Selected Articles from The New York Times
(* denotes news of special interest)

Saturday, May 31, 2003:
On This Day: May 31 (Margaret Beaufort 5/31/1443-6/29/1509, Walt Whitman 5/31/1819-3/26/1892, William Rockefeller 5/31/1841-6/24/1922, William Pirrie 5/31/1847-6/7/1924, Walter Sickert 5/31/1860-1/22/1942, Charles Abbot 5/31/1872-12/17/1973, Fred Allen 5/31/1894-3/17/1956, Patricia Harris 5/31/1924-3/23/1985, Prince Rainier 1923, Wlaine Stewart 1929, Clint Eastwood 1930, Keir Dullea 1936, Peter Yarrow 1938, Sharon Gless 1943, Joe Namath 1943, Tom Berenger 1950, Gregory Harrison 1950)
Johnstown Flood: 2000 Lives Lost (NY TIMES, May 31, 1889)
Pius XI Dies at 82: Pontiff Spent His Life in Religion From His Boyhood Years
[5/31/1857-2/10/1939] (NY TIMES, February 10, 1939)
Martha Scott, Original Emily in 'Our Town,' Dies at 88 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 31, 2003)
Janet Collins, Ballerina Who Was First Black Artist at Met Opera, Dies at 86 (By JENNIFER DUNNING, May 31, 2003)
Geoffrey Bawa, 83, Architect Who Blended Asian Styles, Dies (By BARBARA CROSSETTE, May 31, 2003)
Peter Lasko, Ex-Director of the Courtauld Art Institute, Dies at 79 (By CAROL VOGEL, May 31, 2003)
RELIGION JOURNAL: A Slice of America: Judaism Among Non-Jews (By DEBRA NUSSBAUM COHEN, May 31, 2003)
WORLD: Philippine Camps Are Training Al Qaeda's Allies, Officials Say (By RAYMOND BONNER, May 31, 2003)
FRANCE: Évian Offers Its Magic by Tubfull (By ELAINE SCIOLINO, May 31, 2003)
NY REGION: Doctor Saves an African Boy, and Vice Versa (By COREY KILGANNON, May 31, 2003)
OP-ED: Spurious George (By BILL KELLER, May 31, 2003)
OP-ED: Morocco's Choice: Openness or Terror (By ABOUBAKR JAMAI, May 31, 2003)
OP-ED: How the G.O.P. Created Affirmative Action (By JACK BASS, May 31, 2003)
OP-ED: A Country on the Verge (By MURRAY FESHBACH, May 31, 2003)
BUSINESS: Monsanto Struggles Even as It Dominates (By DAVID BARBOZA, May 31, 2003)
* NEWS ANALYSIS: In Agreement With Microsoft, AOL Gets Cash and Flexibility (By SAUL HANSELL, May 31, 2003)
* ARTS: Historians Trace an Unholy Alliance: Religion and Nationalism (By ALEXANDER STILLE, May 31, 2003)
BOOKS: New Book Includes Passages From Others (By JACQUES STEINBERG, May 31, 2003)
* SHELF LIFE: The Double-Edged Ax of American Technology [David E. Nye] (by EDWARD ROTHSTEIN, May 31, 2003)
MUSIC CRITIC: The Lesson of Smalls, a Little Club With a Big Heart (By BEN RATLIFF, May 31, 2003)
TV: 'SOLDIER'S GIRL': Just an Ordinary Guy Finds Unordinary Love (By MARGO JEFFERSON, May 31, 2003)
* HEALTH: Famed Psychiatric Clinic Abandons Prairie Home [Menninger Clinic] (By ERICA GOODE, May 31, 2003)

Friday, May 30, 2003:
On This Day: May 30 (Alice Stopford Green 5/30/1847-5/28/1929, Giovanni Gentile 5/30/1875-4/15/1944, James Farley 5/30/1888-6/9/1976, Howard Hawks 5/30/1896-12/26/1977, Irving Thalberg 5/30/1899-9/14/1936, Cornelia Otis Skinner 5/30/1901-7/9/1979, Hannes Alfven 5/30/1908-4/2/1995, Mel Blanc 5/30/1908-7/10/1989, Joseph Wm. Kennedy 5/30/1916-5/5/1957, Johnny Gimble 1926, Clint Walker 1927, Ruta Lee 1936, Michaeld J. Pollard 1939, Wyonna Judd 1964)
Unknowns of World War II and Korea Are Enshrined (By JACK RAYMOND, May 30, 1958)
* BENNY GOODMAN, KING OF SWING, IS DEAD [5/30/1909-6/13/1986] (By JOHN S. WILSON, June 14, 1986)
Sandman Sims, 86, Tap Dancer and Fixture at the Apollo, Dies (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 30, 2003)
* Ilya Prigogine, 86, Nobelist for Study of Complexity, Dies (By KENNETH CHANG, May 30, 2003)
Erika Fromm, Psychologist and Expert in Use of Hypnosis, Dies at 93 (By STUART LAVIETES, May 30, 2003)
Franchellie Cadwell, Backer of New Image for Women in Ads, Dies at 70 (NY TIMES, May 30, 2003)
Momir Talic, 60, Bosnian Serb General, Dies (By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, May 30, 2003)
NATIONAL: Mockup Wing Is Torn by Foam in Shuttle Test (By JOHN SCHWARTZ with MATTHEW L. WALD, May 30, 2003)
* Bob Hope Turns 100, With Quiet Thanks for the Memories (By CHARLIE LeDUFF, May 30, 2003)
WORLD: G.I.'s in a Desert Town Face Rising Iraqi Hostility (By PATRICK E. TYLER, May 30, 2003)
A Young Man Radicalized by His Months in Jail (By GREG MYRE, May 30, 2003)
NY REGION: Hillary Clinton Taking Fire From Left as Well as Right (By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ, May 30, 2003)
EDITORIAL: What Palestinians Can Learn From a Turning Point in Zionist History (By ETHAN BRONNER, May 30, 2003)
OP-ED: Save Our Spooks (By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, May 30, 2003)
OP-ED: Waggy Dog Stories (By PAUL KRUGMAN, May 30, 2003)
OP-ED: Are You With Us? Are We Against You? (By TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, May 30, 2003)
OP-ED: When Holding a Party Is a Crime (By JACOB SULLUM, May 30, 2003)
LETTERS: Advice for Iraqi Women (By BEATE SIROTA GORDON, May 30, 2003)
Spanish Clothing Chain Zara Grows by Being Fast and Flexible (By JOHN TAGLIABUE, May 30, 2003)
* AOL Time Warner and Microsoft End a Bitter Rivalry (By STEVE LOHR and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, May 30, 2003)
* ARTS: In Uptown Galleries and Museums, Heat and Light Aplenty [Square] (By HOLLAND COTTER, May 30, 2003)
ART REVIEW | ISAMU NOGUCHI: Modernist in the Making (By GRACE GLUECK, May 30, 2003)
ART REVIEW | 'LEGENDS OF OUR TIMES': Clichés Aside, Indians Were Cowpokes, Too (By GRACE GLUECK, May 30, 2003)
THEATER: A Sisterhood of Self-Effacing Stars (By ROBIN POGREBIN, May 30, 2003)

Thursday, May 29, 2003:
On This Day: May 29 (Sarah Jennings Marlborough 5/29/1660-10/18/1744, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton 5/29/1716-1/1/1800, Patrick Henry 5/29/1736-6/6/1799, Ebenezer Butterick 5/29/1826-3/31/1903, G. K. Chesterton 5/29/1874-6/14/1936, Beatrice Lillie 5/29/1894-1/20/1989, Junzo Sakakura 5/29/1904-9/1/1969, Gregg Toland 5/29/1904-9/28/1948, T. H. White 5/29/1906-1/17/1964, Bob Hope 1903, Fay Vincent 1938, Al Unser Sr. 1939, Kevin Conway 1942, LaToya Jackson 1956, Annette Bening 1958, Adrian Paul 1959, Tracey Bregman 1963, Lisa Whelchel 1963, Melanie Brown 1975)
* 2 of British Team Conquer Everest [Edmond Hillary & Tensing Norkay] (By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Jr., May 29, 1953)
* OBITUARY: JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY: PART I OF V [5/29/1917-11/22/1963] (NY TIMES, November 23, 1963)
Almir Chediak, 52, Preserver of Brazil's Classic Pop Songs, Dies (By LARRY ROHTER, May 29, 2003)
Willard G. Rouse III, Who Shaped Philadelphia Skyline, Dies at 60 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 29, 2003)
Bill Paschal, 81, N.F.L. Rushing Leader, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 29, 2003)
Antonio Ferrua, Jesuit Archaeologist, Dies at 102 (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 29, 2003)
NATIONAL: In Insurance Cost, Woes for Doctors and Women (By SARAH KERSHAW, May 29, 2003)
WORLD: Allies to Retain Larger Iraq Force as Strife Persists (By MICHAEL R. GORDON, May 29, 2003)
BASEBALL: Umpires Upset With System for Strike Calls (By MURRAY CHASS, May 29, 2003)
* ECONOMIC SCENE: Poverty Doesn't Create Terrorists (By ALAN B. KRUEGER, May 29, 2003)
Microsoft and AOL Time Warner Settle Antitrust Suit (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 29, 2003)
MUSIC: THE POP LIFE: Apple Finds the Future for Online Music Sales (By NEIL STRAUSS, May 29, 2003)
GARDENS: Again, Architecture Discovers Prefab (By CRAIG KELLOGG, May 29, 2003)
GARDENS: NATURE: A Museum Garden Multitasks (By ANNE RAVER, May 29, 2003)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, May 29, 2003)
Home Schooling in Cyberspace (By BONNIE ROTHMAN MORRIS, May 29, 2003)
* HOW IT WORKS: If You Behave Yourself, I'll Print You a Toy (By PETER WAYNER, May 29, 2003)
STATE OF THE ART: For TiVo and Replay, New Reach (By DAVID POGUE, May 29, 2003)
WHAT'S NEXT: Analog Over Digital? For a Better Ear Implant, Yes (By ANNE EISENBERG, May 29, 2003)
Snap, Store, View, Hum: A Portable Memory Bank (By ADAM BAER, May 29, 2003)
Silent and Ever So Small, a Computer for Simple Tasks (By IAN AUSTEN, May 29, 2003)
Q & A: Word and Excel Learn to Act on Your Say-So (By J.D. BIERSDORFER, May 29, 2003)
* SCIENCE: Video-Game Killing Builds Visual Skills, Researchers Report (By SANDRA BLAKESLEE, May 29, 2003)
* Biggest Blast in Cosmos Reveals Its Dark Heart (By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, May 29, 2003)

