1998년 1월 18일은(는) 일요일의 별 기호 아래에 있는 **♑**입니다. 올해의 17일이었습니다. 미국 대통령은 William J. (Bill) Clinton입니다.
이 날에 태어났다면 당신은 28살입니다. 마지막 생일은 2026년 1월 18일 일요일, 144일 전이었습니다. 다음 생일은 2027년 1월 18일 월요일일 후 220입니다. 당신은 10,371일, 약 248,919시간, 약 14,935,177분 또는 약 896,110,620초 동안 살았습니다.
Date: 18 January 1998
By Max Frankel
Max Frankel
Max Frankel article on his decision not to sign statement of concern about crisis in journalism discusses nature of news; says journalists assemble their publications and newscasts to suit their presumed audiences; cites need to point to good and bad media practice, not abstract principles; drawing (M)
Date: 19 January 1998
By Robin Pogrebin
Robin Pogrebin
New sports magazine being prepared by ESPN as print spinoff of its successful cable network programs has other sports magazines scrambling; Walt Disney Co, which controls ESPN, expects to put $50 million to $100 million behind new magazine; Sports Illustrated, current circulation champion among sports magazines, is making some alterations, and Time Inc is considering new sports title aimed at men in their teens and 20's; Times Mirror Co's magazine unit spent $20 million to $30 million revamping its magazine, The Sporting News; first issue of ESPN magazine is due out March 11; chart (M)
Date: 19 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stock markets across Asia are mostly higher on January 19 (S)
Date: 19 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barnes & Noble Inc expects sales at its Internet book-selling site to reach $8 million in current quarter, helped by the holidays; site offers books for as much as 40 percent off list price; since site was introduced in May, sales have doubled in each of its three quarters of operation, as number of customers using service rose to more than 250,000 (S)
Date: 18 January 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-15 Iraq Threatens to Expel Inspectors in 6 Months Saddam Hussein threatened to expel all United Nations arms inspectors from Iraq in six months if his Government is not cleared of suspicions about its weapons programs and if sanctions are not lifted. 1
Date: 19 January 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Cuban and Papal Officials Maneuver on Coming Visit Days before the arrival of Pope John Paul II, Vatican and Cuban officials are locked in behind-the-scenes maneuvering that could determine the visit's political impact. Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, has used the state-run media to portray the Pope as an ally against American imperialism. The Church, meanwhile, has been negotiating to gain greater access to the island's media to make its case itself. A1 Pope Names 22 New Cardinals Francis Eugene George, the Archbishop of Chicago, was one of 22 new cardinals named by Pope John Paul II, and one of 2 Americans. The other American was James Francis Stafford, the Archbishop Emeritus of Denver. This Pope has now named 106 out of the current 123 cardinals, who will choose future popes from among their ranks. A8
Date: 18 January 1998
By Arlene Weintraub
Arlene Weintraub
Bell Sports Corp reports great public and investor interest in its new skiing and snowboarding helmets, following deaths of Michael Kennedy and Sonny Bono in skiiing accidents; graph showing gains for company stock; bicycle helmets are still expected to furnish most of Bell's revenue growth this year, and company's ski helmets must also compete with two European brands, Boeri and Briko; less than ten percent of skiers now wear helmets at all (S)
Date: 19 January 1998
Judge Joseph Falcone overturns three-day suspension of Police Chief Vincent Amoresano of Paterson, NJ, on insubordination charges; says municipal police come under jurisdiction of County Prosecutor, not local elected officials, in criminal matters; Amoresano refused to give mayor information about an internal affairs investigation (S)
Date: 19 January 1998
Robert A Parish 3d is found hanged in his cell at Monmouth County Jail in Freehold, NJ (S)
Date: 18 January 1998
Woman, 99, is killed when fire breaks out in her Chelsea apartment (S)