كان ٣١ يناير ١٩٩٧ الجمعة تحت علامة النجمة ♒. كان هذا هو يوم 30 من السنة. كان رئيس الولايات المتحدة William J. (Bill) Clinton.
إذا كنت قد ولدت في هذا اليوم ، فأنت تبلغ٪ s سنة. كان عيد ميلادك الأخير في 29 ، السبت، ٣١ يناير ٢٠٢٦ يوم مضى. عيد ميلادك القادم في 135 ، بعد الأحد، ٣١ يناير ٢٠٢٧ يوم. لقد عشت لمدة 229 يوم ، أو حوالي ١٠٬٧٢٧ ساعة ، أو حوالي ٢٥٧٬٤٦٥ دقيقة ، أو حوالي ١٥٬٤٤٧٬٩٣٦ ثانية.
Date: 01 February 1997
By ANTHONY DePALMA
Bruce Macdonald, director of Botanical Garden at University of British Columbia, offers to transplant two rare golden Sitka spruce trees to Haida Indian land in Queen Charlotte Islands, to replace 300-year-old parent tree that was felled by vandal; photo; map; two young trees were grown from cuttings of giant old tree, which was sacred to Haida (Vancouver Journal) (S)
Date: 01 February 1997
By JACK CURRY
New York Yankees hold annual Fan Festival at New York Coliseum; more than 4,000 fans attend, and many are disappointed that only starters signing autographs are Derek Jeter, Joe Girardi and Paul O'Neill; Jeter's line closes early because of overwhelming demand; photo (M)
Date: 01 February 1997
By CELESTINE BOHLEN
Albania, poorest country in Europe, is sorting out devastating consequences of flim-flam schemes that have cost tens of thousands of desperately poor people their tiny savings; pyramid schemes have flourished in former Communist countries, but especially in Albania, which was shut off from world for years by harsh dictatorship; schemes there have taken in almost $1 billion, about three times the national budget deficit, and touched almost every family; their prolonged success and ability to deliver on fantastic promises to initial investors encouraged even the cautious to take risks; victims in Fushe-Kruja discuss personal disasters; photo; map; chart explaining schemes; Pres Sali Berisha has promised to restore some of monies, but longevity of schemes, and Government's failure to heed warnings, raise suspicions of complicity (L)
Date: 01 February 1997
Harvest Foods Inc says it agreed to sell most of its assets to group including Kroger Company supermarket chain for about $50 million (S)
Date: 01 February 1997
By ALEX YANNIS
Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils play to 3-3 tie, Continental Arena, East Rutherford, NJ; photo (M)
Date: 01 February 1997
By Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W Smith column says New England Patriots are asking too high a price for New York Jets to obtain Bill Parcells; questions why Jets should give up a potentially great player for a coach who may not be around long enough to establish a sturdy foundation for a winning organization (M)
Date: 01 February 1997
By TARIK EL-BASHIR
Manhattan College basketball team defeats St Peter's, 73-54, Draddy Gymnasium (M)
Date: 01 February 1997
Harry's Farmers Markets Inc says it received $23 million in new capital from Progressive Food Concepts Inc, affiliate of Boston Chicken Inc; Progressive could get up to 43% stake in Harry's as result of investment (S)
Date: 01 February 1997
By TERRY PRISTIN
White House announces that New Jersey families who need help paying their winter heating bills will receive total of $7.1 million in emergency Federal money, in addition to $37.8 million that had already been allocated (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)