A Yankee Collapse Is Not in Cards
Date: 28 August 1996
By Murray Chass
Murray Chass
Former major league manager Sparky Anderson and pitcher Stan Williams predict that New York Yankees will win American East Division despite team's current slump (M)
Le 27 août 1996 était un mardi sous le signe astral du ♍. C'était le 239ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 29 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le mercredi 27 août 2025, il y a 301 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le jeudi 27 août 2026, dans 63 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 893 jours, soit environ 261 446 heures, ou environ 15 686 787 minutes, ou environ 941 207 220 secondes.
Date: 28 August 1996
By Murray Chass
Murray Chass
Former major league manager Sparky Anderson and pitcher Stan Williams predict that New York Yankees will win American East Division despite team's current slump (M)
Date: 28 August 1996
By ALAN RIDING
Alan RIDING
Copenhagen, this year's European cultural capital, uses the occasion to invest in future by both strengthening cultural organizations and stimulating local interest in the arts; highlights include concerts by New York Philharmonic, new staging of Alban Berg's opera Lulu, a theatrical adaptation of Dante's Inferno and 96 ship containers turned into art installations by 96 artists; photos (M)
Date: 28 August 1996
By R. W. APPLE Jr
R. APPLE
Hillary Rodham Clinton sticks to her guns at Democratic National Convention in Chicago, playing teacher rather than television personality in much-anticipated speech to delegates; places emphasis on family while keeping political spin on her theme (M)
Date: 28 August 1996
By RICHARD BERNSTEIN
Richard BERNSTEIN
Richard Bernstein reviews The State of Americans: This Generation and the Next, by Urie Bronfenbrenner, Peter McClelland, Elaine Wethington, Phyllis Moen and Stephen J Ceci; photo (M)
Date: 28 August 1996
By GEORGE VECSEY
George VECSEY
George Vecsey Sports of The Times column on Bobby Valentine, new manager of New York Mets; photo (M)
Date: 28 August 1996
Elaine C Hagopian letter comments on Aug 25 article on banning of Edward W Said's books by Palestinian Authority (S)
Date: 28 August 1996
Lynn Sher letter disputes Aug 24 article on bonding as new political theater; drawing (S)
Date: 28 August 1996
By SARAH LYALL
Sarah LYALL
Seven Iraqis hijack Sudan Airways jetliner with 196 people on board during Sudan-Jordan flight and force it to fly to London; release passengers and are arrested by British police (M)
Date: 28 August 1996
Kmart Corp to make its new credit card available in over 2,100 stores after successful test marketing of card in 157 stores; issues card with Beneficial National Bank USA (S)