ON THE WORLD SCENE - Gene H Hogberg - July 30, 1979

Gene H Hogberg

EURO-PARLIAMENT UPDATE: On Tuesday July 17, the first session of the enlarged and directly-elected European Parliament convened in Strasbourg, France. The first order of business for the 410 delegates was the election of the assembly's president. The post went to a woman - Simone Veil of France. Mrs. Veil, 52, the former French minister of health and social services, is also a Jew. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library