What happened on June 09, 1996

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MAGAZINE

Southwest Airlines Is the (_____) Company on Earth : a) Zaniest b) Savviest : Answer: Both JESSE KATZ, JESSE KATZ is The Times' Houston bureau chief. His last article for the magazine was a personal essay on his work covering L.A. street gangs
Foie Out!
If Fresno Could Write Lisa Broadwater, Lisa Broadwater's last story for the magazine was a profile of author Dagoberto Gilb
Land Of The Brie
Orange Blossoms
Blue Streak Jamie Wolf
And the Homes of the Braverman
Better, Better, Best!
Shanghai Surprise S. IRENE VIRBILA
Massage Therapists Sue McAllister
New-age Hucksters
The Magic Carpet Ride Michael R. Forrest
Rain Man Eric Enno Tamm

SPORTS

REAL ESTATE

BUSINESS

OPINION

Confessions of a Saturday Morning Subversive : TV: It's an adult world where nothing is too weird or too violent if it sells ads and toys--which adults pay for. Why? JIM RYAN, Among the animation credits Jim Ryan is proud of are "The Pink Panther," "Tom and Jerry," "Scooby Doo" and "The Flintstones."
U.S. Must Do More Than Wait Shibley Telhami, Shibley Telhami, director of Cornell University's Near Eastern Studies Program, is currently a guest scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. He is the author, among other things, of a book on the Camp David Accords
New Building as Catalyst Frances Anderton, Francis Anderton, formerly the editor of LA Architect, the American Institute of Architects' local publication, has just co-authored a guide to architecture in Las Vegas
Hurting Friends to Hurt a Foe JORGE G. CASTANEDA, Jorge G. Castaneda is a political scientist and writer in Mexico City. His latest book is "The Mexican Shock" (New Press, 1996)
Bosnia Peace Must Not Stand in Line Behind Vengeance : Elections should take place despite the cries for justice first
Dunce Cap for Fund-Raising Plan : Community colleges board needs to go back to school on this one
Will Netanyahu Have the Will to Fight for Peace? James A. Baker III, James A. Baker III served as secretary of state from 1989-1992
Study on County Budget Crisis
To Truly Inspire--Offer Evangelical Fervor Robert Dallek, Robert Dallek is a co-author of "Character Above All: Ten Presidents from FDR to George Bush" (Simon & Shuster) and the author of "Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents" to be published in September by Hyperion
Sound It Out
The Downtown Cardinal : Mahony's Amazing Temporal Power Harold Meyerson, Harold Meyerson, executive editor of the LA Weekly, is writing a book on American labor unions
Cathedral Battle
Creating a Vibrant Area Alexander Garvin, Alexander Garvin, a member of the New York City Planning commission, teaches urban planning at Yale University. He is the author of "The American City: What Works, What Doesn't" (McGraw-Hill)
The Political Game Behind the Valley's Rebelliousness Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior associate at the Center for Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate School and a political analyst for KCAL-TV
Teen Smokers
Safety Bonuses
It's Up to Dole to Stake Out the Battlefield : Clinton hopes to win just by being inoffensive. Voters want reasons to reject him. JOHN H. TAYLOR, John H. Taylor is executive director of the Richard Nixon Library Birthplace Foundation
A World Model in Third World : Brazilian city takes exemplary approach to the problem of poverty
Thirty Years After Miranda Ruling, Suspects Still Talk Yale Kamisar, Yale Kamisar is Clarence Darrow Distinguished Professor at Michigan Law School
Joel Robuchon : France's Finest Chef Reflects on the 'French Paradox' Scott Kraft, Scott Kraft, is Paris bureau chief for The Times. He interviewed Joel Robuchon in his restaurant
Church Always Builds on Its Past Michael J. Lewis
Whitewater Convictions and President Clinton
Federal Audit of Cordoba Contract

