December 29, 1999

Turf war in Iowa over Iowa Methodist Medical Center effort to build satellite liver transplant centers around state for Dr Maureen Martin provides window into nation feud over Clinton Administration's plan to require that donated organs go to sickest patients first, rather than those who live closest to donors; feud apparently is is over which transplant centers, not which patients, will get scarce organs and associated profits and prestige; photo (M)

New York Jets' exhilarating victory over Miami Dolphins inspires Bill Parcells to observe that team is now playing well enough to be competitive in playoffs, which team will not qualify for because of poor record in first half of season; photos (S)

Gov George W Bush plans to change campaign tactics in New Hamsphire, staging more of free-wheeling, question-and-answer sessions that have aided Sen John McCain, his chief rival for Republican presidential nomination; also plans to give television commercials new look and feel; changes respond to his failure to repel McCain's pesky challenge and to wider view of Bush as heavily scripted candidate who has failed to subject self to exacting scrutiny; table of data on Bush campaign; photo (M)

Profile of Sandy Grushow, new chairman of Fox Television Entertainment Group and for nearly three years the head of Fox's television production arm, the most successful in the business; photos (L)

DaimlerChrysler says preliminary figures show 1999 revenue increased 12.3 percent and operating profits rose even more; says revenue will probably reach $148 billion euros, or $149 billion, up 12.3 percent from 131.9 billion euros, or $154.6 billion, Chrysler Corp and Daimler-Benz earned in 1998; company is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter results on Feb 28, 2000; graph; photo (M)