Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Bill Clinton
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Bill Clinton

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Bill Clinton.

John Howard's Australian government starts a gun buy back scheme.

Patrick McGeown, Irish IRA member and hunger striker, dies at 40.

This as I booked places on the Spar Retail Conference in Blackpool.

 A significant diplomatic meeting took place in Washington DC, where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Bill Clinton to discuss potential peace negotiations in the Middle East.

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Following the Port Arthur Massacre, John Howard's Australian government starts a gun buy back scheme. Compulsorily acquires more than 640,000 firearms, including many newly illegal semi-automatic rifles and shotguns.

Patrick McGeown, Irish IRA member and hunger striker, dies at 40

I was booking places on the Retail Conference in Blackpool through Pat Lockley of wholesalers A F Blakemore & Son.

'Further to our conversation today, I confirm that myself and my assistant Louise Busby will be attending the Retail Conference on the 23rd and 24th November at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool.

We will not require accommodation at the hotel, nor the lunches or dinners. We will attend for the conference sessions only, due to other priorities. I would be grateful if you could send me your detailed conference agenda when it is confirmed'.