PLEA FOR SOLIDARITY OVER CLINTON VISIT
Plea for solidarity over Clinton visit
THE unity and grieving of Omagh should not be marred by any divisiveness over President Clinton's proposed visit next week, SDLP ,west Tyrone Assembly member Joe Byrne, said yesterday.
Mr Byrne said Omagh Council decided to invite the US president at last Tuesday's meeting. All councillors supported the decision demonstrating a united spirit and purpose.
"The sensitive visits of other eminent persons have been a source of support and solidarity to the people of Omagh as well as a means of underlining the universal repudiation of this atrocity," Mr Byrne said.
Meanwhile the Chief Executive of Omagh District John McKinney announced the setting up of the Omagh Memorial Fund. The Memorial Fund account is at First Trust Bank Ltd, High Street, Omagh. Account number 55876365 sort code 938130.
THE unity and grieving of Omagh should not be marred by any divisiveness over President Clinton's proposed visit next week, SDLP ,west Tyrone Assembly member Joe Byrne, said yesterday.
Mr Byrne said Omagh Council decided to invite the US president at last Tuesday's meeting. All councillors supported the decision demonstrating a united spirit and purpose.
"The sensitive visits of other eminent persons have been a source of support and solidarity to the people of Omagh as well as a means of underlining the universal repudiation of this atrocity," Mr Byrne said.
Meanwhile the Chief Executive of Omagh District John McKinney announced the setting up of the Omagh Memorial Fund. The Memorial Fund account is at First Trust Bank Ltd, High Street, Omagh. Account number 55876365 sort code 938130.
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Publisher: IRISH INDEPENDENT
Ref: II/127
Published Date: 28-Aug-98
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