New York Yankees defeat Seattle Mariners, 8-2, in third games of American League Championship Series; lead series, 2-1; photo (M)

Yankees' Express Starts Pulling Away

Frank W Hunger, who was married to Vice Pres Al Gore's late sister, is perhaps Gore's best friend and among his most valued advisers; is discreet and offers much of his advice in private, making his influence hard to quantify; has taken leave from law firm to travel with Gore, serving as intermediary between campaign staff and candidate; photos (M)

Gore's Brother-in-Law Plays Crucial Role in the Campaign

Israel buries Vadim Norzich, who along with fellow reserve soldier, Yossi Avrahami, was stabbed, beaten and burned to death by mob at Palestinian police station, Ramallah, after getting lost in West Bank; Israelis and Palestinians are in state of shock over incident and Israeli retaliatory attack, which have greatly dimmed hopes for peace; Israel, which prides itself on allowing freedom of worship at Al Aksa Mosque, Jerusalem, bars Muslims younger than 45 from attending prayer; photos (M)

Israel in Shock as It Buries Mob's Victim

Chevron, the nation's third-largest oil company, is close to an agreement to acquire Texaco for about $36 billion in stock plus the assumption of debt, executives close to the negotiations said. Both boards are planning to meet, and the deal could be announced as early as Monday.  Business Day, Page C1.  

Chevron Nears Deal To Acquire Texaco

George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses play of New York Yankees outfielder David Justice since being acquired from Cleveland Indians; photo (M)

Sports of The Times; For Justice, A Gentler Place to Play

 South Korean Leader Wins Nobel Peace Prize    President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea, whose push for national reconciliation led to a groundbreaking summit meeting with North Korea, won the Nobel Peace Prize.   PAGE A6    Markets in Robust Rally    Stocks surged as investors sought bargains. The Dow rose 1.6 percent and the Nasdaq, 7.9 percent, its second-biggest one-day move.   PAGE C1

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United States Navy says 17 sailors were killed and 38 hurt in blast on destroyer Cole, Aden, Yemen; divers search harbor bed for bodies and clues to explosion's cause; witnesses say Cole was attacked by two men in small harbor boat that exploded as it drew alongside ship, in port to refuel; worldwide hunt begins to track down group responsible for attack, although US officials stop short of publicly using word terrorism; senior officials say US got unspecified warning last month of possible attack on warship; map; photos (M)

Toll Rises to 17 in Ship Blast, as U.S. Hunts Suspects

Tanker Fire On L.I. Linked To Old Defect

Northeast is undergoing sort of agricultural rebirth after period in which old-time farmers were retiring; younger farmers re growing more specialized and expensive items, helping to keep agriculture alive in region; graph; photo (M)

A Dirty Job, But It Seems More People Want to Do It; Planting the Seeds for a Resurgence of the Small Farm

Clyde Haberman column notes Israel-Palestian conflict is only foreign policy issue being discussed in Senate race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rep Rick Lazio, even though both candidates are pro-Israel and there is little any senator can do about Mideast; notes no major New York politician attended pro-Palestinian rally, even though city's Muslim population is large and growing (M)

The World, As Filtered By the City

Efforts to trace shipments of bioengineered corn, StarLink, unapproved for human consumption, raise concern that corn, already discovered in two brands of grocery products, may have made its way more widely into food production channels; government and industry officials, unsure how much of corn at 350 grain elevators around nation has been properly segregated, are pushing operators to test supplies for contamination; recalls are expanded to larger group of grocery brands and products, even though there is no evidence corn causes health problems; concern about corn strains relations between grain companies and Aventis SA unit that developed corn and is refusing to reveal names of farmers growing it; corn, cleared for animal feed, is engineered to produce protein toxic to common pest; photo (M)

NEW CONCERNS RISE ON KEEPING TRACK OF MODIFIED CORN

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that producer price index of finished goods rose 0.9 percent in September, its largest increase since February; graph (M)

Producer Prices Jumped 0.9% in September, Mostly Because of Oil

 Clinton Orders an Auction Of Underused Airwaves  With growing congestion of the airwaves threatening the development of a new generation of hand-held wireless devices, President Clinton ordered the government to review and then auction wide swaths of the spectrum now controlled by government agencies, as well as by private companies.  

