June 14, 1999
ON THE NEWSSTAND
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amTHERE'S plenty of skin on the beaches, but apparently just one hot bikini to spread around, at least on some magazine covers. New Woman and Fitness splashed their covers with...
VALLEY'S TOP CEOS TAKE STOCK
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe 10 most highly paid bosses in Silicon Valley are getting richer by the second - and they can thank their lucky stocks for that. Topping the list of the...
QWEST BIDS $66B FOR U S WEST, FRONTIER
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amTwo former AT&T executives are battling over the new world of high-speed telecommunications. Joseph Nacchio's Qwest Communications yesterday offered to pay $66 billion for baby bell U S West and...
ILLNESS NOT ALL THAT AILS PARK PLACE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amHOW sick is Arthur Goldberg? He's the president and chief executive officer of Park Place Entertainment, which used to be Bally's and also used to be part of Hilton Hotels....
A PLAY ON LANGUAGE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amCAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Henry James will never look the same again. David Mamet's brilliant new play, "Boston Marriage," is a three-woman comedy set in the 19th-century world of intense female...
A SPLIT DECISION FOR 'SCHIZOPHONIC'
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am'Schizophonic'' Geri Halliwell Capitol Records GERI Halliwell, the Spice Girl who fell out of the rack last year on the eve of the all-girl Brit-pop band's American tour, tomorrow releases...
'LIKENESS' A WITTY TALE OF A 'LOVING' AFFAIR
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am'GERTRUDE and Alice: A Likeness to Loving," at the Signature Theatre, is a theatrical experience of unusual beauty and strangeness. Lola Pashalinski as Gertrude Stein and Linda Chapman as Alice...
JACKIE OHHHH! - LIFETIME'S DIVA IS DOWNRIGHT DELICIOUS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am"Jackie's Back" Tonight at 9 on Lifetime LIFETIME loosens up tonight with "Jackie's Back," a "mockumentary" that's worthy of the title and our undivided attention. "Jackie" is not your mother's...
LEAR SAYS IT AIN'T OVER FOR OLD FOLKS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amTV legend Norman Lear is the latest Hollywood producer to jump onto the primetime animation bandwagon. Lear is creating a new show called "Til the Fat Lady Sings," that will...
BUYERS MARKET FOR CNN - THE RACE TO REPLACE DOBBS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amTHE anchor post at CNN's "Moneyline" has emerged as the high-profile job opportunity in TV news. Among the names being bandied about as Lou Dobbs' permanent replacement are Neil Cavuto,...
A SUPRISING 'JERRY MAGUIRE' FOR SUMMER
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amLots of action and inside jokes here, but "Power Play" is about hockey the same way "Dallas" was about oil or "L.A. Law" was about the law. "Power Play" 9...
SCHIZO DRESSING
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: IN a perfect world, one outfit would work for both day and night. But as most woman know, that's just not true. While wearing stilettos and a push-up bra...
DON'T BE SUCH A HOT HEAD! - PROTECT YOUR LOCKS AGAINST HARMFUL RAYS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amFORGET worrying about being stung by a wayward jellyfish. The sun is the scariest thing facing those out to enjoy a fun, active summer. And while we all know the...
CITY POL AIMS TO WING THE GUN LOBBY'S EDDIE EAGLE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am"Eddie Eagle is Joe Camel with feathers. The NRA uses him to entertain kids at gun shows." STATE SEN. ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN SHOULD the NRA be teaching gun safety in New...
OBI-WAN GOV: MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amHILLARY Rodham Clinton and husband Bill were portrayed as the evil "Darth Invader" and "Darth Evader" in Gov. Pataki's skit at the annual dinner hosted by Statehouse reporters. The governor...
BORIS AND 'RUSH-INS' PULLED A FAST ONE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amI HAVE just beaten Michael Jordan in a game of one-on-one. Now if you believe that, you believe the Russian claim that their rock-and-roll into Kosovo was just a mistake....
