With fear and favor; inside the New York Times correction box.

AuthorThreadgill, Susan

With Fear and Favor

Corrections

Because of an editing error, articles in yesterday's editions referred to Israel as a "Jewish nation" and Pope John Paul II as "a Catholic."

These references violated the Times policy of never mentioning religion no matter how obviously relevant. Israel should have been described as "an emerging democracy in a sand-rich region," the Pope as "a Rome-based financier."

Because of a mechanial error, a recipe for mulled carpaccio of venison pituitary with sun-dried cauliflower cullis appeared in the middle of a sentence in yesterday's "Master of All I Survey" column by A. M. Rosenthal.

The correct sentence should have read, "I was too busy contemplating the Holocaust to receive the prime minister, and it was awkward to have him in my outer office when I was already late for my lunch with the senator, though of course he would wait for me, so I had one of my numerous aides give him reprints of some of my columns and I, myself, wrote him a personal note, which he will probably always treasure, on my stationery, in mine own hand, and I myself wrote in mine own hand on my stationery, 'Mr. Primer Minister, read these and learn the shocking lessons of history!'"

Because the Encyclopedia Britannica is difficult to read when you're in a hurry, last week's story "Presidential Staff Mood Swings: Single Most Important Issue in World History" by Maureen Dowd, erroneously states that Vanessa Williams was Warren G. Harding's mistress, that "The Tiananmen Squares" is an NBC winter replacement game show, and that the Vincennes was Admiral Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Harbor.

Because of a mechanical error, the "Personal Indulgence" page did not appear in the "Spending!" sections of yesterday's zoned Short Hills-Great Neck edition. The articles, regarding lapis-encrusted tennis rackets and hand-carved mahogany house siding, appear in today's editions.

Because of a computer error, yesterday's lead editorial was titled "Bet Nobody Can Figure Out What We Think." The correct title was "Time for Sober Reassessment of Policy Priorities."

Because of a computer error, the phrase "Ha! The fools! I could have ruled the world!" was attributed to White house Chief of Staff John Sununu in part four of the six-part series, "Presidential Staff Mood Swings: Overemphasized by Media?" by Alessandra Stanley.

The correct quotation should have been, "I seek nothing for myself, save the opportunity to serve."

Editor's Note:

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