BUSINESS DIGEST

Fast-Track Certification Program For Teachers to Expand Tenfold

Pres Clinton, responding to growing airwaves congestion that threatens development of new generation of wireless devices, orders extraordinary federal government review and auction of wide swaths of spectrum now controlled by government agencies and private companies; review is expected to lead to basic reshuffling of how spectrum is used and result in huge 2002 auction to award new licenses for services like wireless phones offering high-speed Internet links; auction could yield billions of dollars and require government to make huge payments to companies and agencies to shift their existing radio, phone and communications systems to new frequencies not considered useful for newer hand-held devices (M)

Clinton Orders A New Auction Of the Airwaves

Gov George W Bush and Dick Cheney, while continuing to voice support for Clinton administration's Mideast policy, find ways to frame crisis there as validation for Bush's proposals on energy and military; Bush, campaigning in Pontiac, Mich, holds crisis bolsters his call for United States to become less dependent on foreign oil; Cheney, campaigning in Madison, Wis, holds attack on destroyer Cole shows importance of maintaining military strength; photo (M)

Bush Camp Sees Unrest as Validation of Its Views

Article discusses post season play of New York Mets infielder Edgardo Alfonzo; photo (M)

When It Matters Most, Alfonzo Is the Mightiest Met

Analysis of Jon S Corzine's decision not to release his income tax returns as major issue in his Senate race in New Jersey; those familiar with Wall Street's routine secrecy find nothing implausible or unusual about his confidentiality accord with Goldman, Sachs & Co, which he co-chaired; say company has valid reasons to believe Corzine's returns would provide data valuable to its competitors (M)

For Corzine, the Confidential Has Become Political

Dow Jones industrial average gains 1.6 percent to close at 10,192.18; Nasdaq surges 7.9 percent to close at 3,316,77; graph; photo (M)

Nasdaq in Comeback, Surging Almost 8%

Hard Times Cripple A Football Legacy; Broke Erasmus Team Sits Out Season

What makes Americans part with their dollars, and why? The Times Magazine examines the spending habits of today's society, in a variety of ''shopping centers'' -- from Fifth Avenue to the inside of a jail, from a pawnshop to a research lab. The biggest spenders include a generation of rich anti materialists, and splurgers who know that money may not buy happiness but take their chances anyway. A special issue.  

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

Chevron Corp is reportedly close to agreement to acquire Texaco Inc for about $36 billion in stock plus assumption of debt (M)

Chevron Seen Close to Terms To Buy Texaco

Correction of Oct 12 letter about computers in schools, which misspelled writer's surname: she is Sara Adler, not Alder

Corrections

Correction of Oct 7 article: Armenians say Ottoman Turks killed over million Armenians in drives to force them out of Turkey

Softbank Corp, one of the biggest Internet investment companies, will establsih revolving credit lines with 10 banks for roughly $1.3 billion to provide more flexibility in raising money quickly (M)

Softbank of Japan, an Internet Investor, to Get Bank Credit Lines

Arthur Edmund Coulter was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.

Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1909)

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Anthony Dean Roper was an American professional stock car racing driver. A competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he died after suffering injuries in a racing accident at Texas Motor Speedway.

October 14, 2000

Headlines from October 14, 2000

Yankees' Express Starts Pulling Away

Gore's Brother-in-Law Plays Crucial Role in the Campaign

Israel in Shock as It Buries Mob's Victim

Chevron Nears Deal To Acquire Texaco

Sports of The Times; For Justice, A Gentler Place to Play

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