The June 4, 1998 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 154 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 Thursday, June 4, 2026, 29 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, June 4, 2027, in 335 days. You have lived for 10,256 days, or about 246,160 hours, or about 14,769,632 minutes, or about 886,177,920 seconds.
Date: 05 June 1998
By Randy Kennedy With Phoebe Hoban and Alex Kuczynski
Randy With
July issue of Premiere magazine contains article by Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of Miramax, who rails against use of anonymous quoted sources and voices other gripes against reporters and editors; photo; David Foster Wallace, author of book Infinite Jest, says he has no desire to write screenplay; photo; Passion in the Desert is first feature-length film to be directed by Lavinia Currier (M)
Date: 05 June 1998
By Serge Schmemann
Serge Schmemann
Israeli newspapers publish details of what they say is US plan that would finally restore negotiations between Israel and Palestinians; neither US nor Israeli officials will confirm authenticity of reported plan, but they say agreement could be reached in days (M)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Todd S. Purdum
Todd Purdum
Californians choose established politicians as gubernatorial candidates: Lt Gov Gray Davis, Democrat, and State Atty Gen Dan Lungren, Republican; voters decisively pass Proposition 227, ballot measure to curtail three decades of bilingual education; State Treasurer Matthew Fong wins Republican Senate nomination, staving off self-financed $10 million challenge from Darrell Issa; voters reject Proposition 226, which would have required unions to obtain written consent from members before using their dues for political purposes; overwhelming message of primary is one of relative satisfaction in state that has rebounded from economic and natural disasters, with two-thirds of voters saying California is generally moving in right direction, according to surveys of voters leaving polls by Los Angeles Times and CNN; Davis photo (M)
Date: 05 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Travelers Property Casualty Corp says unit of Aetna Inc and divisions of J P Morgan & Co will sell their remaining stakes in insurer--8.9 million shares worth about $371 million--after stock underperformed market in last year (S)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Watsco Inc to acquire Kaufman Supply for undisclosed price (S)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Procter & Gamble Co to close plant in Greenville, NC, that produces adult diapers and sanitary napkins, affecting 585 workers; company will move production of its Always sanitary napkins to its plant in Belleville, Ontario (S)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boise Cascade Corp to form joint venture with Chile-based Maderas Condor SA to build $160 million plant in southern Chile to make oriented-strand board, often used as substitute for plywood; project also includes plans for $20 million port; Boise Cascade will own 60 percent of venture, to be called Compania Industrial Puerto Montt (S)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fortune Brands Inc to buy Schrock Cabinet Co from Electrolux AB for $107.5 million in cash (S)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
E-Trade Group Inc will set up on-line securities company in Japan with Softbank Corp; Softbank will own 58 percent of venture (S)
Date: 04 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exxon Corp is forming subsidiary, Exxon Upstream Development Co, to focus on developing deep-water oil and gas projects; Exxon Upstream will develop Hoover-Diana project in Gulf of Mexico and Girassol project off Angola; it will also take over development of offshore projects in West Africa; new unit will begin operation on July 1 (S)