June 1, 1999
DON'T CONFUSE RUMOR-MONGERING WITH JOURNALISM
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amTHE stock market rally last Wednesday was helped tremendously by a rumor that Chase Manhattan was going to buy Merrill Lynch, spread on a website called jagnotes.com Merrill was up...
UNIVERSAL IN TALKS TO SELL ITS CONCERT BUSINESS TO OGDEN; EXCLUSIVE
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amUniversal Studios is in advanced talks to sell its concert business to Ogden Corp. after negotiations with SFX Entertainment fell apart, The Post has learned. New York City-based Ogden is...
ON THE NEWSSTAND
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amSUMMER is here, and the outdoor and travel magazines are ready. We're just not sure we can keep up. In the second issue of Adventure, National Geographic's writers have come...
TRAVELER'S UPDATE
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amGoing coastal Take a drive to Connecticut for the 20th anniversary of Mystic Seaport's Sea Music Festival June 10-13. More than 60 performers from here and abroad will sing, strum...
TV TICKER
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amNorville news! ''Inside Edition'' host Deborah Norville fills in for vacationing John Hockenberry on tonight's ''Hockenberry'' (10 p.m. on MSNBC). Norville's very-special guest: Kathie Lee Gifford! Tomorrow at 10 p.m.,...
A WOMAN PUTS THE KNIFE INTO SIMPSON
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am"Juror Number 5: 58 Days of Duty on the O.J. Simpson Civil Trial" Tonight on HBO D EENA Mullen wasn't like the rest of us. While the rest of us...
CD REVIEWS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am'Bad Love' just plain bad *"Bad Love" Randy Newman DreamWorks RecordsRandy Newman is absolutely right when he sings "I'm dead, but I don't know it" on his latest album, "Bad...
TARTIKOFF GETS LAST LAUGH WITH SHOW THAT SKEWERS TV JERKS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amBRANDON Tartikoff, who became the youngest network programmer ever, is gone - but he is ready to settle some scores from the beyond the grave. Before he died in 1997...
TBS AND CHIMP CHANNEL LEAD EVOLUTION REVOLUTION
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amT V is evolving into the planet of the apes. Need proof? Just tune into TBS Superstation June10 at 10:05 p.m. That's the scheduled start time for "The Chimp Channel,"...
TCHAIKOVSKY FEST ENDS WITH BALANCHINE TRIPLE BILL
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amDANCE REVIEW SOME dance programs, not many but a few, come together with the untroubled grace of a winning poker hand - all the right cards are somehow present, correct...
LA VIDA LOPEZ: BRONX-BORN JENNIFER LOPEZ TUNES INTO HER CHILDHOOD WITH HER DEBUT ALBUM
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amBRONX-born actress Jennifer Lopez has come a long way from her first TV gig as one of the booty-waggling Fly Girl dancers on 'In Living Color.'' Today, a massive throng...
SULTRY SCREEN STAR'S CD 'ON THE 6' EARNS HER THREE STARS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amTHE notion that a good- looking movie star can also make an album you might want to listen to is true in the case of Jennifer Lopez. On her debut...
HOUSING AGENCY OWES CITY 450G - MISSED TAX-RELIEF PAPERWORK IS 188G MISTAKE FOR BRONX GROUP
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amThe beleaguered Bronx housing agency Banana Kelly is in hock to the city for more than $450,000 in back real-estate taxes - partly because its executives blew a chance to...
CYBERSCAMMERS GET FAT ON 'SPAM' SUCKERS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amThe spam that fills your e-mail box could empty your wallet. Experts warn that con artists and scammers have invaded cyberspace and are using junke-mail - known as spam -...
TORTURE TRIAL WILL END SOON
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amThe fate of the four cops still on trial in the Abner Louima torture case may be known by the end of the week. With Officer Justin Volpe in a...
HUNDREDS AT FUNERAL FOR FAMILY HIT BY TRAIN
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amWith tears and fond memories of four boys and a mother who desperately loved them, hundreds of mourners said goodbye yesterday to a Connecticut family struck and killed by a...
'MENACE' A FORCE FOR $ECOND WEEK
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" has grabbed yet another out-of-this-world record - topping the $200 million mark in less than two weeks. The sci-fi blockbuster pulled in...
GLANCE IN YOUR PANTS FOR HEALTH INFO
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amAnd now for a brief announcement. Beginning this week, thousands of pairs of men's underwear sold by a top British supermarket will contain a sewn-in label advising gents how to...
GIRL, 3, KILLED IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amA pigtailed 3-year-old "angel" was killed in a drive-by shooting on a crowded Bronx street early yesterday - but the little girl's dad might have been the real target, police...
