April 11, 1997

New York Yankees, six months after winning World Series, return to Yankee Statium this afternoon, charging higher ticket prices and with big unresolved question: how long will they remain in Bronx? team's lease expires in 2000; New York City and team have hired consultants to examine feasibility of New York sites, but they have not completed their reports; Bronx Boro Pres Fernando Ferrer asserts that crucial negotiating time is being lost because city is not playing hardball with Yankee owner George Steinbrenner to keep him in Bronx (M)

Clyde Haberman comments on issues arising from Manhattan Borough Pres Ruth Messinger's criticizing Rev Al Sharpton for refusing to denounce Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for making anti-Semitic remarks (M)

Federal District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson voids new law that gave President power to cancel individual appropriations and tax benefits in legislation already enacted; law freed President from obligation to accept or reject bills in their entirety; Jackson says law is unconstitutional because Congress surrendered powers that it could not legally delegate to President; suit challenging line-item veto power was filed in Jan by Sens Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Robert C Byrd, Carl Levin, Reps David E Skaggs, Henry A Waxman and former Sen Mark O Hatfield (M)

Students at Rowan University, only a few weeks after their school was upgraded from college to university, learn they are likely to receive tuition increase; officials say that tuition is expected to rise 14 percent next fall; under increase, state residents would pay $3,130 a semester, and out-of-state students would pay $6,260 (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)

Investment Company Institute says preliminary figures show stock funds took in about $9.5 billion over all in March, down from $18.5 billion in February, a 49 percent drop; in comparison with March 1996, when a net $21.3 billion came in, contrast was even sharper, a fall of 55 percent; Dow Jones industrial average falls 23.79 points, to 6,540.05; since peaking at 7,085.16 on March 11, Dow has lost 545 points, or about 7.7 percent; for the year, index has gained 92 points, or about 1.4 percent (L)