April 1, 2002

Wall Street Journal plans first page redesign that includes use of pastel colors, fancy boxes and main headlines occasionally spanning two or three columns; seeks to reposition its journalism and business with changes and introduction of fourth daily inside section, Personal Journal; move comes at time of falling advertising revenues; Journal seeks to entice new readers, particularly women, and expand beyond aging core of existing subscribers; is committing more resources to consumer-oriented reporting believed to be magnet for advertising; front-page changes will make room for fast-breaking exclusives; photos (M)

Suicide bomber from Islamic group Hamas blows self up in restaurant in Haifa, Israel, killing self and 14 others and wounding more than 40; attack is among deadliest of 18-month intifada and shocks both Arabs and Jews; Arab-owned Matza restaurant was one of rare places in Israel where Jews felt they could find refuge in company of Arabs; dead include Israeli Arabs; suicide bomber also strikes station for paramedics in settlement of Efrat, south of Bethlehem; kills self and wounds four medics; photos; maps (M)

Prosecutors open new phase in investigation of collapse of Enron Corp, advancing beyond indictment of its auditor Arthur Andersen to focus on company executives and their activities; convene special grand jury, charged solely with investigating possible crimes related to collapse; are focusing particular attention on deals involving quarter of partnerships known as the Raptors, as well as Southampton Place, which number of Enron insiders used to enrich themselves; are examining other issues, including whether conversations between company executives and Army Sec Thomas E White, former Enron executive, may have led him to sell Enron stock valued at $3 million in October; are examining whether Enron executives perjured themselves while testifying under oath before Congressional committees; photo (M)

New York City Police Officer Sean Ryan shoots and kills Cesar Mercado, who was breaking into van in Manhattan; Ryan says Mercado threatened him, but Mercado's family disputes this, saying he 'knew the drill' and would not have resisted arrest; photo (M)

All of broadcast television networks are choosing among pilot programs for next season largely produced by own studio affiliates; shift to in-house production is spurred by variety of financial factors; some writer-producers say shift will speed trend toward vapid programming and drive more viewers to cable; table of top shows and studios that created them; graph (M)