June 12, 1999

Russian troops, despite Moscow's promises, enter Kosovo and capital city Pristina in early morning, hours ahead of NATO peacekeepers; Russians are greeted with wild celebration by local Serbs in Pristina and continue on to suburb of Kosovo Polje; Russian Foreign Min Igor S Ivanov says movement of troops was colossal mistake and that soldiers will be ordered to leave; Clinton Administration holds emergency meeting in Washington to assess situation; map; photo (M)

New York Knicks defeat Indiana Pacers, 90-82, Madison Square Garden, to win Eastern Conference championship, sending Knicks to NBA finals; photos (L)

The words ''health'' and ''beauty'' are so entwined that many confuse them. But they are not a natural match, as Gina Kolata explains in a special section, Women's Health. Also: Managed care, multiple births, breast reconstruction and the link between spiritualism and health.

NATO troops entered Kosovo today as dawn was breaking, hours after Russia's surprise entry into Pristina, the capital, a city that the allied forces plan to make their headquarters for returning a million local Albanians to their homes. British paratroopers lifted off on schedule to secure hills overlooking the highway to Pristina, only 60 miles away across the border.

About New York interview with Carlo Fargnoli, barber whose most famous customer, Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani, may be running for Senate; Fargnoli, who has been cutting Giuliani's hair for 9 years, wants Mayor to wear his hair longer, but says Giuliani objects (M)