November 8, 1999
G.W. CASTS HIS VOTE FOR GREENSPAN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amGeorge W. Bush may not know the name of India's prime minister, but he knows the name of the man he wants to see at the helm of the U.S...
WISHING INFLATION AWAY WON'T WORK
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amTHE inflation index that Alan Greenspan cares about most jumped sharply last month. And if the Federal Reserve chairman continues to seriously consider this indicator - which happens to have...
SHANGHAI TANG'SBACK ON MADISON
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amShanghai Tang is planning a seamless return to Madison Avenue - it's setting up shop just a block north of the store it closed this summer. Sources say the glitzy...
DIVAS BELT OUT COOKBOOKS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amAll Aretha Franklin is asking for is a little respect - and she wants it for her R-E-C-I-P-E's. The would be Queen of Soul Food is just one of several...
ON THE NEWSSTAND
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amWHILE the Microsoft case was clearly the story of the week, its late release on Friday evening wreaked havoc on the deadlines of the newsweeklies. Newsweek only managed to get...
'BONE' BREAKS ITS RIVALS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amDENZEL Washington needs a box-office hit more than he needs another Oscar - and now he's got one. Universal's "The Bone Collector" grossed an estimated $17.2 million with the highest...
BUOYANT STRITCH KEEPS 'SAIL AWAY' AFLOAT
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amNOEL Coward's "Sail Away" had a stormy voyage to Broadway back in 1961. The shipboard musical, which is receiving a short concert revival at Carnegie Hall, was conceived as a...
ROCKETTES SCIENTIST - BOSS IS THEIR BIGGEST FAN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amEACH year, hundreds of young women audition to join the Rockettes, and thousands more dream of one day high-kicking with the most famous precision dance team in the world. Bruce...
WRESTLING GETS THE WRITE STUFF - YOU DIDN'T THINK THOSE GUYS MADE IT UP ON THEIR OWN, DID YOU?
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amINSTEAD of fighters and body-slammn' ear-biters, the most sought-after people in the world of pro-wrestling are - writers. The drama, tragedy and comic relief are all just part of the...
CONDUCTOR SAYS CITY CENTER UPGRADE IS . . .; A SOUND INVESTMENT
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amBUILD it, and he will come. Conductor Rob Fisher, musical director of City Center's popular "Encores!" series since 1994, really wanted to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Coffee Club...
THE STARR REPORT
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amArnold's daily bread Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear Thursday on UPN's "WWF Smackdown" wrestling show. Schwarzenegger's appearance on "Smackdown" coincides with the release of his new movie, "End of Days." It...
'EARLY' BOSS' ROSY VIEW OF RATINGS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amTHERE'S nothing like ratings to get the juices flowing in the early-morning TV wars. That's what happened late Friday afternoon, when Steve Friedman, executive producer of CBS' third-place "The Early...
MARVELOUS MACKIE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amEven if his name doesn't immediately ring any bells, chances are you're familiar with designer Bob Mackie's clothes. Remember the Carol Burnett parody of "Gone with the Wind" in which...
STOLEN BOND FLICK IN WEB OF INTRIGUE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amThe hot new James Bond movie is still 10 days from hitting theaters - but it's already available on the Web for free. Investigators say Internet bootleggers got a hold...
HIS 'TEMPER' IS DRIVING LEFTIES MAD
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amGARGANTUAN guts, an infinite tolerance for pain and an inexplicable determination borne of a mysterious place within the soul. That, in the end, is what it takes to be a...
CARDINAL: PRAY FOR POPE'S SAFETY
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amJohn Cardinal O'Connor yesterday called on Catholic New Yorkers to pray for Pope John Paul II during the pontiff's controversial visit to India - where Hindu activists have rallied against...
TOP STARS DROOLED OVER SEXY CALLER
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amA female phone freak flirted with dozens of celebrities in intimate calls over 15 years - including Billy Joel, who was so smitten, he sent her a diamond-studded Rolex. Others...
PRINCE WILL HAVE FAT CATS OVER FOR TEE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amPrince Andrew plans to rent himself out as a golf partner to rich tycoons. He will offer businessmen the chance to play golf with him on the royal course at...
