Michael R Bloomberg, in 72 hours since he was elected to lead New York City, makes numerous gestures--both substantive and symbolic--that appears appear to demonstrate he is not Mayor Giuliani; Bloomberg, who begins his day meeting with former Mayor David N Dinkins, announces that Nathan Leventhal, who was top aide to former Mayor Edward I Koch and who served as transition chmn for Dinkins, will lead next transition into City Hall (M)

Initial Steps by Bloomberg Show Contrast With Giuliani

 Progress on Climate Treaty  Delegates inch forward on a pact to curb global warming, setting limits on the release of heat-trapping gases by industrialized nations.   PAGE A3    Bloomberg's Unlikely Allies  An analysis shows that blacks, Hispanics and white liberals all helped propel Michael R. Bloomberg to mayoral victory.   PAGE D3

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Pres Pervez Musharraf says he is visiting United States in search of major gestures from Bush administration to blunt criticism in Pakistan of his strong support for war on terrorism, interview; seeks release of 28 F-16 jets, whose delivery was blocked because of Pakistan's development of nuclear arms; says he is unsure how long bombing campaign can continue in Afghanistan without becoming threat to his government; sees intensity of demonstrations against stance waning; photo (M)

PAKISTANI LEADER SEEKS  'GESTURES' FOR  BACKING  U.S.

Iranian Pres Mohammad Khatami brands as extremist Osama bin Laden's version of Islam, interview; says it does not represent majority of world's Muslims; scores Sept 11 terrorist attacks in United States; says Iran has not been given proof of bin Laden's role in attacks; denies Iran spurs terrorism; scores Israel but suggests Iran might eventually recognize it; photo (M)

IRAN CHIEF REJECTS BIN LADEN MESSAGE

Troubled Enron Corp agrees to be acquired by Dynegy Inc, smaller rival, for about $9 billion in stock and $13 billion in debt assumption; Dynegy chairman Charles L Watson says Dynegy knows company well and can sort through its tangled finances; graphs (M)

Rival to Buy Enron, Top Energy Trader, After Financial Fall

 Dynegy Plans to Acquire Enron for $9 Billion in Stock  The Enron Corporation agreed to be acquired by rival Dynegy for about $9 billion in stock and the assumption of $13 billion in debt.    The deal is an extraordinary turnabout for Enron, a Houston-based company that had been a driving force behind electricity deregulation nationwide. Its chairman, Kenneth L. Lay, a major contributor to the Republican Party, provided political influence, while its former chief executive, Jeffrey K. Skilling, helped create financial markets for the trading of electricity and natural gas. But last winter, when California's effort to deregulate the electricity market led to soaring power prices and rolling blackouts, Enron was the subject of much criticism and political anger. [Page A1.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

Six-year-old Anna Cardelfe, whose family had fled their apartment in lower Manhattan after September 11 terrorist attack, is found, safe and apparently unharmed, day after she was abducted from her front yard in Spring Lake, NJ; police say girl was dropped off by her kidnapper or kidnappers at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, about 20 miles from her home; photo (M)

Kidnapped New Jersey Girl Reunited With Parents

Michael R Bloomberg faces his first big decision as New York City mayor-elect in naming successor to Police Comr Bernard B Kerik; ex-Comr Raymond W Kelly, his adviser on criminal justice matters, is likely to help shape decision; Kelly comments (M)

Early Test for Bloomberg: Shaping Police Strategy

 THE NEXT NEW YORK  Two months after the attack on New York, a special issue of The Times Magazine looks away from the destruction and toward the city's future. The subject is rebuilding -- not just physical structures but also psyches, families, institutions and communities.    Also: The quarterly  Education Life section looks at the knowledge gap surrounding the complex languages and cultures of Islam.  

Editors' Note; COMING ON SUNDAY

Afghanistan's rebel Northern Alliance takes key northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif after days of bombing by United States planes and firefight that sent Taliban forces fleeing; control of town will give rebels key airfield and route north to Uzbekistan, where American soldiers are stationed; Northern Alliance aide Atiqullah Baryalai says Taliban has also abandoned base near Hairatan on Uzbekistan border; says his troops are pursuing retreating Taliban; maps (M)

Afghan Rebels Report Capture Of Major City From the Taliban

Refurbished New York City Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated at new Vietnam Veterans Plaza at 55 Water Street; suffocating smell of ground zero swirls on riverside winds past speakers' platform into crowd of 2,000 veterans, family members and visitors, who come to dedicate 12 new granite pylons bearing alphabetically arranged names of 1,741 New Yorkers who died during Vietnam War; photos (L)

Fresh Pain at Plaza Downtown; Refurbished Vietnam Memorial Is Dedicated, 11/9/01

William C Rhoden, in Sports of The Times column, comments on New York Jets having achieved 5-3 record so far; photo of coach Herman Edwards (M)

Sports of The Times; Just How Are The 5-3 Jets Doing It?

