November 2, 1999

CHANGES IN DJIA THREATENING DOGS OF THE DOW THEORY

THE dogs of the Dow are yelping - a response to the kicking around they got on Wall Street yesterday. Last week, Dow Jones & Co. announced it would be...

NASDAQ GOES ON A RUN HIGH-TECH PACKED INDEX FLIRTS WITH RECORD 3,000 CLOSE

In the race to the next millennium, the Nasdaq is pulling ahead of the rest of the world. The Nasdaq composite index flirted with - but did not close above...

TRUMP PLAYING WITH A STACKED DECK? REVENUE VALUE IS QUESTIONED

While Donald Trump has the media buzzing about a possible presidential run, Wall Street is buzzing about a story that's a lot less flattering for The Donald. Some analysts and...

DOW OFFICE TOLD TO PAY $116,000 IN OVERTIME

An investigation into a Dow Jones Washington, D.C., office found that the company owes over $116,000 to more than 50 employees. The Washington Wage and Hour Office, an agency that...

AMEX JOINS NYSE IN DROPPING FEES ON SMALL ORDER EXECUTION

From now on, equity trades on the Amex for fewer than 2,100 shares will be free. Playing catch-up with the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange said yesterday...

MUSICAL CHAIRS AT ADVANCE: COADY'S OUT; FOX, BERNER ARE IN

The high-ranking post at Conde Nast left open by the abrupt departure of Cathy Viscardi Johnston will be filled by Vanity Fair Publisher Mitchell Fox, the company said yesterday. Si...

EDGY FOTOG NEWTON'S NEW WORK LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING KRAMER PROPOSED ; IT'S A BOOK, ; IT'S A TABLE & IT'S $1,500

The writers from "Seinfeld" might want to take note of a book coming out next month. In a strange twist of life imitating art, the Taschen publishing house has created...

ABT DEBUTS FINE CHANGES IN FINAL PROGRAMS

Dance Review A LMOST all of the choreographers for American Ballet Theater are brought in from outside, even though many have long-standing relationships with the company. But this fall season...

'LOSE' IS A WINNER

*THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE Foo Fighters RCA THE Foo Fighters have finally established a personality with their latest, 11-song disc, "There Is Nothing Left to Lose." Now featuring...

FBI INVESTIGATED NBC ANCHOR DURING THE '60S; CHANCELLOR WAS TARGET IN GAY HUNT

THE late NBC news anchor John Chancellor was the subject of a lengthy FBI witch-hunt during the '60s because he was suspected of being gay, according to recently released government...

A NORMAN CONQUEST; THE HISTORIC ALLURE OF NORTHERN FRANCE

T HE old gentleman from Cleveland, Ohio, ignored the rain, which fell off and on, all afternoon at the French national stud farm in Normandy. He was intent on the...

TRIPS TO TEMPT YOU

YOU can bring Fido along with you when you stay at California's L'Ermitage Beverly Hills. No matter how long your hotel visit, for a one-time fee of $150, your pet...

TRAVELER'S UPDATE

Putt putt parade Palm Desert, Calif., wins the prize for fun and goofy things to do with golf carts. This Sunday the town presents its 35th annual Golf Cart Parade....

CBS NEWS EXEC FACES JAIL ; REFUSES TO TURN OVER TAPES

CBS News will be back in court on Thursday. At issue: Defending a CBS News producer's right to not turn over a complete transcript of an interview of Shawn Berry,...

'EARLY' JUGGLING ACT: NO GUMBEL STUMBLE AS NEW CBS 'SHOW' HITS STRIDE - MINUS MARIAH

BROADWAY Danny Rose came to Fifth Avenue yesterday - thanks to CBS. The legendary Woody Allen character - a theater-district talent agent with a stable of acrobats, trained animals, two-bit...

LADY'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR A LAUGH

'I'VE spent my life doing comedy," says Ruth Williamson. "It used to bug me that people thought of me only when they were doing a comedy. But I don't mind...

THE STARR REPORT

What took so long? NBC has canned "Cold Feet," its little-watched Friday-night dramedy starring, well, no one you've ever heard of. An NBC spokesman said production on the show has...

BE LIKE MIKE: WALLACE GETS THE CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER TREATMENT

ASK Mike Wallace whom he'd cast to play himself in a movie and the father of ambush journalism pauses. "I can't think of anybody better than Chris Plummer," Wallace told...

