Article describes scene at 2-bedroom row house in Washington, DC, which Sen Charles Schumer of New York shares with Sen Richard J Durbin of Illinois and Reprs George Miller of California and William Delahunt of Massachusetts; photos (L)

Chuck's Place

Nine of the 19 men who hijacked four airplanes on Sept. 11 were singled out for special scrutiny at airports that morning under aviation-security guidelines. But because their baggage contained no explosives and their document irregularities were not glaring, the hijackers were allowed to board the planes, which crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Government officials said things might be different if hijackers tried a similar plan today.       Article, Page 20.

9 Hijackers Scrutinized

Felicia Lee Coping column describes scene at poet and creative writing student Rodney Leonard's first annual Harlem salon celebrating singer Nina Simone's February 21 birthday; party was also bid to rekindle Harlem's salon tradition; drawing (M)

Renaissance Redux Uptown, A Song at a Time

New York State law that requires sellers of many one- to four-family residents in state to provide buyers with detailed information about property went into effect March 1; law requires sellers to provide disclosure statement to prospective buyer before contracts are signed (M)

Postings: Sellers Must Provide Information; Disclosure Law Takes Effect

Article on revelation by popular talk show host Rosie O'Donnell that she is gay, which has caused barely a ripple among her fans; O'Donnell, couching her sexual identity in pro-family context, will discuss subject in taped interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC's Primetime Live; O'Donnell, who has three adopted children and one foster child, is trying to help reverse 1977 Florida law banning gays from adopting children; photos (L)

She's Out Of the Closet. Now What?

Troubled past of J Wayne Harris, Eckerd drugstore chain's relatively new chief executive, discussed in light of questions being raised about chain's billing practices; J C Penney chief executive Allen Questrom, who hired Harris to head unit, defends him; Harris has transformed Eckerd, which generated operating profit of $208 million for year ended Jan 26, compared with year-earlier $76 million loss; table of alleged drug overcharges; photos (M)

A Rebound, Yes, but the Price May Be High

Article on Dale Earnhardt Signature Edition of Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, tribute to late auto racing legend; photos (M)

BEHIND THE WHEEL/Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS; A Moving Tribute To a Racing Legend

Alliance Capital star money manager Alfred Harrison faces questions about why he bought more and more Enron shares for Florida state pension fund as stock plunged; fund lost $328 million, among most lost by any Enron shareholder; some people question whether Gov Jeb Bush or Frank Savage, Enron board member and Alliance executive and board member, played role; Gov Bush is among those calling for probe of Alliance; graph of fund's Enron purchases; photos (M)

At 11th Hour, He Bought Enron. But Why?

Federal authorities want to create DNA databank of terrorism suspects by analyzing blood samples from thousands of captured fighters of Al Qaeda and Taliban being held in Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; FBI authorities say they are frustrated by their inability to identify vast majority of detainees, and worried that many of them will be released before government is certain who they are; say information from proposed DNA database could also play role in some current investigations, including case of Richard Reid, accused of trying to blow up trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes; say DNA might help them trace source of hairs found in Reid's shoes and possibly identify accomplice; DNA database proposal is being reviewed by Justice Dept; Congressional approval would be required; civil liberties groups are likely to fight such attempts to expand use of DNA profiling (M)

U.S. Seeks DNA Of All Captives In Afghan War

Caryn James reviews HBO's America Undercover documentary series segment, Monica in Black and White, in which Monica Lewinsky answers questions from audience of students; photos (M)

Telling Her Own Story, Selling Her New Self

Article on beautiful, young models who flock to Milan, Italy, twice a year, during casting calls for fall and spring read-to-wear shows, in hope of becoming modeling's Girl of the Year; focuses on Anne Vialitsina, 15-year-old Russian, who already has garnered spots in several prestigious shows; photos (M)

Beauty Is As Beauty Sells

At least 16 Israelis are killed in two separate attacks by Palestinian militants; first attack is on Israeli soldiers at military chockpoint in West Bank; second is by Palestinian suicide bomber in ultra-orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem; among nine victims is baby girl; Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, militant group connected to Yasir Arafat's Fatah faction, claims reponsibility for Jerusalem attack, though Palestinian leadership has condemned it; militant group says bombing is reprisal for Israeli raids, still in progress, on two refugee camps in West Bank; about 30 Palestinians and two soldiers have died in raids; photos (M)

In Jerusalem, Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 9

Afghan and American forces attack hundreds of suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan in some of heaviest fighting of war; Pentagon says Afghans deploy 1,500 troops and carry out brunt of fighting, aided by American warplanes, American Special Operations forces and troops from allied countries; this is first time regular US army troops play important combat role in Afghanistan; fierce battle is in snowy mountainous area southeast of Gardez in Paktia Province; officials say there is no immediate indication that Osama bin Laden or Mullah Muhammad Omar are near scene of latest fighting; say they believe both men are still alive; map; photo (M)

U.S. FORCES JOIN BIG ASSAULT ON AN AFGHAN STRONGHOLD; ONE G.I. KILLED; OTHERS HURT

Madison Square Garden's revenue outlook discussed as arena faces spring without playoff games from New York Knicks and New York Rangers for first time since '76-'77 season; graph (M)

