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What happened on June 24, 1996
ENTERTAINMENT
Children Seem Unfazed by 'Hunchback' Themes By Robin Rauzi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Uneven Notes at Mariachi Festival By Enrique Lopetegui, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Playing to the Extremes : With the X Games, ESPN Zooms In on a Week of Daredevil Sports By Steve Weinstein, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Eraser,' 'Hunchback' Post Strong Openings By Judy Brennan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. By Beth Kleid
Ghoul's Out as Alice Lets the Songs Speak By John Roos, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Soprano Shin Shows Versatility at Pavilion By Daniel Cariaga
Sound Effects and Bad Editing Often Drown Out the Dialogue By Tom Stempel, Tom Stempel is a professor of cinema at Los Angeles City College. A paperback edition of his latest book, "Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television Writing," was recently published by the Syracuse University Press
Sound in the Theater Raises Fury in the Audience : Movies Are Turning Into Loud Theme Rides as Plots Get Flimsier By Gerald Schiller, Gerald Schiller has written and directed many educational, documentary and promotional films. His mystery novel, "Deadly Dreams," will be published in October by InterContinental Publishing and he is currently at work on a children's book and a second mystery
Categorizing Markets by Surnames Is Misleading By R. Hunter Garcia
World Music By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Closed-Caption Showing of 'Twister' Scheduled
Two Japanese Masterpieces Explore Underworld of Yore By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Porno for Pyros Doesn't Hold Focus By Sara Scribner
Organic '96 Offers Fresh Alternative By Dennis Romero
Talk, Demonstration Set on Film Restoration
Gilliland Hits the Mark With Athletic Beauty By Victoria Looseleaf
Saxophonist Moore Plays Confident Set By Bill Kohlhaase
'Jazz Tap Jam' Finds Groove in Old, New By Lewis Segal
Mandan to Host Gala for Theatre InSite
'Coach' Actress to Headline Benefit
The Grandfather of Soul : At 63, James Brown Has Lost Some of His Punch--but He Can Still Deliver a Knockout By Buddy Seigal, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bluesman Junior Wells Never Runs Dry By Buddy Seigal, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Taffetas' Rustle Up Sweet Nostalgia By Jan Herman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fascinating 'Cinema Europe' Brings Film History to Life By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Camera' Offers Lively View of Sam Fuller By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Love and Chariots II: Heston Responds to Vidal
Heart and Souls By Duane Noriyuki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Reading Club That's Getting Nowhere Fast By Beverly Beyette, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Do You Greet the World on High or Keep It Low-Key? By Kathleen Kelleher, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Punch Lines
As Stereotypical as He Wanted to Be : A BOY NAMED PHYLLIS, A Suburban Memoir by Frank DeCaro; Viking $22.95, 219 pages By Michael Harris, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Starless Night That Still Shone Bright By Betty Goodwin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
There's No Pas Like a Faux Pas in Society By Ann Conway
Immigrant Aid
Getty Acquisition
Semester at Sea
Fatherhood and Motherhood in the '90s
Speeders
Bosnian Elections and War Criminals
Senate Report on Whitewater
Two Counties at Opposite Poles of '3 Strikes' Debate By Maura Dolan and Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
830,000 May Lose Medi-Cal, Study Says By Robert Rosenblatt and Jeffrey L. Rabin and Ralph Vartabedian, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
How to Prepare for Your Next Job
Terror on All Sides in Algeria By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS ANALYSIS : Specter of Past Disarray Besets White House By Ronald Brownstein and John M. Broder, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Arabs Warn Israel Not to Retreat on Peace By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dole's Ideas Often Stumble on Own Trips of the Tongue By Maria L. La Ganga, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ashes of Church Fires Yield Few Clues By Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Class Struggle Unfolds in in Antelope Valley Tracts By Sonia Nazario, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER
Quake Insurance Bill Offers Less Coverage By Kenneth Reich, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Warming the Bench : Ojai Resident's Tribute to London Garden Takes on a Life--and Club--of Its Own By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Internet Debate Rages Around GOP Legislator By Carl Ingram, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawmakers Get Sudden Case of Online Phobia By George Skelton
