February 15, 1992

Imagine an undiscovered health crisis in America: 110 million of the nation's residents living with no health insurance and suffering in silence. Well, sort of silence. The Presidential candidates have yet to mention the problem, but some insurers say this may be the year when America finally is ready to invest in a big way in health insurance for pets. With a $99 policy, one company says, an owner no longer has to wince at the cost of a $1,000 CAT scan for a cat, a pacemaker for a geriatric retriever or ultrasound for a pregnant Pekingese.

Sprinting into Olympic history, Bonnie Blair won her second gold medal at Albertville, capturing the 1,000-meter speed-skating title by the eyelash margin of two-hundredths of a second.

Gov. Bill Clinton took his extraordinary last-ditch effort to revive his flagging Presidential campaign to a live New Hampshire audience tonight for the second night in a row, appealing to voters to trust him to put the country back on the right track. During the 30-minute live call-in show that was televised during prime time on a Manchester station, Mr. Clinton fielded only one question about his draft status during the Vietnam War, an issue that has raised new questions about the Arkansas Governor's credibility in recent days.

A Sharp Drop in Production Industrial output fell nine-tenths of 1 percent in January, but economists remain focused on the pickup in sales as a sign of growth in spring. Page 37. Democrats Finish Tax Plan House Democrats agreed on a tax bill they said would raise taxes for only the top 1 percent of taxpayers and cut them for everyone else. Page 37. Cease-Fire in Somalia United Nations negotiations produced a cease-fire accord in fighting between rival Somali factions that has killed at least 20,000 people. Page 5.

President Bush arrives in New Hampshire Saturday for a final two-day spurt of campaigning, facing a deteriorating political situation and the need to stage a late rally like the one that brought him victory in 1988. Although the White House continues to maintain that all is going according to plan, Bush strategists here are seeking a decisive victory and are increasingly worried about the challenge of Patrick J. Buchanan, the conservative commentator. One said today, "We're slipping again, and the President needs a home run this weekend to turn it around."