April 25, 1999

Article on Barclays Global Investors, which manages $407 billion in funds invested to reflect major market indexes, and is world's biggest manager of funds for institutions; division of Barclays PLC is much less well known than Vanguard or Fidelity, although it pioneered indexing and remains at forefront; chairman Patricia C Dunn comments; photo; graphs profiling fund (M)

Special report, What Price Glory, focuses on top Cuban baseball players who defect to United States; players pit dream of playing in major leagues and desire to provide for families against possibility they will never again see families or that ties could be permanently damaged; some families risk their lives at sea to escape and reunite, some players send home money and goods and few are estranged from those left behind; photos (L)

Sold Into Freedom As evidence has emerged of slavery in Sudan, some groups are redeeming slaves while others say this makes the situation worse. Page 10. Sound Bites Over Jerusalem American campaign consultants have brought their hard-nosed tactics to Israel's elections, with Mideast peace and the struggle between secular and religious Jews hanging in the balance. MAGAZINE

High-ranking law enforcement official says Terrance Everett was held as suspect in Apr 8 slaying of Orange, NJ, Police Officer Joyce Anne Carnegie at insistence of Essex County Prosecutor Patricia A Hurt for six days after investigators and others in her office were convinced of his innocence; interviews with police and prosecutors indicate most glaring lapse in chaotic manhunt was failure to interview key alibi witness, restaurant manager who confirmed Everett was eating in his restaurant at time of slaying, until after his account appeared in newspaper; Condell B Woodson, man now accused of killing, was not arrested until Apr 17, after detectives flew to Georgia and found person who allegedly sold him murder weapon; Federal agents told investigators week earlier that they traced gun to Georgia; map; photo (L)

Federal National Mortgage Association is sponsoring performances of Dolores Prida's new Spanish-language play Casa Propria at Gramercy Arts Theater that will be combined, at intermission, with presentations on home ownership from community representatives, lenders and Fannie Mae representatives; play was winner of national competition sponsored by Fannie Mae Foundation for a play on topic of home ownership, addressed to Latino audiences (S)