Ben Brantley reviews play Sorrows and Rejoicings, written and directed by Athol Fugard; Judith Light and Charlayne Woodard star; photo (M)

A Dead Man's Failed Muse and Lost Women

Bernard Holland reviews Los Angeles Opera concert of Bach's B minor Mass, directed by Achim Freyer, conducted by Peter Schreier and featuring vocal soloists Simone Nold, Annekathrin Laabs, Marcus Ullmann and Stephan Loges; photo (M)

Silent Earthlings Onstage, Bach's Celestial Vision in the Pit

Aviation Volunteer Fire Department in Harding Park section of Bronx waits for its fire truck to be repaired after incurring heavy damage on Sept 11; while insurance has paid for most repairs, balance of several thousand dollars remains and fire company cannot pay it; article traces history of company, one of ten volunteer units in New York, which was founded in 1923; map; photo (M)

Call the Firehouse, and a Tow Truck; Volunteers Can't Afford to Fix Engine Damaged on Sept. 11

Ernst & Young said it would stop selling information services to clients and quit being internal accountant and external auditor. Page C1.

Auditor Proposes Changes

 Sell-Off on Audit Fears  The main stock indexes fell more than 2 percent as investors sold shares of companies they worried had auditing problems.   PAGE C1    Water Decision Is Faulted  There was no scientific basis for withholding water from farmers last year to save rare fish in the Klamath River basin, a study finds.   PAGE A16

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Pres Bush sends Congress $2.13 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2003 that would squeeze much of government to bolster national security and continue cutting taxes, even at cost of increasing deficits for few years; casts proposal as wartime agenda necessary to battle terrorism abroad and keep Americans safe at home; calls on Congress to begin years-long, expensive process of adding to nation's military might; seeks infusion of money for domestic security programs, including bioterrorism preparedness, increased border security and more support for emergency and rescue services; proposes cuts or freezes in vast array of domestic programs to help pay costs; other initiatives detailed; plan ignites partisan battle on Capitol Hill; Democrats say they will stand by president in making available funds needed to fight terrorism, but that trade-offs would shortchange vital social needs in short run and hobble government in long run; charts; photo (M)

PRESIDENT SUBMITS $2 TRILLION BUDGET THAT RAISES DEFICIT

New Jersey Nets defeat Sacramento Kings, 117-83; photo (M)

Kings Just The Latest Conquest For the Nets

Senate Commerce Committee will subpoena former Enron chairman Kenneth L Lay, who infuriated lawmakers by cancelling appearances before Congress at last minute, arguing that hearings have assumed prosecutorial tone; his silence before Congress is seen as remarkable turnabout for corporate executive, who recently was highly courted figure in Washington; he now faces multitude of investigations by Congress, Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission; William C Powers Jr, chairman of special committee on Enron's board that issued report critical of company, and SEC chairman Harvey Pitt testify before House Financial Services Committee; Powers says investigation uncovered 'systematic and pervasive' attempt by Enron's management to misrepresent company's financial condition; says there were failures on many levels by many people; Lay severs final links with company by resigning from board; photos (M)

SENATE PANEL SAYS IT WILL SUBPOENA EX-CHIEF OF ENRON

Electricity experts say New York City, which faced looming power crisis in summer 2001, now has all energy it needs through at least middle of 2003 and beyond; cite September 11 terrorist attacks, which removed about 100 megawatts of power demand and recession which has stripped tens of thousands of jobs since then and reduced pressure on system; supply side of electricity equation has also fundamentally changed; collapse of Enron and prospect of energy glut in many parts of country has frightened investors who were once eager to pour money into power plant projects; of 22,000 new megawatts proposed for New York State, almost two-thirds are now considered unlikely to be brought on line; graph (M)

ELECTRICITY CRISIS EASES IN NEW YORK

Dave Anderson Sports of The Times article examines personality of introverted New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick; looks back at his long career; Belichick led his team to Super Bowl victory against St Louis Rams, earning his third championship ring and silencing critics; photos (M)

Sports of The Times; The Introverted Coach Is Finally Out of His Shell

Ernst & Young says it will stop selling information technology services to companies it audits and will no longer serve as internal accountant and external auditor at same company; move, in line with moves by other top accounting firms, leaves Deloitte & Touche as only Big Five firm standing by practice of providing consulting services to companies it audits; Ernst & Young chief executive James S Turley holds big firms must adopt clear stands on which services auditors can provide to clients; calls for independent disciplinary organization (M)

