January 14, 2005

Indonesian coastal town of Calang, where thousands of people were swept away by tsunami, has not just been destroyed, it has vanished; most of town's 7.300 people are missing; only 323 bodies have been found; Calang and many other villages on western coast of Aceh Province have been wiped from map; suffering along land closest to earthquake's epicenter has been compounded by its remoteness; devastation is great and numbers in need is huge; much of terrain is accessible only by helicopter; photos; map (M)

Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column commends Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig for finally leading sport toward toughter drug testing program that will help baseball, though not fully, to recover from political and public black eye it earned over past decade; photos (M)

Analysis: Future of CBS's 60 Minutes II, program that broadcast Dan Rather's report, now discredited, about Pres Bush's National Guard record, is in doubt; Leslie Moonves, chairman of CBS and co-president of network's parent, Viacom, says Rather is expected to continue his career at CBS on Wednesday edition of 60 Minutes, after he steps down as network's primary anchor in March, provided show continues; one related question is whether Rather would move to base on original Sunday 60 Minutes if Wednesday edition is shut down; photo (M)

Abu Ghraib Defendant Does Not Testify Lawyers for the Army reservist accused of being the ringleader of the abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq abruptly ended his defense without putting him on the stand, though they had said he would testify. PAGE A8 New Abuse Investigation Officials said the Justice Department was investigating the military treatment of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay and in Iraq. PAGE A20 Casualties of War? Relatives of a marine in California who killed one policeman and injured another before being killed himself say they wonder if he sought to die to avoid returning to Iraq. PAGE A16 Move on Malpractice Costs Republican governors and lawmakers in many states are mounting major campaigns to control medical malpractice insurance premiums by limiting civil litigation. PAGE A21 Rather's Program in Question Dan Rather expects to move to the Wednesday edition of ''60 Minutes'' when he leaves the CBS News anchor chair. But that program's low ratings have put its future in doubt, the top CBS executive said. PAGE C1 The Sublime Hand of Rubens The Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens has long been overlooked in the United States, but that changes today when an extensive exhibition of his drawings opens at the Metropolitan Museum. Michael Kimmelman reviews the show. PAGE E35

Major league baseball players agree to stricter policy for steroids and other drugs that will include more tests, tougher penalties, and expanded list of banned substances, although players will not be tested for amphetamines; players' union has been under pressure from government, fans and some of its own members to take stronger stand against steroids; players have resisted testing for any drugs, calling it invasion of their privacy, and baseball owners have largely ignored topic for years; Comr Bud Selig falls short of his stated goal of replicating policy in minor leagues; that includes testing for amphetamines, which can make players more alert; Donald Fehr, head of Major League Baseball Players Assn, asked about omission of amphetamines from testing list, claims goal of talks was to deal specifically with steroid and muscle-enhancing matters; notes ban will include ephedra, stimulant that contributed to death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler in 2003; photo; chart with new penalties for positive tests (M)