كان ١٢ أبريل ١٩٩٨ الأحد تحت علامة النجمة ♈. كان هذا هو يوم 101 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 28 ، الأحد، ١٢ أبريل ٢٠٢٦ يوم مضى. عيد ميلادك القادم في 63 ، بعد الاثنين، ١٢ أبريل ٢٠٢٧ يوم. لقد عشت لمدة 301 يوم ، أو حوالي ١٠٬٢٩٠ ساعة ، أو حوالي ٢٤٦٬٩٧١ دقيقة ، أو حوالي ١٤٬٨١٨٬٢٧٥ ثانية.
Date: 12 April 1998
By Susan Jo Keller
Susan Keller
Jersey column on some good news about New Jersey schools that is not often publicized; achievements of some high school students in Camden noted in particular (S)
Date: 12 April 1998
British press is trying to learn identity of eight-year-old North London youngster, identified only as Christian and nicknamed 'Dome Boy,' who is brainstorming with designers of Millennium Dome in London over how structure can best reflect tastes and visions of typical British child; Dome, scheduled to open on December 31, 1999, is supposed to highlight Britain's best at dawn of new millennium; drawing (M)
Date: 12 April 1998
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says he hopes New York City officials will abide by ruling of Justice Bernard J Fried to release records of former welfare recipients; New York Times is seeking access to review records of hundreds of thousands of people who have dropped off welfare rolls in last three years (S)
Date: 13 April 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Targets of journalistic scrutiny file unusual number of complaints to Pulitzer Prize board, challenging facts and context of articles and trying to knock them out of the running for awards; Seymour Topping, administrator of Pulitzer board at Columbia University, says at least five such challenges reached juries judging this year's entrants (M)
Date: 12 April 1998
By Thomas F. McLarty 3d
Thomas McLarty
Op-Ed article by Presidential counselor Thomas F McLarty 3d reports that journalists in Latin America are front-line soldiers in battle against drugs and corruption, and that almost 200 people have given their lives since 1988 in pursuit of stories; says Pres Clinton will push for regional advocate of press freedom when he attends summit of the Americas in Chile (S)
Date: 12 April 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-10 How American Negotiator Persisted in Irish Pact George J. Mitchell, the American negotiator in the Irish peace agreement, said he devoted three years to the task to provide Irish children with peace, stability and reconciliation: ''the minimum that a decent civilized society provides.'' 1
Date: 13 April 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-8 Did Powerful Businesses Compromise U.S. Policy? A secret Pentagon report says that two American aerospace manufacturers turned over expertise to China that improved the reliability of its nuclear missile program. An examination of the Administration's handling of the case illustrates the tug-of-war at work on America's China policy, with the goals of powerful American businesses that are often major contributors to the Democratic Party at odds with the Government's desire to limit the spread of missile technology. A1 Peace And Brimstone In Ireland The people of Northern Ireland went to their churches to celebrate Easter and to pray for the permanent peace promised by the historic agreement signed by leaders of the Protestant majority and the Roman Catholic minority. But one Protestant fundamentalist, the Rev. Ian Paisley, whose Democratic Unionist Party did not join negotiations, invoked the specter of an avenging God ready to strike down enemies. A1
Date: 12 April 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
In 1978, the group representing the nation's newspaper editors pledged that by the year 2000, 15 percent of their newsrooms on average would be black, Asian, Native American or Hispanic.
Date: 12 April 1998
Judge Mary L Cooper strikes down as unconstitutional New Jersey's deadline for independent candidates to file petitions in state elections; decision is hailed as victory for independent candidates and their parties (S)
Date: 13 April 1998
Sixteen firefighters are slightly injured before bringing five-alarm fire in lower Manhattan building under control; photo (S)