The May 30, 1997 was a Friday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 149 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 29 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, May 30, 2026, 34 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, May 30, 2027, in 330 days. You have lived for 10,626 days, or about 255,041 hours, or about 15,302,492 minutes, or about 918,149,520 seconds.
Date: 31 May 1997
By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
Interview with Texas Gov George W Bush, who comments on recent defeat by lawmakers of proposal for sweeping restructuring of state's tax code; photo (M)
Date: 31 May 1997
By SETH MYDANS
Pres Suharto's ruling party appears to have won Indonesian election by record margin; opposition charges electoral fraud, and there is at least one outbreak of violence, in Sampang, where some 3,000 people rampaged through the streets (M)
Date: 31 May 1997
By TERRY PRISTIN
Paramus, NJ, animal control supervisor Wayne Wilke is charged with official misconduct for taking 1966 Cadillac DeVille from garage of unidentified, ailing 84-year-old widow after visiting home to remove parakeets; searched house for title and physically forced her to sign car over to him while she lay in bed suffering from stroke; faces up to 10 years in jail (New Jersey Daily Briefings) (S)
Date: 31 May 1997
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
Government of Prime Min Costas Simitis is striving to rebuild Greece's flagging economy and lure back foreign businesses that fled nation's earlier pro-labor policies; is investing heavily in infrastructure projects, offering tax breaks for foreign investment and has set up investment agency to help firms deal with bureaucracy; signs of progress cited; graphs; photos (M)
Date: 31 May 1997
By TERRY PRISTIN
Jesse K Timmendequas, two-time sexual offender, is convicted by Trenton, NJ, jury of all charges in death of seven-year-old Megan Kanka in 1995 (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Date: 31 May 1997
Los Angeles County prosecutors will seek life imprisonment, instead of death penalty, for Mikhail Markhasev, 18-year-old Ukrainian charged with murdering Ennis Cosby, son of comedian Bill Cosby (S)
Date: 31 May 1997
By DAVID FIRESTONE
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has been aggressively courting Hispanic voters, ever since Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer dropped out of mayoral race; series of City Hall news conferences featuring endorsements from prominent Hispanic New Yorkers noted; he has not been nearly as active in seeking endorsements from black officials (Political Notes) (M)
Date: 31 May 1997
By DAVID STOUT
Pentagon is reportedly investigating Rear Adm R M Mitchell Jr, head of Navy's supply system, for sexual harassment; has relieved him of duties pending outcome of inquiry; is also probing allegations of harassment against Army general counsel, William Coleman 3d (S)
Date: 31 May 1997
By JANE PERLEZ
Pope John Paul II is set to visit his Polish homeland for his longest and what may be his valedictory pilgrimage; there is widespread hope that Pope's 11-day visit will help heal old wounds and prepare Poles to live as part of a united Europe; photo (M)