February 6, 1993

When Michel Sorgatz finished school last year, he did not have to read classified ads to find a job in his chosen field. Instead he entered an apprentice program at one of Germany's largest companies that will teach him a profession and virtually guarantee him a job. On his way to a high-tech career working with metals, Mr. Sorgatz, 19, spent three weeks learning on the job at Siemens and two more weeks at a specialized school. At the end of his three-year apprenticeship he will take an examination, and if he does well, he will probably be offered a job at Siemens, an electronics and computer products manufacturer.

Judge Kimba M. Wood withdrew today from consideration for Attorney General after the White House learned she had employed an illegal immigrant as a baby sitter before it became illegal to do so. That stunning setback left President Clinton scrambling for the third time to fill the post.

Zairian Refuses to Yield President Mobutu Sese Seko rejected Western demands that he yield power and said he was ousting his main rival, the Prime Minister. Page 3. Overtures Hearten Rushdie As the fourth anniversary of the Iranian death sentence that drove him into hiding nears, Salman Rushdie is beginning to see a ray of hope. Page 4. Support for Schools Chief Joseph A. Fernandez, the New York City Schools Chancellor, received support from an unexpected quarter in his effort to keep his job. Page 23. Baboon-Liver Patient Dies The world's second recipient of a baboon liver died of an infection without ever regaining consciousness after the Jan. 10 operation. Page 6. Joseph L. Mankiewicz Dies The meticulous and acerbic writer and director of "All About Eve" and other film classics died at 83. Page 10.

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, William S. Sessions, today abruptly overruled a decision by senior aides to delay action against agents accused of violating bureau rules that the Director was found to have broken. Mr. Sessions's decision followed a fiery hourlong meeting he held this morning with his senior aides, who pleaded with him to allow their initial decision to stand. They hoped to quell rising dissension over the perception that a double standard of discipline exists at the F.B.I., with lower standards for the Director than for agents.

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act of 1990, it created something never before seen in the annals of capitalism: a free market in pollution. If a company could clean up its emissions more than required under the new law, it could sell the right to pollute to another company. The freedom to trade pollution rights like pork bellies, and even make a profit, would give companies an incentive to upgrade dirty plants, the thinking went.