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The Boston Globe announced Monday that the executive editor, Helen Donovan; a deputy managing editor, Michael Larkin; and a business columnist, Steve Bailey, will leave the newspaper by April 1. The Page 1 editor, Caleb Solomon, will succeed Ms. Donovan, taking on the job of managing editor for news and retaining his previous duties. Ellen Clegg, the Sunday deputy managing editor, will succeed Mr. Larkin as deputy managing editor in charge of news operations. Mark Morrow, a deputy managing editor overseeing special projects and the investigative team, will add the Sunday role. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the domestic migration from New England. Decline of the rate of migration; Areas posting negative net domestic migration in 1999.

Features the percentage chance of economic recession in the next six months after September 2000 in New England, according to an index assembled by Economy.com. Information on the energy prices and gasoline prices in the region; Details on the economic growth indicators.

Reports on the decline in the number of New England residential-construction permits issued in the 12 months which ended in July 2000. Implications of the decline; Views on the state of residential constructions.

Deals with the status of the housing market in New England as of September 2000. Decline in sales of single-family homes; Cause of the decline; Overview of the equities market.

Deals with the rate of business expenses in New England in 1999 in accordance with the index released by Economy.com. Business costs included in the calculation of Economy.com in its index; Rankings of New England states in the index; Why per capita income in New England is above the national average.

Offers a look at the decline of unemployment in New England for the month of June 2000. Indications of the decline; Comments from Yolanda Kodrzycki, assistant vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Reports on the increase in the per-capita income in New England in the first quarter of 2000. Percent increase in per-capita income in the region; Per-capita income growth of Vermont and Rhode Island.

Reports on the average weekly hours in New England as of July 5, 2000. Factors leading to the overall decline in working hours; Increase in hours worked in Vermont.

Provides information on the employment rate in New England for May 2000. Employment increase in Maine; States with slow growth in jobs; Details on the economy of Maine.

Reports the decline of unemployment rate in New England for February 2000. Factors that contributed to the decline; Predicted consolidation in the market.

Predicts that the chances of New England falling into recession in 2000 is low. Rating on the probability of regional recession; How recession probability is calculated; Factors that influence recession probability.

Reports on the recovery of the manufacturing industry in New England in early 2000. Average work hours per week in manufacturing jobs; Expansion of manufacturing employment; Contributions of the lumber industry in Maine.

Reports on the status of employment in New England as of January 2000. Number of jobs in New England for the period; Role of population in employment growth disparities; Comments from Sara Johnson, chief regional economist for Standard and Poor's DRI in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Deals with the market of home building in New England as of March 2000. Number of new building permits issued in New England; Difference in housing trends across the region.

Reports the increase in composite index of leading indicators for New England. Factors that boost the nonresidential construction projects; Budget surplus expected by the country.

Provides information on the increase in the number of available jobs in New England in 1999. Details on nonagricultural employment; Projected regional growth in 2000; Status of labor shortages.

Focuses on the labor shortage experienced in New England as of December 1999. Breakdown of unemployment rates in various states; Job sectors experiencing shortages; Factors that mask wage inflation.

Focuses on the projected spending for the Big Dig, the biggest public works project in the United States. Expected expenses in the year ending June 30, 2000; Why the project's decline is momentous; One of many firms that grew up with the infrastructure.

Presents an annual New England quiz taken from the articles which appeared in the 1999 issues of `Wall Street Journal/New England.'

Reports on the sentiments of investors in Indonesia about the outcome of the 1999 election. Status of the stock market; Aid approved by the International Monetary Fund; Reaction of local businessmen; Business investments in Indonesia; Response of the financial markets.

Interviews economist Robert Reich regarding the economic condition in New England in 1999. Economic concerns in the country; Solution to the problems; Growth of computer software business in the country.

Recaps how oil geologists for Shell Oil Co. found Mars, a tantalizingly vast oil field under the waves of the Gulf of Mexico. The story of the massive and important find, from its beginnings in the mid-1980s; Geologists including Roger Baker and their methods for finding oil; How Mars is different from other oil fields in the Gulf; Drilling of the well by the Discoverer Seven Seas drill ship.

Reports an increase in capital spending budget of Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. for 1995. Comparison of Union Texas with other independent-companies; Plans for acquisition of oil and gas reserves; Break-up of the capital spending budget; Reasons for company's omcreased profit.

Describes Shell Oil Co.'s plans to raise an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Details of the same.

Examines the improved fourth-quarter earnings of Exxon Corp., Texaco Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Company. Examination of the business of the above mentioned firms and Amoco Corporation.

Reports on increase in operating profit and net income of Mobil Corp. for the fourth quarter of 1994. Factors attributable for the rise in profits; Breakup of the company's earnings.

Reports on agreement of Enron Corp. with Qatar to develop the North Dome gas-field in Qatar. Details of the agreement and the project; Other similar projects in Asia; Information about the global natural-gas industry.

Focuses on plans of Enserch Exploration Inc. to acquire other gas companies amid plunging natural gas prices. Discussion on the takeover strategy; Information about the slump in the industry; Details of the formation of the company and its ownership.

