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United Nations Population Conference
Vice President Gore spoke about the United Nations Conference on Population and Development that would be held in Cairo in September. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Status of F-22 Fighter Program
This was a news conference to discuss the future of the F-22 fighter program. The briefing was given by the plane's builder, Lockheed corporation. The F-22 will be the air force's replacement for the F-15 fighter. Full production would begin in 1998 continuing through the year 2009. The total program cost is estimated at 71 billion dollars for 442 aircraft, or about 162 million dollars per plane.
Type: Media
Population Conference Opposition
Representatives from several organizations objected to the agenda of the United Nations Conference on Population and Development to be held in Cairo in September.
Type: Media
Mexican Election Impact on Hispanic Americans
This was a forum on the results of the Mexican elections, and their impact on Hispanic-Americans. After remarks by the participants, there was a question and answer session with the audience.
Type: Media
Japanese Politics
Mr. Ozawa spoke about Japanese politics and the effect the current power struggle is having on efforts to improve trade relations with the U.S. Following his opening statement, Mr. Ozawa took questions from the audience and addressed the need for a stable leadership party.
Type: Media
Mental Health Care Reform
In her remarks, Mrs. Gore spoke about the mental health aspects of health care reform. She advocated the extension of health care to cover mental health benefits.
Type: Media
Watergate: Corruption of American Politics
Mr. Moyer talked about the upcoming Discovery Channel series on Watergate and Mr. Osnos talked about an upcoming book on the subject. The first panel consisted of several people who were directly involved in the scandal or the investigation into it. They reflected on their experiences and analyzed the decisions they made during those years. They also discussed questions from the audience and each other.
Type: Media
U.S.-Panama Relations
President-Elect Perez Balladares spoke about the state of U.S.-Panama relations and the effect his election will have on U.S. policy in Haiti and throughout the region. He promised to assist the U.S. in Haiti when he takes office in September of this year.
Type: Media
Annual Journalism Awards
During a speech by syndicated Columnist William Raspberry, he spoke about his tenure as a syndicated columnist. In addition the press club gave out its 1994 journalism awards. William Raspberry has been with the Washington Post since 1962. Before joining the Post he worked for the Indianapolis Recorder.
Type: Media
U.S.-United Nations Relations
Mr. Klein presented the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence to a group from U.S. News and World Report for an article about Palestine Liberation Organization finances. Ms. Albright spoke about the past, present and future of relations between the United States and the United Nations. After her prepared remarks, she took questions from the audience.
Type: Media