August 4, 1999
INSIDER TRADING BUST - MORGAN STANLEY ANALYST FLUBS IT, CAUGHT
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amA former Morgan Stanley analyst surrendered to the FBI yesterday, after jumping out a window the day before to avoid being arrested on insider trading charges. Prosecutors allege Brett Henderson,...
SEC CHARGES 82 IN MICRO-CAP FRAUD
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amIn a massive micro-cap stock fraud sweep, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged 82 individuals and companies with fraud and ripping off investors. "This fraud cost investors untold millions of...
THE PARTY'S OVER: 3 'NET IPO'S FALTER
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amInternet IPO-mania is fading. Three Internet companies started trading in the public markets yesterday, and all three closed below their offering prices. The biggest loser was BigStar Entertainment Inc., an...
LEAVING ON A HIGH NOTE - MANNY'S MUSIC SELLS OUT TO SAM ASH
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe mom-and-pop music store that for years has served the likes of Mick Jagger, B.B. King, and Mariah Carey has been swallowed up by a much bigger rival. Sam Ash...
ABC PUTS A TIGER IN ITS TANK TO BREAK PAR
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amABC-TV's primetime golf match Monday night was a winner - knock on Woods. The made-for-TV exhibition match between golf's No. 1-rated Tiger Woods, its brightest and most marketable star, and...
JOHN ELWAY DRAWING UP INTERNET PLAY
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amJohn Elway is looking to score big bucks by throwing his name and marketing muscle behind a new Internet startup. The long-time Denver quarterback - who retired in May after...
AT $400,000, TALK IS CHEAP
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amWHILE many partygoers at Talk magazine's debut party at the Statue of Liberty Monday night thought they were at a $1-million soiree, tightfisted Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein said he did...
RECORD EXEC PLANS INTERNET RELEASES
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe man who helped Blondie and Jethro Tull rocket to fame aims to revolutionize the music industry by allowing unsigned bands to release their music for free over the Internet....
BRITS TAKE WRONG TURN ON 'SCREW'
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amLONDON - Ghost stories are surprisingly rare in ballet. You would have thought that, with all those yards of ethereal white tarlatan and young ladies flitting around, classic ballet and...
JOAN LUNDEN TALKS HER WAY BACK
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amAFTER failing to drum up enough interest to launch a new talk show last year, Joan Lunden is back again with a new show. The former "Good Morning America" co-host...
A GAME ONLY TV NUTS COULD LOVE - NETWORK TURNS TRIVIA INTO GAME SHOW
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amTV Land is preparing a game show that could turn into a weekly series for the classic-TV cable network. Not surprisingly, the show is a game based on contestants' knowledge...
TV TICKER
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amRemembering Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CNN will all provide live coverage of the "Service of Hope and Remembrance for the City of Atlanta" today at noon. The service in...
'BATTLESTAR' WARS - PRODUCERS FIGHT FOR RIGHT TO UPDATE SCI-FI CLASSIC
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amA battle is brewing over a proposed "Battlestar Galactica" movie - and it is not in outer space. Two producers - one an original "Galactica" cast member and the other...
'TRAIN' STARTS SLOWLY, BUT IT'S WORTH CATCHING
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amI MAGINE a very French knockoff of "The Big Chill" - replete with a ridiculous and intrusive rock score - and you've got something very like this sprawling, aggravating but...
ONE 'GIANT' DEFECT
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amIN most respects, "The Iron Giant" is one of the better animated children's films in recent memory, which makes its strident political correctness all the more frustrating. Leave it to...
'GAMBLER' LOSES DESPITE ACTING
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amWRITERS looking for a subject are sometimes urged, "Write what you know." In the autumn of 1866, the great novelist Fyodor Dostoevski knew little more than misery and penury, brought...
FRESSEN'S FIZZING, BUT IT'S NOT THE FOOD
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am'Good evening," the reservations guy at Fressen answers the phone at 12:30 in the afternoon. Is he overworked - or is he daring me to correct him? This place has...
NATIONAL LAMPOON - SLY WATERGATE SENDUP DOESN'T MISS A TRICK
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am'DICK" is a gleefully cunning comedy based on the con ceit that Deep Throat was not a highly placed political operative inside the Nixon administration but rather a pair of...
