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MAN IN THE NEWS: William Pelham Barr; Attorney General Choice With Low-Key Style

Date: 17 October 1991

By David Johnston

David Johnston

William P. Barr, President Bush's nominee as Attorney General, is a bagpipe-player, China scholar and one-time employee at the Central Intelligence Agency who got his law degree in night school and has never prosecuted a criminal case in court. He has served as Acting Attorney General since Dick Thornburgh left two months ago to run for the Senate in Pennsylvania, and his affable, unpretentious style at the Department of Justice has been an antidote to the aloof and sometimes imperious approach of Mr. Thornburgh.

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A Cleansing Disclosure

Date: 18 October 1991

By Floyd Abrams

Floyd Abrams

Throughout the endlessly dispiriting hours of the Clarence Thomas hearings, one refrain by the Republican senators remained constant. Unwilling to dare a personal attack on Prof. Anita Hill to her face (as Democrats were unwilling to attack Judge Thomas to his), they attacked the leak that led to the hearing. Orrin Hatch and Alan Simpson affected particular outrage. Democrats, defensive over the leak and concerned that they might be tagged as leakers, criticized it too. On this issue then, at least, there was unanimity: the leaking was wrong; the leaker should be found and punished. Senator Simpson went further: the press, he said, should be condemned for publishing the leaked information.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 October 1991

INTERNATIONAL A3-17 A new Western European army corps would be established under a proposal by France and Germany. The two countries said they would bolster an existing joint brigade of 5,000 members as a step toward giving the region an independent defense capability. Page A1 Lithuania will not exonerate Nazi war criminals. A Supreme Court justice overturned a decision to rehabilitate thousands of people who had been convicted of killing Jews in World War II. A1

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 18 October 1991

International A3-9 The Ukraine will not join a pact with other republics intended to create a free-market association in the Soviet Union. Ukraine's opposition was not unexpected, but raised doubts about whether the separatist republics will ever be able to unify on economic matters. Page A1 NATO announced nuclear arms cuts in response to President Bush's initiative. The slashing of the alliance's nuclear arsenal in Europe by 80 percent means that in a few years, the NATO alliance will have only 700 nuclear warheads in Europe. A3 Hungary is a haven for Yugoslavs fleeing the fighting in Croatia. In one Hungarian border town, the Yugoslav refugees are one of a series of groups who have needed to take cover there during a flare-up in the region. A1 Yugoslav army begins offensive and Croatians flee A8 East Germany's master spy, Markus Wolf, has returned to Germany after a one-year exile in Moscow. Germans wonder just what secrets he will reveal and if he can be brought to trial for espionage and high treason. A6 German lawmakers back steps to end spy taint A6 German study ties dioxin to cancer A7 Secretary Baker's talks with Israel failed to come to an agreement about whether Israel would attend a Middle East peace conference. Israeli officials demanded tighter assurances that they would not end up in de facto negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization. A8 Soviet Foreign Minister meets Israelis on peace conference A8 Two bombs kill 41 and injure 140 in India A3 National A10-18 The Consumer Price Index rose in September by four-tenths of a percent, the largest increase since January. The rise was higher than generally expected and disturbed the markets and some analysts. A1 A ban on semiautomatic guns and multiple-bullet gun clips was overwhelmingly rejected by the House. The recent massacre in Texas hung over the debate, forcing those opposing the ban to point out that it would not have made the guns used in that massacre illegal. A1 The man behind the Texas rampage that left 22 people dead in a cafeteria was described as an unfriendly loner. Yet, the convenience store clerk who served George J. Hennard -- who killed himself after the killings -- said he seemed calm and almost friendly the day of the killings. A14 Robert M. Gates's nomination is expected to receive support from a majority of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The nomination as Director of Central Intelligence is then expected to be subject to intense debate by the full Senate. A1 Washington Memo: Supreme Court aloofness from the political process is still prevalent although the many new appointments in the last decade -- as well as the recent confirmation battle of Judge Clarence Thomas -- have pierced this aura somewhat. A12 Women divided over Anita F. Hill largely on the basis of class, interviews in Baltimore show. Blue-collar women said they could not believe Professor Hill would not complain about the harassment at the time, while professional women said Professor Hill was believable. A12 Bush says Senate should have met privately on Thomas A12 Social Security benefits will rise by 3.7 percent starting in January, the smallest cost-of-living adjustment in five years for the 40 million Americans receiving the payments. A10 A hospital must continue life support for a near-comatose 13-year-old girl, even though it considers the treatment "abusive and inhumane," a judge in Atlanta ruled. The judge said that because the parents disagree on the treatment, the hospital must keep the child alive. A10 Hormones linked to bacteria growth A18 Genetics experts tell of possible abuse A18 Renewed Republican call for tax cut is led by Bush A18 Study calls for effort to limit rockets' pollution A18 Oklahoma school plan survives vote A10 A.T. & T. loses $1.8 billion; other phone results mixed D1 Regional B1-5 Grand Central Terminal was flooded when an 87-year-old water main ruptured early in the morning and released several million gallons of water. The water ruined a newly renovated subway station and plunged commuters into a snarl of flooded subway lines and pulverized asphalt. A1 Much-abused New York commuters were packed into subway cars and transferred to already-overloaded buses as traffic slowed to halt in Manhattan and Queens. Even by the sardine-can standards of New York City, the water main break was a disaster. A1 Water mains suffer from expanding world underground B4 Around Grand Central, nothing ran but water B5 The capital improvements plan of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has fallen short of many goals because of poor planning and cost overruns, an Inspector General report says. Still, the report says the 10-year, $16.5 billion program to upgrade New York's mass transit has led to major improvements. B1 Eight suspended nurses' aides at Kings County Hospital were reinstated with pay at the request of their union. The nurses' aides were suspended after the suffocation of a patient and have agreed to cooperate with an internal investigation, officials said. B1 A suit against a fertility-drug maker was settled for an estimated $4.25 million. The settlement paid by Eli Lilly & Company to a woman who suffers from cancer and infertility because her mother took diethylstilbestrol, or DES, was believed to be the largest award in such a case. B1 A private elementary school closed with 48 hours notice, leaving parents of children enrolled at the Fleming School on the Upper West Side in a quandary about where their children would finish their schooling. B1 Barnard dorm is dedicated to Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger B2 Foreboding in Connecticut as state employees depart B2 Collision of jets while taxiing is called puzzling B2 D'Amato's rating falls to low in poll B2 Rockefeller University recieved a $20 million gift B3 Firefighter again makes her harassment charge B3 Mayor Dinkins to donate $5,000 to his trip to South Africa B3 Business Digest D1 Weekend Who needs celebrity biographies? C1 How to talk baseball C30 Theater: On Stage, and Off C2 "The Baby Dance" C5 "1991," a Columbus chronicle C14 Film: At the Movies C8 Dance: Graham's Kabuki hommage C5 Art: Art without beauty C1 Duane Michals's photographs C32 Restaurants C22 Word and Image: "The Malaria Capers" C29 Law Page B16 Curb on trial lawyers' talk raises fairness issue A question of ethics for a new judge Obituaries B6 Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer Emily Rosenthal, ex-director Of nursery School at 92d Street Y Solomon Simonson, educator Sports B7-13 Baseball: Twins pitchers pick up bats B7 Column: Vecsey on N.L. pennant finish B7 Football: Rutgers getting Jersey recruits B8 N.F.L. match-ups B13 Hockey: Messier says Nemchinov will be a key man B11 Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A30 The once and future C.I.A. Courtship in the Pacific Getting smart about sex The Navy learns humility Letters A30 Anthony Lewis: Slash and burn A31 A. M. Rosenthal: The solitary voyager A31 Fay Weldon: Sex and paradox across the Atlantic A31 Floyd Abrams: A cleansing disclosure A31 Igor Malashenko: Behind Gorbachev's arms cutback A31

