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Vol. XLVIII, No. 18		Thursday, May 7, 1998

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T H E N A T I O N A L P R E S S C L U B ' S 9 0 t h Y E A R — 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 98

Posted online Wed., May 6.
Updated Friday, May 8.

In This Issue

NPC LUNCHEONS
Club Newsmakers
A "Phryne" Follow-up
Anselmo Wins Board Seat
Membership Meeting
See "The Philadelphia Story"
Show Boat's A'comin!
Va. Wine Tasting Tour
Ex-Astronaut Promotes Science Education
Miss America's Surprise
Forum on Charity Tax Ventures
Harvard Russia Expert To Speak
Cigar Happy Hour
Book Sale a Success
Club Meetings
Job Opportunities
"The Back Page" Coming Events List
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Nike's Philip H. Knight, Former Sen. George Mtichell, Gen. Dennis Reimer

NPC LUNCHEONS

Wed., May 6, Dr. David Satcher, Surgeon General of the U.S. … Tues., May 12, Philip H. Knight, CEO of Nike, Inc. … Wed., May 13, Former Sen. George Mitchell, Chief Negotiator for the U.S. working for peace in Northern Ireland will discuss "The Irish Peace Agreement." … Thurs., May 14, Gen. Dennis Reimer, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, will discuss Women in the Military. … Tues., May 19, Sadako Ogata, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks on "Human Rights and Wrongs: the broken promise of refuge 50 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." … Wed., May 27, Julian Bond, Civil Rights Leader and Officer of the NAACP. … Mon., June 1, Gerald R. Ford, former President of the U.S., will present the annual Ford Foundation Journalism Awards. … Tues., June 2, Matt Drudge, Internet Tipster. … Thurs., June 11, Henry Kaufman, President, Kaufman & Co. … Fri., June 12, Gen. Josiah Bunting III, Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, will discuss "Women at VMI and in the Military." … Tues., June 16, Dale Earnhardt, Stockcar Racer and winner of the Daytona 500. … Wed., June 24, Jane Fonda, Actress and Activist, speaks about teen pregnancy.

Club Newsmakers

Mon., May 11, at 10 a.m., Daniel Tarullo, Sr. Fellow in Foreign Economic Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, and Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs (International), will give a "Preview of the G-8 Summit—Asia and its Impact." … Wed., May 13, Irakli Menagarishvili, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Georgia.; Rezo Adamia, Chairman of the Parliament's Defense and Security Committee; and Valeri Chkheidze, Chairman of the State Border Guard Department. … also on Wed., May 13, at 9:30 a.m., Bobby Muller, Co-Founder and President of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. … Thurs., May 14, Tito Petkovski, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. … Mon., May 18, at 9:30 a.m., Robert Knecht and Biliana Cicin-Sain of the University of Delaware Center for the Study of Marine Policy, will discuss issues facing the American coastal tourism and recreation industries as the largest and fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy. … ñues., May 19, at 9:30 a.m., Gloria Feldt, President, Planned Parenthood Federation, discusses the need for health insurance coverage of contraceptive prescriptions. … Thurs., May 21, at 9:30 a.m., Masahide Ota, the Governor of Okinawa, will discuss "The Future of the U.S. Military Presence on Okinawa."

A follow-up to our Apr. 30 ‘Phryne’ report

From the President

Sometimes taking a stand offends people. Last week, as your NPC President, I made some remarks in the Record about the 9-1 Board of Governors vote against rehanging Phryne that offended many NPC members. If my remarks were objectionable to you, I'm sorry. I meant no offense. But the board vote was overwhelming. The board vote stands. And I'II say it again: It's time to end this unremitting debate and move on. Don Larrabee, NPC President in 1973 and one of the hardest working and most respected members of our Club, asked me if he could respond one last time, before the Fine Arts Committee of the Silver Owls moves to find Phryne a resting place. Given the emotions surrounding our painting, he should be heard, in the interests of fellowship and collegiality, which is our hallmark:

