Members of US women's soccer team have sent message around world that they can be both athletic and feminine; photo (M)

Pride in Their Play, and in Their Bodies

Montreal Expos beat New York Mets, 3-1; Mets third baseman Robin Ventura injures his left foot; photo (M)

Mets' Lost Day: Franco, Ventura and the Game

Over 200 reporters from around world cover Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan's farm in Delaware County, NY; this is her 13th visit to New York since announcing her interest in Senate seat earlier this year; trip is first to be paid by her Senate exploratory committee and not White House; Clinton is first First Lady to seek political office on her own, with her husband still in White House; photo (M)

200 Hear First Lady. Townspeople Were There, Too.

Florida jury finds against big tobacco companies in first class-action case to reach verdict; holds they conspired to hide dangers and addictiveness of cigarettes; finds both compensatory and punitive damages could be awarded, opening door to hundreds of thousands of potential claims by current and former Florida smokers that could cost companies billions; decision ends first phase of complex trial that has already lasted year; jurors will next review cases of smokers and decide whether to award damages; industry has wide variety of appeals open to it that could alter case's outcome; photos (M)

Tobacco Industry Loses First Phase Of Broad Lawsuit

 G.O.P. Goal on Capital Gains  House Republicans said they would seek to cut the top tax rate on long-term capital gains to 15 percent from 20 percent as part of their tax-cutting bill.   PAGE A24

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George Vecsey Sports of The Times column on comradery of players on US women's soccer team; notes that they will play China in Women's World Cup final; photo (M)

Sports of The Times; Americans Still Dine Together

Washington Heights, New York City, residents comment on coping with 18-hour blackout resulting from heat wave that left many of them without water as well as electricity; residents erupt in spontaneous celebrations, dancing in streets, when power is restored; photo of block barbecue started to use up meat likely to spoil (M)

Cold Showers, Rotting Food, Then Lights, Then Dancing

Norway's censorship of violence and pornography and its protection of children find wide support in country where police are unarmed and key issue in Parliament this year is kindergarten policy; film standards are maintained by Ingeborg Moraeus Hanssen, who decides what movies will be shown in Oslo, where all 31 screens are owned by government; Moraeus Hanssen strongly defends her role, saying people only live once and ought not to waste their time watching violence and raw sex; interview; her latest rejection is Universal Soldier: The Return; she recalls David Cronenberg's angry call over ban on his film Crash; photos (M)

In Norway, A Nanny Standard For Movies

Power is restored to most of northern Manhattan after blackout of almost 19 hours; New York City Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani threatens suit, holding Consolidated Edison Co failed to build power system able to withstand intense heat waves; none of at least eight heat-related deaths in city are blamed directly on Manhattan blackout; blackout occurred when utility workers were preparing to turn back on two power cables in upper Manhattan that failed earlier; one of cables failed again, sparking fire; officials say heat caused seven deaths in Pennsylvania, four in New Jersey, two in Massachusetts and two in Washington; scattered power failures continue to plague hundreds of thousands of people across Northeast and mid-Atlantic states; hospitals continue to treat hundreds of people for heat exhaustion; photos (M)

18-Hour Blackout Ends as Heat Fades

Computer security experts say many home computer users are vulnerable to types of attacks from hackers that in past were almost exclusively worry for corporations, because of shift from dial-up Internet connections to cable modems and DSL (digital subscriber lines); many service providers are beginning to respond to problem, but for now, there is no straightforward answer to question of how to guarantee security while enjoying high-speed Internet connections; photo; diagrams (M)

Higher-Speed Lines Leave Door Ajar for Hackers

John Tierney, in Big City column, notes that some of world's most illustrious architects have grand designs for 12 blocks between Pennsylvania Station and Hudson River; says their schemes, unveiled at recent competition sponsored by Canadian Center for Architecture, call for parks and hotels, riverfront stadium, new Madison Square Garden and glass-covered commons big enough to hold 90,000 people; recalls flaws and architectural mediocrity of other megaprojects in New York City (M)

The Big City; Grand Designs Warrant Wary Looks

Walt Disney Co and Jeffrey Katzenberg, its former studio chief, settle his suit seeking $580 million in bonuses; terms are not disclosed; accord abruptly ends three-year legal battle that raised questions about leadership and succession problems at Disney under chairman and chief executive Michael D Eisner; photos (M)

Disney Settles Bitter Suit With Former Studio Chief

Malcolm Rogers has presided over blockbuster exhibits and financial improvement in five years as director of Museum of Fine Arts, but sweeping restructuring he announced in June causes uproar in Boston and art world; photo; Rogers merged several departments, cut 18 positions and dismissed two senior curators without notice; he also created 20 new positions, including photography curator and chief financial officer, and curatorial, conservation and collection managers; critics say he aims for corporate-style centralization of power; Harvard Prof David D Hall calls dismissals of Jonathan Fairbanks and Anne Poulet 'vulgar'; realignment organizes departments geographically, rather than by medium (M)

Boston Museum's Restructuring Sows Fear Among U.S. Curators

American Symphony Orchestra members to present concerts at Whitney Museum in conjunction with exhibit The American Century; two swing bands to present 1940's music aboard aircraft carrier-museum Intrepid; Aston Magna to open summer concert series; PaineWebber Gallery to exhibit old horse-drawn carriages; photos (Footlights column) (S)

