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Holding out his endorsement as the elusive prize, Mayor Giuliani has tried to turn the governor's race into a referendum on which candidate will do more for New York City. Political Memo, page B4.
The first major arms raid by American troops was searching not for weapons hidden by attaches, the armed thugs propping up Haiti's military government, but for guns supposedly held by supporters of the man the Americans had come to put back in office, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. There were no arms.
No Rest on Trade The U.S. hailed the trade agreement reached with Japan as a breakthrough in opening selected Japanese markets. But Tokyo's view was much more restrained. [ Page D1. ] The U.S. trade representative said he planned to talk with Tokyo about opening markets in computers, wood, paper and financial services. [ D8. ] An eight-week delay in the Senate vote on a global free trade pact has galvanized its opponents, who vow an all-out campaign. [ D1. ]
Different Take on Trade Pact While the U.S. is hailing the trade agreement with Japan as a breakthrough, Tokyo's view is much more restrained. Page D1. Taking Health Care Blame Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is willing to take some of the blame for the failure of health insurance legislation. Page A12. 'Show Boat' Opens Harold Prince's re-examination of the indestructible classic opened on Broadway. David Richards's review is on page C11. A2 Arts
It has happened so many times before to so many of them: the surge, then the failure. The Jets today played like a team imprisoned by its past without a hint of how to improve. Again.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 28, 1994, covering October 3, 1994.
Eric Clapton
Boyz II Men
Anita Baker
Soundtrack
Green Day
1994Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player[†]
Victoria Bosio is an Argentine tennis player. On 17 December 2018, she reached her best WTA singles ranking of world No. 308. On 7 March 2022, she peaked at No. 284 in the doubles rankings.
1994Seth Jones, American ice hockey player[†]
Jared Seth Jones is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2013 NHL entry draft. After two seasons playing for the United States National Team Development Program, Jones joined the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Portland Winterhawks. He has also played in the NHL for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Chicago Blackhawks.
1994John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (born 1923)[†]
John C. Champion was an American producer and screenwriter.
1994Dub Taylor, American actor (born 1907)[†]
Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor Jr. was an American character actor who from the 1940s into the 1990s worked extensively in films and on television, often in Westerns but also in comedies. He is the father of actor and painter Buck Taylor.
In 1994, the world population was approximately 5,675,551,255 people[†]