December 12, 1997

A St. John's professor is viciously attacked in a campus parking lot. PAGE B3 In a missing-persons case, the police seek clues in potter's field. PAGE B4

Middle-aged writer needs date for awards ceremony. Viciously funny.

Remains of M Larry Lawrence are removed from Arlington National Cemetery following disclosure that late millionaire businessman and former ambassador to Switzerland had lied about his military record; Lawrence's misrepresentations went undetected in his lifetime by almost everyone, including Pres Clinton, who considered him friend; Lawrence's wife, Michala, insists that he was in merchant marine during World War II, but she requests that his remains be removed from cemetery because of controversy; photos (M)

Korea Delays Bond Sale, Rattling World Markets The crisis in South Korea worsened as the country's largest state-owned bank abruptly postponed an important bond sale, meaning that South Korea must come up with other ways to pay or renegotiate billions of dollars in debts coming due in the next few weeks.

Clinton Administration says that it will not submit proposed treaty to reduce emissions of climate-altering gases for Senate ratification until developing nations agree to participate in global environmental effort; developing countries at global climate-change conference just ended in Kyoto, Japan, say they will not act until they see rich countries succeed in cutting their own emissions; Pres Clinton defends agreement as 'environmentally strong and economically sound'; Administration officials admit that its flaws make it unacceptable to Senate; photo (M)