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)
Le 19 octobre 2001 était un vendredi sous le signe astral du ♎. C'était le 291ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était George W. Bush.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 24 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le dimanche 19 octobre 2025, il y a 236 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le lundi 19 octobre 2026, dans 128 jours. Vous avez vécu 9 002 jours, soit environ 216 060 heures, ou environ 12 963 610 minutes, ou environ 777 816 600 secondes.
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)
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)
Date: 20 October 2001
Updated tally of dead and missing in Sept 11 terrorist attacks
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)