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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002Robert L. Forward, American physicist and science fiction author (born 1932)[†]
Robert Lull Forward was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His literary work was noted for its scientific credibility and use of ideas developed from his career as an aerospace engineer. He also made important contributions to gravitational wave detection research.
Arnaud Clement defeats Andy Roddick and Sebastien Grosjean defeats James Blake, to give France 2-0 lead over US in semifinals of Davis Cup; photo (M)
Out-of-court settlement could finally bring end to battle between brothers James and Salvatore Dell'Orto operating rival culinary landmarks bearing name Manganaro; agreement would close lawsuits spanning 15 years and mark demise of Manganaro Foods, century-old specialty grocery and restaurant on Ninth Avenue near 37th Street; store has waged multigenerational battle with Manganaro's Hero-Boy, 40-year-old sandwich shop next door over right to sell sandwiches under Manganaro names; brothers discuss settlement in which Salvatore would close this business, stop using name Manganaro, and transfer his much-advertised telephone line to Hero-Boy; James says he will forgo collecting close to half-million dollars in damages; Justice Harold Baer Jr ruled in 1989 that Hero-Boy and grocery could use name Manganaro, but that grocery had infringed on trademark of Hero-Boy in advertising its party hot line; James waited six years, then sued for contempt, charging that Salvatore, in operating new hot line, violated order; court ruled that Salavatore's business would have to pay $422,240 in damages; photo (M)
Pentagon has given Pres Bush highly detailed set of military options for attacking Iraq; Gen Tommy R Franks gave Bush war-planning document just before UN speech calling for military action against Saddam Hussein; attack would begin with lengthy air campaign by B-2 bombers using satellite-guided bombs to knock out Iraqi command centers and air defenses, to isolate Hussein from field commanders; tens of thousands of marines and soldiers would stage out of Kuwait; photo of Bush with adviser Condoleezza Rice (M)
New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips and manager Bobby Valentine deny that use of marijuana by Mets players is widespread, but warn against danger in using drugs while playing; photos (M)
Japan fails to receive enough bids for its 10-year government bond auction for first time in history, signaling investors' skepticism and confusion over direction of Japanese economy and government's economic policy; banks, traditionally largest purchasers of Japanese government debt, refrain from bidding, which is considered a seasonal phenomenon; setback eerily mimics precise plot of recent best-selling Japanese novel; surprising results of undersubscribed auction send stock and bond prices falling and yen tumbling to 123.35 to dollar from 121.42 the previous day; photo; graph of yen to dollar (M)
Chancellor Gerhard Schroder writes Pres Bush personal letter apologizing for 'supposed remarks' by German Justice Min Herta Daubler-Gmelin, who reportedly compared Bush's political tactics over Iraq to those of Hitler; bitter German election campaign draws to close with Schroder inching ahead of Edmund Stoiber, largely by attacking US threats to invade Iraq; poll graph; letter reflects unease and friction in US-German relations; minister denies comparing Bush to Hitler, but her apparent indiscretions are only most vocal expressions of conflict M)
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Record spending pace of New York gubernatorial campaign noted
Mike Freeman Sports of The Times column contends that allegations of marijuana use among New York Mets players is unsuprising result of lax drug testing policies in Major League Baseball; photo (M)
New York Yankees defeat Detroit Tigers, 5-1, and clinch tie for American League East division title (M)
Construction companies that excavated debris from ground zero are near agreement with New York City on deal to use federal emergency money to buy $1 billion in insurance, which companies would use to defend themselves against any lawsuits from residents, property owners and workers connected with cleanup; agreement would protect companies from risk that haunted them throughout cleanup: they did not have basic liability coverage against injury that contractors typically have on every project; city would set up new insurance company to cover potential claims and use hundreds of millions of dollars from Federal Emergency Management Administration to secure $1 billion in insurance coverage; major cleanup contractors--Bovis, Tully, AMEC and Turner Construction--have failed to persuade insurance companies to provide coverage; photo (M)