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April 14, 1997

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I.R.S. Audit Rate Is Low

By Andy Newman

New study finds New Jersey residents are among the least likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)

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BUSINESS DIGEST

By Unknown Author

Stocks Are Down; Investors Don't Seem to Be The bull market may be trembling, but in chats on the Internet or at home this weekend, investors were not talking about getting out.

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Survey Suggests Class Sizes Exceed the Official Averages

By Jacques Steinberg

Second article in the series After the Cuts, a look at New York City services in fourth year of Giuliani administration, reports that a survey of elementary schools found that actual average class size is 28.4 pupils, not 25, as city and school officials assert; services that were pared during first two years of Giuliani administration--such as guidance counselors and art teachers--have not been restored, and many buildings remain in desperate need of expansion and renovation; photos; graph (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 9, 1997, covering April 14, 1997.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Life After Death by The Notorious B.I.G.

    Life After Death

    The Notorious B.I.G.

    Last week
    176
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Falling Into You by Celine Dion

    Falling Into You

    Celine Dion

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    55
  3. 3
    Album cover for Spice by Spice Girls

    Spice

    Spice Girls

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Space Jam by Soundtrack

    Space Jam

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    20
  5. 5
    Album cover for Nine Lives by Aerosmith

    Nine Lives

    Aerosmith

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

D. J. Moore

1997D. J. Moore, American football player[†]

Denniston Oliver "D. J." Moore Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. Moore was traded to the Bears in March 2023.

Historical Events

Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen

1997Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.[†]

Pai Hsiao-yen was the only daughter of popular Taiwanese television host and actress Pai Bing-bing and Japanese author Ikki Kajiwara. In April 1997, Pai was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered by a group of people led by Chen Chien-hsing, Lin Chun-sheng, and Kao Tien-meen, a trio of criminals previously known to the National Police Agency. Chen, Lin, and Kao evaded a police manhunt for up to eight months, during which they abducted two other people for ransom and killed four people, including a police officer. Ultimately, Lin and Kao committed suicide during encounters with police in August and November, and Chen was arrested and executed after initiating the Alexander family hostage crisis in November.

Historical Context for April 14, 1997

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