The May 24, 2002 was a Friday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 143 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, May 24, 2026, 31 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, May 24, 2027, in 333 days. You have lived for 8,797 days, or about 211,130 hours, or about 12,667,802 minutes, or about 760,068,120 seconds.
Date: 24 May 2002
Avon Products will phase out its plant in Suffern, NY, over next 12 months as part of realignment of manufacturing operations in US; majority of production will be transferred to larger and more efficient plant in Springdale, Ohio; says about 260 jobs will be eliminated at Suffern, but it expects to add about 200 jobs at Springdale; also plans to build research and development center to replace Suffern plant (S)
Date: 25 May 2002
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Geraldine FABRIKANT
New details about Rigas family's self-dealings are raising questions about how much Adelphia Communications' accountants and its audit committee knew about--and possibly ignored--conflicts that were created by transactions; in documents filed with Securities and Exchange Commission, Adelphia details dozens of transactions between Rigas family and company, from undisclosed loans that totaled about $130 million to support family-owned Buffalo Sabres hockey team to corporate purchase of 50 cars from Preston Cars, company controlled by Adelphia founder John J Rigas; filing reveals previously undisclosed deals, including one in which family bought for about $500,000 some 3,600 acres of land on which Adelphia had bought timber rights for $26.5 million; company invested $3 million in Songcatcher, film produced by Ellen Rigas Venetis, daughter of John Rigas; NFHLP, partnership owned by Rigas family that owns Buffalo Sabres, withdrew cash from cash fund within company to finance some of its investments in team; one of most significant questions raised by disclosures is why Deloitte & Touche, accountant for both company and family-controlled entities, did not inform Adelphia's audit committee that family was using company's credit lines to buy Adelphia stock (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Unpredictable weather has damaged much of New York State fruit crop; some growers have lost money for four consecutive years; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Richard L Berke, national political correspondent of New York Times for last nine years, is appointed newspaper's Washington editor, No. 2 executive in bureau; John M Broder, current Washington editor, is named chief of Times's Los Angeles bureau (S)
Date: 24 May 2002
By JANNY SCOTT
Janny SCOTT
Census Bureau figures show New York City residents in four of five boroughs spend more time getting to work than New Yorkers living anywhere else in state; average travel times for residents of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens also exceed average trips to work in New Jersey, Conn and most of rest of country; New York City's standing as capital of interminable commuting comes as no surprise to those who study such things; analysts say problem is threefold: high rate of public transit ridership, high proportion of region's employment base working in central business district, and large amount of people working outside their own county; say New York City's sheer density and size is another factor; photos; charts (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. with RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
James McKINLEY
Negotiations over New York's new Congressional districts intensify after federal court panel says it will impose plan drawn by special master Frederick Lacey unless Legislature acts soon; Vice Pres Dick Cheney, concerned about Republican's slim majority in House, calls Sen Joseph Bruno to urge him to negotiate lines that will benefit Republican incumbents (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Public Service Electric and Gas Co asks New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to let it raise electric rates by average of 13 percent; increase would be first in over ten years and would generate $250 million in additional revenue annually (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
Pres Bush tells German Parliament that terrorist groups United States and its allies are hunting down constitute 'new totalitarian threat'; compares struggle to past generation's battle against those who 'killed in the name of racial purity,' clear reference to Hitler; seeks to reassure clearly skeptical Germans about his intentions as he pursues his next steps against terrorism, particularly in Iraq; his remarks are received politely, but his appearance is punctuated by demonstration by four members of former East German Communist party who unveil banner saying 'Stop Your Wars'; during joint news conference with Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, Bush promises to consult with Germany and other allies before taking action against Iraq and its suspected weapons of mass destruction, but he makes clear he will not back off; Schroder, who faces tough election fight this fall, continues to distance himself from Bush's clear willingness to use military action to unseat Saddam Hussein of Iraq; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Avon Products will phase out its plant in Suffern, NY, over next 12 months as part of realignment of manufacturing operations in US; majority of production will be transferred to larger and more efficient plant in Springdale, Ohio; says about 260 jobs will be eliminated at Suffern, but it expects to add about 200 jobs at Springdale; also plans to build research and development center to replace Suffern plant (S)
Date: 25 May 2002
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Geraldine FABRIKANT
