Week of March 1, 1999
The U.S. jobless rate creeps up to 4.4% - up .1% from a month earlier.
A special Senate panel warns that possible computer crashes expected January
1, 2000 could spawn disruptions leading to civil unrest in some countries, but no
major U.S. breakdowns are expected.
Special U.S. emissary Bob Dole says Ethnic Albanian guerrilla and political
leaders have promised to sign an interim accord to stop the fighting and deploy
NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The Supreme Court rules that public schools must pay for one-on-one nursing
care in class for a severely disabled child.
After serving 18 months (and counting) in prison, Susan McDougal has no plans
to talk as a new trial begins this week.
In an interview with Barbara Walters,
Monica Lewinsky
, offered the nation her
apology “for my part in this past year’s
ordeal.” “I wouldn’t dream of asking
Chelsea and Mrs. Clinton to forgive me,
but I would ask them to know that I am
very sorry for what happened and for what
they’ve been through.”
Passing - Harry
Rossoll, the U.S. Forest
Service Illustrator, who created “Smokey the Bear.” He was
89. Many call “Smokey” the greatest public service
announcement campaign of all time. Interviewed on CNN in
1993, Rossell recalled he first drew a man called Ranger Jim
- but he looked too much like a government official. “And I
figured, well, let me see, Walt Disney used animals. You could
put words into animals’ mouths and get away with it.”
Passing - Richard Kiley, best-known for his Don Quixote role
in Broadway’s “Man of la Mancha.” He was 76.
Passing - Justice Harry Blackmun, whose opinion legalized
abortion with Roe Vs. Wade in 1973.
