January 6, 1999
RECORD BECKONS DOW AS NASDAQ, S&P AT NEW HIGHS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amAll major U.S. market indicators shot up in the second day of trading in the new year, allowing the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite to close at new highs....
CABLETRON HOOKS UP WITH MERRILL FOR SALE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amCabletron Systems has hired Wall Street powerhouse Merrill Lynch to shop the computer-networking firm, The Post has learned. One person familiar with the situation said the money-losing company hopes to...
HIT OR MISS GETS NEW OWNER
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amStruggling retailer Hit or Miss is getting a new owner to bail it out. The mid-priced women's- apparel chain has been closing stores and has had trouble obtaining trade credit...
FEDS WRAPPING UP: MIT PROF:MSFT HAS MONOPOLY
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The economist who helped IBM beat back government trustbusters two decades ago joined forces with Uncle Sam against Microsoft yesterday, blasting the software giant for being a "predatory...
NBA LOCKOUT SLAMS DOOR ON TV PAYDAY
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amBroadcast and cable networks stand to forego nearly $750 million in lost advertising revenue if the NBA season is scrapped. The networks with rights to NBA games aren't saying how...
JOHN JR. SEARCHING FOR NEW NO. 2
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amJOHN F. Kennedy Jr. is searching for a hands-on editor for his George magazine to try and bring it to the next level, say industry sources. Kennedy will keep the...
CBS-AOL DEAL LEAVES ABC OUT IN THE COLD
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amCBS' deal to become the sole TV news provider on America Online may give Mel Karmazin the one thing that's eluded him so far - a younger audience. AOL boss...
BIDDING WAR FOR AIRTOUCH
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amBell Atlantic boss Ivan Seidenberg's bid to buy wireless communications giant AirTouch Communications may be about to get disconnected. British wireless biggie Vodafone Group topped Seidenberg's $45 billion offer and...
TV TICKER
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amMan oh man Paging Tom Arnold ... Roseanne tackles that age-old question, "Are Men Obsolete?," on today's "Roseanne" (3 p.m. on Ch.4). Noted attorney Gloria Allred will help Roseanne answer...
ABC'S OF ROMANTIC DINING AMID CUSHY ANTIQUES
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Parlour Cafe at ABC Carpet & Home38 E. 19th St. (212) 677-2233 Y OU'RE in a nice restaurant in the Flatiron Historical District and your companion starts flinging bits...
SON OF SAMMO; TV'S CHUBBY CHOP COP KICKS AROUND'MARTIAL LAW' SUMMER MOVIE FUN
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amTV's most unlikely new star, "Martial Law" cop Sammo Hung, is laying plans to make a movie this summer based on his hit TV show. On the show, Hung plays...
AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
January 6, 1999 | 5:00am'THE eye sees more than the heart knows." - William Blake, "Visions of the Daughters of Albion" Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week. And never more so...
YOU GO, GIRL ; 'DISAPPOINTING' DEBBIE TO DISAPPEAR FROM 'VIEW'
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amYOUNG Debbie Matenopoulos is off "The View," ABC's daytime talk show co-produced and co-hosted by Barbara Walters. Walters is set to announce at the beginning of this morning's show (11...
UNION FACTION DEMANDS VOTE ON ABC PLAN TO END LOCKOUT
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amAbout 200 TV workers who have been locked out of their jobs in a 10-week-old labor dispute with ABC have signed a petition demanding that its union leadership submit the...
BOOB TUBE ACCESSORIES; ABC'S CATALOG HAS MUGS, DOLLS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amABC says "TV is good" and now it wants consumers to help spread that message on their boxer shorts. In the last few weeks, the Disney-owned network has begun mailing...
GRAMMYS DECLARE IT'S LADIES' DAY
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amTHE day belonged to ex-Fugee Lauryn Hill, who received a whopping 10 Grammy Award nominations yesterday for her debut solo album, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.'' This year's battle for...
BATTLE OVER COMMUTER VANS SET TO GET ROLLING
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe commuter-van wars are back. Twelve van operators have applied for city licenses to offer new or expanded commuter routes throughout the city since a one-year moratorium on licenses lapsed....
PICTURE THIS: SNEAK PEEK AT NEW 'STAR WARS'
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amHere's the first glimpse at the exciting new "Star Wars" movie - and it's truly out of this world. The cast and characters were photographed in the exotic Tunisian desert,...
DUNKIN' HOPES ITS MOUSEPADS CLICK WITH CUSTOMERS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amDunkin' Donuts is offering free mousepads to coffee lovers in two states. But it isn't extending the offer to New Yorkers - who got a taste of the real thing...
QUACKS MUST HAVE SEEN THIS RUNAWAY TRAIN
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amIT WOULD be unseemly to intrude on the grief of the Webdale family. But I would be remiss if I did not refer them to something known as the "Tarasoff...
