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What happened on July 11, 1993
SPORTS
Triple-A Is OK for Career Minor Leaguers : Baseball: Although chances of making the majors are dim, these veterans don't dread life in the minors. MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He's Entering the Arena of Heavyweights : Boxing: Former Culver City High, Oklahoma State and Cal State Long Beach basketball player to make professional debut on Monday night. KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
They're Gearing Up for Run at Title : Soccer: Torrance United has earned a berth to the U.S. Youth Soccer national championships this month in Phoenix. ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gardena's Giddens Will Attend El Camino
TOUR DE FRANCE : Belgium's Museeuw Takes the Overall Lead From Associated Press
Rocky Roll : Andres Galarraga of Colorado Takes a Different Stance as He Flirts With .400 RICH TOSCHES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
After Fine-Tuning His Delivery, Busby Is in Control : Baseball: Former Times' South Bay Player of Year has made a dramatic turnaround in his second season at Class-A Savannah. GARY KLEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
GOLF ROUNDUP : Nicklaus Shoots Into the Lead With a 67 From Associated Press
Phebus Wins ITA Circuit Tournament
Springer's First Win Is No Illusion : Angels: With support from Salmon, who has homer and two RBIs, right-hander defeats Yankees, 4-2. BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Umpire Says Polonia Lied About Calls BOB NIGHTENGALE
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Novacek Holds Off Muster in Semifinals of Swiss Open From Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Harnisch, Gonzalez Lead Astros' Sweep of Cubs From Associated Press
Race Could Go to the Insomniacs MIKE PENNER
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Cardinals' Jefferies Added to All-Stars Associated Press
SAILING : Disney Surges, Still Trails DeLaura RICH ROBERTS
HOLLYWOOD PARK : Rhapsodic Wins Landaluce, Extends Streak for Mayberry BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quance Upset by Wagner in 400 Medley THERESA SMITH MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AMERICAN LEGION ROUNDUP : Valley North Rallies Past Granada Hills West Twice, 8-3 and 7-6
Yankees' Witt Is Making Disabled List His Second Home : Baseball: Pitcher's career since leaving Angels has been filled with an infuriating pattern of pitching, then getting hurt. CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tripp Puts Field to Sleep at Saugus for 97th Victory VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SOCCER : Wynalda's Goal Lifts United States From Associated Press
Pillaging of Padres a Warning JIM MURRAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Valenzuela Extends Scoreless Streak to 23 From Associated Press
TENNIS / JERRY CROWE : Gigi Fernandez Has Pigged Out JERRY CROWE
Fort Lauderdale Burned by Salsa Again : Soccer: For third time this season, Salsa beats Strikers, this time in shootout after 105 scoreless minutes. SCOTT MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woodland Hills East Continues to Go South While Dropping Pair to West : Legion baseball: Wolf pitches a one-hitter for 7-1 victory in second game after a 12-4 first-game romp. JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ondieki Breaks the 27-Minute Mark in 10,000 From Staff and Wire Reports
Development League Is Family Affair : Basketball: Although it was intended to give inner-city girls a chance to play outside of school, the league is now attracting players from around the country. IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SWIMMING : Wagner, 15, Defeats Quance to Win 400 Individual Medley THERESA SMITH MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Young Almost Lets Dodgers Pull One Out : Baseball: Pitcher comes on in relief and quickly turns 6-1 lead into 6-5 game. Mets hold on for 7-6 victory. MARYANN HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gonzales Gets Caught In Game of Give, Take : Baseball: Utility infielder has seen opportunities come and go. When they come, he tries to make the most of them. ELLIOTT TEAFORD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Candiotti to Work on Two Days' Rest MARYANN HUDSON
If Managers Picked the All-Stars, Fans' Favorites Wouldn't All Start From Associated Press
Are Names More Memorable Than Games? BRIAN JARAMILLO
Thrills of Slightly Different Color : To a Southland Fan, British Tracks Offer a Look at How Horse Racing Makes Summer Special, for Members and Commoners Alike JANICE GOLDINGER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
He Was a Workhorse Warhorse, Very Few Are Left ROSS NEWHAN
PRO BASEBALL / MIKE HISERMAN : Tiger Pitchers Hold Ritchie Promotion in Their Arms MIKE HISERMAN
As for Baseball Players Assn., Th . . ., Th . . ., That's All Folks MAL FLORENCE
Par Saver, Life Saver : Golf Has Helped Mike McCune Get Straight at the Age of 30 STEVE ELLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Summer Vocations : Hybrids of Hockey, Tennis and Soccer Fill Arena Schedules, but Can They Fill the Seats? BRIAN JARAMILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hit or Error? : A Question of Judgment : Fans and Players Don't Really Notice Official Scorers -- Until Controversy Arises Over One of Their Decisions BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Westminster Gang Gets the Word--in Writing : Law enforcement: Members enjoined from hanging out together. It may not be constitutional, but it's working. : SPECIAL REPORT: FACING DOWN GANGS. How One City Fights Back ERIC LICHTBLAU and DAVID AVILA and ERIC YOUNG, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
On View : Summer Tryouts : NEW PILOTS FACE A REALITY: FEW WILL GET A SECOND RUN TED JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Ted Johnson writes frequently for TV Times
'Home Alone' Couple's Girls to Be Adopted From Associated Press
5 North Carolina Teens Accused of Raping Retarded Woman--on Tape : Crime: Video begins with one youth proclaiming, 'We're going to take you through a night of hell!' Then they identify themselves one by one for the camera. PAUL NOWELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Accord Sought on Mall at Indian Burial Site : Preservation: Wal-Mart calls for the developer to reach a compromise with native groups after a boycott was threatened over plans to level the area. RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One Life, 25 Years : ABC SERIAL HITS A QUARTER CENTURY STILL THE SOAP WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE LIBBY SLATE, Libby Slate is a frequent contributor to TV Times