Wednesday, May 28, 2003:
On This Day: May 28 (William Pitt, the Younger 5/28/1759-1/23/1806, Thomas Moore 5/28/1779-2/25/1852, P.G.T. Beauregard 5/28/1818-2/20/1893, Tony Pastor 5/28/1837-8/26/1908, Edvard Benes 5/28/1884-9/3/1948, Ian Fleming 5/28/1908-8/12/1964, Randolph Churchill 5/28/1911-6/6/1968, Patrick White 5/28/1912-9/30/1990, Walker Percy 5/28/1916-5/10/1990, Carroll Baker 1931, John Karlen 1933, Jerry West 1938, Gladys Knight 1944, Billy Vera 1944, Sondra Locke 1947)
One of 58,012 Vietnam Dead Joins the Unknowns (By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Jr., May 28, 1984)
Jim Thorpe Is Dead On West Coast at 64 [5/28/1888-3/28/1953] (NY TIMES, March 29, 1953)
Luciano Berio, 77, Composer of Mind and Heart, Dies (By PAUL GRIFFITHS, May 28, 2003)
Kathleen Winsor, Who Wrote 'Forever Amber,' Dies at 83 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 28, 2003)
David Keh, Who Changed Image of Chinese Food, Dies at 69 (By ERIC ASIMOV, May 28, 2003)
NATIONAL: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (By DAVID E. SANGER, May 28, 2003)
ON EDUCATION: The Changes Unwelcome, a Model Teacher Moves On (By MICHAEL WINERIP, May 31, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 31, 2003)
WORLD: SARS Makes Beijing Combat an Old but Unsanitary Habit (By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, May 28, 2003)
COUNTERTERRORISM: U.S. Still Critical of Iran Despite Al Qaeda Arrests (By STEVEN R. WEISMAN, May 28, 2003)
TENNIS: Sampras Says Thrill Is Long Gone on the Court (By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY, May 28, 2003)
OP-ED: In-a-Gadda Da-Vida We Trust (By MAUREEN DOWD, May 28, 2003)
OP-ED: Passion for Peace (By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, May 28, 2003)
OP-ED: A Russia Resurgent (By ANDERS ASLUND, May 28, 2003)
OP-ED: When Good Friends Make Bad Diplomacy (By YEVGENIA ALBATS, May 28, 2003)
* Getting Champions' Caps to the Game Before the Final Whistle (By KEN BELSON, May 28, 2003)
BOOKS: Substance Over Sex in Kennedy Biography [Robert Dallek] (By DAVID J. GARROW, May 28, 2003)
SCIENCE: Way Out There in Arp 299, a Factory for Supernovas (By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, May 28, 2003)
* ART: Picasso in Paris: A Suspect, Never a Citizen (By ALAN RIDING, May 28, 2003)
EATING WELL: Farmed Salmon Looking Less Rosy (By MARIAN BURROS, May 28, 2003)
HEALTH: Hormone Use Found to Raise Dementia Risk (By DENISE GRADY, May 28, 2003)

Tuesday, May 27, 2003:
On This Day: May 27 (Cornelius Vanderbilt 5/27/1794-1/4/1877, Julia Ward Howe 5/27/1819-10/17/1910, Jay Gould 5/27/1836-12/2/1892, Wild Bill Hickok 5/27/1837-8/2/1876, Georges Rouault 5/27/1871-2/13/1858, Dashiell Hammett 5/27/1894-1/10/1961, William Hansen 5/27/1909-5/23/1949, Hubert Humphrey 5/27/1911-1/13/1978, John Cheever 5/27/1912-6/18/1982, Herman Wouk 1915, Christopher Lee 1921, Henry Kissinger 1923, Lee Meriwether 1935, Louis Gossett Jr. 1936, Richard Schiff 1955, Todd Bridges 1965)
* India Mourning Nehru, 74, Dead of a Heart Attack; World Leaders Honor Him (NY TIMES, May 27, 1964)
Rachel Carson Dies of Cancer; 'Silent Spring' Author Was 56 [5/27/1907-4/14/1964] (NY TIMES, April 15, 1964)
Sloan Wilson, of 'Man in the Gray Flannel Suit,' Dies at 83 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 27, 2003)
Hermann A. Haus, 77, M.I.T. Researcher, Is Dead (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 27, 2003)
NATIONAL: Trust in the Military Heightens Among Baby Boomers' Children (By ROBIN TONER, May 27, 2003)
Large DNA File to Help Track Illness in Blacks (By ANDREW POLLACK, May 27, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 27, 2003)
* BUSINESS: AOL Founder Said to Consider a Spinoff (By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, May 27, 2003)
RED SOX 8, YANKEES 4: Red Sox Rain on Clemens's Bid to Win No. 300 (By TYLER KEPNER, May 27, 2003)
ARTS: Renovation Project Will Close Islamic Galleries at the Met (By HOLLAND COTTER, May 27, 2003)
ARTS: Prospecting for Gold Among the Photo Blogs (By SARAH BOXER, May 27, 2003)
BOOKS: 'MORTALS'A Midlife Crisis Gets a Full Treatment (By MICHIKO KAKUTANI, May 27, 2003)
FILM CRITIC: Soul of Old Is Breaking Out All Over (By ELVIS MITCHELL, May 27, 2003)
* PHOTOGRAPHY: Cartier-Bresson's Instinct for Decisive Moments (By ALAN RIDING, May 27, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 27, 2003)
SCIENCE: Soon, Three New Travelers to Mars (By WILLIAM J. BROAD, May 27, 2003)
* A CONVERSATION WITH | ARLIE PETTERS: A Journey to Bridge Math and the Cosmos (By CLAUDIA DREIFUS, May 27, 2003)
ESSAY: Fading Species and Dying Tongues: When the Two Part Ways (By DAVID BERREBY, May 27, 2003)
PERSONAL HEALTH: Pounds Lost on Atkins Diet May Quickly Return (By JANE E. BRODY, May 27, 2003)
Y Chromosomes Sketch New Outline of British History (By NICHOLAS WADE, May 27, 2003)
BEHAVIOR: If Biology Is Destiny, When Shouldn't It Be? (By BARRON H. LERNER, M.D., May 27, 2003)
VITAL SIGNS: Asthma: The Truth About Cats and Dogs (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, May 27, 2003)

Monday, May 26, 2003:
On This Day: May 26 (Aleksandr Pushkin 5/26/1799-1/29/1837, Washington Roebling 5/26/1837-7/21/1926, Robert Fitzsimmons 5/26/1863-10/22/1917, Olaf Gulbransson 5/26/1873-9/18/1958, Isadora Duncan 5/26/1877-9/14/1927, Al Jolson 5/26/1886-10/23/1950, Salo Wittmayer Baron 5/26/1895-11/25/1989, Dorothea Lange 5/26/1895-10/11/1965, Robert Morley 5/26/1908-6/3/1992, Helen Eugenie Anderson 5/26/1909-3/31/1997, Peggy Lee 1920, James Arness 1923, Brent Musburger 1939, Teresa Stratas 1939, Stevie Nicks 1948, Pam Grier 1949, Hank Williams Jr. 1949, Philip Michael Tho9mas 1949, Sally K. Ride 1951, Genie Francis 1962, Lenny Kravitz 1964, Helena Bonham Carter 1966, Joseph Fiennes 1970)
Impeachment: President Andrew Johnson Acquitted by Senate (NY TIMES, May 26, 1868)
* 'Duke,' an American Hero— John Wayne Dies at 72 [5/26/1907-6/11/1979] (NY TIMES, June 12, 1979)
Pepper LaBeija, Queen of Harlem Drag Balls, Is Dead at 53 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 26, 2003)
Rachel Kempson, 92, Matriarch of Acting Family, Is Dead (By RICHARD SEVERO, May 26, 2003)
Arthur Oldham, 76, Founder of Chorus, Dies (NY TIMES, May 26, 2003)
John Haigney, Dies at 91, Ex-Chief of Rheingold (NY TIMES, May 26, 2003)
Chauncey William Cook, Former Chief of General Foods, Dies at 93 (NY TIMES, May 26, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 26, 2003)
ARTS: Arts Briefing [007 at 50 Ian Fleming (1908-1964)] (By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER, May 26, 2003)
TV: Stephanopoulos Slow to Win Sunday Viewers (By JIM RUTENBERG, May 26, 2003)

