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George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses pitcher Roger Clemens's decision to return to Houston Astros for another season at age 42; photo (M)
The score was tied late in the second period. Both teams were skating at a grueling pace and checking more fiercely than you'd imagine pre-teens would or could. This was the Little Caesars Hockeytown Invitational, featuring 16 of the best teams of 11-year-olds in North America. The loser of this game, either the Long Island Royals or the home team, the Little Caesars, would be eliminated. Suddenly, one of the Royals picked up the puck at the red line, fought off a check and bore in on the Little Caesars' goal. He flashed across the goal mouth and backhanded a shot -- a gorgeous move -- that passed over the goalie's shoulder, but just deflected off the post. No goal.
Gov James E McGreevey, on verge of leaving office, issued executive order in Sept 2004 prohibiting state agencies in New Jersey from awarding contracts to political contributors; ban has come under assault from Bush administration, which has withheld $250 million in highway funds from New Jersey, contending that restrictions violate federal guidelines for awarding contracts; Federal Judge Stanley R Chesler has rejected state's request for injunction that would have ordered federal government to release funds (M)
Earlier this month, according to Iraqi officials, $300 million in American bills was taken out of Iraq's Central Bank, put into boxes and quietly put on a charter jet bound for Lebanon. The money was to be used to buy tanks and other weapons from international arms dealers, the officials say, as part of an accelerated effort to assemble an armored division for the fledgling Iraqi Army. But exactly where the money went, and to whom, and for precisely what, remains a mystery, at least to Iraqis who say they have been trying to find out.
Army gathers 44 military contractors at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona to help remake its transport vehicles; expects gathering, first of its kind, to be annual review of automotive technologies; has been stung by criticism that its Humvees and larger transport vehicles are out of step with fighting insurgency in Iraq; officers want next Humvees to be faster, more agile, more fuel efficient and better protected than vehicles used in Iraq; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 19, 2005, covering January 22, 2005.
Green Day
Eminem
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
John Legend
Ludacris
2005César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1943)[†]
César Dario Gutiérrez [goo-te-er'-rez], also nicknamed "Cocoa", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants in the 1967 and 1969 seasons, and for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 to 1971. Listed at 5'9" and 155 lbs, he batted and threw right handed. Gutiérrez is notable for being the second player in Major League history to record seven hits in a game without making an out.
2005Carlo Orelli, Italian soldier (born 1894)[†]
Carlo Orelli was, at age 110, the last surviving Italian World War I veteran who joined the army at the onset of the war. Born in Perugia, although he lived in Rome for most of his life, Orelli came from a military family whose members had served in various Italian conflicts since 1849. A mechanic by trade, Orelli joined the Italian Army in May 1915 and engaged in combat operations in Italy. His recollections were marked by particularly brutal experiences of trench warfare, including the violent deaths of many of his friends. After receiving injuries to his leg, he was pulled from active duty and returned home.
2005Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (born 1924)[†]
Consuelo Velázquez Torres, also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican ballads such as "Bésame mucho", "Amar y vivir", and "Cachito".
In 2005, the world population was approximately 6,586,970,132 people[†]