A 1997. január 23. egy csütörtök volt a ♒ csillagjegy alatt. Ez volt az év 22 napja. Az Egyesült Államok elnöke William J. (Bill) Clinton volt.
Ha ezen a napon születtél, akkor 29 éves vagy. Az utolsó születésnapod 2026. január 23., péntek, 153 napja volt. A következő születésnapod 2027. január 23., szombat napon lesz, 211 nap múlva. 10 745 napot élt, vagy körülbelül 257 884 órát, vagy körülbelül 15 473 060 percet vagy körülbelül 928 383 600 másodpercet.
Date: 23 January 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Fox News channel, in action described as 'outrageously unfair' by ABC pres David Westin, includes 'outakes' from ABC's Food Lion report in its coverage of jury decision against ABC; Fox received outtakes from Food Lion, supermarket chain that won $5.5 million in punitive damages from ABC (S)
Date: 23 January 1997
By Barry Meier
Barry Meier
Federal jury awards Food Lion supermarket chain over $5.5 million in punitive damages from ABC and two of its employees in closely watched case that focuses on propriety of use of hidden cameras and undercover reporters; found producers of Primetime Live trespassed and committed fraud in researching 1992 segment that accused firm of selling spoiled meat; ABC aide Roone Arledge defends reporting methods and says ABC will appeal (M)
Date: 23 January 1997
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman reviews Class 2000, CBS-TV documentary on teen-agers, and Media Matters, PBS documentary on workings and misworkings of press; photo (M)
Date: 23 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Franklin Quest Company agrees to pay $160 million in stock for Covey Leadership Center (S)
Date: 23 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries says that it has acquired Carlisle Motors for $35 million (S)
Date: 24 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barney's Inc wins court approval to extend until May 5 its exclusive right to file bankruptcy reorganization plan; this would be Barney's fourth extension since entering Chapter 11 protection in January 1996 (S)
Date: 24 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Conagra Inc says it is close to settling Federal Government's charge that its Peavey Grain unit illegally sprayed water on stored grain to increase its weight and value (S)
Date: 24 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd to buy two gas liquids businesses from Enron Corp for $150 million; says acquisition would increase its gas liquids production about 42 percent (S)
Date: 24 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Inland Steel Industries says it is dismissing 450 salaried workers, or 2.9 percent of its work force, after reporting lower fourth-quarter earnings; company says fourth-quarter profit from operations fell 28 percent, to $17.9 million; company takes charge of $17.1 million to dismiss workers (S)
Date: 24 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texaco Inc receives tentative court approval for its $176 million settlement of race-discrimination suit by 1,342 black workers and former employees; separately, Texaco says its fourth-quarter income, without special charges, was $380 million, up from $367 million a year earlier (S)