July 14, 1999
FBI SEARCHING ITALY IN HUNT FOR MARTY FRANKEL
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amFBI agents on the trail of Martin Frankel have gone to Italy after discovering the fugitive financier hired a charter jet to fly him there when his fraudulent empire began...
MERRILL PROFITS SOAR AMID EXEC SHAKEUP BY BETH PISKORA
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amOne day after delivering the stunning news that its president was stepping down, Merrill Lynch delivered a second stunner to Wall Street in the form of much higher-than-expected profits. Still,...
GULLIBLE FALL INTO THE GAP IN LATEST CHAIN E-MAIL HOAX
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amWalt Disney, Microsoft, Nike and Miller Brewing have all been targets, as well. None has figured out who is behind the letters. There is, of course, no free lunch; and...
RED GUARD GOES YUPPIE WITH CHINA.COM IPO
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe newest member of the Internet millionaire's club is - the People's Republic of China. Investors devoured shares of China.com yesterday after the government-dominated web company went public on the...
LOEHMANN'S QUITS QUEENS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amLoehmann's is clearing out of Queens as part of a sweeping geographic realignment of the the bankrupt retailer's operations. In all, the chain is closing 14 of its 69 stores...
IMPACT OF REMNICK'S REIGN STILL CLOUDY
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amSHORTLY after David Remnick landed the job as editor-in-chief of The New Yorker he made a call to one-time mentor Ben Bradlee, the venerable former editor of The Washington Post....
SAD SONG: ROCKET MAN LOSING LABEL
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amElton John - just out of the hospital and recuperating from emergency heart surgery - is now set to lose his record label. Rocket Records - the label he founded...
CONDE NAST AT HALF-MAST
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amConde Nast appears to be off to its bumpiest first half since the dog days of the early '90s advertising recession, according to figures released last week by the Publishers...
GLOBE INSIDERS BRACE FOR BOSTON MASSACRE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amA day after seizing control of its sister newspaper in Boston, The New York Times was accused of cannibalizing the smaller paper just to improve the Times' national circulation. The...
TV TICKER
July 14, 1999 | 4:00am'Early' opening Say goodbye to CBS News' "This Morning" - and hello to "The Early Show." That will be the new name of Bryant Gumbel's CBS morning show beginning Nov....
TEMPEST IN A TUTU AT THE MET
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amTHE American Ballet Theater is being muscled out of its traditional slot at the Metropolitan Opera House. For more than 30 years, ABT - one of New York's premiere dance...
MUPPETS FLICK IS A REAL TRIP
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amMOVIE REVIEW A NYBODY who grew up with the Muppet menagerie in the '70s will always have a soft spot for the fuzzy buggers. But on evidence of the likable...
LIZARDS OF 'OZ'
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amGETTING back into "Oz," which starts its third season on HBO tonight, is like taking a dip on a hot afternoon. If you try to ease into the water, it's...
END TO ASYLUM NIGHTMARE? FREEDOM FINALLY IN SIGHT FOR ADELAIDE ABANKWAH
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amADELAIDE Abankwah laughed yesterday. It was one of the few smiles that have pierced her miserable, nearly lightless existence for more than two years. The crime that landed the soft-...
SALA NEEDS HEAVIER SPANISH ACCENT
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amSala 344 Bowery (212) 979-6606 'CANAPES, my ass," Frankie Pantangelli dissed the Cor leone family's Frenchified party snacks in "Godfather II." "It's tuna fish on Ritz cracker." Frankie wouldn't likely...
AN EDIBLE COMPLEX: ANNUAL TRADE SHOW TURNS JAVITS CENTER INTO WACKY FOOD EMPORIUM
July 14, 1999 | 4:00am'WAITER, I'll have the os trich filet and a side of seaphire, please." Implausible as it seems, someday you might find yourself actually saying this - as you order a...
RESTAURANT CURRIES FAVOR WITH SOUTHERN INDIAN FARE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amSaffron 81 Lexington Ave. (212) 696-5130 THE hand-picked dried stigmas of a small crocus may well be the world's most expensive spice - namely saffron - but the restaurant named...
'BLAIR' IS A REAL SCARE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amMOVIE REVIEW The Blair Witch Project 1/2 Starring Heather Donohue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard. Written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. Running time: 87 minutes. Rating:...
JOAN POPS TOP AT JEWS FOR JESUS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amJOAN Rivers went ballistic on the air Monday night after a commercial for Jews for Jesus aired on her WOR radio show. "Do not prostyletize on my show, you a-holes!"...