CHINA SAYS RACISM IS AT HEART OF SPY CHARGE
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amChina yesterday ridiculed charges that it stole U.S. nuclear secrets, saying all the information is on the Internet and the spy charge is just plain racist. "They are no longer...
BILL CALLS WAR A TEST OF OUR WILL TO MAKE WORLD BETTER
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amPresident Clinton yesterday said Kosovo is "a big test of what we believe in" as he went to Arlington National Cemetery to mark the final Memorial Day in the 20th...
TUBBY TEDDY SHAPES UP FOR VOTERS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amTeddy Kennedy has embarked on a major diet - and transformed himself from puffy politician into streamlined senator. Nearly gone are the protruding gut, unsightly double-chin and the flabby legs...
OUR WORST SCHOOLS HAVE FEWEST BOOKS - ED BOARD SPENDS ONLY $4 PER PUPIL TO STOCK LIBRARIES
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amMany schools where fourth-graders flunked a recent state exam have shabby - if any - libraries, The Post has found. One big reason: The Board of Education, despite its $10...
VETS HONOR SACRIFICES BY FALLEN COMRADES
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amIn ceremonies and parades, thousands of New Yorkers spent Memorial Day honoring the nation's fallen heroes and praying for the men and women now in harm's way. "This is something...
LOUIMA COP ACTUALLY 'DID THE RIGHT THING'
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amTHOSE who are feasting on cop-bashing in the Louima tragedy - like sharks in a feeding frenzy - might be in for a shock today. Instead of the lurid details...
KOSO COUSINS GET TASTE OF AMERICA - CHOW DOWN ON 'DOGS AND BURGERS AT PICNIC
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amLife was a picnic yesterday for the 30 Kosovar refugee cousins staying in a Brooklyn relative's full house - as the whole clan headed to New Jersey for their first...
SERBS SAY THEY ACCEPT PEACE TERMS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amYugoslavia yesterday insisted it has agreed to big-power principles to end the Kosovo crisis - but the White House and NATO allies reacted skeptically. NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia continued for...
CUNY WHINE MEANS THAT BADILLO IS FINE: RUDY
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani said he's certain that Herman Badillo is the right choice to serve as chairman of City University - because his appointment has rankled the university's defenders. "The fear...
GROUP MAKES B'KLYN PS A CLASS ACT ...
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amBeginning with Children, an experimental public school in Brooklyn, is banking on a new library to help boost its reading scores. But the Board of Education didn't hand it to...
BILL TO HILL: YA GOTTA WANT THE JOB
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amPresident Clinton says he told wife Hillary she shouldn't run for the Senate unless she's sure she wants the job - and can explain why in 30 seconds. Hillary still...
... BUT BX. DISTRICT LACKS 'SHELF' ESTEEM
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amThe books are stacked against students in schools such as those of District 12 in The Bronx - where officials spend nearly 10 times as much on drug prevention than...
2 BOATERS DIE IN MISHAPS OFF ROCKAWAY AND JERSEY
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amA 61-year-old Brooklyn man drowned yesterday when he fell off his boat in the waters off Rockaway. Lester Potter, of East 87th Street, died despite his 21-year-old son's attempts to...
BILL: WAR TESTS OUR RESOLVE FOR A BETTER WORLD
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amPresident Clinton said Kosovo is "a big test of what we believe in," during Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery held amid fresh diplomatic efforts to end the Balkan...
IF HE HELPS US, HE'S GOOD: LOCAL YOKELS IGNORE LATRELL'S SORDID PAST
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amAS LATRELL Sprewell begins to prove on a regular basis what many already knew - that he's a fearless, often reckless, gimme-the-baller with extraordinary free-wheeling skills - TV and newspaper...
TURNER KNOWS TRIPLE STRAIN
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amBilly Turner, the only trainer of a Triple Crown winner still active, was standing alone inside his barn at Belmont Park yesterday, far from the spotlight that shone on him...
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL HOUSTON TO GET IN REGGIE'S FACE TONIGHT
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - If the Knicks knew these comments would be spoken by Allan Houston following Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals they most likely would have winced and figured...
SOARING SOFTLY ROLLS TO SHEEPSHEAD SCORE
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amThe Breeders' Cup will inaugurate a race on turf for fillies and mares this Nov. 6 at Gulfstream Park, and the $1 million event already found its favorite when Soaring...
FORSBERG EARNING TOP BILLING
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amDENVER - Wayne Gretzky has handed the torch to Jaromir Jagr, but the only problem is that Peter Forsberg may well be strong enough to snatch it away for himself....
ANTLEY GETS MOUNT ON 'CHARM'
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amChris Antley has been named to ride Silver Charm in the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. With regular jockey Gary Stevens now riding in Great Britain, trainer Bob Baffert needed...
