June 2, 2000

Karol Kucera defeats Andre Agassi in second round match at French Open; other results noted; photo (M)

Using a new kind of therapyu, scientists have shown for the first time that the brain can be coaxed into reorganizing its circuitry so that people who have suffered strokes can regain nearly full use of their paralyzed limbs in just two to three weeks, even if the stroke happened years ago. Article, Page A12.

Chase Manhattan Bank, in latest indication that Jersey City waterfront has become corporate haven, is moving thousands of employees from Lower Manhattan to two new office towers at Newport complex; New Jersey officials reportedly offered subsidies worth tens of millions of dollars and developer Samuel J Lefrak promised to build office tower with 18 months; map; photo (M)

Floyd Norris column on pending bankruptcy reform bill; says new law will do a lot to cut out abuses by people who were just scraping by before they went broke, but much less to eliminate abuses by people who were rich before judge ordered them to repay people they had defrauded; discusses impact of changes on homestead exemptions in various states; graph (M)

Dave Anderson Sports of The Times column discusses New York Rangers naming Glen Sather president and general manager; photo (M)