22 June 1999 Military News

General Dynamics to Acquire Three Units of GTE Government Systems for $1.05 Billion General Dynamics 22 Jun 1999 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and GTE Corporation (NYSE: GTE) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for General Dynamics to acquire three units of GTE’s Government Systems organization for $1.05 billion in cash.

22 June 1999 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 22 Jun 1999

OCALAN TRIAL / PREVIEW Voice of America 22 June 1999 -- THE TREASON TRIAL OF KURDISH REBEL LEADER ABDULLAH OCALAN RESUMES WEDNESDAY ON A PRISON ISLAND SOUTH OF ISTANBUL.

AFGHAN FIGHTING Voice of America 22 June 1999 -- IN AFGHANISTAN, THE COMMANDER OF THE OPPOSITION FORCES HAS ACCUSED THE TALEBAN OF BOMBING THE MAIN OPPOSITION HEADQUARTERS NORTH OF KABUL TUESDAY. THE NORTHERN ALLIANCE LEADER TOLD A WESTERN NEWS AGENCY THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK.

PRESS BRIEFING BY UN VOLUNTEERS ON EAST TIMOR United Nations 22 Jun 1999
EAST TIMOR Voice of America 22 June 1999 -- THE FIRST CONTINGENT OF UNITED NATIONS CIVILIAN POLICE OFFICERS TO ARRIVE IN EAST TIMOR HAS BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS THE TERRITORY TO HELP PREPARE FOR A PLANNED REFERENDUM ON EAST TIMOR'S FUTURE STATUS. BUT THEIR MISSION BEGINS AMID GROWING CONCERN THAT THE LONG-AWAITED BALLOT WILL BE DELAYED DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS.
TIMOR VOTE POSTPONED Voice of America 22 June 1999 -- THE UNITED NATIONS IS POSTPONING THE SCHEDULED AUGUST EIGHTH VOTE ON THE FUTURE OF EAST TIMOR. UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN SAYS THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DELAY IN THE EAST TIMOR VOTE, BUT ADDS THAT THE BALLOT WILL TAKE PLACE IN AUGUST.

NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 22 June 1999 -- A IRISH NATIONALIST CONVICTED OF TRYING TO KILL FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER HAS BEEN RELEASED EARLY FROM AN IRISH JAIL.

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