New York Yankees newly acquired outfielder Raul Mondesi hits first home run as Yankee, while shortstop Derek Jeter is injured after breaking up double play at second base; photos (M)

Mondesi Up, Jeter Down for Yanks

Article surveys music albums released from around world during year; photos (L)

A World That Sings Together . . .

The pressure on the Pentagon to plan for a war on Iraq underscores the failure of diplomacy and covert operations to dislodge Saddam Hussein. News analysis, Page A6.

Pressure to Plan for War

Residents of City Park, scrappy New Rochelle, NY, neighborhood of modest homes and factories, continue to face uncertain future, 18 months after Swedish furniture maker Ikea withdrew plans to build superstore there in face of fierce local objection; officially, City Park remains blighted area--meaning it can still be demolished and redeveloped by city; many families have moved away; others have stayed put, despite lingering suspicions that another large-scale development may force them out; city officials appear to be taking more hands-off approach, drafting zoning and design ordinances that would encourage private developers to work with what is already there; photos; map (M)

A Neighborhood Adjusts, Warily, to Life After Ikea

Three firefighters and three young girls were killed in Gloucester City, N.J., near Philadelphia, when a roof collapsed during a blaze, pinning a team of rescuers under a shower of bricks, flaming wood and debris.  

6 Die in House Fire

New lobbying coalitions sprout almost every day on Capitol Hill to try to influence everything from electricity policy to bankruptcy law to health care legislation; but rising popularity of such coalitions goes beyond simply a desire to influence policy; thanks to loophole in federal lobbying law, some companies and individuals--especially those pursuing controversial or potentially embarrassing causes--are using coalitions to conceal their identities; Repr Lloyd Doggett, Texas Democrat, notes that you can have unpopular causes such as tobacco interest or one of those corporations that have renounced its American citizenship hide their interests through this device; Congressional Research Service examines lobbyist registration forms, Congressional testimony and media databases and finds 135 lobbying coalitions for which it could find only limited information or none at all (M)

Loophole Lets Lobbyists Hide Clients' Identity

Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa is on pace to hit 60 or more home runs in season for fourth time; photos (M)

Sosa Keeps Volume All the Way Up

France's business elite has reclaimed Vivendi Universal with ouster of Jean-Marie Messier and naming of French industrialists Claude Bebear and Henri Lachmann to pivotal positions on its board; news of that Bebear and Lachmann will head newly created board committees on finance and strategy is generating real buzz among shareholders, many of whom think that two men will play decisive roles in shaping Vivendi's future (M)

Industrial Elite Of France Reclaims Helm At Vivendi

Law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood chose to move its 600 lawyers and other workers over Independence Day holiday weekend from temporary offices on Third Avenue to new permanent offices on Seventh Avenue at 51st Street after law firm's five floors of offices in World Trade Center were destroyed; photo (M)

In Re 9/11: Law Firm Moves On, Still Recovering

Serena Williams will face her sister Venus tomorrow in the Wimbledon women's final. In defeating Am&#233;lie Mauresmo in straight sets yesterday, Serena took the No. 1 world ranking from Venus, who advanced with a straight-set victory over Justine Henin. This will be the third all-Williams final in four tennis majors.   

Wimbledon Play Date For Williams Sisters

Floyd Norris column on US economy holds investors have not abandoned 'old economy' solid companies, no matter what accounting scandals or market averages seem to say; says scanndals are important, but they reflect what happened during different time; adds new news is of reform efforts and of economy--old economy--that has enought strength to keep growing; graph (M)

Market's Message: The Old Economy Is Alive and Well

Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column contends that Venus and Serena Williams dominate women's pro tennis Tour; sisters will meet in Wimbledon final; photos (M)

Sports of The Times; Venus and Serena Make Tour Seem Clueless

Telemarketers are increasingly reaching people on their cellphones; wireless services say they are receiving growing number of complaints from consumers angry because calls are costing them money; there are so many complaints, in fact, that backlash has begun; companies and consumers are suing telemarketers; legislators in at least four states are trying to regulate such calls, and bill barring cellphone spam has been introduced in Congress; photo (M)

Now, That Ringing Cellphone May Be a Telemarketer's Call

 British Cable TV Operator Closer to Deal With Malone  The Liberty Media Corporation, headed by John C. Malone, has moved a step closer to taking control of Telewest, a British cable operator, after Telewest said it would begin talks with bondholders about restructuring its debt.    Telewest and other telecommunications companies in Europe borrowed heavily to finance multiple acquisitions. Now those companies face a shortage of funds, and Mr. Malone appears ready to cash in. [Page C4.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

Clyde Haberman NYC column questions New Yorkers on Independence Day about how they will honor the red, white and blue as they are asked to think about red, orange, yellow, blue and green--color-coded terrorism rankings from Office of Homeland Security; finds details of these rankings are lost on most New Yorkers, and most of them wish government would spell things out plainly; says most New Yorkers did whatever they planned on July 4, silently thumbing their noses at terrorists (M)

Gestures Of Freedom, Old and New

Gen Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's dictator, who bet his future on post-Sept 11 alliance with West, loses considerable support as he has forced series of dramatic changes on Islamic country at behest of his foreign allies; nine months after joining Western coalition against terrorism, Musharaff is isolated in his own land, increasingly a figure of ridicule and focus of growing anti-Western fury that is shared by Islamic militants and middle class alike; diagram shows Pakistan's web of terror, indicating anti-Indian military groups, sectarian militant groups and individuals and orgns involved in kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl; photos of Pearl and Osama bin Laden (M)