NO GAIN FROM THIS PAIN

LAST week, Diane Novy was halfway through a 12-mile run when a searing pain ripped through her left knee, forcing her to stop and limp back home. "I'd been having...

DIRECTOR'S FUTURE HAS COME UNDUNG

AS A matter of law, the Brooklyn Museum of Art trumped the city in federal court yesterday. But the real victory belongs to Mayor Giuliani, who will shortly see museum...

LONELY RICKY IS IN NO MOOD TO CELIBATE

Ricky Martin is Livin' La Vida Lonely. The Latino heartthrob - whose bumps and grinds make millions of girls go gaga - says he's been without a partner for six...

NO SENSE IN COMPOUNDING THIS TRAGEDY

DR. NORMAN Busch has a terrible picture burned into his mind of his son's last, violent moments on earth. Surrounded by police, his eyes burning from pepper spray, his mind...

KNICKS HOPE NEW TIX WILL SLAM-DUNK COUNTERFEITERS

The Knicks have come up with just the ticket to foil counterfeiters. The team's new ticket, which debuts tonight, is made of a special synthetic material the Knicks hope will...

BAGHDAD OKS ADVANCE TEAM FOR PAPAL VISIT

Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Iraq looks like a go after Baghdad agreed yesterday to let Vatican officials into the country to prepare for the pontiff's pilgrimage. Rageal...

GYM BECOMES MAKESHIFT MORGUE

DAVISVILLE, R.I.THE total destruction of Flight 990 has turned a gymnasium here into a morgue. Building C-115 on this former Navy base was crawling yesterday with officials and workers making...

MOM'S BAD OMEN SAVED DAUGHTER

Sonya Baladi is alive today because her mother had a premonition of disaster. Baladi, 35 - who had a ticket on Flight 990 - was anxious to return home to...

NO CHARGES AGAINST COPS IN 'HAMMER MAN' SHOOTING

A Brooklyn grand jury has cleared the four cops who shot a hammer-wielding man to death in Borough Park, officials said yesterday. Immediately after the announcement, the family of Gidone...

PENIS-SCAM SUSPECT MAY BE ON THE LAM

A Bronx man accused of tricking insurers into paying for his inflatable penile implants may have fled to his native Haiti. "We believe there are some women in Haiti benefiting...

HILLARY GETS HOUSE & CHILLY RECEPTION FROM RIVAL RUDY

Mayor Giuliani yesterday skewered First Lady Hillary Clinton as a carpetbagger who's never paid taxes in New York, even as the First Couple picked up the keys to their new...

RUDY'S IN A RAGE OVER ART RULING ; CITY TOLD TO FUND MUSEUM

Mayor Giuliani lost Round 1 of the "art wars" yesterday over the dung-decorated painting at the Brooklyn Museum of Art - and quickly launched a new attack on the judge...

ONE CHANGED WORD DASHES ALL HOPE

NEWPORT, R.I.A S THE Delta Air Lines MD 80 soared over the waters off Cape Cod, the horrible scream pierced the air inside the plane. "It was very frightening, very...

HIZZONER'S A WINNER - EVEN IN DEFEAT

ANALYSIS - If Mayor Giuliani were in a law firm arguing First Amendment cases, he'd never make partner. If the New York Yankees had his winning percentage in these lawsuits,...

FEAR AND RAGE FUELED LOUIMA OFFICER: LAWYER

Former Officer Justin Volpe should be spared a life sentence because he was overcome by fear, rage and helplessness when he sodomized Abner Louima, his lawyer says in new court...

MOST WILL ELECT TO STAY HOME TODAY

The mayor's Charter Revision Commission is spending more than $1 million on a last-week ad blitz. It's Election Day today. And even though record sums are being spent in two...

GRISTEDE'S EXEC IN BRIBE SCAM: CITY

A top executive at the Gristede's and Sloan's supermarket chain was caught greasing the palms of a city official to get the company off the hook for nearly $200,000 in...

NAVY DIVERS ARE GOING TO FACE A NIGHTMARE AT 250 FEET

The quest for answers in the mystery of EgyptAir Flight 990 will take Navy divers to forbidding underwater terrain that has claimed six lives in the past two years. Salvage...

BUSH TAKES FLYING LEAP TO DODGE RUNAWAY TRUCK

Republican 2000 front-runner George W. Bush escaped serious injury in Texas yesterday when he dove out of the way of an out-of-control flatbed truck that flipped a debris-filled Dumpster onto...

