The May 27, 1999 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 146 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 26 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 111 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in 253 days. You have lived for 9,608 days, or about 230,594 hours, or about 13,835,647 minutes, or about 830,138,820 seconds.
27th of May 1999 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 27, 1999
With Later Hours, Later News Coverage
Date: 28 May 1999
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Decision by board that governs Nasdaq stock market to add evening trading session puts new pressure on newspapers, wire services and television networks already competing to get latest market information to their readers and viewers; yet Nasdaq's plan to continue using traditional 4 PM closing for day's prices could make potential production headaches for newspapers less severe than they had feared; they had faced prospect of having to update stock listings after 10 PM to reflect late trading (M)
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The Pentagon Opposes One Bid by Litton, but Not Another
Date: 28 May 1999
By Leslie Wayne
Leslie Wayne
Defense Department is recommending against Litton Industries' unfriendly bid for Newport News Shipbuilding Inc on grounds that proposed union would cause too much concentration in military shipbuilding business; department does not oppose separate bid by Litton to acquire Avondale Industries (M)
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Press Effort on Police Strictures in Limbo After a Private Meeting
Date: 27 May 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Private talks between New York Daily News co-publisher Mortimer Zuckerman and Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani have left other major news organizations opposing police curbs on press access to crime scenes and public events in limbo; Corporate Counsel Michael D Hess says no accord has been reached, but that city negotiates with News lawyer Floyd Abrams; Zuckerman hails settlement effort; other news organizations, noting News asked them to join in preparing suit, say they are perplexed that Zuckerman did not consult them before meeting with Giuliani (M)
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London Journal; Royal Fiancee Is Unveiled. 'Cruelty,' Says Palace.
Date: 27 May 1999
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
London Sun publishes decade-old private snapshot of Prince Edward's fiancee, Sophie Rhys-Jones, with breast bared; Rhys-Jones is to wed Edward in ceremony at Windsor Castle in three weeks; Buckingham Palace issues statement condemning newspaper's action and its timing as 'premeditated cruelty;' photos (M)
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Privacy and Ride-Alongs
Date: 27 May 1999
Editorial contends that Supreme Court followed understandable legal reasoning when it barred police from allowing reporters and camera crews to go with officers into private homes that are being raided; maintains that it is very important that police see Court's action for what it is, narrow reinforcement of traditional residential privacy rights, and not use it to deter serious news-gathering and journalistic investigations
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Flip Tabloid Apology Leaves Royals Cold
Date: 28 May 1999
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
The Sun, London newspaper, publishes full-page apology for having printed picture of Prince Edward's fiancee, Sophie Rhys-Jones, with breast bared, but Buckingham Palace declines to withdraw its official complaint against tabloid (S)
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OMNIPOINT NEAR AGREEMENT FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
Date: 27 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Omnipoint Corp is close to agreement with strategic partner for investment to help it pay off debt (S)
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AS LOSSES MOUNT, CAPITAL RE AGREES TO SELL
Date: 28 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Capital Re Corp, bond insurer facing mounting losses on policies, agrees to sell itself to Ace Ltd for $606 million in stock, less than its market value (S)
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COMCAST AND ADELPHIA TO EXCHANGE SOME CABLE SYSTEMS
Date: 27 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Comcast Corp and Adelphia Communications Corp, two of largest US cable TV operators, agree to exchange cable systems that together serve about 900,000 customers to consolidate their regional subscribers; swap will give Comcast and its Jones Intercable Inc affiliate 464,000 more customers in their East Coast and Midwest markets and add 440,000 customers to Adelphia's systems in Los Angeles and Palm Beach, Fla (S)
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GTE IS SELLING 187,000 PHONE LINES AND ALASKAN BUSINESS
Date: 28 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GTE Corp to sell 187,000 phone lines in Arizona, California and Minnesota to Citizens Utilities Co for $664 million in cash; says it will also sell its Alaskan phone business, which includes about 20,600 phone lines, to Alaskan Telephone Exchange Acquisition Corp for undisclosed amount (S)
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