MARDA WHITE TODD'S 1965 Austin Healey, originally owned by her parents, is no ordinary heirloom. It is a connection to her father, who died before she was born. Page 8.  

A Car Links One Family To Its Past

Hong Kong's monthly average price drop was 0.3 percent for July through September, in contrast to 0.6 percent from June through August; consumer prices were 3.2 percent lower in September than year earlier (S)

World Business Briefing | Asia: Hong Kong: Deflation Slows

Jeremy Eichler Critic's Notebook column on ways in which lives and works of composer Arnold Schoenberg and painter Wassily Kandinsky became intertwined in light of new exhibition, Schoenberg, Kandinsky and the Blue Rider, at Jewish Museum; photos (M)

Modernist Prophets Of Disparate Arts

World Business Briefing | Australia/New Zealand: New Zealand: Air Alliance Rejected

Royal Dutch/Shell Group reports third-quarter earnings that miss analysts' estimates; net income was $2.7 billion, 1 percent rise from year earlier and substantially below analysts' estimates of $3 billion to $3.3 billion; revenue increased 10 percent, to $49.5 billion in quarter (M)

Shell's Net For Quarter Falls Below Estimates

European Court of First Instance says British-Dutch food group Unilever is restricting competition in fiercely contested market for ice cream bars in Ireland; Unilever appealed to court in 1998, when European Commission outlawed company's policy of providing freezers to retailers on condition that they not be used to stock rival ice cream; HB Ice Cream, division of Unilever that was later renamed Van den Bergh Foods, imposed exclusivity condition in 1989, just as American candy maker Mars began selling ice cream based on its namesake chocolate bar in Ireland; smaller retailers in Ireland who did not have space for two freezer cabinets were stocking their Mars ice creams in Unilever freezers, practice Unilever wanted to stop; Unilever plays down significance of ruling by saying it applies only to Irish market; notes ruling does not require retailers in Ireland to stock their Unilever freezers with rival products (M)

European Court Tells Unilever It Can't Restrict Store Freezers

 Microsoft Reports Gains In Revenue and Profits  Strong demand in the consumer market for personal computers helped Microsoft report solid quarterly gains in sales and profits, which slightly surpassed Wall Street's expectations.    Microsoft also expects revenue and earnings for the current quarter to be somewhat higher than the consensus estimates of securities analysts. [Page C6.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

George Vecsey Sports of The Times column contends that New York Yankees' performance in this year's World Series has been one of team's weakest; Florida Marlins lead series, 3-2 (M)

Sports of The Times; Yankees Rarely Look This Weak

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines earned 90 million euros ($106 million) in second quarter ended Sept 30, compared with earnings of 86 million euros year earlier; operating profit fell 7.1 percent, to 131 million euros (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Airline Posts Profit

Michael Sweeney, New York City emergency medical technician called to shooting of Gidone Busch in Brooklyn, testifies that police told him everyone was OK at scene shortly before he noticed Busch dying on sidewalk; Shimon Charach, volunteer paramedic, testifies that police refused to let him close to Busch; Lazar Eichenstein, witness for city and police officers in civil lawsuit brought by Busch's family, says police appeared afraid, but adds that Busch was not moving towards police when they shot him (M)

Family's Case Against Police Is Bolstered

World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Cosmetics Merger

Oakland International Airport and San Francisco International Airport are competing for passengers; Southwest and JetBlue, nation's most profitable airlines, operate out of Oakland, not San Francisco; Oakland's airport has lower fees and better weather, and population is growing faster on east side of bay; influx of low-cost air service has meant that number of passengers has been rising even as it has dropped at San Francisco; San Francisco is fighting back, driving hard to woo airlines, especially low-cost carriers; Mayor Willie Brown is courting airline executives, and airport is cutting landing fees by half on new routes; efforts seem to be paying off, for American Trans Air is starting its first transcontinental service--nonstop flights between San Francisco and New York area--on Oct 26, and couple of other low-cost airlines also plan to fly new cross-country routes within months; graph; photos (M)

Rival Airports Seek the Elusive Passenger; As Oakland Thrives, San Francisco Cuts Fees and Courts Discounters

Florida Marlins defeat New York Yankees, 6-4, to lead World Series, 3-2; photos (M)

Broken-Down Yanks Left Teetering on Edge

Japan's merchandise trade surplus grew slower-than-expected 4.8 percent in September from month year earlier; exports increased for third consecutive month, but imports grew even faster, partly because of yen's continued rise against dollar; surge in imports suggests that net exports may contribute less than forecast to Japan's gross domestic product in July-September quarter (S)

World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Trade Surplus Grows

Unofficial dog census in New York City shows clearly discernible patterns of dog ownership by neighborhood and Zip Code and confirms many longstanding dog-owner stereotypes; many of city's Shih Tzus live on Upper East Side, while largest concentration of pit bulls are in Spanish Harlem; while lap dogs live in lap of luxury, dogs that are considered tough are more common to neighborhoods with tough reputations; over all, most common type of dog licensed in 2003 fiscal year is mixed breed; analysis is limited by fact that 80 percent of estimated 530,000 dogs in New York City are without licenses; photo; chart (M)

