May 20, 1994

Securities and Exchange Commission officials said today that during a two-year investigation of nine big brokerage firms, they found an unexpectedly large number of cases of improper sales practices and had referred them to the agency's enforcement division for further investigation and possible punitive action. In releasing a report on the inquiry, Arthur Levitt Jr., the S.E.C.'s chairman, also outlined plans for a crackdown on stock and bond brokers who generate extra commissions by pushing clients into inappropriate investments. He said in an interview that the agency would be quicker to bar brokers from the industry and impose stiff fines for violations that previously would have drawn lesser penalties.

Insurer to Offer Clinic Care Anticipating sweeping health care changes, New Jersey's largest health insurer plans to establish a statewide system of private clinics. Page B1. A Long Night for the Icemen Stephane Matteau's goal at 6 minutes 13 seconds of double overtime gave the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Page B11. Tennis Star Seeks Treatment Jennifer Capriati, arrested Monday on a drug charge, has entered a Miami rehabilitation facility. Page B11.

President Clinton today offered the clearest explanation yet of why his Administration is considering the use of military force in Haiti while resisting it elsewhere in the world. "It's in our backyard," the President said at a White House news conference as he ticked off the first in a list of six reasons why he is weighing military action to oust Haiti's leaders if economic sanctions do not force them to step down.

By winning a third major contract to build an advanced video and data network, AT&T will have a pivotal role in determining which companies thrive in a new communications market. The contract from Bell Atlantic is for a network that would reach 8.5 million homes by the year 2000. Article, page D1.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the widow of President John F. Kennedy and of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, died of a form of cancer of the lymphatic system yesterday at her apartment in New York City. She was 64 years old. Mrs. Onassis, who had enjoyed robust good health nearly all her life, began being treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in early January and had been undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments in recent months while continuing her work as a book editor and her social, family and other personal routines.