ENTERTAINMENT

Making A Splash
Lizardo-like
Smashing Debut
Buffett Fan
Of the People, by the People . . . Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Generation X Steve Hochman
In Brief Sara Scribner
In Brief Cheo Hodari Coker
Stylist
Rock Purist
Thriving on Shaky Ground Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Enigmatic
Duranie
Stirring It Up With Latino Hip, Hip-Hop Cheo Hodari Coker, Cheo Hodari Coker writes about pop music for Calendar
On the Short List
In Brief Robert Hilburn
Small Faces
Pilots in Holding Pattern Steve Hochman
Real Work of Art History Suzanne Muchnic
Sliding On Back to His Beginnings Don Heckman
On His Own, Not a Complete Unknown . . . Elysa Gardner
$11.3 Million . . . Digest That Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
You Won't Find Any Documentaries Here Donald Liebenson, Donald Liebenson is a Chicago-based freelancer who writes about home video
Rolled Stone Steve Hochman
Fiddle Me This Don Heckman, Don Heckman writes about jazz and world music for Calendar
Easing On Down Life's Road With Her Own Songs Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Hidden Treasure Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Creative Concepts From Blue Note Don Heckman
The Starlets Next Door Irene Lacher, Irene Lacher is a Times staff writer
L.A. Chamber Concertmaster Moves On Daniel Cariaga
Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Interpreter Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
H-e-e-e-e-r-e's Rosie Robert Strauss, Robert Strauss is a regular contributor to Calendar
Listen to Their Rap Todd Boyd, Todd Boyd is a professor of critical studies at the USC School of Cinema-Television

What happened on June 09, 1996

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Woman's Death Means Husband's Killer Finally Will Inherit Estate MIKE CARTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Avon Founder Buried His Doorbell Deep in Las Vegas MICHELLE DeARMOND, ASSOCIATED PRESS

525-Mile Journey Brings Home a Lesson MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Interest-Free Loans Made Available for Fullerton Businesses MIMI KO CRUZ

Secession Faces Tough Sell, Hayden Tells Group NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN TIMES STAFF WRITER

Intersection Targeted for Added Enforcement STEPHANIE BROMMER

It Will Be a Long Time Before Bankruptcy Is a Thing of the Past GARY L. GRANVILLE, Gary L. Granville is county clerk-recorder

Down and Downsized JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Balance of Government : Supervisor Schillo Remains Fiercely Committed to District CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kids to Learn of 4 Cultures Through Arts STEPHANIE BROMMER

Brush Fire Burns 20 to 30 Acres in Forest PAUL ELIAS

Audits Proposed for Campaign Finances TRACY WILSON

Applicants Sought for Two Panels in Laguna Beach LESLIE EARNEST

Future of City--More Than a Name ROSANNE WELCH, Rosanne Welch is a Van Nuys writer whose credits include an episode for "Picket Fences." Her e-mail address is rosewelch@aol.com

Mayor Needs to Extend a Hand to Rest of L.A. Bill Boyarsky

Prayer Vigil Held in Hopes of Saving Cathedral FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Where's the Beef? The High Court Renders Its Decision Dana Parsons

Job Cuts Dash Dreams for Middle Class MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Buy Now! Get Your Piece of Paradise, a Home on the Marin Headlands JAMES O. CLIFFORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS

2-Day County Festival Is Greek for Good Times NICK GREEN

Air Panel to Focus on Solvent Emissions CARLOS V. LOZANO

Teen Playing With Gun Fatally Shoots Self in Head GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Children Absorb International Arts Fest PAUL ELIAS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Enrichment Program at CSUN Is Thriving ROB O'NEIL

Libraries Will Get New Fax Machines SHELBY GRAD

Gay Bingo Nights Find Niche in Seattle AUDRA ANG, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arabic Classes Bridge Culture Gap ENRIQUE LAVIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Essay Winner Can Budget Her Resources LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Treasured Island of Wilderness KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Burst Pipe Nearly Floods Orange Apartment Garage GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kids Learn the ABCs of Beach Safety LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Effort to Map Old Pipelines Falls Short of Expectations MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Torrance, Every Day Is Independence Day ERIC SLATER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Ink, Politics and Sex Blot Burbank Again Scott Harris

Altercation Among 4 Carloads of Youths Leaves 1 Man Dead GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Sisterhood of Silence MATEA GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Many High Schools Drop a Graduation Tradition : Best & Brightest: Ventura County Valedictorians. JOANNA M. MILLER and KELLY DAVID and MIGUEL HELFT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Joanna M. Miller is a Times staff writer, and Kelly David and Miguel Helft are correspondents

