980, Aug.
- Ventura, Cal. *John Baker 1986, Nov.
- Victoria, Tex. *James J. Miller 1980, June
- Vineland, N.J. Harry Curley, N-P 1992, May
- Virginia Beach, Va. Meyera Oberndorf, N-P. 1992, May
- Waco, Tex. *John Harrison 1977, Sept.
- Walnut Creek, Cal. *Donald Blubaugh 1988, Apr.
- Waltham, Mass. William Stanley, D 1991, Nov.
- Warren, Mich. Ronald Bonkowski, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Warren, Oh. Daniel Sferra, D 1991, Nov.
- Warwick, R.I. Charles Donovan, N-P 1994, Nov.
- Wash, D.C. Sharon Dixon, D 1994, Nov.
- Waterbury, Conn. Joseph Santopietro, R 1991, Nov.
- Waterloo, Ia. Bernard L. McKinley, N-P 1991, Nov.
- Waukegan, Ill. Haig Paravonian, R 1993, Apr.
- Waukesha, Wis. Paul Vrakas, N-P 1994, Apr.
- Wausau, Wis. John Robinson, D 1992, Apr.
- Wauwatosa, Wis. James Brundahl, N-P 1992, Apr.
- City Name Term
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- Wauwatosa, Wis. James Brundahl, N-P 1992, Apr.
- W. Allis, Wis. Fred Cashmore, N-P 1992, Apr.
- W. Covina, Cal. *Herman Fast 1976, Aug.
- W. New York, N.J. Anthony DeFino, D 1991, May
- W. Orange, N.J. Samuel Spina, D 1994, May
- W. Palm Beach, Fla. *Paul Steinbrenner 1986, Jan.
- Westland, Mich. Robert Thomas, D 1993, Nov.
- Westminster, Cal. *Jerry Kenny 1989, Jan.
- Westminster, Col. *William Christopher 1978, June
- Wheaton, Ill. *Donald Rose 1980, Nov.
- Wheeling, W. Va. *Jimmy Curnes 1990, May
- White Plains, N.Y. Alfred Del Vecchio, R 1993, Nov.
- Whittier, Cal. Thomas Sawyer, N-P 1992, Apr.
- Wichita, Kan. *Chris Cherches 1985, Oct.
- Wichita Falls, Tex. *James Berzina 1983, June
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Lee Namey, D 1991, Nov.
- Williamsport, Pa. Jessie Bloom, D 1991, Nov.
- Wilmington, Del. Daniel Frawley, D 1992, Nov.
- Wilmington, N.C. *William B. Farris 1983, May
- City Name Term
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Wilmington, N.C. *William B. Farris 1983, May
- Winston-Salem, N.C. *Bryce A. Stuart 1980, Jan.
- Woonsocket, R.I. Francis Lanctot, D 1991, Nov.
- Worcester, Mass. Jordan Levy, D 1991, Nov.
- Wyandotte, Mich. James R. DeSana, D 1991, Apr.
- Wyoming, Mich. *James Sheeran 1976, Nov.
- Yakima, Wash. *Richard Zais Jr. 1979, Jan.
- Yonkers, N.Y. *Neil De Luca 1988, Jan.
- York, Pa. William Althaus, R 1993, Nov.
- Youngstown, Oh. Patrick Ungaro, D 1993, Nov.
- Yuma, Ariz. *Doug Lowe, R 1984, Jan.
- Zanesville, Oh. Donald Lewis Mason, R 1991, Nov.
-
-
-
- *Asterisk before name denotes city manager. All others are mayors. For
- mayors, dates are those of next election; for city managers, they are dates
- of appointment.
-
-
-
-
- How a Bill Becomes a Law
-
- 1. A Senator or Representative introduces a bill by sending it to the clerk
- of the House, who assigns it a number and title. This procedure is termed
- the first reading. The clerk then refers the bill to the appropriate Senate
- or House committee.
-
- 2. If the committee opposes the bill, they immediately table, or kill it.
- Otherwise, the committee holds hearings to listen to opinions and facts
- offered by members and other interested people. The committee then debates
- the bill and possibly offers amendments. A vote is taken, and if favorable,
- the bill is sent back to the clerk of the House.
-
- 3. The clerk reads the bill to the House. This is termed the second reading.
- Members may then debate the bill and suggest amendments.