New details about Rigas family's self-dealings are raising questions about how much Adelphia Communications' accountants and its audit committee knew about--and possibly ignored--conflicts that were created by transactions; in documents filed with Securities and Exchange Commission, Adelphia details dozens of transactions between Rigas family and company, from undisclosed loans that totaled about $130 million to support family-owned Buffalo Sabres hockey team to corporate purchase of 50 cars from Preston Cars, company controlled by Adelphia founder John J Rigas; filing reveals previously undisclosed deals, including one in which family bought for about $500,000 some 3,600 acres of land on which Adelphia had bought timber rights for $26.5 million; company invested $3 million in Songcatcher, film produced by Ellen Rigas Venetis, daughter of John Rigas; NFHLP, partnership owned by Rigas family that owns Buffalo Sabres, withdrew cash from cash fund within company to finance some of its investments in team; one of most significant questions raised by disclosures is why Deloitte & Touche, accountant for both company and family-controlled entities, did not inform Adelphia's audit committee that family was using company's credit lines to buy Adelphia stock (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Unpredictable weather has damaged much of New York State fruit crop; some growers have lost money for four consecutive years; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Richard L Berke, national political correspondent of New York Times for last nine years, is appointed newspaper's Washington editor, No. 2 executive in bureau; John M Broder, current Washington editor, is named chief of Times's Los Angeles bureau (S)
Date: 24 May 2002
By JANNY SCOTT
Janny SCOTT
Census Bureau figures show New York City residents in four of five boroughs spend more time getting to work than New Yorkers living anywhere else in state; average travel times for residents of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens also exceed average trips to work in New Jersey, Conn and most of rest of country; New York City's standing as capital of interminable commuting comes as no surprise to those who study such things; analysts say problem is threefold: high rate of public transit ridership, high proportion of region's employment base working in central business district, and large amount of people working outside their own county; say New York City's sheer density and size is another factor; photos; charts (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. with RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
James McKINLEY
Negotiations over New York's new Congressional districts intensify after federal court panel says it will impose plan drawn by special master Frederick Lacey unless Legislature acts soon; Vice Pres Dick Cheney, concerned about Republican's slim majority in House, calls Sen Joseph Bruno to urge him to negotiate lines that will benefit Republican incumbents (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Public Service Electric and Gas Co asks New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to let it raise electric rates by average of 13 percent; increase would be first in over ten years and would generate $250 million in additional revenue annually (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
Pres Bush tells German Parliament that terrorist groups United States and its allies are hunting down constitute 'new totalitarian threat'; compares struggle to past generation's battle against those who 'killed in the name of racial purity,' clear reference to Hitler; seeks to reassure clearly skeptical Germans about his intentions as he pursues his next steps against terrorism, particularly in Iraq; his remarks are received politely, but his appearance is punctuated by demonstration by four members of former East German Communist party who unveil banner saying 'Stop Your Wars'; during joint news conference with Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, Bush promises to consult with Germany and other allies before taking action against Iraq and its suspected weapons of mass destruction, but he makes clear he will not back off; Schroder, who faces tough election fight this fall, continues to distance himself from Bush's clear willingness to use military action to unseat Saddam Hussein of Iraq; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Avon Products will phase out its plant in Suffern, NY, over next 12 months as part of realignment of manufacturing operations in US; majority of production will be transferred to larger and more efficient plant in Springdale, Ohio; says about 260 jobs will be eliminated at Suffern, but it expects to add about 200 jobs at Springdale; also plans to build research and development center to replace Suffern plant (S)
Date: 25 May 2002
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Geraldine FABRIKANT
New details about Rigas family's self-dealings are raising questions about how much Adelphia Communications' accountants and its audit committee knew about--and possibly ignored--conflicts that were created by transactions; in documents filed with Securities and Exchange Commission, Adelphia details dozens of transactions between Rigas family and company, from undisclosed loans that totaled about $130 million to support family-owned Buffalo Sabres hockey team to corporate purchase of 50 cars from Preston Cars, company controlled by Adelphia founder John J Rigas; filing reveals previously undisclosed deals, including one in which family bought for about $500,000 some 3,600 acres of land on which Adelphia had bought timber rights for $26.5 million; company invested $3 million in Songcatcher, film produced by Ellen Rigas Venetis, daughter of John Rigas; NFHLP, partnership owned by Rigas family that owns Buffalo Sabres, withdrew cash from cash fund within company to finance some of its investments in team; one of most significant questions raised by disclosures is why Deloitte & Touche, accountant for both company and family-controlled entities, did not inform Adelphia's audit committee that family was using company's credit lines to buy Adelphia stock (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Unpredictable weather has damaged much of New York State fruit crop; some growers have lost money for four consecutive years; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Richard L Berke, national political correspondent of New York Times for last nine years, is appointed newspaper's Washington editor, No. 2 executive in bureau; John M Broder, current Washington editor, is named chief of Times's Los Angeles bureau (S)
Date: 24 May 2002
By JANNY SCOTT
Janny SCOTT