New York's Top Dog? It Depends on the ZIP Code

Geoffrey A Davis is faltering in his campaign for New York City Council seat that was held by his slain brother, James E Davis; is political novice with strong temperament and checkered past, and some of his earlier Democratic supporters have moved to sidelines or are supporting candidates from other parties; Letitia James of Working Families Party could be first third-party candidate elected to Council in decades; Anthony Herbert, Republican, and Abraham Wasserman, Conservative, are wildcards who also offer viable candidacies; photo (L)

Carrying a Brother's Torch, Shakily; Davis in Tough Race to Win Council Seat Vacated by Murder

Article on Scott Ahlborn, Jim Streacher and others who continue to spend weekends on Fire Island and other vacation spots along East Coast after summer ends; photos (M)

When the Summer Crowds Ebb

Syria, which uprooted militant Islam and killed estimated 10,000 people two decades ago, is experiencing dramatic religious resurgence; experts attribute phenomenon to various factors; note Islam is proving appealing through much of Arab world as means to protest corrupt, incompetent and oppressive governments; say widespread sense that Islam is being singled out for attack by Washington has invigorated its appeal; some say Syrian government, facing threats from United States and Israel, seeks to forge nationalist sentiment with any means possible, including fostering very brand of religious fundamentalism that it once pruned so mercilessly; Pres Hafez al-Assad has built hundreds of mosques and founded myriad schools to study Koran; photos (L)

Syria, Long Ruthlessly Secular, Sees Fervent Islamic Resurgence

Postal Service prepares for $200 million cleanup of anthrax spores contaminating mail sorting plant in Hamilton, NJ, since fall of 2001; delay in starting cleaning process angers postal workers who were sent to other locations and town residents; corrosive chlorine dioxide gas will be pumped into building and removed before sorting machinery is replaced; photo; diagram (M)

Anthrax Cleanup Day Finally Comes for Mail Sorting Center

Clyde Haberman column says last British Airways Concorde flight from Kennedy International Airport is most welcome to people of Howard Beach, Queens, who have endured more than 25 years of supersonic aircraft's window-rattling noise (M)

An End at Last To the Battle Of Concorde

Thailand's Prime Min Thaksin Shinawatra sets path for better economy; Thailand's economy is accelerating, unemployment is falling and 'Thaksinomics' appears to be success; Thailand has made last payment on $3.4 billion International Monetary Fund lent it during Asian financial crisis of 1997 and 1998; Thaksin's Thailand is nation transformed: foreign debt has dropped by two-thirds, economy is expected to grow 6 percent this year and stock market has soared 69 percent; photo (M)

Thailand Sets Path to a Better Economy

Alessandra Stanley reviews BBC America 5-part series Cambridge Spies, starring Samuel West, Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens and Rupert Penry-Jones; photos (M)

A Ring of Droll Spies, Slightly Fictionalized

Sen John Kerry is being asked to justify his vote to authorize use of force in Iraq at virtually every campaign stop he makes as he seeks Democratic presidential nomination; is having to square his vote in favor of Iraq war resolution with his opposition to Pres Bush's postwar policy and his vote against Bush's request for $87 billion in military and reconstruction aid for Iraq and Afghanistan; is being forced to defend himslf in area that was supposed to be his greatest strength, foreign-relations expertise; Kerry is one of four presidential candidates who voted to allow use of force against Iraq; of that group, only he is relying heavily on support of those liberal primary voters for whom Iraq war is lightning rod; Kerry's writings, statements and speeches from before vote on using force through now do show consistent underpinnings; he argued for using threat of force to support weapons-inspection program, but only using force when all other options were exhausted; often warned that greatest challenge would be in stabilizing postwar Iraq (M)

Kerry Still Nagged by Questions On Vote to Authorize Iraq War

 Rape as Rite in France  The trial of 10 men for gang rape suggests a growing problem in the urban wastelands on the outskirts of France's big cities.   PAGE A4    Islamic Leader Indicted  One of America's most prominent Islamic leaders was charged with laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars from Libya.   PAGE A19

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German government says economy is not expected to grow this year; economics and labor ministry cuts its forecast for growth in 2003 to zero, from earlier projection of 0.75 percent; also trims its expectations of growth in 2004 to range of 1.5 percent to 2 percent, down from 2 percent; Economics and Labor Min Wolfgang Clement says it will be 'black zero,' meaning economy is not in danger of finishing year in red; photo (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Flat Economic Outlook

Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).

Studies started in 1954, and France and the United Kingdom signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million .
Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969.

The market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines.
On 9 October 1975, it received its French certificate of airworthiness, and from the UK CAA on 5 December.

Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

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