-
- 4. The third reading is simply by title, and the bill is put to a voice or
- roll call vote.
-
- 5. The bill then goes to the other house, where it may be defeated, or
- passed with or without amendments. If defeated, the bill dies. If passed
- with amendments, a joint Congressional committee works out the differences
- and arrives at a compromise.
-
- 6. After its final passage by both houses, the bill is sent to the
- President. If he signs it, the bill becomes a law. However, he may veto the
- bill by refusing to sign it and sending it back to the house where it
- originated, with his reasons for the veto.
-
- 7. The President's objections are then read and debated, and a roll-call
- vote taken. If the bill receives less than a two-thirds vote, it is
- defeated. If it receives at least two-thirds, it is sent to the other house.
- If that house also passes it by at least two-thirds, the President's veto is
- overridden, and the bill becomes a law.
-
- 8. If the President wishes neither to sign nor to veto the bill, he may
- retain it for 10 days--not including Sunday--after which it automatically
- becomes a law even without his signature. However, if Congress has adjourned
- within those 10 days, the bill is automatically killed; this indirect
- rejection is termed a pocket veto.
-
-
- ECONOMICS
-
- U.S. Budget Receipts and Outlays--1986-1989
- U.S. Treasury Department, Financial Management Service
- (Fiscal years end Sept. 30)
- (millions of dollars)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┌────────────┌────────────┌─
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Net Receipts
- Individual income taxes $348,959 $392,557 $40
- Corporation income taxes 63,143 83,926 94,
- Social insurance taxes and contributions:
- Federal old-age and survivors insurance 182,518 194,541 220
- Federal disability insurance 17,711 18,861 21,
- Federal hospital insurance 51,335 55,992 59,
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Federal hospital insurance 51,335 55,992 59,
- Railroad retirement fund 2,103 3,634 3,7
- Total employment taxes and contributions 255,062 273,028 305
- Other insurance and retirement:
- Unemployment 24,098 25,575 24,
- Federal employees retirement 4,645 4,613 4,5
- Civil service retirement and disability 96 102 122
- Total social insurance taxes and contributions 283,901 303,318 334
- Excise taxes 32,919 32,457 35,
- Estate and gift taxes 6,958 7,493 7,5
- Customs duties 13,323 15,085 15,
- Deposits of earnings-Federal Reserve Banks 18,374 16,817 17,
- All other miscellaneous receipts 1,514 2,490 2,7
- Net Budget Receipts $769,091 $854,143 $90
- Net Outlays
- Legislative Branch $1,665 $1,812 $1,
- The Judiciary 1,069 1,178 1,3
- Executive Office of the President:
- The White House Office 23 25 26
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- The White House Office 23 25 26
- Office of Management and Budget 37 37 41
- Total Executive Office 107 109 121
- Funds appropriated to the President:
- International security assistance 10,371 6,820 4,2
- Multinational assistance 1,838 1,306 1,4
- Agency for International Development 1,220 1,294 1,4
- International Development Assistance 3,121 2,673 2,9
- Total funds appropriated to the President 11,379 10,406 7,2
- Agriculture Department:
- Food stamp program 12,443 12,405 13,
- Farmer's Home Admin. 8,001 3,748 7,2
- Forest service 2,284 2,221 2,6
- Total Agriculture Department 58,666 49,593 44,
- Commerce Department 2,083 2,156 2,2
- Bureau of the Census - 217 333
- Defense Department:
- Military personnel 71,511 72,020 76,
- Operation and maintenance 75,259 76,178 84,
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Operation and maintenance 75,259 76,178 84,
- Procurement 76,517 80,744 77,
- Research, development, test, evaluation 32,283 33,596 34,
- Military construction 5,067 5,853 5,8
- Total Defense Department (military) 265,636 273,938 281
- Defense Department (civil) 20,243 20,659 22,
- Education Department 17,673 16,800 18,
- Energy Department 11,025 10,688 11,
- Health and Human Services Department:
- Food and Drug Administration 417 422 463