MODEL HAS PAUL IN THRALL - BEATLE CAN'T LET BLONDE BE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amPaul McCartney is playing "Love Me Do" with a gorgeous, one-legged ex-model young enough to be his daughter, it was reported yesterday. The 58-year-old Beatle - who lost his wife,...
31-RACE VET DASHES OFF A TUNE WITH A BAND ON THE RUN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amEVEN if you have never run to the corner store for a quart of milk, you'll enjoy the tale of Louie Archambeau. His is one of those New York stories....
GORE'S ALPHA GAL: I KEEP SEX OUT OF IT
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Feminist author and political consultant Naomi Wolf said yesterday she won't talk about teenage masturbation or other dicey subjects with Vice President Al Gore. Wolf, intent on downplaying...
CARS SOLD HERE TO GET LESS ROOM TO FUME
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amDeadly car pollution will be cut in half now that New York is moving to adopt California's stringent emission standards, Gov. Pataki says. "Kids with asthma, the elderly with respiratory...
HERO DOORMAN CAN'T SPEAK
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amThe hero doorman critically injured as he ran through a smoke-filled stairwell to warn residents of a fire in a Chelsea co-op is so badly burned that he still cannot...
DEMS PLOT SENATE TAKEOVER; EXCLUSIVE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amEMBOLDENED by their stunning capture of the Nassau County Legislature, state Democrats plan an all-out effort next year to win control of the GOP-dominated state Senate. "The political landscape in...
COUNCIL WILL TEST SAFIR ON KIDS' SAFETY
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amReports of student-on-student sex attacks - even after last year's NYPD takeover of school security - has one city councilman vowing to quiz Police Commissioner Howard Safir later this month....
PETS CAN REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE: DOCS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHere's another reason why dog is man's best friend. New York researchers have discovered that the companionship of a cuddly canine - or a fluffy feline - can drastically reduce...
GIRL'S RUSE HELPS CATCH 'DWI' DAD
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amA "very smart" 12-year-old Long Island girl pretended to be carsick, then ran out of her father's car yesterday morning and summoned police because he was driving drunk, cops say....
SCHOOL'S OPEN, BUT PARENTS FEAR LEAD
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amA Bronx elementary school with lead contamination in its air ducts is expected to reopen tomorrow - but angry parents fear going to the school will still prove dangerous to...
BOEING IS STILL SEARCHING FOR FLT. 800 BOMB
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amBoeing says it is still pursuing theories that a missile or bomb downed TWA Flight 800 - even though the FBI and other federal investigators have ruled out terrorism in...
'98 ALSO-RANS ARE 1999'S WINNERS - FROM 2ND TO 1ST IN MARATHON
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amLast year's runners-up became the new leaders of the pack yesterday as Joseph Chebet of Kenya and Adriana Fernandez of Mexico raced away with top honors at the New York...
THE DISHONOR ROLL: LIST CITES THE VERY WORST OF THE WORST
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amThese school cafeterias with the highest number of health violations in the city, according to the most recently available Health Department inspection reports: * MS 319 - 120 E. 184th...
. . . AND IN CASE ALL THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHere are some other stomach-turning violations found during recent city school health inspections: * An open, uncapped sewer line emerging from the floor near food at PS 132 in Greenpoint,...
SCHOOLKIDS EAT AMID VERMIN - PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PLAGUED BY VERMIN AND FILTH
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amEvery day, parents send more than 1 million children to our public schools - entrusting their care to teachers, administrators, bus drivers and others. But are our youngsters safe? Many...
NEW ROBOT IS ON WAY TO HELP NAVY FIND BLACK BOXES
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amNEWPORT, R.I. - Navy ships head to the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 990 today with a sturdier underwater robot to speed their frustrating efforts to recover the plane's black...
L.I. STUDENTS TO PICKET ALLEGED NAZI
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amKids from a Long Island Jewish high school plan to picket the Rockland County home of an accused Nazi death-camp soldier who is now fighting deportation. Michael Gruber, 84, who...
