November 13, 1999
DRESS DESIGNER CUTS AND RUNS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amPamela Dennis, who has designed evening gowns for the likes of Calista Flockhart and Liv Tyler, has resigned from her signature fashion house. Dennis was not available for comment. But...
THE BOYS ARE BACK : $60M CONTRACT PAYS 20% ROYALTY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe Backstreet Boys got it their way - signing a walloping $60 million, contract with their label, Jive Records, after months of threatening to leave. But the Boys also scored...
FROM JAPAN, A RITUAL TO LULL THE HEART
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amJAPAN is a country is that, more than most, has had to face up to the industrial changes and political rigors of the 20th century, a country whose unbridled militarism...
MORNING SHOW HEDGES ITS BET WITH PETE ROSE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amBASEBALL bad-boy Pete Rose is getting batted around in the latest battle of the morning TV wars. Bryant Gumbel was supposed to interview Rose - who was banned from baseball...
BAD PET :PET SHOP BOYS 'CONCERT'S A DOG
November 13, 1999 | 5:00am'BEING Boring" is the name of a song from the Pet Shop Boys' 1990 album "Behavior." Now it's just a way of life for them. The Brit synth-pop band hit...
SEEING THE BIG PICTURE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe first "Pokemon" movie hit the big screen this week, and kids who've caught the fever are heading for the theaters in droves (dragging their reluctant parents behind them). Since...
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY! : STRUGGLING WRITER WINS $45M LOTTO
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA 43-year old Manhattan playwright who always dreamed of a life under the bright lights of the stage, was the star of the show yesterday as the sole winner of...
MIDDLE-AGED MOLESTER OF TEEN KILLER GETS 5 YEARS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe man who molested teen killer Sam Manzie got the maximum five years behind bars yesterday - even though his victim appealed for leniency, insisting the relationship was consensual. "Steve,...
EVEN PALS SAY SHE'S BLOWN IT BIG TIME
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amHillary Clinton's disastrous two-hour visit to the West Bank has left her shaken New York Senate campaign in worse shape than the Middle East peace process. Political experts - including...
SOME TRY TO EXPLOIT TERM-LIMITS LOOPHOLE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amTEN City Council members elected in 1997 are trying to pull off a feat that no one in government will dare attempt these days: tinker with term limits. The term-limits...
IT MAY BE TERROR CHIEF'S OPENING SHOT
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe rocket attacks near the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan may be the first strike in a new war of terrorism involving master terrorist Osama bin Laden, U.S. officials said last...
A DELI-LIGHTFUL SLICE OF NEW YORK NOSH-TALGIA
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amDelicatessen - it's a German term that means delicate eating. And nobody does it better than New York's world-famous Carnegie Deli on Seventh Avenue. It's the Midtown dining emporium where...
RUDY AIRS BEEF WITH 'PUSHY' COP CHIEF
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday slammed a high-ranking police chief who has been reassigned to a less prominent post for "pushing his weight around" at the Yankees victory ceremony at City Hall....
FEDS WANT FAT LABELS TO BE LARD AND CLEAR
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amHere's the skinny on how to find even more fat in your french fries and other favorite foods. Nutrition labels would start listing the artery-clogging type of fat called trans...
BRANDY ILLNESS SIDELINES TV HIT
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - Teen singing sensation Brandy is in the hospital for dehydration, forcing her hit TV show "Moesha" to take an unscheduled hiatus. The star was being treated for...
POKEMON CHOKE-DEATH SUIT
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA Yonkers couple whose 7-year-old son died after swallowing a Pokmon ball slapped a $100 million lawsuit against the toy's makers and sellers yesterday. "It's like my son's killer is...
HITLER GIVES MAG A HARD TIME IN ITS WEB POLL
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amTime magazine is under fire because Adolf Hitler has risen to third on its Internet tally of the century's most influential people. Hundreds of readers and Web surfers have complained...