MR. T IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amMR. T isn't your average cancer patient. The tough-guy actor from "The A-Team" looks like he's in his best physical condition since he took on Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky III"...
IRAN QUASHES PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amIran's paramilitary forces and riot police, backed by Islamic vigilantes, regained control of most of central Tehran from pro-democracy protesters last night in fierce fighting that recalled Ayatollah Khomeini's 1979...
CHINA-TAIWAN TENSION SNARES U.S. IN MIDDLE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe Clinton administration yesterday urged China and Taiwan to begin "meaningful, substantive talks" to quell the furor ignited by Taipei's repudiation of the decades-old "one China" policy. But Beijing intensified...
THEY PLAYED WELL - AND THEY PLAYED US FOR SUCKERS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amIT SHOULD surprise no one, and disappoint everyone, that the victorious women of the U.S. soccer team are proving as graceless and greedy as pro athletes can be. But, really...
2 COPS PROBED FOR 'BOTCHED' KID-ABUSE CALL
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amTwo cops have been suspended for improperly investigating a child-abuse allegation against a Brooklyn woman, police said yesterday. Officers Stephen Monroe and Ronald Holmes, both six-year veterans, were sent to...
LAZIO TO GET A$$IST FROM TOP GOPERS IN SENATE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - In a setback for Mayor Giuliani, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate have agreed to host a major fund-raiser for his likely GOP rival, Rep. Rick Lazio, it...
THE DOGS THAT DIDN'T BITE LAST WEEK: HILLARY'S PUFFBALL PRESS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amF ROM the moment Hillary Rodham Clinton began getting serious about running for the U.S. Senate, there has been one universally accepted piece of received wisdom: that the snarling New...
BADILLO SAYS CUNY WILL ACT FAST IN HIRING A CHANCELLOR
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amCity University will likely have a new chancellor within weeks, the CUNY chairman said yesterday. "We need to move ahead. I don't like to waste time, so I'm pushing to...
DONNA DOES HER (JURY) DUTY
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amDuty called, and Donna Hanover answered. The wife of New York's law-and-order mayor followed in her husband's footsteps this week when she served jury duty in the civil branch of...
FOTOG BARES LAWSUIT OVER NUDE-PIX BUSTS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amA photographer loaded for bare is trying to re-buff cops' attempts to stop him from snapping photos of naked models on city streets by slapping them with a lawsuit. Spencer...
LOUIMA PROSECUTOR EYED AS BROOKLYN'S U.S. ATT'Y
July 14, 1999 | 4:00am"She is tough, honest and fair. She has been a strong asset to the U.S. attorney's office." U.S. SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday tapped a prosecutor from the...
DID BRA-ZEN BRANDI SC0RE F0R NIKE? - SOCCER GAL FLASHED ITS NEW LINGERIE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe sports world was abuzz last night with talk that one of the greatest moments in women's sports history was just a marketing ploy. "Intentional or not, it was one...
TA COMES CLEAN ON METROCARD PROBLEM
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amTransit officials who spent years taking swipes at passengers for MetroCard failures finally admitted yesterday it's mainly the machines' fault - and said they would spend $1.2 million to solve...
N0 U.N. DEAL F0R SERB THUG
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe U.N. War Crimes Commission yesterday turned thumbs down on a proposal that would let a notorious Serbian paramilitary leader escape justice for atrocities committed in the Balkans. Sources close...
DAY-CARE BIGS ABUSED CITY $$: AUDIT
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amOfficials at a city-funded day-care center used the program to give relatives jobs, run up long-distance phone bills and create no-show posts for substitute teachers, a city audit found. Among...
HILLARY HITS SHORE SPOT AFTER TAKING A POKE AT PATAKI
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amFirst Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday took a swipe at Gov. Pataki - then hit sunny Jones Beach - during the second week of a statewide "listening tour" for her...
$200M SNARL-ALERT SIGNS STEER DRIVERS TO GO WITH THE FLOW
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe state will spend a whopping $200 million installing snazzy high-tech signs on all the city's major highways to notify motorists of tie-ups and help ease traffic congestion. "This investment...
'TALKING' KIOSK HELPS BLIND LIRR RIDERS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe Long Island Rail Road yesterday unveiled a "talking" kiosk - touted as the first in the nation - at Penn Station yesterday, to help guide blind transit riders to...
PAULA'S DOC DID A CLINTON, SUIT SAYS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe doctor who did Paula Jones' nose job dropped his surgical trousers and demanded oral sex from one of his employees minutes after performing the infamous operation, a sexual-harassment suit...