Census Bureau figures show New York City residents in four of five boroughs spend more time getting to work than New Yorkers living anywhere else in state; average travel times for residents of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens also exceed average trips to work in New Jersey, Conn and most of rest of country; New York City's standing as capital of interminable commuting comes as no surprise to those who study such things; analysts say problem is threefold: high rate of public transit ridership, high proportion of region's employment base working in central business district, and large amount of people working outside their own county; say New York City's sheer density and size is another factor; photos; charts (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. with RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
James McKINLEY
Negotiations over New York's new Congressional districts intensify after federal court panel says it will impose plan drawn by special master Frederick Lacey unless Legislature acts soon; Vice Pres Dick Cheney, concerned about Republican's slim majority in House, calls Sen Joseph Bruno to urge him to negotiate lines that will benefit Republican incumbents (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Public Service Electric and Gas Co asks New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to let it raise electric rates by average of 13 percent; increase would be first in over ten years and would generate $250 million in additional revenue annually (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
Pres Bush tells German Parliament that terrorist groups United States and its allies are hunting down constitute 'new totalitarian threat'; compares struggle to past generation's battle against those who 'killed in the name of racial purity,' clear reference to Hitler; seeks to reassure clearly skeptical Germans about his intentions as he pursues his next steps against terrorism, particularly in Iraq; his remarks are received politely, but his appearance is punctuated by demonstration by four members of former East German Communist party who unveil banner saying 'Stop Your Wars'; during joint news conference with Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, Bush promises to consult with Germany and other allies before taking action against Iraq and its suspected weapons of mass destruction, but he makes clear he will not back off; Schroder, who faces tough election fight this fall, continues to distance himself from Bush's clear willingness to use military action to unseat Saddam Hussein of Iraq; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Avon Products will phase out its plant in Suffern, NY, over next 12 months as part of realignment of manufacturing operations in US; majority of production will be transferred to larger and more efficient plant in Springdale, Ohio; says about 260 jobs will be eliminated at Suffern, but it expects to add about 200 jobs at Springdale; also plans to build research and development center to replace Suffern plant (S)
Date: 25 May 2002
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Geraldine FABRIKANT
New details about Rigas family's self-dealings are raising questions about how much Adelphia Communications' accountants and its audit committee knew about--and possibly ignored--conflicts that were created by transactions; in documents filed with Securities and Exchange Commission, Adelphia details dozens of transactions between Rigas family and company, from undisclosed loans that totaled about $130 million to support family-owned Buffalo Sabres hockey team to corporate purchase of 50 cars from Preston Cars, company controlled by Adelphia founder John J Rigas; filing reveals previously undisclosed deals, including one in which family bought for about $500,000 some 3,600 acres of land on which Adelphia had bought timber rights for $26.5 million; company invested $3 million in Songcatcher, film produced by Ellen Rigas Venetis, daughter of John Rigas; NFHLP, partnership owned by Rigas family that owns Buffalo Sabres, withdrew cash from cash fund within company to finance some of its investments in team; one of most significant questions raised by disclosures is why Deloitte & Touche, accountant for both company and family-controlled entities, did not inform Adelphia's audit committee that family was using company's credit lines to buy Adelphia stock (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Unpredictable weather has damaged much of New York State fruit crop; some growers have lost money for four consecutive years; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Richard L Berke, national political correspondent of New York Times for last nine years, is appointed newspaper's Washington editor, No. 2 executive in bureau; John M Broder, current Washington editor, is named chief of Times's Los Angeles bureau (S)
Date: 24 May 2002
By JANNY SCOTT
Janny SCOTT
Census Bureau figures show New York City residents in four of five boroughs spend more time getting to work than New Yorkers living anywhere else in state; average travel times for residents of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens also exceed average trips to work in New Jersey, Conn and most of rest of country; New York City's standing as capital of interminable commuting comes as no surprise to those who study such things; analysts say problem is threefold: high rate of public transit ridership, high proportion of region's employment base working in central business district, and large amount of people working outside their own county; say New York City's sheer density and size is another factor; photos; charts (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. with RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
James McKINLEY
Negotiations over New York's new Congressional districts intensify after federal court panel says it will impose plan drawn by special master Frederick Lacey unless Legislature acts soon; Vice Pres Dick Cheney, concerned about Republican's slim majority in House, calls Sen Joseph Bruno to urge him to negotiate lines that will benefit Republican incumbents (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Public Service Electric and Gas Co asks New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to let it raise electric rates by average of 13 percent; increase would be first in over ten years and would generate $250 million in additional revenue annually (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