GOV AND SPITZER ARE ON THE CASE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki yesterday ordered a broad review of policies on releasing mentally ill people from state-run facilities in the wake of Sunday's subway-shove murder. State Attorney General Eliot...
FAMILIES SHARE GRIEF OVER LIVES LOST IN CRASH
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe sole survivor of a fiery New Year's Eve crash led two communities in grief yesterday, bidding farewell to the boyfriend who saved her life and a cousin who had...
U.S. WARPLANES FIRE MISSILES AT IRAQI JETS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amU.S. jets fired on Iraqi warplanes yesterday in their first dogfight in six years as Saddam Hussein raised the stakes in his battle of nerves with Western allies. The Pentagon...
RUDY SEEKS NEW POST FOR OUSTED CITY HOUSING BOSS; EXCLUSIVE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Giuliani administration is trying to line up a new government job for Ruben Franco, who is being bounced as chairman of the Housing Authority, The Post has learned. "They're...
NEW FEEL-GOOD DRUG FOR FIDO: PILL WARDS OFF DEPRESSION IN PETS LEFT ALONE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amChewed-up carpets? Incessant howling? Maybe all Fido needs is a beef-flavored anti-depressant pill - just approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Clomicalm is the first drug to fight the...
GOV TO PROPOSE ENDING PAROLE IN ALL FELONIES - ALSO FAVORS ADDING TO DNA DATABASE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki - who ended parole for violent criminals - now wants state lawmakers to end parole for all felons and abolish the Parole Board. Pataki - today,...
EDITOR SUES OVER MARILYN 'MAULING'
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Spin magazine editor who claims he was viciously attacked by two goons working for rocker Marilyn Manson is suing the Satan-loving songster for $24 million. In papers filed in...
WE'RE $ANTA'S HELPERS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amNew Yorkers really gave from the heart and pocketbook this Christmas season, writing the biggest checks for holiday gifts in the nation, a new survey of retail sales shows. Nationwide,...
CITY WARMS HEARTS OF FIREMAN'S KIN
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe grieving family of a veteran firefighter - who died with two fellow firemen battling a Brooklyn inferno last month - is praising New Yorkers for their big hearts and...
HERO DOG SLAIN SAVING HER OWNER
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amA Brooklyn woman's pet dog came to her rescue yesterday, chasing away two gun-wielding robbers after they broke down the door to her apartment. But one of the gunmen shot...
NEW HOUSE SPEAKER WON'T HOOT LIKE NEWT
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - New House Speaker Dennis Hastert wants to make one thing clear: He's no Newt Gingrich. "I am not going to try to emulate Newt Gingrich," Hastert promised before...
RELEASED THUGS HAVE LONG, VIOLENT RECORD
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amNew York's crime history is riddled with violence committed by ex-cons who've been paroled. Here are just a few cases that not only made headlines with their jarring depravity, but...
FAMILY'S FINAL FAREWELL 'SO HARD TO TAKE'
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amGrieving friends and relatives of Kendra Webdale gathered to say goodbye today to the vivacious young woman who was shoved to her death in front of a Manhattan subway train....
NEWBORN'S ENTRANCE BORDERS ON AMAZING
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Queens couple who captured the hearts of the city when they won a border battle against immigration officials are ringing in the New Year with a new baby. Little...
MISSING COUPLE'S LANDLORD HELD ON 500G BAIL
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amA locksmith suspected in the disappearance of a lower Manhattan couple remained behind bars in lieu of $500,000 bail last night on charges he stole a dead man's identity and...
SENATE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT'S DOING - GUIDELINES STILL NOT SET FOR PREZ TRIAL
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton's impeachment trial begins tomorrow - but Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott shed no light on key matters, such as witnesses, evidence and duration. Senate Democrat and...
CUBANS HERE RELIEVED BY EASING OF RESTRICTIONS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amShould we ease up on Cuba? / Editorial: P. 30 THE urgent telephone call from Cuba was enough to cause alarm. "The motor in Mima's refrigerator broke!" my cousin said....
FANS GLAD, BUT WONDER WHY IT TOOK SO LONG
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amFans applauded George Steinbrenner's belated apology to Yogi Berra last night - but more than a few were skeptical of the Yankee Boss' motives. "I'm a little suspicious," said Vivian...
NEW FEEL-GOOD DRUG FOR FIDO - PILL WARDS OFF DEPRESSION IN PETS LEFT ALONE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amChewed-up carpets and pillows? Incessant howling? Maybe all Fido needs is a beef-flavored anti-depressant pill - just approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Clomicalm is the first drug to...
500G BAIL FOR DUO'S LANDLORD
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amA landlord suspected in the disappearance of a lower Manhattan couple remained behind bars in lieu of $500,000 bail last night on charges he stole a dead man's identity and...
SONNY'S MOM RIPS WIDOW
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amOn the first anniversary of her son's tragic death in a skiing accident, Sonny Bono's mom escalated her feud with her daughter-in-law, Rep. Mary Bono, accusing her of cheating in...
