October 21, 1996

Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader to tour college campuses throughout New Jersey (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

C.I.A. Story Strikes Chord A newspaper series suggesting that the Central Intelligence Agency fostered the spread of crack cocaine has drawn wide attention. Page A14. Big Rally in Belgium Some 275,000 Belgians marched peacefully in Brussels yesterday in an outpouring of frustration over a widening child sex scandal. Page A3.

Robert H Robinson, ousted president of Bergen County branch of National Association for Advancement of Colored People, who was dismissed in July for disagreeing with organization's policy on school integration, will be given hearing (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

George Vecsey Sports of the Times column discusses Atlanta Braves thrashing of New York Yankees in first game of World Series; work of Yankee Stadium grounds crew in making field playable after torrential rains discussed; photo (M)

Pres Clinton campaigns in New Jersey, as well as in Tarrytown (NY) and Manhattan; campaigns in support of Repr Robert G Torricelli, who is running for Senate, and for other Democrats running for Congress; aides press efforts to insure strong Democratic turnout in New Jersey, despite Clinton's consistent double-digit lead in polls there; photo (M)

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to consider this week how state's next two area codes will be parceled out (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Scores of police officers from around New York City poured into the Fordham section of the Bronx, scouring rooftops, knocking on doors and questioning some residents repeatedly in their search for a sniper who shot a uniformed police captain in the back on Saturday morning.

Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column, citing statistics in Los Angeles area, notes that increasing number of immigrants into US are working to become citizens (M)

Measure to further curb juvenile smoking is scheduled to be introduced in New Jersey Assembly; under proposal, any program that accepts state funds, including many after-school programs, juvenile homes and youth athletic leagues will have to ban smoking for teenagers 17 or under or lose state aid (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated country for most of post-war era and has been reluctant to open country to change, makes big comeback in national elections; wins 239 seats in 500-member lower House of Parliament, dozen short of majority it needs; deal-making will almost certainly insure that Prime Min Ryutaro Hashimoto will continue to govern with greater authority than before; charts; photo (M)

New York Economy Starts to Bounce Back The economy of New York City, which has foundered since the recession of the early 1990's, has begun to crawl back toward prosperity, largely because of rising profits on Wall Street.

Tiger Woods, 20-year-old Professional Golfers Assn rookie, defeats former United States Open champion Payne Stewart by one stroke to capture Disney Classic, his second victory in seven events two months since becoming pro; victory gives him $734,794 for short season, putting him at 23d on earnings list; he will play in elite Tour Championship, reserved for year's top 30 money winners; chart compares his performance in first seven tournaments with those of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer; photos (M)