VALLONE MUST PICK KIDS OVER LANDLORDS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amCOUNCIL Speaker Peter Vallone has a big problem. Two years ago, he promised landlords he would weaken the laws protecting kids from lead poisoning caused by flaking paint on the...
COPS TO CUT OFF PHONE STUFFERS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amCops are planning a crackdown on pay-phone stuffers who jam the coin slots of street phones with rags or napkins to keep callers from getting their change back. "We are...
STARR: I OPENED TOO MANY 'GATES' FOR MY OWN GOOD
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Investigator Kenneth Starr said yesterday he regrets probing Sexgate - but in a blow to Al Gore and Hillary Rodham Clinton, he's not closing shop yet. "I think...
FEDS, NYPD TEAMING UP IN ANTI-GANG CAMPAIGN; EXCLUSIVE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWarning to New York City street gangs: The feds are gunning for you! The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has formed a new task force in the Big...
SOPHIE SAYS HER TO-DI-FOR LOOKS ARE A BLESSING - AND A CURSE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amLONDON - Sophie Rhys-Jones admitted last night she's a dead ringer for Princess Diana - and has made some scary getaways from the paparazzi. "The comparison is something I've had"...
CHUCK & NITA DARE GOP TO DEFY NRA
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amSen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Nita Lowey yesterday challenged the House of Representatives to "do the right thing" and reject a watered-down gun-control bill up for approval tomorrow. "Will the...
'POWERS' BEATS FORCE IN $54M BOX-OFFICE BLITZ
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amDid "Austin Powers" beat "Star Wars" at the box office over the weekend? Yeah, baby! Mike Myers' highly hyped comedy sequel, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," clobbered George...
CONEY KID'S DAD 'CAN'T STOP CRYING'
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe heartbroken dad of the teen hurled to her death from a ride at Coney Island yesterday got a tattoo in memory of his "beautiful little girl." "It's my way...
BODY FOUND ON BENCH IN CENTRAL PK.
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe body of a unidentified man was found yesterday on a wooden bench just inside Central Park, police said. The man - who was in his 30s - had no...
HUBBY KILLS WIFE AND THEN HIMSELF
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am"When she told him that it was over - and that it had been over for a long time - he said, 'I'm ending it right now!' He shot her...
DAD HAILS GEORGE W. AS LEADER OF THE PACK
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amKENNEBUNKPORT, Me. - The torch was passed to a new Bush generation yesterday as ex-President George Bush hailed son George W. as the 2000 GOP front-runner and vowed to "stay...
CALL IT SAN JUAN ON THE HUDSON!
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amMillions strong, Puerto Rican Day revelers once again turned Fifth Avenue into a massive show of ethnic pride - including a show-stopping appearance by Bronx-born bombshell Jennifer Lopez. In true...
NYERS EYE SWEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amSAN ANTONIO - Lost in the deafening roar of Spursmania that's swept South Texas, New York transplants here are confident their beloved Knicks can pull off one more upset. "I...
EX-COP BIG: VOLPE IS 'WAR CRIMINAL'
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amJustin Volpe deserves whatever prison term he'll get for beating and sodomizing Abner Louima, says a former NYPD deputy commissioner whose ideas helped cut the city's crime rate. "If this...
SCALPERS SPELL GARDEN WITH 4 G'S - NICK KNICK FANS FOR THOUSANDS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amTicket prices for the Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals series are through the roof - with courtside seats at Madison Square Garden being offered for as much as $4,000 apiece. Equivalent tickets...
MONICA AFFAIR DIDN'T WORRY HILLARY - NEW BOOK: SHE TOLD PALS IT WAS 'JUST SEX'
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - First Lady Hillary Clinton didn't see Monica Lewinsky as a threat, telling pals that her hubby and the intern only shared sex, not love. Mrs. Clinton "insisted that...
HOOP-LA SPARKS A RUN ON BLUE AND ORANGE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWith the Knicks safety en route to Texas for the NBA Finals, local hoop fans have been emptying the racks of most blue and orange paraphernalia. Few Knick jerseys were...
