July 24, 2003

Filipino crewmen of Aurora Amethyst, like hundreds of other foreign seamen, are not allowed to leave their vessel while it is docked in Bayonne, New Jersey, because they lack clearance required by US authorities since Sept 11 terrorist attacks; photos; port chaplains who minister to crews comment (M)

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California appears on verge of authorizing vote on whether to oust Gov Gray Davis, using its power to force recall election against sitting governor for first time; counties have submitted to state more than 1.3 million valid ballot petition signatures needed to secure recall question on spot on fall special election ballot; Secretary of State Kevin Shelley officially certifies results; this is first governor recall effort to make it this far, in 31 other tries; initiative would send state into uncharted political and legal territory; even some basic aspects of likely vote remain in contention; chief among them is whether Lt Gov Cruz Bustamante--a Democrat like Davis--who is charged under state constitution with calling election, would set two-part ballot, one determining Davis's fate and one choosing successor; photo; map (M)

New York Knicks trade Latrell Sprewell to Minnesota Timberwolves and acquire Philadelphia 76ers forward Keith Van Horn in four-team deal; 76ers obtain Glenn Robinson from Atlanta Hawks and center Marc Jackson from Timberwolves; Hawks receive guard Terrell Brandon, who will likely bring salary cap relief for Hawks because of his knee injury; photos (M)

Cordiant Communications Group shareholders unhappily approve buyout of struggling agency group by WPP Group; score board and oust chief executive David Hearn, chairman Nigel Stapleton and chief financial officer Andrew Boland from board; rare move is largely symbolic since WPP will take control in Aug; Hearn and Boland will stay on as executives during transition, while Stapleton will resign and forgo $321,000 in pay; photo (M)