May 8, 2004

Jimmy Hines lives rent-free in his recreational vehicle, which he parks on Queens, New York City street; he gave up apartment he was renting for $900 month after he lost his job as vending machine repairman, and he bought camper with his savings; it is his sixth month living curbside in camper, and he says he will never have landlord again; says camper living is 'incredibly inexpensive'; photos (M)

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stock plunges after company, citing increasing customer interest in low-carbohydrate diets, warns of disappointing earnings; share price graph (M)

Dan Barry column on classes at which would-be administrative law judges for New York City Department of Finance learn how to adjudicate parking law violations; says they are taught every detail of law and how to respond to all manner of excuses from defendants (M)

David Oats, head of Queens Olympic Committee, argues case for putting new Olympic stadium and home for New York Jets football in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park rather than on West Side of Manhattan, where Bloomberg administration wants it; insists that fans and business would embrace location; notes that site is well served by existing means of transportation and would not face neighborhood opposition; his message is scorned by Deputy Mayor Daniel L Doctoroff, founder of official NYC2012 committee, and by Jets; photos; map; drawing of stadium (M)

Pres Bush receives warm welcome in Dubuque, Iowa; visit is part of his three-day Midwestern bus tour; tour, which began in Michigan on May 5, is Bush's latest effort to do end-run around Washington, DC, press corps that covers him daily; it is strategy that has won him very localized and fairly favorable coverage across nation for weeks; photo (M)