20 februari 1998 was een vrijdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♓. Het was de 50e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 28 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op vrijdag 20 februari 2026, 112 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 20 februari 2027, in 252 dagen. Je hebt 10.339 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 248.151 uur, of ongeveer 14.889.080 minuten, of ongeveer 893.344.800 seconden.
Date: 20 February 1998
By Adam Goodheart
Adam Goodheart
Adam Goodheart Op-ed column holds sleaze journalism has long tradition in America, disputing those pundits who now warn that media 'feeding frenzy' represents break from traditions of American journalism; contends scandal-mongers spreading rumors and falsehoods would be return to traditions of American journalism (M)
Date: 21 February 1998
By B. Drummond Ayres Jr
Federal court in North Carolina hears contempt proceedings against Wilmington Morning Star reporter Kirsten B Mitchell, who published details of sealed court document that had been given to her mistakenly by court clerk; Judge W Earl Britt found Mitchell guilty of criminal contempt, after naming special prosecutor because Atty Gen Janet Reno's office refused to allow local US Attorney to take part; Britt also ordered Mitchell and newspaper, which is owned by The New York Times, to pay $500,000 in damages; Times says paper had right to publish, sees chilling effect on news-gathering and says citizens are not obliged to return or ignore documents given them by Government employee, even though mistakenly; papers detailed settlement of suit against Conoco over gasoline that leaked into trailer park near Wilmington (M)
Date: 20 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Adaptec Inc agrees to buy Symbios Inc, subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics America, for $775 million in cash (S)
Date: 21 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CFM Technologies Inc holds informal talks with Applied Materials and Lam research Corp about possiblesale (S)
Date: 20 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Calgon Carbon Corp says chief executive Colin Bailey has resigned and company might put itself up for sale (S)
Date: 21 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CKE Restaurants Inc will pay three percent more to buy 557 Hardee's fast-food restaurants from franchisee Advantica Restaurant Group; figure is now $381 million cash and assumption of $46 million in debt (S)
Date: 20 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hollywood Park Inc agrees to buy Casino Magic Corp for $81 million in cash and assumption of $240 million in Casio Magic debt (S)
Date: 21 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hicks Muse Tate & Furst scuttles agreement to buy United Artists Theater Group from investment group led by Merrill Lynch; still intends to buy Regal Cinemas in $1.5-billion deal with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (S)
Date: 21 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gulf Canada Resources will sell oilfields in North Sea and other assets and spin off part of natural-gas pipelines in western Canada to raise money to lower debt (S)
Date: 21 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ford will lay off 3,500 workers at Wayne, Mich, plant for two weeks to cut backlog of Escorts and Mercury Tracers (S)