August 13, 2000

Conference on possibilities for expanding home ownership in New Y

Charles Strum Coping column describes how to spot summer tourists on streets of New York City, particularly by how they walk, four abreast, holding hands and stop, in middle of sidewalk, without signaling, during rush hour; drawing (M)

Sen Ron Wyden's success as Jewish politician in Oregon may be reassuring for those who fear that Sen Joseph Lieberman's vice presidential candidacy could awaken sleeping giant of anti-Semitism; Jews are no longer considered 'the other' in America, even where their numbers are few, largely because broad swath of Christians, including conservative evangelicals, have begun to study and embrace Jewish roots of their faith; Lieberman's selection will likely uncap geyser of ugly extremism on anti-Semitic, racist fringe; graph showing rising acceptance of minority-group candidates (M)

Article on some of young volunteers, including Tanya Theriault, who offer goods and services to needy at Catholic Worker 'House of Hospitality' in lower Manhattan; photos (M)

Vice Pres Al Gore says his acceptance speech to Democratic National Convention will embrace Pres Clinton's success on economy but send unmistakable message that he, Gore, is running on his own agenda, with his own voice and through his own experiences, interview; says speech will be loaded with policy specifics, to show public he has definite agenda to lead country; says his decision to speak in detail is a gamble, noting modern trend is to resort to vaguest of generalities; his implicit suggestion is that Gov George W Bush's acceptance speech at Republican National Convention was short on substance; photo (M)