Sunday, May 25, 2003:
On This Day: May 25 (Claude Buffier 5/25/1661-5/17/1737, Ralph Waldo Emerson 5/25/1803-4/27/1882, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 5/25/1878-11/25/1949, sir William Beaverbrook 5/25/1879-6/9/1964, Igor Sikorsky 5/25/1889-10/26/1972, Bennett Cerf 5/25/1898-8/12/1971, Gene Tunney 5/25/1898-11/7/1978, Hal David 1921, Jeanne Crain 1925, Beverly Sills 1929, Tom T. Hall 1936, Dixie Carter 1939, Ian McKellen 1939, Leslie Uggams 1943, Frank Oz 1944, Karen Valentine 1947, Connie Sellecca 1955, Anne Heche 1969)
* Scopes Is Indicted in Tennessee for Teaching Evolution (NY TIMES, May 25, 1925)
* Miles Davis, Trumpeter, Dies; Jazz Genius, 65, Defined Cool [5/25/1926-9/28/1991] (By JON PARELES, September 29, 1991)
Joseph Doria Sr., Who Built East Side Food Complex, Dies at 68 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 25, 2003)
Rubin L. Gorewitz, 78, Artists' Accountant, Dies (NY TIMES, May 25, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 25, 2003)
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* SPORTS PERSPECTIVE: A Special Bond Between Champions [Joe Louis & Jesse Owens] (By DONALD McRAE, May 25, 2003)
INVESTING WITH STEVEN C. LEUTHOLD: Leuthold Core Investment Fund (By CAROLE GOULD, May 25, 2003)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, May 25, 2003)
Like Everest, the North Pole Draws a Crowd (By ANDREW C. REVKIN, May 25, 2003)
LONG HAUL: A Sickly Economy, With No Cure in Sight (By DAVID LEONHARDT, May 25, 2003)
Sorenstam's Got Game, in Reality and Virtually (By SID MEIER, May 25, 2003)
REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR: Lessons for the World Trade Center Memorial (By SAM ROBERTS, May 25, 2003)
LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE: Mad Cow Disease Is a Little Less Scary (By MATT RIDLEY, May 25, 2003)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, May 25, 2003)
* ON LANGUAGE: Vital Role (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, May 25, 2003)
TESTIMONY: The Meaning of the Matrix [Slide show of viewers & their thoughts] (NY TIMES, May 25, 2003)
The Young Hipublicans (By JOHN COLAPINTO, May 25, 2003)
STYLE: The Standard-Bearers (Slide Show: Glamour Girls) (By PETER McQUAID, May 25, 2003)
FOOD: Buried Treasure [Recipes: Crispy Potato Cake, Eggs on Potatoes] (By JONATHAN REYNOLDS, May 25, 2003)
* LIVES: Climb Other Mountains (By SIR EDMUND HILLARY as told to EDWARD LEWINE, May 25, 2003)
BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, May 25, 2003)
'Game Time': Baseball's Great Scribe [Roger Angell] (By JOEL CONARROE, May 25, 2003)
* BOOKS: 'Beyond Silence': A Lifetime of Poetry, Organized Thematically
[Daniel Hoffman] (By ERIC MCHENRY, May 25, 2003)

Saturday, May 24, 2003:
On This Day: May 24 (Daniel Fahrenheit 5/24/1686-9/16/1736, Emanuel Leutze 5/24/1816-7/18/1868, Jan Smuts 5/24/1870-9/11/1950, Harry Emerson Fosdick 5/24/1878-10/5/1969, Hlen Brooke Taussig 5/24/1898-5/20/1986, Suzanne Lenglen 5/24/1899-7/4/1938, Mikhail Sholokhov 5/24/1905-2/21/1984, Sam Giancana 5/24/1908-6/19/1975, Siobhan McKenna 5/24/1923-11/16/1986, Tommy Chong 1938, Bob Dylan 1941, Gary Burghoff 1943, Patti LaBlle 1944, Priscilla Presley 1945)
Brooklyn Bridge Opened: Two Great Cities United (NY TIMES, May 24, 1883)
* Queen Victoria Dies at 81: Longest Reign In English History [5/24/1819-1/22/1901] (NY TIMES, January 23, 1901)
Lionel Wilson, Who Gave Voice to Tom Terrific, Dies at 79 (NY TIMES, May 24, 2003)
Albert Pratt, 91, Wall St. Figure Who Held Naval Post in 1950's, Dies (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 24, 2003)
Gerard M. Weisberg, 77, Longtime State Judge and City Official, Dies (By ERIC PACE, May 24, 2003)
Roger Pilkington, British Author, Dies at 88 (NY TIMES, May 24, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 24, 2003)
* ARTS & IDEAS: Critic at the Mercy of His Own Kind (By DINITIA SMITH, May 24, 2003)

Friday, May 23, 2003:
On This Day: May 23 (Carolus Linnaeus 5/23/1707-1/10/1778, William Hunter 5/23/1718-3/30/1783, Franz Anton Mesmer 5/23/1734-3/5/1815, Thomas Hood 5/23/1799-5/3/1845, James B. Eads 5/23/1820-3/8/1887, Leo Baeck 5/23/1873-11/2/1956, Douglas Fairbanks 5/23/1883-12/12/1939, Par Lagerkvist 5/23/1891-7/11/1974, John Bardeen 5/23/1908-1/30/1991, Margaret Wise Brown 5/23/1910-11/13/1952, Artie Shaw 1910, Betty Garrett 1919, Rosemary Clooney 1928, Nigel Davenport 1928, Joan Collins 1933, Marvin Hagler 1952, Drew Carey 1958, Karen Duffy 1961, Jewel 1974)
Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow Are Slain by Police in Louisiana Trap (NY TIMES, May 23, 1934)
* Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Dead at 90; G.M. Leader and Philanthropist [5/23/1875-2/17/1966] (NY TIMES, February 18, 1966)
Alejandro DeTomaso, 74, Maker of Sports Cars, Dies (By JOSEPH SIANO, May 23, 2003)
Frank White, Rare Victor Over Clinton in Governor's Race, Dies at 69 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 23, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 23, 2003)
* WORLD: Death Toll in Algerian Earthquake Rises Above 1,000 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 23, 2003)
NORTH AFRICA: Moroccans Say Al Qaeda Was Behind Casablanca Bombings (By ELAINE SCIOLINO, May 23, 2003)
Iraqi Looters Tearing Up Archaeological Sites (By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, May 23, 2003)
* SCIENCE: Where 2 Tectonic Plates Move and Meet (By KENNETH CHANG, May 23, 2003)
* ART CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: A Garden for All as Private Eden [Central Park] (By HERBERT MUSCHAMP, May 23, 2003)
ART: MY MANHATTAN: A Lifetime of Memories and Magic (By WENDY WASSERSTEIN, May 23, 2003)
DANCE: A Whirlwind of Daring, of Dances and Ideas (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, May 23, 2003)
MUSIC: Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls (By KELEFA SANNEH, May 23, 2003)
TV: 'TIPPING THE VELVET'; 'MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA': Women in Love, Passengers in Danger (By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, May 23, 2003)

Thursday, May 22, 2003:
On This Day: May 22 (Louis de Buade Frontenac 5/22/1622-11/28/1698, Francois-Joachim Bernis 5/22/1717-11/3/1794, Richard Wagner 5/22/1813-2/13/1883, Albrecht von Grafe 5/22/1828-7/20/1870, Catulle Mendes 5/22/1841-2/9/1909, Mary Cassatt 5/22/1844-6/14/1926, Giacomo Matteotti 5/22/1885-6/10/1924, Johannes Becher 5/22/1891-10/11/1958, Laurence Olivier 5/22/1907-7/11/1989, Judith Crist 1922, Charles Aznavour 1924, Michael Constantine 1927, Peter Nero 1934, Richard Benjamin 1938, Frank Converse 1938, Michael Sarrazin 1940, Bernard Shaw 1940, Paul Winfield 1941, Barbara Parkins 1942, Bernie Taupin 1950, Naomi Campbell 1970)
Truman Signs Bill for Near East Aid as 'Step to Peace' (By HAROLD B. HINTON, May 22, 1947)
* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Dead From Heart Attack at 71 [5/22/1859-7/7/1930] (NY TIMES, July 8, 1930)
C. A. Tripp, 83, Author of Work on Homosexuality, Dies (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 22, 2003)
William Longmire, Who Led U.C.L.A. Surgeons, Dies at 89 (By GREG RETSINAS, May 22, 2003)
Dr. Daniel George Miller, 78, Cancer Researcher, Dies (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 22, 2003)
Helen Jones Carter, 1930's Sculptor, Dies at 95 (NY TIMES, May 22, 2003)
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ARTICLE (By, May 22, 2003)

