January 29, 2000

World and business leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for World Economic Forum repeatedly cite demonstrations that disrupted World Trade Organization's Seattle meeting as threat to globalization they have long championed; Mexican Pres Ernesto Zedillo laments sudden emergence of 'globaphobia,' international force that has singled out global integration as primary cause of environmental and social problems; other participants agree that while sharing goods and ideas across national borders still makes economic sense, trend has run into moral and political roadblocks that may be difficult to overcome; politicians hold global institutions, including United Nations and International Monetary Fund, are not up to task and need basic reform; photo (M)

Mike Tyson goes to airport in Manchester, Eng, instead of staying at his hotel for weigh-in for his heavyweight bout against Julius Francis; Jay Larkin, executive of Showtime, which is televising bout, says Tyson was upset but that his bodyguard calmed him down and he returned to hotel for weigh-in with Francis, who is heavy underdog in bout (M)

Four New York City police officers accused in shooting death of Amadou Diallo have spent much of past year cloistered in their homes or lawyers' offices, avoiding demonstrations outside their houses and shunning news reports that they think miscast their case; their lawyers say they are eager to explain, for first time, what happened when they fired fusillade of 41 bullets at Diallo as he stood unarmed in vestibule of Bronx apartment building; photo (M)

Airlines are putting beds into their planes' business class sections on trans-Atlantic routes; business travelers, who buy only 20 percent of all tickets but account for about half of industry profits, have said they would rather snooze during long flights than dine on fine wine and caviar; Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and American Airlines lead the way; photo (M)

Rate Fears Shake Markets A stock selloff left the markets poised for their worst January in a decade. Weighing on stocks are fears of a Fed rate increase, exacerbated by continuing robust growth. BUSINESS DAY, PAGE C1 China Releases Scholar Song Yongyi, a United States-based researcher detained last summer while collecting historical documents in China, was freed. PAGE A3

Hundreds of bodies remain in 40-foot mound of construction debris at Cypress Hills Cemetery along Brooklyn-Queens border, six years after administrator with no experience in cemetery business but with heavy political connections was named by judge to oversee graveyard; four lawsuits against cemetery are still pending, and dozens of relatives of deceased are still seeking damages, telling stories of crushed coffins and forced disinterments; receivers appointed by judge and their lawyers have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions and legal fees; Cypress Hills case provides rare glimpse into how receivers and their legal teams are able to collect substantial fees from assignments granted by State Supreme Court justices; Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened inquiry into whether people with strong political ties have upper hand in receiving lucrative court work from judges; photo; map (M)

Presidential candidates, Democratic and Republican, keep talking about their rivals' negative campaigning in New Hampshire primary, apparently trying to inflame the voters' perceived disgust with negative campaigning; campaign actually appears a lot less vituperative than what New Hampshire has seen in past presidential elections (M)

Airlines Stepping Up Battle For Luxury-Class Travelers As the battle for the premium-fare passenger intensifies and airlines offer luxury more typical of a cruise ship, Virgin Atlantic has said it will soon introduce the first private cabin in a major carrier equipped with a double bed. The cabin, which will go for about $18,000 for a couple, is Virgin's attempt to put romance back into flying, said Richard Branson, Virgin's chairman. British Airways and American Airlines also plan to put beds or seats that convert into beds on transatlantic flights. [A1.]

Sales of resort time shares are booming to families, couples and singles, who increasingly see time share as good alternative to vacation home or rental; entry of big companies like Marriott, Hilton and Disney into industry has helped improve its image; sales graph; photo (M)

Federal Judge Edward R Korman disparages system adopted by New York's Republican leadership for presidential primary; says he is strongly considering easing rules to allow Sen John McCain to appear on ballot across state; Judge Korman, responding to McCain's lawsuit, claims current rules are intended to help party's favorite, Gov George W Bush, and smother prospects of insurgents like McCain (M)

Seattle Seahawks defeat New York Knicks, 98-96 in overtime; photo (M)

Lindsay Davenport defeats Martina Hingis, 6-1, 7-5, in Australian Open final; photo (M)