All the Ingredients for a Fulfilling Day EMILY ADAMS
Price of Gas Raised 25% in Moscow Associated Press
Pet Project : Ferret Owners Campaign to Legalize Ownership of the Furry Animals TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Amateur Fossil Hunters Dig Real Thing : Dinosaurs: North Dakota volunteers work carefully to unearth a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, entombed roughly 65 million years. BOB MOEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Class of 1993
Brother, Keep Your Dime : 2 Anti-Panhandling Efforts Seek to Redirect Donations to Agencies NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Growing Up Under Siege : It's dangerous out there. Guns in our schools. Gangs on our corners. Massacres in our movies. Kids running wild all night. Four families share their ways of coping with a threatening world. LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doing A Little Fall Arithmetic SCOTT WILLIAMS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lots of Talk, Inaction on LAPD Reform JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Times staff writer Richard Simon contributed to this article
Bid for Free Drugs Rises Associated Press
Cuba Sets More Power Cuts in Fuel Crisis Reuters
A Special Report: Jobs : Mentoring Program Nurtures Businesses JAKE DOHERTY
Children Taking Brunt of Pollution from Associated Press
Amid Poland's Slag Heaps and Sulfureous Air, a Glimpse of Hope : Environment: Ecologists there and in some other parts of former Soviet bloc report their first tentative victories on nature's behalf. JOHN DANISZEWSKI, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Region : Sheriff's Advisory Panels
World IN BRIEF : FRANCE : Police Empowered to Check Identities From Times Staff and Wire Reports
NEWS ANALYSIS : U.S.-Japan Pact on Trade Irons Out Few Wrinkles LESLIE HELM, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Times staff writer James Risen in Washington contributed to this article
County Braces for Grim Reality of Budget Cuts : Government: Only emergency services will be spared. Some suburbs have avoided wide-ranging cuts--for now. GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Times staff writer Frederick M. Muir contributed to this story
Room With a View of Korea's Past Associated Press
Immigration Policy Failures Invite Overhaul ALAN C. MILLER and RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITERS. Staff writer Ronald Brownstein contributed to this story
Overboard Trash Nets $250,000 Reward Associated Press
Iraq Again Faces Threat of U.S. Force : Mideast: U.N. inspectors unable to disable equipment at two missile-testing sites outside Baghdad. Libya and Iran also receive warnings. DOUGLAS FRANTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Special Report: Jobs : Southwest Area : Other Job Opportunities
Bullying Suspected in Schoolgirl's Suicide Reuters
Flooding Spreads as Levees Fail Associated Press
Georgia Forces Say Rebel Abkhazia Drive Blunted From Associated Press
Clinton Declares Flood Disaster in Three States Associated Press
Cox to Seek Feinstein's Senate Seat From Times Staff Writers
A Special Report: Jobs : CENTRAL AREA : Other Job Opportunities
World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Court Rules Noriega, Wife Owe $44 Million From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sub Commissioning Set Associated Press
Nation IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : Man Arrested in Post Office Blast From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Atty. Gen. Reno Calls on U.S. to 'Invest in Children' RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Turns Up Heat on N. Korea : Asia: He suggests that U.S. may set deadline for action if Pyongyang refuses to allow inspections of its nuclear facilities. He also pledges to keep troops on peninsula. JIM MANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Times staff writer Teresa Watanabe contributed to this article
Cuba Asks U.S. Not to Promote Illegal Escapes From Reuters
Progress on Smuggled Chinese Seen : Immigration: U.S. officials are working on an agreement in which Mexico would be paid to repatriate 659 people on ships off the Baja coast. SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In-House Doctors Give Some Firms a Health Care Remedy : Medicine: Company clinics can help cut costs, but some critics are worried about patient privacy. JUDY PASTERNAK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Taxi Drivers Offer Ghastly Tour of Kabul MICHAEL SHUTTLEWORTH, REUTERS
COLUMN ONE : Jobless in the Name of Security : Thousands are fired each year under Pentagon's system that examines personal lives in an effort to ferret out spies. Critics say the decisions are arbitrary. Officials deny bias but offer no explanations. RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Garage Tycoon Vows to Regain New York Post : Publishing: Millionaire Abraham Hirschfeld, who briefly owned the tabloid in March, says he has a 'foolproof' plan to rescue the historic paper. DEAN E. MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
EPA Cites Bad Air at Mono Lake MARTIN FORSTENZER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Lawyers Show Their Grit, Not Glitz LINDA FELDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cox Exploring Senate Run for Feinstein's Seat GEBE MARTINEZ and LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Arcadia : Water Bills Increase 5%
Did You Hear the One About Dead Lawyers? PETER H. KING
Troops in Somalia on Alert; Reward Offered for Warlord From Times Wire Services
Coffee Milk Is the Toast of Rhode Island NANCY ROBERTS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
16 Anti-Abortion Protesters Arrested in San Jose : Rally: Picketers taking part in Operation Rescue's nationwide effort are accused of targeting a doctor's home. RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Agreement to Talk Ends New Orleans 'Blue Flu' Associated Press
Darjeeling in Tea Bags? Appalling, Growers Say : Himalayas: Recession, collapse of the Soviet market, hailstorms, ethnic violence, aging bushes are factors. THOMAS WAGNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Is He a Prophet, Promoter or Profiteer? : Religion: Ex-followers recall Tony Alamo's path as harsh and narrow. SAM ENRIQUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton's Flair Turns to Flubs Associated Press
