New ramp for Exits 14 through 14C will open on New Jersey Turnpike's southbound outer roadway on Aug 23, Turnpike Authority says (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

New Ramp for Exits 14-14C

Lotusland, the Montecito, Calif, estate of the late opera singer Ganna Walska, presents visitors with an extraordinary array of exotic and weirdly beautiful trees and plants, which took her 43 years to assemble; photos (M)

Garden of the Slightly Macabre

Treasury bond prices fall, sending up yields; 30-year bond drops 14/32 to 99 to yield 6.83 percent; Treasury says it plans to sell $31.5 billion in two- and five-year notes next week; graph (M)

Bond Yields At Highest In 3 Weeks

For second time this week, man has apparently taken his life on New Jersey Transit train track, officials say (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

2 Suicides on Train Tracks

Chrisopher Edley Jr Op-Ed article on welfare reform says liberals lost debate on welfare long ago, and lost it by losing debate on values (M)

Helter-Shelter: New Look for Dream Books

13-story building in Newark public housing project is scheduled to be demolished on Aug 22, and various dignitaries, including Mayor Sharpe James and Housing and Urban Development Sec Henry G Cisneros, will be on hand to celebrate (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Demolishing the Projects

Joyce Purnick, in Metro Matters column, notes that welfare mothers have started to join childless adults in New York City's expanding workfare program; notes that in recent interviews, several of women voiced support for program; contends that many of them may become disillusioned if workfare does not lead to permanent employment (M)

Many Women On Workfare Express Hope

Defense Dept acknowledges in new report that chemical weapons were detected as many as seven times in first week of 1991 Persian Gulf war with Iraq in stagging areas in northern Saudi Arabia, where tens of thousands of American troops were housed; while insisting that there is no conclusive evidence that US soldiers were ever exposed to Iraqi chemical weapons, Dept says it is exploring further plausibility that small amounts of chemical agents passed over American troops after bombers destroyed Iraqi arms depots and factories north of staging areas near Saudi city of Hafr al-Batin (M)

NEW REPORT CITED ON CHEMICAL ARMS USED IN GULF WAR

Corporate bond market is booming as issuers find lenders eager to ignore credit risk for higher returns; zero-coupon junk bonds are selling at fastest pace in years; junk bond mutual funds are taking in cash at record rates (M)

In Corporate Bonds, These Are the Good Old Days

 Election Anxiety in Bosnia     Voter registration patterns are reinforcing fears that next month's election, intended to help build a united country, will ratify the ethnic divisions wrought by war. Page A12.     Quandary Over Welfare Bill         Even after spending five weeks studying the new welfare bill, officials in New York have yet to determine how much Federal aid the state will lose. Page B1.     Nothing but Net        The bride wore white. Or was that the groom? Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant Chicago Bull, made an appearance on Fifth Avenue -- in a wedding gown, long gloves and a veil. Chronicle, page B8.  

INSIDE

Looking at a battle plan adopted three years ago by a Republican who was behind in the polls but campaigned vigorously by calling for a stiff tax cut, Bob Dole seems to be hoping that following that same map can bring him the same sort of victory it did for Gov. Christine Todd Whitman.  

New Jersey's Script May Be Dole's Map

Interview with Repr Steve Gunderson, an eight-term Wisconsin Republican who acknowledged his homosexuality in 1994, and Rob Morris, the Virginia architect and Democrat with whom he lives; they comment on their forthcoming book, House and Home, Gunderson's decision not to seek re-election and their hope for winning legal recognition of their union; photo (M)

After a Less Than Grand Old Time

Welfare bill that Pres Clinton is expected to sign creates such complicated questions for states that New York officials have yet to determine how much Federal aid state will lose, even after spending five weeks studying legislation; preliminary estimates by city and Federal officials suggest that New York City stands to lose $290 million a year because of one provision that eliminates welfare benefits for legal immigrants who are not American citizens; financial effect of legislation is causing concern in other states as well (M)

For States, Complications Only Begin When Welfare Bill Is Signed

The Board of Education has voted to endorse the all-girls middle school that is about to open in an East Harlem community school district and to expand it soon into an all-girls' high school that the board and district will operate jointly. The statements by the board, and Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew, were the strongest yet in support of the school, which has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates who contend that the all-girls school violates Federal and city anti-discrimination laws by excluding boys.    Article, page B3.  

