FRONT PAGE
An obituary on Sunday about Alexander M. Haig, the former secretary of state and White House chief of staff, referred incorrectly to the 241 victims of a bombing at a Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 and misstated the timing of that attack in relationship to Mr. Haig’s tenure at the State Department. Eighteen sailors and three soldiers were among the dead; they were not all Marines. And the bombing was 16 months after Mr. Haig was dismissed as secretary of state, not “in the immediate aftermath of his departure.” The obituary also misstated part of the name of the Army post in Virginia where a Mass was planned for Mr. Haig. It is Fort Myer, not Fort Myers. (Go to Article)
INTERNATIONAL
An article on Tuesday about the reported capture in Pakistan of Mullah Abdul Kabir, a senior Taliban military commander, misspelled the name of the city in North-West Frontier Province where a senior Pakistani intelligence official said Mullah Kabir had been detained. It is Nowshera, not Nawshera. (Go to Article)
NEW YORK
An article in some editions on Sunday about Freda Rosenfeld, a New York lactation consultant who helps mothers who are having trouble breast-feeding, misidentified, using information from a mother of twins, the consultant who the mother said had misinformed her about her son’s anatomy and prescribed exercises that did not work. The mother, who was not identified in the article, was speaking about another lactation consultant whom Ms. Rosenfeld had recommended because she was too busy — not about Ms. Rosenfeld herself. (Go to Article)
A picture caption with an article in some editions last Wednesday about the dominance of the weather as a top story on local newscasts misstated the name of the airline whose plane was being de-iced at Kennedy International Airport. It is Alitalia, not Air Alitalia. (Go to Article)
BUSINESS DAY
An article on Monday about the scrutiny of two Chinese educational institutions to which researchers have traced online attacks on American companies misstated the location of Duke University’s planned campus in China and the date that plans for that campus were announced. The campus will be in Kunshan, near Shanghai, not in Shanghai itself, and the plans were announced on Jan. 22, not “last year.” (Go to Article)
SPORTS
Because of an editing error, a picture caption with an article in some editions on Monday about the United States’ 5-3 victory over Canada on Sunday in Olympic men’s hockey described the action incorrectly in some copies. The photograph of three Americans shown hugging after a goal was taken during the first period, after one of Brian Rafalski’s two goals; it was not after Ryan Kesler’s empty-net goal with 45 seconds left in the game. The article also omitted the final score in some editions. (Go to Article)
An article in some editions on Sunday about the Olympic television coverage available to Americans living near the Canadian border misidentified the owner of CTV, which is broadcasting the Vancouver Games in Canada. It is CTVglobemedia, not Rogers Communications. (Go to Article)
THE ARTS
An article on Tuesday about the announcement that the tenor Plácido Domingo will undergo surgery after experiencing severe abdominal pain last week referred imprecisely to plans for the production of “Tamerlano” scheduled for next month at the Royal Opera House in London. While Mr. Domingo’s performances have been canceled, the production of “Tamerlano” has not been. (Kurt Streit will replace Mr. Domingo in the opera.) (Go to Article)
Because of an editing error, an article on Tuesday about Martin Sheen, who is performing in the play “The Subject Was Roses” in Los Angeles, misidentified the Tony Award for which he and Jack Albertson were nominated when they were in the 1964 Broadway production of the play and which Mr. Albertson won. It was for best featured actor in a play, not best actor. (Go to Article)
An article on Thursday about the success of Sade’s new album, “Soldier of Love,” which topped the Billboard chart in its first week with 502,000 copies sold, erroneously included a pop star among those whose latest albums did not do as well in their debut weeks. While Sade did outsell Jay-Z and U2, she did not surpass Britney Spears, whose “Circus” sold 505,000 copies in its first week. (Go to Article)
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