Sam Rolfe; Created 'Man From U.N.C.L.E' From a Times Staff Writer
Nation IN BRIEF : INDIANA : Mandela Accepts NAACP's Honor From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Winner of Lottery Plans to Help Others Associated Press
Toll Hits 21 as 12 More Die in Record-Setting East Coast Heat Wave From Associated Press
Murdoch Abandons Post Associated Press
Gypsy Life Worsens With Fall of Communism as Prejudice Revives : Romania: For centuries they have lived on the fringe of society as an underclass of fortunetellers, musicians and beggars. DAN PETREANU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emboldened Hondurans Take Aim at Army's Power : Abuses: The military's impunity is under assault. But the institution remains a force to reckon with. TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seniors Still Swinging--at Home Plate : Softball: Golden Girls league in Virginia gives a powerful boost to the self-esteem of older women, players and fitness experts agree. ANNE GEARAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pennsylvania Lottery Winner Loses Big : Gambling: Brother is accused of trying to have him killed, his mortgage is past due and his income is tied up in a legal dispute with an ex-landlord who claims she shared the winning ticket. JIM URBAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Make Lawyer Jokes a Crime? Maybe Just Bad Ones ROBIN ABCARIAN
A Deep Affection : Groups Seek to Save Submarine From Cutters' Torches GORDON DILLOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brazil's Capital Survives as Wilderness Fantasy : Brasilia: Many of its nearly 2 million residents believe they live in a predestined place, built on a geologic foundation of energy-generating crystals. CATHERINE HEALY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Clinton Gazes Into Cold War Legacy at DMZ DAVID LAUTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Won't Buckle Under 'Blackmail,' Bosnia Leaders Tell Western Mediators : Balkans: Nine of 10 members of collective presidency reaffirm for Lord Owen their opposition to division. CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russian Documentary Filmmakers Become Victims of Their Own Success : Media: After a rush of movies that revealed painful and bitter truths about the country's past, the public is no longer as hungry for them. DONALD SMITH, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Hospitalized Woman Loses 500 Pounds, Down to 700 from Associated Press
Teacher Apparent $111-Million Lottery Winner From Associated Press
Special Unit Gets the Worst Offenders First : SPECIAL REPORT: FACING DOWN GANGS. How One City Fights Back ANDREA HEIMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Special Report: Jobs : 10,000 Fewer City Summer Jobs for Youths Being Funded ROBERT J. LOPEZ
Term Limits May Be Placed on the Ballot : City council: A former lawmaker spearheads the drive for a two-term limit. Registrar of voters is checking petitions to see if the initiative will qualify. PSYCHE PASCUAL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
NOTEBOOK : Local Field Scores on Players' Homers SEAN WATERS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Charles Smith contributed to this report
'Rabbinical Rad' Story Uncovers Another Surfer
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTHEAST AREA : Other Job Opportunities
Harman Touts Nuts-and-Bolts Achievements : Congress: In her first six months in office, saving defense-based jobs and keeping military bases have been among her priorities. RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Starting Over STEPHANIE JORDAN, Stephanie Jordan, 25, married and the mother of a 4-year-old son, had a well-paying job as a legal secretary. In March, her office closed and she found herself unemployed. Like many who have lost jobs in the recession, Jordan is trying to get back on her feet. She was interviewed by Nancy Slate.
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTH AREA : Other Job Opportunities
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTH : Training Youths in Legitimate Sales SANDRA HERNANDEZ
Retro : Partidges Land in Nick's Family Tree SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Antidote to Violence: Turn Off the TV DIANNE KLEIN
Calvin Rebounds and Scores : Youth sports: When the Clippers didn't offer him a job as head coach, the former pro star turned to First AME, where he found solace and a new purpose--a role model for youths. SEAN WATERS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Special Report: Jobs : EAST LOS ANGELES : Job Tips, Training Free for the Poor MARY ANNE PEREZ
San Gabriel : 3% Pay Raise for Firefighters
Recall Will Test Political Power of Tax Revolt : Election: All five council members could be ousted in Tuesday's vote. The outcome will be felt far beyond city limits, because many other communities have levied utility taxes and assessment districts. ANDREW LEPAGE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Party Line the Social Climes Staff
A Special Report: Jobs : DOWNTOWN : After Grocery Class, There's a Job in Store IRIS YOKOI
A Baltimore First JOHN SCHEIBE
University of Judaism Librarian Closes the Books on Long Career CHRISTINA V. GODBEY
A Special Report: Jobs : MID-CITY AREA : Other Job Opportunities
Yeltsin 'Ashamed' at Move to Grab Port : Politics: Russian leader derides his legislators' claim to the Ukrainian naval port of Sevastopol. RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Times special correspondent Mary Mycio in Kiev contributed to this article
Cast In The Right Place NANCY M. REICHARDT
SUMMER BASKETBALL : Garfield's Gomez Wants to Be an Anteater
Health Clinics Are 'Safety Net' for Needy : Medicine: In a region officially designated as 'medically underserved,' the centers rely on federal funds to treat the growing number of uninsured patients. SANDRA HERNANDEZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A summary of selected City Hall actions affecting Central Los Angeles in the past week: : CITY COUNCIL LEE HARRIS
Diamond Showcase : CBS' TIM MCCARVER IS A NATURAL TO ANALYZE ALL-STAR GAME JOHN SCHEIBE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DR. KYLE PRUETT : Lifetime's New Parental Guide BETH KLEID, Beth Kleid is a regular contributor to TV Times and Calendar
Camden Yards: Ballpark For All-time JOHN SCHEIBE
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTH : On the Road to Training and Jobs SANDRA HERNANDEZ
