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Peter Marks column reports that theme of children under siege was shared by many plays presented at 22d Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theater of Louisville (M)
White House lawyers, taking expansive view of executive privilege in Monica Lewinsky investigation, have argued in secret court proceedings that it can be invoked by officials other than Pres Clinton and that it protects conversations between aides and Hillary Rodham Clinton; dispute independent counsel Kenneth W Starr's contention that privilege cannot be used by Clinton because it protects only 'official Government matters'; say discussions about inquiry are official because they involve issues that may wind up in Congressional hearings or impeachment proceedings (M)
Composer Jon Magnuson, who is completing doctorate at Juilliard School of Music, and Jonathan Stafford, advanced student at School of American Ballet, are 1998 recipients of Martin E Segal Awards, named for former chairman of Lincoln Center and given annually to promising young artists associated with Lincoln Center; Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation honors the singer K D Lang, the film Ma Vie en Rose, the television movie Any Mother's Son, the play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, and the daytime television drama All My Children; also cites Bob and Harvey Weinstein, founders of Miramax Films, for distributing films of interest to gay community; photo; Royal Academy of Music in London stages exhibition, The British Violin: 400 Years of Violin Making in the British Isles, to draw attention to indigenous contribution to entire violin family; documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will receive $200,000 in New York State grants for film on lives of women's rights pioneers, Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; photo (M)
Passover seder, usually celebrated at home in highly ritualized dinner, is becoming for many Jews another special occasion to dine out; more than dozen restaurants in New York City currently offer Passover menus; photo (M)
Article discusses career of Bella S Abzug following her death at age 77; friends, political allies and political foes comment; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 1, 1998, covering April 1, 1998.
Soundtrack
Celine Dion
C-Murder
Van Halen
Madonna
1998Mitchell Robinson, American basketball player[†]
Mitchell Robinson III is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Before beginning his professional career, he gained national coverage for withdrawing from his commitment to attend Western Kentucky University to instead dedicate the entire 2017–18 season for training on his own, being the first player to make such a decision.
1998Rozz Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1963)[†]
Rozz Williams was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project, and the industrial project Premature Ejaculation. Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic rock scene as well as deathrock, and is considered to be one of the most influential figures of the scene. However, Williams disliked the "goth" label and actively worked to shed it during the 1980s and 1990s by focusing on punk rock, hard rock, cabaret, and spoken word music. Williams was also involved with his groups Daucus Karota, Heltir, EXP, Bloodflag, and his own version of Christian Death, along with recording a handful of solo albums. In addition to music, Williams was also an avid painter, poet, and collage artist.
In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]