From Don Larrabee

Many long-time members remain offended by your message and have asked me to respond. They were bothered by its implications that the Club we joined many years ago was nothing but a place to drink and ogle a nude painting. It would not be the institution it is today if this were the case. Those who cared enough to spend money on Phryne's restoration as art that was part of our history are not to be faulted for their love of tradition. They cannot be blamed for feeling that a vocal minority who were active in the Women's National Press Club and the Washington Press Club seem to have driven the board decision, which had the effect of rubbing salt in a wound that went back many years and was healed, we thought, when women were admitted to membership in 1971. I was one of those who felt we were wrong to deny women access to a journalists' club, but I also felt we righted that wrong 25 years ago. Many women quickly joined the Club without batting an eye or uttering a complaint about the Club's historic artwork. The question of disposition remains. Many members believe that Phryne is a "keeper," and we want to keep her.

Anselmo Wins Board Seat

Joseph C. Anselmo, space technology editor for Aviation Week and SpaceTechnology magazine, led a field of three to win a seat on the Board of Governors to fill two and a half years of an unexpired term. A total of 193 ballots were cast in the special election May 1, with Anselmowinning 98 votes, Jeffrey Winograd, 72 and Ivan Scott, 22.

Membership Meeting

Plan to attend the general membership meeting at noon on Thurs., June 4, in the First Amendment Lounge. Lunch will be served.

"The Philadelphia Story"

Join us Thurs., May 28, for "The Philadelphia Story," starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. This classic movie, for which Grant won 1940's Best Actor Oscar, will be shown at 7 p.m.

Show Boat's A'comin!

The Club has reserved 30 orchestra seats for Jerome Kern's "Show Boat" at the Kennedy Center for Wed., June 10. The classic musical drama featuring riverboat life is now running on Broadway. With a 10 percent discount, tickets are $56.70. Curtain is at 8 p.m.

Va. Wine Tasting Tour May 16 16

A chartered bus leaves the Club at 9:30 a.m., Sat., May 16, for tastings at two fine Virginia wineries, first at Tarara, where gourmet picnic lunches from the Red Fox Inn will be served, then to Breaux, the State's newest vineyard. Limited to 31, at $35 for members ($40 for non-members). Make your reservations by May 11 at 202 662-7501.

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Astronaut Mae Jemison (right) autographs NASA poster for
Margaret Lipman, daughter of NPC VP Larry Lipman. Photo by Christy Bowe.

Ex-Astronaut Jemison Promotes Science Education

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut, spoke to the Club Apr. 29 "about the science education of our children." Jemison, an engineer, dancer, medical doctor and college professor, said "twelfth graders ranked near the bottom of industrialized countries in the Third Interational Math and Science Study. About science literacy, she said, "I'm not talking about creating a million nuclear physicists. We don't need them, but we do need 100 million citizens who can read an article in the newspapers and vote reasonably on an environmental issue, and prepare nutritional meals for their children."

She said a survey by the Bayer Corporation and National Science Foundation show that "scientists overwhelmingly believe that every student should be encouraged and supported to develop their full science potential in elementary school regardless of whether or not they're the promising kids that are going to grow up to be professional scientists." Jemison said the heart of science are in the words, "I think, I wonder and I understand."

With a twinkle in her eye, she said, "we need to understand sun cycles, and geothermal heat, and we need to understand why people persist in saying that Republicans and Democrats are different species and can't crossbreed." Jemison asked, "If we can put a man on the moon, how come we can't teach our children science?" Chiding rote memorization, she quoted students: "Proteins are composed of mean old acids," and "the earth makes a resolution every 24 hours."

IT CAME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE …

Miss America (Katherine Shindle): I understand that, Douglas, it's your birthday! (Laughter, Applause.) So we totally have a cake for you. And we need to light it. All right. And it says--

Mr. Harbrecht: Hey, Mom, Dad, if you're watching out there, I don't believe this. (Laughter).

Ms. Shindle: It says "Happy Birthday, President." Okay, make a wish.