Sierra Madre : Utility-User Tax Discussed
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTHEAST AREA : Conservation Corps Kicks Off Recruiting MARY HELEN BERG
A Special Report: Jobs : One Couple--1,000 Youth Jobs LUCILLE RENWICK
Uneasy Truce at City Hall After Popular Employee Is Rehired : Governance: The city administrator bucked the Council and lost. But neither side is happy. DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Group Hopes to Celebrate Diversity of Latino Culture : Ethnicity: Mexican-Americans still constitute the majority, but the soon-to-open Casa de Cultura has a much broader scope. TINA GRIEGO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Special Report: Jobs : EAST AREA : Other Job Opportunities
Mansion Fighters Bring in the Big Political Guns
New President of Tournament Views Criticisms as Challenges : Tradition: Cool-headed leader is under pressure to put more minorities in top roles and open books to scrutiny. EDMUND NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Special Report: Jobs : Boyle Heights : Homeboy Expands Into Bakery Business MARY ANNE PEREZ
Profile : Model Behavior : KATHY IRELAND HOSTS A FRANK LOOK AT HER GLAMOROUS PROFESSION NANCY MILLS, Nancy Mills is a frequent contributor to TV Times
COVER STORY : A Special Report: Jobs : The Welfare Rut : Jordan Downs Epitomizes the Challenges That Officials Face in Moving the Hard-Core Unemployed Into Jobs ROBERT J. LOPEZ
A Special Report: Jobs : BOYLE HEIGHTS : 'Mothers' Paint-Out Targets Taggers MARY ANNE PEREZ
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTH-CENTRAL : YOU Charts Course to Office Jobs SANDRA HERNANDEZ
A Special Report: Jobs : CHINATOWN : Viet Refugees Turn to the Print Industry IRIS YOKOI
Bradbury : City Fires Consultants
A Special Report: Jobs : COMMERCE : Computer Pairs Up Workers, Employers MARY HELEN BERG
COVER STORY : A Special Report: Jobs : New Incentives Aimed at Freeing Mothers From Welfare ROBERT J. LOPEZ
'Reading Rainbow' marks a 10-year journey with books leading the way N.F. MENDOZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Special Report: Jobs : KOREATOWN : PACE Matches Trainees, Employers JAKE DOHERTY
The President and Prime Time
CITY ARTS : Life in Full Cycle LUCILLE RENWICK
The Salsa Class BILL HIGGINS
Working and Shopping Without Using Cars
Heal the Bay Study Urges Closure of Swim Area : Environment: Report recommends a $60 yearly boater's fee to pay for cleaning the marina and says Mother's Beach should be shut down. But county tests indicate that the water there is safe. MATHIS CHAZANOV, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dr. Arnold Scheibel and 'Great Minds'
Schools Get $10,000 Grant for Program to Soothe Racial Tensions DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Greenspan's: Re-Dressing the Situation : Uninsured Merchant Whose Vintage Clothing Was a Hit With Hollywood Vows to Reopen South Gate Store DICK WAGNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping New Teachers From Dropping Out : Education: At the city's toughest schools more than half leave the profession within three years, one study says. A program helps those at inner-city schools who are overwhelmed by their students' needs. MICHELE FUETSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just a Hunch: 'Sleepless' Night Could Be Date With Destiny DIANNE KLEIN
San Gabriel : Mayor's Term Lengthened
A Special Report: Jobs : SOUTH CRENSHAW : Club Attracts, Serves Entrepreneurship ERIN J. AUBRY
Play, Sign-Ups Under Way in Shatto League CHARLES SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Price Is Right : Boxing: In the ring and out, Andy Price keeps a wary eye on Dwain Williams. The trainer knows too well the distractions that could await his young pugilist. CHARLES SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Mystery of Mr. Bruggemeyer ANNE LOUISE BANNON
A Special Report: Jobs : DOWNTOWN : YMCA Leads Youths to Summer Work IRIS YOKOI
WHAT ARE THEY UP TO NOW? : Adam 'Batman' West still wings it when the going gets silly SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Ailing Will Rogers Jr., 81, Commits Suicide : Obituary: Actor, journalist and former congressman worked to ensure his famous father's legacy. He had suffered two strokes and recently undergone hip implant surgery. SONIA NAZARIO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Menendezes to Claim Sex Abuse Led to Slayings : Courts: Defense attorney says brothers killed their parents after confrontations that began when Lyle Menendez went to his father and told him to stop molesting Erik. ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slayings Overwhelm Port Hueneme Police : Crime: County's third-smallest city has had five homicides in eight months. Previously, there was just one murder in three years. JULIE FIELDS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
OXNARD : 5 Accused in Graffiti Spree Are Arrested LEO SMITH
Standing Tall on the Water : 64-Year-Old Windsurfer Lydia Jewell Doesn't Let Age Take the Wind Out of Her Sails GORDON DILLOW, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Limited Library Service Limits Growth
There's Only One Label for 'Tag' Rags
Man in Female Clothing Is Slain in Santa Ana
2 Views on Burbank Airport Expansion Plan
Price of Cancer Therapy : Young Patients Face Learning, Fertility Problems in Later Years LESLIE BERKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teach Them Early and Before Long We'll All Have a Blast DANA PARSONS
Economic Plan a Vital 1st Step, Boxer Declares : Politics: Senator says reducing the deficit will set the stage for reforming health care and education. She draws mixed reaction at town meeting in Reseda. JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials Study Options After Weldon Demise : Landfills: Experts admit no one knows just what the next step will be for tackling the county's growing waste problem. SARA CATANIA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts Plaza Backers Turning Up the Lights on Quest for Money : Thousand Oaks: In an effort to raise a $3-million endowment, boosters are looking for donors throughout the region. STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miles to Go and Promises to Keep : Alarcon Grapples With Scholarship Fund; Chick Needs to Avoid Minutiae
Q & A : New Schools Chief to Work to Restore Faith : Q&A: Cloyde McKinley (Mac) Bernd, who will become superintendent of the troubled Newport-Mesa district, wants to be accessible to the community.
