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Importance of Education for American Youth
Ms. Tyson spoke on the future of education policy in America and the "Cities and Schools" program, which seeks to improve the educational opportunities for impoverished American children. She also commented on the 1992 presidential campaign, and responded to questions from the audience following her prepared remarks.
Type: Media
Urban Issues
Representative Rangel talked about U.S. drug problems and related urban problems. He talked about the lack of jobs, drug addiction prevention, and other topics. He also talked about his own efforts to deal with drug problems as an assistant U.S. attorney and through his congressional committees. After his speech he answered audience members' questions.
Type: Media
Budget Advice to the Presidential Campaigns
Former Democratic presidential candidate Paul Tsongas and Sen. Rudman spoke on the creation of the Concord Coalition, a group dedicated to educating voters and politicians about the need to address the federal deficit. The two men discussed the economic proposals put forward by the major presidential candidates in the 1992 election and the issues of economic revitalization and deficit reduction, and responded to audience questions following their prepared remarks.
Type: Media
U.N. Human Development Report 1991
Mr. Draper discussed the recently released human development report from the United Nations Development Program on economic and social development in Third World countries. The report measured social progress in poor countries by economic and social criteria, including life expectancy and education. Mr. Draper reported on conditions in Africa, where average personal incomes among the dropped twenty percent during the previous decade, and social services have been unable to cope with increasing population and decreasing resources. Only one in four children in Africa receive adequate nutrition…
Type: Media
Reports on African Famine
Experts on African development, recently returned from tours of the famine ravaged countries Ethiopia, the Sudan and Somalia, reported on conditions in Africa at a news conference sponsored by the relief organization Bread for the World. They discussed the threat of starvation affecting millions in the horn of Africa, and recommended policies and methods to relieve the famine. The famine in Africa is causing thousands of deaths per day due to starvation, and with farmers selling their tools and people eating the seeds for the next crop, the end is not in sight. The famine is also causing the…
Type: Media
Future of Democracy in Yugoslavia
Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, resident of Great Britain, successful businessman and former British soldier, addressed the National Press Club on changes in the political and social structure of Yugoslavia. Alexander's father fled Yugoslavia during the Nazi invasion in World War II, and Great Britain formally declared the British birthplace of Alexander as being part of Yugoslavia in order to establish Alexander's Yugoslavian citizenship. In his speech, Alexander argued change in Yugoslavia has been slow or nonexistent: elections have remained predetermined, the media is controlled by…
Type: Media
President of Finland
President Koivisto gave brief remarks and answered reporters' questions concerning Finland at the National Press Club. He met with President Bush earlier in the day to discuss U.S.-Finland relations, which he indicated were "mighty fine". He advocated expanded economic relations between the U.S. and Finland, and supported the U.S.' stance in the Persian Gulf war. President Koivisto expressed his country's support for arms control and increased American financial aid for Eastern Europe. His remarks focused upon the changes in the Soviet Union and the economic changes occurring in Eastern…
Type: Media
Situation in the Baltic States
Members of the foreign legislatures of several Eastern European states answered questions from reporters on the current situation in the Baltic states in the National Press Club. The diplomats were in the United States to attend a trade and economics seminar sponsored by the Geonomics Institute. Earlier in the day, they had discussed the current situation in the Baltic states with President Bush in the White House. Mr. Godmanis said their discussion with the president proved to their satisfaction that the United States supported the democratic independence movements in the Baltic states. Mr.…
Type: Media
British Broadcasting Corporation in the 1990s
Mr. Checkland, head of the British Broadcasting Company, spoke on his experiences in running the television network since he began four years ago. He said television broadcasting differs in intent in the U.S. and Britain in that American television attempts to attract viewers to the advertisements through entertainment whereas the BBC attempts to provide quality entertainment alone for viewers. This means the BBC attempts to be a public service for British citizens instead of a private profit making company. Mr. Checkland said the BBC provides the most diverse programming available anywhere…
Type: Media
My Turn To Speak
Brassey's U.S., Inc., a public affairs/public policy publishing company, sponsored a news conference by Abol Hassan Bani-Sadr to publicize the publication of his book, My Turn To Speak: Iran, the Revolution, and Secret Deals with the U.S.. President Bani-Sadr, who had been president of Iran following the Iranian revolution, gave a brief announcement on his book which his translator read to the audience, and then answered reporters' questions through his translator. He indicated that he wanted the media to cover more about his book than only the hostage issue, but rather the entire scope of…
Type: Media