West Nile virus found in 6 more Mass. birds
(By Raja Mishra, Globe Staff, Globe Correspondent, 8/15/2000)
State officials identified six more crows infected with the West Nile virus yesterday, doubling the number of bird cases to date and suggesting the virus is spreading more quickly in August as the mosquito population swells.

City teacher allegedly helped summer pupils pass key test
(By Anand Vaishnav, Globe Staff, 8/15/2000)
Tipped off by two dozen exams with perfect scores, Boston public school officials are investigating whether a teacher gave his eighth-graders answers to a test that determines their advancement to ninth grade.

Russian sub sinks; 100 sailors trapped
(By David Filipov, Globe Staff, 8/15/2000)

NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Returning to the Kennedy frontier
(By David M. Shribman, 8/15/2000)
LOS ANGELES - Four decades ago, the future began here.

Clinton trumpets record, says Gore deserves turn
Rejects criticism by GOP, calls VP key to prosperity
(By Michael Kranish a Nd Ann Scales, Globe Staff, 8/15/2000)
LOS ANGELES - With his vice president striving to succeed him and his wife running for the US Senate, President Clinton last night rejected Republican claims that his administration ''coasted'' through prosperity, and pleaded for the nation to entrust the White House to Al Gore.