SALUTE TO ‘THE DEUK’

Republican party officials, local residents and members of the

Armenian American Republican Council convened Saturday night to honor

former California Gov. George Deukmejian at the Hilton Glendale.

Deukmejian received a Lifetime Achievement Award by the council for his

contributions to the political party and to the Armenian community. James

Rogan, a former Glendale congressman and present U.S. undersecretary of

commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent

Trademark Office, was the keynote speaker for the event. Republican

candidate for governor Bill Simon, L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich

and California Republican Party Chairman Shawn Steel attended the gala.