Handful of Democrats Key to L.A. School Breakup Bill MARK GLADSTONE and JOHN SCHWADA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Bicyclist Dies in Hit-Run Accident
THOUSAND OAKS : Bank Robbery Is 2nd in 2 Days LEO SMITH
Harman refuses to make a federal case out of the issue of lawyer-bashing.
The Erosion of the California Dream : * Poll Finds Troubling Outlooks That Only a Dramatic Upturn in Economy Could Alter
Carjacking Ends Minutes Later; Suspect Arrested
CAMARILLO : School Board Backs More Band Classes MAIA DAVIS
Putting Lid on Noise at Airport : Controls were promised 14 years ago. Now the City Council panel should act quickly on a regulation setting decibel limits and banning the noisiest jets. GERALD A. SILVER and MYRNA L. SILVER, Gerald A. Silver and Myrna L. Silver live in Encino. Gerald Silver is the president of Homeowners of Encino.
Their Focus Was on Solutions
It's a Contradiction
A Welcome Airing of Views
Taxes Won't Help Fix Things
Earn Your Clothes
Inhumanity on the Highway
County Gingerly Crafts El Toro Future-Use Panel : Planning: South County will have an edge in representation on board that will examine reuse options. GEBE MARTINEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMENTARY ON IMMIGRANTS : Latinos Play Role in Realizing Promise of Economic Success : As contributors, they deserve the benefits of labor-safety and wage laws, and health-care and education reforms. JAIME SOTO, Msgr. Jaime Soto is the Episcopal vicar for the Hispanic community in the Diocese of Orange. and
Watching and Waiting : Infant to Finally Go Home, but Success of Gene Therapy Uncertain SHERYL STOLBERG, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Private Schools' Quality Shows Need to Enact Voucher Initiative
Obituaries
Congressman Vs. Lobbyist
A Host of Reasons to Support Canyon Oaks
Action Needed on Coyote Problem
Donations Will Give Libraries a Reprieve : Palos Verdes: Two branches will remain open 16 hours a week for at least a year. Trustees warn, however, that future funding will be an ongoing battle. TED JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Our Best Bargain--Yet Budgets Are Being Cut : Libraries take only 1% of the nation's tax dollars and are used by 60% of adults. But hours are being reduced and the inventory of education and pleasure is shrinking. SUSAN CAROL CURZON, Susan Carol Curzon is dean of the university library at Cal State Northridge
SANTA PAULA : Students Arrive at Reopened Glen Tavern Inn PATRICK McCARTNEY
Teen-Age Bicyclist Thrown 220 Feet in Truck Collision : Accidents: Oxnard boy, 16, was in extremely critical condition after the hit-and-run incident near McGrath State Beach. LEO SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Historic Waterfront 'Joint' Could Be Doomed ADAM S. NAJBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police Search for Arcade Gunman : Crime: Assailant wounded three youths in a drive-by shooting in Fountain Valley that is linked to gangs. JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Celebrating a Day Late
Computers Belong in Classrooms : Schools need to integrate technology into daily lessons instead of segregating the machines in a laboratory environment where the focus is on mechanics. PAT BECKER
Ellner Is Out of Touch on School Voucher Issue
Extras Flock to Arena for 'Ducks' Sequel : Movies: Thousands of people come to Anaheim for a chance to appear in the film, playing the part of raucous crowd members at a hockey game. LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wardens Struggle to Protect Living Resources Against Poaching : Wildlife: In California, a state dedicated to ecology and blessed by staggering natural beauty, the slaughter goes on and on. DEBORAH HASTINGS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Confer, Yes, but Should They Mingle? : Ethics: Critics of public officials' conferences say there's too much partying going on--and that lobbyists too often crash it. ANTHONY MILLICAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Staff writers Carol Chastang, Michele Fuetsch and Kim Kowsky contributed to this story
Step One to Helping Homeless: Get Facts : * County Survey Could Pay Back Far More Than It Costs
Power Play : Competition: Linemen are full of confidence at third annual rodeo in Granada Hills. They show their stuff during a test of skills needed to repair electric lines. TRACEY KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spirits Soar at Reunion of Pioneering Women Pilots SUE ANNE PRESSLEY, THE WASHINGTON POST
You Can Ante Up Some Green for the Blues in Oakland From Associated Press
Wealth in the Valley : The Income Gap Keeps Growing Researched and written by JULIE SHEER / Los Angeles Times
Parents Aim for Democracy in the Classroom : Education: They hope to open a school where children will determine the course of their learning. Some officials express skepticism. DOUGLAS ALGER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
New Museum Is Cornerstone of Plan to Transform Park AMY WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OXNARD : Man Gets 35-Year Term in Rape of 2 PATRICK McCARTNEY
CAMARILLO : Swimmers Fear Pool May Be Closed MAIA DAVIS
East County Fears Trash Influx From West at Simi Valley Dump : Waste: Officials say the death of proposed Weldon landfill may bring a flood of garbage, especially if Bailard site closes. MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Times correspondents Sara Catania and James Maiella Jr. contributed to this story