'NAZI' JOGGER: I'M OFF TO MEET APPLE JEWS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHours after finishing the New York City Marathon, accused neo-Nazi Joerg Haider said he was ready for a new challenge - meeting New York's Jewish leaders. "It's a beautiful thing,"...
MICROSOFT IN FOR HARD DAY ON WALL STREET
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amWall Street expects Microsoft shares to plunge today as traders and Main Street investors react to a federal judge's finding that the software giant is a monopoly. Bill Epifanio, an...
BROTHER QUIZZED IN DEATH OF TOT STUFFED IN CLOSET
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amThe older brother of a 3-year-old Brooklyn girl allegedly slain by their mother 20 years ago may have been forced to help hide the tot's body in a closet, officials...
JOHNNY DEPP: LIFE IN U.S. IS JUST TOO RISKY
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amBad-boy film star Johnny Depp doesn't want to live in America anymore - because, he says, it's not safe. "It's about to implode and I'm scared," Depp told the London...
GUNMAN WOUNDS TWO, KILLS SELF
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amA Queens man last night opened fire on a couple, critically injuring one of them, and then killed himself, cops said. The violence erupted at 147-20 Barclay Ave. in Flushing...
CLASSES 'BUGGED' AT MS 321
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amCockroaches skittering around a Bronx junior high school are so rampant, kids say, that a teacher started giving students "extra credit" for killing the repulsive pests. "If we stomped on...
1961 'TURTLE' FILM IS FINALLY OUT OF ITS SHELL
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amJim Hubbard is ecstatic to see his documentary film hit the silver screen this week - after 38 years in the making. Now, that may seem like a long time,...
VIAGRA FALLS SHORT IN TESTS ON WOMEN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amViagra may work hard and fast for impotent men, but women using it shouldn't expect miracles, a consultant for the drug giant Pfizer says. Dr. Raymond Rosen says that in...
BOMB ROCKS ATHENS AS BILL'S VISIT NEARS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amBullets and a bomb rocked Athens yesterday - just a week before President Clinton is set to visit the Greek capital. It's the fifth attack possibly linked to the president's...
COPS GRILL BROTHER IN CLOSET-TOT SLAY - HE MAY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HIDE HER
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amThe older brother of a 3-year-old Brooklyn girl allegedly slain by their mother 20 years ago may have been forced to help hide the tiny tot's body in a closet,...
FIGHT OF THE CENTURY
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amNo. 5: MARCH 8, 1971: ALI-FRAZIER I AT THE GARDEN Tex Rickard, the greatest fight promoter of boxing's Golden Age, had a stock saying that he would pull out for...
CLOCK TICKING ON LAWRENCE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amBUFFALO - It was only a few days into training camp when Islanders general manager Mike Milbury said he hoped this could be a breakout season for Mark Lawrence. After...
BATTERED BAFFERT: NOW I KNOW HOW BRAVES FELT
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHALLANDALE, Fla. - Trainer Bob Baffert, who tossed goose eggs with eight Breeders' Cup starters (four of them favorites) Saturday, had more bad luck at Gulfstream Park yesterday when his...
MEXICO'S FERNANDEZ IS AHEAD OF HER TIME
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amSince Adriana Fernandez thinks a boyfriend would be a "distraction" at this time in her surging career, the 28-year-old's favorite hobby back home in Mexico City is watching movies. Her...
GREEN-TO-DODGERS JUST ABOUT DONE; DODGERS CLOSING IN ON GREEN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amDANA POINT, Calif - Usually when it comes to the Green stuff, the Yankees always win out. But because Shawn Green wants to play closer to his Southern California roots...
EX-CHAMP KAGWE TAKES HIGH ROAD
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amMARATHON NOTES John Kagwe sprinted dramatically down the hallway, leaped up the podium steps and proceeded to put on a one-man comedy show during his post-race press conference. The two-time...
CHIEFS HOOK SHARKS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amCanarsie 20 - S. Bay19 The play, the final play, that had Sheepshead Bay and Canarsie players in tears is called "Joker Scissors." It is a crossing pattern and it...
VAN GUNDY TOSSES BOUQUET TO ERNIE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amKnicks coach Jeff Van Gundy is not planning on smoking a peace pipe with Ernie Grunfeld tonight in the Garden hallways. They haven't spoken once since Grunfeld's beheading last March...