Wednesday, May 21, 2003:
On This Day: May 21 (Alexander Pope 5/21/1688-5/30/1744, Elizabeth Fry 5/21/1780-10/12/1845, Henri Rousseau 5/21/1844-9/2/1910, Gustav Lindenthal 5/21/1850-7/31/1935, Leon Bourgeois 5/21/1851-9/29/1925, Grace Hoadley Dodge 5/21/1856-12/27/1914, Willem Einthoven 5/21/1860-9/29/1927, Glenn Curtiss 5/21/1878-7/23/1930, Marcel Breuer 5/21/1902-7/1/1981, Fats Waller 5/21/1904-12/15/1943, David Groh 1939, Bill Champlin 1947, Leo Sayer 1948, Mr. T 1952, Nick Cassavetes 1959, Christian McBride 1972)
* Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field
(By EDWIN L. JAMES, May 21, 1927)
* Andrei Sakharov, 68, Soviet 'Conscience,' Dies
[5/21/1921-12/14/1989] (By FRANCIS X. CLINES, December 15, 1989)
William H. Forsyth, Met Curator, Dies at 96 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 21, 2003)
Celine Marcus, Who Aided Needy, Dies at 93 (By ERIC PACE, May 21, 2003)
Peter Flint Joyce, Banker, Dies at 61 (NY TIMES, May 21, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 21, 2003)
* NATIONAL: At Poker's World Series, 838 Jokers, 1 King (By JODI WILGOREN, May 21, 2003)
WORLD: Allies to Begin Seizing Weapons From Most Iraqis (By MICHAEL R. GORDON, May 21, 2003)
HAVENS: U.S. Suggests a Qaeda Cell in Iran Directed Saudi Bombings (By DOUGLAS JEHL and ERIC SCHMITT, May 21, 2003)
Justice Dept. Lists Use of New Power to Fight Terror (By ERIC LICHTBLAU, May 21, 2003)
* HEALTH: SARS Fears Shake Taiwan Medical Staffs (By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., May 21, 2003)

Tuesday, May 20, 2003:
On This Day: May 20 (Dolley Madison 5/20/1768-7/12/1849, Honoré de Balzac 5/20/1799-8/18/1850, John Stuart Mill 5/20/1806-5/8/1873, William George Fargo 5/20/1818-8/3/1881, Madeline Breckinridge 5/20/1872-11/25/1920, John Jacob Astor 5/20/1886-7/19/1971, Adela Rogers Saint Johns 5/20/1894-8/10/1988, R. J. Mitchell 5/20/1895-6/11/1937, John Marshall Harlan 5/20/1899-12/29/1971, Moshe Dayan 5/20/1915-10/16/1981, James McEachin 1930, Anthony Zerbe 1936, Cher 1946, Dean Butler 1956, Ron Reagan 1958, Bonson Pinchot 1959, Mindy Cohn 1966)
400 U.S. Marshals Sent to Alabama as Montgomery Bus Riots Hurt 20
(By ANTHONY LEWIS, May 20, 1961)
* James Stewart, the Hesitant Hero, Dies at 89 [5/20/1908-7/2/1997] (NY TIMES, July 3, 1997)
* David Ives, Who Helped Make WGBH a Powerhouse, Dies at 84 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 20, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 20, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 20, 2003)
* SCIENCE: Telescopes of the World, Unite! A Cosmic Database Emerges (By BRUCE SCHECHTER, May 20, 2003)

Monday, May 19, 2003:
On This Day: May 19 (Jacob Jordaens 5/19/1593-10/18/1678, Johann Gottlieb Fichte 5/19/1762-1/27/1814, Johns Hopkins 5/19/1795-12/24/1873, John Jacob Abel 5/19/1857-5/26/1938, Nancy Witcher Astor 5/19/1879-5/2/1964, Percy Williams 5/19/1908-11/29/1982, Pol Pot 5/19/1925-4/15/1998, Malcolm X 5/19/1925-2/21/1965, Lorraine Hansberry 5/19/1930-1/12/1965, Jim Lehrer 1934, David Hartman 1935, James Fox 1939, Nancy Kwan 1939, Nora Ephron 1941, Peter Townshend 1945, Phil Rudd 1946, David Helfgott 1947, Grace Jones 1952, Steven Ford 1956)
* T. E. Lawrence to Have a Simple Funeral
(By FERDINAND KUHN, Jr., May 19, 1935)
* Ho Chi Minh Was Noted for Success in Blending Nationalism and Communism
[5/19/1890-9/2/1969] (By ALDEN WHITMAN, September 4, 1969)
Stefan Sharff, Film Scholar at Columbia, Dies at 83 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 19, 2003)
Jeremy Sandford, Playwright Concerned With Homelessness, Dies at 72 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 19, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 19, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 19, 2003)

Sunday, May 18, 2003:
On This Day: May 18 (Omar Khayyam 5/18/1048-12/4/1131, Johann Froberger 5/18/1616-5/7/1667, Peter Carl Faberge 5/18/1846-9/24/1920, Elisabeth Cary 5/18/1867-7/13/1936, Bertrand Russell 5/18/1872-2/2/1970, Walter Gropius 5/18/1883-7/5/1969, Eurico Dutra 5/18/1885-6/11/1974, Ezio Pinza 5/18/1892-5/9/1957, Vincent du Vigneaud 5/18/1901-12/11/1978, Richard Brooks 5/18/1912-3/11/1992, Pierre Balmain 5/18/1914-6/29/1982, Dame Margot Fonteyn 5/18/1919-2/21/1991, Pope John Paul II 1920, Bill Macy 1922, Jack Whitaker 1924, Pernell Roberts 1930, Robert Morse 1931, Brooks Robinson 1937, Reggie Jackson 1946, Candice Azzara 1949)
* At Least 8 Dead as Mount St. Helens Erupts; Worst Blast Yet
(By Wallace Turner, May 18, 1980)
* Frank Capra, Whose Films Helped America Keep Faith in Itself, Is Dead at 94
[5/18/1897-9/3/1991] (By PETER B. FLINT, September 4, 1991)
Vincent Freda, Who Pioneered Vaccine to Save Babies, Dies at 75 (By GREG RETSINAS, May 18, 2003)
Skunder Boghossian, 65, Artist Who Bridged Africa and West, Dies (By HOLLAND COTTER, May 18, 2003)
* Ted Joans, 74, Jazzy Beat Poet Known for 'Bird Lives' Graffiti, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 18, 2003)
John H. Rousselot, Congressman, Dies at 75 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 18, 2003)
Israel E. Levine, Writer and Publicist, Dies at 79 (NY TIMES, May 18, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 18, 2003)
NATIONAL: Mystery of a 100-Year-Old Time Capsule Stumps Portland, Ore. (By SARAH KERSHAW, May 18, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 18, 2003)
WORLD: Iraqi Students and Faculty Face Task of Purging Baathists (By SUSAN SACHS, May 18, 2003)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, May 18, 2003)
SEARCH ENGINE SOCIETY: As Google Goes, So Goes the Nation (By GEOFFREY NUNBERG, May 18, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 18, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 18, 2003)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, May 18, 2003)
* ON LANGUAGE: a.k.a. Abu (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, May 18, 2003)
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Who Gets It? (By HERBERT MUSCHAMP, May 18, 2003)
* Tomorrowland: Special Architecture Issue (NY TIMES, May 18, 2003)
* How Architecture Rediscovered the Future (By ARTHUR LUBOW, May 18, 2003)
BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, May 18, 2003)
* 'Our Final Hour': Global Warning [Martin Rees] (By DENNIS OVERBYE, May 18, 2003)
'Sappho's Leap': Cliff Notes [Erica Jong] (By JOY CONNOLLY, May 18, 2003)
* 'A Short History of Nearly Everything': Bill Bryson's Universe (By ED REGIS, May 18, 2003)
* 'God's Secretaries': Blessed Are the Phrasemakers [Adam Nicolson] (By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, May 18, 2003)
Carly Fiorina and the 'H.P. Way' (By DIANA B. HENRIQUES, May 18, 2003)
* 'On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction': Getting Science Into Literature
[Karl Iagnemma] (By JIM HOLT, May 18, 2003)
* THE LAST WORD: Books in a Tube [TV and books] (By LAURA MILLER, May 18, 2003)
HEALTH: W.H.O. Scientists Say Tactics To Fight SARS Are Working (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, May 18, 2003)

Saturday, May 17, 2003:
On This Day: May 17 (Albert 5/17/1490-3/20/1568, Edward Jenner 5/17/1749-1/26/1823, Erik Satie 5/17/1866-7/1/1925, Horace E. Dodge 5/17/1868-12/10/1920, Dorothy Richardson 5/17/1873-6/17/1957, Jean Gabin 5/17/1904-11/15/1976, Karl Schafer 5/17/1909-4/26/1976, Stewart A;sp[ 5/17/1914-5/26/1974, Robin Maugham 5/17/1916-3/13/1981, Robin Howard 5/17/1924-6/12/1989, Archibald Cox 1912, Birgit Nilsson 1918, Dennis Hopper 1936, Taj Mahal 1942, Bill Paxton 1955, Sugar Ray Leonard 1956)
High Court Bans School Segregation; 9-to-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply
(By LUTHER A. HUSTON, May 17, 1954)
Maureen O'Sullivan, Movie Tarzan's 'Jane,' Dies at 87
[5/17/1911-6/22/1998] (NY TIMES, June 23, 1998)
Mark H. McCormack, 72, Pioneer of Sports Marketing, Dies (By FRANK LITSKY, May 17, 2003)
* Wendy Hiller, Spirited Actress, Dies at 90 (NY TIMES, May 17, 2003)
Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Muslim Spiritual Leader, Dies at 74 (NY TIMES, May 17, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 17, 2003)
* RELIGION JOURNAL: A Heated Debate Flares in Unitarian Universalism (By RICHARD HIGGINS, New York Times, May 17, 2003)
WORLD: Suicide Bombs Kill Dozens in Casablanca (By ELAINE SCIOLINO, May 17, 2003)
OP-ED: God and George W. Bush (By BILL KELLER, May 17, 2003)
* ARTS: More Students in Writing Programs Expect (and Get) Hollywood Offers (By GREGORY JORDAN, May 17, 2003)
* CONNECTIONS: Mutating Virus: Hatred of Jews (By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN, May 17, 2003)
DANCE: 'GUIDE TO STRANGE PLACES': Traversing the Underworld in Toe Shoes (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, May 17, 2003)
TV: 'RACE: THE POWER OF AN ILLUSION': Race as a Fiction Invented by the Ruling Classes
(By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, May 17, 2003)
TECHNOLOGY: Wall St. Enthusiast for Oracle Takes a Job at the Company (By REUTERS, May 17, 2003)

