January 29, 1998

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and Buildings Department approve design by co-op board of nine-story building on Manhatttan's Upper West Side for construction of three-bedroom, stucco and glass penthouse on roof, to be paid for by building's owners; while idea of co-op boards' commissioning penthouses is not new, approval marks first time building is actually going forward on such a recommendation; drawings; diagram; photo (M)

Miami Heat defeat New York Knickerbockers, 86-82; photo (M)

In the first criminal charges in the long-running investigation, a Federal grand jury in Washington yesterday indicted two Democratic fund-raisers, including Yah Lin Trie. They were accused of illegally funneling contributions through people who were used to disguise the identities of the actual donors. No higher-ranking officials were implicated. Article, page A20.

Beleaguered dairy farmers of upstate New York have long demanded an increase in milk prices, warning lawmakers that after years of rising costs and stagnant incomes, farms are going out of business at a startling rate; requests for price increases have been opposed by consumers in New York City and surrounding areas; Gov Pataki, with upstate farmers reeling from this month's devastating ice storm, is investigating several proposals aimed at helping farmers without riling consumers (M)

Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's biggest bank, announces that it has set aside $777 million to cover potentially soured loans in Asian region; announcement marks largest amount yet set aside by Western bank as cushion against possible defaults; cushion is nearly twice the size of bank's loss provisions for all loans in 1996 (L)