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In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people[†]
1997DK Metcalf, American football player[†]
DeKaylin Zecharius "DK" Metcalf is an American professional football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. After six seasons with the Seahawks, Metcalf was traded to the Steelers in 2025. He has one All-Pro selection and has been named to the Pro Bowl twice.
1997Stubby Kaye, American actor and comedian (born 1918)[†]
Bernard Shalom Kotzin, known as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals.
1997Emily Cheney Neville, American author (born 1919)[†]
Emily Cheney Neville was an American author. Her first book, It's Like This, Cat (1963), won the Newbery Medal in 1964.
1997Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (born 1946)[†]
Kurt Frank Winter was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who.
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Well-known examples of resume embellishment by public figures recalled in light of uproar over late Larry Lawrence's claim of wartime military service; photo; phenomenon has brought work to dozens of verification services, which are used by employers concerned about workplace violence and liability for employees' actions (S)
Article on relations between blacks and whites as they occur on a daily basis; blacks comment on stares, offhand remarks and other behavior by whites that bothers them; whites comment on black behavior; photos (M)
South Bronx paper recycling plant and mill is being designed by artist Maya Lin; $390 million project is being developed by National Resources Defense Council and Banana Kelly Community Improvement Assn; model is on view at Urban Center of Municipal Art Society; map; photo (M)
Elizabeth Hayt (View) article on buying a Mongolian lamb boa in Paris; photo (M)2
Pres Clinton expected to propose major initiative to help working families obtain child care, with variety of new Federal subsidies and tax breaks; proposals will be included in his State of Union Message and his budget request; purpose is to increase supply of child care and to improve its quality, although Clinton will not propose national child care standards; proposals said to include increase in Federal income tax credit parents can take for child care expenses, new tax credit for businesses that build or operate child care centers for employees, and increase in money Federal Government gives states to subsidize child care; Democrats see child care as excellent election-year issue because it appeals to voters and splits Republicans, some of whom will be receptive to Clinton's ideas (M)
New York City retailers are finding new possibilities in vertical expansion, and landlords are realizing that there may be better uses for second and third stories of their commercial buildings than offices; combining them with the ground-floor space may provide opportunity to rent to a retailer, who usually pays more for space than an office tenant; photos (M)
Floyd Norris (Market Watch) column on lack of financial candor by Government of South Korea on extent to which which it went to bail out unsound foreign operations of Korean banks; says situation has placed International Monetary Fund in position of having to provide aid to avoid collapse of country's banking system creating domino effect; graph (M)
A Heisman First Michigan's Charles Woodson won the Heisman Trophy. He is the first true defensive player to win college football's top individual honor. Tennessee's Peyton Manning finished second. SportsSunday, section 8.
New York Giants defeat Washington Redskins, 30-10, to capture National Football Conference East title, Giants Stadium; photos (L)
Expanding enrollment at Solomon Schechter Elementary School of Nassau County in Jericho, LI, and Solomon Schechter High School in Hicksville prompts the conservative Jewish schools to plan a new complex in Old Westbury that would accommodate 1,000 elementary and secondary students, 30 percent more than they now have; Jewish day schools are expanding throughout Long Island, and new institutions, especially high schools, are being established; Solomon Schechter Center for Jewish Education, as the new complex will be called, will give equal emphasis to Jewish and secular studies; photo (M)
Connecticut Atty Gen Richard Blumenthal is setting up commission to draft guidelines to protect police from civil or criminal liability stemming from new requirement that they release to public on request names of sex offenders living in community; responds to concerns that police and ultimately their towns and cities could face costly suits by sex offenders (M)
Article on designer fashions worn in motion pictures; photos (M)ú