Pope Tells Germans to Sacrifice; Thousands Protest Visit By Mary Williams Walsh, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Look at China Through Dissidents' Eyes Might Change Feinstein's View By Jim Mann
WORLD IN BRIEF : RUSSIA : Liberals Back Yeltsin --With Conditions From Times Wire Reports
U.N. Tribunal's Power on Trial By Tyler Marshall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
WORLD IN BRIEF : BANGLADESH : Founding Father's Daughter Sworn In From Times Wire Reports
WORLD IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Man Held in Hacking Involving U.S. Data From Times Wire Reports
White House Fires Back at GOP Over FBI Files By Melissa Healy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Probes, Problems By D'Jamila Salem-fitzgerald
Wildfire Destroys 3 Houses Near Tahoe; 1,000 Residents Flee Times Staff and Wire Reports
First Lady Defended on Ties to New Age Author From Times Wire Reports
NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Commuter Plane Crash-Lands Safely From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Commuter Plane With 32 Aboard Crash-Lands Safely Associated Press
NATION IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : AMA Rethinking on Suicide Aid Urged From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Shalala Blames GOP Governors for Not Pushing Welfare Plan Associated Press
NATION IN BRIEF : SOUTH CAROLINA : Admissions Battle Takes Toll on Citadel From Times Staff and Wire Reports
NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : 3,000 Participate in Animal Rights March From Times Staff and Wire Reports
NATION IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Motion Sickness Not a Problem on Shuttle From Times Staff and Wire Reports
NATION IN BRIEF : OKLAHOMA : McVeigh Forged ID, Paper Reports From Times Staff and Wire Reports
L.A. Church Reports 2nd Arson Threat By Edward J. Boyer
Man Who Stayed With 'Freemen' Is Arrested Associated Press
Ex-Soldier Convicted of Killing 4 Co-Workers Associated Press
Fred Anderson; Veteran TV, Radio Reporter
Terrel H. Bell; Ex-U.S. Secretary of Education From Associated Press
Bill Emerson; Congressman From Missouri Was Seeking Reelection From Associated Press
A SPECIAL REPORT: GREEN GRILLING : 'Tis the Season By David Wharton
Valley AIDS Funds May Get Scarcer By Timothy Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kidnapper Beware
Members Only By Fred Alvarez
10 People You Already Know, and Others You Will Know by the End of the Olympics By Randy Harvey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
There's no space like home By Paul Karon, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Resources In Cyberspace
Southern California Careers
Commodities Times Staff and Wire Reports
Energy Times Staff and Wire Reports
Crusader's Ads Take Aim at Drug Maker From Associated Press
Will Donna Karan Offering Wear Well? From Reuters
Airlines Times Staff and Wire Reports
So You're Ready for a Web Page By Daniel Akst
Thinking Small By Karen Kaplan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Gung-Ho for SOHO Stuff? First Think About What You Need By Lawrence J. Magid
Time to Get Up to RAM-ing Speed? By Paul Karon, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Print Hints By Scott Collins
Buying by Mail By Jennifer Oldham
Mail Order May Have Its Drawbacks, but It Also Has Plenty of Fans By Jennifer Oldham, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Top 10 / Doing Their Home Work
Once a Little Squirt, Now a Major Industry By Scott Collins, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A-Train Pulls Out the Stops for Simulation Game Lovers By Aaron Curtiss, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Temporary Files Aren't Temporary By Richard O'Reilly
Hiring of Execs Announced by Ziff-Davis From Associated Press
Lowering the Boom on Those Deadbeats By Mike Mills, WASHINGTON POST
Attention, Surfers: If you could get paid a dollar a... By Amy Harmon
Slate's Out--but It's Not at a Newsstand Near You By Julie Pitta
Vigilance Will Be Vital When Phone Changes Start By Scott Collins, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Don't Turn Your Back on Chair Comfort By Paul Karon
Net-Oriented Services May Soon Be Feasible for Small Business From Bloomberg Business News
With CAP Packaging, Tomorrow's Bargain Could Be 100-Day-Old Bread By Kathleen Wiegner
Rapid Growth on Internet Taxes Service From Reuters
Silicon Valley Stocks Keep On Falling Bloomberg Business News
Technology Key to SOHO Popularity By Karen Kaplan and Jennifer Oldham
Tell Your Children! Evil, Ineffectual Scientists Are Out to Conquer the World! By Lee Dye
Protecting Children Online Is Society's Herculean Mission By Gary Chapman
A Bold Leap: Ever since the personal computer was born... By Julie Pitta
Chinatown Plaza Antes Up in Game for Vegas Visitors By Michelle Dearmond, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japanese Gangs' Hold on Business Called Deep From Bloomberg Business News
STAFF EDITOR: Cyndia Zwahlen NEWS EDITOR: Paul Zieke ART...
