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May 5, 2002

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When Expansion Leads to Inner Space

By David W. Dunlap

Some of New York City's famous institutions that need space are expanding within and below their buildings; such is path being taken by South Court building of New York Public Library, which fills southern courtyard at Fifth Avenue and 40th Street, middle school of Packer Collegiate Institute, entirely new structure that will rise within nave of Victorian Gothic church in Brookly Heights, and Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall, carved from bedrock under main auditorium of Carnegie Hall; projects detailed; photos (M)

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Harry Potter and the Quest For the Unfinished Volume

By David D. Kirkpatrick

British author J K Rowling is late in completing fifth book in popular Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, disappointing legions of young fans; turned out four books at rate of one each year through July 2000; says writing it is proving more involved than she initially expected; Scholastic, US publisher, says it expects to publish book before June 2003 (M)

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 1, 2002, covering May 5, 2002.

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    Album cover for Ashanti by Ashanti

    Ashanti

    Ashanti

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    Album cover for C'mon; C'mon by Sheryl Crow

    C'mon; C'mon

    Sheryl Crow

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    Album cover for A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion

    A New Day Has Come

    Celine Dion

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    Album cover for Now 9 by Various Artists

    Now 9

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for The Scorpion King by Soundtrack

    The Scorpion King

    Soundtrack

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Notable Deaths

Hugo Banzer

2002Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (born 1926)[†]

Hugo Banzer Suárez was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 as a military dictator; and then again from 1997 to 2001, as a democratically elected president.

2002Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (born 1904)[†]

Paul Wilbur Klipsch was an American engineer and high fidelity audio pioneer, known for developing a high-efficiency folded horn loudspeaker. Unsatisfied with the sound quality of phonographs and early speaker systems, Klipsch used scientific principles to develop a corner horn speaker that sounded more lifelike than its predecessors.

George Sidney

2002George Sidney, American director and producer (born 1916)[†]

George Sidney was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964). With an extensive background in acting, stage direction, film editing, and music, Sidney created many of post-war Hollywood's big budget musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Jupiter's Darling (1955), and Pal Joey (1957). He was also a president of the Screen Directors Guild for 16 years.

Louis C. Wyman

2002Louis C. Wyman, American lawyer and politician (born 1917)[†]

Louis Crosby Wyman was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States representative and a U.S. senator from New Hampshire. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Historical Context for May 5, 2002

In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]