VICTIMS' KIN ANGRY FEDS HAD HIM - BUT LET HIM GO
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amFIRST, there was horror. Janet Johnson's father, George Morber, 79, was fatally shot and her sister Carolyn Frederick, 51, was beaten dead inside their attached trailer homes in Illinois on...
BUSH'S GOP JUGGERNAUT CLAIMS FIRST CASUALTY
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Republican 2000 front-runner George W. Bush's juggernaut today claims its first scalp as one wannabe rival, Rep. John Kasich of Ohio, drops out to endorse the Texas governor....
B'KLYN DISTRICT SAYS CREW RENEGED ON FUNDS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amChancellor Rudy Crew hasn't put his money where his mouth is when it comes to cutting class size and adding reading teachers for an experimental program to boost kids' scores...
BARAK CONFERS IN JORDAN AND HEADS TO D.C.
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak flies to Washington today after urging King Abdullah of Jordan be true to the peace-minded legacy of his father, King Hussein. Barak held...
GOP BLOCKS DEM BILL ON HEALTH CARE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The GOP-controlled Senate nixed a Democratic plan for women's health care in a test vote yesterday that suggests the patients-rights debate could be headed for a partisan deadlock....
JESSE, PEROT GRAPPLE OVER PARTY'S FUTURE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - He may be the governor of Minnesota these days but Jesse "The Body" Ventura would still like to wrestle one guy right down to the ground - and...
RAILROAD-SLAY SUSPECT GIVES SELF UP - KIN HELP LAWMEN REEL HIM IN AT MEXICO BORDER
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amSuspected "Railroad Killer" Rafael Resendez-Ramirez came to the end of a trail of terror after three frenzied days of talks between law enforcement and his family. "You have no place...
GOP BLOCKS DEMS' BILL ON HEALTH CARE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The GOP-controlled Senate nixed Democratic efforts to expand patients' rights in a string of votes yesterday that indicate the health-insurance debate is headed for partisan deadlock. President Clinton...
D.C. BARAK'S NEXT STOP
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak flies to Washington today after urging King Abdullah of Jordan be true to the peace-minded legacy of his late father, King Hussein. Barak...
BILL BLASTS $864B GOP TAX-CUT PLAN AS PLAY FOR VOTES
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amHouse Republicans yesterday rolled out plans for what would be the biggest tax cut in 18 years - but President Clinton immediately blasted it as a "spend now, pay later"...
CITY AGENCY'S BLUNDERS MAY HAVE DOOMED 2 FIREFIGHTERS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amTwo hero firefighters may have died because a city agency did an incompetent job rebuilding a Brooklyn row house - and then ignored an inspector's warning that the structure might...
IRAN QUELLS PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amIran's paramilitary forces and riot police, backed by Islamic vigilantes, regained control of most of central Tehran from pro-democracy protesters last night in fierce fighting that recalled Ayatollah Khomeini's 1979...
AYATOLLAH: CRUSH THE RIOTERS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amIran's "supreme leader" last night gave free reign to his Islamic youth militia, Basij, to crush the violent rioting which followed a week of pro-democracy student unrest. "My Basij children...
OLAZABAL ONLY HAS A PUNCHER'S CHANCE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amOPEN NOTES CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Spanish shotmaker Jose Maria Olazabal has vowed to control his off-the-course emotions this week. The defending Masters champion, who had to withdraw from last month's...
THE BLOOM IS OFF ROSE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amCARNOUSTIE, Scotland - This was a no-brainer. The kid was destined for greatness. Not only, at age 17, did his star shine at one of the most prestigious major golf...
THE NOT-SO-GREAT SCOT MONTY OUT TO END STRING OF MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENTS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amCARNOUSTIE, Scotland - He's affectionately known as "Monty" here in Scotland and around Europe, but as "Mrs. Doubtfire" or the "Heat Mizer" by some critics in the States for his...
FAVES FACING A LONG HAUL IN BIG M PACE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amJohn Campbell did not become the youngest member of Harness Racing's Hall of Fame by complaining. So yesterday when his horse, The Panderosa, the favorite to win Saturday's $1 million...
JINTS SIGN SIX FREE AGENTS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe Giants yesterday filled out their training-camp roster by signing six players, all of whom are first-year free agents. Invited to camp, which begins July 29 in Albany, are linebacker...
WATERFOWL HUNTERS, MARK DOWN THESE DATES
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amTHE New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a tentative schedule for the coming waterfowl season in hopes that hunters will take advantage of the early release and...
JONSSON MULLS ISLES' LAST OFFER
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amNegotiations between the Islanders and Kenny Jonsson's older brother, Jorgen, have reached the final hour. Either Jonsson, a Swedish left wing who has been loathe to come to America since...
