LEAD: The California insurance market, the nation's largest, was thrown into turmoil today after voters narrowly approved a measure that mandates cuts of at least 20 percent in the rates for automobile insurance and most other types of coverage.

California Insurers In Turmoil

LEAD: Nationwide and regional reports on the elections begin today on page B1, which includes an index to the coverage.

Election Reports

LEAD: An international research team has announced that it has found ''the first concrete evidence for a genetic basis to schizophrenia,'' one of the most devastating and widespread varieties of mental illness.

Schizophrenia Study Finds Strong Signs Of Hereditary Cause

LEAD: The recent wave of takeovers, leveraged buyouts and corporate restructurings has highlighted the growing importance of borrowed money to corporate America. Academics and financial advisers maintain that there is nothing inherently wrong with financing a business with debt; in fact, they like to point out that Japanese and West German companies have long thrived with markedly higher levels of debt than their

Corporate Debt: Is It Riskier in U.S.?

LEAD: President-elect Bush today named James A. Baker 3d to be his Secretary of State, cementing their political partnership and making clear Mr. Baker's pre-eminent role in the next Administration.

BUSH NAMES BAKER AS SECRETARY OF STATE; HAILS 40-STATE SUPPORT FOR 'MY PRINCIPLES'

The Elections; HIGHLIGHTS

LEAD: In a decision that could have strong ramifications for the securities fraud action against Drexel Burnham Lambert, a Federal court yesterday dismissed an appeal by a defendant who had objected to the intervention of the United States Attorney in a Securities and Exchange Commission case.

Decision in Securities Case Might Affect Drexel Inquiry

LEAD: The dollar plunged yesterday and stock and bond prices declined as the financial markets sounded an uncertain, wary note on the day after the victory of George Bush.

Markets Drop After Election Amid Worries About Deficits

LEAD: Grand Metropolitan P.L.C., the London-based consumer giant that is pursuing the Pillsbury Company, announced yesterday that it held 74.3 percent of Pillsbury, but was not yet ready to buy the shares.

Grand Met Holds 74.3% Of Pillsbury

LEAD: Business executives are delighted with George Bush's victory, believing that his policies will offer the best chance of extending the economic expansion begun under President Reagan. But they are concerned about the trade and budget deficits, and wonder about Mr. Bush's ability to work effectively with the Democratic-controlled

Business Cheers the Bush Victory

LEAD: FOR Gaetano Pesce, to be modern is to face the world squarely and use design as a means to comment on it. For nearly 20 years, the Italian architect and furniture designer has taken advantage of modern technology to create remarkable pieces designed specifically for mass production. The only problem: since just a few have been mass produced, most people are unfamiliar with his work.

Modern Notions Of Design: The Furniture of Gaetano Pesce

LEAD:  Delay at Weapon Plant  The Energy Department's top safety official said he doubts that a crucial nuclear reactor can be restarted as scheduled in December. Page A20.  Estonians Oppose Changes  An Estonian delegation rejected the proposed design for a new Soviet government, saying it would leave too much power with Moscow.

INSIDE

LEAD: The GTE Corporation said yesterday that total employment in its domestic telephone operations will be reduced by nearly 7,000 workers by 1992 as part of its previously announced plans to streamline telephone operations.

GTE to Cut 7,000 Workers in U.S. by 1992

LEAD: Anti-abortion forces won new encouragement Tuesday when voters in Michigan, Colorado and Arkansas enacted or upheld measures barring state financing for abortions.

The Elections: Ballot Issues; 3 State Referendums Give New Impetus to Anti-Abortion Efforts

LEAD: In their list of hallowed American landmarks, most people would not include Paul's Automatic Car Wash in downtown Detroit, where the overhead sprayer was first wedded with the chain conveyor.

In Praise of the Icons Of the Open Road

LEAD: John N. Mitchell, President Nixon's Attorney General who was jailed for his role in the Watergate scandals, died this evening at George Washington University Hospital after suffering a heart attack on a sidewalk in Georgetown. He was 75 years old.

John N. Mitchell Dies at 75; Major Figure in Watergate

BUSINESS DIGEST

LEAD: He is a Texas patrician who struck up a friendship with his next-door neighbor, George Bush, 30 years ago, a lawyer whose shrewdness and toughness as a Republican political strategist have led him close to the pinnacle of power. Although James A. Baker 3d openly sought the job of Secretary of State, the choice is a risky one.

First Choice for Top Cabinet Post: James Addison Baker 3d

LEAD: Vice President Bush's solid victory in the Presidential election Tuesday was a personal triumph and, as the fifth Republican victory in six elections, a confirmation of his party's power in Presidential contests.

Voters Delay Republican Hopes Of Dominance in Post-Reagan Era

LEAD: PERHAPS it was the 80's mania for the English country look, or perhaps it was the increasing cost of original oil and watercolor flower studies. But in the last decade or so, botanical prints have become a popular staple of traditional interior decorating.

Botanical Prints: Collector's Primer

LEAD: When George Bush moves into the Oval Office next January, he will face a far more difficult political situation than his mentor, President Reagan, faced after his inauguration eight years ago. Unlike Mr. Reagan, Mr. Bush neither detailed a clear course of proposed action in his campaign nor asked the electorate to endorse specific policies.

THE ELECTIONS: Challenges for Bush: Agenda and Congress; President-Elect Still Hasn't Detailed Course of Action - Lawmakers Wary

LEAD: Following is a transcript of President-elect George Bush's news conference in Houston yesterday, as recorded by The New York Times:  OPENING STATEMENT

The Elections; Transcript of President-Elect's News Conference in Houston

LEAD: ''I don't think I was particularly in a Congress bashing mode for the most of the campaign, but I will have my principles. The American people, in voting for me, voted for certain things. Congress understands that, and I understand the Congress.''  - President-elect Bush.  [ B3:3. ]

Quotation of the Day

LEAD: I WONDER why it is always this time of year that makes me remember how it felt. Perhaps it is the early darkness, the sense that the outside world has shut down. Or perhaps it is the threatening weather just beyond the horizon, the sense of wind gathering, or snow, or storms. Yesterday, with the dry leaves shuffling in figure eights around my feet on the sidewalk, I thought about what it was like growing up, and the feeling came back to me, palpable as fever.

LIFE IN THE 30'S

LEAD: MARJORIE LAWRENCE, the self-proclaimed ''Mother of Pillows,'' runs the Pillowry on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. ''I don't think a room ever looks complete without pillows,'' Mrs. Lawrence said. ''If you have a naked couch, it somehow isn't inviting. There's something about pillows that brings a room together.

Pillows to Complement Virtually Any Decor

Massimo Coda is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Sampdoria.

Massimo Coda, Italian footballer

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Marie Pauleen Javier Luna-Sotto is a Filipino actress. She was a regular host of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! since 2005, where she portrays the child-woman character Baby Poleng.

Pauleen Luna, Filipino actress

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Aiden Tolman is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, and played at representative level for NSW Country. On 25 August 2022, Tolman announced he was retiring at the end of the season.

November 10, 1988

Headlines from November 10, 1988

California Insurers In Turmoil

Election Reports

Schizophrenia Study Finds Strong Signs Of Hereditary Cause

Corporate Debt: Is It Riskier in U.S.?

BUSH NAMES BAKER AS SECRETARY OF STATE; HAILS 40-STATE SUPPORT FOR 'MY PRINCIPLES'

Billboard 200

Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack)

Appetite For Destruction

New Jersey

Cocktail

Hysteria

Notable Births

Historical Context for November 10, 1988