- National Institutes of Health 5,115 5,222 6,3
- Public Health Service 9,504 9,886 11,
- Health Care Financing Adm. 119,307 130,472 144
- Human Development Services 5,412 5,448 5,8
- Total Health and Human Services Dept. 143,252 148,893 158
- Social Security 190,684 202,422 214
- Housing and Urban Development Department 14,139 15,464 18,
- Interior Department 4,791 5,045 5,1
- Justice Department:
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Justice Department:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation 1,183 1,216 1,3
- Total Justice Department 3,768 4,333 5,4
- Labor Department:
- Unemployment Trust Fund 21,819 20,527 18,
- Total Labor Department 24,141 23,453 21,
- State Department 2,865 2,788 3,4
- Transportation Department 27,365 25,431 26,
- Federal Aviation Adm 4,673 4,895 5,1
- Treasury Department:
- Internal Revenue Service 7,188 7,513 9,3
- Interest on the public debt 190,151 195,390 214
- Total Treasury Department 179,189 180,345 201
- Veterans Affairs Dept. - - 18,
- Environmental Protection Agency 4,869 4,903 4,8
- General Services Administration 286 74 -28
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7,403 7,591 9,0
- Office of Personnel Management 23,955 26,966 29,
- Small Business Administration 490 -72 -54
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Small Business Administration 490 -72 -54
- Independent agencies:
- Action 154 159 153
- Board for International Broadcasting 127 156 194
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting 160 200 214
- District of Columbia 530 560 550
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 159 158 176
- Export-Import Bank of the United States -1,167 -2,300 -89
- Federal Communications Commission 92 79 52
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 705 -1,438 2,1
- Federal Trade Commission 62 66 69
- Interstate Commerce Comm. - - 43
- Intragovernmental Agencies 218 203 200
- Legal Services Corporation 305 309 306
- National Archives & Record Adm. 96 96 102
- National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities 320 310 322
- National Labor Relations Board 132 127 132
- National Science Foundation 1,550 1,562 1,6
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission 421 393 232
- Classification Fiscal 1986 Fiscal 1987 Fis
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission 421 393 232
- Railroad Retirement Board 3,980 4,196 4,1
- Securities and Exchange Commission 104 108 126
- Smithsonian Institution 224 242 260
- Tennessee Valley Authority 906 1,091 1,0
- U.S. Information Agency 780 830 843
- Total independent agencies 11,865 14,266 23,
- Undistributed offsetting receipts -64,914 -72,400 -78
- Net Budget Outlays 990,231 1,003,804 1,0
- Less net receipts 769,091 854,143 908
- Deficit -221,140 -149,661 -15
-
-
-
-
-
- U.S. Net Receipts and Outlays
- U.S. Treasury Department; annual statements for year ending June 30
- (thousands of dollars)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────┌──────────┌────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
- Yearly average Receipts Outlays
- ───────────────────────────────────────
- 1789-18001 5,717 5,776
- 1801-18102 13,056 9,086
- 1811-18202 21,032 23,943
- 1821-18302 21,928 16,162
- 1831-18402 30,461 24,495
- 1841-18502 28,545 34,097
- 1851-1860 60,237 60,163
- 1861-1865 160,907 683,785
- 1866-1870 447,301 377,642
- 1871-1875 336,830 287,460
- 1876-1880 288,124 255,598
- 1881-1885 366,961 257,691
- 1886-1890 375,448 279,134
- 1891-1895 352,891 363,599
- 1896-1900 434,877 457,451
- 1901-1905 559,481 535,559
- Yearly average Receipts Outlays
- ───────────────────────────────────────
- 1901-1905 559,481 535,559
- 1906-1910 628,507 639,178
- 1911-1915 710,227 720,252
- 1916-1920 3,483,652 8,065,333
- 1921-1925 4,306,673 3,578,989
- 1926-1930 4,069,138 3,182,807
- 1931-19353 2,770,973 5,214,874
-
-
-
- 1 Average for period March 4, 1789, to Dec. 31, 1800. 2 Years ended Dec. 31,
- 1801 to 1842; average for 1841-1850 is for the period Jan. 1, 1841, to June
- 30, 1850. 3 Expenditures for years 1932 through 1935 have been revised to
- include Government corps. (wholly owned) etc. (net).