AUSSIES EXPECT FULL DOSE OF SAMPRAS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe Australian Davis Cup team yesterday scoffed at the notion Pete Sampras won't be suiting up for singles Friday when the USA-Aussie quarterfinal showdown opens at the Longwood Cricket Club...
MILESTONE FOR JOE TORRE RELISHES CHANCE TO LEAD AL'S ALL-STARS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00am"After everything that happened this spring, I am going to enjoy every inch of this."JOE TORREBOSTON - When Joe Torre was diagnosed with prostate cancer this spring, perhaps the farthest...
HOUSTON: KNICKS NOT EWING'S TEAM
July 14, 1999 | 4:00am"I don't think it has to be just one person's team. When we play a certain way, we win. "ALLAN HOUSTON SAN JUAN - After the Spurs had dispatched the...
CHAMIQUE PLANS A GARDEN PARTY
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amChamique Holdsclaw grew up in Queens, spending her summers playing ball at various parks in the city. Tonight, her game moves indoors. Into the most lavish gym in New York....
RANGERS FIND RICHTER'S BACKUP IN MCLEAN
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amThe search for a back-up goaltender pretty much started and stopped with Kirk McLean, whom the Rangers signed yesterday to a two-year deal for a base of approximately $1.8M. At...
COMMISH TO ROSE: NOT ON MY WATCH
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - Commissioner Bud Selig slammed another door in the face of baseball outlaw Pete Rose yesterday at a news conference to kick off the balloting for baseball's All-Century team....
CHEAP 'SHOT' ARTISTS TODAY'S HR HITTERS NO MATCH FOR OLD-TIMERS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - Here we are at the All-Star break and Sammy Sosa has 32 home runs. Ken Griffey Jr. has 29. Mark McGwire checks in with 28. And only the...
BIRD: '92 DREAMERS HAD IT ALL
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK SAN JUAN - Larry Bird says the Dream Team he played on in 1992 had something very special. "We can put together a team every year that would be...
ZIMM'S THE STAR NOBODY WANTED
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - The story of one of the most remarkable ascents to All-Star glory in many, many years belongs to Canadian Jeff Zimmerman, the almost untouchable Rangers relief pitcher who...
LEFT-OUT ALFONZO OUT A MILLION BUCKS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amALL-STAR NOTEBOOK BOSTON - Edgardo Alfonzo came close to earning an extra million dollars when National League manager Bruce Bochy debated making him an emergency selection. When pitcher Mike Hampton...
IT'S TEDDY'S BALLGAME: '99 STARS EMBRACE WILLIAMS
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - A month ago, when the Red Sox were at Shea Stadium, Ted Williams threw out the first pitch in a touching scene. But it was nothing compared to...
BOSTON 'K' PARTY MVP PEDRO FANS 5 OF RECORD 22 AS AL WINS MID-SUMMER WHIFF-FEST
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amAmerican 4 National 1 BOSTON - If Pedro Martinez pitched for the Indians they would probably break the Yankees' record for wins in a season. Martinez pitched two no-hit innings...
A NIGHT FOR ALL AGES OLD-TIMERS, YOUNG FLAME-THROWER SHARE SPOTLIGHT
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - Tears filled the eyes of Ted Williams, the beloved old ballplayer throwing out the first pitch at the beloved old ballpark. Willie Mays and Hank Aaron stood on...
HOMETOWN HEROES STEAL SHOW
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - From the man who threw out the first pitch (Ted Williams) and received the biggest ovation of the night for it, to the man who threw out the...
ZIMMERMAN THE STAR NOBODY WANTED
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - The story of one of the most remarkable ascents to All-Star glory in many, many years belongs to Canadian Jeff Zimmerman, the almost untouchable Rangers relief pitcher who...
CONE WILL NEVER FORGET SPLENDID SCENE
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - David Cone was a little boy again last night at Fenway Park. Heart racing. Eyes bugged. All smiles. In awe of the world-class athletes surrounding him. "Tremendous time,"...
BOSTON 'K' PARTY: MVP PEDRO FANS 5 OF RECORD 22 AS AL WINS MID-SUMMER WHIFF-FEST
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - The stadium and the pregame festivities were the brightest of all the stars, and the real-game excitement lasted for all of 28 pitches. That was how long it...
TRIBE FOURSOME PROVES BALLOT-STUFFERS RIGHT
July 14, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - There was some controversy over the fact that the Cleveland fans voted in all of their favorite Indians, but the players proved all of the votes right, as...