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Los Angeles Dodgers trade pitcher Hideo Nomo to New York Mets along with reliever Brad Clontz in return for Dave Mlicki, No 5 starting pitcher, and reliever Greg McMichael; photo (M)
Elie Wiesel, world-traveled writer and Nobel laureate, talks with mostly black or Hispanic students at Public School 111 in Manhattan, describing what he and millions of other Jews endured during Holocaust; his appearance caps semester of special Holocaust studies at school, during which students read for first time about genocide of Jews of Europe and saw films of concentration camps that shocked them; teachers say Holocaust studies is particularly useful tool, especially at time of strained relations between Jews and blacks in New York; photo (M)
European investors, in historic switch that has amazed and alarmed financial analysts, have fallen in love with entrepreneurs, new companies and anything that remotely resembles a high-technology stock; European investors who traditionally put all their money in conservative bonds and savings accounts are chasing stocks in search of better returns; in last few months, Europe's mainstream stock markets have climbed much faster than those in US, and newest European markets, featuring many of the start-ups, have grown fastest of all; most spectacular new stock is Mobilcom, small German company that provides cellular telephone service; Mobilcom went public last fall at $35 a share, but has since soared to $791.50 a share; some European financial experts are concerned about the naive investor; charts; photos (M)
Alcatel Alsthom of France, one of world's largest makers of telecommunications equipment, enhances its position in US with announcement of its acquisition of DSC Communications Corp for $4.4 billion in stock; recent decision by Ciena Corp to be acquired by Tellabs Inc, along with today's announcement involving DSC, is further indication of consolidation among companies that sell telecommunications services; merger trend, however, is now spreading into companies that manufacture complex electronic gear that actually allow sophisticated communications networks to function (M)
Thirteen foreign banks agreed on a framework to allow Indonesia to delay repayment of nearly $80 billion in corporate and bank debt that was a barrier to restarting the economy. While the agreement is simply a framework for renegotiating the debt on a case-by-case basis, the unexpectedly quick action by the banks gives Indonesia the best economic news in months. It is also a boost to the new Government of President B. J. Habibie, who is struggling to assert his legitimacy.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 3, 1998, covering June 5, 1998.
DMX
Soundtrack
Sparkle
Soundtrack
8Ball
1998Kale Clague, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Kale Clague is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 51st overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2016 NHL entry draft. Clague has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens.
1998Jaqueline Cristian, Romanian tennis player[†]
Jaqueline Adina Cristian is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 49 in singles and No. 108 in doubles. She is currently the No. 1 Romanian player. Cristian has won one WTA 125 title, as well as 14 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
1998Dave, British rapper[†]
David Orobosa Michael Omoregie, known professionally as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper and actor. He is known for his socially conscious lyricism and wordplay. Dave released his debut extended play Six Paths in 2016, after the release of several successful singles including the grime song "Thiago Silva". That same year, Canadian rapper Drake premiered a remix of Dave's song "Wanna Know" on the former's OVO Sound Radio. Dave released his second EP Game Over in 2017. In 2018, his political song "Question Time", which directed criticism towards the British Government, won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. Released that same year, his single "Funky Friday", became his first number-one song on the UK Singles Chart and received triple platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
1998Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater[†]
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. She was part of the Russian team that won the 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Individually, Lipnitskaya is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2014 European champion, the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist. As a junior, Lipnitskaya won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships. She retired from the sport in 2017 due to injuries and anorexia nervosa.
1998Jeanette Nolan, American actress (born 1911)[†]
Jeanette Nolan was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series The Virginian (1962–1971) and Dirty Sally (1974) and in films such as Macbeth (1948).
1998Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (born 1909)[†]
Samuel William Yorty was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly, but he is most remembered for his turbulent three terms as the 37th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1961 to 1973. Although Yorty spent almost all of his political career as a Democrat, he became a Republican in 1973.
1998A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.[†]
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines. As striking became a more common practice, governments were often pushed to act. When government intervention occurred, it was rarely neutral or amicable. Early strikes were often deemed unlawful conspiracies or anti-competitive cartel action and many were subject to massive legal repression by state police, federal military power, and federal courts. Many Western nations legalized striking under certain conditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]