-
-
-
- Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (--); 1934-1985
- U.S. Treasury Department, Financial Management Service
- (In millions of dollars)
-
-
- ╓┌────────────────────┌─────────┌────────┌───────────────────────────────────╖
- Total Total Total
- Year Receipts Outlays Surplus or Deficit (-)
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1934 2,955 6,541 -3,586
- 1935 3,609 6,412 -2,803
- 1936 3,923 8,228 -4,304
- 1937 5,387 7,580 -2,193
- 1938 6,751 6,840 -89
- 1939 6,295 9,141 -2,846
- 1940 6,548 9,468 -2,920
- 1941 8,712 13,653 -4,941
- 1942 14,634 35,137 -20,503
- 1943 24,001 78,555 -54,554
- 1944 43,747 91,304 -47,557
- 1945 45,159 92,712 -47,553
- 1946 39,296 55,232 -15,936
- 1947 38,514 34,496 4,018
- Total Total Total
- Year Receipts Outlays Surplus or Deficit (-)
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1947 38,514 34,496 4,018
- 1948 41,560 29,764 11,796
- 1949 39,415 38,835 580
- 1950 39,443 42,562 -3,119
- 1951 51,616 45,514 6,102
- 1952 66,167 67,686 -1,519
- 1953 69,608 76,101 -6,493
- 1954 69,701 70,855 -1,154
- 1955 65,451 68,444 -2,993
- 1956 74,587 70,640 3,947
- 1957 79,990 76,578 3,412
- 1958 79,636 82,405 -2,769
- 1959 79,249 92,098 -12,849
- 1960 92,492 92,191 301
- 1961 94,388 97,723 -3,335
- 1962 99,676 106,821 -7,146
- 1963 106,560 111,316 -4,756
- 1964 112,613 118,528 -5,915
- Total Total Total
- Year Receipts Outlays Surplus or Deficit (-)
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1964 112,613 118,528 -5,915
- 1965 116,817 118,228 -1,411
- 1966 130,835 134,532 -3,698
- 1967 148,822 157,464 -8,643
- 1968 152,973 178,134 -25,161
- 1969 186,882 183,640 3,242
- 1970 192,807 195,649 -2,842
- 1971 187,139 210,172 -23,033
- 1972 207,309 230,681 -23,373
- 1973 230,799 245,707 -14,908
- 1974 263,224 269,359 -6,135
- 1975 279,090 332,332 -53,242
- 1976 298,060 371,779 -73,719
- Transition quarter1 81,232 95,973 -14,741
- 1977 355,559 409,203 -53,644
- 1978 399,561 458,729 -59,168
- 1979 463,302 503,464 -40,162
- 1980 517,112 590,920 -73,808
- Total Total Total
- Year Receipts Outlays Surplus or Deficit (-)
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1980 517,112 590,920 -73,808
- 1981 599,272 678,209 -78,936
- 1982 617,766 745,706 -127,940
- 1983 600,562 808,327 -207,764
- 1984 666,457 851,781 -185,324
- 1985 734,057 946,316 -212,260
-
-
-
- 1 Effective fiscal year 1977, fiscal year is reckoned Oct. 1-Sept. 30;
- Transition Quarter covers July 1, 1976-Sept. 30, 1976.
-
-
-
- The Federal Budget Process
- Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.
-
-
- ╓┌─────────────────────────┌──────────────────────┌──────────────────────────╖
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Agencies subject to Sept. 1
- executive branch review
- submit initial budget
- request materials.
-
- Fiscal year begins. Oct. 1 Fiscal year begins.
- President's initial GRH
- sequester order takes
- effect (amounts are
- withheld from obligation
- pending issuance of
- final order).
-
- Oct. 10 CBO issues revised GRH
- report to OMB and
- Congress.
-
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- OMB reports on changes Oct. 15
- in initial GRH estimates
- and determinations
- resulting from
- legislation enacted and
- regulations promulgated
- after its initial report
- to Congress. President
- issues final GRH
- sequester order, which
- is effective immediately,
- and transmits message to
- Congress within 15 days
- of final order. Agencies
- not subject to executive
- branch review submit
- budget request materials.
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- budget request materials.
-
- Nov. 15 Comptroller General
- issues GRH compliance
- report.
-
- Legislative branch and Nov.-Dec.
- the judiciary submit
- budget request materials.
-
- President transmits the 1st Mon. after Jan. 3 Congress receives the
- budget to Congress. President's budget.
-
- OMB sends allowance Jan.-Feb.
- letters to agencies.
-
- Feb. 15 CBO reports to the
- Budget Committees on the
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Budget Committees on the
- President's budget.
-
- Feb. 25 Committees submit views
- and estimates to Budget
- Committee in their own
- house.
