August 23, 1999
WOLFE IS OLDER & WISER: AT 56, HE'S PIONEERING AUDIO ADS ON THE WEB
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amYou don't see a lot of gray hair amongst the fresh-faced go-getters at Silicon Alley gatherings, and when you do, it's less likely to belong to an entrepreneur than to...
SINKING BUCK COULD USE A BOOST FROM THE FED
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWHEN the Federal Reserve meets tomorrow and Wednesday, it'll decide whether or not to raise interest rates based on ... how badly it needs to improve the value of the...
THE NEW JETS SET: BID FOR TEAM MAY PIT DOLAN VS. KERKORIAN
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThey once considered a team effort, attempting to merge part of their operations. But now it looks like octogenarian financier Kirk Kerkorian and Cablevision honcho Chuck Dolan could be playing...
ON THE NEWSSTAND
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWasn't there a major earthquake in Turkey this week? Instead of leading with the story of devastating death and destruction, both Time and Newsweek serve up toothless cover stories. Taking...
ELTON'S TROUBLED RECORD LABEL HEARS LONDON CALLING - EXCLUSIVE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amElton John has recovered - and apparently so has his record label. The 52-year-old rocker was hospitalized last month for an irregular heartbeat and fitted with a pacemaker. Meanwhile, Rocket...
TV TICKER
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amHizzoner roll Ex-Mayor David Dinkins will appear in an all-new episode of CBS' "Cosby" airing this fall. Dinkins will play a minister presiding over the marriage of Hilton's only child,...
$250G JACKPOT IS TV'S BIGGEST: 'MILLIONAIRE' MUSICIAN TAKES THE MONEY AND RUNS
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" must pay the fiddler - good news for $250,000 winner Doug Van Gundy. Van Gundy, a professional fiddler who's never earned more than...
URKEL AND SEX JUST SOUNDS FUNNY
August 23, 1999 | 4:00am"Grown Ups" Tonight at 8:30 on WWOR/Ch.9 STEVE Urkel is spinning in his TV grave. Jaleel White is back in prime time as a young man who has lesbian fantasies...
GOODNESS!; G-RATED TV; CAN ANGELS SAVE NEWEST NETWORK?
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amIF God makes you uncomfortable, maybe Pax TV isn't for you. Seventh-ranked Pax - whose programs are seen On Ch.31 - is the low-rated, year-old network that believes in miracles...
TARTUFFE A BIT OF A GOOF
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amTHERE is much to admire in the Tartuffe at the Delacorte in Central Park. Director Mark Brokaw, the off-Broadway wizard who has put life into such plays as This Is...
OPENING NEW DOOR
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amRAY Manzarek, one of the original members of the legendary rock group The Doors, is developing a new musical for Broadway. Called Celebration of the Lizard and based on Jim...
VERY GOOD 'SENSE': WORD-OF-MOUTH LIFTS SCARY FILM
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amASTONISHINGLY, Disney's sleeper smash "The Sixth Sense" was No.1 at the box office for the third weekend in a row, a trifecta triumph not accomplished since "The Phantom Menace's" three-week...
CONTROLLING CAMERAMAN: SPENCER TUNICK USES NUDE PHOTO FIRST AMENDMENT FRAY TO FIGHT MAYOR GIULIANI
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amSPENCER Tunick wants to control the story line of this piece. "I don't want any headlines screaming that I'm a 'nudie photographer,' "the 32-year-old tells me over the telephone before...
GI JOE NEEDS BREAK AS ASIA SABERS RATTLE: DOWNSIZED U.S. MILITARY STRETCHED THIN
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe U.S. military would be hard-pressed to intervene in emerging conflicts in Asia because its resources have been stretched to the limit by peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and the Persian...
SEN. WHO? THIS BIZARRE SCENARIO COULD HAPPEN - EXCLUSIVE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amGOV. PATAKI may yet chose the candidate he really wants for the U.S. Senate - and it won't be Mayor Giuliani, according to a remarkable scenario circulating in GOP circles....
WARREN COY ON PREZ RUN
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Aging Hollywood hunk Warren Beatty, keeping up the tease about the next big role in his life, says to "stay tuned" about a White House run. Beatty, in...
SHRINK: LOTS OF 'NET 'ADDICTS' ARE DOTTY.COM
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amLives are being destroyed by the Internet, and at least 6 percent of those who surf the Web are seriously addicted to it, an alarming new study says. "Marriages are...
DENNIS RODMAN BUSTED AFTER RESTAURANT SCUFFLE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amCops busted a boozed-up Dennis Rodman at a California restaurant early yesterday after a shoving match with an obnoxious patron, authorities sad. The tattooed basketball bad boy was thrown in...
