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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (born 1932)[†]
Dhirajlal Hirachand "Dhirubhai" Ambani was an Indian billionaire businessman who founded Reliance Industries in 1958. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977. In 2016, he was honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to trade and industry. Ambani faced numerous accusations of market manipulation, tax evasion, and cronyism.
2002John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)[†]
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix, French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Ronin (1998) and Reindeer Games (2000).
New York Yankees trade pitcher Ted Lilly and two minor leaguers to Oakland Athletics and get pitcher Jeff Weaver from Detroit Tigers in three-team deal (M)
Lawyers for unidentified Florida woman file class-action suit against Walgreens, Holy Cross Hospital, Dr Lise Lambert and two other doctors and Eli Lilly, maker of Prozac, after woman receives unsolicited free month's supply of Prozac Weekly from Walgreens drugstore near Fort Lauderdale; suit charges plaintiffs misused patients' medical records and invaded their privacy; accuses drugstore and Lilly of unauthorized medical practice; legal experts say sending drugs through mail could be criminal if recipient does not have prescription; photo (M)
Japanese Finance Ministry attempts to persuade its citizenry to purchase nation's bonds; reacts to Moody's Investors Service downgrading of Japanese bonds by two notches, below those of Botswana, Chile and Hungary; country's primary debt overshadows its foreign reserves and overseas assets; photo (M)
Support is growing in New York City Council for changing term-limits law, allowing Speaker Gifford Miller and seven other council members an extra two years in office; proponents of change say they support law and simply want to apply it more evenly; as law now stands, eight council members are limited to six years in office, rather than eight allowed to other members; opponents fear these changes would open door to undoing of law altogether (M)
Benjamin O. Davis Dies Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who broke color barriers as the commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering black World War II fighter pilots, was 89. PAGE A10
US government reports jobless rate of 5.9 percent in June, compared with 5.8 percent in May; Wachovia Securities economist Mark Vitner and other economists say US economy seems to be in jobless recovery reminiscent of early 1990's, in which companies remain focused on cutting costs and are reluctant to hire additional workers; about 150,000 jobs have been lost over all since start of year; photo (M)
Dozens of summer camps are running free programs for families shattered by Sept 11, but many children who could benefit from getaway in country are not ready to be away from their remaining parents; day camps or places like Camp Sunshine in Casco, Me, where whole families go together are getting most of interest; camps offer blessings and challenges for both parents and children; photos (M)
Dave Anderson Sports of The Times column discusses legacy of Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams, whose death at 83 years old ignites look back at astonishing career of 'last .400 hitter'; photo (M)
Lt Gen Shaul Mofaz, departing Israeli military chief of staff, says in newspaper interview that only expulsion or replacement of Yasir Arafat as Palestinian leader might prompt Israel to withdraw from seven West Bank cities currently under round-the-clock curfew; says army would allow food, water and fuel into areas except where there is terror; photo; Palestinians contend more violence may result as peace negotiations are deferred and Israel continues military control over Pales tinian-administered territory; US State Department and White House decline comment (M)
June Employment Report Reflects a Jobless Recovery As the government reported a rise in the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent last month, it seems increasingly clear that the economy is stuck in a jobless recovery resembling the sluggish growth of the early 1990's. ''In a sense, the recession is over, but the recovery has not begun,'' said Mark Vitner, the senior economist at Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, N.C. Nonfarm payroll jobs rose by only 36,000 last month. [Page A1.]
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox slugger who was last man to bat .400 and who was ranked with Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio as pre-eminent figures in history of baseball, dies at age 83; photos (L)
FBI officials remain puzzled over motive of Hesham Mohamed Ali Hadayet, Egyptian-born owner of limousine service who opened fire at crowded El Al airlines ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport, killing two people before being shot to death by Israeli security guards; possible motives are that Hadayet held strong hatred toward Israel, attack was terrorism or that he was despondent for as yet unknown reason; federal investigators seek information about Hadayet from public; victims are identified as Victoria V Hen and Jacob Aminov; photos (M)