September 25, 1996

Federal appeals court, in groundbreaking decision, rules that New York State education officials and State Legislature actively 'encouraged the perpetuation of segregation' in Yonkers in 1960's and 1970's and that state must pay high costs of remedying harm done to black and Hispanic children; examples of how state officials willingly sustained segregation are cited; state officials say that cost could be as high as $300 million; state and Yonkers officials comment on ruling; photo (M)

Richard Nalley article on wine lover's discovery of World Wide Web, and access it provides to extensive documents on wine, wine-making and related material; directory of Web destinations for wine drinkers; drawings (M)

Bob Dole, in address to Economic Club of Detroit, steps up his attacks on Pres Clinton and signals that he is returning to his economic message; Dole says US economy is not good enough and not on right track; says American people know how to spend their money better than Government; photo (M)

Profile of and interview with Hoagy Bix Carmichael of Brewster, NY, son of songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, who died in 1981; 58-year-old scion spends good part of his time on what he calls 'the Carmichael industry'; he serves as president of Amsong, assn of songwriters and heirs seeking to extend copyright protection for songs; he comments on his love of fishing, and building customized fishing rods; photos (L)

Ronald M Nemeroff, owner of defunct Palisades Medical Technologies, pleads guilty to paying kickbacks to podiatrist's relative in exchange for orders (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Home Runs by the Bushel Blame it on shabby pitching, livelier balls, a skimpier strike zone, tighter parks, stronger batters or even the Macarena. But call 1996 the year of the home run. The average is 2.20 a game and the fans love it. Page B11. New Threat to Bosnia Unity? The Bosnian Serb and Croat leaders in Bosnia appear to have made an alliance against the Muslim leader that could spell doom for the new three-member presidency, but both of them deny it. Page A8. Shoring Up Yeltsin The Kremlin is trying to counter the reports of President Boris N. Yeltsin's failing health and to help him maintain his grip on power with a campaign to show he is still up to the job. But it is a hard sell. Page A10. Gloomy Forecast From AT&T AT&T forecast that profits would fall well short of estimates this year. The news sent its stock tumbling and raised questions whether the company had lost its moorings. Page D1. Du Pont Trial Is Off A judge in Pennsylvania declared John E. du Pont mentally incompetent at this time to stand trial in the shooting death of an Olympic wrestler last January. Page A14.

New Jersey Assemblywoman Rose M Heck and Senator Louis F Kosco, saying that voters should be given chance to decide whether to close state's special prison for sex offenders, to introduce legislation that will include referendum on whether to phase out Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center at Avenel (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

About New York column on Barbara Hohlt heading nationwide antiviolence campaign that is collecting shoes of victims of gun related crimes; group plans to bring as many as 40,000 pairs of shoes to Washington, DC, in silent protest to nation's gun laws (M)

Ralph T Grant Jr, former Newark City Council president already sentenced to 33 months in prison on one corruption conviction, is sentenced to eight more months for conspiring with East Orange Councilman Ralph Harris to extort campaign contribution (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Commerce Department reports that per-capita income in New Jersey grew faster than inflation last year but slightly slower than national average (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, in latest attack on Gov Christine Todd Whitman's proposal to relax water-pollution laws, releases study finding that state already ranks 12th worst in nation for toxic chemicals discharged directly into waterways (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Senate, 88-10, approves $1 billion in subsidies over 10 years for nation's private merchant-marine fleet; critics score bill, already passed by House and backed by Pres Clinton, as example of 'corporate welfare' and pork-barrel politics; program replaces much larger Depression-era subsidies set to expire in 1997 (M)