SURVIVORS GIVE THANKS AND VOW TO START AGAIN
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amSAKARYA, Turkey. NURETTIN GAKMAK watched bulldozers topple what was left of his two earthquake-ravaged homes yesterday, but counted himself among the lucky. 2Sitting beneath a makeshift tent, with his sobbing...
BLOW OFF DRUG QUESTIONS, BILL'S GUYS TELL BUSH
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Some of George W. Bush's GOP rivals yesterday demanded he come clean on drugs - but a couple of Clinton advisers said Bush should just say no. "What...
VINEYARD'S SANDS ARE GOLDEN FOR FIRST LADY
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amEDGARTOWN, Mass. - Continuing to mix campaign business with vacation pleasure, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday raked in about $200,000 at a Martha's Vineyard brunch fund-raiser. For the second...
KID SLAY SPURS PEACE VOW
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amBedford-Stuyvesant residents yesterday pledged that last week's slaying of a beloved 11-year-old boy would mark the end of senseless violence in their community. Relatives of Kelvin McGiness, who was killed...
SEX-HARASS WOES PILE UP ON INTERNET GIANT JUNO
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amTwo more former employees of a top Internet company have come forward with claims of sexual harassment and may join a lawsuit already launched by one female staffer, the woman's...
313 SURVIVE FIERY CRASH: CHINA JET FLIPS ON LANDING
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amA jumbo jetliner with more than 300 passengers crashed in a spinning metal fireball at a Hong Kong airport yesterday, flipping over on its back and bursting into flames while...
JUSTICE DEPT. MAY DROP CHINA SPY CASE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A top Justice Department official wants the case against suspected Chinese nuclear spy Wen Ho Lee dropped, it was reported yesterday. Internal Security Chief John Dion has urged...
A MIRACLE RESCUE AMID THE UTTER DESPAIR
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe official death toll from last week's killer quake topped 12,000 yesterday, even as miracle survivors continued to emerge from the rubble - including a 57-year-old stroke-crippled woman. Astonishingly, the...
NO BLOOD ON MY HANDS: DOC DENIES KILLING KIDNEY-OP HUBBY
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe surgeon accused in a lawsuit of being responsible for the death of a kidney donor by leaving him in the hands of a less experienced doctor insisted yesterday he...
FAMED ART DEALER CASTELLI DEAD AT 91
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amLegendary art dealer Leo Castelli, who discovered some of the century's masters, including painters Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, died yesterday at 91. He died at his Upper East Side...
LITTLE SLUGGERS ROLL ON: TOMS RIVER TEAM CLOSER TO 2ND TITLE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amNew Jersey's 12-year-old baseball titans mowed down the competition last night at the Little League World Series. The Toms River team, which is looking to repeat as champions, held their...
2 DIE IN BOAT TRAGEDY: BRAVE BYSTANDERS DIVE IN BUT CAN'T SAVE CAPSIZED DUO
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amTwo men whose small motorboat capsized in the Hudson drowned yesterday despite the heroic efforts of two joggers and two cops who dived in after them. Witness Al Steguen was...
LITTLE LEAGUERS KEEP ROLLING
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amNew Jersey's 12-year-old baseball titans mowed down the competition last night to kick off the Little League World Series. The Toms River team, looking to repeat as champions, held the...
BRUTAL BRET BATTERS TEXAS COAST WITH 120-MPH WINDS
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amHurricane Bret slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast last night with driving rain and 120-mph winds, sending thousands of panicked residents fleeing north. There were no immediate reports of serious...
JESSE'S ONE-RING CIRCUS: VENTURA RIPS CRITICS AS HE REFEREES BIG MATCH
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amUnrepentant wrestler-turned-governor-of-Minnesota Jesse "The Body" Ventura went back to the mat last night saying he was "proud to be a wrestler" - and then heaved a man out of the...
WOMAN DIES IN 44-STORY PLUNGE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amA woman jumped 44-stories to her death from an East Side apartment building yesterday, police said. Christine Tanabe, 47, plunged from a ledge at 303 East 57th St. at about...
HOW G.W. CAN SAVE HIMSELF - AND THE GOP
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amTHE "burning" Bush has to be extinguished - and Republicans have got to fire up the peace pipe instead of being part of the rumor campaign directed against the Texas...
CHARITY BREAK'S DI'S PROMISE: SNUBS CANCER KID SHE VOWED TO HELP
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe cancer-stricken Pakistani boy whom Princess Diana vowed to save three years ago has been denied money for a lifesaving operation by her cash-rich memorial fund, it was reported yesterday....
RED CROSS OFFERS SHELTER TO COASTAL FAMILIES
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amFear of Hurricane Bret's fury gripped southern Texas last night as residents boarded up their homes, stocked up on water and flashlights and headed inland to stay out of the...
TUNA CUTS NOT-SO-GREAT SCOTT: MIRER GETS SHOT AS JETS' NO. 2 QB
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amScott Zolak's short-lived career as the Jets' backup quarterback lasted all of one half of a sloppy pre-season game. Zolak, who signed a one-year contract for $400,000 during the offseason,...
