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February 10, 1997

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Headlines from February 10, 1997

OFFICIALS SAY MOB IS SHIFTING CRIMES TO NEW INDUSTRIES

By Selwyn Raab

Law enforcement officials say Mafia families in New York metropolitan area, with longtime control of extortion and bid-rigging rackets weakened by years of relentless prosecutions and regulatory crackdowns, are switching increasingly to white collar crimes as ripe sources of plunder; say new focus is primarily on multimillion-dollar frauds in health insurance, prepaid telephone cards and small Wall Street brokerage houses; say mobsters and associates, especially younger ones, have searched for new criminal opportunities in recent years as many of most powerful Mafia bosses have been sent to prison and flow of loot from traditional rackets has dwindled; photos (M)

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New in Cambodia: Justice Without Torture

By Seth Mydans

Cambodia, with help of international organizations, is developing small corps of lawyers and judges to train police officers in proper procedures and to revive rudiments of working legal system, which was destroyed by radical Khmer Rouge between 1975 to 1979; justice system is just beginning to recover from mass killings of hundreds of thousands, including lawyers, doctors, teachers, monks and other educated people, and destruction of Government institutions; photos; map (M)

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Setting Ethics for Prosecutors

By Andy Newman

Case of Nicholas L Bissell Jr, late Somerset County Prosecutor who was convicted last year of tax fraud, embezzling and abuse of power, has prompted calls for statewide code of ethics for prosecutors (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

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Success Story Under Wraps: Welfare Study

By Elizabeth Kolbert

Metro Matters column discusses success of experimental program to move people from welfare to work known as Child Assistance Program, or CAP; program, started in 1988, has increased employment and earnings among welfare recipients, lowered expenditures for public assistance and yielded net savings for New York State (M)

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Testing Students for Alcohol School districts around the country are employing a new method in the war on student drinking: breath tests are administered to those who attend school events. Page A12.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 1997, covering February 10, 1997.

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Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt
Last week
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Peak
1
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56
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Evita
Soundtrack
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2
Peak
2
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11
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Romeo + Juliet
Soundtrack
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3
Peak
2
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87
4
Falling Into You
Celine Dion
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4
Peak
1
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46
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Space Jam
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5
Peak
5
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11

Notable Births

1997Josh Jackson, American basketball player^[†]

Joshua O'Neal Jackson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for one season with the Kansas Jayhawks before declaring for the 2017 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Phoenix Suns.

1997Lilly King, American swimmer^[†]

Lillia Camille King is an American competitive swimmer who specialized in breaststroke. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke competition and also won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay, in which she swam the breaststroke leg. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, King won a silver medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay for her efforts in the prelims, the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, and the bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay, where she swam the breaststroke leg. She is the current world record holder in the long course 100-meter breaststroke.

1997Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress^[†]

Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film The Amityville Horror (2005), the drama series Desperate Housewives (2006–2007), the horror film The Eye (2008), the drama film The Poker House (2008), the romantic comedy film 500 Days of Summer (2009), and the children's comedy film Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010). Her breakthrough came in 2010 with her performance as Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass.

1997Nadia Podoroska, Argentine tennis player^[†]

Nadia Natacha Podoroska is an Argentine professional tennis player. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36, and on 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings.

1997Josh Rosen, American football player^[†]

Joshua Ballinger Lippincott Rosen is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. Rosen played college football for the UCLA Bruins, receiving Freshman All-American and Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2015. During his junior year, Rosen set the school's record for single-season passing yards.

1997Adam Armstrong, English footballer^[†]

Adam James Armstrong is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Southampton.

Notable Deaths

1997Brian Connolly, Scottish musician (born 1945)^[†]

Brian Francis Connolly was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of glam rock band Sweet between 1968 and 1979 and known for his charismatic stage presence and distinctive voice.

Historical Context for February 10, 1997

In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people^[†]

Headlines from February 10, 1997

OFFICIALS SAY MOB IS SHIFTING CRIMES TO NEW INDUSTRIES

New in Cambodia: Justice Without Torture

Setting Ethics for Prosecutors

Success Story Under Wraps: Welfare Study

INSIDE

Tragic Kingdom

Evita

Romeo + Juliet

Falling Into You

Space Jam

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for February 10, 1997