BRITS KILL SERB COP AS TENSION SIMMERS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amPRISTINA, Kosovo. BRITISH soldiers killed an attacking Serbian cop yesterday in this tense capital, where NATO forces are in dangerous co-existence with retreating Yugoslav troops. On the first full day...
'COLD WAR' HEATS UP AT KOSO AIRPORT - RUSSIANS LET JEERING SERBS IN, BUT KEEP NATO OUT
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amRussia appeared to win a round in its standoff with NATO troops yesterday in Kosovo - while U.S. peacekeeping soldiers were rolling into the war-torn province. The standoff began when...
BROKER MISSING - AND SO IS $1.9B
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amA Catholic foundation lost $1.9 billion when a Connecticut securities broker entrusted with the money disappeared, the foundation's lawyer said yesterday. Marty Frankel, who was supposed to invest the money...
NO, RANDI, IT'S NOT THE MONEY
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am'Bad parenting and social pathology,not taxpayer penury, underlies thereading-score crisis in New York.' HERE'S an overlooked nugget tucked away inside all the public-school news: The United Federation of Teachers plans...
A FARE TO REMEMBER IN D.C. SUBWAY - SMART CARDS COULD EASE NYERS' RIDE, TOO
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON, D.C. - They're light years ahead of the Big Apple here, selling transit riders "smart" cards that don't have to be swiped or inserted to open turnstiles. New York...
OFF-DUTY COP DIES IN S.I. CAR WRECK
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amAn off-duty cop was killed early yesterday when her car flipped over in Staten Island. Police said Sgt. Doreen Scrimenti, 34, died of massive injuries when she lost control of...
HARVEY ON DEAL: I'LL GO WHERE I'M NEEDED
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amBUFFALO - Todd Harvey is hoping against hope the reports are not true, hoping against hope that he will not be traded to the Islanders as the centerpiece of a...
CASEY WAITS FOR THE WORD
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amKeith Van Horn is out of his thumb cast. Jayson Williams' leg is healing. Kerry Kittles is riding a bike. Both Jim McIlvaine and Scott Burrell continue to rehab after...
HULL HOBBLED BY GROIN
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amBUFFALO - He has waited his entire career to play for a Stanley Cup champion, but now it's quite possible that Brett Hull will be forced to watch in street...
GRYDER GETS MILESTONE WIN
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amCongratulations to Aaron Gryder for riding the 2,000th winner of his career when he piloted Polish Polka to a maiden victory at Woodbine Saturday. With that victory, Gryder joins a...
ONLY SATAN CAN SAVE SABRES
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amBUFFALO - The Sabres are losing the Stanley Cup because Miroslav Satan is not scoring. Satan, a 25-year-old player who never produced more than 25 goals in a season until...
MEDIA DOUBLE-FAULT ON VENUS' DAD - HBO, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IGNORE BIGOTED REMARKS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amRest assured if Richard Williams were white and had even occasionally shown either a racist or deceptive side, he'd be bludgeoned as another evil, white tennis parent/creep. THE MOST divisive...
SEASON OF ADVERSITY HAS HARDENED KNICKS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am"We've been through too much to let something like this get to us."CHRIS CHILDS THE KNICKS have been through more adversity in a shortened season than most teams go through...
STAR-STRUCK WENDELL ACTS LIKE YOUNG TURK
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amBefore the Mets' 5-4 win over the Red Sox at Shea yesterday, a man approached Jim Rice and Nomar Garciaparra and got both of their autographs. What makes this an...
-MCRAE FINDS WAY
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amJust over a week ago, with the Mets in disarray during an eight-game losing streak, two outfielders were placed on irrevocable waivers. One has become a more severe cancer to...
BOBBY BOO BACK IN OUTFIELD ROTATION
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amMET NOTES The six-day experiment is over. Bobby Bonilla is back to being one of the Mets' five potential starting outfielders. Whether he'll start today when the team begins a...
METS ON ROAD TO RECOVERY - AMAZIN'S EDGE BOSOX, FINISH 5-1 HOMESTAND
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amJust prior to what turned out be to the last pitch of the game, Mets coaches Mookie Wilson and Cookie Rojas mentioned to manager Bobby Valentine that they hoped the...
