 Taiwan Lifts Restrictions On Investment in China  Bowing to the reality of living next door to one of the world's fastest rising political and economic powers, Taiwan lifted longtime restrictions on direct investment in China.    The action is a milestone in Taiwan's relations with mainland China, which has regarded the island as a runaway province since Nationalist forces retreated there and declared a separate government in 1949. [Page A3.]

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World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Bad Loans Reportedly Rising

New Jersey Gov-elect James McGreevey thanks voters but also issues stark warning about tough fiscal situation he and Legislature face; photos; deflects questions about transition plans and cabinet; reports his pregnant wife, Dina, is doing well in hospital; fields barrage of questions about state's looming budget deficit, repeats that he will not raise taxes and promises thorough review of state spending; tables on voter decisions (M)

McGreevey Warns of Tough Fiscal Future in New Jersey

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The Role Of a Lifetime: Elaine Stritch As Herself

Nathan Lane is being sidelined for two of eight weekly performances of play The Producers for next two weeks; decision to limit Lane to one performance per day is made in consultation with his doctors in effort to heal his chronic vocal fatigue; understudy Brad Oscar will replace Lane for matinees; Agatha Christie and Archaeology: Mystery of Mesopotamia will be on display at British Museum in London until March 24; Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico will appear at Lehman Concert Hall, Bronx; Ballet Nacional de Cuba opens engagement at City Center and on Nov 14 will perform at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark; photos (M)

Footlights

Manufacturing orders fell 4.1 percent in Germany in September from August, biggest decline in six years; report increases pressure on European Central Bank to trim interest rates to avert recession (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Factory Orders Fall

NTT DoCoMo earned 104 billion yen ($858 million) in six months ended Sept 30; income was 52 percent less than in period year earlier, while revenue rose 18 percent; declineis linked to slugging cellphone market in Japan (M)

Lower Profit Is Reported At DoCoMo

The Education of Max Bickford, new CBS dramatic series starring Richard Dreyfuss about college professor facing midlife crisis, is struggling to earn to TV ratings; CBS has removed creators Nicole Yorkin and Dawn Prestwich as show's executive producers and replaced them with Joe Cacaci; by all accounts, series has been overhauled; chart; photo (M)

'Max Bickford' Struggles To Earn Television Tenure

Sports of The Times column reports New York Islanders have full head of steam heading into highly-anticipated game against New York Rangers, following 3-0 victory over Tampa Bay Lightning; photo of general manager Mike Milbury (M)

Sports of The Times; Regaining A Rivalry, And Respect

 U.S. Sued Over Suicide Law  A day after Attorney General John Ashcroft directed federal agents to arrest doctors who assist suicides under an Oregon law, four terminally ill patients joined the state in a suit to halt the order.   PAGE A14

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New York City Mayor-elect Michael R Bloomberg says he expects short-term help from current administration, but will form his own team and not necessarily retain Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani's top aides; says he will consult with Giuliani on appointments to new commission to redevelop downtown; does not promise to name Giuliani to panel; says he wants to keep Police Comr Bernard Kerik; his administration is expected to be diverse and occasionally incongruent, drawing advice from wide range of people; his top aides are likely to include Patricia E Harris and Kathleen Cudahy; photo (M)

Giuliani Officials Aren't Promised Automatic Jobs

World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: McDonald's Cuts Profit Forecast

Article on Maharam, century-old textile company that has been transformed over last four years from dowdy, mass-market operation known for sturdy commercial fabrics into house of style; says last month Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced that Maharam is finalist in its annual National Design Awards, which will be presented on Nov 14; Maharam is run by Michael Maharam and his brother, Stephen; photos (M)

From 2 Brothers, Bolts of Lightning

New York Democrats battle over blame for Mark Green's unexpected loss to Michael R Bloomberg in mayoral race; warn their internal turmoil could undermine their hopes of defeating Gov George E Pataki and regaining control of City Hall; are hard pressed to name party member who could reunite party and prepare to run against Bloomberg in 2005; party chairwoman Judith Hope suggests one of Democratic candidates should drop out of gubernatorial race to avoid reprise of racially charged mayoral primary; Fernando Ferrer, after breakfast with Bloomberg, suggests Green paid price for running racially charged primary campaign against him; breakdown of vote; photos (M)

As Democrats Bicker, Bloomberg Era Begins

Credit for packet switching, technology that breaks all data that travels over Internet into discrete bundles that are the sent along various paths around the network and reassembled at their final destination, is being disputed; Leonard Kleinrock, computer scientist at University of California at Los Angeles, is staking his claim to having been father of packet switching; until Kleinrock began making his case prominently, two others--Donald Davies, British expert on computer security, and Paul Baran, formerly of Rand Corp--were widely recognized as packet switching's inventors; photos of Kleinrock and Davies (L)

