January 30, 2002

Vodafone says it added 4.2 million mobile phone subscribers in fiscal third quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to 99.9 million, making it world's largest wireless operator; Orange added 8.8 million customers for total of 39.3 million in year to Dec 31 (S)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mayoralty is likely to be judged by rebuilding of World Trade Center site even though he has limited authority to guide efforts; Lower Manhattan Development Corp was formed by Gov George Pataki, assuring his control of process, and its members selected by Pataki and Rudolph Giuliani prior to Bloomberg's taking office; Bloomberg had opined that state-city commission would hinder rebuilding process, however he has avoided criticizing governor and says he can work with arrangements and appointees (M)

Wim Delvoye, Belgian conceptual artist, designs machine that is mimics human digestive system; machine, named Cloaca, is installed at New Museum of Contemporary Art in SoHo, where members of staff will 'feed' Cloaca over next three months; photos (M)

Exhibition of decorative treasures from Paris Musee des Arts Decoratifs to tour United States, beginning with Portland Art Museum, Oregon; jazz piano series at 92d Street Y to open with tribute to novelty piano; exhibition of graphic works by Andre Masson is on view at Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art; Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co plans New York City performances; photos (M)

Enron acknowledges that it contracted until mid-January with commercial shredding companies to destroy company records, but insists that records being destroyed were unrelated to continuing investigation of company's collapse; disclosure outrages Rep James Greenwood, whose subcommittee is investigating document destruction at Enron and Arthur Andersen, its accounting firm; government officials say FBI officials have been at Enron headquarters, working to preserve potential evidence since employee came forward week ago to say documents were being shredded; House Energy and Commerce Committee has demanded that Andersen provide details of its internal investigation of document shredding, as well as information about any consulting work it did on score of Enron's complex partnership deals; computer experts say majority, perhaps nearly all, of destroyed Andersen and Enron materials could be recovered by electronic means (M)

Snow Brand Food Co president Shozo Yoshida resigns after it is reported that his company repackaged almost 30 tons of American and Australian beef as Japanese beef to claim government compensation under state-run beef buyback program; government bought domestic beef stocks after two cases of mad cow disease were identified in Japan last fall; photo (S)

The word that comes to mind most often while you're watching Frederick Wiseman's unambiguous new documentary is weariness. The fatigue starts with the police officers, who come off best with their measured responses in the tense aftermath of household warfare. You can only imagine how many of these incidents they've rolled into, and their ability to move through them and ask the relevant questions without being sickened by another depressing tableau is testament to their patience in their work. The world of reality television — "Cops" and the like — wouldn't exist without Mr. Wiseman's lingering examinations of fragments of society. And those who've grown up watching such programs should look at this film to see what it's like to investigate a scene without being rushed. Ten minutes into the film you'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away. – Elvis Mitchell

Mike Tyson is denied license to fight Lennox Lewis for his heavyweight titles at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 6; there is no appeal of denial by Nevada State Athletic Commission, which in making its decision focuses heavily on Tyson's problems controlling his anger in ring and in his personal life; Tyson would have to find another state to license him in order for match to survive, or bout could take place in another country; Lewis, World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion, says he has made no decision yet about possibility of fighting Tyson in another jurisdiction; photo (M)

Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows Tyco International Ltd's chairman L Dennis Kozlowski and chief financial officer Mark Swartz quietly disposed of more than $100 million in Tyco stock in late 2000 and 2001 despite public comment that they rarely if ever sold Tyco shares; Kozlowski and Swartz used uncommon tactic to reduce their Tyco positions, returning their shares directly to company instead of selling them on open market; they did not have to disclose sales within 10 days after month of sale, as they would have had to do with ordinary sales of stock; Kozlowski returned stock then worth about $70 million to company, while Swartz returned stock worth $35 million; Tyco shares plunge $8.35, or 19.9 percent, to $33.65, after company discloses in report with SEC that it paid outside director Frank E Walsh Jr $10 million last year (Market Place column) (M)

New York City Fire Department senior officials, in scores of emotionally searing interviews conducted as part of internal inquiry, provide new and, in some cases, alarming revelations about events of Sept 11; commanders say they had little reliable radio communication, could not keep track of all firefighters who entered World Trade Center towers, and were unable to reach them as threat of collapse became unmistakable; taken together, interviews with virtually every surviving member of department's top command offer most detailed and intimate portrait yet of strategy and problems on Sept 11; by themselves, they do not answer difficult questions such as whether lives might have been saved with different equipment or procedures, but will be starting point in evaluating department's emergency response capability; accounts also detail for history acts of bravery, struggles to live and widespread feelings of being unmoored from reality that morning; photo (M)

Rhodia, France's largest specialty chemical maker, reports fourth-quarter loss of 213 million euros ($184 million) for 2001 compared with net profit of 216 million euros year earlier; says it will not meet 2003 profit targets; will reduce staff by 6 percent and close 19 sites (S)

Medison, once highly profitable venture capital firm specializing in ultrasonic equipment, becomes insolvent under South Korean law after defaulting on $3.4 million loan payment (S)