When Tabloids Were Noir
Date: 26 March 2000
By Andrea Delbanco
Andrea Delbanco
Exhibit of crime photos from Daily News archives noted (S)
Der 25. März 2000 war ein Samstag unter dem Sternzeichen ♈. Es war der 84. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Wenn Sie an diesem Tag geboren wurden, sind Sie 26 Jahre alt. Ihr letzter Geburtstag war am Mittwoch, 25. März 2026, vor 75 Tagen. Ihr nächster Geburtstag ist am Donnerstag, 25. März 2027 in 289 Tagen. Sie haben 9.571 Tage gelebt oder ungefähr 229.726 Stunden oder ungefähr 13.783.600 Minuten oder ungefähr 827.016.000 Sekunden.
Date: 26 March 2000
By Andrea Delbanco
Andrea Delbanco
Exhibit of crime photos from Daily News archives noted (S)
Date: 26 March 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Wall Street Journal polls 356 of 5,607 voting members of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, people whose votes award the Oscars, and publishes predictions on which actors and movies are likely to win; even though article appeared after voting was completed, academy was sharply critical; spokesman for Dow Jones, parent of Journal, defends article; photo (M)
Date: 26 March 2000
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Pollsters say Russians clearly want Vladimir V Putin to be elected president, although Putin's intentions remain, so far, largely blank slate; Putin's brief campaign has cast him as all things to all people: brutal warrior against Chechens, dog lover who cries at funerals, supporter of basic rights, supporter of crackdown on politically unruly journalists; Putin has managed to remain remarkably popular because he has religiously shunned any one ideology; beyond war in Chechnya, gamble that paid off royally among voters, Putin's actual policies have been few and uncontroversial; photo; map (M)
Date: 25 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GenRad Inc purchases two units of Thermo Instrument Systems Inc for $40 million (S)
Date: 25 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Done Pet Care Co, North America's largest maker of pet food for grocery chains and pet stores, will purchase Arovit Petfood of Denmark for $156 million in cash, tripling its business in Europe (S)
Date: 25 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exxon Mobil Corp sues to block sale of Atlantic Richfield Co's Alaskan oil fields to Phillips Petroleum Co (S)
Date: 26 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sara Lee Corp recalls 34,500 pounds of Ball Park hot dogs after samples test positive for listeria bacterium, which can cause fever, headaches, nausea and neck stiffness; Agriculture Dept spokeswoman says no illnesse have been connected with recalled hot dogs; in December 1998, recalled Ball Park hot dogs were linked to 21 deaths and more than 100 illnessses (M)
Date: 26 March 2000
Ned Schnurman letter recalls bomb on West 11th Street in 1970, when he was city editor for WCBS-TV News (S)
Date: 26 March 2000
Avrum Hyman letter on Mar 12 article recalls Robert Trout as authoritative radio voice of late 1930's and early 40's; photo
Date: 26 March 2000
Ray Fisher letter on Mar 12 article recalls anecdote about broadcaster Robert Trout; photo