December 5, 1999
AXMAN JACK KLIGER COMETH
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amHACHETTE Filipacchi CEO Jack Kliger is now wielding the hatchet at troubled Mirabella only days after working to save George with two key hires. Industry sources say he has ordered...
SILICON ALLEY'S LATEST MARKETING GIMMICK
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amYOU know Silicon Alley has arrived when what matters most is who throws the best party and who has the best ads. Never mind the product -- what's the space...
THE BULL'S EYE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amThe Mets manager is a big techno-geek BOBBY Valentine is a techno-geek. When a company called Manchester Equipment put out a press release announcing that the Mets manager would be...
FORMER TEEN STAR RESURFACES TO DEFEND THE 'WORLD'
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amONE of the results of the Garry Kasparov-Rest of the World match was to bring Ken Regan back to chess after a 16-year hiatus -- and he appears to have...
SOME TIPS FROM THE PROS ; LET THESE RETAIL TALES GUIDE YOU
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amEver wish you had a personal shopper to make all your holiday purchases? Well, now you have three -- sort of. The Savvy Shopper convinced a trio of retail wizards...
'TRUDY BLUE' AND TALENTED, TOO
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWhat would you do if you were told that you had inoperable lung cancer, then told it was a mistake, then, oops! another mistake, and yes, you were indeed an...
'GREEN MILE' HIGH
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWriter-director Frank Darabont's alliance with Stephen King has been a long and fruitful one - indeed, there may never before have been a relationship between a novelist and a moviemaker...
LAETITIA CASTA
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amOrdinarily when supermodel Laetitia Casta crisscrosses the globe, it's to do runway shows or fashion shoots, but now she's busy traveling everywhere to promote her new book, "Laetitia." Discovered six...
BACK TO THE FUTURE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amFritz Lang liked to tell interviewers that his first view of the New York City skyline inspired him to make "Metropolis," the stunning 1926 silent film about life in the...
BEHIND THE (-SSQ-)STORY(-ESQ-) : ADVANCES IN ANIMATION BRING BUZZ AND WOODY TO LIFE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amTHE kids and young-at-heart adults who(-esq-)ve thronged to see (-sdq-)Toy Story 2(-edq-) may not have noticed the toy-collector character(-esq-)s nose hairs. They probably didn(-esq-)t register each distinct fiber in Woody(-esq-)s...
VOLPE GIVES COP-HATERS NO RIGHT TO BASH
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWHEN ex-cop Justin Volpe is sentenced next week for the outrage against Abner Louima, he will officially open the highway for those who travel at high speed on the road...
FIRST LADY'S MOUTHPIECE MOVES ON
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's official spokeswoman, Marsha Berry, is calling it quits. "It's time," Berry told The Post yesterday. Berry said she's leaving the first lady's office after the...
JENNIFER LOPEZ IS THE $1B BABE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amJennifer Lopez has become the most valuable star on Earth -- the sexy singer-actress has insured her body for an astounding $1 billion. And with Jennifer weighing in at just...
STARS HAVE POLICY OF COVERING THEIR ASSETS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amJennifer Lopez isn't the first star to insure her physique. The world's most heavenly bodies have commanded coverage for over 50 years. In the 1940s, blond movie star Betty Grable...
PAKISTANI MONSTER TAUNTS COPS WITH KID-SLAY CLAIM
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amTrying to smoke out a fiend who confessed to killing 100 kids, Pakistani cops arrested his ex-wife, daughter and son. "I have killed 100 children and put their bodies in...
RAGING INFERNO CLAIMS 6 MASS. FIREFIGHTERS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amSix firefighters were presumed dead yesterday after disappearing in a suspicious inferno in a labyrinth-like Massachusetts warehouse that blazed out of control for more than 16 hours, officials said. "This...
ARAFAT DISASTER IS 'NET' LOSS FOR HILL
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amSomething's missing from First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's official White House Web site -- any mention of her controversial West Bank trip hosted by Yasser Arafat's wife. A new section...
REP. KING FINDS IRISH SPRING SLOW IN COMING
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amBELFAST -- Even as a new Northern Ireland government ushered in an era of longed-for peace here last week, U.S. Congressman Peter King (R-L.I.) found out fast that old bitterness...
A HOSPITAL WHODUNIT: WHO CUT LIFELINE?
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amCops are investigating who snipped a catheter linking a man in a Westchester hospital -- who had just come out of a coma -- to a life-saving dialysis machine, it...