Pres Bush tells German Parliament that terrorist groups United States and its allies are hunting down constitute 'new totalitarian threat'; compares struggle to past generation's battle against those who 'killed in the name of racial purity,' clear reference to Hitler; seeks to reassure clearly skeptical Germans about his intentions as he pursues his next steps against terrorism, particularly in Iraq; his remarks are received politely, but his appearance is punctuated by demonstration by four members of former East German Communist party who unveil banner saying 'Stop Your Wars'; during joint news conference with Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, Bush promises to consult with Germany and other allies before taking action against Iraq and its suspected weapons of mass destruction, but he makes clear he will not back off; Schroder, who faces tough election fight this fall, continues to distance himself from Bush's clear willingness to use military action to unseat Saddam Hussein of Iraq; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Avon Products will phase out its plant in Suffern, NY, over next 12 months as part of realignment of manufacturing operations in US; majority of production will be transferred to larger and more efficient plant in Springdale, Ohio; says about 260 jobs will be eliminated at Suffern, but it expects to add about 200 jobs at Springdale; also plans to build research and development center to replace Suffern plant (S)
Date: 25 May 2002
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Geraldine FABRIKANT
New details about Rigas family's self-dealings are raising questions about how much Adelphia Communications' accountants and its audit committee knew about--and possibly ignored--conflicts that were created by transactions; in documents filed with Securities and Exchange Commission, Adelphia details dozens of transactions between Rigas family and company, from undisclosed loans that totaled about $130 million to support family-owned Buffalo Sabres hockey team to corporate purchase of 50 cars from Preston Cars, company controlled by Adelphia founder John J Rigas; filing reveals previously undisclosed deals, including one in which family bought for about $500,000 some 3,600 acres of land on which Adelphia had bought timber rights for $26.5 million; company invested $3 million in Songcatcher, film produced by Ellen Rigas Venetis, daughter of John Rigas; NFHLP, partnership owned by Rigas family that owns Buffalo Sabres, withdrew cash from cash fund within company to finance some of its investments in team; one of most significant questions raised by disclosures is why Deloitte & Touche, accountant for both company and family-controlled entities, did not inform Adelphia's audit committee that family was using company's credit lines to buy Adelphia stock (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Unpredictable weather has damaged much of New York State fruit crop; some growers have lost money for four consecutive years; photos (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
Richard L Berke, national political correspondent of New York Times for last nine years, is appointed newspaper's Washington editor, No. 2 executive in bureau; John M Broder, current Washington editor, is named chief of Times's Los Angeles bureau (S)
Date: 24 May 2002
By JANNY SCOTT
Janny SCOTT
Census Bureau figures show New York City residents in four of five boroughs spend more time getting to work than New Yorkers living anywhere else in state; average travel times for residents of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens also exceed average trips to work in New Jersey, Conn and most of rest of country; New York City's standing as capital of interminable commuting comes as no surprise to those who study such things; analysts say problem is threefold: high rate of public transit ridership, high proportion of region's employment base working in central business district, and large amount of people working outside their own county; say New York City's sheer density and size is another factor; photos; charts (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. with RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
James McKINLEY
Negotiations over New York's new Congressional districts intensify after federal court panel says it will impose plan drawn by special master Frederick Lacey unless Legislature acts soon; Vice Pres Dick Cheney, concerned about Republican's slim majority in House, calls Sen Joseph Bruno to urge him to negotiate lines that will benefit Republican incumbents (M)
Date: 25 May 2002
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Public Service Electric and Gas Co asks New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to let it raise electric rates by average of 13 percent; increase would be first in over ten years and would generate $250 million in additional revenue annually (M)
Date: 24 May 2002
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
Pres Bush tells German Parliament that terrorist groups United States and its allies are hunting down constitute 'new totalitarian threat'; compares struggle to past generation's battle against those who 'killed in the name of racial purity,' clear reference to Hitler; seeks to reassure clearly skeptical Germans about his intentions as he pursues his next steps against terrorism, particularly in Iraq; his remarks are received politely, but his appearance is punctuated by demonstration by four members of former East German Communist party who unveil banner saying 'Stop Your Wars'; during joint news conference with Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, Bush promises to consult with Germany and other allies before taking action against Iraq and its suspected weapons of mass destruction, but he makes clear he will not back off; Schroder, who faces tough election fight this fall, continues to distance himself from Bush's clear willingness to use military action to unseat Saddam Hussein of Iraq; photos (M)