October 6, 1997

Federal Communications Commission chairman, Reed E Hundt, informs Senate Commerce Committee chairman, John McCain, that FCC will defer preliminary ruling on Worldcom Inc's bid for MCI Communications Corp and ruling on AT&T Corp's challenge to BellSouth Corp's bid to offer long-distance phone service in South Carolina until Senate approves its new members and chairman; cites lame duck status of current commission; says he will reconsider if Senate delays confirmation of William E Kennard; Sen Jesse Helms reportedly threatens to block confirmation unless Kennard agrees to help Zebulon Lee and his Orion Communications get radio license in Asheville, NC (M)

YANKEES -- 2 CLEVELAND -- 3 Series tied, 2-2. SEATTLE -- 1 BALTIMORE -- 3 Baltimore wins series, 3-1. SportsMonday, page C1.

Democratic Mayoral hopeful Ruth W Messinger accuses Rudolph W Giuliani of orchestrating an attack by 'one Jew against another Jew' after political ally of Mayor's, Assemblyman Jules Polonetsky wrote letter to Jewish newspaper describing prospect of Messinger mayoralty 'as our worse nightmares'; Messinger asserts that Polonetsky, who Giuliani recruited to run with him this November as Republican candidate for Public Advocate, is Giuliani's 'mouthpiece' and calls his letter a 'personal offensive' attack on her faith and his heritage; photo (M)

James R Oestreich reviews Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance marking opening of its $110 million Symphony Center, Chicago, and assesses center; photo (M)

BUS ACCIDENT -- The Transit Authority has reassigned two drivers while it investigates an accident in which a bicyclist, 17-year-old George Lozada, above, was hit and killed by a bus in the Bronx. B3. FILLING THE COFFERS -- Yale University is celebrating a successful capital drive that began in 1992 and has raised $200 million more than its goal of $1.5 billion. B4. TRASH DISPOSAL -- Reacting to a Federal court ruling that found New Jersey's trash disposal arrangements to be unconstitutional, municipalities are altering their plans to dispose of waste. B2.