Friday, May 16, 2003:
On This Day: May 16 (Sir Dudley North 5/16/1641-12/31/1691, William Henry Seqard 5/16/1801-10/10/1872, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody 5/16/1804-1/3/1894, Philip Armour 5/16/1832-1/6/1901, Walter Yust 5/16/1894-2/29-1960, Henry Fonda 5/16/1905-8/12/1982, H. E. Bates 5/16/1905-1/29/1974, Woody Herman 5/16/1913-10/29/1987, Billy Martin 5/16/1928-12/25/1989, Betty Carter 5/16/1930-9/26/1998, Studs Terkel 1911, George Gaynes 1917, Harry Carey Jr. 1921, Lowell Weicker 1931, Pierce Brosnan 1953, Olga Korbut 1955, Debra Winger 1955, Mare Winningham 1959, Janet Jackson 1966, Gabriela Sabatini 1970, Rick Trevino 1971, Tori Spelling 1973)
Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson: One Vote Short of Conviction
(NY TIMES, May 16, 1868)
Anne O'Hare McCormick Is Dead; Member of Times Editorial Board; 1937 Pulitzer Prize
[5/16/1882-5/29/1954] (NY TIMES, May 30, 1954)
June Carter Cash, a Fixture in Country Music, Dies at 73 (By BEN RATLIFF, May 16, 2003)
Robert Stack, 84, Who Starred in Television's 'Untouchables,' Dies (By RICK LYMAN, May 16, 2003)
Otto Edelmann, 86, Bass-Baritone Who Appeared Often at the Met, Dies (By ANNE MIDGETTE, May 16, 2003)
Laurence Radway, Politician, Dies at 84 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 16, 2003)
William D. Witter, Investment Executive, Dies at 73 (NY TIMES, May 16, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 16, 2003)
* NEWS ANALYSIS: Has Technology Lost Its 'Special' Status? (By STEVE LOHR, May 16, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 16, 2003)

Thursday, May 15, 2003:
On This Day: May 15 (Klemens Metternich 5/15/1773-6/11/1859, Michael Balfe 5/15/1808-10/20/1870, Debendranath Tagore 5/15/1817-1/19/1905, Elie Metchnikoff 5/15/1845-7/16/1916, Frank L. Baum 5/15/1856-5/6/1919, Pierre Curie 5/15/1859-4/19/1906, Arthur Schnitzler 5/15/1862-10/21/1931, Edwin Muir 5/15/1887-1/3/1959, William Hume-Rothery 5/15/1899-9/27/1968, Clifton Fadiman 5/15/1904-6/20/1999, James Mason 5/15/1909-7/27/1984, Tenzing Norgay 5/15/1914-5/9/1986, Catherine East 5/15/1916-8/17/1996, Constance Cummings 1910, Eddy Arnold 1918, Paul Zindel 1936, Anna Maria Alberghetti 1936, Madeleine Albright 1937, Trini Lopez 1937, Paul Rudd 1940, George Brett 1953, Lee Horsley 1955, Brad Rowe 1970, Amy Chow 1978)
Standard Oil Company Must Dissolve in 6 Months; Only Unreasonable Restraint of Trade Forbidden
(NY TIMES, May 15, 1911)
Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago Dies at 74
[5/15/1902-12/20/1976] (By PAUL DELANEY, December 21, 1976)
ARTICLE (By, May 15, 2003)
* Dave DeBusschere, 62, Forward on Knicks' Championship Teams, Dies (By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, May 15, 2003)
Sadruddin Aga Khan, 70, U.N. Relief Official, Dies (By PAUL LEWIS, May 15, 2003)
L. W. Pogue, Who Helped Write Rules for Civil Air Travel, Dies at 103 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 15, 2003)
Noel Redding, Rock Bassist Who Played With Jimi Hendrix, Dies at 57 (NY TIMES, May 15, 2003)
TECHNOLOGY: How Microsoft Warded Off Rival (By THOMAS FULLER, May 15, 2003)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, May 15, 2003)
Fighting Women Enter the Arena, No Holds Barred (By MICHEL MARRIOTT, May 15, 2003)
* Online Sellers Fall Victim to Counterfeit Cashier's Checks (By SUSAN STELLIN, May 15, 2003)
* And Here's Where It Gets Uninteresting [Blogs] (By TOM McNICHOL, May 15, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 15, 2003)

Wednesday, May 14, 2003:
On This Day: May 14 (Margaret of Valois 5/14/1553-3/27/1615, Francois de Callieres 5/14/1645-3/5/1717, Rober Owen 5/14/1771-11/17/1858, Sir Frederick Borden 5/14/1847-1/6/1917, Alton Parker 5/14/1852-5/10/1926, Kurt Eisner 5/14/1867-2/21/1919, Julian Eltinge 5/14/1883-3/7/1941, Al White 5/14/1895-7/8/1982, Mohammad Ayub 5/14/1907-4/19/1974, Patrice Munsel 1925, George Lucas 1944, Meg Foster 1948, Robert Zemeckis 1951, Tim Roth 1961, Cate Blanchett 1969)
Zionists Proclaim New State of Israel; Truman Recognizes it and Hopes for Peace
(By GENE CURRIVAN, May 14, 1948)
* Otto Klemperer; Conductor Dead at 88
[5/14/1885-7/6/1973] (By PAUL L. MONTGOMERY, July 8, 1973)
Dr. Judianne Densen-Gerber, Who Founded Odyssey House Group Drug Program, Dies at 68
(By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 14, 2003)
Frank E. Taplin Jr., 87, Lawyer and Fund-Raiser for Met Opera, Dies (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 14, 2003)
John L. Petrarca, 51, Architect Who Made Old Look Like New, Dies (By DAVID W. DUNLAP, May 14, 2003)
NATIONAL: Graduates Face Difficult Job Market (By DAVID LEONHARDT, May 14, 2003)
WORLD: U.S. and Saudis Sensed Attacks Were Imminent (By DOUGLAS JEHL and DAVID JOHNSTON, May 14, 2003)
Bush Condemns Saudi Blasts; 7 Americans Are Dead (By STEVEN R. WEISMAN, May 14, 2003)
New Policy in Iraq to Authorize G.I.'s to Shoot Looters (By PATRICK E. TYLER, May 14, 2003)
An Open Secret Is Laid Bare at Mass Grave in Iraqi Marsh (By PATRICK E. TYLER, May 14, 2003)
* NY REGION: He's 20, and at 93, She's His Oldest Friend (By N. R. KLEINFIELD, May 14, 2003)
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Tuesday, May 13, 2003:
On This Day: May 13 (Henry William Stiegel 5/13/1729-1/10/1785, Piux IX 5/13/1792-2/7/1878, Sir Arthur Sullivan 5/13/1842-11/22/1900, Sir Ronald Ross 5/13/1857-9/16/1932, George Braque 5/13/1882-8/31/1963, Charles Pajud de Mortanges 5/13/1896-4/7/1971, Dame Daphne du Maurier 5/13/1907-4/19/1989, Gil Evans 5/13/1912-3/20/1988, Jim Jones 5/13/1931-11/18/1978, Bea Arthur 1926, Clive Barnes 1927, Herbert Ross 1927, Harvey Keitel 1939, Stevie Wonder 1950)
Pope Is Shot in Car in Vatican Square; Surgeons Term Condition 'Guarded'; Turk, an Escaped Murderer, Is Seized
(By HENRY TANNER, May 13, 1981)
* Joe Louis, 66, Heavyweight King Who Reigned 12 Years, Is Dead
[5/13/1914-4/12/1981] (By DEANE McGOWEN, April 13, 1981)
Elizabeth Neuffer, 46, Reporter Overseas for The Boston Globe, Dies (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 13, 2003)
Leonard Michaels, Writer, Dies at 70 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 13, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 13, 2003)
WORLD: Explosions Rock Western Enclaves in Saudi Capital (By NEIL MacFARQUHAR with DOUGLAS JEHL, May 13, 2003)
NEWS ANALYSIS: SARS Shakes Complacent Mood of China (By ERIK ECKHOLM, May 13, 2003)
SCIENCE: Doing Science at the Top of the World (By ANDREW C. REVKIN, May 13, 2003)
* SCIENCE: Quake Forecasting Booms, but Results Lag (By KENNETH CHANG, May 13, 2003)
HEALTH: Lullabies in a Bottle: Prescribing for Children (By BONNIE ROTHMAN MORRIS, May 13, 2003)

