Breathing New Life into Old Traditions
Date: 20 January 1999
By ALISON ZIMBALIST
Alison ZIMBALIST
In this lesson, students investigate the role of ceremonies and other traditions of Native American cultures by first examining the Inuit culture. Students then research various Native American nations, focusing on religion, daily life, ceremonies, and current existence of the nations, and create posters that visually depict their research.
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STATE OF THE UNION: THE PUNDITS -- Media Notebook; Across Networks, Adjectives (Big Ones) Abound on a Day for the History Books
Date: 20 January 1999
By JANNY SCOTT
Janny SCOTT
Television pundits speculate and comment on day that brings both opening of Pres Clinton's impeachment trial defense and Clinton's State of the Union Message; photo (M)
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GTE Sees 13-15% Earnings Rise In $600 Million Belt-Tightening
Date: 20 January 1999
GTE Corp, phone company that has agreed to be acquired by Bell Telephone Corp for $83.2 billion, says it expects to increase per-share earnings 13 percent to 15 percent this year and beyond; it plans to raise profits by reducing expenses by $600 million a year, primarily through job cuts (M)
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Chase, Among Other Banks, Posts Gains for 4th Quarter
Date: 20 January 1999
Fourth-quarter 1998 reports for Chase Manhattan Corp, BankAmerica, J P Morgan, Bank of New York and Wells Fargo; Chase's fourth-quarter earnings rose 31 percent, to record $1.15 billion, compared with $850 million in year-earlier quarter; for full year, earnings were $4.02 billion compared with $3.85 billion in 1997; BankAmerica reports quarterly profit of $1.60 billion; net income was $1.16 billion; for 1998, BankAmerica posted net earnings of $5.17 billion compared with $6.54 billion in 1997; Morgan's earnings fell 35 percent, to $175 million compared with $271 million a year ago; profit fell 67 percent, to $89 million; for all of 1998, Morgan had net earnings of $963 million compared with $1.47 billion in 1997; Bank One's fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as profit from operations rose to $1.04 billion; net income fell 75 percent, to $226 million; net earnings for 1998 were $3.12 billion compared with $2.96 billion in 1997; Wells Fargo's profit from operations rose 18 percent, to $768 million compared with $650 million; bank had net loss of $194 million for fourth quarter; earned $1.95 billion in 1998, down from $2.60 billion in 1997; Bank of New York says fourth-quarter earnings rose 5 percent, to $313 million compared with $298 million in year-earlier quarter; for the year, bank's profit grew 8 percent, to $1.19 billion compared with $1.10 billion in 1997; chart (M)
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By Day and Night, an Argument for Survival
Date: 20 January 1999
By JOHN M. BRODER
Pres Clinton, without mentioning impeachment, makes forceful argument against his conviction with virtuoso performance in State of the Union Message on same day that White House counsel Charles F C Ruff opens his defense in Senate; Clinton details ambitious agenda for his remaining term, exhorting Congress to tackle urgent problems and implying it has more important business than impeachment; alternately baits House Republicans and extends hand of bipartisanship (M)
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NATO Warning to Yugoslav: Another Hollow Threat?
Date: 20 January 1999
By ROGER COHEN
Roger COHEN
Analysis of disarray in Western response to Serbian attacks in Kosovo; presence of 700 unarmed international monitors makes immediate NATO bombing unlikely and spurs search for face-saving compromise with Pres Slobodan Milosevic (M)
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Israeli Opposition Party Tells Of 2d Burglary in Washington
Date: 20 January 1999
By DEBORAH SONTAG
Deborah SONTAG
Israeli Labor Party and Washington, DC, police say thieves have broken into offices of Stanley Greenberg, prominent American polltaker advising party, for second time in week and taken research material related to Labor leader Ehud Barak's campaign; Greenberg Quinlan Research Inc vice president Jeremy Rosner sees break-ins linked to Israeli election; break-ins are rapidly becoming bizarre subplot of volatile Israeli campaign season (M)
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Commercial Real Estate; Historic Tower Near Wall Street Spruces Up for Its New Tenant
Date: 20 January 1999
By ALAN S. OSER
Alan OSER
Commercial Real Estate column discusses $25 million restoration project for tower at Twenty Exchange Place, new home of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp; photo (M)
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Sinking Shots and Sinking Opponents
Date: 20 January 1999
By CLIFTON BROWN
Clifton BROWN
Article profiles success of professional golfer David Duval; photo (M)
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