June 27, 1992

The Los Angeles Police Chief, Daryl F. Gates, cleaned out his desk and left office, concluding a stormy 14-year tenure that drew to a close with a videotaped police beating and a devastating riot. Even before Mr. Gates departed, his successor, Willie L. Williams, was quietly sworn in at a private ceremony at home.

The Security Council today gave Serbian forces 48 hours to stop fighting in Sarajevo and put their heavy weapons under United Nations control. Diplomats said failure to comply could lead to some kind of military action. In a statement issued in the name of Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Serbs were told that if they did not comply, the Security Council would meet on Monday "to determine what other means would be required to bring relief to the suffering people of Sarajevo."

The Supreme Court today upheld the Port Authority's ban on begging in the terminals of the three New York-area airports, but said the First Amendment gives people the right to hand out pamphlets and other literature there. The split ruling, the result of shifting voting blocs and rationales within the Court, affirmed in both its aspects a decision last year by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Manhattan.

The American co-chairman of the commission searching for missing Americans in Russia said today that President Boris N. Yeltsin "misspoke" when he said American prisoners of war might still be there. "It's clear to me that he misspoke, because we have found nobody here that will tell us that Mr. Yeltsin's information was correct based on solid information," Malcolm Toon, a former United States Ambassador to Moscow, told reporters here. "I think he was acting genuinely, but I think he misspoke."

Navy Secretary H. Lawrence Garrett 3d resigned today amid questions about his involvement in a scandal stemming from the assault of 26 women, including 14 female officers, at a convention of naval aviators last year in Las Vegas, Nev. The Navy Secretary, who attended the Tailhook Association convention but said he saw no misconduct, had come under growing criticism from Congress in recent days for the Navy's handling of the inquiry, which Mr. Garrett last week turned over to the Defense Department inspector general.

Trade Battle Over Steel American steel makers plan nearly 100 trade complaints seeking billions in tariffs on imports from Japan, Canada and other countries. Page 37. Police-Corruption Records The Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles J. Hynes, said the police had stopped releasing important records about corruption. Page 27. Florio Vetoes a Budget Plan Gov. Jim Florio vetoed the New Jersey budget just hours after the Republican-controlled Legislature adopted the sharply cut plan. Page 25. Maximum Term for Warmus Carolyn Warmus was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison for killing her lover's wife. Page 28.

President Bush may have reached the pinnacle of his political career on March 7, 1991, when he addressed a joint session of Congress and basked in a three-minute standing ovation from lawmakers who waved small American flags and even chanted his name in admiration of his handling of the Persian Gulf war. He had skillfully forged an international diplomatic and military coalition that had driven the Iraqi Army from Kuwait. His approval rating had soared to nearly 90 percent in several polls and even the Democratic Speaker of the House, Representative Thomas S. Foley, introduced Mr. Bush that night by giving him "our warmest congratulations on the brilliant victory of the Desert Storm operation."

Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was quoted in a published interview today as saying he wanted to drag out peace talks with the Palestinians for a decade while vastly increasing the number of Jewish settlers in Israeli-occupied territories. Had he held on to his office instead of being defeated this week in Israel's national election, Mr. Shamir reportedly said, "I would have conducted negotiations on autonomy for 10 years and in the meantime we would have reached half a million people" in the West Bank.

Thirty years after a court order forced the University of Mississippi to accept its first black student, the Supreme Court ruled today that Mississippi had failed to prove that it had met the constitutional requirement of erasing the legacy of segregation in its state university system. The 8-to-1 ruling, written by Justice Byron R. White, overturned a Federal appeals court decision that Mississippi had done all that the Constitution required by making its eight public universities at least nominally open to students of all races. The five formerly all-white universities remain largely white, and the three historically black universities still have enrollments that are almost entirely black. Called Civil-Rights Victory Justice Antonin Scalia filed a dissenting opinion that rejected the majority's rationale, although as a technical matter he joined in the Court's judgment that the case had to be sent back to the lower courts. [ Excerpts from the opinions, page 10. ]

