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October 29, 2000

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Headlines from October 29, 2000

Why This Nostalgia For Fruits of Chaos?

By Sheila Melvin and Jindong Cai

Sheila Melvin and Jindong Cai article on current popularity among China's middle class of revolutionary model operas, which dominated China to virtual exclusion of all else during country's 1966-76 Cultural Revolution; photos (L)

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ATTACK ON COLE IS RAISED AS ISSUE IN NEW YORK RACE

By Adam Nagourney and Dean E. Murphy

Hillary Rodham Clinton scores Rep Rick A Lazio over phone drive by New York Republican Party in which callers were told she took money from same kind of Mideast terrorism group that attacked USS Cole; calls tactic 'new low' in New York Senate race and urges he apologize to families of sailors killed; begins three-day bus tour across upstate NY; Lazio, after initially distancing self from calls, defends them; Republican officials say calls will reach over 500,000 New Yorkers; calls refer to $50,000 Clinton returned to American Muslim Alliance after group's leader was quoted as defending United Nations resolution he said allowed for use of armed force by Palestinians against Israel; there has been no indication Cole blast was linked to any group that gave money to Clinton; photo (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 25, 2000, covering October 29, 2000.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rule 3:36 by Ja Rule

    Rule 3:36

    Ja Rule

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Country Grammar by Nelly

    Country Grammar

    Nelly

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Let's Get Ready by Mystikal

    Let's Get Ready

    Mystikal

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Human Clay by Creed

    Human Clay

    Creed

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    55
  5. 5
    Album cover for Revelation by 98 Degrees

    Revelation

    98 Degrees

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Carlos Guastavino

2000Carlos Guastavino, Argentinian pianist and composer (born 1912)[†]

Carlos Guastavino was an Argentine composer, considered one of the foremost composers of his country. His production amounted to over 500 works, most of them songs for piano and voice, many still unpublished. His style was quite conservative, always tonal and lushly romantic. His compositions were clearly influenced by Argentine folk music. His reputation was based almost entirely on his songs, and Guastavino has sometimes been called "the Schubert of the Pampas". Some of his songs, for example Pueblito, mi pueblo, La rosa y el sauce and Se equivocó la paloma, became national favorites. Unlike most other composers, at any time or place, Guastavino earned enough from his royalties and performing rights that he had little need for other income.

Historical Context for October 29, 2000

In 2000, the world population was approximately 6,171,702,993 people[†]