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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002Paul Baloff, American singer-songwriter (born 1960)[†]
Pavel Nicholas "Paul" Baloff was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist of the thrash metal band Exodus. He was fired from Exodus shortly after the release of the band's 1985 debut album Bonded by Blood, and sang with various other bands before rejoining Exodus in 1997. Baloff died of a stroke in 2002. He was of Russian descent.
2002Claude Brown, American author (born 1937)[†]
Claude Brown was the author of Manchild in the Promised Land, published to critical acclaim in 1965, which tells the story of his coming of age during the 1940s and 1950s in Harlem. He also published Children of Ham (1976).
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Justice Department directs White House to preserve records of contacts with Enron executives over last three years, suggesting criminal probe is expanding to include company's political dealings in Washington; Bush administration notes request goes back to Clinton administration, and promises full compliance, even as executive branch spurns GAO demand for records of Vice Pres Cheney's meetings with energy industry executives; Repr Henry A Waxman demands release of that information; Pres Bush, in earlier meeting with Republican lawmakers, reportedly strongly defends refusal to turn over Cheney records on principle; Democratic Reprs John D Dingell and Peter Deutsch, investigating Enron, attack credibility of Enron directors' report; photos (M)
Gov George Pataki calls on federal government to reassess guidelines for dealing with emergency at Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County, NY; state has asked Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 1.2 million tablets of potassium iodide to protect residents from radiation-induced thyroid cancer; underscores growing fear of residents of Westchester and neighboring counties since Sept 11 terror attacks; photo (M)
Fate of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, abducted in Pakistan, remains unknown after telephone demand for $2-million ransom is followed by e-mail message saying Pearl has been executed; message says body is in Karachi graveyard, prompting police search (M)
Teams of engineers have volunteered to examine steel debris from World Trade Center for clues about why and how buildings, designed to sustain jet impact, completely collapsed; clues are found in cross-sections of steel beams that have been recovered, which show weaknesses may have been caused by contaminants in fire; photos (M)
Article profiles St Louis Rams defensive end Grant Wistrom and his mother and father Kathy and Ron; photo (M)
European Commission reportedly will drop its antitrust investigation of Intel Corp, having decided accusations are unfounded (M)
City College of New York, once known as Harvard of poor, has spent past 30 years with reputation as lackluster remedial mill; confluence of factors--pool of high-achieving immigrants, new recruiting programs and enticing honors program--help it regain its former stature and attract high achievers among applicants; graph compares average SAT scores of 2000 and 2001; photos (M)
Commercial product tie-ins to Sept 11 terrorist attacks, such as Steve Madden's 'Bravest' sneaker line, blur line between charity and profit; photos; none of Madden profits have reached families of dead firefighters, and companyonly last month pledged ten percent of profits to charity run by Denis Leary; New York Atty Gen Eliot L Spitzer says case is perfect example of why people should donate their money directly to a charity; millions of Americans responded to attacks with single-minded desire to help, with charities springing up and raising nearly $2 billion; unsurprising result has been bureaucratic delays, poor coordination and marketing alliances that rushed merchandise into stores with no specific promises on donations; several questionable deals described (M)
Indiana Pacers defeat New York Knickerbockers, 92-87; photo (M)
William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column profiles St Louis Rams cornerback Otis Smith; photo (M)
People close to Sen Charles Schumer deny that any deal has been struck between him and Gov George Pataki regarding Pres Bush's appointment of Roslynn Mauskopf to be United States Attorney for Eastern District of New York, raising possibility of standoff over nomination; as chair of Senate Judiciary Committee, Schumer has power to block appointment, but has apparently made no decision about it; photo (M)