The April 5, 1998 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 94 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, April 5, 2026, 82 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, April 5, 2027, in 282 days. You have lived for 10,309 days, or about 247,416 hours, or about 14,845,008 minutes, or about 890,700,480 seconds.
5th of April 1998 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 5, 1998
For News Media, Some Introspection
Date: 05 April 1998
By Doreen Carvajal
Doreen Carvajal
Dismissal of Paula Corbin Jones's sexual harassment lawsuit against Pres Clinton leads to introspection by many members of news media; has removed sense of queasiness among many, who are relieved at not having to cover trial; still others say, that although they may have had some personal doubts about alleged sex scandal involving Clinton and former White House aide Monica Lewinsky that had broadened into other issues, they have had no reservations about pursuing story that pits independent prosecutor against President and involves possible cover-up; photo (M)
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Calling a Truce in Stampede Journalism
Date: 06 April 1998
By Andrea Adelson
Andrea Adelson
Five major television networks agree to jointly cover home of Kenneth W Starr and Federal courthouse entrance in Washington, two of the five sites now 'staked out' in city as part of coverage of independent counsel's investigation of Pres Clinton; action is response to suggestion by Roone Arledge, chairman of ABC News, who warned that lack of self-restraint is contributing to growing public resentment toward media; some news executives warn that the self-regulation Arledge advocates will only rein in established news organizations and leave unchecked the unprofessional conduct by free-lance paparazzi, who have swarmed in to cover the Monica Lewinsky matter; networks in the pool are ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox (M)
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Political Briefing; Giving to Both Sides Is Seen as a Safe Bet
Date: 06 April 1998
By B. Drummond Ayres Jr
Dallas Morning News publishes analysis of $4.5 million in campaign gifts to Republican and Democratic candidates in tight race for Texas lieutenant governor which found both Republicans and Democrats received almost equal amounts (S)
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News Summary
Date: 05 April 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-13 A Hobbled Japan Copes With an Economic Crisis Japan is facing an economic crisis, but seems unable to do much about it, because the Government is weak and the system is dictated by consensus. ''There is no leadership,'' one banker said. Also, the country is paying the price of disastrous austerity measures. News analysis. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 06 April 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-13 Fifty Years Later, Israel Seeks to Define Its Identity A remarkable ethnic and cultural diversity has evolved in the half-century since Israel was founded as a Jewish state. But whether that diversity marks the success or failure of the Zionist experiment is a matter of considerable debate among Israelis, heading toward the anniversary on April 30. A1 Kosovo Rebels Gain Strength Guerrilla bands from the Kosovo Liberation Army, who are fighting for an independent state in the Serbian province, have dramatically strengthened their presence in the region. Rebel groups that a few weeks ago numbered four or five guerrillas have quadrupled in size, swelled in part by an infusion of troops and weapons smuggled in from Albania. A3
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ABC Is in Talks With Former L.A. Times Editor About News Job
Date: 06 April 1998
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
ABC News is negotiating with Shelby Coffey 3d, former editor of Los Angeles Times, to take senior position with news division; chairman Roone Arledge will reportedly step down from decision-making authority to be succeeded by David Westin (S)
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Father of Dead Boy Says Giuliani Ignores His Pain
Date: 06 April 1998
Carmel Gato, father of Gavin Cato, 7-year-old black child whose death in 1991 touched off four days of violence in Crown Heights, accuses NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of ignoring his family's pain (S)
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Fake Guards in Brooklyn Steal Kmart Money
Date: 06 April 1998
Two men posing as security guards rob Kmart store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, of $107,787.30 (S)
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Ex-Boxer Sentenced To 70 Years for Murders
Date: 05 April 1998
Former boxer Josh Pompey is sentenced in New Jersey Superior court, Hackensack, to serve at least 70 years and nine months in prison for murders of former girlfriend Audrey Robinson and aunt, Madeline Mitchell, in 1989 (S)
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Rene Schneider, David McGuffin
Date: 05 April 1998
Rene Schneider, a daughter of Mary and Richard Schneider of Weston, Conn., was married last evening to David Robert Camsell McGuffin, a son of Lynne and William McGuffin of Ottawa. The Rev. Bernard Camire performed the ceremony at St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church in New York. Mrs. McGuffin, 28, was until recently a reporter on foreign affairs for ''The News Hour With Jim Lehrer'' on public television. She graduated from Boston College. Her father retired as the chief executive of the Pioneer Plastics Corporation in Auburn, Me., a maker of laminates and specialty chemicals.
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