A Paternity Dispute Divides Net Pioneers

Two defectors from Iraqi intelligence say they worked for several years at secret Iraqi government camp that had trained Islamic terrorists from across Mideast in rotations of five or six months since 1995, interview; say training was aimed at carrying out attacks on installations important to United States in Mideast and possibly Europe and United States; say Iraqi scientists, led by German, produced biological agents at camp; photo (M)

Defectors Cite Iraqi Training For Terrorism

Many British retailers are accepting euro despite fact that Britain is noneuro nation; Jan 1 is deadline for introduction of euro notes and coins throughout Europe (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Merchants Prepare For Euro

Scottish Power, Britain's largest electric utility, no longer plans to sell Southern Water, its water utility, in southern England; it will try to raise $2.6 billion by selling Southern Water bonds to restructure Scottish Power's $8.5 billion debt; Scottish Power reports loss in six months ended Sept 30 of 126.7 million pounds ($185 million), compared with profit of 76.4 million pounds year earlier; graph (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Utility To Sell Bonds

Thomas L Morris Jr, Washington, DC, postal worker who died from inhalation anthrax, told emergency operator hours before his death he suspected he had anthrax because colleagues working near him week before handled letter with powder in it; tape of call shows Morris also complained he could get no information and little help from Postal Service, his employer; postal officials say letter was immediately turned over to Federal Bureau of Investigation and tested negative for anthrax; photo (M)

Worker Who Died Suspected Anthrax Was Root of Illness

Election results in Northeast show further gains for Democratic party, with its current taste for Clintonian centrism; Democrats claim control of New Jersey state government for first time nearly decade, roust Republican machine from Nassau County, New York, and even win stunning upset in Republican Greenwich; factors include redistricting, poor performances by Republican incumbents and new suburban voters more amenable to core Democratic beliefs (M)

It's Morning for the Democrats In the Suburbs of the Northeast

John Tierney column speculates about Michael Bloomberg's intentions with regard to New York City's public sector employees and government management; Bloomberg won by 15-point margin among voters working in private sector, but lost by 17 points among government workers and others whose jobs depend on public money; he has not explained how he will try to change culture of workers who cannot be fired, but has already declined to call for more subsidized housing or grand new bureaucracy to rebuild lower Manhattan (M)

The Big City; An Outsider Comes Inside To Run Things

Charles Herold article assesses two video game consoles, Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Game Cube, which join Sony PlayStation 2; photos (L)

Console Shootout: The Sequel

Overview of day's events in war on terrorism, including war in Afghanistan and Pres Bush's efforts to strike at Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, by cutting off its cash flow (M)

Pursuit of Terror Funds, Anthrax Victim on Tape, Partisan Sniping

Kmart Corp chief executive Charles C Conaway remains confident company's turnaround plan is on track, despite decline in Halloween sales below year-earlier period, predictions that fourth-quarter will likely be flat at best and decision by Moody's Investors Service to review credit rating for possible downgrade; even though some problems seem beyond management's control, such as stagnating economy and effects of September 11 terrorist attacks, analysts and manufacturers cite Kmart's persistent lack of strong image that might draw consumers; analysts note while other discount merchants have picked up newly frugal customers, Kmart has been largely left in cold; say Conway, despite efforts over past 18 months as chief executive, has not found formula he needs to distinguish company from competitors; company trails retail industry leaders by wide margin on several key measures of performance; charts; photos; graphs (M)

Slow Lane to Kmart's Recovery; Consumers Turn Frugal and Many Suppliers Discontent

Winter Antiques Show in January, most prestigious annual antiques event in country, has been locked out of Seventh Regiment Armory, its home for 48 years, by National Guard operations there; show will be staged instead at Hilton New York Hotel; military occupation of two East Side armories and city's occupation of West Side piers has forced cancellation of much of antiques fall and winter exhibition schedule; photo (M)

For Antiquers, An Anxious Season

Aristeidis Moschos was a Greek player and teacher of the musical instrument known as the santouri.

November 8, 2001

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World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Bad Loans Reportedly Rising

McGreevey Warns of Tough Fiscal Future in New Jersey

The Role Of a Lifetime: Elaine Stritch As Herself

Footlights

Billboard 200

The Great Depression

Morning View

A Day Without Rain

God Bless America

Pain Is Love

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 8, 2001