Friend Stole Tower Victim's Card, Police Charge
Date: 20 October 2001
By NICHOLE M. CHRISTIAN
Police charge Sandra Miranda with stealing credit card of Laura Gilly, who died in World Trade Center collapse, and running up charges of nearly $5,000 (M)
Replaying Friday, October 19, 2001
The October 19, 2001 was a Friday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 291 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 24 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, October 19, 2025, 256 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, October 19, 2026, in 108 days. You have lived for 9,022 days, or about 216,549 hours, or about 12,992,946 minutes, or about 779,576,760 seconds.
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19th of October 2001 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on October 19, 2001
15-Hour Flight, 8-Second Job, Uncertain Success
Date: 20 October 2001
By JAMES DAO
James DAO
American cargo planes are dropping food packets near famine-stricken Afghan villages as part of United States effort to show that it wages war on terrorism and Taliban, not on Afghans; crews working on missions, which involve long flights from German base, say drops have been right on target; admit it is hard to know whether many people are finding, much less eating, food; relief organizations hold food drops blur line between relief efforts and military campaign, jeopardizing safety of truck drivers and others who haul vast bulk of food overland from Pakistan; photo (M)
Dead and Missing
Date: 20 October 2001
Updated tally of dead and missing in Sept 11 terrorist attacks
Pushing Hard for Familiarity, but Missing Some Salient Issues
Date: 20 October 2001
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Article assesses television advertisement for New Jersey Republican candidate for governor Bret Schundler; ad highlights leadership abilities; photo (M)
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Examining The Kursk
Date: 20 October 2001
By Sophia Kishkovsky (NYT)
Sophia NYT
Russia's prosecutor general says investigators might start examining remains of submarine Kursk within days, once it is hoisted onto floating dock near Murmansk; says removing and identifying bodies on sunken nuclear sub will be first priority (S)
New Executive Urged to Have A Budget Plan
Date: 20 October 2001
By BRUCE LAMBERT
Bruce LAMBERT
New York State Comptroller H Carl McCall says budget proposed by Nassau County Exec Thomas Gulotta is so unbalanced that winner of election to replace him must be ready to tackle problem even before taking office (M)
A NATION CHALLENGED: AN OVERVIEW: Oct. 19, 2001; The First Ground Strikes, Hints of Terrorism to Come
Date: 20 October 2001
By CLYDE HABERMAN
Clyde HABERMAN
Overview of day's events in war on terrorism, including fighting in Afghanistan and anthrax scare (M)
Disaster's Toll Doesn't Necessarily Mean Profit for Those Who Bury Dead
Date: 20 October 2001
By SHAILA K. DEWAN
Shaila DEWAN
Funeral industry has seen no significant spike in revenues and may actually be losing money in wake of Sept 11 terrorist attacks; industry experts note some homes have been discreeting discounting services or hiring extra help to handle unusually high attendance at memorials; note slow pace of identification of body parts mean homes have not been preparing human remains or selling profitable items like coffins; note many families have bypassed funeral homes, planning services themselves (M)
Praise for Levy in a Review That Also Points to Failings
Date: 20 October 2001
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Abby GOODNOUGH
New York City Board of Education gives Schools Chancellor Harold O Levy his first review, in which he fares well in efforts to recruit teachers and slash bureaucracy; however, review also warns that 'critical deficiencies remain' (M)
Metro Matters; Winning Lets A Candidate Stop Running
Date: 20 October 2001
By JOYCE PURNICK
Joyce PURNICK
Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column discusses Betsy Gotbaum's campaign for New York City public advocate; Gotbaum, who won primary and will likely win general election with nominal opposition, bemoans all-consuming process of fund-raising and campaigning and is relieved it is over (M)