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Article on Rafi Zabor, whose first novel, The Bear Comes Home, won 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction; Zabor, 51, unlike some previous winners, has not become literary sensation, still struggles financially and hopes paperback version helps him reach beyond cult status; list; photos (L)
Article by playwright Tom Stoppard reminisces about late mystery novelist Raymond Chandler in light of Stoppard's screenplay for upcoming made-for-TV movie Poodle Springs; photos (M)
Farmers are being driven off the land in North Dakota, South Dakota and parts of Minnesota and Montana after several years of bad weather and a sharp decline in grain prices caused by foreign competition; small towns through Northern Plains that revolve around agriculture fear for their future; Democrats in Congress urge restoration of parts of farmers' safety net while Republicans argue against subsidies and for increasing export markets; signs of distress with other crops in other states are also appearing; photos; map (M)
Behind the Wheel article on Leganza and Nubira cars from Daewoo of South Korea; photos (S)
Tour de France organizers reject demand by expelled Festina riders to be reinstated; entire Festina team was expelled after coach Bruno Roussel admitted supplying riders with illegal performance-enhancing drugs; photo (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 15, 1998, covering July 19, 1998.
Soundtrack
Def Squad
Maxwell
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Brandy
1998Erin Cuthbert, footballer[†]
Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Women's Super League and is a member of the Scotland national team. She studied at University of the West of Scotland, combining graduation from the Open University with being a professional football player.
1998Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamer[†]
Karl Thomas Jacobs, formerly known as GamerBoyKarl, is an American YouTuber, author, writer, and producer. He rose to prominence as a member of MrBeast's on-screen cast and then developed his own videos, primarily Minecraft content. Jacobs is the creator of the anthology series Tales from the SMP set in the Dream SMP, which was adapted into a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. He was also a co-host of the Banter podcast with fellow YouTubers Sapnap and GeorgeNotFound.
1998Ronaldo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean footballer[†]
Ronaldo Augusto Vieira Nan is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.
1998Elmer Valo, Polish-American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1921)[†]
Elmer William Valo, born Imrich Valo, was a Slovak American professional baseball right fielder, coach, and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]