Settling or Balancing Accounts?
Date: 03 April 1997
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Adam NAGOURNEY
كان ٢ أبريل ١٩٩٧ الأربعاء تحت علامة النجمة ♈. كان هذا هو يوم 91 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 ، الخميس، ٢ أبريل ٢٠٢٦ يوم مضى. عيد ميلادك القادم في 72 ، بعد الجمعة، ٢ أبريل ٢٠٢٧ يوم. لقد عشت لمدة 292 يوم ، أو حوالي ١٠٬٦٦٤ ساعة ، أو حوالي ٢٥٥٬٩٤٩ دقيقة ، أو حوالي ١٥٬٣٥٦٬٩٤٥ ثانية.
Date: 03 April 1997
By JOHN MARKOFF
John MARKOFF
Apple Computer Inc is said to be actively looking for friendly merger candidate; Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia announces that he has paid $115 million to acquire slightly more than 5 percent of Apple during last several weeks; photo (L)
Date: 03 April 1997
By LAURENCE ZUCKERMAN
Laurence ZUCKERMAN
Digital Equipment Corp announces new management structure, latest reshuffling in continuing struggle of chairman-chief executive Robert B Palmer to reverse computer maker's declining fortunes; Digital will combine sales and marketing of all its computers into single worldwide organizations headed by Bruce L Claflin; Harold D Copperman, current head of company's high-performance systems unit, will be in charge of new poducts division (M)
Date: 03 April 1997
By TERRY PRISTIN
Terry PRISTIN
New Jersey Legislature will consider bill to require county planning boards to review plans for proposed projects that would be within 500 feet of a municipal border and to consider complaints from residents of the neighboring towns (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)
Date: 03 April 1997
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Alessandra STANLEY
Russian Pres Boris N Yeltsin and Pres Aleksandr R Lukashenko of Belarus initial charter on union of two republics after Russia hastily watered down accord on eve of meeting; agree to hold off ratification for month to allow public scrutiny and more amendments to lessen Russian responsibility for indigent neighbor; Yeltsin says union does not create single state and that adopting common currency will take years; Belarus police beat demonstrators opposing union, Minsk (M)
Date: 03 April 1997
Florida Marlins sign Gary Sheffield to six year contract extension for record $61 million; Baltimore Orioles sign Cal Ripken Jr to two-year extension for $15.1 million; Texas Rangers sign pitcher John Burkett to two-year extension for $8.45 million (S)
Date: 03 April 1997
Tom Gullikson, captain of US Davis Cup team, commenting on upcoming quarterfinal tennis match against Netherlands, says he is not worried that Andre Agassi is mired in five-match losing streak (S)
Date: 03 April 1997
By Claire Smith
Claire Smith
Claire Smith column notes that New York Mets lost to San Diego Padres, 12-5, on opening day; says Mets will play first nine games of season on West Coast, and Mets officials are concerned that it could mean box-office trouble if team gets off to bad start before playing game at home (M)
Date: 03 April 1997
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Clifford LEVY
Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani acknowledges that his proposed ban on lobbying of New York City agencies might violate rights to free speech; hopes to present legislation that would stiffen disclosure rules and restrict circumstances under which lobbying would be allowed; defends Herman Badillo, one of his closest unpaid advisers, against reports that he invoked Giuliani's name to persuade city's hospitals agency against breaking a contract with US Servis, a client of Badillo's law firm; company retained contract, but agency still believes it is mismanaging contract and is again trying to break it (M)