SPARK GONE, 'CHARM' RETIRED - LEWIS: HIS HEART WASN'T IN IT
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amSilver Charm, whose quixotic Triple Crown bid in 1997 and gutsy victory in last year's Dubai World Cup earned him the title "America's Horse," was retired yesterday. The decision came...
TIME OFF TAKES OFF TO WIN HILL PRINCE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amFacing open company for the first time after beating fellow New York-breds two straight on grass, longshot Time Off led every step of the way under Jean-Luc Samyn to win...
NO MIRACLES FROM EWING - PATRICK'S DEFINITELY OUT
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES There will be no Willis Reed-like appearance from Patrick Ewing in The Finals. That's what Jeff Van Gundy said yesterday. Asked specifically if Ewing, who is out with...
LJ VOWS: I'LL BE BACK - BUT HE'S UNSURE IF IT'LL BE IN OPENER
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amLarry Johnson will play in the NBA Finals. That was the promise the hobbling Knick made yesterday at Purchase College. He's been waiting for this series for a lifetime. He...
RANGER 'REBUILDING' IS SAME OLD STORY
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amBUFFALO - During the middle of the season, we suggested to John Muckler that the Rangers needed three more Todd Harveys on the team. "Three?" the coach fairly exclaimed, leaving...
LIBERTY PLAN BIG WELCOME FOR CHAMIQUE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWhile many of the fans that show up at the Garden or turn on ESPN for tonight's 7:30 p.m. Liberty game against Washington will be looking forward to seeing the...
CHILDS: STEPHON MISSED THE POINT
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amStephon Marbury may have all-star talent as a point guard, but his ability as a basketball player clearly outstrips his future as a prophet. The Nets' star once said the...
LEDEE MIGHT SAY GOODBYE, COLUMBUS
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES MIAMI - Could Ricky Ledee be working himself back into the Yankees' muddled left-field picture via a hot bat in Columbus? In talking about the position that he...
BENNY PROVIDES HAWAIIAN PUNCH
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am"This is the penthouse. "Going back to the minors is like the outhouse." BENNY AGBAYANI MARK PORTUGAL cast a spell on the Mets early in yesterday's game the way junk...
YANKS LET MARLINS OFF HOOK - PETTITTE'S STRUGGLES CONTINUE
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amMIAMI - The Yankees weren't pounding South Beach to the wee hours yesterday morning. They just played like they were out all night. Run through all the excuses the Yankees...
ISLES' OWNERS CLOSING IN ON PAYROLL GOAL
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amWhen The Post reported last month that Islanders co-owner Steven Gluckstern threatened commissioner Gary Bettman he would reduce the team's payroll to $12 million by July 1 if he didn't...
YANKS SEND JORGE TO THE EYE DOCTOR
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amMIAMI - Joe Torre thinks Jorge Posada's troubles stem from the switch-hitting catcher being too tense. However, just to make sure the problems aren't physical the Yankees have scheduled Posada...
JEFF'S FACING TALL ORDER
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amIt will not be easy battling those Texas-Tower Spurs. But Knick coach Jeff Van Gundy, who knows something about being the little guy, said his New York Davids are ready...
IT'S DOUBLE TROUBLE - DUNCAN & ADMIRAL ARE TWIN TERRORS DOWN LOW
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: With Indiana's Rik Smits and the Davis boys dusted off, the Patrick Ewing-less Knicks now face the more frightening obstacle of toppling San Antonio's "Twin Towers" - Tim Duncan...
KNICKS FEELIN' PASSION SPREE - LATRELL LIGHTS UP VAN'S GANG
June 14, 1999 | 4:00am"He's a great teammate. He stays fired up, and plays with emotion all the time. You need guys like that. He has a ton of [emotion], and he brings it...
MCRAE STILL FINDS WAY
June 14, 1999 | 4:00amJust over a week ago, with the Mets in disarray during an eight-game losing streak, two outfielders were placed on irrevocable waivers. One has become a more severe cancer to...