March 29, 2003

Suggested price of Sunday New York Timres in New York region is rising to $3.50 starting March 30

Analysts and economists question whether kinds of cuts airlines make in bankruptcy reorganization are deep enough to cure industry's woes; US Airways, set to emerge from bankruptcy, is not expected to be profitable soon and could still fail; there is no indication that American Airlines, which weighs bankruptcy, or any major rival, is seriously rethinking how it does business; skeptics note focus on cutting labor costs has not worked in long run; call for changes in fare structures, route networks and schedules and in mind-set that counts on government bailouts; graphs of capacity vs filled seats and of revenue; photos (M)

Influential antiwar coalitions shift away from disruptive tactics and are stepping up efforts to appeal to mainstream Americans, as Iraq war moves into second week; Win Without War is encouraging those on e-mail list to send supportive messages to soldiers, while other groups are trying to get peace message out with billboards and other advertising; various antiwar efforts described; chart illustrates makeup of national coalitions that have become unbrella groups for smaller organizations; map shows where antiwar demonstrations have been held; photos (L)

Michigan State University defeats Maryland University, 60-58, in NCAA tournament South Regional semifinal; photo (M)

Bush administration works to firm up support for war, accusing Saddam Hussein of operating death squad, warning Syria and Iran agains interfering with allied opeations and mounting concerted effort to counter impression that fighting had gone worse than expected in first nine days; admininstration officials express confidence in strength and flexibililty of their military plan, and say current movement of 100,000 additional troops to region was part of plan all along; Gen Richad B Myers, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, sats plan is brilliant; Bush photo (L)