OH, WHAT A RELIEF - JETS END SLIDE WITH SO-SO WIN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amJets 12 - Cardinals 7 No champagne was sprayed. There were no Gatorade showers, no primal screams of joy, no raised index fingers. Instead, there were a handful of low-key...
THE LADY IS A CHAMP - SOARING SOFTLY DESERVES TO BE HORSE OF YEAR
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHALLANDALE, Fla. - Can a filly who never faced the boys and raced only on grass be Horse of the Year? Why not? New York's own Soaring Softly, the popular...
BACK SPASMS LEAVE LJ DAY-TO-DAY
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Back spasms have left Larry Johnson listed as "day-to-day" and it is very possible he'll miss at least tonight's Garden game vs. the Bucks. But the bigger querstion...
BILLS HANG GIANT LOSS ON SKINS' D
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amBills 34 Redskins 17 RALJON, Md. - The Giants took over a share of first place in the NFC East yesterday, and didn't even have to lift a finger to...
MARTIN CARRIED PAYTON MEMORIES INTO GAME
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amJET NOTES Curtis Martin hadn't mentioned anything during the week. Maybe no one asked him. But his admiration for Walter Payton was strong, and Payton, who died far too young...
EVERYONE WANTS PICE OF GILLICK
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHOT STOVE NOTES DANA POINT, Calif. - The Pat Gillick Listening Tour is in full swing. The Seattle GM is the most focused upon figure at these GM meetings because...
HEY, JEFF, LIGHTEN UP!
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amVan Gundy is asking for a case of tune-out to kick in well before his own burn-out.THE gym rat from the Division III school who climbed the ladder with tireless...
FRIARS HEED WAKE-UP CALL
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amSt.Anthony's 28 - MSM 11 A week ago, Mount St. Michael took a surprising 12-0 lead into the half against St. Anthony's. The Friars roared back to win, but the...
NASHUA GOES TO 'MARKET'
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amMass Market took the lead on the turn and drew away to win the Grade 3 Nashua Stakes by 43/4 lengths over Polish Miner yesterday at Aqueduct. Parade Leader finished...
BARRAGE OF BOMBS SHAKES UP GULF WAR
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amHALLANDALE, Fla. - Among the lame, the impoverished and the wounded who walked out of Gulfstream Park after the Breeders' Cup's record-busting betting binge, none bled more than the professional...
JUICED NETS GET 1ST WIN
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amThere was movement in the offense, passion in the defense, points on the board, a pulse in the crowd. And finally for the Nets, there was a victory in the...
GLORY BE! RANGERS WIN!
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amRangers 3 - Blackhawks 1 CHICAGO - Just as they say, On Any Given Sunday ... On Any Given Sunday, even the Rangers can win a hockey game, proving so...
DOLPHIN QB HEIR OUTPLAYS MCNAIR
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - He fell through the cracks of the NFL's crack scouting services and right into Jimmy Johnson's lap. In a league starving for good, young quarterbacks, Damon Huard, the...
GRUNFELD BUCKLES DOWN - EX-KNICK GM RELISHES NEW CHALLENGE IN MILWAUKEE
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amST. FRANCIS, Wis. - Beautiful Lake Michigan is part of his everyday view now, not the magnificent New York skyline. After 18 years, Ernie Grunfeld has had to change his...
HATCHER TOLD TO TAKE A SEAT - BLUELINER BENCHED VS. B'HAWKS
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amCHICAGO - Here on Saturday, John Muckler and his coaching staff called a meeting of the Rangers to order. And then he played the video from the previous night's 4-1...
BIG GHEORGHE ACCEPTS SLAP FROM COACH
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amGheorghe Muresan started the second quarter for the Nets against Toronto the other night. His first move was to get burned inside defensively. Next, on the offensive side, he gave...
BOXING'S 'SAVIORS' NO HELP
November 8, 1999 | 5:00amTHE HOPELESSNESS that is boxing is such that the reformers are only marginally more trustworthy than the plunderers. Heck, some of the reformers are the plunderers. In fact, Don King...