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In 1996, the world population was approximately 5,842,055,734 people[†]
1996Jake Doran, Australian cricketer[†]
Jake Richard Doran is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania. He previously represented Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes. He is the youngest player to be signed to a Big Bash League contract. Doran is the younger brother of cricketer Luke Doran and attended The Hills Sports High School.
Article examines workings of New York State's Capital Defender Office, established more than year ago to oversee representation of most of defendants who may face death penalty; unlike traditional criminal defense, which looks for fractures in prosecution's case, capital defenders must look beyond nightmarish crime; must ferret out nightmarish history of criminal and turn over much of life history to prosecutors, offering preview of what lawyers will present to jurors at sentencing phase of trial; some cases handled by Capital Defender Office and their outcomes discussed; photos (M)
Retail executives and mall operators report shoppers hit malls over '96 Thanksgiving weekend with vigor not seen in last few years; report sales increased 11 percent over '95 period, and that value of checks written by shoppers increased 3.6 percent (M)
Article on Council of Jewish Organizations of Borough Park, collective of social service agencies in Brooklyn that is known for political clout in New York; politicians, believing organization can deliver tens of thousands of Orthodox Jewish votes, often turn to Assemblyman Dov Hikind, outspoken Democrat who has served as groups liaison; political duet comes under Federal and state scrutiny over whether council funds were improperly used by council or affiliates or people associated with Hikind; major grants to council have come through Hikind, former Gov Mario Cuomo and Sen Alfonse D'Amato, who credited conservative Jewish groups for his slim 1992 victory (M)
Hamilton Township (NJ) Committee to introduce ordinance to limit pig population to three 'for personal use' on parcels in same zoning class as that of David Kraly, who is building pig farm in rural but decidedly residential area of township; Kraly's lawyer says he wants to raise between 50 and 100 pigs (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)
Lawyer for Barbara Bissell, widow of Nicholas L Bissell Jr, plans to meet with Federal prosecutors to ask them to request lighter sentence for Mrs Bissell in return for help she gave authorities in their search for her husband (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)
Woman and infant son die in house fire in Sunset Park, Brooklyn (C)
Workfare program in Westchester County, New York, has become national model by sharply cutting welfare rolls and putting more than 15,000 recipients to work since 1989; program participants comment on being required to do something to earn their checks, although critics complain that union resistance limits them to nonessential work that provides little preparation for job market; photos; Comr Mary Glass defends program (M)
Philadelphia Eagles defeat New York Giants, 24-0, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia (M)
Romanian Leader Sworn In President Emil Constantinescu pledged a new start in a Romanian Orthodox inauguration that was a milestone for his nation. Page A3. Pitfalls for African Force Even a scaled-down international force to help refugees in Zaire is fraught with problems and could worsen the conflict there. News analysis, page A8. Is Workfare Working? Even though Westchester County's workfare program is a model for the nation, it is still dogged by complaints and other pitfalls. Page B1. Life Imitates Art in Mexico A doe-eyed young actress has turned the world of Mexican soap operas inside out, quitting after her character became a ''liar.'' Page A4.
Houston Oilers defeat New York Jets, 35-10, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ; photo (M)
Vithaldis J Shah, West Milford, NJ, physician whose prescriptions may have contributed to deaths of two patients, is allowed to resume practicing medicine by state Board of Medical Examiners; he had his license suspended in 1993 for misdiagnosing Lyme disease and taking kickbacks from companies that sold intravenous drug systems for home use (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)
Workers renovating Apollo Theater in Times Square find hoard of wallets and pocketbooks, stolen from theatergoers between 1959 and 1961, stuffed into air shaft; hoard, perhaps nothing more than tantalizing historical footnote, represents turning point in social history of city's most famous crossroads, which is undergoing stunningly swift revitalization after years of decline; photos (M)