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January 29, 1999

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Headlines from January 29, 1999

Women's Work: Still Never Done

By Unknown Author

Grace Santos (played by Rosie Perez, above) has it all: marriage, baby, high-powered job and high-powered headaches. In ''The 24-Hour Woman,'' the new film from Nancy Savoca that opens today and opened ''The Feminine Eye: Twenty Years of Women's Cinema'' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Rose Cinema, Grace's balancing act yields a homespun satire full of talking points about work and parenthood in the 1990's.

Movies, Performing Arts/Weekend Desk129 words

Search for Punishment

By Unknown Author

Republicans are pushing for a resolution acknowledging that President Clinton committed perjury or obstructed justice, while Democrats are seeking a censure resolution. Article, page A14.

National Desk24 words

G.O.P. TRIAL PLAN PASSES IN SENATE ALONG PARTY LINES

By Alison Mitchell

Senate Republicans force through plan that opens door for Monica S Lewinsky, or her videotaped image, to appear before Senate at Pres Clinton's impeachment trial; Republicans' trial blueprint keeps alive possibility that Senate could vote on 'finding of facts' stating that President committed perjury and obstructed justice as charged by House; Senate could then take separate vote on whether to convict him and remove him from office; Democrats call that idea unconstitutional; latest proposal comes after two days of behind-the-scenes negotiations, offers and counteroffers fail to produce bipartisan plan on how to depose Lewinsky, Vernon E Jordan Jr and Sidney Blumenthal and wrap up trial by Feb 12; Democratic move to end trial and go directly to vote on two articles of impeachment is rejected 55 to 43, with single Democrat, Russell D Feingold, siding with Republicans; photos (M)

National Desk1491 words

CBS Granted More Tax Cuts to Stay Put

By Charles V Bagli

New York City, six years after giving CBS Inc nearly $50 million in tax breaks to stay in Manhattan until year 2008, gives it an additional $10 million in subsidies--after being told company is considering relocating to Jersey City; under the old deal, company had pledged to spend $300 million to upgrade its studios on West 57th Street with digital equipment; but it only started doing so 18 months ago; new deal extends company's commitment to Manhattan for additional 10 years, until 2018, and city officials say it contains new assurances that network will make investment that it earlier promised (M)

Metropolitan Desk1102 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 27, 1999, covering January 29, 1999.

  1. 1
    Album cover for ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

    ...Baby One More Time

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 'N Sync by *NSYNC

    'N Sync

    *NSYNC

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    43
  3. 3
    Album cover for Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood by DMX

    Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood

    DMX

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Americana by The Offspring

    Americana

    The Offspring

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

    The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

    Lauryn Hill

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21

Notable Deaths

Lili St. Cyr

1999Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (born 1918)[†]

Marie Frances Van Schaack, known professionally as Lili St. Cyr, was a prominent American burlesque dancer and stripper.

Historical Context for January 29, 1999

In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]