PREZ BRINGS NOTHING BUT FAILURE BACK FROM SEATTLE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWorld Trade Organization delegates left Seattle yesterday after failing to agree on a new round of global trade talks -- a major defeat for President Clinton. Adding to Clinton's embarrassment...
PAUL: I HIT BOTTLE AS BEATLES WENT BUST
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amDriven to drink.Paul McCartney says he turned into a big boozer during the nasty bust-up of the Beatles in 1970. "We'd done all these great things, and then, suddenly, here...
CHECHEN REFUGEES SLAIN: REPORT
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amRussian troops advancing on Grozny, the capital of the breakaway republic of Chechnya, massacred 40 refugees, leaving the city in a convoy of seven vehicles, a new report said yesterday....
LONG & ROUGH FLIGHT HOME ; 1ST HAVANA TRIP WORTH HER ANGUISH
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amHAVANA. HURBELINA Salcedo's heart began to pound inside her throat at the sight of her sister's home. After 15 frustrating hours, Salcedo, 65, of Astoria, Queens, was just one mile...
FOUR NABBED IN SNIPER ATTACK ON COPS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amFour men were busted last night for trying to gun down two Street Crimes Unit officers from a rooftop in Queens, police said. Neither Officer Thomas Ford nor William Maier...
SLAIN FINANCIER MADE A FATAL ERROR MISTOOK RESCUERS FOR THE ATTACKERS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amMONACO -- Terrified billionaire banker Edmond Safra suffocated in his blazing penthouse because he apparently mistook rescuers for his attackers, investigators said yesterday. The tragic revelation came as the mystery...
COLUMBINE GRID TEAM CAPTURES COLO. TITLE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amEight months after Columbine HS became a national symbol of tragedy following a horror massacre, the school's football team earned it a heartening new place in history -- as Colorado's...
SUBWAY POOCH'LL BE DOGGONE GOOD MOM
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amThe stray subway pooch who took the No. 7 train to a new life last week is pregnant. Police Officer Joe Pipitone, who adopted the German shepherd after her interborough...
WIDOW'S LIFE FULL OF TRAGIC HEARTBREAK
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amMONACO -- Lily Safra, who survived the blaze that killed her billionaire banker husband two days ago, has been plagued by tragedy in a life of gilded opulence. The Brazilian-born,...
CRYING 'RACISM' CHEAPENS ; KEYES CANDIDACY
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWHIPSMART and admirably principled, Alan Keyes is easily the most galvanizing orator of the Republican field, and may well be the country's most compelling speaker. But he is also a...
CITY STUDIES $65M PLAN TO UNCORK TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amThe city is considering spending $65 million on a bottleneck-busting plan to help unclog the FDR Drive, the Brooklyn Bridge and roads leading to and from Kennedy Airport. The traffic...
NEW BOOK CALLS SENATE QUEST BID FOR 'REDEMPTION'
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amThe Clintons barely spoke for months after he admitted the Lewinsky affair.Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign is "a race for redemption," a controversial new book claims. "For her to run and...
ISRAEL MOURNS BENEFACTOR & BROTHER
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amEDMOND Safra was respected both by his wealthy Arab clients -- and by his Jewish brethren. Through his Republic National Bank he helped sheiks, the emirs of the Persian Gulf...
ST. JOHN'S IS AN ETERNAL WORK IN PROGRESS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amEach day until Jan. 1, The Post will take a look at one of New York's landmarks on the eve of the new millennium. We'll talk to people who work...
WAGNER HOPES TO EVEN SCORE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWagner is used to getting what it wants. The Falcons have won three PSAL championships this decade and don't take losing lightly. That's why their loss at home to Curtis...
TOXINS MAY BE KILLING L.I. LOBSTERS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amLOBSTERS are dying at an alarming rate in the western waters of Long Island Sound and while local state environmental agencies have not been able to pinpoint the cause, some...
HOCKEY STARS SHINE BRIGHTEST ; GRETZKY'S TYPICAL OF SPORT'S SELFLESS GRACE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amBUFFALO -- In a New York week dominated on the back page by louts and loudmouths, we were reminded once again of the very special nature of hockey. For while...
RED STORM BOLT PAST CAVALIERS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amFor the first time this season, St. John's showed that speed could compensate for size. For the first time, Erick Barkley proved that the 300 jumpers he took a day...
'DOG STATUS IS NO SHOCK TO SEHORN
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amGIANT-JET NOTEBOOK The Giants today are 21/2-point underdogs against the Jets. That makes perfect sense to Jason Sehorn, who completely understands why the Giants have taken a beating off the...
TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE TODAY
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amThe Toys for Tots drive at Aqueduct continues today. Tables are set up at the entrances of the grandstand and clubhouse where patrons can drop off an unwrapped toy. Patrons...
HAYES' JET WORK STILL STANDS OUT AS SOMETHING SPECIAL
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amGive the Jets this: They haven't lost their passion. That makes today's game against the feuding Giants, losers of their last three games after finding themselves in the throes of...
LOVE SHAQ, BABY! ; FANS DON'T APPRECIATE O'NEAL'S STELLAR PLAY
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amIF I'm Shaq, my feelings are hurt and don't mind admitting it. First slurs first: Coming into this season, O'Neal was rudely ignored (along with Alonzo Mourning, Grant Hill and...
KNICKS RULE SWAMP START STRONG, HOLD OFF WRETCHED NETS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amKnicks92Nets82 Finally, the Nets were showing some backbone. Their start was as stout and firm as a wet dish rag. Their offense was as frightening as a kiddie cartoon and...
BRICK-LAYING NETS CARRY ON TRADITION
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amThey look at the films. They go over the drills. They try this, they work on that. And still the Nets' shooting is an abomination to the senses. But it's...
FASSEL'S FUTURE HANGS IN BALANCE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00am"If you look at it, everybody is fighting for their job. We've all got a part in it. We're all in this together."JESSIE ARMSTEAD When he walks off the field...
LJ WILL SUIT UP TONIGHT
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Last Tuesday, Larry Johnson said he fully expected to return to the lineup today -- the day he was eligible to come off the injured list. Most of...
ANCHORS AWEIGH! NAVY DECKS ARMY
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amPHILADELPHIA -- Quarterback Brian Madden, the MVP of the 100th Army-Navy game, took a knee on the Veterans Stadium carpet to seal the Midshipmen's victory. Defensive end Gino Marchetti dropped...
PENTELIS RUNS FOR 'ROSES'
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amOvercoming a stumble at the start, inner-dirt-track ace Pentelis bulled her way between horses in deep stretch under Filiberto Leon to win yesterday's $75,000 Garland of Roses Handicap at Aqueduct...
SECOND-NIGHT SAD SACKS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amSUMMARY / P. 79Flames4Devils2 The Devils' worst failing came home to roost last night when they proved their second-night follies are a horror show, no matter the venue. Resembling the...
RANGERS FINALLY PUT TOGETHER ; COMPLETE-GAME EFFORT
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amSUMMARY / P. 79Rangers1Sabres1 BUFFALO -- It was the hockey equivalent of three yards and a cloud of dust. And when it had cleared, when the Rangers and their injury-depleted...
WONDER WHY NO ONE GOES?
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amSUMMARY / P. 79Thrashers4Islanders3 It's lonely at the bottom. By trading away their only offensive star, by cutting payroll like "Crazy Eddie" used to cut prices and by scrapping together...
TODAY WE LEARN IF JINTS HAVE ANY HEART
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amWHO are these guys? Who are these so-called Giants? We find out today, if we haven't already found out. We find out today if they have any character, any heart,...
ELS ROLLS TO MILLION DOLLAR LEAD
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amSouth African Ernie Els shot a course-record- equaling seven-under-par 64 today, and stretched away from the field to lead the Million Dollar Golf Challenge by six strokes after the third...
KNICKS FIND KNACK
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amIt's going so good for the Knicks now that even photo shoots for credit-card commercials help their game preparation. Consider that wonderful, rim-shaking alley-oop from Allan Houston to Marcus Camby...
JETS AT GIANTS
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amKEYS FOR GIANTS: Contain Curtis Martin. The Jets aren't beating anyone with Ray Lucas throwing for 300 or even 200 yards; their offense relies on Martin, and the Giants must...
CH.9 'NEWS' HAS SOLD ITS SOUL TO THE WWF: RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL
December 5, 1999 | 5:00am(MD+BO)W(MD-BO)HILE the rise of porn-enriched, kid- targeted pro wrestling has left the entire country diminished, no entity has been ordered to sink quite as low as the Channel 9/UPN News...
TAYLOR, JOHNSSON GIVE RANGERS TWO REASONS TO SMILE
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amRANGERS BUFFALO - When a team wins eight of its first 25, as the Rangers have managed to do, each victory demands not so much to be savored as placed...
CAIRNS EARNING ISLES JOB
December 5, 1999 | 5:00amIt's all about getting back at the Rangers. So what could have been better for Eric Cairns than to become a key defenseman for the rival Islanders this season? Waived...