July 1, 2000
AT&T SPIN PLAN BOMBS WALL STREET KNOCKS STOCK TO 2-YEAR LOW
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amIf at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That seems to be the philosophy of AT&T CEO Michael Armstrong, who has been desperately grasping at straws to build shareholder...
NOT AS MANY OF US RATE BASE CUT
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amJann Wenner is slashing the rate base of his Us Weekly by 20 percent to 800,000 copies because of sluggish sales - less than four months after taking the magazine...
TECH'S PAST GETS HIM AXED
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe head of a California firm that makes secure transaction technology has been fired - because he turned out to have a criminal record. Tony Mazzamuto hid his past from...
AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . THE BEST OF THE 'WE'RE JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY!' CONTEST
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amTalk about a challenge! When The Post asked Saturday Kids readers to mail us their hopes and ideas for the fourth Harry Potter book, we never guessed there'd be so...
'BULLWINKLE' HITS THE BULL'S-EYE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amABSTRACT: PICK OF THE WEEK "THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE" (PG) RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS "THE PERFECT STORM" (PG-13) NOT RECOMMENDED "THE PATRIOT" (R)
ELECTIONS BOARD REHIRES VOTE-SCANDAL OFFICIAL
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amTHE city's Board of Elections has rehired an official who was among those implicated by a grand jury of rigging a 1993 school election in The Bronx. Victor Tosi not...
BUNNY HUNT ON 'SURVIVOR' ISLE PLAYBOY POLL: THOSE GALS ARE LOADED FOR BARE!
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amMillions of viewers who tune in weekly for CBS' voyeuristic game show "Survivor" may soon get a chance to see the show's sexiest female contestant posing naked in Playboy magazine....
CITY ASKING STATE TO HELP EASE DRIVER GAS PAINS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amCity officials are calling on the state to temporarily suspend taxes on increasingly pricey gasoline. City Council Speaker Peter Vallone (D-Queens) announced yesterday that he had spoken to state Assembly...
WHERE'S THE BEEFCAKE? WHY, RIGHT HERE, LADIES!
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amJust in time for summer beach reading, Jane magazine is coming out with a "beefcake special" issue of celebrity studs - in and out of their swimming togs. The pectoral...
MONEY TO BURN: PAST PRICEY RUNS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amHere are some of the mostexpensive U.S. Senate races: * $49.3 million (and it's not over). New York, 2000. Mayor Giuliani raised $23 million before he quit; Hillary Clinton has...
HOLIDAY TERROR FEAR FILLS APPLE WITH COPS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe NYPD, deploying the biggest security force in its history, will be on a massive terror watch during the city's millennium July Fourth bash - even as threats forced the...
TYSON'S TOXIC CIRCUS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amIN the mid '80s, boxing fans lined up to watch Mike Tyson, the youngest heavyweight champion ever, destroy worthy opposition. In the early '90s, after his unceremonious dropping at the...
ARKANSAS LAW PANEL: DISBAR BILL
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - An Arkansas bar panel yesterday filed formal court papers to strip President Clinton of his law license for "serious misconduct" when he lied under oath about sex with...
CASTRO'S THANK-YOU: HUGE RALLY AGAINST US
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amFidel Castro orchestrated months of noisy protests demanding the return of Elian Gonzalez to Cuba, but the streets of Havana were dead quiet yesterday as the country geared up for...
MOM GOES GAGA AFTER BABY SWITCH
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amA case of bungled baby bassinets left a Brooklyn couple shaken after their newborn was accidentally switched with another infant hours before he was to go home. "Hi, handsome," cooed...
BREAST-SCAN SCANDAL MAY BE LETHAL FOR BX. WOMEN
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amAt least five women who received botched mammograms from two Bronx doctors may have breast cancer, the state health commissioner revealed yesterday. "There is a strong indication that five women...
LEVY WANTS TO ABOLISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARDS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy has drafted a sweeping reorganization plan that calls for eliminating the 32 community school boards, slashing the central bureaucracy and privatizing services. Scrapping the local school...
ON BALANCE, FANS LIKE JUSTICE, BUT PREFER SOSA
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amHe's no Sammy Sosa, but Bomber fans are rolling out the blue-and-white carpet for the Yanks' newest addition - power-hitting outfielder David Justice. Justice didn't pay immediate dividends, going 0-for-3...
RICK'S COFFERS FILLING FASTER THAN HILLARY'S
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amRaising money at a faster clip than Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rick Lazio yesterday announced he recently raked in more than $4 million in what has now become the most expensive...
ORACLE'S #2 HONCHO HANDS IN HIS NOTICE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amOracle Corp., the world's second-largest computer software maker, announced yesterday its No. 2 exec, Raymond Lane, is stepping down. The 53-year-old president and chief operating officer of one of Silicon...
METS ROCK 'N'; ROLL ALL OVER BRAVES : LOUDMOUTH LINGERS IN PEN DURING 10-RUN RALLY
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe Mets erupted for 10 runs in the eighth inning last night to silence the Loudmouth from the South and the Braves in a scintillating comeback before a sellout crowd...
GET SET FOR OLD GLORY-OUS WEEKEND!
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amGo fourth! If ever there was a weekend to enjoy Independence Day, this is it. The next four days should be sun, sun, sun, sun - with temperatures pleasantly in...
TEEN MADE BABY DRINK POISON: COPS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amA 16-year-old Brooklyn babysitter, upset because the infant she was caring for would not stop crying, forced the baby to drink Pine-Sol, killing her, cops charged early today. Marlene Tejada...
