August 29, 2004

Jeremy Eichler article on some reasons for curious surge of interest in Klezmer music across Germany, with more than 100 bands playing Eastern European Jewish folk music; says record sales are strong, and festivals and workshops have multiplied; holds Germany's Klezmer market exceeds even that of US, where form has flourished since revival in 1980's and '90's; photos (M)

Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania,, while seemingly flush with surplus workers, could face shortage of 125,000 workers, about tenth size of today's labor force, by 2012 because of declining and aging population; region's demographic issues seem precursor of problems across nation as fewer new workers will be available to replace aging baby boomers; shift is expected to continue intensifying, with people 55 and older making up 37 percent of population in 2030, up from 15 percent today; some companies are scrambling now to secure tomorrow's work force; others are lobbying for more immigration or outsourcing work abroad; experts say efforts are inadequate, given magnitude of coming demographic dislocation; say workers will probably be made to work longer; population graphs; photos (M)

Pete Thamel 2004 College Football Preview discusses many football coaches in Stoops family; Bob Stoops is Oklahoma University coach; Mike Stoops is Arizona University coach, where Mark Stoops is defensive coordinator; Ron Stoops Jr coaches at same Ohio high school his father coached at; photos (M)

Chechens Dread Election Voters in Chechnya are expected to go to the polls today to elect a president, but many residents of the capital are leaving, saying voting would be a risk for nothing because the Kremlin has already chosen. Meanwhile, Russia said it had found traces of explosives in both planes that crashed on Tuesday. PAGE 4 Powell Cancels Athens Trip Secretary of State Colin L. Powell canceled his visit to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony. An aide said one reason for the move was to keep anti-American protests from becoming a distraction. PAGE 10

Richard A Posner reviews book The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; photos (L)