NET SCAMMERS OFFER CHEAPSKINS - 'CORMELL' DIPLOMA FOR $525; NET CON MEN OFFER 'GRADS' CHEAPSKINS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amPsst! Wanna buy a college degree? No problem. How about a master's in psychology - in 10 days? Just send $525. Want it with cum laude honors? An extra $55....
ONE CALL AND PRESTO! I'M DR. FRANCESCANI
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amNormally, the university "registrar" said, it would be $950 per degree. But I could have a package deal for $1,500. When I called to find out how I could get...
GRANDMA CLINTON ISN'T TO BLAME
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am'The state of the Clintons' marriage isof no real concern to the Americanpeople - except inasmuch asit provides a clue to the mindsetthat drives Hillary Clinton politically.' It was undoubtedly...
GOV DENIES ENDORSING LAZIO OVER GIULIANI
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amGov. Pataki insisted yesterday he didn't endorse Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio over Mayor Giuliani as the GOP candidate for Senate on Sunday. "That's not accurate," said Pataki when asked...
STATE LAW WILL MAKE MENTALLY ILL TAKE MEDICINE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki and state lawmakers agreed yesterday to pass a tough new law designed to force dangerously ill mental patients to take their medicine. Known as "Kendra's Law,"...
'THE BULL': GOTTI SHOULD HAVE MADE JUNIOR LEGIT
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amSalvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano says mob boss John Gotti should never have gotten his son into the family business. "Of all the cruel ... cruel things John Gotti ever did,...
NEW LOOK AT SWEETENER-TUMOR 'LINK'
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amA three-year British study hopes once and for all to dispel - or confirm - allegations that NutraSweet is linked to brain tumors, scientists said yesterday. The artificial sweetener, generically...
'TALK' SQUAWK OVER MISSING MAG
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe morning after Talk magazine's coming-out extravaganza, it took a special effort to put debut copies on Manhattan streets. Hudson News Co., the largest distributor of Talk in the New...
SEXIEST CELEBS FABULOUS AT 50+
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am"As we age, sex appeal goes well beyond good looks. It's that extra something." HUGH DELEHANTY, EDITOR OF MODERN MATURITY What could Debbie Harry and Regis Philbin possibly have in...
AIR SCARE AS SMOKING JET LIMPS INTO JFK
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amA Delta Air Lines jet, carrying 132 terrified passengers, was forced to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport yesterday when smoke filled the cabin only minutes after takeoff from...
MAGAZINE SAVES BEST (ME!) FOR NEXT YEAR
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amTHOSE little sneaky scamps at Modern Maturity magazine ... I saw what they were doing. They are setting up next year's edition. The reason why some people like me were...
ZAPRUDER HEIRS TO REEL IN $16M FOR JFK-SLAY FILM
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amUncle Sam must pay the heirs of Dallas dressmaker Abraham Zapruder $16 million for his 26-second home movie of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a special arbitration panel...
AMERIKAN'S DAD READY TO CARRY ON WITH NEW UPS JOB
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am"I am very happy for me and my cousin. We can work together and help each other." NAIM KARALIJU Baby Amerikan's father was bowled over yesterday when top United Parcel...
LIVINGSTON ST. CROWD'S TAKING US FOR SUCKERS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amIF IT weren't such a screaming shame, you might call it a joke. Only the joke is on us. We've been played for suckers. We've been played for suckers by...
FIRST CHARGES FILED IN FEDERAL OLYMPIC PROBE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amA Salt Lake City businessman yesterday admitted he gave the son of a top International Olympic Committee member a sham job in order to get his father's vote awarding the...
KIDS TAKE SECOND SHOT AT MUST-PASS READING TEST
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amSummer-school kids yesterday sweated out a 55-minute reading test that will help determine if they get promoted - or left back - when classes resume in September. Today, the third-,...
DEPARTING REFUGEES LOVED TASTE OF U.S.
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amPint-sized Kosovar refugee Kastriot Dragaj says he's really going to miss "pigging out" on fast food. "I really loved eating hot dogs, hamburgers, pizzas and tacos," said the precocious 9-year-old....
