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The minority owner and vice president of the Toronto Raptors wears a gold wristwatch on his left hand that was given to him by the players' union. "A present for retirement," said Isiah Thomas, rolling up the sleeves of his suit jacket and shirt.
EDGING GINGERLY INTO NATIONAL POLITICS While New Yorkers wonder will-he-or-won't-he support Republican contender George E. Pataki for governor, Mayor Giuliani has stepped gingerly onto the national political trail, endorsing Republicans in his own image: those who favored the Federal crime bill, or support abortion rights, or once served, as he did, as a Federal prosecutor. A1.
The life of a media consultant has its challenges at the height of a competitive campaign. Like finding the right hog to serve as a pork metaphor, or the perfect photo of your opponent jogging with President Clinton, or the most sincere testimonials that your candidate "shares your values" (be they the "highest Hoosier standards" or "Wisconsin common sense.") These are rough, angry, cynical times, the pollsters are endlessly finding, and there is no room for subtlety in political advertisements. Even in the best of times, it is not an art form known for nuance.
MCI Communications, the second-largest long-distance carrier, has decided to go its own way in building a nationwide wireless-telephone network, rejecting any immediate alliance with the regional Bell companies, executives of MCI said today. And on Tuesday, the Sprint Corporation, the third-biggest long-distance company, will announce details of an alliance with four of the biggest cable television operators to build a new wireless system from the ground up, executives said this weekend.
When educators talk about the virtues of parental involvement in schools, this is not exactly what they have in mind: a secession movement that threatens to break apart the local district. The Downingtown Area School District, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia, wants to double the capacity of the district's only high school -- to 3,600 students. Parents here see a monster in the making. So they asked the state Education Department for permission to secede.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 19, 1994, covering October 24, 1994.
R.E.M.
Boyz II Men
Eric Clapton
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Offspring
1994Krystal Jung, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress[†]
Chrystal Soo Jung, professionally known as Krystal Jung, is a South Korean and American singer and actress. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and has further participated in SM Entertainment's project group SM the Ballad. Aside from group activities, she has also acted in various South Korean drama series such as The Heirs (2013), My Lovely Girl (2014), Prison Playbook (2017), The Bride of Habaek (2017), Player (2018), Search (2020), Police University (2021), and Crazy Love (2022).
1994Tereza Martincová, Czech tennis player[†]
Tereza Martincová is a Czech professional tennis player.
1994Sean O'Malley, American mixed martial artist[†]
Sean Daniel O'Malley is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. As of September 17, 2024, he is #1 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.
1994Jalen Ramsey, American football player[†]
Jalen Ramsey is an American professional football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars fifth overall in the 2016 NFL draft.
1994Yannis Hotzeas, Greek theoretician and author (born 1930)[†]
Yannis Hotzeas was a Greek communist, Marxist theoretician and one of the principal founders of the Greek Marxist-Leninist movement.
1994Raul Julia, Puerto Rican-American actor and singer (born 1940)[†]
Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay was a Puerto Rican actor. He was known for his intense and varied roles on stage and screen. He started his career in the Public Theater before transitioning to film. He received numerous accolades including a Drama Desk Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for four Tony Awards. In 2017, The Daily Telegraph named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.
In 1994, the world population was approximately 5,675,551,255 people[†]