The December 28, 1997 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 361 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 28 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, December 28, 2025, 190 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, December 28, 2026, in 174 days. You have lived for 10,417 days, or about 250,029 hours, or about 15,001,765 minutes, or about 900,105,900 seconds.
Date: 29 December 1997
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
British Broadcasting Corp recently introduced round-the-clock news channel that abandons some of network's traditional formality; responds to competition from cable news channels; all of nation's major cable distributors have taken new service, some discarding Sky News to make way for free BBC channel; photos (M)
Date: 29 December 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Committee of Concerned Journalists is sponsoring symposiums around nation on whether press is and should be impartial; participants in recent symposium at Columbia University favor striving for high-minded impartiality; photo (M)
Date: 29 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japanese Government says it is prepared to intervene 'on a scale that will surprise the market' if the yen is allowed to weaken any further against the dollar; analysts say Government support of yen may only provide temporary stability (S)
Date: 29 December 1997
INTERNATIONAL A3-10 Hong Kong to Kill Chickens The Hong Kong government announced that starting today it would kill every chicken in the territory -- more than 1.2 million -- to combat a potentially deadly strain of flu. The virus, which scientists now believe is generally contracted from chickens carrying it, has caused four deaths and left at least eight people seriously ill. A1 U.S. Helps Mexican Army In War on Drug Traffickers Hoping to build a new bulwark against the flow of illegal drugs from Latin America, the United States is providing the Mexican military with extensive covert intelligence support and training hundreds of its officers to help shape a network of anti-drug troops around the country, United States and Mexican officials said. A1
Date: 28 December 1997
INTERNATIONAL 3-11 Algerian Violence Grows, Village by Village One town 15 miles south of Algiers paid a costly price for Algeria's five-year-old civil war, when a band of killers paid a visit three months ago, and left at least 95 people dead. An increasingly desperate fight between religious militants and the Government leaves many villagers wondering which side to fear most. 1 Guerrilla Killed in Ulster One of the most feared Protestant guerrilla leaders in Northern Ireland was shot and killed inside a top-security prison, apparently by fellow inmates belonging to an Irish Republican Army splinter group. 8 Bosnian Parliament Disrupted Bosnia's new parliament met, with Westerners hoping it would take a moderate course. But hard-liners immediately flexed their muscles by shutting off television coverage of the inaugural session. 8 For Naples, a Long Crime Siege Italy has cracked down on organized crime with remarkable results, but in Naples the criminal network is far from obliterated. 3 A Coin Bonanza in Europe Companies are eager to provide the metal for billions of coins needed for the common European currency. 5 Mexican Official Charged The Mexican Attorney General's office tonight alleged that a link existed between the local government and the massacre of 45 people earlier this week in southern Mexico. A top regional administrator was charged with murder and providing a paramilitary group with the weapons used in the killings. 8 NATIONAL 12-22 Clinton to Ask for Money To Help Insure Food Safety The Clinton Administration, responding to public alarm over the safety of meat and produce, will propose a significant increase in spending for food inspection and safety research in the budget to be presented to Congress early next year, Administration officials said. After a year that saw outbreaks of food-borne illnesses from tainted Guatemalan raspberries, Louisiana oysters and Midwestern ground beef, President Clinton is seeking an additional $71 million for food safety programs at the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1 Disabled in Regular Classes As the debate over how and where to educate the nation's six million children with disabilities has become increasingly polarized -- and litigious -- Vermont is singular in its commitment to integrating disabled students into regular classrooms, keeping almost 9 of 10 in regular classes for most of the day. 1 New Strategies as Deficit Fades After years dominated by Federal budget deficits, the capital faces a new quandary: how to deal with the prospect of surpluses. 1 New Interest in Sex Studies Half a century after a mild-mannered Midwestern biology professor named Alfred C. Kinsey essentially created a new academic discipline with publication of his best-selling tome ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male,'' the study of sexuality on American campuses is again being revolutionized. 1 NEW YORK/REGION 23-27 The Race for Governor While New York City Democrats have largely shunned Lieut. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross, who switched from the Republican Party four months ago, upstaters have treated her like a star. Now, prominent Democrats privately say it has dawned on them that she has a chance of winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary next September. 23 The Legacy of Levittown Levittown, the pioneering suburb on Long Island, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. But blacks and other minorities say of the original whites-only policy of Levittown -- which remains more than 97 percent white -- has left a legacy that should not be celebrated. ''It's symbolic of segregation in American,'' said a black man denied a home in the community 50 years ago. 23 Dress for Success When Ricky Butler goes to work, she is smartly attired in clothing with designer labels like Evan Picone, Perry Ellis and Anne Taylor. Mrs. Butler, who fled an abusive husband in south and was penniless -- and homeless -- when she came to New York in 1995, is one of the clients of ''Dress for Success,'' a program that provides business clothes for low-income women trying to find a job. 23 Station Restoration The latest project in the $175 million restoration of Grand Central Terminal is an elaborate section of terrazo flooring on the lower concourse. The area where the floor pattern is being installed will house a 500-seat food court with 12 specialty food shops, four cafes, two coffee bars and two newsstands. 25 NEEDIEST CASES 24 OBITUARIES 28-29 Lieut. Gen. Thomas Moorman An expert in meteorology who navigated the Air Force Academy through a squall of ethical lapses as its longest-serving superintendent in the 1960's, was 87. 29 Sebastian Arcos Bergnes A prominent Cuban dissident and human rights campaigner who fought the dictatorships of Fidel Castro and Fulgencio Batista, was 65. 29 TV Update 28 Weather 27
Date: 28 December 1997
By Hubert B. Herring
Hubert
Sex, fat and long life. It sounds like the punch line to a joke by Woody Allen (who has managed to become, let's see -- his own ex-almost-stepfather-in-law). But those three joined to create the most intriguing news on the health front during a week when healthy eating was about as popular as that fellow Scrooge. One bulletin: A study showing that men on a high-fat diet have fewer strokes. This one isn't much help, though -- put down those brownies! -- because of the higher risk of heart attack, far the greater killer.
Date: 28 December 1997
By Bettina Edelstein
Bettina Edelstein
Article on some New York City residents who made their mark in 1997 by following their dreams; photos (L)
Date: 29 December 1997
Federal and local officials will meet to discuss concerns about noise related to latest flight plan for Newark International Airport (S)
Date: 29 December 1997
Autopsy determines that woman whose body was found in drainage ditch in Fairfield Township, NJ, was victim of homicide (S)
Date: 28 December 1997
Unidentified man is struck and killed by Long Island Rail Road train near Carle Place station (S)