Jaywalker, 78, Killed in Granada Hills
Man's Body Found in Industrial Area
Pringle, Stanton Officials Trade Barbs Over Tax : Budget: Assemblyman answers council critics of state funding shift with letter calling city's new utility levy 'outrageous.' WILLSON CUMMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Crowd Control at Beach Events
Gearing Up for a Bid of Nostalgia : Classic Cars at Newport Auction Draw Buyers T. CHRISTIAN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Condoms in Schools: The Uproar Is Over : Parents Feel Little Urge to Protest a Service That Can Save Lives
OXNARD : Man on Probation Held on New Charge PATRICK McCARTNEY
Queens for a Day, and Still Reigning : The youngest members are sixtysomething, the oldest in her 90s. Their slogan is 'Queenly Forever.' SCOTT HARRIS
Hope Springs From a Victory Against Crime : But Gang Member's Stiff Sentence Should Just Be a Start
The Flower Lady : Sharon Satow Peddles $13,000 in Petals During 14 Frenzied Hours STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Takeoff Rules Boost Airport Safety : * Now County Should Make Good on Plans to Assist Homeowners Affected by Jet Noise
More Threats by Fugitive Told : Manhunt: Additional reports surface on run-ins with the law. Officials seek Douglas Stanley in Utah, Wyoming and Mexico. JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Closing Hospital Would Be Wrong
New Warning on Pesticides Stirs Concern : Agriculture: Some growers fear report may lead to a ban. The study says residues on food may be dangerous for children. JOANNA M. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Legal Reform Needed; Point Out the Cheaters
Base Closures Have a Human Equation Also
Criticism of County Grand Jury Could Discourage Applicants
BOOKS
His Not So Wonderful World : WALT DISNEY: Hollywood's Dark Prince, By Marc Eliot (Birch Lane Press: $21.95; 281 pp.) John Horn, Horn is the entertainment writer for The Associated Press
Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Down the Stream of Stories : A RIVER SUTRA, By Gita Mehta (Doubleday/Nan A. Talese: $20; 282 pp.) Rahul Jacob, Jacob covers India for Fortune and lived there until 1986
States of Grace : ACTS: A Writer's Reflections on the Church, Writing, and His Own Life, By Larry Woiwode (HarperSanFrancisco: $17; 244 pp.) Ron Hansen, Hansen's most recent novel is "Mariette in Ecstasy."
Changing Sexual Stereotypes
Feeding the Soul Joan Campbell
Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Criminal Pursuits CHARLES CHAMPLIN
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
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Hardboiled Historians CHARLES CHAMPLIN
Bad, Bad Buddies : SAVE ME, JOE LOUIS, By Madison Smartt Bell (Harcourt Brace: $23.95; 351 pp.) Garry Abrams, Abrams is a free-lance writer
Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
INVITING YOU BACK, By Joan Campbell
Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Temptations for a Brooklyn Saint : THE ANGEL CARVER; By Rosanne Daryl Thomas (Random House: $20; 259 pp.) Francine Prose
She Had Every Reason to Do It : AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, By Susan Isaacs (HarperCollins: $23; 343 pp.) Taffy Cannon, Cannon's most recent novel, "A Pocketful of Karma" (Carroll & Graf), introduced Nan Robinson, attorney-investigator for the California State Bar
States of Grace : ORDINARY TIME: Cycles in Marriage, Faith, and Renewal, By Nancy Mairs (Beacon Press: $20; 238 pp.) Michelle Huneven, Huneven is a fiction writer, a restaurant critic and a graduate student at the Claremont School of Theology
Surviving Her Love : ALMOST PERFECT, By Alice Adams (Alfred A. Knopf: $23; 244 pp.) Josephine Humphreys, Humphreys' most recent novel is "The Fireman's Fair."
MAGAZINE
Mystery Mayor : He's Got 40,000 Books, Friends All Over Town, and a Reputation as a Soft Touch. He's a Risk-Taker and Problem Solver. Yet He Can Be Absent-Minded, Inarticulate, Contradictory and Downright Sloppy. Can a Entrepeneur-Turned-Politican Lead L.A.? FAYE FIORE and FRANK CLIFFORD, Times staff writers Faye Fiore and Frank Clifford covered the Los Angeles mayor's race.
The Wine List Dan Berger
The First Lady
The Deficit Game : These days, everybody from Bill Clinton to Lloyd Bentsen to Alan Greenspan is saying that the national debt is a big problem. And their second sound bite is that everybody in government is working on this very "hard," but that it is a very "complicated" area with "no easy answers." Take the Deficit Aptitude Test and see if you agree. SCOTT SHUGAR, Scott Shugar is a contributing editor of the Washington Monthly. His last story for this magazine was on the McLaughlin Group
NAME-DROPPING : If the Politically Correct Have Their Way, Big Bang Theorists Will Have to Call It Quits Patt Morrison
SPORT REPORT : Go Speed Racer, Go-o-o-o Judy Raphael
STYLE: GARDENING : A Time to Grow Janice Emily Bowers, Janice Emily Bowers is a Tucson, Ariz., writer who is trained as a botanist. This essay is adapted from her latest book, "A Full Life in a Small Place and Other Essays From a Desert Garden," 1993, published by University of Arizona Press.
Death and Life in a Company Town : As the deadly legacy of Russia's polluting factories has become clear, a handful of activists wages the lonely battle to reclaim their poisoned communities. KATHLEEN HUNT, Kathleen Hunt reports for National Public Radio from Moscow; she last contributed "Mothers and Sons," about Soviet Army hazing, to this magazine.