HISTORY SAYS 'CURRENCY' CAN CAPTURE WEST POINT
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - If you're searching for past-performance patterns to pick the winner of today's $75,000 West Point Handicap on turf for New York-breds, look no further than Currency Arbitrage....
FURLOUGH FLIES IN BALLERINA
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - On paper, yesterday's Grade 1, $200,000 Ballerina Handicap at seven furlongs promised a brutal speed duel, with four or five fillies knocking heads through scorching early fractions....
UPON FURTHER REVIEW ...JINTS-JAGS SHOWS REPLAY SYSTEM STILL DOESN'T WORK
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amT HIS is what NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has to do this week: He must gather all the NFL's team owners or GMs in a conference call and tell them...
RB BROWN IS BACK - & JUST IN TIME
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - The return of Gary Brown to practice today comes not a moment too soon for the Giants, who this preseason are in the midst of an...
SEHORN MAY MISS OPENER HAMSTRUNG DB SHUT DOWN
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - The date of Sept. 12, the regular-season opener for the Giants in Tampa, was always a comforting distance away for Jason Sehorn. Whenever mention was made of his...
YANKS RIDE POSADA OUT OF MINNESOTA: JORGE JUST MISSES CYCLE AS EL DUQUE GAINS 14TH WIN
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amYankees 5 Twins 3 gains 14th win MINNEAPOLIS - Two months ago Joe Torre told Jorge Posada there was a good chance that no matter what happened the rest of...
JOE WANTS SUBWAY SERIES
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Joe Torre grew up in an era when it was different if the World Series wasn't played entirely in New York. So, he remembers the excitement that smothered...
SCOUT SAYS ROCKET'S HAMSTRUNG BY INJURY
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - According to a talent evaluator who has been following Roger Clemens for several years, the Rocket's battle with location may be directly related to the hamstring injury he...
SILVERBULLETDAY FEELIN' JUST FINE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amMike Pegram's Silverbulletday stood in her stall at Barn 26 in a relaxed state yesterday, showing no signs of fatigue after winning Saturday's Grade 1 $400,000 Alabama by nine lengths...
METS END DAY SPLITTIN' MAD:BOBBY SHOULDA GIVEN RICKEY SHOT AT ENCORE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amB ASES drunk with one out in the sixth, mojo risin', Mets down a run, two of the hottest hitters in the National League sitting on the bench, available for...
PIAZZA RIPS 30 FOR FIFTH YEAR IN ROW
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amMET NOTES Mike Piazza's game-tying solo home run to dead center in the first game of yesterday's doubleheader was his 30th of the year, the fifth straight season he has...
LOOK OUT, THE BEAST IS BACK! TOMS RIVER OPENS LLWS WITH SHUTOUT
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amToms River 6 South 0 WILLIAMSPORT - The Beast of the East - the sequel - may be just as frightening as the original. The highly regarded team from the...
TOMS RIVER FANS TOAST THEIR HEROES
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Was anyone left in Toms River? Not many, for sure, as it seemed as if the entire New Jersey town converged here to watch its Little Leaguers...
PLAYOFF FEVER HITS AS ASTROS INVADE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amBig isn't a gargantuan enough a word to describe the series the Mets have upon them tonight through Wednesday, when the Astros storm into Shea for a three-game series that...
METS END DAY SPLITTIN' MAD
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets had come from behind earlier in the afternoon to beat St. Louis in their final at-bat; and the Amazins had just taken two of three in the weekend...
FAN-TASTIC DAY FOR N.J. KIDS
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Was there anyone left in Toms River? About as inconspicuous as a tornado, at least 1,000 fans, proudly wearing their black Toms River East American T-shirts, took...
METS FIND SOME FANS ON CARDS
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets have been trying to win over New York all season. They have played well, but still fans and critics wait for a Bobby Valentine-led collapse. If the Mets...
MAC NEARLY GOES OVERBOARD
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amOctavio Dotel sat in the clubhouse before the first game of yesterday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, watching videotape of Mark McGwire batting against right-handed pitchers. He studied at-bat after at-bat,...
SERIES CHAMPS FLEX MUSCLES
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - It'll help you get to Carnegie Hall. But it can also make you a star in the Little League World Series. So when asked how he was...
TENDINITIS SNAGS STRAW'S COMEBACK
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Any chance Darryl Strawberry had of being promoted from Triple-A Columbus before Sept. 1 has been seriously dented, and it's possible he may not be ready to join...
GANG GREEN GETS PARCELLS' MESSAGE
August 23, 1999 | 4:00amWith the sudden termination of quarterback Scott Zolak's contract after he played in only one pre-season game, a message from Bill Parcells was heard loud and clear by players. "Parcells...