Week of June 1-3, 1997
Timothy J. McVeigh is found guilty of all 11 murder and conspiracy counts in the
Oklahoma City bombing. 168 died in the bombing.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright completed a two-day visit to the Balkans.
She attended the reopening of a key bridge and met with Bosnian President Alija
Izetbegovic.
Betty Shabazz - widow of Malcolm X is fighting for her life after being burned
over most of her body in a fire allegedly set by her grandson, described by a
family lawyer as “a sad little boy’ with a troubled past.
The opposition Socialists and their leftist allies swept back into control of
France’s parliament and government.
Speech to West Point graduates - President Clinton pressed forward with a
campaign to persuade his own country that an expanded NATO is “in our
national interests.”
Tony Awards - “Titanic” gets best musical. “Chicago” got six awards including
best musical revival. “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” is named best play. Bebe
Neuwirth received best actress in a musical. Christopher Plummer - best actor in
a play.
Sports -
NBA Finals - game 1 - Chicago beats Utah 84-82.
Music news -
Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg is
sued by former manager
Sharitha Knight who says she
was not paid her 20% during
the time when Dogg earned
$8 million.
Singer
Jeff Buckley
- son of
Tim Buckley is presumed
dead after disappearing while
swimming in the Mississippi
River.
