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New Jersey is among the eight most business-friendly states in the nation, Corporate Finance magazine has concluded in a survey released yesterday. The monthly magazine said it looked at the availability of incentives like income tax credits, property and sales tax exemptions, relocation allowances and job training grants.
Fear in Virgin Islands In the wake of Hurricane Marilyn, there is a fear of a monstrous economic impact for St. Thomas, which depends on tourism for two thirds of its economy. Page B7. Florida's Role in '96 Grows Florida, with its 25 electoral votes, is emerging as one of the most consequential early states in Presidential politics for Republicans and Democrats alike. Page A17. Mine Agency Threatened Under legislation now in Congress, the Mine Safety and Health Administration would lose its ability to make unannounced inspections. Page A14. Mexico's Political Tremor The greatest legacy of Mexico's brutal earthquake ten years ago, many people believe, was a political shift, but not everyone agrees. Page A3.
Private companies will be asked by the end of the year to submit bids for an electronic toll system for the state's three major toll roads, the State Transportation Commissioner, Frank J. Wilson, said yesterday.
At the request of Attorney General Janet Reno and the F.B.I., and with the concurrence of The New York Times, The Washington Post is today publishing the unaltered 35,000-word manifesto of the serial killer known as the Unabomber in the hope of ending his 17-year campaign of murder through the mails. The bomber offered last June to stop the killing, though not necessarily the property damage, if the text of the manifesto, calling for a revolution against the industrial and technological underpinnings of society, was published by one of the two newspapers within three months, and if three annual follow-up messages were also printed.
In the first warning by a Government agency on the dangers posed by the troubles of Japan's financial institutions, Federal regulators today instructed certain federally backed banks to limit their loans to them. The warning to the nation's 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, which have combined assets roughly equal to those of Citicorp, represents the first move by American financial regulators to insulate the United States from the potential effects of a further meltdown of the Japanese financial system.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 13, 1995, covering September 19, 1995.
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Hootie & The Blowfish
Alanis Morissette
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1995Brent Faiyaz, American singer[†]
Christopher Brent Wood, known professionally as Brent Faiyaz, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Faiyaz rose to prominence following his guest performance alongside Shy Glizzy on GoldLink's 2016 single "Crew". The song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, received octuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The following year, Faiyaz released his debut studio album, Sonder Son (2017). He is noted for his "sly vocals" and "atmospheric slow jam productions," along with occasional rapping.
1995Rachel Sennott, American actress[†]
Rachel Anne Sennott is an American actress and comedian. After training at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she began her career on the New York City open mic scene, performing regularly on It's A Guy Thing. Sennott gained critical attention for her breakout role in Shiva Baby (2020), which earned her a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Actor. She followed this with film roles in the comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and the drama I Used to Be Funny (2023).
1995Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded his own eponymous brand (born 1907)[†]
Orville Clarence Redenbacher was an American food scientist and businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name which is now owned by Conagra Brands. The New York Times described him as "the agricultural visionary who all but single-handedly revolutionized the American popcorn industry".
1995The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto.[†]
Industrial Society and Its Future, also known as the Unabomber Manifesto, is a 1995 anti-technology essay by Ted Kaczynski. The manifesto contends that the Industrial Revolution began a harmful process of natural destruction brought about by technology, while forcing humans to adapt to machinery, creating a sociopolitical order that suppresses human potential and freedom.
In 1995, the world population was approximately 5,758,878,982 people[†]