BRITAIN'S PRINCE EDWARD TO WED
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amPrince Eddie is finally ready - Queen Elizabeth's youngest son has at last gotten engaged to his longtime girlfriend, a London newspaper reports today. Prince Edward will marry Sophie Rhys-Jones...
HOW PROCESS WOULD WORK
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amAbout the only thing known for sure about the Senate's first impeachment trial in 130 years is that Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist will be in charge. After Rehnquist...
STEVENS GOES SCOTT FREE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe Devils owner believes Scott Stevens should continue as captain, even if he isn't quite so sure that Stevens wasn't aware that the Blues were tampering with him during the...
HOW TO HIT THE LATE DD
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amRaise your hand if you've ever been in this position. It's late in the day at the Big A and you've been taking it on the chin. Post time for...
TENNESSEE FINALLY BACK IN THE BIG TIME
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amTEMPE - Tennessee has been like the student who sat in the back of the class and went relatively unnoticed. His grades were very good, but they could have been...
SALO JOINS PALFFY IN HUNT FOR A WIN
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amIt was almost like a bad joke. On the very electric day Ziggy Palffy returned for his season's first practice on Dec. 21 came the announcement that goalie Tommy Salo...
MET EXEC WAS RYAN'S BAT BOY
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amMets director of promotions James Plummer will be in Cooperstown on July 25 for induction ceremonies, as usual, but this one will be special. Plummer, 47, was Ryan's first bat...
RYAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MET FOR LIFE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amS INCE no statute of limitations applies to dumb baseball trades, the time has arrived to convict the Mets, once and for all, on charges of stupidity, even if it...
WOMEN-ONLY COURSES TAKE CAKE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amTHERE is a great variety of choices for playing on snow these days, from skiing and telemarking to snowboarding and monoskiing, and when you combine all of the variations with...
WELL-COUCHED JETS GOT LESSON ON TV
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe eyes are wider and more in focus. Hearts are pumping at a slightly more rapid pace. Already the palpable tension is rising in the Jets' locker room in anticipation...
D.I. TUNA HAS JETS PRIMED
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amTHE JETS' trip through the playoff simulator began with their first meeting with Bill Parcells two years ago. No January wind whips icier, no playoff heat is as torrid as...
TYSON SEES THE ENEMY WITHIN
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amYou wonder how the world appears through Mike Tyson's eyes, with all his fame and infamy, with his riches and debts, with his sparring memories of being a champion and...
RYAN, BRETT, YOUNT: HALL-STARS: FROSH HIT FIRST TRIPLE SINCE'36
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amIn a vote as rare as the quality of players involved, Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount were elected into The Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. For the first...
JOHNNIES HOPE TO GIVE MIAMI A CHILL
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amConsidering the frigid weather conditions, most New Yorkers would relish a trip to Miami. But the St. John's basketball team is treating its trip to Florida as all business. The...
PARCELLS' PLANS STILL PUZZLE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amJET NOTES A topic of conversation that's sure to follow the Jets as long as they're alive in the postseason will be about Bill Parcells' future. Parcells, who has two...
PRESSURE'S ON UNION TO GET OUT THE VOTE: IT'S TRUTH VS. CONSEQUENCES
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amAS the Players Association manipulates today's mock (open?) vote to support the recommendation of its negotiating committee to reject the owners' final (?) offer, I thought it might be somewhat...
PRESSURE'S ON UNION TO GET OUT THE VOTE: PLAYERS EXPECTED TO STAY THE COURSE AGAINST OWNERS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThey are arriving by plane, train and automobile. Some are dead set in their views. Some are open to suggestions. Some seem clueless. But all the NBA players who are...
IMPROVED OTIS HAS IT COVERED
January 6, 1999 | 5:00am"To say going into this season I'm not going to give up any more than one touchdown? No way. No way."OTIS SMITH A year ago Otis Smith was the toast...
SNAP, CRACKLE AND FLOP: ANDREYCHUK BREAKS ANKLE IN DISMAL TIE
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amDevils 3 Sharks 3 Struck by shutouts, tampering and trash-talking controversies, the suddenly limping Devils suffered a more substantial shock last night, losing Dave Andreychuk to a broken right ankle,...
MCMULLEN BLAMES BLUES, NOT SCOTT & AGENT
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amTampering doesn't change anything. If the Devils were going to remove Scott Stevens as captain, they should have done it after he chose to sign with the Blues in 1994...
STEVENS ADMITS ZINGING SHARK REHAB ALUM
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amThe C didn't stand for Class last night. Scott Stevens, who kills penalties with rehab graduate Ken Daneyko, virtually admitted ridiculing San Jose winger Brantt Myhres for his battles with...
FANS BOOS AS ISLES TIE HAPLESS 'HAWKS
January 6, 1999 | 5:00amIslanders 1 Blackhawks 1 The NBA owners could vote tomorrow to cancel the season. Taking that cue, is there any way NHL commissioner Gary Bettman can vote today to cancel...