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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1999
Page
21
Geneva Overholser bluntly notes Washington DC fares poorly when treated as a state in national rankings. Yet the city excels in no voting representation, a contrast she ties to being a colony rather than a state and urges focus on real urban metrics.
Dale McFeathers notes investors chased WWF IPO as a safer buzz than dot coms. Wrestling offered tangible product and profits, yet disclosure of lavish executive pay and rising concerns over content sparked caution. Analysts still touted buys before the market downturn.
Congressional Republicans aim to sell a 10 year 792 billion tax cut during the August recess. President Clinton is expected to veto. many Republicans doubt the plan's wisdom. Senate leader Trent Lott suggests using the funds to pay down the national debt if no agreement is reached.
The piece notes Nixon's 1974 resignation and ongoing impact on politics. It cites films and books about Watergate, Woodward's critique of rushed truth, and the perpetual public interest in Nixon despite his death in 1994. It contrasts reactions of his loyalists with his pariah status within his party.
The Clintons debate a New York vacation as a possible political signal for Hillary Clinton’s Senate bid. The exchange touches on pandering versus campaigning and the optics of vacation choices amid polling.
On this day in 1800 the electric chair was first used in Auburn New York to execute William Kemmler. In 1945 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki killing about 146000 civilians. Pope Paul VI died in 1978 at age 80. Births include Alfred Leche Tempyse, Alexander Fleming, Louelle Parsons, Clara Bow, Lucille Ball, Robert Mitchum, Andy Warhol. Gary Player won a PGA event in 1972.
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