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President Clinton and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen both moved abruptly to disassociate themselves from the conduct of aides who met privately three times in recent months to review the status of a confidential investigation into an Arkansas savings and loan. Article, page A22.
President Clinton signed an executive order today that gives him authority to impose strong trade sanctions quickly against Japan if it fails to open its markets. The move angered Japanese officials, who said the Administration's actions violated the principles of free trade that the United States was trumpeting around the world.
Giuliani Severance Proposal Accepted by Union Leaders While criticizing Mayor Giuliani's overall budget plan, municipal labor leaders have accepted an integral part of his proposal: severance payments to trim 7,600 jobs. Page B1. U.N. Seeks More Troops United Nations officials called for more peacekeepers in Bosnia, urging American help. But Washington indicated its opposition. Page A3. G.O.P. Split on Health Plan Democratic divisions offer Republicans a golden opportunity. But Republicans cannot agree on an alternative. Political Memo, page A24.
Lawrence A. Kudlow, the outspoken chief economist of Bear, Stearns & Company, abruptly resigned yesterday. Mr. Kudlow was a partner at the investment banking and securities firm and chairman of its investment policy committee. But he is as well known for other roles -- as economic adviser to Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey, pitchman for a New York regional organization of Cadillac dealers and supply-side tax cutter in the Reagan budget office -- as for his economic forecasts.
As consumer products go, it may be comparable to Ford's seeking a second chance for the Edsel. On Friday, Apple Computer will bring out an improved Newton. When the original $799 Newton Messagepad hand-held computer came out last summer, its attempts to recognize handwriting provided such fodder for "Doonesbury" and Jay Leno that the ridicule all but drowned out the machine's cadre of supporters who quietly said, in effect, "Give it time."
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 1994, covering March 4, 1994.
Mariah Carey
Toni Braxton
R. Kelly
Salt-N-Pepa
Snoop Doggy Dogg
1994Callum Harriott, English footballer[†]
Callum Kyle Harriott is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in England, he represents the Guyana national team.
1994Luisito Pié, Dominican taekwondo athlete[†]
Luisito Pié, also known as Luis Pie, is a Haitian-Dominican taekwondo athlete who won the bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg category.
1994AJ Tracey, British rapper and record producer[†]
Ché Wolton Grant, known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper and record producer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by The Guardian in a list of "best new acts to catch at festivals in 2016".
1994John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (born 1950)[†]
John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work in Hollywood films. Candy first rose to national prominence in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its SCTV sketch comedy series. He rose to international fame in the 1980s with his roles in comedy films such as Stripes (1981), Splash (1984), Brewster's Millions (1985), Armed and Dangerous (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), The Great Outdoors (1988), Uncle Buck (1989), and Cool Runnings (1993). He also appeared in supporting roles in The Blues Brothers (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Home Alone (1990) and Nothing but Trouble (1991).
1994George Edward Hughes, Irish-Scottish philosopher and author (born 1918)[†]
George Edward Hughes was an Irish-born New Zealand philosopher and logician whose principal scholarly works were concerned with modal logic and medieval philosophy.
1994Space Shuttle program: the Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-62.[†]
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item funded for development, as a proposed nuclear shuttle in the plan was cancelled in 1972. It flew 135 missions and carried 355 astronauts from 16 countries, many on multiple trips.
In 1994, the world population was approximately 5,675,551,255 people[†]