April 17, 2000

Sell-off of technology stocks causes anxiety across New Economy--even though many experts predict that Internet technology will continue its inexorable expansion into virtually all parts of old economy; venture capitalists, industry executives and economists say long-predicted winnowing of dot-com companies is at hand, and that no longer will term 'Internet' in business plan assure funding for start-up or quick welcome in stock market; say more sober investment environment will not slow development or spread of Internet technology across economy; say Internet is low-cost communications network that promises to curb inflation over next decade, lift productivity and enhance efficiency of business throughout economy; technology investors have no assurance that worst is over; photo; graphs (M)

Jon S Corzine discusses his candidacy for United States Senate from New Jersey; he discusses his proposals for national health care system, with insurance for everyone and long term care for aged and infirmed; calls for enough new Federal education spending to cover college tuition for every high school graduate with B average or better as well as preschool for every toddler; his candidacy rests on two propositions: that society awash in prosperity, its confidence buoyed by rising surpluses, should be ready to spend liberally to solve its most vexing social problems and that legal guardian of nation's purse strings should besomeone like him, Wall Street-hardened financier; photo (M)

On Pro Football column discusses winners and losers in National Football League's college player draft; photo (M)

Health and hospitals experts say small health care revolution that brought dozens of badly needed family doctors to new clinics in New York City's poorest neighborhoods is beginning to unravel; health centers are trying to cope with rapid rise in uninsured patients in last few years; they have been hammered by heavy reductions in reimbursements from managed-care companies and from Medicaid program, which pays bills for majority of clinics' paying patients; 80 percent of community health care clinics in city lost money at some point over last four years; clinics were envisioned as more cost-effective way to provide routine care in neighborhoods where there are few doctors in private practice, and where people in need of medical care go to hospital emergency rooms for treatment; photos (M)

Museum of Modern Art, New York City, and Tate Gallery and its British branches form partnership to create Internet business for art, culture and design; company's Web site will sell commissioned design products and offer educational programs and archival material on art; museums will use profits to help pay their operating expenses; Glenn D Lowry, director of Modern, and Sir Nicholas Serota, Tate director, cite importance of project (M)