FOOTLIGHTS

 Walt Disney Settles Suit With Former Studio Chief  The Walt Disney Company and its former studio chief, Jeffrey Katzenberg, reached a settlement of a lawsuit that had opened a curtain on the lives of Hollywood moguls whose egos, financial bonanzas and personal furies are usually kept veiled. And it brought to a close the glare of publicity that had both distracted and embarrassed two of the most powerful men in the American entertainment industry.    The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. But entertainment industry lawyers said that Mr. Katzenberg could eventually receive at least $200 million, including the $117 million that Disney had already paid him. Mr. Katzenberg had initially said that Disney owed him at least $250 million in bonuses. He later raised that to $580 million. [Page A1.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

Detailed article describing how one self-described 'lifelong tinkerer' constructed his own computer at home; photos (L)

When the Home PC Is a Homemade PC

State of the Art column by Peter H Lewis examines merchandising in PC industry, based on marketing surveys that show Internet access is main reason people buy PC today; says three of largest Internet service providers offer $400 rebate programs that cover at least part of cost of new PC, while several large PC makers are driving cost of their basic computers below $1,000 and experimenting with free Internet access to get more customers; says caveats abound in these new schemes, but these programs certainly make owning PC and getting connected to Internet much less expensive than ever before; drawing (M)

It's a Land Of the Free (Computer)

Paintings of Geneseo, NY, artist Paul Richard are being displayed in cafe at Kmart in East Village; it is first professional art exhibit in Kmart's 2,161 stores nationwide; photos (M)

Corn Dogs, White Sales and . . . Modern Art?; In East Village, Atypical Kmart Gives a Nod to Irony as Its Cafe Becomes a Gallery

Nasdaq's committee of market specialists is considering creating single-price opening for Nasdaq stocks, guaranteeing that everyone who wants to trade at opening gets same price; for investors, such fundamental change in how market works could mean more consistent prices for Nasdaq stocks and end of often maddening process that produces big price swings, such as happened with stock of DrKoop.com and America Online on announcement of $89 million deal to provide health-information services to 17 million subscribers of America Online; graphs; drawings (Market Place column) (M)

THE MARKETS: Market Place -- Nasdaq's Tarzan Complex; Big Swings in Opening Prices Prompt Calls for Change

Pres Clinton moves to restrict imports of steel from Brazil and lamb from Australia and New Zealand in response to complaints from unions and farmers that their livelihoods are threatened by surge of underpriced imports; justifies each of moves as examples of how his Administration is enforcing dumping laws, critical step to build support for open trade; Clinton's decisions abroad are viewed as more evidence that US is taking up merits of free trade but is increasingly closing its borders to imports; Clinton's actions underscore how trade has become increasingly sensitive political issue, even as American economy continues to lead rest of world; Administration, and particularly Vice Pres Al Gore, as he tries to invigorate his troubled Presidential campaign, are coming under increasing pressure to aid workers and industries hurt by surging American trade deficit; action on Brazilian steel is part of series of steps to respond to industry and union complaints about low-cost steel from number of countries, including Japan, South Korea and Russia; Brazil's steel industry agrees to 'voluntarily' reduce shipments to US, hours before deadline that would have imposed tariffs of about 50 percent on its imports; Brazil will reduce shipments of hot-rolled steel by about 28 percent, and will export more than 295,000 metric tons to US; also agrees to charge at least $327 a metric ton for their hot-rolled steel, bit above going rate in US; Clinton acts on International Trade Commission finding last April that vast increase in amount of lamb meat imported into US is harming domestic industry; limits imports to 31,851 metric tons for next year, starting on July 22; any imports above that level will face 40 percent tariff; Clinton says he will also offer about $100 million in aid to US farmers over next three years; photo (M)

Clinton Restricts Imports of Brazilian Steel and Australian Lamb

Hillary Rodham Clinton, standing at Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan's side at his farm in Delaware County, NY, presents herself as potential candidate to replace him upon his retirement; describes questions about her residency as legitimate and says she will attempt to address them in months ahead; at State University of New York at Oneonta, holds first of Listening to New Yorkers forums that will anchor her schedule this summer; photo (M)

Hillary Clinton Begins Pre-Campaign in a New Role for Her

Article on creating 'rooms' in the garden, as befits prosperous Americans who last year spent more than $30 billion on gardens and lawns; Smith & Hawken explains major expansion of its furnishings line; photos (M)

Inside Out and Outside In; The New, Improved Outdoors

Theater Development Fund, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and actor Ron Silver, chairman of NYC 2000 millennium committee, announce competition to design new TKTS booth for Duffy Square; photos (M)

A Tough Act To Follow

Yahoo Inc posts results for second quarter that exceeds analysts' expectations; reports loss of $15.1 million because of $55 million in charges relating to acquisitions; lost $14.2 million in second quarter last year; revenue is $115.2 million, up 156 percent from $45 million in period last year (M)

Yahoo Posts A 2d Quarter That Surpasses Expectations

Analysis of grass-roots dissatisfaction with Yugoslav Pres Slobodan Milosevic that is erupting across much of Serbia; analysts are particularly surprised by large, violent and unorganized protests in Leskovac, long-time Milosevic stronghold; are beginning to doubt opposition parties are capable of harnessing anger; map; photo (M)

Trouble in the Backyard

İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player

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Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. Conrad was selected for NASA's second astronaut class in 1962.

July 8, 1999

Headlines from July 8, 1999

Pride in Their Play, and in Their Bodies

Mets' Lost Day: Franco, Ventura and the Game

200 Hear First Lady. Townspeople Were There, Too.

Tobacco Industry Loses First Phase Of Broad Lawsuit

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