July 7, 2002

Richard Woodward article, in light of Jewish Museum's new exhibit New York: Capital of Photography, on influence Jews have had on photography in 20th century, especially in capturing New York; photos (M)

Somini Sengupta Coping column on Bengali-American Seema Ahmed, 18, who, with dozen other Queens girls, has made video under auspices of South Asian Youth Action about how Muslim girls in America are being treated in aftermath of September 11 terrorist attacks; drawing (M)

Hajji Abdul Qadir, Afghan vice president, is assassinated in Kabul, and stability of Hamid Karzai's American-backed government is thrown into question; Qadir and his driver are shot outside his office by gunmen lurking nearby; gunmen escape and police, suspecting conspiracy, detain Qadir's entourage of bodyguards and seal off Kabul's main streets; Qadir, longtime warlord from eastern Afghanistan, was pivotal figure in government, largely because he was one of few Pashtuns to join Karzai in effort to unite country's major ethnic groups; government is dominated by minority Tajiks; photos (M)

Prairie churches of North Dakota that were built by homesteaders in 1880's are rapidly vanishing; flight of people from North Dakota countryside has been silently devastating to obscure but historically significant rural architectural heritage; former church members and neighbors rally to halt their demise; some restore them out of their own pockets and resurrect them for weekly services; others band together to open them for special occasions; survey in 1998 by North Dakota Historical Society found at least 400 of state's 2,000 historic church buildings have been abandoned, and that 78 percent of them were in one-silo towns of 2,500 people or fewer; photos (M)

Lewis Beale article about Reign of Fire, latest in post-apocalypse movie genre, directed by Rob Bowman; recalls earlier movies about destruction of civilization and subject's continuing popularity in post-9/11 world; photos (M)

John Frankenheimer Is Dead The director of classic 60's films, including ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and ''Birdman of Alcatraz,'' who had made a comeback in television in recent years, was 72. PAGE 24 Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Dies The Air Force general, who shattered racial myths as commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering black World War II fighter pilots, was 89. PAGE 25

Vows column on wedding of Candace Bushnell and Charles Askegard; photos (M)

The Egyptian immigrant who killed two people at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday was nearly deported in 1996, but later gained permanent residency status, federal officials said yesterday.

Recent events that point up double standard Bush administration is pursuing on world stage include American demand that US peacekeepers be granted immunity from prosecution by International Criminal Court, and American planning for large-scale invasion of Iraq against advice and wishes of most European governments; many foreign policy experts say go-it-alone behavior is natural outgrowth of America's preeminent position in post-Soviet world, which it dominates militarily, economically and culturally; say that trying to control international rules of the road is what all great powers have done through the ages; drawing (M)

Serena Williams defeats sister Venus Williams to win her first Wimbledon title, in what is first final between two African-Americans; photos (M)

New AOL Time Warner chief executive Richard D Parsons discovers that both company's executives and its shareholders are united in more or less open revolt; much anger is focused on chief operating officer Robert W Pittman, on whose watch company stock has fallen by more than 60 percent; photo (M)

Sen Robert C Smith, New Hampshire Republican, is in awkward position of having his primary opponent, Rep John E Sununu, endorsed by former Pres George Bush and current Pres Bush's chief of staff Andrew H Card Jr; White House is not campaigning for Smith, breaking with long-established protocol of unequivocally supporting Republican incumbents; New Hampshire Senate race places Bush and his political advisers in delicate position of juggling loyalty, personal connections and pragmatic politics; Sununu's father, John H Sununu, was chief of staff to first Pres Bush and Card was deputy chief of staff; Smith briefly bolted Republican Party in 1999, and some Republicans seem unwilling to forgive him for that; polls show Smith trailing Sununu among likely Republican primary voters, and show Sununu as stronger candidate against Democratic nominee Gov Jeanne Shaheen; photos (M)