More Air Time for a News Anchor on Cable
Date: 28 February 1999
By Eleanor Blau
Eleanor Blau
Article on Paula Zahn, who has joined Fox News, fledgling 24-hour cable news channel, where she will anchor main news at 7 PM starting March 1; photo (M)
Replay zaterdag 27 februari 1999
27 februari 1999 was een zaterdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♓. Het was de 57e 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 vrijdag 27 februari 2026, 116 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 27 februari 2027, in 248 dagen. Je hebt 9.978 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 239.478 uur, of ongeveer 14.368.713 minuten, of ongeveer 862.122.780 seconden.
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27th of February 1999 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 27 februari 1999
Parading of Suspects Is Evolving Tradition; Halted After a Judge's Ruling, 'Perp Walks' Are Likely to Be Revived -- in Some Form
Date: 27 February 1999
By Blaine Harden
Blaine Harden
Federal Judge Allen G Schwartz rules the 'perp walk,' technique used by New York City police to make sure that the press gets close-up pictures of suspected criminals, has 'no legitimate law enforcement objective or justification'; ruling means that John Lauro Jr can proceed with lawsuit against the city; Lauro was an East Side doorman accused of burglary; he was hauled out of a police station in Sept 1995 and walked slowly to squad car and then driven around the block; perp walk seems likely to survive Judge Schwartz's ruling because perpetrators are always going to have to walk somewhere and photographers' job is to wait for the picture; photos of 1962 and 1968 'perp walks' (M)
Journalists Fear Ruling Could Hinder Coverage of the Police
Date: 27 February 1999
By Benjamin Weiser
Benjamin Weiser
Journalists and attorneys for the media express concern with the ruling by Judge Allen G Schwartz that it is unconstitutional for Police Department to display prisoners for benefit of press; say ruling may be construed too broadly and used to further restrict access to police at a time when the department's practices are under close scrutiny (M)
F.Y.I.
Date: 28 February 1999
By Daniel B. Schneider
Daniel
FYI column answers questions on why New York is nicknamed Empire State, old saying posted at Mayflower Doughnut shop in Manhattan and whether WINS all-news radio uses actual Teletype machine as background sound (M)
Cops on the Freeway in Pursuit. Who Can Turn It Off?
Date: 28 February 1999
By Deanne Stillman
Deanne Stillman
Deanne Stillman article on her obsession with televised vehicle pursuits; notes pursuits are often broadcast in Los Angeles; drawing (M)
Our Towns; Young Activist Forces Debate On Hot Topics
Date: 28 February 1999
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson Our Towns column on Hanna Ingber, senior at Goshen (NY) High School whose activism has drawn media attention to safe sex campaign to have school dispense free condoms to students; photo (M)
Suit Is Trying to Unmask A Principal's Accuser
Date: 28 February 1999
By Steve Strunsky
Steve Strunsky
Paramus Catholic High School principal James Vail files suit seeking to compel America Online to reveal who is sending e-mail messages to students, teachers and reporters accusing him of misdeeds, including sexual assault (S)
IN A STIFF REBUKE, U.S. ACCUSES CHINA OF ABUSING RIGHTS
Date: 27 February 1999
By Elizabeth Becker
Elizabeth Becker
State Department scores China's human rights abuses; holds Chinese leaders broke their promises to adhere to international human rights convention and instead decided last fall to 'nip in the bud' attempts to form independent and democratic political parties; charges China continues to imprison several thousand political and religious dissidents, suppress Chinese of minority faiths, including Christians outside official church, and has imposed new press curbs; report spurs questions in Congress about effectiveness of Clinton Administration's policy of engagement with China; Clinton defends policy, speech, San Francisco; State Sec Madeleine K Albright plans to discuss report with Chinese leaders during visit to China next week (M)
POLAROID MAPS A PLAN TO RETURN TO PROFITABILITY
Date: 27 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Polaroid Corp tells securities analysts at trade meeting that it will try to return to profitability by selling four businesses and increasing new product sales as much as fivefold this year (S)
KERR-MCGEE OUTLINES JOB REDUCTION MOVES
Date: 27 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kerr-McGee Corp plans to cut 525 jobs after completing its $2.44 billion acquisition of rival Oryx Energy Co, which is approved by shareholders (S)