ON THIS DATE...(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: Associated Press

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 1998. There are 16 days left in the year. In 1791, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution -- the Bill of Rights -- went into effect following ratification by Virginia. Ten years ago: U.S. Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau Jr. telephoned the PLO's headquarters in Tunisia, one day after President Reagan authorized direct talks. …