Reports on the possibility of natural-gas prices being held down due to new ways of moving natural-gas introduced by the industry. Analysis of the past and present behavior of natural-gas prices; Views of analysts on the probability; Effects of deregulation on the industry.

Discusses drop in futures contracts of natural-gas on January 9, 1995, due to weather conditions in consuming regions. Details of the futures' decline and the contributing factors; Information about activities in markets for base metals and grains on the date.

Reports the plans of Williams Cos. to sell the assets of Transco Energy Co. after its acquisition to boost 1995 capital spending. Details of the acquisition and the asset-selling plans and motives behind them.

Focuses on the controversy arising from the effort of Williams Cos. to acquire Transco Energy Company. Effort of officials of Williams to calm shareholders of the company; Reasons for the disenchantment of shareholders and the acquisition move.

Reports the agreement of Williams Cos. to acquire Transco Energy Company. Discussion on various aspects of the acquisition decision; Implications of the acquisition for Williams and the natural gas marketing industry; Opinions of industry experts.

Reports on the expected announcement by Tenneco Inc. on December 13, 1994, regarding the planned sale of its chemical subsidiary, Albright & Wilson Ltd., in London. Details of the sale plans; Information about the business performance of Tenneco and Albright.

Reports on the decision of Apache Corporation to purchase oil and gas fields from Texaco Incorporated. Schedule for completion of the acquisition; Details about previous acquisitions by Apache; Impact of the Texaco acquisition on Apache's debt-to-capitalization ratio.

Focuses on trends in the commodity markets on October 27, 1994. Impact of rupture of the Colonial Pipeline in week ended October 23, 1994 on crude oil prices; Trends in copper and aluminum futures; Rise in prices of live hog.

Reports rise in net income of Tenneco Incorporated in third quarter of 1994. Data on earnings; Recovery of Case Corporation unit from struggles; Agreement by Tenneco's auto parts subsidiary to acquire German firm, Heinrich Gillet GmbH; Tenneco's other plans regarding its subsidiaries.

Reports rise in gasoline prices due to expectations of shortages resulting from the rupture in the Colonial Pipeline in Texas. Implications of the Clean Air act for gasoline crisis; Details about attempts to repair the Colonial Pipeline; Cut backs in operations of Amoco Corp. and Exxon Corp. refineries.

Reports the earnings of three petrochemical companies, Exxon Corporation, Amoco Corporation, and Atlantic Richfield Company. Impact of decline in natural-gas prices on earnings; Decline in net income of Exxon and Amoco; Income profile of the three companies.

Reports on the decline in net income of Mobil Corporation in the third quarter of 1994. Reasons for decline; Statistics on net income in the third quarter for Mobil.

Reports on the rise in wholesale gasoline prices following the rupture of the Colonial Pipeline, the main artery carrying gasoline from the Gulf Coast along the Eastern Seaboard, on October 20, 1994. Other factors responsible for the shortage of gasoline; Details of repairs of the pipelines; Possibility of increase in price of gasoline.

Discusses implications of rupturing of gasoline pipeline from Gulf Coast to Northeast. Details of the accident and losses of lives and property due to it; Increase in prices of gasoline in future markets.

Reports damage in southeast Texas due to massive flooding. Information on material damage and casualties in flood; Details on homes with flood insurance; Number of homeowner claims in insurance companies.

Reports on plans for building liquefied-natural-gas project by British Gas PLC and Amoco Corp. off the coast of Trinidad. Shipping of gas to United States; Details of the project; Reasons for delay in the project.

Reports evaluation of acquisitions worth $ 1 billion by Tenneco Inc.'s packaging subsidiary, Packaging Corp. of America (PCA). Aim to meet internal target to double in size; Revenue and profit of PCA; Conditions in packaging industry; Plan to gain foothold in Eastern Europe.

Comments on the reaction of attorneys on the impasse reached by jury on Exxon Valdez trial. Judge H. Russel Holland's advise to jurors; Reasons for Exxon's request for mistrial; Non-indication of cause for deadlock of jurors; Aims of jury; Negative effects of trial on jurors; Judge's action over further impasse; Views of Brian O'Neill, plaintiff's trial lawyer; Details of first three phases of trial; Opinion of plaintiff's lead counsel David Oesting.

Reports on the targeted opportunities of Rhode Island to improve its economy in 1999. Economic strategy of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council; Information on the planned construction of a port at Quonset Point; Details on Amtrak's plan to begin high-speed rail service between Boston and New York City.

Examines the employment situation in New Hampshire. Decline of jobs between July and November 1998; Economic conditions in the state; Statistical information on the unemployment rate.

Reports on the poor condition of Mesa Inc. and the efforts of its chairman, Boone Pickens to pull up the company through crisis. Heavy debts, failure of the attempt to sell the company's share and low ratings by the Moody's Investors Service as the problems faced by the company; Expectations of the analysts regarding the future of the company; Status of the share prices of the company.