Indiana Pacers defeat New York Knicks, 103-95, Indianapolis; photo (M)

A Knicks Lead, No Surprise, Doesn't Last

Argenbright Security, nation's largest airport security company, begins shakeup in wake of long series of lapses at airport checkpoints in appparent bid to stave off federal takeover of industry; Securicor, Argenbright's parent company, names David Beaton to replace founder Frank A Argenbright Jr as chief executive and overhaul company's management and policies; plans to improve training and weed out workers with criminal records; plans to raise wages of its checkpoint screeners and hire second screener to work every X-ray machine that examines carry-on luggage (M)

Company Vows Better Screening In U.S. Airports

State Department says it will slow process for granting visas to young men from Arab and Muslim nations in bid to prevent terrorist attacks; officials cite changes and controversial new Justice Department plan to allow authorities to monitor all communications between some people in federal custody and their lawyers as part of basic shift in antiterror policy to stress prevention; government weighs further preventive moves; legal profession representatives, civil liberties groups and Sen Patrick J Leahy score eavesdropping plan; chronology of moves over centuries curbing civil liberties; photos (M)

Longer Visa Waits for Arabs; Stir Over U.S. Eavesdropping

In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper, Osama bin Laden said he had chemical and nuclear weapons and ''if America used them against us, we reserve the right to use them.''      Article, Page B4.  

A bin Laden Threat

Verizon customers and company officials say Verizon has continued to charge number of residential and commercial telephone customers whose phone service still has not been restored in wake of World Trade Center attack on September 11; even though customers are eligible for rebates upon request, billing for unusable phone lines creates animosity (M)

Verizon Charges Many Customers Without Service Since Sept. 11

Overview of day's events on war against terrorism; anti-Taliban force claims capture of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan; visas to United States will be more difficult to obtain for men in specific age group, and background check will be more thorough; federal investigators theorize that domestic terrorist, loner with scientific background, is responsible for anthrax attacks (M)

Reports of a Tangible Gain, Tougher Visa Rules, an Anthrax Theory

Michael R. Bloomberg's victory in the mayoral election was helped by a significant defection of Hispanic voters from the Democratic Party and stronger-than-expected showings among black voters and white liberals, according to a statistical analysis of the voting patterns in Tuesday's election.  

Hispanics and Blacks Helped Bloomberg Win

Taiwan is set to join World Trade Organization almost simultaneously with China, move that will have far-reaching consequences for Taiwain and its relationship with China; membership gives Taiwan framework for dealing with China and should speed progress toward direct trading between them (M)

Change Ahead As Taiwan Enters W.T.O.

Greyhound bus line has adopted strict new rules in wake of Sept 11 terrorist attacks and Oct attack by passenger on driver that caused fatal crash; worried drivers have started packing pepper spray; some reportedly are carrying guns, which company forbids; ridership has been stuck below normal since Oct attack, but greater precentage of riders are taking long trips and buying tickets in advance; riders comment; map; photos (M)

On the Greyhound Bus, Too, Life Changed After Attacks

Preview of football game between Harvard, which is 7-0 this season, and University of Pennsylvania; teams will play for at least share of Ivy League title; photo (M)

A Perfect Record Makes Harvard A Hot Ticket

New York State Education Comr Richard P Mills moves to dissolve academically and financially troubled Roosevelt school district by next fall and disperse its 3,000 students to surrounding school districts in Nassau County; Legislature could forestall move by approving proposal to remove district's school board and significantly increasing state financing of district; educational and legislative officials say such action in Albany is likely because politicians, school leaders and residents in school districts surrounding Roosevelt vigorously oppose dispersal of Roosevelt students to their districts; map (M)

Threat to Close Faces Schools In Roosevelt

Foreign fighters, called 'Afghan Arabs,' allied with Osama bin Laden and trained in Afghan camps are crucial to Taliban's resistance to American and allied attacks; retired Pakistani general Anwar Sher says Arabs are best fighters Taliban has, that they have great discipline as well as expertise in areas such as counterintelligence; many have taken frontline positions to defend Kabul and Kandahar; some have been there since Soviet occupation (M)

'Afghan Arabs' Said to Lead Taliban's Fight

Postal investigators say other mail containing anthrax was probably sent in addition to letter addressed to Sen Tom Daschle; view comes from experts at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who say it is unlikely that worker at postal center in Virginia could have contracted inhalation anthrax from letter that merely came in contact with letter addressed to Daschle; FBI investigators are leaning toward theory that one domestic terrorist is behind anthrax attacks; photo (M)

Single Letter With Anthrax Is Discounted

Kenneth Elton Kesey was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.

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Initial Steps by Bloomberg Show Contrast With Giuliani

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PAKISTANI LEADER SEEKS 'GESTURES' FOR BACKING U.S.

IRAN CHIEF REJECTS BIN LADEN MESSAGE

Rival to Buy Enron, Top Energy Trader, After Financial Fall

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The Great Depression

Morning View

A Day Without Rain

God Bless America

Pain Is Love

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 10, 2001