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Thousands of parents, fearful that their children might fall behind, are plunging into the world of ''supplemental education,'' a booming new industry of learning centers, private tutors, how-to books and software designed to test a child's skills. A special section, Education Life.
Aggressive program announced last fall by Pres Henrique Cardoso to protect Brazil from ravages of Asian economic crisis has largely fallen by wayside as October election approaches; Cardoso was hailed by finance experts for doubling interest rates to protect currency and promising to dismiss civil servants, freeze wages and clear rosters of dead pensioners; tough talk has vanished, and reform promises that backed fiscal stabilization four years ago remain half-done; of 51 austerity proposals only those to raise revenues were actually enacted; Cardoso has also raised Civil Service pay and opened tap for housing construction and agricultural credits; photos; graph (M)
A Federal judge has blocked two mergers involving four of the nation's biggest drug wholesalers. Judge Stanley Sporkin of the United States District Court in Washington ruled yesterday that the McKesson Corporation's $1.72 billion purchase of the Amerisource Health Corporation and Cardinal Health Inc.'s $2.41 billion takeover of the Bergen Brunswig Corporation would violate Federal antitrust laws.
Commerce Department reports US GNP grew at 1.4 percent annual rate during April, May and June, most sluggish quarter in three years; graph; slowdown unnerves Wall Street investors already anxious about whether companies can sustain strong earnings growth; report does suggest US economy has so far weathered Asian crisis; domestic final sales surged 6.3 percent in second quarter, personal consumption rose 5.8 percent and capital spending by business rose 17.8 percent (S)
Seattle Mariners give up waiting for New York Yankees decision and trade pitcher Randy Johnson to Houston Astros just before deadline for trades without waivers; list of some of day's trades (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 29, 1998, covering August 1, 1998.
Beastie Boys
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Noreaga
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Brandy
1998Eva Bartok, Hungarian-British actress (born 1927)[†]
Éva Márta Szőke Ivanovics, known professionally as Eva Bartok, was a Hungarian-British actress. She began acting in films in 1950, and her last credited appearance was in 1966. She acted in more than 40 American, British, German, Hungarian, French, and Israeli films. She is best known for appearances in Blood and Black Lace, The Crimson Pirate, Operation Amsterdam, and Ten Thousand Bedrooms.
1998Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, was officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe, Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered.[†]
Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its founding until 2024. Puntland is located northeast of Somalia and east of Somaliland. Its capital is the city of Garoowe in the Nugal region. The state had a population of 4,334,633 in 2016.
In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]