Celebrating the value of DadsAt this time of the year, it is customary to rain tributes on the men in our lives. The media, retailer businesses, advertising agencies, churches and so on, love this celebration. — Page 8Conservatives’ demands rejectedNEW YORK — A key Episcopal panel defied conservatives on Thursday, saying that Episcopal leaders should not cede authority to overseas Anglicans who want the church to halt its march toward full acceptance of gays. >— Page 25Botham, Rushdie in honours listLONDON — Former top Russian spy Oleg Gordievsky rubs shoulders with British cricketer Ian Botham, author Salman Rushdie in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours l. — Page 35