-
- OMB and the President Apr.-June
- conduct reviews to
- establish presidential
- policy to guide agencies
- in developing the next
- budget.
-
- Apr. 1 Senate Budget Committee
- reports concurrent
- resoluion on the budget.
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- resoluion on the budget.
-
- Apr. 15 Congress completes
- action on concurrent
- resolution.
-
- May 15 House may consider
- appropriations bills in
- the absence of a
- concurrent resolution on
- the budget.
-
- June 10 House Appropriations
- Committee reports last
- appropriations bill.
-
- June 15 Congress completes
- action on reconciliation
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- action on reconciliation
- legislation.
-
- June 30 House completes action
- on annual appropriations
- bills.
-
- President transmits the July 15 Congress receives
- mid-session mid-session review of
- review,updating the the budget.
- budget estimates.
-
- OMB provides agencies July-Aug.
- with policy guidance for
- the upcoming budget.
-
- Date of "snapshot" of Aug. 15
- projected deficits for
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- projected deficits for
- the up-coming fiscal
- year for initial OMB and
- CBO GRH
-
- Aug. 20 CBO issues its initial
- GRH report to OMB and
- Congress.
-
- OMB issues its initial Aug. 25
- GRH report providing
- estimates and
- determinations to the
- President and Congress.
- President issues initial
- GRH sequester order and
- sends message to
- Congress within 15 days.
- Executive budget process Timing Congressional budget
- process
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Congress within 15 days.
-
-
-
-
- CBO = Congressional Budget Office; GRH = Gramm-Rudman-Hollings (Balanced
- Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985); OMB = Office of
- Management and Budget.
-
-
-
- Public Debt of the U.S.
- U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Public Debt
-
-
- ╓┌────────────┌────────────────┌────────────────────┌────────────────────────
- Fiscal year Debt (billions) Per. cap. (dollars) Interest paid (billions)
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Fiscal year Debt (billions) Per. cap. (dollars) Interest paid (billions)
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1870 $2.4 $61.06 -
- 1880 2.0 41.60 -
- 1890 1.1 17.80 -
- 1900 1.2 16.60 -
- 1910 1.1 12.41 -
- 1920 24.2 228 -
- 1930 16.1 131 -
- 1940 43.0 325 $1.0
- 1945 258.7 1,849 3.8
- 1950 256.1 1,688 5.7
- 1955 272.8 1,651 6.4
- 1960 284.1 1,572 9.2
- 1965 313.8 1,613 11.3
- 1970 370.1 1,814 19.3
- 1975 533.2 2,475 32.7
- 1976 620.4 2,852 37.1
- 1977 698.8 3,170 41.9
- 1978 771.5 3,463 48.7
- 1979 826.5 3,669 59.8
- Fiscal year Debt (billions) Per. cap. (dollars) Interest paid (billions)
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1979 826.5 3,669 59.8
- 1980 907.7 3,985 74.9
- 1981 997.9 4,338 95.6
- 1982 1,142.0 4,913 117.4
- 1983 1,377.2 5,870 128.8
- 1984 1,572.3 6,640 153.8
- 1985 1,823.1 7,598 178.9
- 1986 2,125.3 8,774 190.2
- 1987 2,350.3 9,615 195.4
- 1988 2,602.3 10,534 214.1
- 1989 2,857.4 11,545 240.8
-
-
-
- Note: Through 1976 the fiscal year ended June 30. From 1977 on, fiscal year
- ends Sept. 30.
-
-
-
- U.S. International Transactions
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department
- (millions of dollars)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┌────────┌──────
- 1960 1965
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Exports of goods services and income1 30,556 42,722
-
- Merchandise, adjusted, excluding military2 19,650 26,461
-
- Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts 2,030 2,465
-
- Travel 919 1,380
-
- Passenger fares 175 271
-
- Other transportation 1,607 2,175
-
- Royalties and license fees3 837 1,534
- 1960 1965
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Royalties and license fees3 837 1,534
-
- Other private services 570 714
-
- U.S. Government miscellaneous services 153 285
-
- Income receipts on U.S. assets abroad: 4,616 7,437
-
- Direct investment 3,621 5,506
-
- Other private receipts 646 1,421
-
- U.S. Government receipts 349 510
-
- Imports of goods, services and income -23,670 -32,708
-
- Merchandise, adjusted, excluding military2 -14,758 -21,510
-
- Direct defense expenditures -3,087 -2,952
- 1960 1965
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Direct defense expenditures -3,087 -2,952
-
- Travel -1,750 -2,438
-
- Passenger fares -513 -717
-
- Other transportation -1,402 -1,951
-
- Royalties and license fees3 -74 -135
-
- Other private services -593 -461
-
- U.S. Government miscellaneous services -254 -457
-
- Income payments on foreign assets in the U.S.