KIDNEY RECIPIENTS CELEBRATE 30 YRS. WORTH OF MIRACLES
November 13, 1999 | 5:00am30 years of transplantsMore than 150 kidney transplant recipients and donors yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the life-saving operations at the Columbia Presbyterian Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. "We're...
DIFFICULT N. IRELAND PEACE TALKS GRIND TO HALT
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amAttempts to salvage Northern Ireland's stalled Good Friday peace deal were put on hold yesterday, but Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern warned negotiators there was no alternative but to implement...
TEAM BRADLEY HOLD$ COURT ; NBA STARS COMIN' FOR GARDEN PARTY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amEx-Knick Bill Bradley aims to show that he got game tomorrow as he goes back to Madison Square Garden with a few dozen NBA superstars who are on his team...
GOTTI RUNS FROM RATS : 'DON' TAKES SOLITARY OVER STOOLIE WARD
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amAn outraged John Gotti chose 38 days in solitary confinement at a Missouri medical prison over a bed in a comfortable ward filled with government informants, The Post has learned....
RUSSIAN BIG BARES FANGS AT U.S. : SAYS YANKS OUT TO CONTROL OIL REGION
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amRussian troops pushed into Chechnya's second-largest city yesterday as Russia's defense minister defiantly accused the United States of scheming to weaken Russia and control the energy-rich Caspian Sea basin. Defense...
GRIEVING WIDOWER BUSTED IN BIZARRE QUEENS BANK HEIST
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amAn elderly man, distraught over his beloved wife's death from Alzheimer's disease, was busted for allegedly robbing a Queens bank yesterday. Cops nabbed Ralph Hall, 69, just minutes after he...
BIN LADEN EYED AFTER ROCKET BLITZ ROCKS U.S. EMBASSY IN PAKISTAN
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amTerrorists yesterday tried to blow up the U.S. embassy in Pakistan - and officials are investigating whether Osama bin Laden was behind the attack. No Americans were injured by the...
RED TAPE MAY DOOM CANCER TEEN
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amState Department red tape is preventing a potentially life-saving operation for a 12-year-old Bronx girl stricken with leukemia. Brave teen Jennifer Herasme might be able to beat her killer disease...
24 DEAD IN PROP-PLANE KOSO CRASH
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA World Food Program plane on a shuttle flight from Rome crashed in heavy fog in a heavily mined area of northern Kosovo yesterday, killing all 24 people on board....
BONGO-BANGIN' STAR BASHES COPS OVER BUCK-NAKED BUST
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amMatthew McConaughey says he's got a beef with Texas cops who busted him last month while he was banging drums in his birthday suit. "I'm considering taking action against the...
PHONE BECOMES A LIFELINE FOR EX-911 DISPATCHER'S 'BLUE' BABY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA former 911 operator - accustomed to helping frantic relatives revive their kin and calm down in crisis - was forced to switch roles and take expert advice from an...
GORE: I NIXED KIN'S BID TO KEEP ME OUT OF 'NAM
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Veep Al Gore says he rejected a cousin's offer to get him into the National Guard - and avoid Vietnam - even though "a lot" of young men...
USE $URPLUS FOR 2ND AVE. SUBWAY: POL
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe city and state should use cash surpluses next year to help finance a Second Avenue subway that runs the length of Manhattan, state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday....
HACKS PLAY FARE AS CITY GUNS ENGINE TO HALT BIAS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amFor black people yesterday, hailing a cab was easy as a wave of their hands. Cabbies were on their best behavior on Day One of Mayor Giulani's Operation Refusal campaign...
MAYAN MYSTERY IN B'KLYN GARAGE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amCops acting on a tip found a 500-pound "priceless" Mayan stone relic nestled in newspapers and packed inside a wooden crate in an East New York garage last night. Police...
NEW QUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 120 IN TURKEY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amQuake-ravaged Turkey was rocked by yet another devastating temblor yesterday that killed at least 120 people and injured thousands more. Frantic to rescue loved ones, people desperately tore at mounds...
