Michael Winerip Our Towns column discusses case of newborn infant found in trash can in diner in Brookfield, Conn; mother, who did not know she was pregnant, has been found, but her name has not been released; Det Joe Lamparelli comments on case and how tragic it is for all involved (M)

Our Towns; A Newborn In the Trash, On the Mind

Reservists Drop What They Were Doing to Join the Fight

Political Memo holds that problems featured in New York City mayoral race are likely to be repeated in Democratic gubernatorial primary contest; Andrew M Cuomo and H Carl McCall are already throwing barbs at each other and could leave party divided with winner facing uphill battle against incumbent Gov George Pataki; photo (M)

Political Memo; Cash, Race and Rancor? No, It's Not the Mayoral Race

Fran Glucroft, medical billing specialist aB

MY JOB; Up to My Ears in Medical Claims

In aftermath of World Trade Center tragedy, INS is not permitting shore leave for crews of ships docked in New York; additionally, ships entering harbor are subject to extensive searches; photo (M)

Shore Leave Is Casualty, Too; Foreign Sailors Must Stay Aboard Ships in New York

NTT DoCoMo, which unveiled world's first third-generation mobile phone network in October, will recall 1,500 handsets because of software glitches (S)

World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Wireless Phone Recall

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Shake-Up At EM.TV

R W Apple Jr reports on scene in rich dairy country in Sonoma County, Calif, only 50 miles north of San Francisco; finds that this profoundly rural area has evolved in recent years into one of nation's prime centers of artisnal cheese making, a New World counterpart to Lombardy and Normandy; notes that at many of best dairies, such as Bellwether Farms, women play leading roles, like their Old World sisters; photos; map (L)

A New Normandy, North of the Golden Gate

 US Airways Chief Resigns; Chairman to Succeed Him  The chief executive of US Airways, Rakesh Gangwal, resigned, departing at one of the most critical times in the airline's history. He will be succeeded by Stephen M. Wolf, who has served as chairman for three years.    The airline said that Mr. Gangwal's decision was a personal one based on his interest in working in the field of private equity and venture capital investing. [Page C2.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

Comment on people who make career changes by following their hearts, and respond to call of pulpit, becoming priests, rabbis and ministers; increasingly, also, rabbis and priests are giving up the cloth to venture into worlds of business or academia; whether such individuals are moving toward or away from pulpit, their journey resonates with many Americans who long to do something more personally meaningful; examples cited of Hugh Hildesley, who gave up pulpit to take up auctioneer's gavel, and Scott Sokol, Harvard professor who became cantor; photos (L)

The Ebb and Flow of a Religious Calling

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approves plan for Hearst Corp to complete headquarters it began building 74 years ago; plan places modern tower designed by architect Norman Foster over sturdy cast-stone building; photo (M)

Landmarks Group Approves Bold Plan for Hearst Tower

DNA tests show body buried as Jose Guadalupe, New York City firefighter who died in Sept 11 attack on World Trade Center, was really that of Christopher Santora, who belonged to same engine company; medical examiners office misidentified body because both men had same unusual condition in their necks; body will be disinterred and new funeral held; victims's mothers comment; photos (M)

Error Put Body of One Firefighter In Grave of a Firehouse Colleague

Royal Ahold, large Dutch supermarket operator and food distributor, reports 17 percent increase in third-quarter profit; third-quarter net income climbs to 304.2 million euros ($268.5 million), or 35 cents a share (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Grocer's Profit Is Up

Atty Gen John Ashcroft, faced with growing criticism of his refusal to identify people jailed since Sept 11 attacks, provides for first time names of 93 people charged with crimes arising from probe; lists nationalities and charges, but not names, of 548 others, most from Mideast, still held on immigration charges that arose in terror probe; insists rights have been protected; notes several of men facing criminal charges seemed to have links to men who hijacked planes used in terror attacks; none have been charged with terrorism; Sen Patrick J Leahy, set to open hearings into terror probe, sees Ashcroft acting to pre-empt criticism at hearings (M)