Garden's Spring Prospects Look Like Slim Pickings

Military analysis: major military offensive mounted near Gardez to wipe out last major pocket of Al Qaeda resistance is graphic reminder that war in Afghanistan is hardly over; amid talk of where next stage of Bush administration's campaign against terrorism should be, there is much unfinished business in Afghanistan; Pentagon, in sending in several hundred soldiers, may have learned lesson of what can happen when US relies too heavily on proxy force, as it did in Tora Bora, and may be determined not to repeat that mistake (M)

A Reminder: Risks Persist

Congress and Bush administration begin reviewing 1996 welfare reform law, focusing on money and details of specific programs, not basics; are questioning how government can help people move up economic ladder, whether 'work supports' are adequate for fragile families and what problems cannot be solved by job alone; photo (M)

Sort of Deserving; Helping the Poor in the Post-Welfare Era

When three firefighters hoisted an American flag atop the ruins of the World Trade Center, the image became an instant icon, evoking comparisons to Iwo Jima. So who cares that the flag itself was taken by the firefighters from a yacht moored near ground zero? Now, the couple who owns the yacht have stepped forward to say that they own the flag as well. They say they do not want the flag returned, but would like their place in the story to be acknowledged. And then there is the potential tax deduction.   PAGE 35  

Yacht Owners Claim A Ground Zero Icon

Gretchen Morgenson Market Watch column on Lehman Brothers analyst Holly Becker's buy recommendation for Alloy Inc, which came three weeks after Lehman managed Alloy stock offering; holds Wall Street analysts remain wildly bullish on companies that benefit them and their firms; notes Becker hails Alloy's profitable business model, without mentioning that firm has yet to earn profit; graph (M)

The Happy Talk Is Still Flowing From Wall Street

Article on corporate executives who lost jobs at onset of recession and have been forced to take lower-level positions until job market revives; photo (M)

Under Duress, Executives Take Jobs on a Lower Rung

James Carter, Mississippi sharecropper's son and ex-convict, is celebrated for contributing to Grammy Awards victory of O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which won album of year honors; album's producers used version of song recorded by Alan Lomax, musical archivist, who taped Carter singing while working on prison work gang in 1959; album's producers spent last year looking for Carter, to acknowledge his contribution and pay him thousands of dollars in royalties; they finally found him by searching through archives of Mississippi penal system, Social Security files, property records and other public records and various databases; Carter, who is 76, says he never heard of album or movie until now; photo (M)

An Ex-Convict, a Hit Album, An Ending Fit for Hollywood

Two Roman Catholic dioceses in center of country have taken divergent paths in handling accusations of sexual abuse by clergymen; Diocese of Belleville, Ill, made headlines in mid-1990's by publicly ousting 13 priests accused of inappropriate sexual contact with children, while Diocese of St Louis, in city where third of population is Catholic, has quietly moved accused priests around; each diocese has board to review cases; in Belleville, victim's say-so is often enough for board to strip priests of their church ministries; in St Louis, many victims say they were unaware of board's existence; Belleville's broad public sweep of priests from altar eased victims' pain, but some parishioners were uneasy that innocent men were being maligned, or that potential pedophiles were being released from rectory, unwatched; in St Louis, policy of keeping nearly all accusations secret as archdoicese moved priests into new parishes, retirement, or low-profile posts, angered victims and may have led to further offenses; as church officials nationwide rethink their approaches to issue, two dioceses offer lessons about intractability of problem; detailed look at cases in each diocese; photos (L)

2 Paths, No Easy Solution on Abusive Priests

Anne Midgette article, disputing assertions by London Daily Telegraph columnist Norman Lebrecht and other critics that postmodern painters and playwrights are unable to respond quickly to crises, holds September 11 did inspire outpouring of artistic response; centers on Broadway revival of The Crucible, Arthur Miller's 1952 play about Salem witch trials that is metaphor for McCarthyism; photos (L)

Responding to Crisis, Art Must Look Beyond It

Article on New Yorkers, including Jason Wendell, 12th-grade English teacher, who are producing their own CD's in hope of becoming famous pop singers; self-financed CD's are made possible by use of digital audio workstation, computer hardware and software that enable consumers and studio owners with low budgets to use personal computers to replicate big-studio sound; photos (L)

Tryin' Hard to Get Free, Via Rap on Your Own CD

Rookie New York Yankees player Nick Johnson, expected to be designated hitter, profiled; photo (M)

Groomed To Reach The Majors

New York Rangers defeat Philadelphia Flyers, 6-5; photo (M)

Lindros Helps The Rangers Turn Back The Flyers

Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi was an Indian lawyer and politician.

March 3, 2002

Headlines from March 3, 2002

Chuck's Place

9 Hijackers Scrutinized

Renaissance Redux Uptown, A Song at a Time

Postings: Sellers Must Provide Information; Disclosure Law Takes Effect

She's Out Of the Closet. Now What?

Billboard 200

Drive

Weathered

J To Tha L-O! The Remixes

[Hybrid Theory]

Silver Side Up

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for March 3, 2002