Ernst & Young Latest Auditor Moving to Alter Some Practices

Black and Hispanic members of New York State Assembly say local school boards have failed minority communities and are calling for less political system in which parents play leading role; they are also seeking changes to central Board of Education, though most do not support Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to eliminate board (M)

In Albany, School Boards Lose Backing

Commerzbank posts fourth-quarter pretax loss of 189 million euros ($164 million); barely made profit for all of 2001 (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Commerzbank Barely Makes Profit

Saudi Arabia begins collecting personal data from estimated 1.5 million Muslims descending on kingdom for annual pilgrimage to Mecca, building system for tracking and identifying them; government cites need to develop immigration tool to prevent pilgrims from overstaying visas, but also wishes to identify potential security threats in wake of September 11 terrorist attacks in US as hajj has at times been place of political mobilization; photos; map (M)

Jidda Journal; Muslims Feel Sept. 11 Chill As Mecca Plays It Cautious

Independent art diagnostician Maurizio Seracini, after months of tests, rules out major restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished masterpiece Adoration of the Magi, presently at Uffizi Gallery warehouse in Florence, Italy; photos (M)

Restoration Of a Leonardo Is Ruled Out

P&O Princess Cruises rejects Carnival Corp's latest hostile takeover offer; continues to recommend rival deal with Royal Caribbean Cruises (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Cruise Bid Rejected

Minnesota Supreme Court refuses to review lower court injunction barring baseball owners from eliminating Minnesota Twins franchise for 2002 season (M)

Twins Probably Safe This Year, and Contraction May Be Out

 Senate Committee to Vote To Subpoena Ex-Enron Chief  Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee said they would vote today to issue a subpoena to Kenneth L. Lay, the former chief executive of Enron, to compel his appearance.    Mr. Lay, who severed his final tie to Enron by resigning from its board, had infuriated lawmakers by canceling his appearance, saying through his lawyer that a series of Congressional hearings planned for this week had taken on a prosecutorial tone. [Page A1.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

Report released by special committee of board of bankrupt Enron Corp describes lucrative investments in Southhampton, limited partnership involved in dealings with Enron partnerships; partnerships gave small group of Enron executives opportunity to obtain millions of dollars of fast cash, with money coming from company's own coffers; insiders made millions in profits in secret deals with some of partnerships that ultimately brought company to its knees (M)

Deal at Enron Gave Insiders Fast Fortunes

Tyco International shares fall sharply after company loses access to commercial paper market, major source of financing for big companies and Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's cut Tyco's bond ratings; chairman L Dennis Kozlowski says Tyco arranged added $1.5 billion credit line two weeks ago and decided to draw it down last week to ensure it would have adequate cash (M)

Tyco Shares Plunge On Growing Worries Of a Cash Squeeze

With banks and exchange houses closed today, the first day of a two-day emergency bank holiday declared this weekend, black market dollar-dealers -- known as arbolitos, or little trees, for all of their green -- are doing brisk business in the city center.    On Wednesday, when the government's partial relaxation of month-old restrictions on bank withdrawals takes effect, the early morning lines in front of downtown exchange houses, while normally large, are expected to wrap around the block.  

The Middle Class Struggles to Find Dollars

British Airways reports losing 44 million pounds ($62.5 million) in third quarter, compared with year-earlier profit of 36 million pounds; photo (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Airline Posts Loss

Sulzer Medica shares rise 21 percent after company and parent Sulzer agree to $1 billion settlement of faulty hip and knee implant claims; graph (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Switzerland: Sulzer's Shares Surge

Profile of Bode Miller, United States skier who has stunned World Cup community with fine performance this season; he is favored to win gold medals in slalom, giant slalom and combined; go-for-broke style discussed; photos; map of downhill course with detailed description of various sections (M)

IT'S WIN OR WIPE OUT

Russian Prime Min Mikhail Kasyanov, after meeting Pres Bush, Washington, says Russia may scrap cuts in crude oil exports in second quarter if American and European economies show signs of growth (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Russia: Oil Strategy Emphasized

Park Ji-sung, also known mononymously as Jisung is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He began his career as a child actor, model and dancer, as part of the Nam Hyun-Joon and Kids dance crew. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013 and was part of its pre-debut trainee team SM Rookies. Jisung made his idol debut in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy group NCT through the sub-unit NCT Dream.

February 5, 2002

Headlines from February 5, 2002

A Dead Man's Failed Muse and Lost Women

Silent Earthlings Onstage, Bach's Celestial Vision in the Pit

Call the Firehouse, and a Tow Truck; Volunteers Can't Afford to Fix Engine Damaged on Sept. 11

Auditor Proposes Changes

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