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New York City Department of Transportation embarks on final stage of traffic reconfiguration for congested Herald Square area of Manhattan; map (M)
Article on economic policy issues underlying political debate over Gov George W Bush's tax cut proposals; focuses on scale of proposal, which would reduce all income tax rates and federal revenues by $1.3 trillion in nine years, starting in 2002, and use up $1.6 trillion of surplus during period; queries whether plan fits within projected budget surpluses or could endanger government's chance to pay off national debt, whether it would extend long business expansion or lead red-hot economy into recession, whether it would apportion federal budget surplus fairly to everyone, and whether tax cuts represent more productive economic use of surplus than increased government spending (M)
California Company Victim Of a Fake Press Release A fake press release sent over financial news wires set off a 60 percent decline in the shares of Emulex, a California company that makes fiber optic communications equipment. The price recovered after the company disclosed the hoax and said its business was flourishing. Government and financial agencies are investigating the fake release.
United Services Organization, known for performing variety shows for troops overseas, is providing similar entertainment for thousands of firefighters across West, where fire commanders liken devastating forest and brush fires of summer to war; old-fashioined stage show in Challis, Idaho, described; photos (M)
Gov. George W. Bush is betting that a $1.3 trillion tax cut will help him win the White House in November. But will it also squander the federal surplus? Will it extend the nation's economic boom, or kill it? Business executives, scholars and politicians assess the Bush tax proposal. Article, Page A8.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 23, 2000, covering August 26, 2000.
Nelly
Britney Spears
Various Artists
Eminem
*NSYNC
2000Kyren Williams, American football player[†]
Kyren Lawrence Williams is an American professional football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Rams in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
2000Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and academic (born 1939)[†]
Akbar Adibi (1939–2000) was an Iranian electronic engineer, VLSI researcher, and university engineering professor.
2000Bunny Austin, English tennis player (born 1906)[†]
Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin was an English tennis player. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–1935). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.
In 2000, the world population was approximately 6,171,702,993 people[†]