-
- Direct investment -394 -657
-
- Other private payments -511 -942
- 1960 1965
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Other private payments -511 -942
-
- U.S. Government payments -332 -489
-
- Unilateral transfers, net -4,062 -4,583
-
- U.S. Government grants -3,367 -3,444
-
- U.S. Government pensions and other transfers -273 -463
-
- Private remittances and other transfers -423 -677
-
- U.S. assets abroad, net (increase/capital outflow (-)) -4,099 -5,716
-
- U.S. official reserve assets, net 2,145 1,225
-
- U.S. Government assets, other than official reserve assets, -1,100 -1,605
- net
-
- 1960 1965
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- U.S. private assets, net -5,144 -5,336
-
- Foreign assets in U.S., net (increase/capital inflow (+)) 2,294 742
-
- Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign -1,019 -457
- reversed)
-
- Memoranda:
-
- Balance on merchandise trade
-
- Balance on services 4,892 4,951
-
- Balance on investment income 3,379 5,350
-
- Balance on goods, services, and income -1,385 -287
-
- Balance on current account 2,824 5,431
- 1960 1965
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Balance on current account 2,824 5,431
-
-
-
-
- 1 Excludes transfers of goods and services under U.S. military grant
- programs. 2 Excludes exports of goods under U.S. military agency sales
- contracts identified in Census export documents, excludes imports of goods
- under direct defense expenditures identified in Census import documents, and
- reflects various other adjustments. 3 Redefined in 1982.
-
-
-
- U.S. Direct Investment Abroad in Selected Countries
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce
- Department(millions of dollars)
-
-
- ╓┌───────────────────────────────┌────────┌────────┌─────────────────────────╖
- 1987 1988 1989
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- All countries 314,307 333,501 373,436
- Africa 5,869 5,468 5,024
- Egypt 1,669 1,670 1,802
- Libya 310 315 311
- Nigeria 894 660 461
- S. Africa 1,497 1,269 714
- Asia and Pacific (excl. Japan) 17,010 18,515 20,991
- Hong Kong 4,389 5,244 5,853
- India 439 436 549
- Indonesia 3,070 2,925 3,696
- Malaysia 952 1,135 1,098
- Philippines 1,396 1,511 1,682
- Singapore 2,384 2,290 2,213
- South Korea 1,178 1,501 1,889
- Taiwan 1,372 1,622 1,949
- Thailand 1,274 1,132 1,279
- Australia 11,363 13,186 14,495
- Bermuda 19,215 19,040 17,849
- Canada 57,783 62,610 66,856
- 1987 1988 1989
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Canada 57,783 62,610 66,856
- Europe 150,439 156,932 176,736
- European Communities 119,428 125,590 143,360
- Belgium 7,267 7,448 8,290
- Denmark 1,070 1,163 1,246
- France 11,868 13,150 14,747
- Germany, West 24,388 21,742 23,059
- Greece 132 195 265
- Ireland 5,425 6,212 6,237
- Italy 9,264 9,540 10,634
- Luxembourg 660 850 904
- Netherlands 14,842 16,047 17,168
- Portugal 495 546 612
- Spain 4,076 4,979 6,002
- United Kingdom 44,512 49,274 60,810
- Non E.E.C. 31,010 31,342 33,375
- Austria 619 688 688
- Finland 389 408 484
- Norway 3,843 4,371 3,640
- 1987 1988 1989
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- Norway 3,843 4,371 3,640
- Sweden 1,139 1,119 1,102
- Switzerland 19,665 18,357 19,952
- Turkey 207 246 312
- Japan 15,684 17,927 19,341
- South America 21,227 21,690 23,557
- Argentina 2,744 2,597 2,624
- Brazil 10,951 12,460 14,687
- Chile 348 691 1,018
- Colombia 3,104 2,248 1,900
- Ecuador 466 431 395
- Peru 1,022 986 912
- Venezuela 2,095 1,897 1,537
- Central America 12,218 13,119 15,880
- Mexico 4,913 5,694 7,079
- Panama 6,622 6,632 7,906
- Middle East 4,084 3,806 3,886
- Israel 635 700 770
- Saudi Arabia 2,092 1,782 1,812
- 1987 1988 1989
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- Saudi Arabia 2,092 1,782 1,812
- United Arab Emirates 694 672 674
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- National Income by Industry
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department
- (billions of dollars)
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- 1960 1965 1970
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- National income without capital consumption adjustment 428.6 583.6 835.1
