September 16, 1997

Jon Pareles reviews concert by James Brown and Chaka Khan at Central Park Summerstage; photo (M)

Environmental Protection Dept earmarks $40,000, from fund established as part of legal settlement following Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, to protect migratory bird habitats on the Cape May peninsula (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

New York State Legislature's decision to build maximum-security prison on outskirts of Tupper Lake has touched off debate over future of Adirondacks region that has pitted neighbor against neighbor; fight has focused not just on Tupper Lake, but on entire Adirondack Park; critics say North Country has become overly dependent on penitentiary business; Tupper Lake will be fifth state prison inside park; there are 14 prisons in North Country, holding nearly 15,000 inmates; map; photos (M)

Shares of Microsoft Corp fall more than 5 percent in heavy trading after company confirms it will delay shipments of Windows 98, new version of its dominant operating system software; Microsoft says introduction of software will be pushed off into second quarter of 1998 instead of first quarter; share price falls $7.25, to $130.6875 (L)

New Jersey Gov Christine Todd Whitman, after six weeks of making automobile insurance focal point of her re-election campaign, is seeking to move campaign debate onto other issues and away from one subject that some advisers believe makes her vulnerable to her Democratic challenger, State Sen James E McGreevey; polls show that auto insurance is most important issue to voters in race and that majority of voters do not believe that Whitman has done enough to reduce their premiums, which are highest in nation; her campaign presents its first television advertising spot for general election, and it does not mention auto insurance (M)