MAYOR'S MISSIVE RIPS INTO CREW FOR MISSED MEETINGS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday sent Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew a highly unusual "Dear Chancellor" letter, questioning why he hasn't kept his last six weekly appointments at City Hall. "I am concerned...
PALS SAY ZETA-JONES WILL HYPHENATE WITH DOUGLAS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amMichael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones yesterday announced they'll toss a joint birthday bash for themselves - but pals said it really will be celebrating their engagement. Douglas' publicist, Allen Bury,...
NOW HILL BACKS OFF 'ABUSE EXCUSE'
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am"She did not say the president's childhood in any way caused his behavior, nor does she believe that." HILLARY SPOKESWOMAN MARSHA BERRY WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton did a flip-flop...
JUDGE EXTENDS DETENTION OF SHABAZZ YOUTH
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amMalcolm Shabazz, the 14-year-old grandson of Malcolm X who set the fire that killed his grandmother, will spend at least another year in detention because of his recent escapes, a...
GOP SLASHERS OK 'MARRIAGE TAX' CUT - AIM RELIEF AT LOWER BRACKET$
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Republicans working toward a $792 billion tax-cut compromise yesterday agreed to ease the "marriage penalty" and eyed a plan to target more tax relief to lower and middle-income...
FLYING TO CUBA IS GETTING EASIER? MUCHAS GRACIAS!
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe United States announced Monday it will allow direct flights to Cuba from JFK. THE elderly woman fell so hard, I heard her head thud on the floor. The 30...
PAROLE OFFICIAL GUILTY IN PATAKI-CAMPAIGN PROBE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amProsecutors were investigating whether Pataki fund-raisers promised early parole to felons for contributions from their families.A veteran parole commissioner was convicted yesterday of lying to federal investigators to try to...
TAXPAYERS SHELLED OUT 500G TO RETRIEVE JFK PLANE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amFinding the wreckage of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane - and pulling it from the ocean floor - has cost taxpayers over $500,000, according to government and private estimates. The...
I WAS TERRIFIED TO TELL MICK - JAGGER KID'S MOM BREAKS HER SILENCE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amHey, papa Mick, have sympathy for the little devil -he's got colic! That's what buxom Brazilian model mom Luciana Gimenez Morad says of love child Lucas Morad Jagger, now 2...
STATE BUDGET STAGGERS TO THE WIRE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amLegislators were trying to avoid the embarrassment of yet another historically late budget. ALBANY - State lawmakers raced the clock on a $73.3 billion new state budget late last night...
FUROR OVER W'STOCK COPS USING NEWS PIX
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amFallout from the Woodstock '99 riots continued yesterday as media outlets statewide said they are considering legal action against the New York State Police for posting news photographs of rioters...
THE 'LATEST' ON STATE'S BUDGET: WE HAVE ONE!
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - The Legislature finally passed its new $73.3 billion spending plan early this morning, tying the record for the latest budget ever. Despite the embarrassment of being late again,...
LONGLINING: READ IT & WEEP
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amANYONE who has spent time on a commercial fishing boat knows the joys and dangers for those who make their living at sea. For the rest of you who haven't,...
TURN TO TURF FOR BIG GREEN
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Last year 12 of the 22 winners at the Spa meet that paid off at 15-1 or more scored on turf. Once again the grass was the...
FILLY OUT TO FOIL 'HONORABLE' FIELD
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Today's Grade 3, $100,000 Honorable Miss for older fillies and mares, a prep for the Grade 1 Ballerina Aug. 22, is in many ways a mirror image...
FEICK STAYS A JERSEY GUY
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe Clippers offered more money. The Jazz, through a personal call from Karl Malone, enticed with the tradition of 16 straight playoff years and legitimate title aspirations. But in the...
NETS WAIVE RONY
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amNBA NOTES The Nets simply grew tired of waiting, and yesterday waived veteran center Rony Seikaly, who had played in just 18 games over two seasons since the Nets acquired...
BYARS: RETIREMENT HOME TOO CROWDED
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amJET NOTES Keith Byars, who yesterday resumed his NFL career for a 14th season, was just coming to terms with the fact that, for the first time since he was...