Board Votes to Endorse New All-Girls School

Article on dispute between Manhattan Borough Pres Ruth W Messinger and Parks Comr Howard J Stern over his plan to use city employees to count how many times his dog, Boomer, is petted so he can get dog into Guinness Book of World Records as world's most petted dog; photos of Boomer and other politicians' pets (M)

It's a Loyal Ally but May Dig Up Trouble

Pres Clinton will announce final approval of Federal regulations that would give Food and Drug Administration new power to crack down on marketing and sale of cigarettes to young people; new regulations would pose biggest Govt challenge to cigarette manufacturers since 1964, when Surgeon General's report linked smoking to lung cancer; completion of yearlong rule-making process offers Clinton another opportunity to highlight his stand against smoking by teen-agers and gives him opportunity to burnish aura of leadership immediately prior to start of Democratic National Convention in Chicago (M)

Clinton Set to Approve Curbs On Cigarette Sales to Youths

Foreign oil companies in Colombia are paying military to protect installations, which have come under increasing attacks by guerrillas; British Petroleum Exploration has signed three-year agreement with military, valued at between $54 million to $60 million, to create battalion of 150 officers and 500 soldiers to protect expansion and construction of sprawling production sites, and new and more expansive agreements are being negotiated by other companies; trend underscores increasing independence of country's military in period of deep political instability; critics say it underscores privatization of Colombian army as foreign companies are being forced to assume responsibilities of Govt, such as financing development and security and buying themselves entire military platoons; photo; map (M)

Oil Companies Buying an Army To Ward Off Rebels in Colombia

Kmart Corp, after 13 disappointing quarters, reports earnings in second fiscal quarter ended July 31 rose to $34 million, up from year-earlier loss of $54 million; turnaround chiefly reflects huge cost cutting by chief executive Floyd Hall; sales fell 1.5 percent; graph; table (M)

Cost-Cutting Pays Off as Kmart Reports a Profit

New Jersey will wait until Sept to join list of states suing several large tobacco companies to recoup Medicaid costs related to smoking, Michael L Testa, lawyer preparing suit, says (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

State Works on Tobacco Suit

 Dow Falls 31.44 Points, As Tobacco Shares Skid  The Dow Jones industrial average fell 31.44 points, closing at 5,689.82, hurt by rising interest rates and a slide in tobacco shares, notably Philip Morris, which fell $3.875, to $87.625. Several states joined suits against tobacco companies, while the White House planned to announce new regulations governing cigarette sales to minors.    Broader indexes were mostly lower, but the Nasdaq composite index rebounded late in the day to close at 1,126.84, up 2.17, despite a skid by software stocks. $(Page D6.$)    Tobacco Rules Set to Be Announced  President Clinton is expected, as early as Friday, to announce final approval of Federal regulations cracking down on the marketing and sales of cigarettes to young people. The new rules would be the biggest government challenge to cigarette manufacturers since the 1964 Surgeon General's report that linked smoking to cancer. $(A1.$)    Oil Companies Pay for Protection  As guerrillas in Colombia increase their attacks on oil exploration and drilling sites, foreign oil companies, including British Petroleum and Occidental Petroleum, are beginning to pay millions of dollars directly to the Colombian military to deploy its best-trained officers and soldiers for protection. $(A1.$)    Prostate Drug Called Ineffective  A study said that Proscar, a prostate medication made by Merck, was no more effective than a placebo for most patients, while Hytrin, produced by Abbott Laboratories, significantly eased discomfort. Merck replied that five earlier studies had shown Proscar's effectiveness. $(A18.$)    Clinton Signs Health Care Bill  The President signed a bill to expand access to health insurance, calling it ''a long step toward the kind of health care reform our nation needs.'' $(B12.$)    Fund to Invest in Java Products  A leading venture-capital firm has formed a $100 million fund to invest in companies that will create software and related products based on the Java programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. $(D4.$)    AT&T Agencies Get Assignments  AT&T awarded key additional responsibilities to two of its four roster agencies, Young & Rubicam and FCB/Leber Katz Partners in a decision that could generate billings of at least $100 million. The agencies will be charged with enhancing the image of AT&T among consumers and businesses.  Stuart Elliott: Advertising. $(D6.$)    Monetary Union Worries Britons  Financial executives and business economists in Britain are increasingly concerned about the consequences if the British choose not to join the European Monetary Union in 1999 and it goes into operation without them. $(D2.$)    News Corporation Earnings Fall  The News Corporation said that its net income fell 25.3 percent, to $807 million, in the year that ended on June 30, mainly because of higher newsprint costs and a loss on the sale of its educational books division. $(D4.$)    Long Life for Mantle Memorabilia  With his baseball cards fetching as much as $50,000, Mickey Mantle's popularity in the market for sports memorabilia has barely diminished in the year since his death. And a spate of new books, a reissue of all his baseball cards and strong sales of his memorabilia indicate a long future of popularity. A 1961 pinstriped Mantle flannel uniform is worth about $75,000. $(A1.$)  