STATE OF MIND : Turn On, Tune In, Dry Out Mark Ehrman
CLOSE-UP : Reporter in the Court Rochelle Levy Lazar
L.a. Speak Kathleen Moloney
RESTAURANTS : ON THE ROX : At Hans Rockenwagner's Newest Restaurant, More Can Be Too Much Ruth Reichl
TRAVEL
Who Pays the Commission on a Canceled Trip? : Agents: Policies may differ, but travelers can protect themselves by paying for tickets by credit card. JACK ADLER
Highway Warning
Sounds of Music
Primed for Petworth
Tapes of Yosemite
Good as Gold Beach
Edinburgh's Summer of Discounts : Students in Scottish capital this season can find savings on lodging, walking tours, bus travel and museum admissions. LUCY IZON
In Greece, Every Cruise Is a Classic : Visitors to the islands are exposed to blue skies, whitewashed villages--and a semester's-worth of mythology and history. SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch write The Times' biweekly column, Cruise Views. and
The Domain of British Travel Writers COLMAN ANDREWS
Baby Boomers Spark Boom in Family Adventures : Parents are introducing their children to a wide variety of outdoor experiences, from llama trekking to kayaking. EILEEN OGINTZ
Palace Pleasure
Seeing New Zealand, Japan, Poland BETTY MARTIN
A World of Change in China : In Place of Dreary Lodgings and Drab Food Are Gleaming Hotels and a Liberated Cuisine ROBERT ELEGANT, Elegant is a former Times foreign correspondent and author of several novels, including "Dynasty" and "Bianca." He lives in London
Recognize Danger Signals of Losing Your Cool : Hot, humid weather can result in heat cramps or life-threatening heat stroke. Treatment begins by knowing the symptoms. KATHLEEN DOHENY
A Channel Island Teeming With Life JOHN McKINNEY, Hike with John McKinney's guidebook: "Walk Los Angeles: Adventures on the Urban Edge " ($14.95). Send check or money order to Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Dept. 1, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles 90053. and
The Nicest Two Words in Europe: Tax Refund : Shopping: Americans can recoup double-digit taxes on many purchases. The hitch is, you have to ask. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
A Return to Gauguin's Polynesia : Senior discounts apply to 16-day excursions to Marquesas Islands. In Las Vegas, the Debbie Reynolds Hotel is open. HANK KOVELL
London Closes Streets to Thwart IRA Attacks KIM UPTON
There's Always Time on Lopez Island : Jewel of Washington's San Juans is a year-round haven for hikers, bikers and food lovers. BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY
With lots of Hawaiian beach resorts competing for your business, Maui's southwestern coast offers several luxury choices. So, in these tough economic times . . . Why Wailea? CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Couples' Therapy : "The Couch" looks at psychiatrist Carl Jung's relationships with his wife and lover and the famous break from mentor Sigmund Freud TOM JACOBS, Tom Jacobs is a regular contributor to The Times
COVER STORY : He's Rounding Third . . . : Following the wild success of his 'The Civil War,' documentarian Ken Burns is finishing 'Baseball,' a painstaking look at another American institution due on PBS around World Series time--next year ROBERT STRAUSS, Robert Strauss is the television critic for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey
The Man Behind 'Five Guys Named Moe' BARBARA ISENBERG, Barbara Isenberg is a Times staff writer.
THEATER : She'd Rather Do It Herself : Beth Henley turned to friends to get her new play off the ground. But when it came time to find a director, the writer took matters into her own hands BARBARA ISENBERG, Barbara Isenberg is a Times staff writer.
POP MUSIC : Speaking Up in Her Own Voice : In her first album, Patti Scialfa uses fairy-tale imagery of childhood to write about the need to move beyond a careless youth CHRIS WILLMAN, Chris Willman is a regular contributor to Calendar. and
Robert Gadsby's Singing a Bernie's Tune KATHIE JENKINS
Record Reviews WALTER PRICE
ON LOCATION : One Directs, the Other Doesn't : Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner both have Oscars for directing, box-office muscle and the Hollywood clout that goes with it. So what made them want to share the chores--and the spotlight--on an upcoming thriller? JOE LEYDON, Joe Leydon is the film critic for the Houston Post
Getting Out From Under Burden of Being Labeled : NEW DIRECTIONS DON SNOWDEN, Don Snowden is a frequent contributor to Calendar.
In Brief DON SNOWDEN
In Brief DENNIS HUNT
Gorecki Report: New Follow-Up, Strong Challenger HERBERT GLASS, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar. and
Play It Again, Suicidal Steve Hochman
YoYo: Gritty as the Streets of L.A. CONNIE JOHNSON
The 'Seattle' Sound
A look inside Hollywood and the movies : The 'Devil' and Mr. Washington CLAUDIA ELLER
Music to Bring Out Voice of the People LIBBY SLATE, Libby Slate is a regular contributor to The Times
Saving Treasures the Getty Way : The Conservation Institute uses a collaborative approach to encourage restoration and preservation, but the real goal is to prevent deterioration of art and historic sites in the first place SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer.
Recharged Maupin Returns to Jazz Spotlight After a Long Hiatus ZAN STEWART, Zan Stewart writes regularly about jazz for The Times
Andre Guerrero Goes Solo at Duet LAURIE OCHOA
Theatre LA Wants to Stand on Ceremony DON SHIRLEY
A look inside Hollywood and the movies : 'Line of Fire' Gives Crowd Control a New Meaning JANE GALBRAITH
Eleanor Steber: Distinctive, Dazzling Across Decades : RECORD REVIEWS WALTER PRICE
INFOMERCIALITY : The Power of Positive Sleeplessness TERRY PRISTIN
A Guy Named Louis : The musical 'Five Guys Named Moe' has brought renewed appreciation of the pioneering Louis Jordan, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who just may be the father of R&B, rock and rap ROBERT PALMER, Robert Palmer, a contributing editor with Rolling Stone, is based in New Orleans.
