Deep in Africa, a Most Civilized Discovery
Date: 03 January 1999
By JAN D. BAUMGARTNER
Jan
Jan D Baumgartner travel essay on driving safari through South Africa, and discovery of impressively clean restrooms (S)
O dia 3 de janeiro de 1999 foi um domingo sob o signo de ♑. Foi o dia 2 do ano. O presidente dos Estados Unidos foi William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Se você nasceu neste dia, você tem 27 anos de idade. Seu último aniversário foi no dia sábado, 3 de janeiro de 2026, 171 dias atrás. Seu próximo aniversário é no dia domingo, 3 de janeiro de 2027, em 193 dias. Você viveu 10.033 dias, ou cerca de 240.795 horas, ou cerca de 14.447.749 minutos, ou cerca de 866.864.940 segundos.
Date: 03 January 1999
By JAN D. BAUMGARTNER
Jan
Jan D Baumgartner travel essay on driving safari through South Africa, and discovery of impressively clean restrooms (S)
Date: 04 January 1999
Financial highlights of 1998 include scramble by Dr Norman C Payson to return Oxford Health Plans to profitability; photo (M)
Date: 04 January 1999
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Article discusses efforts by Stephen M Flatow, whose daughter Alisa was killed in terrorist bombing while studying in Israel in April 1995, to make governments that sponsor terrorism pay; Flatow has won landmark $247.5 million judgment against Government of Iran for supporting Islamic Holy War, terrorist group that claimed responsibility for blast which killed Alisa and seven Israeli soldiers; photo (M)
Date: 04 January 1999
By WILLIAM C. RHODEN
William RHODEN
William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column discusses media campaign being waged by National Basketball Players Association as league's January 7 deadline for canceling season nears (M)
Date: 04 January 1999
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Gretchen MORGENSON
Market strategists expect stock prices to stay high in 1999, while economy cools and corporate earnings growth slows; say factors such as cash awaiting investment, continued money supply growth and corporate megamergers will continue to boost stock prices; graphs of 1998 performance of key stock averages; photos (M)
Date: 04 January 1999
By JOHN TIERNEY
John TIERNEY
John Tierney The Big City column discusses book by Virginia Postrel, entitled The Future and its Enemies, concerning her prediction of bleak future for New York City (M)
Date: 04 January 1999
Ernest Schicchi and Riccardo Gravesende, suspects in robberies of as many as 17 gas stations and fast food restaurants in Brooklyn, are arrested after being videotaped during holdup (S)
Date: 04 January 1999
By MICHAEL M. WEINSTEIN
Deep-seated problems remain despite benefits of temporary buoyant economy; discussion of five profound problems facing American economy: income inequality, wealth inequality, sluggish productivity, education gap and tattered safety blanket; drawing (M)
Date: 04 January 1999
Comment on advent of euro, new European currency, by Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Muriel Spark, Robert B Reich, Michael Portillo, Martin Feldstein, Diane Johnson and Franco Modigliani; drawing (L)
Date: 04 January 1999
By JANET MASLIN
Janet MASLIN
National Society of Film Critics votes Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight the best film of 1998, and Soderbergh the best director; Nick Nolte is voted best actor for his role in Affliction; Ally Sheedy is voted best actress for her role in High Art; photos (M)