DOOMED JET LOST ALL POWER : ENGINE SHUTDOWN MAY BE SABOTAGE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amBoth engines of EgyptAir Flight 990 were shut down as it hurtled toward the Atlantic after a warning signal indicated a "potentially major problem" on the doomed jet, investigators said...
FLIGHT 800 MEMORIAL PLANNED
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA black-granite monument etched with the names of the victims of TWA Flight 800 will be erected on Long Island, near where the plane crashed into the Atlantic, organizers said....
CITY GETS MORE RED-LIGHT 'GOTCHA' CAMS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amMore motorists will be seeing red when the city adds another 20 hidden cameras to the 30 that have been snaring red-light violators. Officials said a vendor will be selected...
B'KLYN MOM IN KID-ABUSE BUST
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA Brooklyn mom was busted for tying her 10-year-old son to a radiator with a dog leash and beating him, police said yesterday. The victim's older brother also was arrested...
EX-CHAMP BARKLEY'S BITTER AND BEATEN ; BARKLEY A BITTER MAN
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amA BILL aimed at cleaning up boxing by eliminating "bandits and parasites in this sport" was passed this week by the House of Representatives in Washington. Endorsed by Muhammad Ali,...
TECH-NICALLY SPEAKING, 'CANES ARE MOTIVATED
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amBLACKSBURG, Va. - It's all on the line tonight for Virginia Tech and Miami: The Big East Conference championship and a chance for Tech to short-circuit those BCS computers. All...
ST. ANTHONY'S: TOO LATE TO STOP NOW
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amHOLY Cross has had its best season in years in '99, but it will be hard-pressed to survive tomorrow's CHSFL AAA semifinal game at 2 p.m. at St. John's. "You...
JINTS VOW THEY WON'T BITE ON COLT FAKE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe one play run by the Colts that has the Giants buzzing is a neat little ball-handling ploy that involves all three of Indianapolis' main weapons. It's a play the...
JONES UNNOTICED BUT NOT UNAPPRECIATED
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amAll the talk around the Meadowlands this week has been about the right defensive end but none of the talk has been about Cedric Jones, who fills that position for...
HAYES BECOMES ONE SPECIAL JET
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amIf this were a winning season for the Jets, a guy like Chris Hayes would already have been hailed as a difference-maker. He'd be touted as a special-teams Pro Bowl...
ALL'S NOT LOST FOR THE LIONS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amSTATE COLLEGE - Imagine working your entire athletic career, from Pop Warner through five years of college, dreaming of playing for a national championship. Now picture that dream dashed in...
HEAVY UNCERTAINTY ADDS TO THE INTRIGUE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amLAS VEGAS - If you start with the premise that things are never as they seem in boxing, you understand what this whole fight business is about. Consider the title...
DON'T BET AGAINST EVANDER : HOLYFIELD'S COURAGE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amLAS VEGAS - It takes more than faith to believe that Evander Holyfield has a chance to beat Lennox Lewis tonight in the do-over of their March 13 Sleepwalk at...
METS YET TO MAKE CONE OFFER
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThe Mets did not make a contract offer to David Cone yesterday, the first day free agents could receive bids from other teams. However, GM Steve Phillips did previously make...
VAN HORN: LET KITTLES MEND
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amCHARLOTTE - Hey, back off on Kerry Kittles. He's hurt. He can't jump more than five inches off his right leg. He'll play in his own due time. And that...
N.Y. RACING LOSES A LEGEND
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, one of the driving forces behind racing in this country for most of the 20th century, died at his Mill Neck, N.Y., home yesterday morning at the...
MURPHY SPURNS BLUESHIRTS, SIGNS WITH BRUINS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amJoe Murphy, who never was and now never will be a Ranger, yesterday became the main character - the term is used advisedly - in one of the most bizarre...
