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March 2, 1997

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Historical Context for March 2, 1997

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

Notable Births

1997Becky G, American singer and actress^[†]

Rebbeca Marie Gomez, known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, she first gained recognition in 2011 for her cover versions of popular songs, many of which she uploaded to YouTube. One of her videos caught the attention of record producer Dr. Luke, who signed her to a recording contract with his label Kemosabe Records, an imprint of RCA Records. Shortly afterward, Gomez worked with singers will.i.am, Cody Simpson and Cher Lloyd.

1997Arike Ogunbowale, American basketball player^[†]

Arike Ogunbowale is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was the Most Outstanding Player of Notre Dame's 2018 national title run, hitting game-winning baskets in both the semi-final and championship game. Arike Ogunbowale was named WNBA All Star MVP in 2021 and 2024.

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Headlines from March 2, 1997

Wall Street Warfare: Down and Dirty

By Floyd Norris

Floyd Norris comment on Solv-Ex Corp charge that short-sellers knowingly spread false data about company to drive down its stock price; graph (M)

Money and Business/Financial Desk571 words

Calling All Campers

By Monique P. Yazigi

Advice on selecting summer camp for children; photos; prices compared (M)

The City Weekly Desk2454 words

Innovations for Cars of the Near-Future

By Michelle Krebs

Host of technological innovations are demonstrated at conference of Society of Automotive Engineers in Detroit, some of which may never reach production and some of which are readily available (M)

Automobiles988 words

At the White House, Entertaining With a Difference

By Adam Clymer

Comment on revelations about Pres Clinton's use of White House for sleepovers, latest excess in orgy of campaign fund-raising by both parties that just barely follows law; photos (S)

Week in Review Desk1101 words

The Anatomy of a 'People Building'

By David W. Dunlap

Profile of 1926 Broadway, which typifies New York's Class B office buildings, the prewar buildings housing light industry, small service businesses, emerging creative enterprises and nonprofit organizations that cannot pay rent of a Class A tower; Class B's are the workhorses of city's commercial real estate; 1926 Broadway's owners, Richard M Cohen, Arnold Sollar and Stephen Black, have signed longterm lease with Millennium Partners, which envisions high-rise, multi-use structure; photos (L)

Real Estate Desk2744 words

Fighting Cancer, and the Bean-Counters

By Robert Lipsyte

Coping column on Maryann Egbert's surgery for skin cancer, and fight with HMO to get coverage for advanced procedure at Memorial Sloan-Kettering; surgeon Mary Sue Brady comments (S)

The City Weekly Desk762 words

ALSO INSIDE

By Unknown Author

Q&A column about New York; how subway conductors point at indicator board that shows correction position before opening car doors; memorial bench in Central Park; Manhattan landfill

The City Weekly Desk121 words

Camacho Puts Away Leonard In the 5th

By Clifton Brown

Hector Camacho knocks out Sugar Ray Leonard in fifth round to retain International Boxing Council's middleweight title; photo (M)x

Sports Desk881 words

Gretzky's Anger Isn't Enough To Get the Rangers Stirred Up

By Joe Lapointe

Detroit Red Wings defeat New York Rangers, 3-0; photo (M)

Sports Desk810 words

The Sugar Substitute Melts Away

By Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson Sports of The Times article on Sugar Ray Leonard's unsuccessful bid to win International Boxing Council middleweight title from Hector Camacho; photo; photo (M)

Sports Desk660 words

In a 19th-Century Building, a New Theater for the 21st Century

By Joyce Cohen

Theater First Foundation prepares to inaugurate Century Center for the Performing Art in a 1869 buildings on East 15th Street; Richard Blinder of Beyer Blinder Belle was architect for the conversion; building was built for Century Association and is apparently Mnhattan's oldest surving clubhouse; photos (M)

Real Estate Desk574 words

Doctors Withhold H.I.V. Pill Regimen From Some

By Deborah Sontag and Lynda Richardson

Doctors in New York State are withholding new and costly AIDS drugs from some HIV patients, fearing they could not follow exacting regimen for taking the new drugs; New York State has most comprehensive drug assistance program in nation, and everyone is covered for new drugs; but doctors maintain that poor compliance with drug-taking regimen could create potential public health risk through spread of virus resistant to many drugs; for this reason, patients with chaotic lives and poor record of taking care of themselves are not being given the new drugs; doctors find themselves walking through minefield of ethical, legal and public health concerns in deciding who should get new drugs; photos (L)

Metropolitan Desk2349 words