- Domestic industries 425.1 577.8 827.8
- Private industries 371.6 500.8 695.4
- Agriculture, forestry, fisheries 17.8 21.0 25.9
- 1960 1965 1970
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- Agriculture, forestry, fisheries 17.8 21.0 25.9
- Mining 5.6 6.1 8.4
- Construction 22.5 32.3 47.4
- Manufacturing 125.3 171.6 215.6
- Durable goods 73.4 105.6 127.7
- Nondurable goods 52.0 66.1 87.9
- Transportation, public utilities 35.8 47.0 64.4
- Transportation 18.5 23.7 31.5
- Communication 8.2 11.5 17.6
- Electric, gas, and sanitary services 9.1 11.7 86.8
- Wholesale trade 25.0 32.5 47.5
- Retail trade 41.3 55.1 79.9
- Finance, insurance, and real estate 51.3 67.4 96.4
- Services 46.9 67.9 109.8
- Government, government enterprises 53.5 76.9 132.4
- Rest of the world 3.5 5.8 7.3
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- National Income by Type of Income
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department
- (billions of dollars)
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- 1960 1965 1970
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- National income1 424.9 585.2 832.6
- Compensation of employees 296.7 399.8 618.3
- Wages and salaries 272.8 363.7 551.5
- Government 49.2 69.9 117.1
- Other 223.7 293.8 434.3
- Supplements to wages, salary 23.8 36.1 66.8
- Employer contrib. for social ins. 12.6 18.3 34.3
- Other labor income 11.2 17.8 32.5
- Proprietors' income 52.1 65.1 80.2
- Farm 11.6 13.0 14.7
- Nonfarm 40.5 52.1 65.4
- 1960 1965 1970
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- Nonfarm 40.5 52.1 65.4
- Rental income of persons with capital consump. adjust. 15.3 18.1 18.2
- Corp. prof., with inv. adjust. 49.8 76.2 69.5
- Corp. profits before tax 49.9 77.4 76.0
- Corp. profits tax liability 22.7 30.9 34.4
- Corp. profits after tax 27.2 46.5 41.7
- Dividends 12.9 19.1 22.5
- Undistributed profits 14.3 27.4 19.2
- Inventory valuation adjustment -.2 -1.2 -6.6
- Net interest 11.3 20.9 41.2
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- 1 National income is the aggregate of labor and property earnings which
- arises in the current production of goods and services. It is the sum of
- employee compensation, proprietors' income, rental income, corporate
- profits, and net interest. It measures the total factor costs of the goods
- and services producted by the economy. Income is measured before deduction
- of taxes on income.
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- Gross National Product, Net National Product, National Income, and Personal
- Income
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department
- (billions of dollars)
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- 1960 1970 1
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Gross national product1 515.3 1,015.5 1
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- Less: Capital consumption allowances 46.4 88.8 1
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- Equals: Net national product 468.9 926.6 1
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- Less: Indirect business tax and nontax liability 45.3 94.0 1
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- Business transfer payments 2.0 4.1 7
- 1960 1970 1
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- Business transfer payments 2.0 4.1 7
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- Statistical discrepancy -2.8 -1.1 2
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- Plus: Subsidies less current surplus of government .4 2.9 2
- enterprises
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- Equals: National income 424.9 832.6 1
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- Less: Corporate profits with inventory valuation and 49.5 74.7 1
- capital consumption adjustment
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- Net interest 11.3 41.2 8
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- Contributions for social insurance 21.9 62.2 1
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- Wage accruals less disbursement .0 .0 .