The Road Ahead : People joining the job market today face a much different career path than did their parents. Experts say mastering multiple skills is key. By Karen Kaplan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The New Career Map By Karen Kaplan
Creativity Earns a Premium : Multimedia Firms Want More Programmers, Software Designers By Patrick Lee, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Turn a Temp Job Into a Permanent One By Pat Prince Rose
How to Pick a Temp Agency By Pat Prince Rose
Temporary Jobs Are Way to Get Your Foot in the Door By Pat Prince Rose, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
College Students Stand Best Chance for Summer Job By Stephen Gregory, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Howt to Age-Proof Your Job Hunt The Associated Press
Older Grads Must Tie Experiences to the Job at Hand By Nancy Rivera Brooks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Student Loan Debt Affects Choices After Graduation By Nancy Rivera Brooks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Wealth of Sources on the Net By Jennifer Oldham, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Why That Sheepskin Is Worth So Much By Robert A. Rosenblatt, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Resource Guide
Offering Mail List Help By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Service Would Store Data on Children--Just in Case By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Diery 74th in Pay Poll By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
A Healthy Spirit : Dean La Zar Builds Friendships While Battling a Cruel Genetic Disorder By Tim May, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Homeowners Say Builder Burned Them on Fire Safety By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Teddy Bear With Espionage in Its Eyes By Lisa Leff, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Neighbors Complain About Noise at Club By Rob O'Neil
Hotline Offers Tips on Environmental Safety By Timothy Williams
70 Companies Expected at CSUN Job Fair By David E. Brady
Quake Inspired Work of Student Designer By David E. Brady
Hurricane Alma to Bring Chance of Rain By Ed Bond
Opportunity for Volunteering By Ed Bond
Meeting to Focus on Wilacre Park Issues By Rob O'Neil
VOICE Begins Drive to Get Voters to Polls By Sharon Moeser, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
6 Injured in 3-Car Collision
Slow-Growth Activists Say They Were Outfoxed By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
L. A. County, Wall Street at Odds on Spending, Balancing Budget By Jeffrey L. Rabin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
52 on Cruise Ship Stricken by Virus By Kenneth Reich and Alan Abrahamson, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Writing Wrongs : Funding Cuts Threaten UCLA's Composition Courses for Struggling Students By Amy Wallace, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Pride and Politics By Jeff Leeds, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suspected Leader of Crime Ring Arrested By Edward J. Boyer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
L.A. County, Wall Street in Budget Conflict By Jeffrey L. Rabin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Girl Confronted by Suspected Serial Molester From Associated Press
A Softer Ball, and Tradition Too
First-World Ties to Distant Abuses
City and Suburb Can Be a Community By Raphael J. Sonenshein, Raphael J. Sonenshein, a professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton and a visiting scholar at USC's Center for Multiethnic and Transnational Studies, is the author of "Politics in Black and White; Race and Power in Los Angeles" (Princeton University Press, 1993)
Amend '3 Strikes,' Don't Toss It By Gregory D. Totten, Gregory D. Totten is executive director of the California District Attorneys Assn. in Sacramento
Celebrity Victims Make Bad Law By Elisabeth Semel, Elisabeth Semel is a partner in the San Diego law firm of Semel and Feldman. She is past president of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and currently cochairs the Legislative Committee of the National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Catching the Big Fish By Kitty Felde, Kitty Felde is covering the International Criminal Tribunal for Monitor Radio, the worldwide broadcast service of the Christian Science Monitor