SOBER CHILDS KEEPS IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - This could be a memorable summer for Chris Childs personally and professionally. Later this month, the Knicks fiery point guard will celebrate the sixth anniversary of when he...
JACKSON WON'T RUSH TO CHRIS' DEFENSE
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am"You thought that was just good defense? Good try on your behalf."MARK JACKSON INDIANAPOLIS - One man's defense is another man's bad shot. And so two of the more competitive...
ONE-TWO PUNCH KO'S BOMBERS: TRIBE ERUPTS IN EARLY INNINGS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am"You can ill-afford to give anyone two extra outs, especially them."JOE TORRE ON THE INDIANS' SECOND INNING Indians 7 Yankees 1 In the first inning yesterday, Roberto Alomar thought he...
VG WANTS THIS ONE TWO
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - See the Knicks capture an impressive road victory to start a playoff series. Hear the Knicks as they state they understand they must get greedy and secure another...
MANNY-SPLENDORED RAMIREZ LEADS LETHAL LINEUP
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amYANKEE manager Joe Torre knew better than to read anything into the Indians scoring only nine runs and being swept by the Red Hot Sox in a three-game weekend series...
METS FLOORED AGAIN: DROP FOURTH IN ROW AS REDS ROCK LEITER
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amReds 5 Mets 3 It was long after the Mets' 5-3 loss to the Reds yesterday and the elevator was headed downward - as steadily as the Mets' confidence in...
YANKEES SMELL RAT IN HR BAT
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES With perhaps a bit of gamesmanship and a lot of outrage, several Yankee players yesterday questioned whether Manny Ramirez' first-inning homer was the work of pure muscle or...
JERSEY'S VILLONE TURNS ON RED LIGHT
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amMET NOTES There was a moment in the third inning of yesterday's 5-3 Reds' win over the Mets that was as defining of the game as it was personally satisfying...
'PATIENCE' POURS IT ON
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amFOUR potential spoilers for Charismatic's Triple Crown bid in Saturday's Belmont Stakes had their final workouts yesterday at Belmont Park. Patience Game, fifth in the Preakness after winning the Derby...
FOR OPENERS, KNICKS WERE RUNAWAY HIT
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am'We did a horrible job of getting back on defense. That's all effort, desire.''REGGIE MILLER INDIANAPOLIS - This does not compute. When matched against the young and jet-quick 76ers, the...
PHIL LOVES LA-LA LAND
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amREGARDLESS of how far the Knicks go and what Dave Checketts ultimately decides to do with Jeff Van Gundy, it's my licensed belief Phil Jackson won't agree to coach anyone...
OUGHTA BE IN MOO-VIES: JACKSON CLAIMS EWING'S 'MILKING' INJURIES
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - The Mailman is out of the playoffs. But fortunately for the Knicks, the Milkman plays on, in pain that makes Patrick Ewing fans wince, with courage that brings...
NO RESPECT AT ALL: EVEN DOWN 1-0, PACERS STILL DISS-MISSING KNICKS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am"You read their comments, just a bump in the road, so we have to make sure that we come ready."JEFF VAN GUNDY INDIANAPOLIS - One win is in the books...
SPREE'S QUIET BUT DEADLY
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - With every round the Knicks advance and every high-flying basket he generates, Latrell Sprewell moves closer and closer, once again, into the glare of the spotlight. The player...
PITINO, CELTICS HAVE PENNY IN THEIR THOUGHTS
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amSOURCES say the Celtics are thinking seriously about offering Kenny Anderson and Ron Mercer for Penny Hardaway, whose playing days in Orlando appear over. Magic GM John Gabriel told me...
PACERS NEED RIK TO STEP UP
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - The center is hurting, his mobility hampered. No, not that center. The other center in these Eastern Conference finals. Everyone and his brother-in-law has heard of the physical...
BIRD FINDS ONE FAULT WITH JALEN
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird saw it from Jalen Rose in the Philadelphia series. He saw it again in Game 1 against the Knicks. Suffice to say Bird has seen enough...
INDY: WE'LL GET DOWN AND DIRTY
June 1, 1999 | 4:00am"If there are any cheap shots to be given, I do believe we'll be giving them."DALE DAVIS INDIANAPOLIS - The Knicks torpedoed any hopes the Pacers held of forging a...
VAN GUNDY: I AIN'T DEAD YET CONTROVERSY HAS JEFF ALL FIRED UP
June 1, 1999 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES INDIANAPOLIS - Jeff Van Gundy has kept his cool throughout the playoffs. As he came off the floor after Sunday's win, however, Van Gundy told an ESPN reporter,...