As Pakistani's Popularity Slides, 'Busharraf' Is a Figure of Ridicule

Journeys article on summertime visit to Aspen, when wildflowers and cultural festivals bloom; photos (M)

In Summer, the Other Side of Aspen Blooms

Some troubled companies are starting to give chief executives their own personal watchdogs, in form of independent lead directors; Dynegy, Computer Associates International, Elan Corp and several other companies have named lead directors, as they try to restore confidence of investors angry about questionable accounting and executive pay packages; E*Trade Group says it will use lead director to review board practices as part of proposed settlement of shareholder lawsuit; Waste Management revamped its board in 1999, after accounting scandal, and gave shareholder activist Ralph V Whitworth of Relational Investors duties of lead director; chief executive A Maurice Myers comments; photo (M)

To Rein In Abuses, Executives Get Watchdogs

Driving article on trip through New York's Hudson Valley on Taconic State Parkway, one of most scenic in Northeast, best enjoyed by drivers who appreciate challenge of its winding ways; photos; map (M)

'Just Drive,' Said the Road, And the Car Responded

 Nuclear Fears at Sea  A ship leaving Japan for Britain with 550 pounds of high-grade plutonium has set off security alarms among environmental groups, Pacific nations and some members of the United States Congress.   PAGE A3    Criminal Inquiry in Air Crash  Prosecutors in Germany and Switzerland have opened criminal investigations to determine if Swiss air-traffic controllers were negligent in the midair collision Monday that killed 71 people.   PAGE A4

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Interviews and surveys show women from 25 to 45 years of age are now more likely than they were in past to describe staying at home with their children as phase in life that gives equal importance to paid employment; that is particularly true of college-educated mothers, whose numbers in paid employment keep rising, even as many of them spend more time at home before their children are ready for schooling; studies also show that time spent at work is climbing fastest among women with high-earning husbands; graph; photos (M)

Job Track or 'Mommy Track'? Some Do Both, in Phases

People across New York City Metropolitan area celebrate Independence Day with parades and barbecues, dazzling fireworks and flag-draped remembrances of America's proud heritage and new vulnerability to terrorism; security is heavy and heat oppressive, but crowds that mix vigilance with unabashed patriotism cheer small-town parades, attend baseball games and band concerts, flock to beaches and line New York's East River for nightcap: thundering, glittering Fourth of July fireworks show--with somber pause halfway through to remember victims of Sept 11; photos (M)

With Pride and Vigilance, the Nation Celebrates

Man armed with two handguns and knife kills two people and injures several more in main international ticketing area at Los Angeles International Airport before El Al airline security guard seizes him and shoots him dead; taking place on Fourth of July holiday, when security officials had been on particularly keen watch for terrorist acts, incident prompts immediate shutdown of Thomas Bradley International Terminal at airport and rerouting and curtailment of dozens of flights; FBI and Mayor James K Hahn say there is no immediate evidence of and political motivation behind attack at ticket counter for El Al, Israeli airline; photos; diagram of terminal (L)

Los Angeles Airport Gunman Slays 2 and Is Killed by Guard

Rep Thomas M Reynolds, Republican, is unlike most members of New York's Congressional delegation; he is a conservative in delegation controled by liberals and moderates, and an upstater outnumbered by downstaters; his most important difference is power he wields in Congress; in three years since he took office, he has earned reputation for party loyalty, hard work and horse trading; he has become confidant of House Speaker J Dennis Hastert, and is favored to head Republican Congressional Campaign Committee next year; photo (M)

A Force in the House, a Soft Voice Back Home; An Upstate Conservative Republican Is Gaining National Prominence

American military planning document calls for air, land and sea-based forces to attack Iraq from three directions--north, south and west--in campaign to topple Pres Saddam Hussein; person familiar with document says it envisions tens of thousands of marines and soldiers probably invading from Kuwait; hundreds of warplanes based in as many as eight countries, possibly including Turkey and Qatar, would unleash huge air assault against thousands of targets, including airfields, roadways and fiber-optics communications sites; special operations forces or covert CIA operatives would strike at depots or laboratories storing or manufacturing Iraq's suspected weapons of mass destruction and missiles to launch them; Pres Bush has received at least two briefings from Gen Tommy R Franks, head of Central Command, on broad outlines for possible attack against Iraq; photos; map (L)

U.S. PLAN FOR IRAQ IS SAID TO INCLUDE ATTACK ON 3 SIDES

María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García, known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress.

Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (born 1924)

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Theodore Samuel Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War. Nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame", "the Kid", "the Splendid Splinter", and "the Thumper", Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history in addition to being the last player to hit over .400 in an MLB season.

July 5, 2002

Headlines from July 5, 2002

Mondesi Up, Jeter Down for Yanks

A World That Sings Together . . .

Pressure to Plan for War

A Neighborhood Adjusts, Warily, to Life After Ikea

6 Die in House Fire

Billboard 200

The Eminem Show

Lovehatetragedy

Untouchables

Totally Hits 2002

Let Go

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 5, 2002