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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002Eddie Bracken, American actor (born 1915)[†]
Edward Vincent Bracken was an American actor. Bracken came to Hollywood prominence for his comedic lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek both from 1944, both of which have been preserved by the National Film Registry. During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls (1940).
2002Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (born 1909)[†]
Elena Nikolaidi was a Greek-American opera singer and teacher. She sang leading contralto and mezzosoprano roles with major opera companies worldwide and made numerous recordings.
Profile of Lindy Roy, architect with Vitra, who is considered bright, new comer, even without much built work; photos (M)
Iraq says it will allow United Nations weapons inspectors to begin work; grudgingly agrees to 'deal with' Security Council resolution obligating it to disarm; nine-page letter, submitted from Iraqi Foreign Min Naji Sabri to Secretary General Kofi Annan, seethes with hostility toward United States and repeatedly denies Pres Bush's assertion that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction; Bush has no specific reaction to letter, saying only there will be 'no negotiations with Saddam Hussein'; further confrontation between Washington and Baghdad is expected; administration officials say they are content for now to wait until Dec 8--deadline for Iraq to submit complete list of its weapons programs--before making issue of violations; Annan urges patience from White House; some Security Council members view war as justified only if Iraq flagrantly violates new inspections regime; gap appears to be growing between those nations and Bush administration; letter from Iraq rages against Americans and British, calling them 'gang of evil'; photo (M)
Anne Raver profiles landscape architect Ken Smith, who has brought green into New York City in highly stylized gardens and public spaces; cites many exciting projects and innovations; he is currently working on landscape of Lever House, landmark building on Park Avenue; photos (M)
Arizona University forward Luke Walton is considered favorite to win Wooden Award; photos (M)
Wesleyan University inacts moratorium on sidewalk chalking, popular and often controversial form of communication at politcally-charged liberal arts college, after obscene references are made about faculty members; student government will attempt to overturn ban; photos (M)
Secretary General Kofi Annan urges White House to be 'a bit patient' against any rush toward military action against Iraq and not to use 'flimsy' excuse to go to war; says military action, if it comes, must be based on credible evidence of Iraq's obstruction; makes comments after meeting with Pres Bush; says US seems to have lower threshold for going to war in Iraq than other nations on Security Council; Annan's comments reflect divergence of views between Bush administration and some Security Council nations over what kind of obstruction would constitute trigger for going to war; Annan refuses to be drawn into discussing hypothetical details of what might constitute obstruction; Bush, meeting with his cabinet, again strikes unrelentingly muscular tone on Iraq, saying there will be 'zero tolerance' of any deception, denial or deceit by Pres Saddam Hussein; photos (M)
Pedro Solbes, European Union commissioner for monetary affairs, proposes punishing Germany for running budget deficit that is expected to reach 3.8 percent of gross domestic product by end of 2002; says France also faces censure for shortfall that approaches ceiling of 3 percent of gross domestic product; Germany demanded budget-deficit restrictions as part of agreement that created euro; officials pare forecasts of euro zone economic growth down to 0.8 percent for 2002 and 1.8 percent for 2003; photo (M)
E-Mail Ties Analyst's Switch To Nursery School Spots Jack B. Grubman, a former star telecommunications analyst, told a friend last year that his boss, Sanford I. Weill, the chairman of Citigroup, helped to secure spots in an exclusive Manhattan nursery school for Mr. Grubman's daughters after he began recommending that investors buy AT&T stock. Citigroup acknowledged Mr. Weill's attempt to help Mr. Grubman's children, but denied it was connected to the analyst's upgrade of AT&T. The circumstances surrounding Mr. Grubman's abrupt change in the fall of 1999 to an upbeat view on AT&T from a negative one have come under scrutiny as investigators try to assess whether research practices at the Salomon Smith Barney unit were corrupted by its investment banking relationships with corporations or desired relationships. [Page A1.]
New Jersey Nets defeat San Antonio Spurs, 91-82; photos (M)
Cirio Finanziaria, Italian canned-goods producer in default on bond payments, will sell its stake in Rome soccer club, Societa Sportiva Lazio and divest itself of two other units to restructure debt (S)
New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens will consider options as he enters free agency, hoping his ailing mother Bess Clemens, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is still alive when he enters Baseball Hall of Fame; photos (M)
Jack B Grubman, former star telecommunications analyst at Salomon Smith Barney unit of Citigroup, told friend in e-mail message last year that Citigroup chairman Sanford I Weill, his boss, helped to secure spots in exclusive nursery school for Grubman's twin daughters after Grubman reversed himself and began to recommend that investors buy AT&T; Citigroup acknowledges that Weill, who was AT&T director, tried to help Grubman's children get into school by making $1 million donation, but denies it was connected to Grubman's upgrading of AT&T shares; circumstances surrounding Grubman's abrupt change in fall of 1999 to upbeat view of AT&T from long-held negative one has come under intense scrutiny from investigators in office of New York Atty Gen Eliot Spitzer and NASD; they are trying to assess whether research practices at Salomon Smith Barney unit of Citigroup were corrupted by firm's investment banking relationships with corporations; soon after Grubman upgraded AT&T, Salomon reaped lucrative fees from offering of shares in AT&T's wireless subsidiary; photos (M)