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Date: 04 January 1997
By MIKE WISE
David Falk, New York Knicks player Patrick Ewing's agent, Ewing and Knicks prepare to hagggle over Ewing's contract with Knicks, which ends this season; Knicks' general manager Ernie Grunfeld says there is ceiling as to how much Knicks will pay their franchise player when he becomes free agent (L)
Date: 04 January 1997
By Alan Truscott
Alan Truscott Bridge column on computer deals (S)
Date: 04 January 1997
Recipients of 1996 National Medal of Arts, chosen by Pres Clinton, are announced: Edward Albee, Sarah Caldwell, Harry Callahan, Zelda Fichandler, Eduardo Guerrero, Lionel Hampton, Bella Lewitzky, Vera List, Robert Redford, Maurice Sendak, Stephen Sondheim and Boys Choir of Harlem; Charles Frankel Prize recipients, selected by National Council on the Humanities and chairman Sheldon Hackney, are Rita Dove, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Daniel Kemmis, Arturo Madrid and Bill Moyers (S)
Date: 04 January 1997
By MEL GUSSOW
James Knowlson discusses his recent authorized biography Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett, based on series of interviews in 1989, last year of playwright's life; interview; photo (S)
Date: 04 January 1997
By JOEL GREENBERG
Jewish settlers in West Bank park seven mobile homes on hilltop overlooking Beit El and move in, challenging Netanyahu Government; photo; group later agrees to leave after standoff with security forces, on promise of talks on expanding Beit El; settlers have made Beit El test case since murder of woman and her son by Palestinian gunmen in December (S)
Date: 04 January 1997
By JOE LAPOINTE
Bryan Lewis, National Hockey League's director of officiating, says Don Van Massenhover, league referee, is deeply concerned about Mark Messier's charge the referee displayed a 'vendetta' against New York Rangers during 4-3 victory over New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden on Jan 2; Lewis, when asked whether Messier would be fined or suspended for his words and actions, says decision will be made by Brian Burke, senior vice president of NHL (M)
Date: 04 January 1997
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Article on quite different Teaching methods at three New York City public schools where students perform well; children at Public School 31 in Greenpoint are drilled regularly in spelling and arithmetic in orderly atmosphere, students at Public School 234 in lower Manhattan call teachers by first names and lead class discussions, while third-graders at Public School 29 in South Bronx pretend school is the office where they learn reading and math on the job; photos; state Comr Richard P Mills and Chancellor Rudy Crew hope other principals will study such bright successes in otherwise dismal showing by city's schools; Deputy Chancellor Judith Rizzo says she is showcasing good schools at regular meetings of superintendents; high-achieving schools have strong principals who articulate clear vision, cohesive curriculum, extensive teacher training and active support from parents; Greenpoint principal Patricia Synan is firm believer in traditional academic discipline, and strongly opposes bilingual education; other principals also comment on their methods; list of city schools singled out for good test performances (M)
Date: 04 January 1997
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Supreme Court agrees to decide whether to create blanket exception in drug cases to rule that police generally must knock and announce their presence before entering a home to conduct a search; accept Wisconsin case in which man was convicted of cocaine dealing based on evidence police obtained from hotel room; officers had search warrant, but did not announce their presence; unanimous 1995 decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas traced rule on announcing searches back to English common law; Court also accepts Pennsylvania appeal on whether hearing is required before public agency can suspend employee without pay (S)
Date: 04 January 1997
Nation's railroads have won fight with their customers over whether carriers have the right to set rates on routes they serve exclusively; Surface Transportation Board, which oversees railroads, ruled on Dec 31 that a railroad that exclusively serves a short line to a power plant cannot be forced to offer competitive prices for short-haul service to a shipper, even if shipper uses another railroad for the long-haul portion of the same coal shipment (L)