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- Plus: Government transfer payment to persons 27.5 81.8 1
- 1960 1970 1
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- Plus: Government transfer payment to persons 27.5 81.8 1
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- Personal interest income 24.9 69.3 1
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- Personal dividend income 12.9 22.2 2
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- Business transfer payments 2.0 4.1 7
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- Equals: Personal income 409.4 831.8 1
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- 1 Gross National Product is the market value of all goods and services that
- have been bought for final use during a year. The GNP is considered the most
- comprehensive measure of a nation's economic activity.
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- Stock Exchanges
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- N.Y. Stock Exchange Transactions
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- ╓┌─────┌───────────────┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
- Yearly volume Yearly volume
- Year Stock shares Bonds par values
- ────────────────────────────────────────
- 1900 138,981,000 $579,293,000
- 1905 260,569,000 1,026,254,000
- 1910 163,705,000 634,863,000
- 1915 172,497,000 961,700,000
- 1920 227,636,000 3,868,422,000
- 1925 459,717,623 3,427,042,210
- 1929 1,124,800,410 2,996,398,000
- 1930 810,632,546 2,720,301,800
- 1935 381,635,752 3,339,458,000
- Yearly volume Yearly volume
- Year Stock shares Bonds par values
- ────────────────────────────────────────
- 1935 381,635,752 3,339,458,000
- 1940 207,599,749 1,669,438,000
- 1950 524,799,621 1,112,425,170
- 1960 766,693,818 1,346,419,750
- 1970 2,937,359,448 4,494,864,600
- 1975 4,693,427,000 5,178,300,000
- 1980 11,352,294,000 5,190,304,000
- 1981 11,853,740,659 5,733,071,000
- 1982 16,458,036,768 7,155,443,000
- 1983 21,589,576,997 7,572,315,000
- 1984 23,071,031,447 6,982,291,000
- 1985 27,510,706,353 9,046,453,000
- 1986 35,680,016,341 10,475,399,000
- 1987 47,801,308,660 9,726,244,000
- 1988 40,438,346,358 7,594,644,000
- 1989 41,698,538,270 8,836,374,000
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- American Stock Exchange Transactions
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- Yearly volume Yearly volume
- Year Stock shares Bonds1 princ. amts.
- ──────────────────────────────────────────
- 1929 476,140,375 $513,551,000
- 1930 222,270,065 863,541,000
- 1940 42,928,337 303,902,000
- 1945 143,309,392 167,333,000
- 1950 107,792,340 47,549,000
- 1960 286,039,982 32,670,000
- 1970 843,116,260 641,270,000
- 1980 1,626,072,625 355,723,000
- 1981 1,343,400,220 301,226,000
- 1982 1,485,831,536 325,240,000
- 1983 2,081,270,000 395,190,000
- Yearly volume Yearly volume
- Year Stock shares Bonds1 princ. amts.
- ──────────────────────────────────────────
- 1983 2,081,270,000 395,190,000
- 1984 1,545,010,000 371,990,000
- 1985 2,100,860,000 645,182,000
- 1986 2,978,540,000 810,264,000
- 1987 3,505,950,000 684,965,000
- 1988 2,515,210,000 604,950,000
- 1989 3,125,030,000 708,836,000
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- 1 Corporate
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- Components of Dow Jones Industrial Average
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- Allied-Signal
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- Aluminum Co. of Amer.
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- American Express
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- AT&T
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- Bethlehem Steel
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- Boeing
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- Chevron
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- Coca-Cola
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- DuPont
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- Eastman Kodak
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- Exxon
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- General Electric
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- General Motors
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- Goodyear
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- IBM
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- International Paper
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- McDonald's
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- Merck
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- Minn. Mining & Manuf.
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- Navistar
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- Philip Morris
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- Primerica
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- Procter & Gamble
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- Sears, Roebuck
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- Texaco
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- Union Carbide
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- United Technologies
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- USX Corp.
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- Westinghouse
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- Woolworth
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- Components of Dow Jones Transportation Average
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- AMR Corp.
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- Airborne Freight
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- Alaska Air
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- American President
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- Burlington Northern
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- CSX
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- Carolina Freight
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- Consolidated Freightways
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- Consolidated Rail
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- Delta Air Lines
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- Federal Express
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- Norfolk Southern
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- Pan Am
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- Ryder System
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- Santa Fe Pacific
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- Southwest Air Lines
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- UAL
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- Union Pacific
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- USAir Group
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- XTRA Corp
- Components of Dow Jones Utility Average
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- American Electric Power
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- Centerior Energy
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