    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 17 (Monday, April 28, 1997)]
    [Pages 584-585]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Digest of Other White House Announcements

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    The following list includes the President's public schedule and other
    items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary
    and not included elsewhere in this issue.

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    April 22

        In the morning, the President traveled to Grand Forks, ND. Following
    his arrival, he took a helicopter tour of areas damaged by severe
    flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota.
        In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The President amended the major disaster declarations for the flood-
    ravaged upper Midwest by authorizing direct Federal funding for
    emergency work performed in response to the flooding in Minnesota, North
    Dakota, and South Dakota.

    April 23

        In the afternoon, the President briefly attended the Vice
    President's meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
        The President announced his intention to nominate W. Scott Gould for
    the position of Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for
    Administration at the Department of Commerce.
        The White House announced the President's intention to send
    legislation to Congress to modify the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, to
    be dedicated on May 2 in order to provide a permanent depiction of
    President Roosevelt's disability at the memorial.

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    April 24

        The President announced his intention to appoint James D.
    Cunningham, Sr., to serve as a member of the Federal Salary Council.

    April 25

        The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J.
    Armstrong as Associate Director of Mitigation at the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency.