March 6, 1999
QUIBBLING OVER Q NYSE SUES NASDAQ FOR TICKER RIGHTS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe turf war between the Big Board's Dick Grasso and his rival Frank Zarb of Amex-Nasdaq has escalated into a lawsuit - over the letter "Q." The New York Stock...
NOT THE BEST 'INTENTIONS'
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amNOT RECOMMENDED ''CRUEL INTENTIONS'' (R): It's the same old story - boy meets girl, boy abuses girl, boy falls for girl, boy loses girl. Actually, the story is as old...
TUNEUP, THEN ALLMANS FLY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amLIKE an old jalopy, the Allman Brothers Band takes a while to warm up.At the Beacon Theatre for the opening concert of their annual March residency, the Allmans cranked slow...
ITV IN 'DAYS' AS SITCOM FLOPS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amSO much for saving the face of British comedy. "Days Like These" - an English adaptation of Fox's "That '70s Show" - failed to make much of an impression in...
DIALLO'S MOTHER EXPECTED AT RALLY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe mother of slain African immigrant Amadou Diallo may be returning to New York tomorrow to lead a protest rally at City Hall next week. Kadiatou Diallo is weathering the...
RAISES ON TAP FOR RUDY & CO.
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amTHE city's top officials will be celebrating Christmas in July because a mayoral commission is about to recommend that they get raises, The Post has learned. The precise figures won't...
BUSH EASILY BESTS PATAKI IN N.Y. POLL
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amALBANY - State Republicans prefer Texas Gov. George W. Bush over Gov. Pataki as their candidate for president by nearly 2-1, a new poll says. The Marist College survey found...
DEAL TAKES A BITE OUT OF IRON MIKE'S POSSIBLE SENTENCE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amEx-heavyweight champ Mike Tyson will serve another 60 days in jail under a plea deal that could put him back in the ring by September. In a major victory for...
TA HOT LINE NOW OPEN 24 HOURS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Transit Authority's travel-information hot line will be open round-the-clock starting today, transit officials announced. The Travel Information Center, which provides directions, was previously open from 6 a.m. to 9...
FLING-MATE DID PAY FOR ABORTION
March 6, 1999 | 5:00am"I was told that Miss Lewinsky now recalls that Mr. [Thomas] Longstreth did in fact provide the financial support she requested."LAWYER DAVID MILLS A lawyer for Monica Lewinsky's Pentagon ex-boyfriend...
SCIENTISTS GETTING THE SKINNY ON 'FAT GENE'
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amEat, drink and be skinny. That may be a dream come true in the future for humans. Right now, it only applies to mice. Canadian researchers have identified an enzyme...
INTERIOR DEPT. ARTIST GELDS THE LILLY FOR CLINTON VISIT
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amIt would never do for President Clinton to stand next to the, er, distinguishing characteristics of a male buffalo amid Monica Madness - so an airbrush was used to keep...
COPS FACE QUESTIONS IN GOTTI 'SEARCH'
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe judge in the racketeering case against John A. "Junior" Gotti yesterday ordered a hearing to find out whether probers broke into a Queens basement before getting a warrant. White...
DOW 10,000 ON HORIZON AS STOX SOAR
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amDow 10,000: Here we come! That was the rallying cry on Wall Street yesterday as new government statistics painted a rosy economic picture that boosted stocks to record highs. The...
DRESS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR MUSEUM
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Smithsonian Institution doesn't want that dress. Then again, neither does Monica Lewinsky. The navy-blue Gap dress - with its spots of presidential semen - has undoubted historical significance as...
WOMEN IN TEST FIND LOVE PILL NO THRILL
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amOnly 20 percent of the women wanted to continue taking Viagra after the 12-week trial.Viagra is a dud for women, a new study says. The Columbia-Presbyterian Center study evaluated the...
'MAN OF LA MANCHA' STAR KILEY DIES AT 76
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amRichard Kiley, Broadway's original "Man of La Mancha," died yesterday. He was 76. Kiley, a strong-voiced baritone who performed in dozens of musicals, movies and TV shows in a career...
BILL TO MONICA: HAVE A NICE LIFE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton yesterday wished ex-squeeze Monica Lewinsky ''a good life'' and said he feels ''badly'' for her yearlong ordeal. ''What I hope is that she will be permitted...
DID CHANCELLOR FLU THE COUP? HIZZONER'S STILL WAITING WORD
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amBoard of Education spokeswoman Karen Crowe said only that Crew wasn't in New York and was still recovering from the flu and a severe ear infection.RUDY CREWHoled up in Boston.Schools...
