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New York Times study finds link between golfing and management prowess of America's chief executives; finds companies whose chief executives were better-than-average golfers turned in above-average stock market performance in recent years; tables; drawings; photos (M)
Michelle Krebs appraises new Mercury Cougar, which Mercury execs hope has distinctive styling that will help to establish Cougar as a different kind of car, luring buyers 25 to 35 years old, half of them women; Ford Motor execs say they intend to let Mercury be company's styling innovator, and Cougar points the way; table compares features of Cougar, Dodge Avenger, Saturn SC2 and Volkswagen New Beetle; photos of Cougar (M)
Pakistan explodes another nuclear test device, spurning worldwide criticism and calls for restraint after its nuclear tests two days ago; Shamshad Ahmad Khan, senior official in Foreign Ministry, indicates nuclear weapons can now be swiftly made ready for use; says test concludes the series; holds Pakistan is ready to 'talk peace' with India and that it is not Pakistan's purpose to enter into arms race; Pakistani tests come two weeks after India exploded what it said were five nuclear devices; US, which has imposed economic sanctions on Pakistan and India, condemns latest Pakistani test; test is conducted in remote Baluchistan region of desert and mountains near Iranian border where previous tests by Pakistan were conducted; photos (M)
Flushing branch of Queens Borough Public Library is busiest branch in nation's busiest library system; branch is frequented by many non-English-speaking immigrants, who can take out books in their native tongues or can receive instructions in English language; in June, new four-story, $35 million Flushing branch building will open to accommodate overflow crowds that visit branch; chart; photos (L)
Robert Lipsyte comments on Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, noting number of questions he fielded about Giuliani while on coast-to-coast promotional tour last month (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 27, 1998, covering May 31, 1998.
Garth Brooks
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LeAnn Rimes
Dave Matthews Band
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1998Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver[†]
Santino Michael Ferrucci is an American racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No 14 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has also previously raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
1998Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (born 1912)[†]
Charles Van Acker was a Belgian-American racing driver. He first attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1946 but was too slow. In 1947 he made the race and finished in 29th after a crash on lap 24. He also competed in seven more races of the national trail that season and finished 4th in points. In 1948 he finished 11th in the Indy 500 and 10th in the National Championship. 1949 saw him crash 10 laps into the Indy 500 and struggle to qualify much of the rest of the season. He attempted the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to qualify in what would be his last Championship Car appearance. He owned and operated the South Bend Motor Speedway in South Bend, Indiana and once after a dirt track crash in Dayton, Ohio was declared dead. However, Van Acker claims that the reports were exaggerated and that he was not that seriously injured.
In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]