Monday, May 12, 2003:
On This Day: May 12 (Edward Lear 5/12/1812-1/29/1888, Dante Gabriel Rossetti 5/12/1828-4/9/1882, Jules Massenet 5/12/1842-8/13/1912, Gabriel Faure 5/12/1845-11/4/1924, Henry Cabot Lodge 5/12/1850-11/9/1924, Baron Clemens von Pirquet 5/12/1874-2/28/1929, Lincoln Ellsworth 5/12/1880-5/26/1951, Leslie Charteris 5/12/1907-4/15/1993, Dorothy Hodgkin 5/12/1910-7/29/1994, Julius Rosenberg 5/12/1918-6/19/1953, Katharine Hepburn 1907, Howard K. Smith 1914, Yogi Berra 1925, John Simon 1925, Burt Bacharach 1929, Tom Snyder 1936, George Carlin 1937, Millie Perkins 1938, Billy Swan 1942, Bruce Boxleitner 1950, Gabriel Byrne 1950, Billy Squier 1950, Stephen Baldwin 1966)
Tunisian Resistance Ends in Rout of Germans; Gen. Von Arnim and 150,000 Men Captured
(By FRANK L. KLUCKHOHN, May 12, 1943)
* Florence Nightingale Dies, Aged Ninety
[5/12/1820-8/13/1910] (NY TIMES, August 15, 1910)
Geoffrey Bardon, Advocate of Aboriginal Art, Dies at 63 (By JOHN SHAW, May 12, 2003)
Sam Lacy, Who Fought Racism as Sportswriter, Dies at 99 (By FRANK LITSKY, May 12, 2003)
Gerrit Henry, An Art Critic Who Also Wrote Poetry, Dies at 52 (By KEN JOHNSON, May 12, 2003)
Art Houtteman, 75, Major League Pitcher, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 12, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 12, 2003)
* COMPRESSED DATA: Google Hiring Engineers for a New York Office (By DAVID F. GALLAGHER, May 12, 2003)

Sunday, May 11, 2003:
On This Day: May 11 (Baron Munchhausen 5/11/1720-2/22/1797, Fanny Cerrito 5/11/1817-5/6/1909, Frank Schlesinger 5/11/1871-7/10/1943, Irving Berlin 5/11/1888-9/22/1989, Henry Morgenthau Jr. 5/11/1891-2/6/1967, Dame Margaret Rutherford 5/11/1892-5/22/1972, William Grant Still 5/11/1895-12/3/1978, Salvador Dali 5/11/1904-1/23/1989, Foster Brooks 1912, Mort SAhl 1927, Eric Burdon 1941, Frances Fisher 1952, Natasha Richardson 1963)
Pentagon Papers Charges Are Dismissed; Judge Byrne Frees Ellsberg and Russo, Assails 'Improper Government Conduct'
(By Martin Arnold, May 11, 1973)
* Martha Graham Dies at 96; A Revolutionary in Dance
[5/11/1894-4/1/1991] (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, April 2, 1991)
Russell B. Long, 84, Senator Who Influenced Tax Laws, Is Dead (By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr., May 11, 2003)
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Saturday, May 10, 2003:
On This Day: May 10 (William Grace 5/10/1832-3/21/1904, John Wilkes Booth 5/10/1838-4/26/1865, Sir Thomas Lipton 5/10/1850-10/2/1931, Karl Barth 5/10/1886-12/9/1968, Einar Gerhardsen 5/10/1897-9/19/1987, Ariel Durant 5/10/1898-10/25/1981, Fred Astaire 5/10/1899-6/22/1987, Maybelle Carter 5/10/1909-10/23/1978, Nancy Walker 5/10/1922-3/25/1992, Pat Summerall 1930, Gary Owens 1936, Jim Abrahams 1944, Dave Mason 1946, Andrew Card 1947, Bono 1960, Krist Novoselic 1965)
East and West: Completion of Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory, Utah
(NY TIMES, May 10, 1869)
* David O. Selznick, 63, Producer Of 'Gone With the Wind', Dies
[5/10/1902-6/22/1965] (NY TIMES, June 23, 1965)
Jack Gelber, 'Connection' Playwright, Dies at 71 (By MEL GUSSOW, May 10, 2003)
David W. Rubin, Who Matched Pianists With Their Instruments, Dies at 83 (By GREG RETSINAS, May 10, 2003)
Bob Walter, California Horse Breeder, Dies at 86 (NY TIMES, May 10, 2003)
Jocelyn Herbert, 86, British Stage Designer, Dies (NY TIMES, May 10, 2003)

Friday, May 9, 2003:
On This Day: May 9 (John Brown 5/9/1800-12/2/1859, Belle Boyd 5/9/1844-6/11/1900, Carl Gustaf Laval 5/9/1845-2/2/1913, Sir James Barrie 5/9/1860-6/19/1937, Henry J. Kaiser 5/9/1882-8/24/1967, Jose Ortega y Gasset 5/9/1883-10/18/1955, William du Bois 5/9/1916-2/5/1993, Pancho Gonzales 7/3/1995, Mike Wallace 1918, Alan Bennett 1934, Albert Finney 1936, Glenda Jackson 1936, James L. Brooks 1940, John Aschroft 1942, Tommy Roe 1942, Candice Bergen 1946, Anthony Higgins 1947, Billy Joel 1949)
Mandela is Named President, Closing the Era of Apartheid (By BILL KELLER, May 9, 1994)
* Howard Carter, 66, Egyptologist, Dies
[5/8/1884-12/26/1972] (NY TIMES, March 3, 1939)
George Morrow, a Personal Computer Visionary, Dies at 69 (By JOHN MARKOFF, May 9, 2003)
Olivier Long, Swiss Diplomat Who Led Predecessor of W.T.O., Dies at 87 (By PAUL LEWIS, May 9, 2003)
Robert Merkle, Who Tried Big Trafficker, Dies at 58 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 9, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 9, 2003)
WHITE HOUSE: Bush Hails New Friends and Omits Some Old Ones (By DAVID E. SANGER and JAMES DAO, May 9, 2003)
CHINA: Quarantine Ends for Some in Beijing, but Infection Spreads (By ERIK ECKHOLM, May 9, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 9, 2003)
* SCIENCE: Study of SARS Genome Shows No Big Mutations (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN and DENISE GRADY, May 9, 2003)

Thursday, May 8, 2003:
On This Day: May 8 (Edward Gibbon 5/8/1737-1/16/1794, Thomas Hancock 5/8/1786-3/26/1865, Henri Dunant 5/8/1828-10/30/1910, James Rowland Angell 5/8/1869-3/4/1949, Thomas Costain 5/8/1885-10/8/1965, Joselito 5/8/1895-5/16/1920, Edmund Wilson 5/8/1895-6/12/1972, Friedrich von Hayek 5/8/1899-3/23/1992, Fernandel 5/8/1903-2/26/1971, Roberto Rosselloini 5/8/1906-6/3/1977, Romain Gary 5/8/1914-12/2/1980, Sonny Liston 5/8/1917-12/31/1970, Don Rickles 1926, David Attenborough 1926, Peter Benchley 1940, Angel Cordero Jr. 1942, Toni Tennille 1943, Keith Jarrett 1945, Philip Bailey 1951, David Keith 1954, Alex Van Halen 1955, Melissa Gilbert 1964, Enrique Iglesias 1975, Julia Whelan 1985)
Occupation of Wounded Knee Is Ended (By Andrew H. Malcolm, May 8, 1973)
* Harry S. Truman: Decisive President Dies at 88
[5/8/1884-12/26/1972] (By ALDEN WHITMAN, December 26, 1972)
Edward Dowey, 85, Theologian, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 8, 2003)
William Goode, Scholar of Family Life and Divorce, Dies at 85 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 8, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 8, 2003)
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NATIONAL: Cheney Will Be on Republican Ticket in 2004 (By RICHARD W. STEVENSON, May 8, 2003)
WORLD: Hussein Loyalists Rise Again, Enraging Iraqis (By PATRICK E. TYLER, May 8, 2003)
NY REGION: Towers' Strength Not Tested for a Fire, Investigators Find (By JAMES GLANZ, May 8, 2003)
SPORTS: Jordan Surprised and Inflamed as Wizards Show Him the Door (By MIKE WISE, May 8, 2003)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, May 8, 2003)
ARTICLE (By, May 8, 2003)
* Internet Access for the Cost of a Cup of Coffee [Wi-Fi: wireless fidelity] (By KATIE HAFNER, May 8, 2003)
* HEALTH: At Hong Kong Hospitals, SARS Takes a Heavy Toll on Nurses (By KEITH BRADSHER, May 8, 2003)