BUSINESS DIGEST

Dangerous chasm between Russia's civilian and military leaders over war in breakaway Chechnya persists as Pres Boris Yeltsin's national security adviser Aleksandr I Lebed and Defense Min Igor N Rodionov rebuke commanders for issuing ultimatums to separatist rebels; military leaders unleash brief but powerful assault against Chechen capital of Grozny with planes and heavy artillery, appearing to pay no attention; Lebed makes second visit to Grozny and meets with Chechen military commander Aslan Maskhadov; says that there will be no more ultimatums and that solution to conflict is imminent based on humane considerations and common sense; maps (M)

Kremlin Jousts With the Army Over Chechnya

Rev Richard A Rhem, pastor of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Mich, is under attack within the parent Reformed Church in America for stating that he no longer believes faith in Jesus is sole way to salvation and that Jews, Muslims and others may be as likely as Christians to enter heaven; this departure from traditional Christian doctrine illuminates far broader division emerging among Christians over how to regard their faiths; some Christians are urging greater missionary zeal toward nonbelievers, while others argue for dialogue and search for understanding; some, including prominent Protestants and Catholics, say God's covenant with Jews was not superseded by coming of Christ; photo (M)

Christian Split: Can Nonbelievers Be Saved?

Commerce surrounding name of Mickey Mantle has barely diminished slightly more than a year after the baseball star's death; he remains formidable icon with long future through spate of new books, reissue of baseball cards, strong sales of widely dispersed memorabilia, organ donation awareness program and Manhattan restaurant in his name; photos (M)

Amid Memories and Profit, Mantle's Legend Lives On

New Jersey has one of fastest-growing public school student populations in country, US Education Dept reports (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

School Enrollments Rise

Federal prosecutor Valerie Caproni, speaking at bail hearing for Charles Price, charges that he whipped group of blacks in Crown Heights into murderous frenzy five years ago and directed mob to kill Hasidic scholar Yankel Rosenbaum; Federal Magistrate John L Caden expresses skepticism about Government's attempt to link Price to killing (M)

Official Says Man Told Mob To 'Get a Jew'

Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE is a British Paralympic swimmer. Applegate competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and on 2 September, Applegate won the gold setting a Paralympic record in the S14 200m freestyle.

Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

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Jeon So-min, known professionally as Somin (소민), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and composer known for her work as a member of the co-ed group Kard.

Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter

Somin_(singer)

Erwin Komenda was an Austrian automobile designer and Porsche employee, and a lead contributor to the design of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various Porsche sports cars.

August 22, 1996

Headlines from August 22, 1996

New Ramp for Exits 14-14C

Garden of the Slightly Macabre

Bond Yields At Highest In 3 Weeks

2 Suicides on Train Tracks

Helter-Shelter: New Look for Dream Books

Billboard 200

Jagged Little Pill

It Was Written

Falling Into You

Tragic Kingdom

Secrets

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for August 22, 1996