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25 News Employees Cut At Time Inc. Magazines

Date: 18 October 1991

By Deirdre Carmody

Deirdre Carmody

The Time Inc. Magazine Company informed about 25 news department employees at six of its magazines this week that they would be laid off as part of staff reductions announced in September. Sixty-one employees have already volunteered to leave. On Sept. 19, citing declining advertising pages, the company said it would lay off 105 news employees, the most drastic staff cuts in almost two decades. Time Inc. has since reduced the number to 98.

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Luby's Delay On Earnings

Date: 18 October 1991

The earnings report for the 1991 fiscal year and fourth quarter for Luby's Cafeterias Inc. has been delayed because of the shooting deaths of 22 patrons on Wednesday in a crowded Luby's restaurant here, the company said today. The company, based in San Antonio, had planned to announce the financial results after a directors meeting at the company on Wednesday. But the gathering dissolved after Ralph (Pete) Erben, the president and chief executive, was told of the shootings.

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Analysts Ask if All the News Is Out And Rumors Fly on Reed's Future

Date: 18 October 1991

By Michael Quint

Michael Quint

In 1987, John S. Reed, Citicorp's chairman, stunned the banking world when he conceded that the loans to less-developed countries made during the tenure of his predecessor and mentor, Walter Wriston, would never be repaid in full. That resulted in a $1.18 billion annual loss for Citicorp and applause from analysts for Mr. Reed's forthright recognition of nagging problems. Today, Citicorp is again burdened by a mountain of bad loans, only this time the loans were made on Mr. Reed's watch, and there is some question as to whether the bank has recognized all its problems this time.

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Centocor Product Receives Patent

Date: 17 October 1991

Centocor Inc., a biotechnology company, said it had received a United States patent covering its flagship product, Centoxin, a treatment for bacterial infections and septic shock that is awaiting approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Centoxin employs monoclonal antibodies created by the company.

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Seidman Takes Television Job

Date: 17 October 1991

L. William Seidman, the nation's top banking regulator, said today that he had decided to become a television commentator. Mr. Seidman, who stepped down today as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Resolution Trust Corporation, said he would begin his new career next week as chief commentator for two business programs on CNBC, the cable network owned by NBC. The two programs are "Business View" and "Market Wrap."

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'Baby Bells' Challenged By McCaw

Date: 17 October 1991

By Anthony Ramirez

Anthony Ramirez

A new cellular telephone network, announced yesterday by McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., is a significant step toward challenging the monopoly on local service enjoyed by the regional Bell operating companies and other operators, analysts say. Cellular service, which is markedly more expensive than traditional service, could drop in price substantially in five years or so.

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