Wednesday, May 7, 2003:
On This Day: May 7 (Germain Boffrand 5/7/1667-3/18/1754, David Hume 5/7/1711-8/25/1776, Robert Browning 5/7/1812-12/12/1889, Johannes Brahms 5/7/1833-4/3/1897, Oskar von Miller 5/7/1855-4/9/1934, Marcus Loew 5/7/1870-9/5/1927, Archibald MacLeish 5/7/1892-4/20/1982, Kitty Godfree 5/7/1896-6/19/1992, Gary Cooper 5/7/1901-5/13/1961, Edwin Herbert Land 5/7/1909-3/1/1991, Darren McGavin 1922, Teresa Brewer 1931, Pete Domenici 1932, Johnny Unitas 1933, Johnny Maestro 1939, Jimmy Ruffin 1939, Tim Russert 1950, Amy Heckerling 1954)
* War in Europe is Ended! Surrender Is Unconditional; V-E Will Be Proclaimed Today; Our Troops on Okinawa Gain
(By Edward Kennedy, May 7, 1945)
* Saga Of Eva Peron: 12 Years To Power, Dies at 33
[5/7/1919-7/26/1952] (NY TIMES, July 27, 1952)
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Tuesday, May 6, 2003:
On This Day: May 6 (Maximilien Robespierre 5/6/1758-7/28/1794, Abraham Jacobi 5/6/1830-7/10/1919, Sigmund Freud 5/6/1856-9/23/1939, Robert Peary 5/6/1856-2/20/1920, William Leahy 5/6/1875-7/20/1959, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 5/6/1880-6/15/1938, Stanley Morison 5/6/1889-10/11/1967, Rudolph Valentino 5/6/1895-8/23/1926, Lew Christensen 5/6/1909-10/9/1984, Theodore White 5/6/1915-5/15/1986, Willie Mays 1931, Bob Seger 1945, Ben Masters 1947, Tony Blair 1953, George Clooney 1961, Roma Downey 1963)
* Hindenburg Burns in Lakehurst Crash; 21 Known Dead, 12 Missing; 64 Escape
(By Russell B. Porter, May 6, 1937)
* Orson Welles is Dead at 70; Innovator of Film and Stage
[5/6/1915-10/10/1985] (NY TIMES, October 11, 1985)
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NATIONAL: 39 Left Dead as Tornadoes Shatter Towns (By JODI WILGOREN, May 6, 2003)
WORLD: Hussein's Son Took $1 Billion Just Before War, Bank Aide Says (By DEXTER FILKINS, May 6, 2003)
Zookeepers' New Task: Getting Animals Back (By IAN FISHER, May 6, 2003)
Opposition Groups to Help to Create Assembly in Iraq (By PATRICK E. TYLER, May 6, 2003)
* A CONVERSATION WITH | FLOYD BLOOM: A Zealous Quest for Chemicals to Heal Ailing Brains
(By CLAUDIA DREIFUS, May 6, 2003)

Monday, May 5, 2003:
On This Day: May 5 (Leopold II 5/5/1747-3/1/1792, Frederick Barnard 5/5/1809-4/27/1889, Søren Kierkegaard 5/5/1813-11/11/1855, Karl Marx 5/5/1818-3/14/1883, Hubert Howe Bancroft 5/5/1832-3/2/1918, Peter Cooper Hewitt 5/5/1861-8/25/1921, Christopher Morley 5/5/1890-3/28/1957, Dorothy Garrod 5/5/1892-12/18/1968, Sir Gordon Richards 5/5/1904-11/10/1986, Tyrone Power 5/5/1914-11/15/1958, Arthur L. Schawlow 5/5/1921-4/28/1999, Ann B. Davis 1926, Pat Carroll 1927, John Sweeney 1934, Michael Murphy 1938, Lance Henriksen 1940, Jean-Pierre Leaud 1944)
U.S. Hurls Alan Shepard 115 Miles Into Space; Reports by Radio in 15-Minute Flight
(By Richard Witkin, May 5, 1961)
Nellie Bly, Journalist, Dies of Pneumonia at 56
[5/5/1867-1/27/1922] (NY TIMES, January 28, 1922)
Walter Sisulu, Close Collaborator With Mandela, Is Dead (By BILL KELLER, May 5, 2003)
Sue Sally Hale, 65, a Pioneer in U.S. Women's Polo, Dies (By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, May 5, 2003)
George Wyle, 87, Songwriter for 'Gilligan's Island' Theme, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 5, 2003)
Fernand Fonssagrives, 93, Photographer of Fashion, Dies (NY TIMES, May 5, 2003)
* NATIONAL: Aggressive Steps Help U.S. Avoid SARS Brunt (By JOHN M. BRODER, May 5, 2003)
WORLD: Bush Shifts Focus to Nuclear Sales by North Korea (By DAVID E. SANGER, May 5, 2003)
China Said to Take 2 Weeks to Disclose Sub Disaster (By ERIK ECKHOLM, May 5, 2003)
* Experts Despair of Iraq's Stopping Loss of Relics (By ALAN RIDING, May 5, 2003)
Iraqi Women Wary of New Upheavals (By SABRINA TAVERNISE, May 5, 2003)
NY REGION: Green Thumbs Versus Sticky Fingers (By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS, May 5, 2003)
* METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary (By JOE ROGERS, May 5, 2003)
EDITORIAL OBSERVER: Sorting Out an Eating Plan in a Nation Filled With Dietary Confusion
(By VERLYN KLINKENBORG, May 5, 2003)
OP-ED: The Carolina Nine (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, May 5, 2003)
OP-ED: The Faces of Budget Cuts (By BOB HERBERT, May 5, 2003)
OP-ED: Who Wants to Be a Martyr? (By SCOTT ATRAN, May 5, 2003)
LETTERS: The Power of Light at Ground Zero (By STEVEN P. COHEN, May 5, 2003)
* BUSINESS: America's Broadband Dream Is Alive in Korea (By KEN BELSON with MATT RICHTEL, May 5, 2003)
* In HBO, AOL Sees a Sibling and, Crucially, a Role Model (By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, May 5, 2003)
Ashleigh Banfield's Career No Longer Seems to Shine as Bright (By JIM RUTENBERG, May 5, 2003)
* TECHNOLOGY: Innovation at Hewlett Tries to Evade the Ax (By JOHN MARKOFF, May 5, 2003)
* TECHNOLOGY: Finding Solution to Secret World of Spam (By SAUL HANSELL, May 5, 2003)
DANCE: NEW YORK CITY BALLET: Swans in an Up-to-Date Lake (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, May 5, 2003)
THEATER: New 'Gypsy' Struts, Silencing Naysayers (By JESSE McKINLEY, May 5, 2003)

