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Monday, August 28, 1995
 
Volume 31--Number 34
Pages 1449-1455
 
Contents

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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

Documents



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Addresses and Remarks

    Radio address--1449
    Virginia, memorial service for American diplomats--1452
    Wyoming
        Death of American diplomats in Bosnia-Herzegovina, remarks in 
            Jackson Hole--1450
        National Park Service 79th anniversary in Yellowstone National 
            Park--1453

Communications to Congress

    Haiti, letter transmitting report--1453

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Mongolia, memorandum on assistance--1452
    Unfunded mandates reform, memorandum--1454

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchange with reporters in Jackson Hole, WY--1450

Proclamations

    Death of Those in the U.S. Delegation in Bosnia-Herzegovina--1451

Statements by the President

    Deaths
        Alfred Eisenstadt--1453
        American diplomats in Bosnia-Herzegovina--1451
    New York, disaster assistance--1453

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--1455
    Checklist of White House press releases--1455
    Digest of other White House announcements--1454
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--1455
  

Editor's Note: The President was in Jackson Hole, WY, on August 25, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.



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Monday, August 28, 1995
 
Volume 31--Number 34
Pages 1449-1455
 
Week Ending Friday, August 25, 1995
 
The President's Radio Address


August 19, 1995

    Good morning. As I speak to you this morning I can look out on Grand 
Teton National Park in the Rocky Mountains where my family and I are 
enjoying our summer vacation. We're looking forward to exploring both 
Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks over the next several days. 
The beauty of these mountains is absolutely breathtaking, and their 
tranquillity is good for the soul.
    We could all use a lot more peace and quiet in our lives and in our 
society these days. So today I want to talk about our progress in 
reducing the violent crime that has shattered the lives of too many 
Americans for too long.
    Just a year ago this week we ended 6 years of partisan stalemate in 
Washington by pushing a tough, sweeping crime bill through the Congress. 
Narrow interest groups on the left and the right didn't want the bill to 
pass, and you can be sure the criminals didn't, either. But every major 
law enforcement organization in America fought hard for the crime bill, 
and so did I, because it puts Government firmly on the side of the 
people who abide by the law, not the criminals who break it.
    Already the crime bill is making a difference. So far, we have 
awarded community policing grants to put 24,000 new police officers on 
the street. And we paid for it with the money saved by reducing the size 
of the Federal bureaucracy to its lowest level since John Kennedy was 
President. Already there are 150,000 fewer people working for the U.S. 
Government than there were the day I became President.
    The assault weapons ban and the Brady bill have stopped thousands of 
criminals from getting their hands on deadly weapons. We're giving 
States more help in building prisons to keep serious offenders behind 
bars longer. And we're giving communities funds for prevention, to give 
our young people something to say yes to as well as something to say no 
to.
    Although it's far too early to declare victory, aggressive efforts 
like these and aggressive efforts by local police departments to expand 
community policing and crack down on drugs and gangs have helped to 
reduce the murder rate this year in Chicago, New York, New Orleans, and 
several other major cities. In fact, the crime rate is down overall in 
almost every area in America.
    The crime bill has also given prosecutors tough new penalties to use 
against violent criminals. The death penalty can now be imposed for 
nearly 60 Federal crimes, such as killing a law enforcement officer and 
using weapons of mass destruction resulting in death. Prosecutors are 
using this statute to seek the death penalty in indictments in the 
Oklahoma City bombing just now.
    And just this week a violent career criminal in Iowa named Thomas 
Farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment because the crime bill says to 
repeat offenders, when you commit a third violent crime you'll be put 
away and put away for good, ``three strikes and you're out.''
    Until this week, Thomas Farmer had been a textbook case of what's 
wrong with our criminal justice system. He committed one violent crime 
after another and each time was paroled long before his sentence was up. 
In 1970, he murdered a doctor and drew a 20-year sentence, but he was 
paroled a few years later, even after he tried to escape.
    In 1979, he was sentenced to 25 years for armed robbery. Two years 
later he murdered a fellow inmate and was sentenced to an additional 10 
years, but the State paroled him yet again. And last fall he went on a 
crime spree, robbing two supermarkets and threatening to kill an 
employee who was taking too long to open the store safe.
    No wonder law-abiding Americans are fed up with a system that lets 
too many career

