November 12, 1996

Interview with Phan Thi Kim Phuc, who was captured in famous photograph fleeing napalm attack in Vietnam in 1972, when she was nine years old; she addressed gathering at Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington on Veteran's Day, and laid wreath in act of reconciliation and forgiveness; photos (M)

Several hundred Muslims storm Koraj in northeastern Bosnia to reclaim homes in area currently held by Bosnian Serbs; heavily armed American and Russian peacekeepers rush to scene to quell violence, which comes as American forces in area have been cut by more than half in anticipation of end of NATO's one-year peacekeeping commitment on December 20; photo; map (M)

Interview New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who is marshalling several core elements of as yet-unannounced re-election campaign; is trumpeting precipitous drop in crime while moving quickly to establish credentials in education; has started belittling most of likely opponents as machine politicians of past (M)

UN officials and aid workers, 10 days after leaving Zairian town of Goma because of siege by Tutsi rebels, make tentative attempt to return; cross nearby border from Rwanda with shipment of medicine and food in hope of reaching hundreds of thousands of needy refugees; makes almost no progress in negotiating safe passage through war zone to largest camp of refugees near Mugunga; are acting in defiance of Zairian Government, which has insisted that all aid to refugees go through capital of Kinshasa, 900 miles away; say decision to proceed with mission was made by Sec Gen Boutros Boutros-Ghali; maps (M)

White House Departure Harold M. Ickes, a deputy White House chief of staff, is leaving his job after being passed over by President Clinton for the top job. Page A15. A Counsel's Complaint The Whitewater independent counsel complained about a lack of cooperation with his inquiries but said he was making progress. Page A13. Spy Dispute With Russia In what Russia calls a ''dirty trick,'' the United States arrested a retired spy arriving in New York, breaking an unwritten code. Page A8.