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Work of National Dance Institute, program founded by dancer Jacques d'Amboise 25 years ago to bring dance classes into New York City's public schools for fourth and fifth graders, discussed; is subject of PBS documentary Who's Dancing Now, in which producer Judy Kinberg follows up on students featured in 1983 documentary on program; students comment; photos (M)
European consumer prices rose at annual rate of 3.4 percent in May, fastest they have climbed since introduction of euro more than two years ago and much faster than targets set by European Central Bank (S)
Global network of sensors meant to listen for secret nuclear tests, though still under construction, is already yielding wealth of science spinoffs; monitors air, sea and land for faint vibrations and other blast signs; over 100 of planned 321 stations are now relaying data to Vienna, where 220 people work insystem's headquarters; United States is major backer of system, despite Senate rebuff of test ban treaty under which it operates, providing financial and key technical and scientific support; Dr Gerardo Suarez, system director, notes experts far beyond arms control field are excited by data, interview; map of monitoring stations (M)
Thailand's economic growth rate slowed to 1.8 percent in first quarter of 2001 from 3.2 percent year earlier; National Economic and Social Development Board predicts growth will continue to slow in second quarter before rebounding in second half of year (S)
Three huge spider sculptures by Louise Bourgeois to be displayed at Rockefeller Center, New York City, in association with Public Art Fund; exhibition of master drawings from Smith College Museum of Art to open at Frick Collection; season of orchestral concerts in Central Park to open with performance by Lucy Moses Chamber Orchestra; composer Gyorgy Ligeti wins Inamori Foundation's Kyoto Prize for arts and philosophy, Japan's highest private award for lifetime achievement; Eldridge Street Project's Great Yiddish Writers Series to open with tribute to Sholom Aleichem; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 13, 2001, covering June 19, 2001.
Staind
Destiny's Child
Soundtrack
Tool
Various Artists
2001Stanley Mosk, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1912)[†]
Morey Stanley Mosk was an American jurist, politician, and attorney. He served as Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court for 37 years (1964–2001), the longest tenure in that court's history.
2001John Heyer, Australian director and producer (born 1916)[†]
John Whitefoord Heyer was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian documentary film.
In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]