February 11, 1993

Big Cutbacks for I.B.M. I.B.M. is said to be preparing to cut its work force this year by at least 40,000, mostly in the marketing and support staff, far more than the 25,000 it had previously announced. Page D1. Paying the Penalty of Peace Connecticut's struggles to stop the loss of jobs from military cuts have not turned the tide, and implications resonate throughout the state. Last of three articles, page B1. Pope's Plea for Sudanese Pope John Paul II called repeatedly for Sudan's Islamic leaders to cease what he called the religious persecution of Christians. Page A3. Just Call Out the Name People will soon be able to dial a telephone number by speaking the name of the person they are calling with a new Nynex service. Page D1.

Attic to basement in castles and co-ops, every room has its champion: the misty memories of a greenhouse; the kitchen as a place to cook, wind down and discover each other every evening. Ten writers and editors at The New York Times had their own ideas of romance. Some found it in unexpected corners. For others, objects as plain as a tube of toothpaste took on an intimate dimension. The bedroom? Of course, but not for the obvious reasons. Even if you are one of those homeowners who have never seriously considered adding an artificial grotto, you might learn a useful lesson from the one built last century by the ultimate romantic decorator, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The grotto was part of Ludwig's "poetic sanctuary" at Linderhof in the German Alps, next to a small palace whose decor has been termed Cherubim Run Amok. (Liberace once toured the palace in awed silence and finally said, "Too much gold for me.")

NEW YORK CITY FERNANDEZ REMOVED AS SCHOOLS CHIEF The New York City Board of Education voted to oust Schools Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez when his contract expires in June, capping a week of furious quarreling over the future of the public school system and its top official. A1. EFFECTS OF DISMISSAL WILL BE WIDESPREAD The ouster of Joseph A. Fernandez could have ramifications from elementary school classes to the hallways of Albany and Washington. A1.

The Clinton Administration today abandoned the tough campaign talk of using force to end the war in the Balkans, and embraced an international peace process that currently envisions allowing the Serbs to keep lands seized from Bosnia and Herzegovina in a campaign of "ethnic cleansing." Unveiling the Administration's long-awaited Balkan policy today, Secretary of State Warren Christopher offered a six-point initiative that could commit American ground troops as part of an international force to enforce peace in the country should all sides agree to a settlement. [ Excerpts, page A12. ]

The New York City Board of Education voted yesterday to oust Schools Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez when his contract expires in June, capping a week of furious political quarreling over the future of the city's public school system and its top official. The board's 4-to-3 vote at the end of a tumultuous six-hour meeting ushered in a period of heightened uncertainty for the city's schools. Bitterly divided by the showdown over Mr. Fernandez's future as well as by many of his initiatives, the board must now search for its sixth schools chancellor in a decade.