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In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]
1998Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (born 1930)[†]
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Florida from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998.
1998Morris Udall, American captain and politician (born 1922)[†]
Morris King Udall was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination, but ultimately lost to eventual president, Jimmy Carter. Udall was noted by many for his independent and liberal views.
Pres Clinton, in brief Rose Garden appearance, acknowledges his shame and states his willingness to accept rebuke and censure of Congress for his 'errors of word and deed'; Clinton's face is lined with apparent anguish as he apologizes for torment to which he has subjected his family and nation; Clinton spoke at urging of undecided members of Congress, but he did not offer any new confession and left at least some members of Congress disappointed; White House officials say Republican leaders on Capitol Hill say they will continue to insist that Clinton face floor vote on articles of impeachment; they are determined to prevent vote on censure in full House; photo (M)
David Gonzalez (About New York) column on Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, nation's only specialty hospital for adults in terminal stages of cancer; doctors at Calvary, which operates under auspices of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, see their work as counterpoint to those who advocate assisted suicide; patient Michael Burke and doctors comment on euthanasia (M)
Coca-Cola Co says its fourth-quarter earnings will be 20 percent lower than previously estimated because of weakening market abroad; also announces agreement to purchase overseas rights to Cadbury Schweppes PLC soft drinks for $1.85 billion (M)
Yale University students say murder of Suzanne Jovin is making them act more cautiously both on campus and around New Haven, Conn, particularly since no arrests have been made in case; photo (M)
Debate over decision not to join in Europe's new single currency grows more ferocious in Great Britain as date for introduction of the euro, Jan 4, approaches; many business leaders argue that euro will revolutionize European markets and British exports will lose competitiveness if country remains outside euro zone; others worry that monetary union would also mean higher taxes and heftier labor costs in line with rest of Europe; chart compares taxes of European nations; map; photo (M)
NBA Comr David Stern and players representative Billy Hunter will hold private meeting in latest attempt to end lockout and salvage what is left of season (S)
Design is exploding, mutating, multiplying, all for the sake of moving product. But sometimes form still trumps function. A guided tour of the design frenzy, from Philippe Starck to Web sites to spaghetti sauce labels. A special issue of the Times Magazine.
Computer science expert Dr Edward W Felton, in written testimony in Microsoft antitrust suit, says he has done what Microsoft insists is impossible: extricate company's Internet Explorer Web browsing software from its Windows operating system (M)/
University of Texas running back Ricky Williams is considered overwhelming favorite to win Heisman Trophy; photos; season statistics for Williams, Michael Bishop, Tim Couch and Cade McNown (S)
Retailers around the country say balmy temperatures in recent weeks have dampened buying interest in winter items; photo (M)9
On the Gay Issue, Psychoanalysis Treats Itself Much has changed in a field that for more than half a century viewed homosexuality as an illness, deemed homosexuals unfit to become psychoanalysts and well into the 1980's described homosexuality as a ''perversion.'' Arts & Ideas, page B7.
Oddly bipartisan tinges of sadness glimmer within House Judiciary Committee as impeachment votes near; gravity of lawmakers' action in proposing removal of Pres Clinton seems to be sinking in; although much of long day's struggle is consumed in trench warfare of lawyers, there are occasional personal truces to be seen, with some Republicans offering words of comfort to their anguished Democratic colleagues; photo (M)