ASHCROFT OFFERS ACCOUNTING OF 641 CHARGED OR HELD

Indian subsidiary of Coca-Cola Company is planning expansion into country's ready-to-drink coffee and tea market (S)

World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Coke Subsidiary To Diversify

Critics of Aaron M Feuerstein, owner of Malden Mills and formerly national icon of corporate sensitivity, suggest that his past benevolence helped bring company to its present state -- short on cash and $140 million in debt; emergency $25 million loan he now seeks is identical to cost he bore paying salaries to idled workers after 1995 fire destroyed mill facilities; building replacement mill for manufacturing Polartec and Polarfleece fabrics cost $430 million; photo (M)

Fire Could Not Stop A Mill, but Debts May

Fourth of eight columns by Bill Yosses, pastry chef at Citarella the Restaurant, describes making various holiday cookies and spice drops; recipes; drawings (M)

A Smarter Cookie

Survey of human resources managers conducted after Sept 11 terrorist attacks find that only 14 percent think that telecommuting will become more widespread as result; while 37 percent of companies now allow some employees to telecommute, up from 20 percent in 1997, there is still resistance to idea; charts show telecommuting concerns cited by managers, percentages of companies allowing telecommuting, 1997-2001, and percentage of companies in each industry allowing telecommuting (S)

Want to Join the Telecommuting Crowd? Most Bosses Just Say No

Canada's big five banks, after decades of spreading their wings into investment banking and across border into United States, are growing to appreciate their own backyard; common thread through recent earnings reports of Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal is relatively robust performance of their retail and small-business operations in Canada, where they dominate financial services industry; fifth big bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, reports next week (S)

For the Big Canadian Banks, Profit Is Retail and Domestic

Baseball owner vote to add three years to Bud Selig's term as commissioner; Selig warns economics of business have greatly deteriorated, noting heavy losses and debt of some clubs (M)

Selig Offers His Forecast For the Game

The Justice Department has given itself greater power to detain foreigners. It can now hold a person even if a federal immigration judge has ordered a release. Page B7.

Detention Power Expanded

Road to economic recovery in Chinatown following Sept 11 terror attacks has been rough, but there signs of revival, with restaurant business still appearing to be brightest spot in neighborhood's economy; photos (L)

In Chinatown, A Taste of Revival

Danube Commission says that shipping on Danube River should return by spring to levels that were normal before 1999 Kosovo war; commission, which groups 11 countries through which river flows, says work would begin soon on removing ruined bridges and unexploded bombs near Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Danube River: Shipping Revival

Military contractor BAE Systems says it will end production of regional jetliners and cut more than 1,650 jobs because of falling demand for new aircraft after Sept 11 terrorist attacks (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Cuts At Military Contractor

Northern Alliance soldiers, backed by American and British Special Operations forces, report crushing revolt by Taliban prisoners at fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan; describe driving rebels from last stronghold by setting blaze and then opening fire with tank; say most of some 400 prisoners were killed by American airstrikes; has lost about 50 men, with some 100 wounded, in two days of fighting; photo (M)

ALLIANCE DECLARES REVOLT IS CRUSHED

Kal Mann was an American lyricist. He is best known for penning the words to Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear", plus "Butterfly", a hit for both Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams, and "Let's Twist Again", sung by Chubby Checker, which won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording.

Kal Mann, American songwriter (born 1917)

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William Reid was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He earned his Victoria Cross as a pilot in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command during the Second World War.

November 28, 2001

Headlines from November 28, 2001

Our Towns; A Newborn In the Trash, On the Mind

Reservists Drop What They Were Doing to Join the Fight

Political Memo; Cash, Race and Rancor? No, It's Not the Mayoral Race

MY JOB; Up to My Ears in Medical Claims

Shore Leave Is Casualty, Too; Foreign Sailors Must Stay Aboard Ships in New York

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