Man's Ex-Wife Always Believed Him Innocent By H.G. Reza, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finding Ways to Reconcile Two Cultures By David Reyes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
San Joaquin Route Features a Fare Way to Collect Toll By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Summer Seasoning : High School Arts Students to Spice Up Their Break With Contests, Practices By Tina Nguyen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cities Face the WPA Question: Such a Deal or No Big Deal? By Shelby Grad, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Doctor Is Devoted to Religion That Inspired Gandhi By Russ Loar, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Agenda By Kimberly Brower and Bill Billiter and Enrique Lavin and Debra Cano and Lori Haycox and Shelby Grad
Rubino Gets Support, Funds From Friends By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jilted Woman Leaps to Death on Freeway
Man Injured in House Fire
Girl Pulled From Lake Dies
Sentimentality in Its Place : Ojai Club Offers Visitors a Bench in London By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gang Sweeps a Rude Awakening for Probationers By Mack Reed, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Commissioners Seek to Reshape Newbury Park Housing Project By David R. Baker, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Slow-Growth Proponents Say They May Be Out-Foxed By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rail-Crossing Repair a Case for Wheeling and Dealing By Jeff Mcdonald, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Smoking in Bed Is Suspected in Fatal Fire By David R. Baker
Pilot Drowned in River After Ultralight Crash By David R. Baker
A Promising Report on LEARN Progress
Obituaries : Lillian F. Lipman; Temple Volunteer
2-Year-Old Girl's Death Under Investigation By David R. Baker
Man Sought in Armed Robberies at Store, Market By David R. Baker
Car Thieves Cross Wrong Path With Ventura Couple By Eric Wahlgren, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Unity Service Brings Together 19 Churches By Eric Wahlgren
Foothill Tollway Revenue Falling Below Estimates By Mark Platte, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hams Hit the Airwaves for Annual Field Day By Ed Bond
SPORTS
He Leaves Them at Wit's End By Mike Downey
A 19.66 in 1996 for Johnson By Randy Harvey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Astros Pay for Mistake to Piazza By Chris Baker, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finley Takes Heat for Angels' Loss By Elliott Teaford, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Piazza Idea That's Not Out of Left Field By Allan Malamud
How Do You Say 'Y'all Come Back Now' in Bosnian? By Mal Florence
A Day of Firsts for Dallas in Win From Associated Press
Czech Republic, Germany Advance in European Soccer From Associated Press
Cook Wins but Can't Beat Souchak From Associated Press
Motivated by History, Sampras Faces Tough Wimbledon Draw By Julie Cart, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yankees Have Indians' Number in Cleveland From Associated Press
Hamilton, Homers Enough for San Diego From Associated Press
Castro Gets Some on-Job Training By Chris Baker
Braves Plug Hole With Whiten Associated Press
Davis' Next Hit to Be Big for Team By Elliott Teaford
Pichler Qualifies, Reveals 'Sheer Hell' Associated Press
Running on Empty, Wallace Makes It to the Winner's Circle From Staff and Wire Reports
Gold Cup Weights Given Out By Bob Mieszerski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
American Women Struggle By Irene Garcia, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Davis' Next Hit to Be Big for Team By Elliott Teaford
Area Courses Offer Deals for Juniors By Martin Beck
Pros Play Waiting Game in Low Surf By Erik Hamilton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lefebvre Leads the O.C. Triathlon Back Into Sunshine By Wendy Witherspoon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seattle Defense Too Much for Splash
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