On April 14th in U S Political History
Part VII
On April 14th in 1997 James B. McDougal, former partner of Pres. Clinton in the Whitewater land venture, was sentenced to three years in prison. He was convicted on 18 accounts of conspiracy and fraud but volunteered new information for a reduced sentence.
On April 14th in 1998 President Clinton moderated a town meeting on race with an all-star panel of sports figures.
On April 14th in 1998 The Clinton administration agreed to create a Persian-language radio service to transmit anti-government propaganda into Iran. $1 million was also pledged to Voice of America for non-propaganda Persian-language programming. Radio Azadi (Radio Liberty) initially broadcast for 3 hours daily from Prague, Czechoslovakia. In 2002 the name was changed to Radio Farda and programming increased to a 24-hour cycle.
On April 14th in 1998 FMC Corp. was hit with a $125 million verdict for misleading the US Army about the safety of its Bradley Fighting Vehicle. A 1986 lawsuit by former employee Henry Boisvert complained that the vehicles did not pass all the tests the company claimed it did.
On April 14th in 1999 Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr told Congress the Watergate-era law that gave him the power to probe actions of executive branch officials was flawed and should be abolished.
On April 14th in 1999 The Financial Stability Forum was first convened in Washington, DC. Mr Andrew Crockett, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, was appointed Chairman of the FSF in a personal capacity. It was the result of a G7 decision on Oct 3, 1998.
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