August 15, 1996

Bill Mulcahy, retired NYC firefighter living in Rockaway Beach, is co-founder of Sane Aviation For Everyone; he has waged relentless campaign against airplane noise; group is part of increasingly sophisticated network of noise protesters who fax and E-Mail one another studies and bills relating to their cause; they share strategies on how to lobby politicians and battle their common enemies--airports, airlines and government aviation officials; map; photo (M)

Market Place column on less torrid initial public offerings; says decidedly tepid temperature of current market offers buyers greater opportunity to snatch up stock in solid companies at reasonable prices; holds change in climate comes after Wall Street spent last several months plying investors with countless Internet or technology outfits; Securities Data Company says average initial offering in May gained 25 percent in its first day of trading; graph; chart (L)

Abortion becomes unspoken issue at Republican National Convention in San Diego as conference has progressed, even though it was most contentious issue at start when platform was being drafted; very forces that overwhelmed Bob Dole and his initial objections to platform language have acquiesced in all but ignoring issue as party presents itself to tens of millions of television viewers; decision has angered many anti-abortion delegates, and left Christian Coalition executive director Ralph Reed slightly on defensive; photos (M

Closing arguments in first phase of New Jersey's lawsuit against New York over control of Ellis Island will begin on Aug 15 after five weeks of hearings (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Clinton Writes Book The White House said that President Clinton had written a book, about his vision of the future, with a first printing of 400,000 copies to be made available next week. Page D20. Medicaid Plan a Step Closer In a major step forward, the Federal Government announced terms under which it would approve New York State's plan to put all Medicaid recipients in managed care. Page B1.

Elizabeth Dole, wife of Republican Presidential nominee Bob Dole, adopts talk-show-host format in addressing National Convention in San Diego; mingles with delegates during address, evoking tender images from husband's past; photo (M)

Transportation officials are worried by theft of colored glass globes that cover runway lights at Trenton-Robbinsville Airport; say without complete system of colored lights, pilots of small planes can misjudge approach and crash (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

New cars are getting steadily harder for average families to afford, especially families headed by younger people; domestic and foreign auto makers worry that Americans born in 1960's and early 1970's are proving much less prosperous market than graying baby boomers of 1950's; in response, car companies are rethinking vehicle design and marketing strategies, aiming to match less expensive cars and small trucks with buyers who cannot keep up financially with their older brothers and sisters; charts; photos (L)

Profile of Republican Presidential nominee Robert Joseph Dole (Man In The News); photo (M)

Article by historian Jeffrey Simpson on being sole repository of objects, papers and memories amassed by his family in 250 years in Parnassus, Pa; photos (M)

Officials allow group of mentally disabled adults to attend Warren County Farmer's Fair despite early indications to contrary (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled that de facto racial segregation in Hartford's public schools violates state Constitution; in legal war to improve inner-city schools that has been waged state by state by civil-rights lawyers since 1970's, Connecticut victory opens new front; case is already model for suit seeking to integrate Minneapolis schools with those of its suburbs; it is being studied by lawyers challenging state's financing of New York City schools, with their large enrollment of racial and ethnic minorities (M)