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Clyde Haberman, in NYC column, contends that murder of Michael McMorrow in Central Park by two 15-year-olds, Daphne Abdela and Christopher Vasquez, has shocked many New Yorkers (M)
Roche Holding Ltd will acquire Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, large German maker of drugs and diagnostic products, in deal valued at about $11 billion; acquisition will make Roche world's largest maker of diagnostic products; combined company would also be world's sixth-largest drug manufacturer; also included is controlling stake in DePuy Inc, an American maker of orthopedic products (L)
Roche in $11 Billion Deal Roche, the Swiss drug giant, plans to buy a German drug and diagnostic-products maker in a deal valued at $11 billion. Page D1. Tobacco Talks Crossroads Talks to determine the policy on future tobacco regulations and the cigarette makers' liabilities are at a crucial point this week. Page A12.
Profile of New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate James E McGreevey notes that he was born in Jersey City on Aug 6, 1957, and is State Senator and Mayor of Woodbridge; photos (M)
Sharon Ransavage, former Hunterdon County prosecutor, has decided to run for State Assembly; she needs 100 write-in votes in June 3 primary to get on Nov ballot (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 21, 1997, covering May 27, 1997.
Spice Girls
George Strait
Mary J. Blige
The Notorious B.I.G.
Soundtrack
1997Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player[†]
Anna Bondár is a Hungarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 50 in singles, achieved on 18 July 2022, and No. 43 in doubles, achieved on 30 January 2023. She is currently the No. 1 Hungarian player.
1997Daniel Jones, American football player[†]
Daniel Stephen Jones III, nicknamed "Danny Dimes", is an American professional football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected sixth overall by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL draft.
1997Konrad Laimer, Austrian footballer[†]
Konrad Laimer is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team.
1997The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.[†]
A deadly tornado outbreak occurred in Central Texas during the afternoon and evening of May 27, 1997, in conjunction with a southwestward-moving cluster of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced 20 tornadoes, mainly along the Interstate 35 corridor from northeast of Waco to north of San Antonio. The strongest tornado was an F5 tornado that leveled parts of Jarrell, killing 27 people and injuring 12 others. Overall, 30 people were killed and 33 others were hospitalized by the severe weather.
In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people[†]