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New York State Assn of Realtors reports increases of up to 14.7 percent in prices of existing single-family homes in New York City suburbs in June
Homeowner associations that were formed to take care of small tasks like picking up garbage and repainting curbs are asserting far broader powers, such as dictating what color a house is painted, when lawns are mowed and where recreational vehicles are parked; about one in six people in nation live in community governed by homeowners association; cities and counties, which are reluctant to raise taxes to pay for services, have in many cases stepped aside, allowing associations to become de facto governments with increasing authority over daily life; boards can fine homeowners who break rules and, in some cases, foreclose on those who cannot afford monthly dues; many homeowners say codes preserve neighborhood harmony and property values, but growing and vocal group of critics say way association rules are enforced is actually tearing apart communities; say boards, while elected, have few checks and balances and often act in secret; photo (L)
Anamona Hartocollis Coping column on Summer Service Institute, six-year-old high school prep program for promising New York City sixth and seventh graders of modest means taught by students from Fieldston School in Riverdale; drawing (M)
Article on bartering for goods and services, which has blossomed over past few years on Web; focuses on free bartering category at craigslist.org, online classifieds community, that has spread to 23 cities; photos (L)
Economist Michael J Boskin admits error in his widely-publicized paper suggesting federal government would get $12-trillion bounty from new retirees paying taxes on withdrawals from retirement accounts; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 23, 2003, covering July 27, 2003.
Ashanti
Beyonce
Evanescence
Luther Vandross
50 Cent
2003Elvina Kalieva, American tennis player[†]
Elvina Kalieva is an American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 194, reached on 6 February 2023.
2003Vance Hartke, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (born 1919)[†]
Rupert Vance Hartke was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke was elected to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In the Senate, he supported the Great Society and became a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War. Hartke ran for president in the 1972 Democratic primaries but withdrew after the first set of primaries. He left the Senate after losing his 1976 reelection campaign to Richard Lugar.
2003Bob Hope, English-American actor, comedian, television personality, and businessman (born 1903)[†]
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54. These included a series of seven Road to ... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as his partner.
In 2003, the world population was approximately 6,420,361,634 people[†]