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In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]
2001Rowan Blanchard, American actress[†]
Rowan Blanchard is an American actress. She began acting as a child and starred in the action film Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011). She gained wide recognition for playing Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017), which earned her nominations at the Kids' Choice, Teen Choice, and Young Artist Awards. She then starred in the TNT/AMC series Snowpiercer (2020–2024) and the Hulu coming-of-age film Crush (2022).
Gov Kenny Guinn of Nevada announces that piece of mail received by Microsoft office in Reno contained anthrax, making this third known location involving anthrax contamination in United States; says none of six people who touched envelope or were nearby when it was opened are known to be infected; says envelope contained check Microsoft sent to vendor in Malaysia; says check was returned to Microsoft with some pornographic pictures that were found to be contaminated with anthrax; photo (M)
ROSS-Herbert D. Dear friend, you will be sorely missed. Our condolences to the Ross and Jaffe families. Barbara and Richard Marks
Gretchen Morgenson column notes that stocks have rebounded since Sept 11, but warns against prematurely declaring that market has hit its bottom; graph (M)
STEIN-Joseph. October 13, 2000. Dear dad, we think of you each day. Love, Mom and the kid
Engineers are still determining extent of damage to infrastructure that runs below streets surrounding World Trade Center; repair work needed in utility tunnels underneath area around trade center could take years to complete; underground survey of area has yet to be completed, but engineers suspect that damage is so extensive that it will rival aftermath of earthquake; photo; diagram (M)
ROSENBERG-Abraham (Abby), 86. Passed away peacefully at home in NYC, October 7, 2001. Loving husband of the late Gertrude Rosenberg. Beloved father, father-in-law, and grandfather of Beth and Robert Reichert, Toby & Stanley Sitko, & Mara Reisman. Devoted brother, brother-in-law, and dear friend. Contributions to WTC Fund Safe Horizon, 2 Lafayette St., New York, N.Y. 10007.
Article offers snapshots of one day in Tottenville section of Staten Island, seemingly far removed from urban life of Manhattan, where, despite small-town ambience, people grieve and describe how life has changed in light of attack on World Trade Center and military action in Afghanistan; photos (L)
Brief descriptions of 22 men on United States list of most wanted terrorists in world; photos (L)
HODES-Marion Edward, M.D., Ph.D., 76, Prof. of Medical Genetics at Indiana U. School of Medicine, Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease specialist, died September 28, 2001 of cancer. Dr. Hodes received his M.D. in 1947 and his Ph.D. in 1955. He was a consultant to Eli Lilly & Co. and participated in clinical research on vinca alkaloids, a mainstay in the treatment of leukemias. Dr. Hodes discovered one of the mutations causing Pelizaeus Mertzbacher disease, and was a leading authority on its diagnosis and genetics. He produced over 500 scientific works. He spent sabbatical years in Israel, two at the Weizmann Institute of Science and one at Hadassah. Dr. Hodes served as chairman of the Executive Council of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Israel Cancer Research Foundation from 1988-1994 and as chairman of its Scientific Review Panel from 1988-1996. Dr. Hodes married Halina Markowicz on November 23, 1949. He is survived by his wife; sons Marquis Hodes, MD, PhD, Zachary Hodes, MD, PhD, Jonathan Hodes, MSc, MD; daughter Abigail Hodes; sister, Roberta Hodes; and nine grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Israel Cancer Research Fund, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 550, New York, NY 10104.
Pleasures of glorious Indian summer Saturday are dampened for many New Yorkers by fear and worry about terrorist attacks and anthrax scares (M)
HALL-Robert, M.D. The Council and Fellows of the New York Obstetrical Society record with profound regret the recent death of their Associate Fellow, Robert Hall, M.D.
Pres Bush and Congress on working on bills to provide health benefits to hundreds of thousands of people laid off in recent months; Congress weighs several approaches, including bills to help laid-off workers pay premiums to keep coverage under employer-run group health plans and provide coverage for others under Medicaid; Pres Bush favors giving states grants that could be used to pay health insurance premiums; his proposal to let states take money from Children's Health Insurance Program to fund insurance for unemployed has spurred storm of criticism in Congress (M)