January 13, 2002

Article describes change in makeup of residents of white glazed-brick high-rise co-op apartments on Manhattan's East Side once dominated by single, professional women; women are getting older and buildings, mostly made up of studios and one-bedroom apartments, are being taken over by bond traders and public relations executives, nearly all under 35; photos (M)

Carleton S Fiorina, who has staked her future as Hewlett-Packard's chief executive on winning shareholder approval of merger with Compaq Computer, could provide test for women chief executives if she fails and is forced to leave, but is still viewed as chief executive material and can go on to top post at another company, just as a man would in her place; sheer scarcity of women as chief executives guarantees them enormous attention when they are hired and even more when they are fired; photos; graphs show that gains by women in such fields as medicine, law and higher education are not matched in business (L)

CNN and Fox News Channel escalate their already fierce ratings war, heating up graphics and promotions and working furiously to poach talent from each other; Paula Zahn's move from Fox to CNN exemplifies steps taken by Jamie Kellner, chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, and Walter Isaacson, CNN chairman, to hold on to market share during slow news period, and these steps worry longtime CNN producers and correspondents who were raised in environment in which news, not personality, was star of network; Kellner and his counterpart at Fox, Roger Ailes, have inherited a feud from networks' titanic founders, Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch; Fox is growing revenue generator for Murdoch's News Corp and potentially its highest-profile news outlet, one that Murdoch hopes can become as global as CNN; photos; drawings; graphs (L)

Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Sarah Hughes take first, second and third place, respectively, in United States Figure Skating Championships; photo (M)

Bush administration's scramble to deal with its first-blown political scandal, its close ties to Enron Corp, reviewed; photo (M)

Pres Pervez Musharraf pledges Pakistan will not be used as base for terrorism of any kind, televised speech; sets broad ban on militant groups accused of fomenting violence in Indian-held Kashmir, as well as at home; offers few specific responses to India's demand for end to cross-border terrorism as 500,000 Indian troops stand poised for attack; defiantly restates backing for Kashmiri Muslims; Sec Colin L Powell hails speech; sees basis for resolving Indian-Pakistani tensions peacefully; Musharraf scores religious extremism and intolerance in Pakistan; sets new rules to govern religious schools that are crucibles for Islamic militancy and violence; bans Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad, groups blamed for violence in Kashmir and India; rejects India's demand for 20 men accused of roles in terrorism; photo (M)

Oakland Raiders defeat New York Jets, 38-24, in American Football Conference wild-card playoff game; photo (M)

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Insurance premiums for apartment building owners and tenants are up 30 percent nationwide and some 66 percent for many New York City buildings as insurers, facing some $50 billion in claims from World Trade Center terrorism, seek to rebuild reserves; industry analysts say owners of private homes, particularly in suburbs, will not be as hard hit, although other factors will also push up premiums; photos (M)

Cyrus R Vance, confidant of several presidents, who resigned as secretary of state to oppose Pres Carter's decision to try military rescue of American hostages in Iran, dies at age 84; photos (M)

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