21 juni 1998 was een zondag onder het sterrenbeeld ♊. Het was de 171e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 27 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zaterdag 21 juni 2025, 361 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zondag 21 juni 2026, in 3 dagen. Je hebt 10.223 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 245.373 uur, of ongeveer 14.722.439 minuten, of ongeveer 883.346.340 seconden.
Date: 21 June 1998
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Steven Brill's attack on news media coverage of Monica Lewinsky scandal in debut issue of his Brill's Content and media commetary on article discussed; Brill spurred outrage with his depiction of media as enabler of freewheeling prosecutor, fawning for biased scoups; drawing (M)
Date: 22 June 1998
By Robin Pogrebin
Robin Pogrebin
Columbia Journalism Review, responding to new competition from Brill's Content, seeks to jazz up its look; editor Marshall Loeb welcomes competition; photo (S)
Date: 22 June 1998
By Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
Op-Ed article by film producer Andy Borowitz on dismissal of Boston Globe columnist Pamela Smith for fabricating articles (M)
Date: 22 June 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Time magazine orders probe into accuracy of its recent article, written by Cable News Network journalists, holding United States military dropped lethal nerve gas sarin on Laotian village in 1970, during Vietnam war, as part of secret mission to kill American defectors; will publish letter to readers from managing editor Walter Isaacson saying Time will correct any mistakes or clarify any disputes in future issues; Isaacson defends CNN's journalistic standards, but notes some of evidence CNN gathered is now suspect, interview; both news organizations are owned by Time Warner Inc; report failed to mention that Robert Van Buskirk, one of two soldiers who said they were there for operation, also told CNN producer April Oliver that he had repressed all memory of day's events since 1974 (M)
Date: 22 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
J Bruce Llewellyn, chairman of Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co, plans to make a bid to buy National Football League's Minnesota Vikings (S)
Date: 21 June 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-12 Bomb Inquiry Collapses After Dispute With Saudis The United States investigation of a 1996 terrorist bombing that killed 19 American airmen in Saudi Arabia has collapsed over disagreements with the Saudis, and Administration officials say they may never be able to solve the case. 1 No Trade Accord With China China is not ready to make the economic changes needed to join the World Trade Organization, the top American trade negotiator said, damping any hope of a breakthrough during President Clinton's visit there this week. 1
Date: 22 June 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Israeli Cabinet Approves Expansion of Jerusalem The Israeli Cabinet approved a plan to expand the city of Jerusalem's control far beyond its current borders despite protests from Palestinians and Washington's warning that the plan was ''provocative.'' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the plan did not violate peace accords with the Palestinian, under which the final status of Jerusalem is to be negotiated. A1 Parliament Rebuffs Khatami Iran's Parliament voted to dismiss Interior Minister Abdullah Noori, a close ally of the country's reform-minded President Mohammed Khatami. Mr. Khatami swiftly retaliated by making Mr. Noori a Vice President. The jostling was part of a wider campaign by conservative members of the clergy to discredit officials loyal to the President. A9
Date: 21 June 1998
By Andrew Jacobs
Andrew Jacobs
Article on Rotten Apple, new biweekly satirical NYC tabloid described by publisher Thomas H Wengelewski as cross between New York Times and Mad magazine; photo (M)
Date: 22 June 1998
United Yellow Cab Drivers Assn schedules rally at City Hall on July 4; group is buoyed by announcement by Judge Franklin R Weissberg that he will rule by July 2 on whether taxi commission gave strict new safety and discipline rules a fair public hearing (S)
Date: 22 June 1998
Raoul Andino, 21, is charged with attempted murder, assault and other charges in May 19 shooting at Fulton Mall in Brooklyn; eight people were wounded; none of injuries were life-threatening (S)