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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)
Advice on selecting summer camp for children; photos; prices compared (M)
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)
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)
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)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 26, 1997, covering March 2, 1997.
LeAnn Rimes
Erykah Badu
No Doubt
Jewel
Toni Braxton
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.
In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people[†]