Sunday, May 4, 2003:
On This Day: May 4 (Bartolomeo Cristofori 5/4/1655-1/27/1731, Horace Mann 5/4/1796-8/2/1859, Sir William Cooke 5/4/1806-6/25/1879, Julia Tyler 5/4/1820-7/10/1889, T. H. Huxley 5/4/1825-6/29/1895, Fritz von Opel 5/4/1899-4/8/1971, Lincoln Kirstein 5/4/1907-1/5/1996, Emmanuel Robles 5/4/1914-2/22/1995, Audrey Hepburn 5/4/1929-1/20/1993, Hosni Mubarak 1928, Maynard Ferguson 1928, Roberta Peters 1930, Tyrone Davis 1938, Paul Gleason 1944, Randy Travis 1959, Mary McDonough 1961)
4 Kent State Students Killed by Troops (By John Kifner, May 4, 1970)
Dr. Frank Conrad, Radio Pioneer, Dies at 67
[5/4/1874-12/11/1941] (By ERIC PACE, December 12, 1941)
Lynn Chadwick, a Sculptor, Dies at 88 (By KEN JOHNSON, May 4, 2003)
William Gunn, 89; Fostered Wool Symbol, Dies (By ERIC PACE, May 4, 2003)
Allan Sack, 88, Early Speed-Reading Educator, Dies (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 4, 2003)
Fred J. Cook, the Author of 45 Books, Many Exposés, Dies at 92 (By STUART LAVIETES, May 4, 2003)
Michael Jendrzejczyk, 53, Advocate for Asians, Dies (By ELIZABETH BECKER, May 4, 2003)
Jean Conil, 85, Chef Who Tried to Better Cuisine of Britain, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 4, 2003)
James F. Fulton, Owner of Design Consultancy Firm, Dies at 73 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 4, 2003)
Frank Manuel, 92, Student of Utopian Ideas, Dies (By PAUL LEWIS, May 4, 2003)
Frank P. Smeal, Municipal Bond Expert, Dies at 84 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, May 4, 2003)
* NATIONAL: Dot-Com Bust Yields Benefits for Nonprofits (By DEAN E. MURPHY, May 4, 2003)
First Task in the Graveyard: Evicting Dot-Com Ghosts (By DEAN E. MURPHY, May 4, 2003)
* Iconic Rock Face Succumbs to Age and Gravity [New Hampshire] (By ROBERT D. McFADDEN, May 4, 2003)
Book Suggests a Fourth Player Helped K.G.B. Catch U.S. Spies (By CHRISTOPHER DREW, May 4, 2003)
Democrats' First Presidential Debate Shows Party Fissures (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, May 4, 2003)
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NY REGION: Small Businesses Still Wait for 9/11 Relief (By JOSEPH P. FRIED, May 4, 2003)
* EDITORIAL OBSERVER: It's Emerson's Anniversary and He's Nailed 21st-Century America (By ADAM COHEN, May 4, 2003)
* Where Literary Legends Took Shape Around Boston [Walden Pond] (By WILL JOYNER, April 9, 1999)
* Great Minds Live Alike [Concord, Massachusetts] (By ALICE FURLAUD, May 4, 2003)
OP-ED COLUMNIST: The Iceman Cometh (By MAUREEN DOWD, May 4, 2003)
OP-ED: Our New Baby (By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, May 4, 2003)
OP-ED: A Fraud by Any Other Name (By RICHARD DOOLING, May 4, 2003)
LETTERS: Targets of the I.R.S.: The Working Poor (By ARTURO HALE, May 4, 2003)
LETTERS: Stirring Fear, Along With the Concoctions [science fairs] (By THOMAS W. FILARDO, May 4, 2003)
LETTERS: The Risks of Power (By JOHN E. COLBERT, May 4, 2003)
* Technology Hits a Midlife Bump (By STEVE LOHR, May 4, 2003)
Software Bullet Is Sought to Kill Musical Piracy (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, May 4, 2003)
Will the Chicken Cross the Bottom Line? [Boston Market] (By JULIE DUNN, May 4, 2003)
As Iraqi Dust Settles, Debt Is Getting a Lift (By CONRAD DE AENLLE, May 4, 2003)
ON THE CONTRARY: Cult of the Personality Lives at the Fed (By DANIEL AKST, May 4, 2003)
MARKET INSIGHT: Containing the Fear in Asian Markets (By KENNETH N. GILPIN, May 4, 2003)
INVESTING WITH FREDERICK W. GREEN AND BONNIE L. SMITH: Merger Fund (By CAROLE GOULD, May 4, 2003)
LOVE & MONEY: Of Good Fences and Good Nannies (By ELLYN SPRAGINS, May 4, 2003)
* STRATEGIES: Why the Market's Winners Tend to Keep Winning (By MARK HULBERT, May 4, 2003)
* The Disposition Effect and Momentum (By Mark S. Grinblatt & Bing Han, SSRN, October 2001)
Shopping Spree by the Famous 5 (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, May 4, 2003)
* ECONOMIC VIEW: A Noted Few Make a Case for Optimism (Again) (By DAVID LEONHARDT, May 4, 2003)
THE BOSS: Looking the Part [Hyperion] (By JEFFREY R. RODEK, Written with Alice Feiring, May 4, 2003)
EXECUTIVE LIFE: Near the Top, Hiring Prospects Brighten (By EVE TAHMINCIOGLU, May 4, 2003)
BUSINESS DAIRY: 150 Years in Blue Jeans (Though Now in Red Ink) (By Vivian Marino, May 4, 2003)
A Network TV Executive Skips to a Particularly Menacing Rival (Compiled by MARK A. STEIN, May 4, 2003)
INVESTING DIARY: In a Retirement Survey, a Mixed View of Florida (Compiled by Jeff Sommer, May 4, 2003)
PERSONAL BUSINESS DIARY: For Late Taxpayers, Sooner Is Still Better (By Vivian Marino, May 4, 2003)
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ARTS: Contents (NY TIMES, May 4, 2003)
* ART: Ellsworth Kelly's Journey, From All Angles (By JEFFREY KASTNER, May 4, 2003)
* ARTS: 'Gypsy': Then, Now and Always (By FRANK RICH, May 4, 2003)
* DANCE: In Fonteyn's Footsteps, Without Fear [Alina Cojocaru] (By JANN PARRY, May 4, 2003)
* THEATER: Cirque Du Soleil: Aiming Too High? (By POLLY SHULMAN, May 4, 2003)
FASHION: Dressing to Dodge Bullets: That 'Matrix' Look (By RUTH LA FERLA, May 4, 2003)
POSSESSED: C.E.O. Toys With 'Tude (By DAVID COLMAN, May 4, 2003)
She Was Verging on Stardom, He Was Left Back, With a Gun (By SHAILA K. DEWAN, May 4, 2003)
STYLE: A Publishing Pest Moves On [Stuff] (By WARREN ST. JOHN, May 4, 2003)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, May 4, 2003)
* LEO-CONS: A Classicist's Legacy: New Empire Builders (By JAMES ATLAS, May 4, 2003)
* Stalin to Saddam: So Much for the Madman Theory (By ERICA GOODE, May 4, 2003)
* That Spam in Your Mailbox? It May Be From Me (By GEORGE JOHNSON, May 4, 2003)
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, May 4, 2003)
ON LANGUAGE: Severe/Acute (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, May 4, 2003)
* Frank Stella's Expressionist Phase (By DEBORAH SOLOMON, May 4, 2003)
BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, May 4, 2003)
'The Apprentice': A Culinary Coming-of-Age Tale (By STACY SCHIFF, May 4, 2003)
'Masters of Doom': Behind a Video Game Empire (By SETH MNOOKIN, May 4, 2003)
'A Look Over My Shoulder': Secrets of the Spymaster [Richard Helms] (By JOSEPH E. PERSICO, May 4, 2003)

Saturday, May 3, 2003:
On This Day: May 3 (Niccolo Machiavelli 5/3/1469-6/21/1527, E. W. Howe 5/3/1853-10/3/1937, Vito Volterra 5/3/1860-10/11/1940, Marcel Dupre 5/3/1886-5/30/1971, Sir George Paget Thomson 5/3/1892-9/10/1975, Bing Crosby 5/3/1903-10/14/1977, May Sarton 5/3/1912-7/16/1995, William Inge 5/3/1913-6/10/1973, Sugar Ray Robinson 5/3/1921-4/12/1989, Pete Seeger 1919, James Brown 1933, Engelbert Humperdinck 1936, Greg Gumbel 1946)
7,000 Arrested in Capital War Protest; 150 Are Hurt as Clashes Disrupt Traffic
(By Richard Halloran, May 3, 1971)
Golda Meir: Peace and Arab Acceptance Were Goals of Her 5 Years as Premier
[5/3/1898-12/8/1978] (By ISRAEL SHENKER, December 9, 1978)
Ira Herskowitz, a Top Geneticist, Dies at 56 (By MARY DUENWALD, May 3, 2003)
R. J. Sinnott, 76, Last Wielder of 'Banned in Boston' Cudgel, Dies (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 3, 2003)
Guy Mountfort, 97, Briton Who Helped Found Wildlife Fund, Dies (By PAUL LEWIS, May 3, 2003)
Ella King Torrey, 45, Scholar, Arts Advocate and Administrator, Dies (By ROBERTA SMITH, May 3, 2003)
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Friday, May 2, 2003:
On This Day: May 2 (Alessandro Scarlatti 5/2/1660-10/24/1725, Catherine II 5/2/1729-11/17/1796, Henry Martyn robert 5/2/1837-5/11/1923, Theodor Herzl 5/2/1860-7/3/1904, James F. Byrnes 5/2/1879-4/9/1972, Vernon Castle 5/2/1887-2/15/1918, Manfred Richthofen 5/2/1892-4/21/1918, Lorenz Hart 5/1895-11/22/1943, Alex Springer 5/2/1912-9/22/1985, Satyajit Ray 5/2/1921-4/23/1992, Theodore Bikel 1924, Bianca Jagger 1945, Lesley Gore 1946, Larry Gatlin 1948, Scott McCallum 1950)
Berlin Falls to Russians, 70,000 Give Up; 1,000,000 Surrender in Italy and Austria
(Associated Press, May 2, 1945)
* Benjamin Spock, World's Pediatrician, Dies at 94
[5/2/1903-3/15/1998] (By ERIC PACE, March 17, 1998)
Episcopal Bishop Paul Moore Jr., 83, Strong Voice on Social and Political Issues, Dies (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, May 2, 2003)
Dr. Jeff Schell, Microbiologist and Gene-Splicing Pioneer, Dies at 67 (By STUART LAVIETES, May 2, 2003)
Stuart Kind, 78, a British Forensic Biologist, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 2, 2003)
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WORLD: President Says Military Phase in Iraq Has Ended (By DAVID E. SANGER, May 2, 2003)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Cold Truths Behind Pomp (By ELISABETH BUMILLER, May 2, 2003)
DISPATCHES: The Fog of Peace (By MICHAEL R. GORDON, May 2, 2003)
After Turkish Quake, Rush Is on to Save 90 Students (By MARC LACEY, May 2, 2003)
More SARS Cases Are Reported; Virus Found to Persist in Patients (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, May 2, 2003)
* THE STREETS: Illness Brings Subdued May Day in Beijing (By ERIK ECKHOLM, May 2, 2003)
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* ART: JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON: Truer to Life Than Life (By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, May 2, 2003)
* DESIGN: 'GODDESS': From Olympus, Divine Dresses (By HERBERT MUSCHAMP, May 2, 2003)

Thursday, May 1, 2003:
On This Day: May 1 (Joseph Addison 5/1/1672-6/17/1719, Benjamin Latrobe 5/1/1764-9/3/1820, Arthur Wellesley 5/1/1769-9/14/1852, Jose Alencar 5/1/1829-12/12/1877, Mary Harris Jones 5/1/1830-11/30/1930, Cecilia Beaux 5/1/1855-9/17/1942, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 5/1/1881-4/10/1955, Eugene Black 5/1/1898-2/20/1992, Winthrop Rockefeller 5/1/1912-2/22/1974, Terry Southern 5/1/1924-10/29/1995, Glenn Ford 1916, Jack Paar 1918, Scott Carpenter 1925, Shirley Horn 1934, Judy Collins 1939, Rita Coolidge 1945)
Soviet Downs American U-2 Plane; U.S. Says It Was Weather Craft; Khrushchev Sees Summit Blow
(By Osgood Caruthers, May 1, 1960)
Kate Smith, All-American Singer, Dies At 79
[5/1/1909-6/17/1986] (By FRANK G. PRIAL, June 18, 1986)
Albert Hakim, Figure in Iran-Contra Affair, Dies at 66 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, May 1, 2003)
Muriel Topaz, Advocate for Written Choreography, Dies at 70 (By JACK ANDERSON, May 1, 2003)
Charlie Tolar, 65, Diminutive Fullback for Houston Oilers, Dies (By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, May 1, 2003)
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