BILL USES RABIN TRIBUTE TO PUSH MIDEAST PEACE

Readying for a possible three-way summit between Palestinian, Israeli and U.S. leaders, President Clinton said "there is nothing I would not do" to build a lasting Mideast peace. Clinton is...

STORM BEARS DOWN ON CRASH SITE ; SEARCHERS RACE TO FIND EGYPTAIR BODIES AND DEBRIS

Racing against the threat of bad weather and rough seas, searchers yesterday found a "significant piece" of the downed EgyptAir jet that crashed into the Atlantic with 217 people aboard....

FOOTBALL LEGEND PAYTON DEAD AT 45 ; NFL RUSHING KING HAD CANCER AND RARE LIVER DISEASE

Walter Payton, the high-stepping Hall of Fame running back who holds the National Football League's all-time rushing record, died yesterday of cancer. He was 45. The Chicago Bear superstar -...

SHARPTON GETS SATISFACTION IN GORE MEETING

Vice President Al Gore yesterday held a private New York meeting with the Rev. Al Sharpton and other black leaders - and participants later said the veep will now stump...

FRIENDS & FAMILY SHARE WARM MEMORIES

Donald and Jeanne "Bea" Heck had always hosted what has become a beloved Thanksgiving tradition, throwing open their home every year for a pre-holiday bash for the families on their...

JET'S MILITARY PASSENGERS SPUR TERROR TALK

More than 30 Egyptian military officers returning from a U.S. training mission were on doomed Flight 990 - and authorities are probing whether they were terror targets. While there is...

AIR FEAR GOES UP IN WAKE OF DISASTER

While tour operators report travelers to Egypt haven't been spooked by Sunday's EgyptAir catastrophe, experts say the crash will ground fearful flyers in the upcoming holiday travel season. "There's always...

HEADLESS BODY IN QNS. GAY SLAY

A 25-year-old Queens man murdered his gay lover, then beheaded the corpse on the sidewalk of a quiet residential street as neighbors slept unaware of the gruesome act taking place...

STORM COULD SWEEP CRASH DEBRIS TO SHORE

NANTUCKET, Mass. - Local officials expect debris from EgyptAir Flight 990 to begin moving closer to shore today, pushed toward their island by an approaching storm with high winds. And...

FEDS GRILL GRIEF COUNSELOR WHO GOT OFF AT JFK

Feds specializing in anti-terrorism spent hours grilling the only passenger who got off Flight 990 before it crashed - an airline grief counselor - until they believed he was just...

MCCAIN TEMPERS HOT-HEAD CHARGE

Republican 2000 contender John McCain yesterday brushed off his hometown newspaper's claim that his "volcanic" temper is wrong for a president, saying he's Arizona's most popular pol. "I'm still the...

NEW QUAKE SHAKES UP TAIWANESE

A powerful earthquake rattled Taiwan yesterday - jolting people out of bed and triggering tidal waves. The rumble came six weeks to the day after a devastating earthquake shook the...

EGYPT-BOUND TRAVELERS STAY THE COURSE

Tour operators say air travelers to Egypt aren't so spooked by the EgyptAir catastrophe that they're canceling upcoming flights. "I've gotten no phone calls to cancel," said Mohamed Hakim, an...

GET ON BOARD WITH CHALK ; HISTORICALLY, WELL-BET HORSES DOMINATE RACING'S BIG DAY

HALLANDALE, Fla. - With luck, fortitude and hope beating in their hearts, horse players probably will pump a record $100 million into the machines when they bet the Breeders' Cup...

SHEPPARD'S FROM ABOVE

"The voice of God" spoke outside of Yankee Stadium yesterday, just like he speaks when he is inside Ruth's House. He enunciated like only he can. There are 106 days...

TAP INTO BIG APPLE BONANZA

HALLANDALE, Fla. - Want a three-horse, Big Apple parlay that could make you rich Saturday in the Breeders' Cup at Gulfstream Park? Then let it ride on trainer Rich Schosberg's...

KENT ON O'S WOES: IT'S A GRAHAM SHAME

GIANT NOTES Kent Graham has been around the NFL long enough to understand that when an offense struggles - and boy, have the Giants struggled - the quarterback takes the...

FASSEL SAYS IT'S TIKI TIME

After eight weeks of watching his offense struggle and sputter along, Giant coach Jim Fassel has decided the time for prudence is over and the time for risk-taking is here....