International 2-5 U.N. ULTIMATUM FOR SERBS The United Nations told Serbs attacking the Bosnian capital that they had 48 hours to stop fighting and put heavy weapons under United Nations control. Envoys said failure to comply could lead the Security Council to authorize military action. 1 THE SARAJEVO OF SONG For the families trembling in Sarajevo's basements, survival depends on Djordje Krcum and other volunteer militiamen who have united to defend the city. Mr. Krcum is a Serb, but he wants to preserve the old Sarajevo, where he can live side by side with Muslims and Croats. 5 Hopes for relief flights fade as Serbs pound a Sarajevo suburb. 5 SHAMIR'S GOALS QUESTIONED Israel's outgoing Prime Minister, Yitzhak Shamir, was quoted as saying that he wanted to drag out peace talks with the Palestinians for a decade while vastly increasing the number of Jewish settlers in Israeli-occupied territories. 1 YELSTIN 'MISSPOKE' ON G.I.'S The American co-chairman of the commission searching for missing servicemen in Russia said President Boris Yeltsin "misspoke" last week when he said American prisoners of war might still be there. 1 EUROPE RENOUNCES 'SUPERSTATE' Sobered by Denmark's rejection of a treaty on European union this month, European Community leaders met in Lisbon and pledged to curb the power of bureaucrats based at their headquarters. 3 GERMANY'S ABORTION BATTLE After months of fervent debate, a mood of exhaustion settled in with the German Parliament's adoption of a liberalized abortion law.3 OUSTED HAITIAN IS URGED TO TALK In a strong shift of policy, the United States is urging Haiti's ousted President to meet with the country's army-backed Prime Minister and negotiate his return from exile. 2 NEW PRIMER FROM THE VATICAN The Vatican announced that it had completed a "universal catechism" to guide Roman Catholics in presenting Church teachings. It said the document would not be issued for six months because it must be translated into many languages. 4 ZAIRIAN PRELATE EMBRACED IN U.S. With negotiations to bring democracy to Zaire entering a critical phase, the Bush Administration has given an unusually high-level welcome to a Roman Catholic Archbishop who is leading the movement for change in the Central African country. 2 Yemen sees a crisis as Somali refugees arrive by the boatload. 4 Rome Journal: Little effort to save a ragged tapestry of antiquity. 4 National 6-11 JUSTICES RULE ON DESEGREGATION The Supreme Court said Mississippi had failed to prove that it had met the constitutional requirement of erasing segregation's legacy from the state university system. 1 The ruling could bring sweeping change in the South. 10 DECISION ON AIRPORT BEGGING The Supreme Court upheld the Port Authority's ban on begging in the terminals of the three major airports in the New York area. At the same time, the Justices said the First Amendment gave people the right to distribute pamphlets and other literature there. 1 On the day the Court ruled, solicitation as usual at Kennedy. 11 Another Court ruling stripped Massachusetts of a House seat. 11 NAVY SECRETARY RESIGNS H. Lawrence Garrett 3d stepped down amid questions about his involvement in a scandal stemming from the sexual abuse of 26 women at a convention of naval aviators last year. 1 The puzzling flip side to Garrett's admirable traits. 7 BUSH AND IRAQ The stark question is this: Could President Bush have avoided the Persian Gulf war by moving to restrain, rather than reward, Saddam Hussein earlier? Mr. Bush and his aides insist that the answer is no. Still, no other foreign policy issue is so likely to dog the President throughout this election year. 1 News analysis: Perot's approach to the economy. 9 Perot's crowds are a mix of the believers and the curious. 9 Perot, his tenant and those highly unusual inspections. 9 Cuomo is missing from the convention's lineup of speakers. 9 GATES LEAVES QUIETLY The Los Angeles Police Chief, Daryl F. Gates, cleaned out his desk and left office, concluding a stormy 14-year tenure that ended with his greatest failure, a riot. 6 FREIGHT TRAINS ROLL AGAIN President Bush signed a bill that ended a shutdown of the nation's freight railroads, and the lines moved quickly to resume normal service. 6 ADVANCE IN AIDS RESEARCH A picture of an enzyme associated with the AIDS virus has been created by a team of scientists at Yale. The development may speed new drugs to fight the disease. 6 Space-shuttle astronauts conducted a fire experiment. 7 Metropolitan Digest, 25 Business Digest, 36 Arts/Entertainment 13-18 Les Pleiades is gone. 13 Music: From knowing to feeling. 15 New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. 18 Bobby McFerrin. 13 Dance: American Dance Festival. 17 A landmark "Romeo" based on Socialism. 13 Consumer's World 50 Let the delegate beware. A day in a lobbyist's fight for a credit-bureau bill. Sports 30-35 Baseball: White Sox nip Yanks. 31 Mets squander lead and lose in St. Louis. 33 Column: Vecsey on Lithuanian basketball team 31 Golf: Frost takes 1-stroke lead. 35 Olympics: Reynolds finishes fifth at track trials. 31 Dan and Dave start decathlon competition. 34 Soccer: Denmark stuns Germany. 35 Tennis: Victory for Lendl at Wimbledon. 31 Obituaries 12 Lewis Freedman, TV producer Editorials/Op-Ed 22-23 Editorials 22 Bush fights the right to life. Albany's parting shots. Friendlier skies in Europe? Enduring cost of rent control. Letters 22 Russell Baker: Systems going down. 23 Kathleen A. Frankovic: Reading between the polls. 23 Marie Brenner: Texas word slingers. 23 John Anthony West: The case of the missing pharaoh. 23

"The tradition of our Navy mandates that senior officials bear the ultimate responsibility for their command." -- H. LAWRENCE GARRETT, resigning as Navy Secretary. [ 1:3 ]

In a push to end a nine-month political standoff, the United States has begun urging Haiti's deposed President, the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to meet with the country's army-backed Prime Minister to negotiate his return from exile and the lifting of an international embargo. While the new approach falls short of outright recognition for the recently formed Government of Prime Minister Marc L. Bazin, the pressure on Father Aristide to negotiate represents a strong shift from recent statements supporting the exiled President's right to choose his own prime minister.