October 15, 1993

Further defying international efforts to restore democracy in Haiti, gunmen shot and killed the Justice Minister and two aides this afternoon as they were leaving the minister's office. The killing of the minister, Guy Malary, came less than two hours after radio stations here broadcast a warning by President Clinton that the United States would hold Haiti's military responsible for the safety of members of the transitional Government. The Cabinet was appointed six weeks ago by the ousted President, the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Sprayed by Police, Man Dies A Mount Vernon man died after officers subdued him with pepper spray and he went into cardiac arrest. The spray was being used in a pilot program to subdue suspects. Page B1. Cortines Rehirings Assailed Schools Chancellor Ramon C. Cortines met with a barrage of criticism for his decision to reinstate 10 principals in a scandal-scarred Bronx school district. Page B1. 2 South Africa Whites Guilty An all-white court in Johannesburg convicted two whites of assassinating Chris Hani, head of the South African Communist Party and a leader in the African National Congress. Page A5.

Wholesale price inflation was unexpectedly low in September, and consumers continued spending at a brisk clip, Government reports showed today. The news drove interest rates lower; the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond slipped to 5.85 percent, the lowest in 25 years. [ Page D14. ]

A day after he reinstated 10 principals stripped of their Bronx school posts because of accusations that their hiring was part of a corrupt process, Schools Chancellor Ramon C. Cortines endured a barrage of criticism from the Dinkins administration and others, who characterized his decision as a blunder that would have the effect of endorsing graft. First Deputy Mayor Norman Steisel, two mayoral appointees to the Board of Education, school employees and parent leaders had reactions that ranged from mild censure to furious reproach. Even Mr. Cortines's supporters on the seven-member Board of Education grumbled that they had not been consulted, though they said they agreed with the Chancellor's arguments that the reinstatement would restore stability to one of the city's most troubled districts.

Having earned billions of dollars building weapons for the military, many contractors think they have found a new growth area -- dismantling and recycling the weapons they were paid to make. "If you are looking for someone to take things apart, the first guy you are going to look for is the guy who made them," said Steven Malevich, a marketing director for Alliant Techsystems Inc. of Edina, Minn., which makes bullets, cluster bombs and torpedoes.