Mr. Harbrecht: Okay. Thank You.

Photo by Marshall Cohen.

Miss America Aims at Scholarships, HIV

Miss America Kate Shindle focused on scholarships and HIV prevention at an NPC luncheon Apr. 30. Since September, she has visited dozens of schools across America and some of them "have truly allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief that our young people are getting the HIV prevention education, and being empowered with the information that will save them." She said "our most powerful tool with respect to HIV is dialogue ... dialogue that does not pass judgment." Miss America said every hour of every day two American teenagers contract HIV. And half of all new AIDS cases are in people under the age of 25."

She also said the Miss America Organization is a key partner of a new initiative by the Citizen Scholarship Foundation of America (CSFA), known as National Scholarship Month, which begins May 1. It will "focus attention on the tremendous scholarship need, which is still not being met." It calls for renewed commitment from the private sector. Miss America said CSFA "has pledged to double its effort, assisting at least 110,000 students annually with a minimum of $110 million in scholarship funds by the year 2000."

NPC Forum Focuses on Charity Tax Ventures

The proliferation of joint ventures involving tax-exempt groups and why the IRS is eyeing some of them will be explored May 21 from 9-11 a.m. at a Club forum. It will examine the impact of the legal contest on charitable organizations and will discuss reasons for proliferation of these ventures in recent years and whether they benefit society or enrich individuals unfairly. Panelists will include Marcus Owens, director of the IRS Exempt Organization Division; Michael I. Sanders, author of "Partnerships and Joint Ventures Involving Tax- Exempt Organizations"; Curt Weeden, president of the Corporate Contributions Management Academy; Karen Aidem, president of Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.; and Robert Louthian, an attorney at McDermott, Will & Emery. For details, contact Lew Saret at 202 637-9006.

Harvard Russia Expert to Speak

"Perspectives on Russia's Stalled Transition," will be the topic for a Harvard-NPC sponsored program Tues., May 12, featuring Timothy J. Colton, director of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University. The talk begins at 7:15 p.m. with refreshments and a cash bar starting at 6:30. Admission is $15.

Cigar Happy Hour!

Cigar and bourbon enthusiasts can wind down at the Club's second Cigar Happy Hour on Thurs., May 21, from 7-9 p.m. Enjoy a Fuentes 858 Maduro or a Monte Cruz Robusto along with a tasting of Jim Beam's Small Batch Bourbon Collection. Also featured is Cigaré Custom Blend Cognac which retails for more than $100 a bottle. The cigars, tastings, food and beverages are $20 for members and $25 for guests. Call 202 662-7501 to reserve.

Book Sale a Success

The Library thanks the members who helped make this year's used book sale a huge success. Twenty-six boxes of books that were not sold were donated to the Ethiopian Orphan Children's Library in Nazareth, a donation arranged by Mesfin Mekonen, Reliable Source manager.

Club Meetings

Oral History Committee—Wed., May 6, meets at 5:30 p.m.
House Committee—Thurs., May 7, meets at noon.
Speakers Committee—Fri., May 15, meets at noon.
Fiction Writers—Sat., May 16, meets at noon.

Help Wanted: Members Who Can Update the
Internet NPC Record

Repeating the call for members who can volunteer to take turns producing the website version of the Record. Currently it looks like one good approach would be to seek members who have all the skills along with technical access—copy editing/some rewrite, direct HTML coding, Photoshop and online access. But doing the whole thing can be very time-consuming. Teams could be constructed collaboratively, perhaps involving persons to handle the editorial/HTML coding—using a prep file prepared first by another team member—with perhaps a third handling the Photoshop chores, and a fourth who's willing to handle mid-issue updates.