GOP RIVAL MAY BLOCK RUDY PATH TO HILLARY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amLong Island Rep. Rick Lazio yesterday said he won't necessarily step aside if Mayor Giuliani decides to enter the 2000 Senate race, as Hillary Clinton huddled with top New York...
PREZ TELLS ITALY THAT U.S. WON'T SHIRK DUTIES IN SKI CRASH
March 6, 1999 | 5:00am"The United States is responsible for this terrible tragedy."PRESIDENT CLINTON WASHINGTON - President Clinton denied yesterday the United States is trying to "duck" responsibility for the Italian gondola crash that...
EXPERT: SLAY-NANNY TOT WAS STRANGLED
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amTiny Matthew Eappen - whose death sparked the sensational trial of British nanny Louise Woodward - was strangled, not shaken to death, a new report says. The "60 Minutes" report...
BOARD OF ED AXES FELON IN 'WEE' BIT OF TROUBLE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Board of Education knowingly hired a paroled felon with a record of nine arrests as a public-school teacher, it was revealed yesterday. The discovery came to light after substitute...
PREZ: NAT0 STILL SET TO SHELL SERB SITES
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amPresident Clinton yesterday insisted NATO is ready to act against Serbia for its "violent repression" of Kosovo's ethnic Albanians - an explosive situation that has been edging toward a flare-up....
MANHATTAN GETS A RINGING ENDORSEMENT ; DOWNTOWN TELEPHONE SERVICE TOPS IN CITY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amFrom crystal-clear lower Manhattan to buzzy Brooklyn, the quality of New York's phone service depends on where you live. And for the best service in the city, follow the money....
3 INJURED IN SUBWAY SLASHINGS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThree people were viciously slashed yesterday in separate attacks on Manhattan subways, police said. Stephanie Eckert, 29, was slashed across the face by a razor-wielding homeless woman on a downtown...
WIDOWS BILKED OUT OF HOMES IN SCAM: COPS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amA Long Island couple was tossed out on the street and three elderly Brooklyn women were swindled out of their homes in a cutthroat scam by a con woman, cops...
PREZ: NAT0 MAY SHELL SERB SITES
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amPresident Clinton yesterday insisted NATO is ready to act against Serbia for its "violent repression" of Kosovo's ethnic Albanians. Clinton rejected critics who say NATO keeps wavering on Serbia, despite...
US IGNORED CHINA NUKE THEFT: REPORT
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amChina is able to build and test miniaturized nuclear bombs - a huge technical leap - because it stole secrets from the United States in the mid-1980s, it was reported...
KANELL LANDS WITH FALCS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amWhen his career took a steep downturn and he spent the last six weeks of last season glued to the bench, Danny Kanell knew his future with the Giants was...
WOHLERS SEES GOOD SIGNS
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amKISSIMMEE, Fla. - A common spring training sight: pitchers sprinting on the warning track while exhibition games are in progress. Yet, Braves left-hander Micah Bowie was running for reasons that...
HOW TO HIT TODAY'S $1M PICK 6
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amGuaranteed million-dollar pick 6's were all the rage after being introduced at several racetracks last year, and the fad continues for the first time in '99 today when Santa Anita...
PLAY 'CHARM' IN BIG 'CAP
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amWHAT have you done for me lately? That's what cynical horse players from coast to coast are asking about Silver Charm, the 124-pound highweight and lukewarm favorite for today's $1...
MALHOTRA NO LONGER A TEEN IDLE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amBOSTON - Wouldn't it be hilarious, after all of the second-guessing of John Muckler for the way he used (or did not use) Manny Malhotra for the first 58 games...
JETS ADD RAMS' PHIFER
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Jets continued their retooling efforts through free agency yesterday by agreeing to terms with former Rams linebacker Roman Phifer. Phifer, a former second-round pick of the Rams in 1991...
THIS TIME, IRABU'S NOT HOLDING ANYTHING BACK
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amDUNEDIN - The wraps are off Hideki Irabu from the opening bell this time. Last year, Irabu's early spring-training ineffectiveness was explained by pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre not allowing Irabu...
'DAMAGED' REPORT GETS WELLS' GOAT
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amDUNEDIN - David Wells is sick of the spotlight that has followed him from New York to Toronto even if the bulbs don't shine as bright or burn so deep...
