Fork in a Folk Hero's Road
Date: 14 January 1999
BY WILLIAM L. HAMILTON
William HAMILTON
Interview with John Gordon, preeminent folk Americana dealer whose collection is being auctioned by Christie's; photos (M)
Přehrávání čtvrtek 14. ledna 1999
14. ledna 1999 bylo čtvrtek pod hvězdičkou ♑. Byl 13 den v roce. Prezidentem Spojených států byl William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Pokud jste se narodili v tento den, je vám 27 let. Vaše poslední narozeniny byly středa 14. ledna 2026 před 159 dny. Vaše další narozeniny jsou čtvrtek 14. ledna 2027, za 205 dní. Žili jste 10 021 dní nebo přibližně 240 518 hodin nebo přibližně 14 431 122 minut nebo přibližně 865 867 320 sekund.
Někteří lidé, kteří sdílejí tyto narozeniny:
14th of January 1999 News
Zprávy, jak se objevily na titulní stránce New York Times dne 14. ledna 1999
A Sense of Emptiness in the House That Michael Built
Date: 14 January 1999
By ALISON ZIMBALIST
Alison ZIMBALIST
In this lesson, students investigate different journalistic techniques used to add color and new dimension to fact-based news stories.
A Sense of Emptiness in the House That Michael Built
Date: 14 January 1999
By ALISON ZIMBALIST
Alison ZIMBALIST
In this lesson, students investigate different journalistic techniques used to add color and new dimension to fact-based news stories.
U.S. and I.M.F. Warn Brazil Not to Try to Prop Up Currency
Date: 15 January 1999
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
Senior Clinton Administration officials and International Monetary Fund warns Brazil's Pres Fernando Henrique Cardoso that his Government is unlikely to hold devaluation of its currency to 8 percent, and might waste billions of dollars of its precious foreign currency reserves attempting to do so; warning comes as Brazilian stock market falls 10 percent before it is shut down, and as currency speculators force Brazil to spend more than $1 billion in attempt to keep currency, the real, from falling further (M)
Union Revokes Agent's Certification
Date: 15 January 1999
National Basketball Players Assn revokes certification of agent Stephen Woods, who criticized union during labor talks with NBA; Woods will no longer be able to negotiate player contracts (S)
A Day Most Everything Fell From the Sky but the Sky
Date: 15 January 1999
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Neil MacFARQUHAR
Weather plays havoc with routines in New York City metropolitan area, as region experiences various stages of precipitation--snow, sleet, freezing rain and plain old rain; photos (M)
House Favorites: Old Masters
Date: 15 January 1999
By Carol Vogel
Carol Vogel
Stephen A Wynn, chairman of Mirage Resorts, is changing profile of his museum at Bellagio hotel and casino complex in Las Vegas by selling 20th-century works and acquiring Old Masters, including a Rembrandt and a Rubens; photo; Dosso Dossi painting of St George in armor, on display at Metropolitan Museum of Art, has reportedly been purchased by J Pual Getty Museum for $500,000; Metropolitan Museum of Art bows to popular demand and extends exhibition of Early Netherlandish Painting for second time; Sotheby's joins forces with Israeli company Artlink to hold two sales of 246 contemporary works by 66 artists (Inside Art column)
Senator Plans Bill to Expand 401(k) Plans
Date: 15 January 1999
By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON
David JOHNSTON
Senate Finance Committee chairman William V Roth Jr is expected to propose new type of 401(k) retirement savings plan that would allow withdrawals free of taxes; plan would raise money initially for Federal Government because workers would pay income taxes on money they contribute to new plan, not on what they take out; over long term it would deplete revenues and is expected to face opposition from Clinton Administration and Democrats; major portion of proposal, called Roth 401(k), would extend 401(k) plans for employees and would operate on same principles as recently created Roth IRA (M)
Trial Coverage
Date: 15 January 1999
List of schedule for Senate's impeachment trial of Pres Clinton; television coverage noted
Senate Sniping Over Witness Issue Endangers a Frail Bipartisan Pact
Date: 15 January 1999
By ERIC SCHMITT
Eric SCHMITT
Senate Democrats and Republicans, off the floor, resume sniping over whether to call witnesses in Pres Clinton's impeachment trial, imperiling fragile bipartisan pact; Democrats accuse majority leader Trent Lott of double-cross in having few Republican senators meet secretly with House prosecutors and coach them on criteria for calling witnesses; Republicans say Democrats rebuffed belated invitation to join meeting; White House reports Clinton working on State of the Union address; spokesman Joe Lockhart doubts nation's Founding Founders intended for majority party to remove President on 'partisan whim'; frail cooperative spirit hangs by thread; Democratic leader Tom Daschle orders Democrats to boycott meetings involving House managers and Sens Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter and Jon Kyl (M)