We are working mainly by e-mail. The basic weekly issue goes together Tuesday evenings (based on files from the print edition (which become available Tuesday afternoon, if all goes well), and Wednesday mornings. Currently I have been doing the prep file earlier on Tuesdays. Mid-issue updates are ad-lib. Call Martin Kuhn, Chair of the Internet Record Subcommittee, 301 986-1942, for info. Or use this "mail-to" link: mkuhn@pop.dn.net

New Members

Madhi Ibrahim Mohamed, Government of Republic of the Sudan, Ambassador to the U.S.; William D. Robison, Embassy of the Republic of Korea; J. Benjamin Zapata, Embassy of Honduras: Kenneth P. Arnold, T. Dean Reed Company; Nichoias Chiaia, Pyramid National Passport; Frank Dexter Brown, World Resources Institute; Adrienne Cisneros, Shandwick Public Affairs; Richard Pierre Claude, University of Maryland; James A. Fetgatter, Association of Foreign Investors in (U.S.) Real Estate; Mary Jane Fingland, American College of Emergency Physicians.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

FREELANCE WRITER: Newsletter on Latin American trade & environment issues seeks experienced freelance writer to serve as Washington correspondent. Beat to include relevant multilateral and U.S. government agencies as well as U.S.-based NGO's and businesses active in Latin America. Reply with cover letter and CV to Job May 7-1.

EDITOR/WRITER needed for Alexandria-based insurance industry trade association's 4-color monthly magazine. Assign articles, hire/supervise freelancer, write departments, features as needed. Support ad sales, manage editorial budget. Minimum 5 years management, editorial experience; 2 years on a trade or professional magazine. Must be detail-oriented and PC literate. Send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to Job May 7-2.

NOTE: Submit replies (with membership number) and future listings (50 words max.), typed double-spaced and upper-and-lower-case, to the NPC Membership Office, or fax to 202 662-7512. Job Hotline: 202 879-6795.

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‘ The Back Page ’

NOTE: This is an expanded version of
the print edition's Coming Events list.

Couple the event you attend with lunch or dinner
in The Fourth Estate or The Reliable Source!