QUITTING UMPIRES SAY THEY NEVER RESIGNED
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe major league umpires' union, fighting for the professional life of 22 brothers in blue, said yesterday that the resignation letters submitted by the umps were not really resignations. They...
SEHORN CAN'T GET STARTED - OUT OF FIRST PRE-SEASON GAME, MAYBE MORE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - The comeback is on hold, and will remain in limbo for at least another week, perhaps longer. As each day passes and he continues to be chained to...
ATWATER OFF HIGH HORSE - EX-BRONCO OUT TO PROVE SELF TO JETS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amPlease excuse Steve Atwater if he looks a little disoriented this summer. Before long, he'll probably be disorientating opposing receivers trying to roam across the middle. For what seems like...
STRAHAN TAKING IT SLOW, TOO
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - There was nothing even resembling an altercation yesterday at Giants training camp, but Michael Strahan could not believe he missed out on all the fun during...
HAPPY BUSH HAS RING, STARTING JOB
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe most important lesson Homer Bush learned about life in the majors was taught to him by the fans at the Stadium last season. "I kind of think if you...
TEAMMATES HOPE STRAW APPRECIATES LAST CHANCE
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Darryl Strawberry's suspension officially ends today, and he'll play for Triple-A Columbus tonight. The Yankees' troubled left fielder hopes to return to The Bronx in about a week,...
PETTITTE CAN RELAX - YANK LEFTY PUTS WORRIES BEHIND HIM
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amAndy Pettitte won't say that he was panicking during his recent slump, and he insists that he never really believed the Yankees were going to deal him. But even the...
BOMBERS' BIGGEST TEST - YANKEES MUST PROVE GREATNESS OVER TIME
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amTHE die-hard Yankee fans may not be able to fully appreciate the current position of their beloved club. Yes, they are in first place in the AL East, but the...
HAMILTON'S A PERFECT FIT - NEWEST MET CONSISTENT, SMART
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amMILWAUKEE - In trading Brian McRae, the Mets lost a player who seemed lost himself. McRae was foundering and not contributing much, but there were times when the center fielder...
KNICKS HAVE EYE ON OAK - VG, CHARLES DISCUSS RETURN TO N.Y.
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amIt would be a homecoming to warm the hearts of even the most cynical New Yorkers - Charles Oakley returning to the Knicks. And it is a plot that the...
TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW - CONE, LIKE YANKS, HARDLY PERFECT
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amIT must be difficult when you've experienced perfection, for anything less will never feel quite as good. Even for a battled-scarred veteran like Yankee pitcher David Cone, anything less than...
METS ON TOP OF THE WORLD - MOVE GAME UP ON BRAVES WITH BEST RECORD IN TOWN
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amMILWAUKEE - The Mets talked for years about how Bill Pulsipher would help them win a division title some day. That "day" came last night when Pulsipher let the Mets...
LOYAL FEICK WON'T CHANGE HIS JERSEY
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amThe Clippers offered more money. The Jazz, through a personal call from Karl Malone, enticed with the tradition of 16 straight playoff years and legitimate title aspirations. But in the...
CHILI: DARRYL SHOULD COUNT HIS BLESSINGS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00am"I'm real happy for him, making the strides he has with everything that's gone on with him," the Yankees' DH said of Strawberry, who begins a minor-league stint tonight and...
NO LONGER STARTER, YOSHII FINISHES INSTEAD
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amMILWAUKEE - Like the loser in a game of musical pitchers, Masato Yoshii found himself without a chair to sit on when the music stopped, or a day on which...
BUSH-WHACKED - HOMER HELPS JAYS SINK CONE & YANKS
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amImagine holding a full house and getting beaten by a royal flush. Imagine having a sure thing at the race track, only to watch your horse pull up lame just...
TO HELL AND BACK - SOMBER, AND SOBER, STRAW BEGINS 'LAST' COMEBACK; EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
August 4, 1999 | 4:00amDarryl Strawberry says his latest return from hell was full of self-examination and personal doubts. But one thing the troubled Yankee slugger now knows for sure - this is his...