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NBA players' union prepares final proposal, including major concession of cap on salaries, to try to end lockout, less than week before owners convene on canceling season; union leader Billy Hunter notes that he and NBA commissioner David Stern are 'both in deep water' (S)
South Korea to sell 51 percent stake in Korea First Bank to consortium led by GE Capital and Newbridge Capital, buyout fund backed by David Bonderman's Texas Pacific Group; deal is clearest vote of confidence in Pres Kim Dae Jung's Government from foreign investor since Asian economic crisis took hold last year; marks start of final phase of Government efforts to overhaul debt-laden financial system, underscoring swiftness with which Kim has moved to repair parts of economy (M)
In the first signs of serious discord among Senate Republicans over impeachment, several senators, both conservative and moderate, said today that they opposed a proposal that would permit a preliminary vote on articles of impeachment without a full trial. ''That's a whitewash and a shirking of our responsibility the Constitution gives us,'' Senator James M. Inhofe, a conservative Oklahoman, said in a telephone interview. ''We have to have witnesses and have a full trial. How can someone vote without hearing from witnesses and without hearing all the evidence?''
New York Jets begin serious work for their first home playoff game in 12 years; coach Bill Parcells appears at practice wearing one of his two Giants Super Bowl rings; photos (S)
One is an Argentine-born preacher who appeals to both Hispanic and Anglo audiences. Another is a young megachurch pastor in Southern California who peppers his sermons with quotations from Hollywood stars and sports idols. A third is an African-American equally beloved by convicts and unhappy homemakers. And then there are two of the Rev. Billy Graham's children. Ever since the Colonial era, America has had a pre-eminent preacher who played an unofficial role as national evangelist, preaching a simple message of repentance and salvation and drawing vast crowds in the process. For the last 50 years, that role has been filled by the Rev. Billy Graham. But at the turn of the century, with Mr. Graham now 80, the question arises, Who, if anyone, can take his place.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 30, 1998, covering January 1, 1999.
Garth Brooks
*NSYNC
Celine Dion
Jewel
Mystikal
Tomás Chancalay, Argentine footballer[†]
Tomás Alejandro Chancalay is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
Azmy Qowimuramadhoni, Indonesian-Azerbaijani badminton player[†]
Azmy Qowimuramadhoni is an Indonesian-born Azerbaijani badminton player. Playing in men's singles and men's doubles, he became an Azerbaijani naturalized citizen in 2018.
1999The Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).[†]
The euro is the official currency of 20 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area or, more commonly, the eurozone. The euro is divided into 100 euro cents.
In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]