Wed., May 6	NPC Luncheon	Dr. David Satcher, Surgeon General of the U.S.
Mon., May 11	Club Newsmaker	Daniel Tarullo, Council on Foreign Relations, and Robert Hormats, Goldman Sachs (International), at 10 a.m.
	Library Class	Internet 1: Basic Browser, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Tues., May 12	NPC Luncheon	Philip H. Knight, CEO of Nike, Inc.
	Library Class	Internet 1: E-mail, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
	Author's Rap Session	Mary Higgins-Clark and Carol Higgins-Clark on "You Belong to Me" and "Twanged."
	NPC Talk	Timothy J. Colton, Director of the Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University; reception, 6:30 p.m., program at 7.
Wed., May 13	Club Newsmaker	Irikli Menagarishvili, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Georgia, and two other government officials.
	Club Newsmaker	Bobby Muller, co-founder and President, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, at 9:30 a.m.
	Library Class	Internet 1: Search Techniques, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
	NPC Luncheon	Former Sen. George Mitchell, Irish peace negotiator.
	Dinner & Movie	Amadeus.
Thurs., May 14	Club Newsmaker	Tito Petkovski, President of the Macedonian Parliament.
	NPC Luncheon	Gen. Dennis Reimer, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army.
Sat., May 16	Club Outing	Virginia Wine Tasting Trip.; bus leaves Press Building at 9:30 a.m., $35/members, $40 guests.
	Camden Yards Baseball	Orioles vs. Tampa Bay
Mon., May 18	Club Newsmaker	[NEW] Robert Knecht and Bilana Cicin-Sain of the Delaware Center for Study of Marine Policy, at 9:30 a.m.
	Library Class	Internet 2: More Browser, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Tues., May 19	Club Newsmaker	[NEW] Gloria Feldt, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, at 9:30 a.m.
	NPC Luncheon	Sadako Ogata, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
	Library Class	Internet 2: More E-mail, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Wed., May 20	Library Class	Internet 2: More Searching, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 21	Club Newsmaker	[NEW] Masahide Ota, Governor of Okinawa, at 9:30 a.m.
	Library Class	Internet 2: More Downloading, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
	Cigar Happy Hour	Featuring two premium cigars, tastings of Jim Beam's Small Batch Bourbons & Cigaré Cognac. $20/members, $25/guests
Wed., May 27	NPC Luncheon	Julian Bond, civil rights leader and officer of the NAACP.
Thurs., May 28	Dinner & Movie	"The Philadelphia Story" with Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart; 7 p.m.
Mon., June 1	NPC Luncheon	Former President Gerald R. Ford.
Tues., June 2	NPC Luncheon	Matt Drudge, Internet Tipster.
Wed., June 3	NPC Talk	[NEW] Camille Paglia discusses "Women in Leadership"; reception 6 p.m.
Fri., June 5	Camden Yards Baseball	Orioles vs. Atlanta Braves, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., June 6	Camden Yards Baseball	Pre-game Party In Camden Yards Executive Office Suite, at 11:45 a.m., followed by Atlanta Braves game at 1:35 p.m.; $45 per person.
Wed., June 10	Theater	"Show Boat," at the Kennedy Center; 8 p.m.
Thurs., June 11	NPC Luncheon	Henry Kaufman, President, Kaufman & Co.
	Wine Lovers' Dinner	"New Age" German Wines from Alsace.
Fri., June 12	NPC Luncheon	Gen. Josiah Bunting III, Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
Tues., June 16	NPC Luncheon	Dale Earnhardt, Winner of the Daytona 500.
Wed., June 24	NPC Luncheon	Jane Fonda, Actress and Activist.
Tues., June 23	Author's Rap Session	[NEW] Pat Schroeder, on "24 Years of House Work and the Place is Still a Mess"; 6 p.m. reception.
Thurs., June 25	Dinner & Movie	Watch for Details.
Fri., July 10	Camden Yards Baseball	Orioles vs. Red Sox, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., July 11	Club Outing	Charles Town races; repeat of successful Mar. 28 trip.
Fri., Aug. 21	Camden Yards Baseball	Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 18	Camden Yards Baseball	Orioles vs. N.Y. Yankees, 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 20	Camden Yards Baseball	Orioles vs. N.Y. Yankees, 1:30 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 19	Book Fair	21st Annual NPC Book Fair; begins at 6 p.m.

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Partick Hayes

Fumie Tateoka

STAFF THIS ISSUE:John Metelsky, editor; Martin Kuhn, layout; Don Larrabee. Photos by Christy Bowe, Marshall Cohen.
INTERNET EDITION:Peter West, editor; Martin Kuhn, John Metelsky.
EDITOR NEXT ISSUE:Clancy Zens, 202 547-3488.

The printed Record (ISSN 0027-9927) is published weekly, except 4th of July, first week in August, Labor Day and Christmas, by the Publications Committee, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. 20045. Deadline for copy, next issue, Mon., May 11, 5 p.m. Mail, leave at Club Front Desk or fax to: 202 662-7560. For urgent corrections on deadline evenings, the Record phone number is 202 662-7540.

NPC Officers and Board of Governors

OFFICERS: President, DOUG HARBRECHT, Business Week; Vice President, LARRY LIPMAN, The Palm Beach Post; Secretary, SHEILA R. CHERRY, CCH, Inc.; Treasurer, JOHN AUBUCHON, News Night Maryland; Membership Secretary, TAMMY LYTLE, Orlando Sentinel. BOARD OF GOVERNORS: Chair, CHUCK HAWKINS, Bloomberg Business News; Vice-chair, DICK RYAN, Detroit News; ANDY ALEXANDER, Cox Newspapers; STAN HAMILTON, Federal Highway Administration; HEATHER ANN HOPE, Congressional Quarterly; DAVID K. MARTIN, King Publishing Group, JONATHAN D. SALANT, Associated Press; MARCIA STEPANEK, Hearst Newspapers; KATHERINE TURPIN, Foreign Press Center. CHAIRMAN, PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE: Dennis Feldman. CLUB MANAGER: John C. Bloom.

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