In Brief JEAN ROSENBLUTH
The Wasteland
In Brief DON SNOWDEN
Album Review JEAN ROSENBLUTH
LATIN PULSE : Salsa Converts and Veterans Flavor Sassy Beat With Meaning ENRIQUE LOPETEGUI, Enrique Lopetegui is a regular contributor to Calendar.
REAL ESTATE
'Shade' Draws Him to Encino RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Changes in Home Insurance to Benefit Owners in California From Times Wire Services
Condo Questions, Replies Gathered in One Volume
Board Can Raise Assessment 20% a Year JAN HICKENBOTTOMM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Small-Space Water Wonderland JOEL RAPP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Rapp is a Los Angeles free-lance writer who, as "Mr. Mother Earth," has written several best-selling books on indoor gardening.
Waste Not, Watt Not : Conservation: Cost of repairs to save energy can be added to home loan without adding qualifying requirements. New rating system will make it easier to get 'energy-efficient mortgages.' LYN CORUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Corum is a Los Angeles free - lance writer
A Free Guide on Radon Gives Advice to Buyers and Sellers From a Times Staff Writer
2 Largest Underwriters Will Lend to Applicants With Credit 'Dings' KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Distributed by the Washington Post Writers Group. and
Rapid Growth Spurt Brings Mixed Results : Lake Elsinore: Bedroom community draws people who want more house for less money and don't mind the commute. DIRK SUTRO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Sutro is a free - lance writer who lives in Cardiff
Easy Way to Remove Agitator From Washer From Popular Mechanics
BUSINESS
Don't Envy Those 779 Wealthy Non-Taxpayers KATHY M. KRISTOF
Battered and Bowed : California Lenders That Survived Recession Adapt to New Playing Field JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Urging a Clean Solution to Problem of Energy Taxes
The Ties That Bind Computers Also Can Liberate Companies JAMES FLANIGAN
HomeBase Inc. Promotes Baker to Executive V.P.
Fields of Dreams : Inspired by Baltimore's Camden Yards, cities across the U.S. are building inner-city ballparks. But the movement overlooks questions about the economic wisdom of the investments. CHRIS KRAUL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Eye for 'Extreme' Sports : Television: San Clemente's Dynocomm is a major producer of action programming for cable. CAROL SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Joint Tenancy and Estate Planning CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Germany's Short-Term Difficulties Dwarfed by Long-Range Problems ALLAN H. MELTZER, Allan H. Meltzer is John M. Olin Professor of Political Economy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington
OPINION
Clinton in Charge : The Bushification of the Presidency Devin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His most recent book is "Boiling Point: Republicans, Democrats and the Decline of Middle-Class Prosperity" (Random House)
Clinton
Clinton's Support for California
Two Women Cast Against Stereotype
The Congressman Who Has It In for Los Angeles : Enter the weird national politics of local airports : THE NEW MAYOR AND THE CHALLENGE
800 Number
California Budget Woes
At the Summit: Watching World Spin Out of Control : Economics: Lacking any coherent policy to tackle the recession, the G-7 leaders decide to pick on middle-class workers and their wages. Walter Russell Mead, Walter Russell Mead, a contributing editor to Opinion, is the author of "Mortal Splendor: The American Empire in Transition" (Houghton Mifflin). He is now working on a book about U.S. foreign policy for the Twentieth Century Fund
This Is a Funny-Looking Deal : Haitian military may be taking U.N. negotiators for a ride
How Wilson Got Snookered by Babbitt in the Gnatcatcher Deal : Conservation: The governor has authored a plan that exceeds by 400% the land-sequestration effects of an "endangered" listing. Hugh Hewitt, Hugh Hewitt, co-host of KCET's "Life and Times," is a natural-resources lawyer
Baseball Lovers: These Are the Good Old Days : Sports: If the nation sees itself in decline, why should the national pastime be any different? But players today are actually better than ever before. Guy Molyneux, Guy Molyneux is president of the Next America Foundation, an educational organization founded by Michael Harrington
PERSPECTIVE ON BOSNIA : The Holocaust Analogy Is Too True : A Muslim people are targeted for extinction, and the West turns away. There is no rationalizing this brutal immorality. HENRY SIEGMAN, Henry Siegman, a survivor of the Holocaust, is executive director of the American Jewish Congress.
Deputy Mayor
Bring Home the GI's From South Korea : The Soviet Union and China no longer threaten, and Seoul is more than able to defend itself against the North. ROBERT L. BOROSAGE, Robert L. Borosage is director of the Campaign for New Priorities and a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies.
Cool Personified: Smokey Allure of the Big Screen : Society: Mirroring movies, the nation smoked for most of this century. Then health issues came to the fore. So why are young people smoking again? Tom Christie, Tom Christie is a contributing editor and columnist for Buzz magazine.
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Anna Deavere Smith : Finding a Voice for the Cacophony That Is Los Angeles Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt is a producer for Fox News and contributor to American Public Radio's "Marketplace." He interviewed Anna Deavere Smith at the Mark Taper Forum.
Whatever Happened to the Ideal of Citizenship? : Immigration: The debate over who should be allowed in and what rights they should enjoy has submerged the goal of coming to America. Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Center for the New West and business-trends analyst for Fox News. He is author of "Tribes: How Race, Religion and Identity Determine Success in the New Global Economy" (Random House).
PLATFORM : We Cannot Stand for Freedom for Blacks and Deny It to Gays The following is excerpted from remarks by CORETTA SCOTT KING at the Atlanta grave site of her late husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on June 30
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