June 6, 1992

Twenty-three years ago, Ross Perot had a simple idea. The nation was splintered by the great and painful issues of the day. There had been years of disorder and disunity, and lately, terrible riots in Los Angeles and other cities. People talked of an America in crisis. The Government seemed to many to be ineffectual and out of touch.

Bush Administration officials said today that they have begun talks on a plan that, for the first time, would involve the dispatch of an international peacekeeping force to Haiti as part of a political settlement restoring the Government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The initiative being discussed with Caribbean and Latin American leaders would require the opposing forces in Haiti to commit themselves to the return of Father Aristide, who was overthrown by the military last September.

Navy Acts on Sex Abuse The Navy's top officer said all personnel would undergo sex-harassment sensitivity training. Page 7. Pentagon Lifts Ban on G.E. The Pentagon lifted its ban on new contracts for General Electric's aircraft-engine division. Page 37. Charges in Payroll Scheme The owner of a New Jersey payroll company was charged with stealing $25 million from clients. Page 25. Blazer Rally Ties Series, 1-1 Portland caught Chicago in the final minute, then won in overtime, 115-104, to even the N.B.A. Finals. Page 31. Max Lerner Is Dead at 89 Max Lerner, educator, journalist, student of American mores and New York Post columnist, died. Page 11.

The Pentagon is delaying the planned deployment of a $35 billion "Star Wars" antimissile system by at least a year so that more tests can be done in an effort to avoid any costly and crippling defects. In disclosing the new schedule to a Senate subcommittee late Thursday, Donald J. Atwood, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, said that the planned operation of land-based interceptors would slip from 1997 to 1998 because top Pentagon officials found the plan too risky in its current form. Nunn Angry Over Schedule The delay in deployment could possibly be longer if the revised plan is also found to be too risky, Mr. Atwood implied in his testimony. Congress had set a goal of 1996 for initial deployment.

Britain and Japan indicated today that they would sign a treaty to protect plants and animals, breaking with the United States and deepening American isolation on an accord that was to be one of the main achievements of the Earth Summit. The British and Japanese actions left the United States as the last holdout among the major industrial nations on the treaty. American officials also said that the United States delegation was further embarrassed by the earlier disclosure that the White House had rebuffed a proposal by the chief delegate, William K. Reilly, to accept certain modifications in the treaty's language and sign it.