BOSS PLOTS COURSE FOR 3-PEAT

George Steinbrenner will gather his Inner Circle today in Tampa and begin laying the groundwork that The Boss hopes will lead to a Yankees three-peat next season. Not since the...

TEAMMATES BUOYED BY PAT'S PROGRESS

Is it possible that Patrick Ewing could return to the Knicks before December? Dr. Larry Johnson made it seem as such yesterday, saying Ewing is "pretty close" to returning. In...

GLOVER HELPING STORM BULK UP

The lowpoint for Anthony Glover came on March 20, when he was sitting at home in The Bronx, watching St. John's battle Ohio State for the right to advance to...

MCKAY GETS 3 FOR ULF WHACK

The timing is ominous. His anger at Ulf Samuelsson compounded by yesterday's suspension, Randy McKay will return to action next Tuesday - when the notorious defenseman and the Flyers invade...

BAFFERT GROUP IN FAST LANE

HALLANDALE, Fla. - Led by trainer Bob Baffert's powerhouse contingent, the workout action was fast and furious yesterday at Gulfstream Park for Saturday's Breeders' Cup. Baffert's horses broke stopwatches all...

RANGERS GIVING DAIGLE TEST RUN

Alexandre Daigle, who has over the last six years become the NHL poster boy for Overpriced Wasted Hockey Talent, was right on the money yesterday. "I can't change what's in...

SINGLE EMPIRE OUT OF TURF

BREEDERS' CUP NOTEBOOK HALLANDALE, Fla. - The Breeders' Cup Turf lost a starter yesterday when Single Empire was declared out due to an abscess of his left front foot. Earlier...

METS DON'T WANT RICKEY BACK IN '00

The Mets are looking for a corner outfielder with power, and want to trade card-playing devotee Rickey Henderson in order to clear the way for one. A major league source...

KITTLES OUT MINIMUM OF 10 DAYS

NET NOTES Ah, the signs of fall. Leaves turn colors and gang up on the lawn. The temperature drops. Kerry Kittles sits out the start of the NBA season. For...

JAYSON JOKING AGAIN AFTER GOOD WORKOUT

Jayson Williams ran and jumped and shot and looked impressive doing it. OK, maybe he didn't exactly look like Michael Jordan during the shooting part but the point is Williams...

PEACEFUL NOW - BUT KNICKS ARE TIME BOMB

AFTER the Knicks' tumultuous 1999 season, with its over-extended labor dispute, the arrival of Latrell Sprewell, the crash-course 50-game regular season, the 21-21 crossroads, the firing of Ernie Grunfeld, the...

IT'S DUO-OR-DIE TIME KNICKS PIN HOPES ON ALLAN & SPREE AS SEASON OPENS

The Knicks' version of "The Odd Couple" opens tonight on Broadway, starring a coach choker and a coach's son. These are the Knicks of Latrell Sprewell and Allan Houston, as...

JESSAMY ON A ROLL IN TEAM-FIRST ROLE

On most teams, Russell Jessamy would be the star running back, the man. But Canarsie is not the average team. "He's as good as any back in the city," Canarsie...

ISLANDERS LOSE LAPOINTE FOR WEEK

Claude Lapointe, one of the Islanders' most durable players during the past three seasons, is out for five to seven days with a Grade one MCL sprain to his left...

DEMARCO PLACED ON IL

KNICK NOTES The Knicks made their final roster decisions yesterday and, in a mild surprise, rookie forward DeMarco Johnson was placed on the injured list. As expected, shooting guard Jimmy...

NETS KNOW BETTER THAN TO TALK TOUGH

In one NBA season preview, the Nets are picked to finish atop the East. In another, they're picked to finish. Barely. Others have them out of the playoffs, in the...

JOB BREWIN' FOR RANDOLPH?

From the moment Phil Garner was fired by the Brewers Aug. 12, Yankees third base coach Willie Randolph was mentioned as a strong candidate to replace Garner in the manager's...

THE FORCE MAY NOT BE WITH PHIL

IF SHAQUILLE O'NEAL can score 25 to 30 points a game without getting off the block, what's the motivation to move off his sweet spot and venture out into a...

OILERS, GUERIN REACH DEAL

And now there are two ... unsigned marquee Group II free agents, that is. The Post has learned that Bill Guerin last night agreed to a two-year contract with the...

CHICAGO MOURNS ITS GREAT HERO

CHICAGO - Flags flew at half-staff at Soldier Field yesterday in memory Walter Payton. As they were being lowered, a man pulled his car off Lake Shore Drive, got out...