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Lethal Bombing in Russia A powerful bomb ripped through the center of a market in Russia's northern Caucasus region, killing 58 people and wounding 100. No one claimed responsibility. Page A3. Bodies Found in Burned Car The last hopes for three people missing since Feb. 15 appeared to have ended as the authorities found two bodies in the trunk of the burned-out car they had rented. Page A8.
Democratic Party reports surge in campaign donations in first quarter of 1999 and attributes it largely to Republican efforts to remove Pres Clinton from office; Clinton, who has been crisscrossing the country, blaming Republicans for trying to bring him down and thanking his supporters for standing by him, has single-handedly raised more than $9 million since mid-January; photo (M)
St John's run through NCAA tournament discussed by Ron Artest and first-year coach Mike Jarvis; photo (S)
Profile of Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, sportsman's paradise in Springfield, Mo, whose inventory of hunting and fishing equipment is as wide as all outdoors; last year, more than four million people--Americans and foreigners alike--visited store; now privately owned Bass Pro Shops Inc is branching out, betting that its blend of showmanship and unrivaled inventory may turn into just about as big a hit in carefully chosen sites around country as it is in Springfield; there are now Bass Pro Shops in suburbs of Atlanta and Chicago and in Fort Lauderdale and Florida Keys; six more will open in five states in next 18 months; photo of John L Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops; photos of catalogues of some other outdoor outfitters: L L Bean, Cabela's and Orvis (L)
Pres Clinton says that Serbs have crossed the threshold of acceptable behavior and that force is the answer to prevent further bloodshed in Kosovo; says that beyond human toll, conflict in Kosovo could send tens of thousands of refugees across borders and possibly draw Albania, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey into the war; makes case to Congressional leaders, but they remain skeptical about the reasons for US involvement in hostilities in former Yugoslavia; Western Governments begin removing cease-fire monitors and nonessential personnel from Yugoslavia; Pentagon dispatches additional combat aircraft to region; Clinton photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 17, 1999, covering March 20, 1999.
TLC
Lauryn Hill
Eminem
Britney Spears
Shania Twain
1999Patrick Heron, British painter (born 1920)[†]
Patrick Heron was a British abstract and figurative artist, critic, writer, and polemicist, who lived in Zennor, Cornwall.
1999Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.[†]
Legoland California Resort is a theme park in Carlsbad, California, United States, about 35 miles north of San Diego. Opening on March 20, 1999, it was the first Legoland park to open outside of Europe. It has over 60 rides, shows, and attractions, plus a water park, an aquarium and two hotels. The park is currently owned by Merlin Entertainments, which took a controlling interest in 2005. The second park in the United States is Legoland Florida, which opened in 2011. A third park, Legoland New York, opened in May 2021.
In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]