UCONN STILL STANDS BY EL-AMIN
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amHeading into last night's rematch of the NCAA championship game against Duke at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Garden, Connecticut faced the ominous possibility of beginning the defense...
HUSKIES DUMP DUKE TO GAIN SMALL CONSOLATION
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amUConn71 Duke66 Everyone expected Connecticut and Duke to have an NCAA championship rematch last night in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. No one, however, expected it to be in the...
FRANCO LOOKING FOR AN OUT : LEFTY'S AGENTS SEEKING RIGHT FIT FOR DEAL - AND IT COULD BE PHILS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amRepresentatives for John Franco are investigating teams to determine if their client would be used as the exclusive closer, which could lead to the Mets trading their longest-tenured player, perhaps...
DEVILS TRASH THRASHERS IN RARE LAUGHER
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amDevils5 Thrashers1 Victory was required, perfection nearly achieved. This was no sort of yardstick for the Devils, this team that has topped the Eastern Conference for three straight regular seasons....
BEANTOWN BUNGLERS : KNICKS FAIL AGAIN IN STRETCH
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amCeltics80 Knicks74 BOSTON - The Knicks couldn't handle Boston's trapping defense. They couldn't handle losing center Marcus Camby to a knee injury in the first quarter. They couldn't handle playing...
NETS FIND HOPE IN STINGING LOSS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amHornets 96 Nets 92 CHARLOTTE - Another game, another loss for the Nets. But this one was different. Very different. And it no doubt hurt more. A lot more. The...
VAN HORN SAYS LAY OFF KERRY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amCHARLOTTE - Hey, back off on Kerry Kittles. He's hurt. He can't jump more than five inches off his right leg. He'll play in his own due time. That was...
'WEIRD' LEFT KNEE LEAVES CAMBY GLUED TO BENCH
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amBOSTON - Kevin Garnett's monster block on Knicks center Marcus Camby in the final 10 seconds of Thursday night's loss in Minnesota was more costly than previously thought. Camby, the...
RANGERS MULL DEAL FOR OATES
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amPetr Nedved has not had an assist in his last nine games. Beyond that, discounting an assist on an empty-net goal at the Island on Oct. 11, the Rangers' No....
ED MILSTEIN'S GOAL - TO OWN THE CLUB ALONE
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amCHICAGO - In between watching his club flounder to the Blackhawks last night at the United Center, Islanders co-owner Ed Milstein said he wants to buy out his two partners...
ISLES AMBUSHED BY BLACKHAWKS
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amBlackhawks5 Islanders 0 CHICAGO - They can't say Butch Goring didn't warn them. Instead of heeding their coach's morning advice to beware of an early barrage by the struggling Blackhawks...
THE HALL'S GRIFFIN FINDS HOME IN BOSTON AFTER CBA JOURNEY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amBOSTON - Buried in the CBA, Adrian Griffin, a former Seton Hall standout, has come out of nowhere to crack Rick Pitino's starting lineup with the improved Celtics. And the...
L.I. HANDICAP IS INT'L GOOD THING
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amThere is an international flavor at Aqueduct today. Not only is it Jamaica Day, which includes a simulcast of the Red Stripe Superstakes from Jamaica, the Grade 2 $150,000 Long...
ISLANDERS SMILING OVER POTVIN'S PLAY
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amCHICAGO - The Cat is scratching again. Following the most unproductive and reputation-damaging season of his career, Islander goaltender Felix Potvin is back playing like his former All-Star self. Behind...
CALHOUN STILL STANDS BY EL-AMIN
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amHeading into last night's rematch of the NCAA Championship game against Duke at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Garden, Connecticut faced the ominous possibility of beginning the defense...
SMALL CONSOLATION FOR UCONN : HUSKIES WIN REMATCH OF NCAA TITLE GAME
November 13, 1999 | 5:00amEveryone expected Connecticut and Duke to meet last night at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Garden. No one, however, expected the two teams from last year's NCAA title...