FTOREK FIDDLING WITH NO. 1 LINE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Devils' top center says he didn't need the object lesson Robbie Ftorek gave him. "I knew I wasn't playing as well as I could," Holik said. Ftorek replaced Holik...
ISLANDER OWNERS REJECT BID BY GUTKOWSKI GROUP
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amBob Gutkowski's investment group has made a formal bid of $165 million - plus an additional $50 million to be earmarked for a new Coliseum - to purchase the Islanders,...
WILSON LOOKING FOR SOME RELIEF
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amJUPITER, Fla. - After two years of injury-plagued minor league limbo, Paul Wilson would probably agree to be the Met bat boy if it meantspending the summer with the big...
SWOBODA'S HEART STILL AMAZIN'
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amJUPITER, Fla. - The Mets' campaign to connect with their past will continue later this month when Ron Swoboda will come to camp to work with the minor leaguers for...
NO WELCOMING PARTY FOR SPREE ; A SHORTAGE OF MINUTES MAKES SOME KNICKS MAD
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - The Knicks were not in a good mood as they returned to the scene where last season basically ended when Patrick Ewing shattered his right wrist. Jeff Van...
STORM WARY OF HURRICANE FORCES
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amErick Barkley found the answer to the Miami Question as quickly as he finds an open teammate on the court. What does St. John's have to do to beat Miami,...
JOHNNIES CLIMB A TOUGH LADDER
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amST. John's has spent the season climbing a 9-foot ladder on a 10-foot wall. For all their athleticism, the Johnnies haven't been able to jump the last foot. Only against...
BRANDON'S NOT AGAINST DEAL TO NY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - Terrell Brandon chose his words carefully, but you could tell there was a part of the free agent point guard who would just love to be a Knick....
METS, 'SPOS DO DOMINICAN
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amJUPITER, Fla. - A spirit of cooperation that only spring training can bring filled Roger Dean Stadium here last night as the Mets and the Expos opened their Grapefruit League...
UCAONN SEE 'EM TONIGHT HUSKIES GIVE ORANGEMEN THE HEAVE-HO
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amThere is little they can accomplish here that will determine whether this season is an unqualified success or merely another of their wonderful, but sadly empty, statistical creations. Fair or...
GOTTA HAND IT TO GRANT
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amIt was reminiscent of the Knicks in the 1970 NBA Finals when center Willis Reed came hobbling out of the tunnel on to the Garden court. St. John's center Tyrone...
HUSKIES, IN FINAL 2, NEED FINAL 4 MORE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amSEMIFINALS Connecticut71 Syracuse50 There is little they can accomplish here that will determine whether this season is an unqualified success or merely another of their wonderful, but incomplete, statistical creations....
DOUBLEDAY: THERE'S NO DEAL TO SELL
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amJUPITER, Fla. - Met owner Nelson Doubleday reiterated last night that he was not aware of any negotiations between Cablevision and Mets president Fred Wilpon to sell the team to...
TERRELL WOULDN'T MIND TRADE TO NY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - Terrell Brandon chose his words carefully, but you could tell there was a part of the soon-to-be free agent point guard who would just love to be a...
BRODEUR, DEVILS COME UP EMPTY
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amBruins4 Devils1 The standings lie. The Devils are not a first-place team, not really. There was no resemblance to a championship squad last night. The Atlantic Division leaders looked like...
TWO BAD PATRICK CAN'T DELIVER EWING MISSES AGAIN WITH GAME ON LINE
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amBucks88 Knicks87 MILWAUKEE - The Knicks created the shot they wanted for the Franchise Player, but he missed again last night. Another victory slipped through their fingers as they dropped...
STORM RAZE 'CANE ; JARVIS' JOHNNIES CUT DOWN MIAMI
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amSt. John's62 Miami59 The players said it would be a war and they went out and fought it. For 40 minutes St. John's and Miami battledeach other in an epic...
ST. JOHN'S FINALLY PASSES A TOUGH TEST
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amST. JOHN'S has spent the season racing up a 9-foot ladder on a 10-foot wall. Quick as the Johnnies are, as much spring as there is in the legs that...
SPREE SUCCEEDS AS FOOT SOLDIER
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - Latrell Sprewell, who is 1-16 in the last 17 NBA games he has played, still took heart in his performance last night when he scored 18 points in...
STORM RAZE 'CANE JARVIS' JOHNNIES CUT DOWN MIAMI
March 6, 1999 | 5:00amSEMIFINALS St. John's62 Miami59 The players said it would be a war and they went out and fought it. For 40 minutes, St. John's and Miami battledeach other in an...