PIRRO'S TAX-CHEATIN' HUBBY QUITS LAW FIRM
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amConvicted tax cheat Al Pirro - husband of Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro - has resigned from his white-shoe law firm. Pirro, who was found guilty last week of 34...
FEDS SMELL A RAT OVER 'LEAKS' ON MERGERS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe FCC is investigating whether its confidential reviews of multi-billion-dollar mergers have been leaked or stolen. The probe began last week into the possible theft or leaking of market-sensitive information...
JESSE SLEUTH DUG UP WRONG BODY OF EVIDENCE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amAn amateur historian said his bid to prove Jesse James faked his own death turned into a fiasco when his search team dug up the wrong grave. "Yes, I'm embarrassed,"...
GILL, 2-GUARD TOP PRIORITIES FOR THORN
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amWhile the Magic begin their dream of securing more than one of the elite - Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady or Eddie Jones - as free agent negotiating starts...
BRUCE MUST SETTLE SCORE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Bruce Fleisher, the leading money winner on the Senior Tour last season, pocketing more than $2.5 million in his rookie year, suffered the embarrassment of missing the...
STARKS WANTS BACK IN STILL HOPING TO LAND WITH KNICKS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amFree agent John Starks, believing the Knicks are on the verge of a blockbuster trade, still hopes to land with his former club. For that to happen, the club has...
MESSIER'S A LOCK TO RETURN TO RANGERS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amWhat was unthinkable even a summer ago now seems inevitable. What probably would never have happened with Neil Smith occupying the general manager's office is all but a lock with...
COWBOY COP DIES AT BELMONT
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amStronach Stable's Cowboy Cop, recently a fourth place finisher in the Grade 2, True North Handicap on Belmont Stakes Day, collapsed and died yesterday morning on the Belmont training track...
SECRET STATUS GUNS FOR MOTHER GOOSE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amSecret Status will attempt to hold on to the claim as the best three-year-old filly in the country currently in training as she faces six other fillies, including a Shug...
NHL COACHES READY TO ORGANIZE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe coach who united the Devils is all for the uniting of the coaches. Larry Robinson says he has already joined that fledgling union, while the GM who signed him...
ROCKET WON'T BE THINKING ABOUT GROIN IN HIS RETURN
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Don't expect Roger Clemens to baby his right groin tomorrow pitching for the first time since June 14 when he lasted one inning against the Red Sox...
PHILLIPS DOES IT ALL FOR LIBERTY
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amLiberty72 Fever70 The Liberty have been talking for weeks now about how much they are improving and closer to becoming a playoff team. They might be on to something. Last...
FRACTURE TO IDLE REED 2-3 WEEKS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amIt's official: Rick Reed won't be pitching again any time soon. Reed visited hand specialist Dr. Andrew Weiland yesterday and was told he will miss between two and three weeks...
NO PITCHING, NO JUSTICE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - As Jason Grimsley underscored again yesterday, the arrival of David Justice this weekend is not as important to the Yankees as the returns of Orlando Hernandez and...
PIAZZA PROVIDES A MIRACLE : DRAMATIC HR MAKES EAST A RACE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amSTUDY these words. And, thank goodness, they have nothing to do with John Rocker. Braves general manager John Schuerholz was talking about Mike Piazza's swing before the game last night...
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE : SOME 'RALLY' STRANGE HAPPENINGS AT SHEA
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amSO many things you just don't see in a baseball game happened all at once last night, fireworks night at Shea Stadium. The Mets scored 10 runs in the eighth...
DJ: I AM WHAT I AM AND THAT'S ALL THAT I AM
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Sammy Sosa would have created a bigger buzz. Juan Gonzalez would have been a better fit. But the bat the Yankees added to their inconsistent lineup belongs...
A SIMPLY AMAZIN' NIGHT : DOWN 8-1 METS RALLY TO STUN BRAVES
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amIt was improbable, exhilarating and unbelievable. A night after Shea Stadium witnessed the worst that sports has to offer, it saw the best baseball has to give. The impossible happened...
HAMPTON DOESN'T HAVE IT BUT METS DON'T NEED IT
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amMike Hampton entered last night pitching awesome. In his previous nine starts, Hampton had won five of six decisions and had a 1.60 ERA. The poor beginning of his season...
SUE'S HELP PAYING OFF FOR LIBERTY
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amSue Wicks had one of her most productive games of the year Wednesday night. Wicks scored only six points in 16 minutes and didn't start for the first time, but...
REED IT AND WEEP - FRACTURE WILL KEEP RIGHTY OUT 2-3 WEEKS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amIt's official: Rick Reed won't be pitching again any time soon. Reed visited hand specialist Dr. Andrew Weiland yesterday and was told he will miss between two and three weeks...
ROCKER WANTED A K-K-K NIGHT
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amJohn Rocker wasn't totally happy with the way Thursday turned out. It had nothing to do with the irascible Shea patrons and the abusive and vulgar commentary he heard, because...
METS GEAR UP TO FACE THE MASTERFUL MADDUX
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amJay Payton has never faced Greg Maddux before, but he will today. "He's the kind of guy you like to get hits off of," said the Mets' hot-hitting young center...
SLIMMED-DOWN BO LIKES FAT-ERNIZING WITH FANS
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amJOHN Rocker stole top billing from an old favorite in Thursday's series opener between the Mets and Braves. Last night, it was back to business as usual for the world's...
DOC COULD ANSWER CALL FOR HELP
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Dwight Gooden has made one start against teenagers in the Gulf Coast League but has worked his way into the Yankees' thought process this weekend. Gooden was...