Given Their Marching Orders : High School Drum Majors Vie for State Honors in Anaheim MARTIN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Diva Hits a High Note With Opera--and Comedy LOUINN LOTA, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bike Lanes: Nice, Cheap Traffic Solution DON HARVEY, Don Harvey is executive director of the Orange County Bicycle Coalition

BOOKS

Remains of the Decorator : BIOGRAPHY : NANCY LANCASTER: Her Life, Her World, Her Art, By Robert Becker (Alfred A. Knopf: $40; 426 pp.) Mary Anne Dolan, Mary Anne Dolan is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles

Poetry in Gritty Native Ground : POETRY : THE SPIRIT LEVEL, By Seamus Heaney (Farrar Straus & Giroux: $18; 82 pp.) RICHARD EDER

Lured by Their Beauty : ART : TROUT: An Illustrated History, By James Prosek (Alfred A. Knopf: $27.50; 158 pp.) John Balzar, John Balzar is a national correspondent for The Times. He can be reached at John.Balzar@LATimes.com

His Daughter, the Alcoholic : NONFICTION : TERRY: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle With Alcoholism, By George McGovern (Villard: $21; 208 pp.) Michael Walker, Michael Walker is an editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine

Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS

Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS

Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS

The High Life From the Bottom of a Bottle : MEMOIR : DRINKING: A Love Story, By Caroline Knapp (The Dial Press: $22.95; 258 pp.) Elizabeth Houghton, Elizabeth Houghton is a writer who lives in Manhattan

Nonfiction Jenny Cornuelle

Riding a Ghost Train, Gatsby-Style : FICTION : THE LAST OF THE SAVAGES, By Jay McInerney (Alfred A. Knopf: $24; 271 pp.) Carter Coleman, Carter Coleman's first novel, "The Volunteer," which is set in Tennessee and Africa, will be published next year by Warner Books

Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS

How to Break Your Own Heart : FICTION : A DESERT OF PURE FEELING, By Judith Freeman (Pantheon Books: $24; 273 pp) Julia Cameron, Julia Cameron is the author of "The Artist's Way." The focus of her current work is music- and sound-healing

The Cozy Beneath the Macabre : BIOGRAPHY : ANGUS WILSON, By Margaret Drabble (St. Martin's Press: $35; 716 pp.) Peter Lewis, Peter Lewis is an English journalist, reviewer and author of "The Fifties--Portrait of a Decade."

Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS

A Losing Battle : SMOKE AND MIRRORS: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure, By Dan Baum (Little, Brown: $24.95; 396 pp.) Michael Massing, Michael Massing, a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, is working on a book about the drug problem in America

NEWS

Max Factor Jr., Cosmetic Company Legend, Dies JODI WILGOREN and HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Murder, She Writes DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

How Far Can a Piano Fly? RICHARD E. MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kenya Rancher Game for Replacing Cattle With Zebra, Eland, Even Giraffe PAUL RAEBURN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Young Lovers' Triangle Sparks Odyssey of Hope, Despair, Death JULIA PRODIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'I Love You Mom So Please Forgive Me' From Associated Press

Life Goes On : At an Anniversary Vigil, Juditha and Lou Brown Will Again Mark the Day That Changed Their Lives--and Gave Them New Purpose ANN CONWAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Firefighters Get Edge on Alaska Blaze From Times Wire Services

Willy Went Free, but Will Keiko? LAURA NOTT and DAVID HALL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

2 Santa Ynez Men Are Presumed Dead After Plane Crash Near El Capitan Beach Associated Press

Big Battle Over a Little Grave in Vermont ANNE WALLACE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Illegal Sedative Used on Rape Victims JACKIE HALLIFAX, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stockholders Vote to Close Shipyard of Solidarity Fame Associated Press

Half of City Residents Favor Breaking Up L.A. Schools LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER

5,000 Burmese Risk Punishment to Hear Dissident Speak From Associated Press

O.C. Road, Park, Redevelopment Plans Are Put on Hold as Funding Is Diverted SHELBY GRAD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

O.C.--AFTER THE BANKRUPTCY : O.C. Can Expect the Bills to Keep Coming DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

NEW MEXICO : Reusable Rocket Makes 3rd Flight From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Cheese Maker Recalls 28,000 Suspect Pounds Associated Press

Genetic Study Shows Remains Are From Czar Associated Press

FLORIDA : ValuJet Cited for Safety in '95 Flights From Times Staff and Wire Reports