January 2, 1998

Michigan defeats Washing State, 21-16, in college football's Rose Bowl; photos; table (M)ï

Another Massacre in Africa Rebels killed 150 civilians in Burundi yesterday, a commander said. He said the attackers were the same Hutu who killed hundreds of refugees in Rwanda last month. Page A8. An Unwelcome Spotlight After his role in trying to draft a national health care plan, Ira Magaziner worked quietly on Internet policy until a Federal judge's ruling revived past conflicts. Page A10.

South Korea clears key hurdle in effort to stabilize economy, paying off or extending large portion of foreign bank debt; had to repay some debt because smaller banks are unwilling to extend loans; small banks could undermine international efforts to arrange repayment moratorium; Government appeals to citizens to donate jewelry and other gold to help ease crisis; Pres-elect Kim Dae Jung warns of 'unimaginable hardships' (M)

Emission of greenhouse gases from power plants is likely to be cut at least in part by retiring inefficient coal plants, because coal burned in those plants emits most carbon dioxide; question then becomes what most cost-effective approach is; nuclear reactors produce no carbon dioxide, but they are expenisve and pose environmental risks; experts say it might be preferable to build much larger number of plants running on natural gas, which produce little carbon dioxide; coal remains most widely used fuel for producing electricity, despite some limited inroads by nuclear power; use of oil and gas has declined; chart (L)

Injured New York Knickerbockers star Patrick Ewing says he will be back at full strength next season and still has hopes of playing before season ends, news conference; says he will accompany team at games and practices; photos (M)

Concern is rising about safeguard for investors and financial system as financial services companies merge and industry consolidates; many experts say trend cries out for corresponding consolidation of regulatory structure, with creation of new umbrella organization that looks at financial services companies comprehensively rather than bit by bit; charts (L)

Tensions over the future of the fragile peace talks in Northern Ireland grew yesterday after Protestant paramilitaries killed a Catholic man and wounded five others in a pub on New Year's Eve. It was the third sectarian killing in the province in a week. At the Clifton Tavern in North Belfast, two men, one carrying a handgun and the other a submachine gun, fired at random, then sped away in a waiting car with a woman in the back yelling in triumph, according to onlookers.

Cold weather on first day of New Year brings reminder to homeless of New York City of just how harsh life on streets can be; photo of homeless man in Grand Central terminal (M)

Israeli Foreign Min David Levy says he will vote against Prime Min Benjamin Netanyahu's 1998 budget, resigning from Government, news conference; acts after right-wing and religious parties win budget concession at expense of Levy's priorities; Netanyahu delays vote to seek budget agreeable to Levy (M)

Senate Judiciary Committee chmn Orrin G Hatch, responding to Chief Justice William H Rehnquist's complaint about Senate's slow pace in confirming Federal judges, defends Senate, phone interview; blames any court problems largely on what he calls judges' excessive 'activism' and caliber of Pres Clinton's nominees; conservative Republicans see dispute over Clinton nominees as rallying cry to energize party and raise funds for conservative cause; map; graph (M)

George Vecsey Sports of The Times article on college football's Rose Bowl and its reduced status now that network television money has forced it to join coalition of bowl games that rotates chamionship game around Sun Belt; holds Michigan earned unofficial national championship with 21-16 victory over Washington State; photo (M)

Coal has been labeled prime villain in debates over pollution and global warming; coal could be dealt severe blow if proposals to cut carbon dioxide emissions made at recent talks on global warming in Kyoto, Japan, are eventually adopted; some in coal industry remain bullish; they argue that coal is too deeply entrenched to allow any quick, drastic changes; coal-fired plants produce 57 percent of nation's electricity; many coal plants have been upgraded with expensive pollution controls, and new processes promise to cut pollution further; map; photo (L)