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June 1, 2000, Thursday, Late Edition - Final
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INTERNATIONAL A3-15
U.N. Says Syrians
Agree Israel Has Left Lebanon
A United Nations envoy said Syria was ready to
accept that Israel had completely withdrawn from southern Lebanon. Such a
decision could lessen chances of renewed violence on the Israel-Lebanon
border. A6
Israel Accepts U.N. Offer
Israel accepted
temporary membership in a United Nations regional caucus, the Western European
and Other Group. Without membership in a regional group, something Israel has
never had, a country cannot hope to be elected to important councils and
committees. A6
Palestinians End Jail Strike
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails ended a monthlong hunger strike,
averting a further round of street protests that many had feared could derail
peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. A7
Clinton Addresses Trade
A senior administration official said
President Clinton and European Union officials made no progress on four major
trade disputes. A14
Putin Plan Wins Support
Russia's lower house of Parliament ignored the misgivings of democracy
advocates and endorsed a draft of President Vladimir Putin's plan to concentrate
power in the Kremlin. A13
Assessing Decline in
Africa
A World Bank report said people in sub-Saharan Africa were living
less well than they did in the 1960's, having been devastated by war, corruption
and disease. A9
U.N. Report on Domestic Abuse
Unicef said the prevalence of domestic abuse of women and girls globally was
"alarming." A15
North Korean Visits Beijing
North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, made a secret visit to Beijing
this week to consult China's leaders on the coming summit meeting between North
and South Korea, China informed other governments. A3
World Briefing A12
SPORTS D1-8
Knicks Fall to Pacers
The
Indiana Pacers beat the Knicks, 88-79, in the fifth game of the N.B.A. Eastern
Conference finals. The Pacers now lead the series, 3-2. D1
NATIONAL A16-27
Bush Weighs First
Reprieve To Allow DNA Testing
Gov. George W. Bush of Texas said he was
considering a temporary grant of clemency for a man scheduled to be executed
today so that DNA evidence could be tested. It would be the first such stay he
issued. The inmate, Ricky McGinn, was convicted of raping and murdering his
12-year-old stepdaughter. A27
Gore Mental Health
Plan
Vice President Al Gore called for legislation requiring
health insurers to provide children with mental
health benefits comparable to coverage for physical
ailments. Mr. Gore, whose wife, Tipper, battled depression after their son was
injured in a car accident in 1989, also promised to make mental health care a
priority in his administration. A26
Study
Affirms Welfare Changes
A rigorous, large-scale evaluation of changes in
welfare in Minnesota has found extremely positive effects: higher earnings and
income for parents, less poverty, an increase in marriage rates and marital
stability and improvements in children's behavior and school performance -- a
combination never seen before. A16
Gay Doctor
Sues Pentagon
Dr. John Hensala, a psychiatrist who received medical training
at Northwestern and Yale in exchange for a four-year commitment to the Air
Force, is challenging a Pentagon demand that he reimburse the government $70,000
for his education. He was discharged from the military shortly before reporting
for duty, after he disclosed that he is gay. A20
SCIENCE/HEALTH
No Way to Silence This Sound
A team of physicists confirmed what concertgoers had long suspected: That
the crinkling and crackling that accompanies the unwrapping of candy wrappers is
inevitable no matter how the process is done. A16
Fishing's Impact on Turtles
Leatherback turtles, whose numbers in the
Pacific have plunged in recent years, will all but disappear within a decade
unless commercial fishing practices are changed, according to an analysis of the
giant animals' nesting activity. A18
Hormone to
Fight Bowel Malady
Human growth hormone combined with a high-protein diet
significantly eased the symptoms of Crohn's disease, a digestive disorder, in
three-quarters of patients with moderate to severe cases, a study
found. A22
NEW YORK/REGION B1-8
Tour Bus Registrations Are Suspended by State
Governor Pataki
had the Department of Motor Vehicles suspend the vehicle registrations for all
63 buses run by New York Apple Tours, after an investigation found hundreds of
violations of state laws and nine days after a bus killed a pedestrian.
Separately, an administrative judge, acting on a city request, suspended the
company's operating license. A1
Hudson River
Park Go-Ahead
The federal government approved the building of the Hudson
River Park, clearing the final hurdle in an ambitious plan to create a park
along five miles of riverbank, from Battery Park City to 59th
Street. A1
U.S. Warning on Plant's Cost
The
E.P.A. said New York City might be forced to bear the cost of building a $6
billion water filtration plant because it had fallen behind in efforts to assure
the quality of drinking water from its upstate reservoirs. B1
State Acts Against 2 Doctors
The state health commissioner,
Dr. Antonia C. Novello, suspended the licenses of two doctors who she said had
not provided accurate breast-screening tests and had billed for tests not
conducted. The state will try to find and retest the women. B1
Missile Test in Crash Inquiry
Federal investigators had the
Pentagon test-fire Stinger missiles off Florida last month to see if the
resulting streaks resembled those described by witnesses to the explosion of TWA
Flight 800. The conclusion was that they did not. B5
EDUCATION
Inquiry of School Board Member
The investigator
for New York City schools opened a conflict-of-interest inquiry involving Irving
S. Hamer Jr., and TestU, a test-coaching company where he is
co-chairman. B4
OBITUARIES B9
ARTS E1-12
Philharmonic Names
Executive
The New York Philharmonic said Zarin Mehta would become its
executive director. E1
BUSINESS
DAY C1-26
Overhaul of Telephone Rates
The
federal government and many of the nation's telephone companies agreed to a
reshuffling of phone rates that would cut the bills of millions of less-affluent
consumers. A1
Critique of Breakup Plan
Microsoft ignored a judge's assertion that he wanted no more briefs and
filed a detailed criticism of the government's breakup plan, the last filing for
the record before the judge rules on how to deal with the company's antitrust
violations. C1
Aetna Weighs Sale of Units
Aetna and the ING Group, the Dutch financial services company, said they
were discussing a new offer from ING to buy Aetna's financial and international
divisions. C1
Designer Sues Over Licensing
Calvin Klein has filed suit to break a licensing pact with the Warnaco
Group, which makes its underwear and jeans brands. Many industry insiders view
the suit as an act of vengeance against Warnaco's chief executive, Linda J.
Wachner. C1
New Chief at Kmart
Kmart hired
Charles Conaway, 39, president and chief operating officer of the CVS drugstore
chain, as its chairman and chief executive. C10
Business Digest C1
CIRCUITS G1-16
HOUSE &
HOME F1-16
EDITORIAL A28-29
Editorials: Phone rates head downward; presidential succession in
Israel; Eleanor Randolph on the New York Republican convention.
Columns:
William Safire.
Bridge E11
TV
Listings E12
Crossword E6
Weather D14
Public Lives B2
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