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criminals get out of jail free. If Thomas Farmer had been convicted in 
State court again, he might have been out on the street again in less 
than 3 years. But our ``three strikes and you're out'' law slammed that 
revolving door shut. Thomas Farmer has made a life of violent crime; now 
he will pay for the rest of his life behind bars where he belongs.
    Thomas Farmer was the very first career criminal we put away under 
the ``three strikes and you're out.'' But he will not be the last. 
Federal prosecutors already have another 16 ``three strikes'' cases 
pending around the country, including three convictions that are 
awaiting sentencing now.
    One year ago, we overcame deep partisan differences and bitter 
partisan opposition to make ``three strikes and you're out'' the law of 
the land. Now it's time for Members of Congress to do that again, to put 
aside demands for ideological purity and give the American people the 
reforms they want, the reforms they need, the reforms they need in 
welfare, the reforms they need in other areas of our Government. And 
these reforms clearly include the antiterrorism legislation I sent to 
Congress after the Oklahoma City bombing.
    It's hard to imagine what more must happen to convince Congress to 
pass that bill. Yet partisan politics has blocked it in the House of 
Representatives. I call on the House to pass that antiterrorism bill 
when they return so we can continue to make all Americans safer.
    Because of the crime bill passed a year ago, the people of Iowa are 
safer today, and a career criminal who haunted them for decades is off 
the streets for good. I'll keep doing everything in my power to ensure 
that those who commit crimes are caught, those who are caught are 
convicted, those who are convicted are punished, and those who have made 
a life of crime spend the rest of their lives behind bars.
    The American people deserve a justice system that reflects our 
values and a Government that fulfills its first responsibility, to keep 
Americans safe.
    Thanks for listening.

Note: The address was recorded at 7:21 p.m. on August 18 at the 
Rockefeller residence in Jackson Hole, WY, for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. 
on August 19.


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Monday, August 28, 1995
 
Volume 31--Number 34
Pages 1449-1455
 
Week Ending Friday, August 25, 1995
 
Remarks on the Death of the American Diplomats in Bosnia-Herzegovina and 
an Exchange With Reporters in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

August 19, 1995

    The President. Good morning. As all of you know by now, we lost some 
fine Americans in Bosnia in a terrible accident a few hours ago, working 
for the cause of peace there. I have spoken with Dick Holbrooke and with 
General Clark in Sarajevo, and of course, with Secretary of State 
Christopher and Deputy Secretary Talbott. I have received a full account 
of what occurred. I am convinced that it was a tragic accident.
    I am very grateful for the service that these fine men have rendered 
to their country and to the world. And I am encouraged by the 
determination of their colleagues to continue on. Within a matter of 
moments from now, Secretary Holbrooke and General Clark will continue 
with a scheduled meeting with President Izetbegovic to press for the 
cause of peace. I expect them then to come home with their comrades and, 
after a few days, to return to press the peace mission again vigorously.
    This is a sad and tragic day for the families of the men who were 
killed, and Hillary and I, and I'm sure all Americans, send our prayers 
and our thoughts to them and our profound gratitude for their service. I 
think the American people would have been very proud of the response of 
their colleagues today in the wake of this incident. And I am very 
grateful for the continued determination of Secretary Holbrooke and 
General Clark to continue on the peace mission.
    Q. Mr. President, as far as you're concerned, there's no need to 
stop the U.S. efforts to seek a diplomatic solution; this won't in any 
way affect that?
    The President. No, I hope it will intensify it. The men who gave 
their lives--these were immensely talented, patriotic Americans who were 
profoundly concerned with what the war in Bosnia has done to the people 
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and what it means for the values of decency and freedom and peace. And I 
would think that the thing that they would want us most to do is to 
press ahead, and that is what we intend to do.
    Q. You're convinced there was no foul play involved?
    The President. Based on everything we know from the--I have now--I 
talked to Secretary Holbrooke and General Clark, who were virtual eye 
witnesses, and they say there's no evidence of that.

Note: The President spoke at 10:10 a.m. at the Teton Pine Golf Club. In 
his remarks, he referred to Lt. Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, Director, 
Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, and Richard Holbrooke, 
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.


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