The March 1, 1998 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♓. It was the 59 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, March 1, 2026, 124 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, March 1, 2027, in 240 days. You have lived for 10,351 days, or about 248,433 hours, or about 14,906,031 minutes, or about 894,361,860 seconds.
1st of March 1998 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on March 1, 1998
Sports magazines are stepping up branding and promotion efforts.
Date: 02 March 1998
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
Advertising column examines competition under way in crowded field of sports magazines; two mainstays of field, Sports Illustrated and Sport, have already been redesigned in anticipation of challenge from Walt Disney Co's entry, ESPN; third magazine, Inside Sports, has made editorial changes and increased its frequency; most ambitious revamping is being undertaken by oldest sports publication, The Sporting News, which has changed from newsprint tabloid into glossy magazine; photo (M)
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The Safe-Driving Mayor Takes Umbrage
Date: 02 March 1998
By Norimitsu Onishi
Norimitsu Onishi
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, days after announcing that he will enforce speed limits as far-reaching campaign to make city more civil, angrily denounces New York Daily News columnist Michael Daly for writing that he caught Giuliani's entourage speeding from City Hall to Staten Island; Giuliani denies Daly's allegations (M)
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The Nation; It's The Economy, Genius
Date: 01 March 1998
By David Rosenbaum
David Rosenbaum
Latest New York Times/CBS News Poll suggests that public's favorable view of Pres Clinton is closely linked to approval of his handling of economy; 75 percent of those surveyed approve of his handling of economy, and 68 percent approve his handling of job overall; graphs comparing standings of his predecessors (S)
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Word & Image; The Unedited Air
Date: 01 March 1998
By Max Frankel
Max Frankel
Max Frankel article scores freedom with which television news types, working without scripts, speculate ahead of facts when they lack information; questions why they are not routinely warned to stop guessing, predicting and fantasizing on air; drawing (M)
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On Language; On the Lam, Who Made Thee?
Date: 01 March 1998
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire On Language article discusses origins of 'on the lam,' meaning of 'dead tiger bounce,' and journalistic adage 'Get It First, but First Get It Right;' drawing (M)
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In Aide's Claim, Echoes of Watergate
Date: 02 March 1998
By John M. Broder
John
Sidney Blumenthal, senior White House aide, says he declined to answer several questions before Federal grand jury investigating alleged sexual relationship between Pres Clinton and former intern Monica Lewinski, citing disputed doctrine of executive privilege; is only second White House official to assert that discussions with President are covered by executive privilege--claim linked with echoes of Watergate and Pres Nixon's efforts to keep his White House tapes secret; photo (M)
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White House's All-Out Attack on Starr Is Paying Off, With His Help
Date: 02 March 1998
By Don van Natta Jr
All-out attack by White House on independent prosecutor Kenneth W Starr, who is investigating alleged sexual affair between Pres Clinton and former intern Monica Lewinsky has been effective--aided by Starr's own miscalculations, including subpoena of White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, who was grilled about his press contacts; Starr's actions have contributed to growing perception of him as overzealous and tone-deaf (M)
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Liberal or Conservative, Both Are From L.I.
Date: 01 March 1998
By Diane Ketcham
Diane Ketcham
Interview with Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, co-hosts of Fox News program like CNN's Crossfire; Hannity is conservative, Colmes liberal, and both are Long Islanders; photo of two with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (S)
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The Nation: Monica and More; From Just Lurid To Truly Vile
Date: 01 March 1998
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Review of week's events in investigation of Pres Clinton and former White House intern, along with prosecutor Kenneth Starr's subpoena of White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, Washington scandal-mongering and machinations of spin; photo (S)
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Pan Am Talks On Funds Stall
Date: 02 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pan Am Corp's two main airline units say talks with investment concern of Rothschild Inc stalled when airlines' current lender, Nationsbank Corp, balked at surrendering its status as first lender to be repaid if airlines recover; carriers say Carl C Icahn is one of several potential investors with whom they are negotiating for financing needed to resume operations (S)
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