Contractor R.J. King Construction missed its July deadline and it had hoped to have completed the school by end of September. In an atmosphere of high tension and mistrust, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met warily at an emergency summit aimed at halting bloody clashes in the Mideast. Clinton pressed his diplomatic drive into the early hours, meeting with Arafat and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak until past 1 a.m., then meeting with Barak for nearly two hours before heading to his hotel for rest. More meetings were planned later this morning, and the eventual outcome was uncertain. The Army, seeking to stem an escalating loss of captains and other junior officers, said Monday it intends to implement a series of management changes designed to make service more attractive.
Current policy is to make assignment changes throughout the year.
Giving soldiers a full year's advance notice of a transfer, instead of the current notice of 8-10 months. Ending the practice of routinely working weekends, and giving soldiers four-day weekends in conjunction with all federal holidays. Reducing instances in which units are ordered to undertake short-notice deployments, except in emergencies. In an atmosphere of joyous fellowship, thousands of men and women and their children gathered amid the nation's monuments Monday to celebrate racial and religious unity and the central role of the family in American life. Called by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on the fifth anniversary of his Million Man March, people of all races and religions spread out on blankets and lawn chairs in the National Mall and laughed, clapped and shouted as speakers urged them to improve their family lives.