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New York Assn of Realtors reports sales of existing single-family homes in state set record in 1998; 86,661 transactions were recorded (S)
Thomas George article on upcoming Super Bowl XXXIII between Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Fla; notes that game pits top rusher from American Football Conference, Denver's Terrell Davis, against top runner from National Football Conference, Atlanta's Jamal Anderson; photos (M)
The former Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time, was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today in his first year of eligibility, despite the objections of some voters who felt his history of drug abuse should have kept him out. Inducted with Taylor were two former Los Angeles Rams -- Eric Dickerson, a powerful runner who holds the single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, and the offensive lineman Tom Mack, who never missed a game in his 13-year career -- as well as Cleveland tight end Ozzie Newsome, whose 47 touchdowns are the best at his position, and the Buffalo offensive lineman Billy Shaw, a dominant run blocker.
Former Utah House Speaker Melvin R Miller says he and Utah Senate Pres Lane Beattie met with Salt Lake Organizing Committee head G Frank Joklik in 1997, year before scandal broke, to ask about rumors of 'improprieties' by committee in competition for 2002 Winter Olympic Games; says Joklik, who had recently replaced Thomas K Welch in post, disavowed link to any misdeeds, leaving them with no way to follow up; Joklik's lawyer says concerns they raised were too vague for Joklik to probe (M)
Douglas Century comment on decade of trying to dress 'street,' to fit in with hip-hopping friends; describes certain failed fashion experiments that tend to make him, Jewish male from Western Canada, resemble Chico Marx on an ice-fishing expedition (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 27, 1999, covering January 31, 1999.
Britney Spears
*NSYNC
DMX
The Offspring
Lauryn Hill
1999Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (born 1938)[†]
Shohei Baba , best known by his ring name Giant Baba , was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter, and professional baseball player. He is best known as a co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972 along with Mitsuo Momota and Yoshihiro Momota, the sons of his mentor Rikidōzan. For the first 10 years of its existence, Baba was the top star of All Japan, while also serving as the booker, promoter, head trainer and president of the promotion from its inception in 1972 till his death in 1999. Baba was also responsible for recruiting much of the talent for All Japan, and was the public face of the promotion for much of his lifetime.
In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]